[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 1076 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 230
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1076

                          [Report No. 106-122]

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living 
   adjustment in rates of compensation paid to veterans with service-
  connected disabilities, to enhance programs providing health care, 
education, and other benefits for veterans, to authorize major medical 
   facility projects, to reform eligibility for burial in Arlington 
               National Cemetery, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 19, 1999

  Mr. Specter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

                             July 27, 1999

  Reported by Mr. Specter, with an amendment and an amendment to the 
                                 title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living 
   adjustment in rates of compensation paid to veterans with service-
  connected disabilities, to enhance programs providing health care, 
education, and other benefits for veterans, to authorize major medical 
   facility projects, to reform eligibility for burial in Arlington 
               National Cemetery, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans 
Benefits Act of 1999''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
<DELETED>Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code.
        <DELETED>TITLE I--COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT

      <DELETED>Subtitle A--Compensation Cost-of-Living-Adjustment

<DELETED>Sec. 101. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 102. Increase in rates of disability compensation and 
                            dependency and indemnity compensation.
<DELETED>Sec. 103. Publication of adjusted rates.
           <DELETED>Subtitle B--Compensation Rate Amendments

<DELETED>Sec. 111. Disability compensation.
<DELETED>Sec. 112. Additional compensation for dependents.
<DELETED>Sec. 113. Clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans.
<DELETED>Sec. 114. Dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving 
                            spouses.
<DELETED>Sec. 115. Dependency and indemnity compensation for children.
<DELETED>Sec. 116. Effective date.
                <DELETED>TITLE II--EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS

<DELETED>Sec. 201. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. Increase in basic benefit of active duty educational 
                            assistance.
<DELETED>Sec. 203. Increase in rates of survivors and dependents 
                            educational assistance.
<DELETED>Sec. 204. Eligibility of members of the Armed Forces to 
                            withdraw elections not to receive 
                            Montgomery GI Bill basic educational 
                            assistance.
<DELETED>Sec. 205. Accelerated payments of basic educational 
                            assistance.
                    <DELETED>TITLE III--MEDICAL CARE

                  <DELETED>Subtitle A--Long-Term Care

<DELETED>Sec. 301. Adult day health care.
<DELETED>Sec. 302. In-home respite care services.
   <DELETED>Subtitle B--Management of Medical Facilities and Property

<DELETED>Sec. 311. Disposal of Department of Veterans Affairs real 
                            property.
<DELETED>Sec. 312. Extension of enhanced-use lease authority.
                 <DELETED>Subtitle C--Homeless Veterans

<DELETED>Sec. 321. Extension of program of housing assistance for 
                            homeless veterans.
<DELETED>Sec. 322. Homeless veterans comprehensive service programs.
<DELETED>Sec. 323. Authorizations of appropriations for homeless 
                            veterans' reintegration projects.
<DELETED>Sec. 324. Report on implementation of General Accounting 
                            Office recommendations regarding 
                            performance measures.
           <DELETED>Subtitle D--Other Health Care Provisions

<DELETED>Sec. 331. Treatment and services for drug or alcohol 
                            dependency.
<DELETED>Sec. 332. Allocation to Department of Veterans Affairs health 
                            care facilities of amounts in Medical Care 
                            Collections Fund.
<DELETED>Sec. 333. Extension of certain Persian Gulf War authorities.
<DELETED>Sec. 334. Report on coordination of procurement of 
                            pharmaceuticals and medical supplies by the 
                            Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
                            Department of Defense.
   <DELETED>Subtitle E--Major Medical Facility Projects Construction 
                             Authorization

<DELETED>Sec. 341. Authorization of major medical facility projects.
               <DELETED>TITLE IV--OTHER BENEFITS MATTERS

<DELETED>Sec. 401. Payment rate of certain burial benefits for certain 
                            Filipino veterans.
<DELETED>Sec. 402. Extension of authority to maintain a regional office 
                            in the Republic of the Philippines.
<DELETED>Sec. 403. Extension of Advisory Committee on Minority 
                            Veterans.
<DELETED>Sec. 404. Repeal of limitation on payments of benefits to 
                            incompetent institutionalized veterans.
<DELETED>Sec. 405. Clarification of veterans employment opportunities.
                   <DELETED>TITLE V--MEMORIAL AFFAIRS

            <DELETED>Subtitle A--Arlington National Cemetery

<DELETED>Sec. 501. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 502. Persons eligible for burial in Arlington National 
                            Cemetery.
<DELETED>Sec. 503. Persons eligible for placement in the columbarium in 
                            Arlington National Cemetery.
               <DELETED>Subtitle B--World War II Memorial

<DELETED>Sec. 511. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 512. Fund raising by American Battle Monuments Commission 
                            for World War II memorial.
<DELETED>Sec. 513. General authority of American Battle Monuments 
                            Commission to solicit and receive 
                            contributions.
<DELETED>Sec. 514. Intellectual property and related items.
 <DELETED>TITLE VI--UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS

<DELETED>Sec. 601. Staggered retirement of judges.
<DELETED>Sec. 602. Recall of retired judges.

<DELETED>SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or 
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be 
considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 38, 
United States Code.</DELETED>

   <DELETED>TITLE I--COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT</DELETED>

 <DELETED>Subtitle A--Compensation Cost-of-Living-Adjustment</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Veterans' Compensation 
Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1999''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 102. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND 
              DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Rate Adjustment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall, effective on December 1, 1999, increase the dollar amounts in 
effect for the payment of disability compensation and dependency and 
indemnity compensation by the Secretary, as specified in subsection 
(b).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Amounts To Be Increased.--The dollar amounts to be 
increased pursuant to subsection (a) are the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Compensation.--Each of the dollar amounts in 
        effect under section 1114 of title 38, United States 
        Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Additional compensation for dependents.--Each 
        of the dollar amounts in effect under sections 1115(1) of such 
        title.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Clothing allowance.--The dollar amount in 
        effect under section 1162 of such title.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) New dic rates.--The dollar amounts in effect 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1311(a) of such 
        title.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Old dic rates.--Each of the dollar amounts in 
        effect under section 1311(a)(3) of such title.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Additional dic for surviving spouses with 
        minor children.--The dollar amount in effect under section 
        1311(b) of such title.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Additional dic for disability.--The dollar 
        amounts in effect under sections 1311(c) and 1311(d) of such 
        title.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) DIC for dependent children.--The dollar 
        amounts in effect under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such 
        title.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Determination of Increase.--(1) The increase under 
subsection (a) shall be made in the dollar amounts specified in 
subsection (b) as in effect on November 30, 1999.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), each such amount 
shall be increased by the same percentage as the percentage by which 
benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased effective December 1, 1999, as a 
result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
415(i)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) Each dollar amount increased pursuant to paragraph (2) 
shall, if not a whole dollar amount, be rounded down to the next lower 
whole dollar amount.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Special Rule.--The Secretary may adjust 
administratively, consistent with the increases made under subsection 
(a), the rates of disability compensation payable to persons within the 
purview of section 10 of Public Law 85-857 (72 Stat. 1263) who are not 
in receipt of compensation payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 38, 
United States Code.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 103. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    At the same time as the matters specified in section 
215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are 
required to be published by reason of a determination made under 
section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2000, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall publish in the Federal Register the amounts 
specified in subsection (b) of section 102, as increased pursuant to 
that section.</DELETED>

      <DELETED>Subtitle B--Compensation Rate Amendments</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 111. DISABILITY COMPENSATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Increase in Rates.--Section 1114 is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``$95'' in subsection (a) and 
        inserting ``$96'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``$182'' in subsection (b) and 
        inserting ``$184'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking ``$279'' in subsection (c) and 
        inserting ``$282'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by striking ``$399'' in subsection (d) and 
        inserting ``$404'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) by striking ``$569'' in subsection (e) and 
        inserting ``$576'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) by striking ``$717'' in subsection (f) and 
        inserting ``$726'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) by striking ``$905'' in subsection (g) and 
        inserting ``$916'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) by striking ``$1,049'' in subsection (h) and 
        inserting ``$1,062'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) by striking ``$1,181'' in subsection (i) and 
        inserting ``$1,196'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) by striking ``$1,964'' in subsection (j) and 
        inserting ``$1,989'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) by striking ``$2,443'' and ``$3,426'' in 
        subsection (k) and inserting ``$2,474'' and ``$3,470'', 
        respectively;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) by striking ``$2,443'' in subsection (l) and 
        inserting ``$2,474'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (13) by striking ``$2,694'' in subsection (m) and 
        inserting ``$2,729'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (14) by striking ``$3,066'' in subsection (n) and 
        inserting ``$3,105'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (15) by striking ``$3,426'' each place it appears 
        in subsections (o) and (p) and inserting ``$3,470'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (16) by striking ``$1,471'' and ``$2,190'' in 
        subsection (r) and inserting ``$1,490'' and ``$2,218'', 
        respectively; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (17) by striking ``$2,199'' in subsection (s) and 
        inserting ``$2,227''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Special Rule.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
authorize administratively, consistent with the increases specified in 
this section, the rates of disability compensation payable to persons 
within the purview of section 10 of Public Law 85-857 who are not in 
receipt of compensation payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 38, 
United States Code.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 112. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1115(1) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``$114'' in clause (A) and 
        inserting ``$115'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``$195'' in clause (B) and 
        inserting ``$197'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking ``$78'' in clause (C) and 
        inserting ``$79'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by striking ``$92'' in clause (D) and 
        inserting ``$93'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) by striking ``$215'' in clause (E) and 
        inserting ``$217''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) by striking ``$180'' in clause (F) and 
        inserting ``$182''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 113. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED 
              VETERANS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1162 is amended by striking ``$528'' and inserting 
``$534''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 114. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVING 
              SPOUSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) New Law Rates.--Section 1311(a) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``$850'' in paragraph (1) and 
        inserting ``$861''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``$185'' in paragraph (2) and 
        inserting ``$187''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Old Law Rates.--The table in subsection (a)(3) is 
amended to read as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>  

                                  Monthly                       Monthly
``Pay grade                          rate   Pay grade              rate
    E-1......................        $861       W-4........      $1,030
    E-2......................         861       O-1........         909
    E-3......................         861       O-2........         940
    E-4......................         861       O-3........       1,004
    E-5......................         861       O-4........       1,062
    E-6......................         861       O-5........       1,170
    E-7......................         890       O-6........       1,318
    E-8......................         940       O-7........       1,424
    E-9......................      \1\980       O-8........       1,561
    W-1......................         909       O-9........       1,672
    W-2......................         946       O-10.......    \2\1,834
    W-3......................         974
 
``\1\If the veteran served as sergeant major of the Army, senior
  enlisted advisor of the Navy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force,
  sergeant major of the Marine Corps, or master chief petty officer of
  the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 402 of
  this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be $1,057.
``\2\If the veteran served as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint
  Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval
  Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine
  Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time
  designated by section 402 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate
  shall be $1,966.''.

<DELETED>    (c) Additional DIC for Children.--Section 1311(b) is 
amended by striking ``$215'' and inserting ``$217''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Aid and Attendance Allowance.--Section 1311(c) is 
amended by striking ``$215'' and inserting ``$217''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Housebound Rate.--Section 1311(d) is amended by 
striking ``$104'' and inserting ``$105''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 115. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR 
              CHILDREN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) DIC for Orphan Children.--Section 1313(a) is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``$361'' in paragraph (1) and 
        inserting ``$365'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``$520'' in paragraph (2) and 
        inserting ``$526'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking ``$675'' in paragraph (3) and 
        inserting ``$683''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by striking ``$675'' and ``$132'' in paragraph 
        (4) and inserting ``$683'' and ``$133'', 
        respectively.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Supplemental DIC for Disabled Adult Children.--Section 
1314 is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``$215'' in subsection (a) and 
        inserting ``$217'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``$361'' in subsection (b) and 
        inserting ``$365''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking ``$182'' in subsection (c) and 
        inserting ``$184''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 116. EFFECTIVE DATE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on 
November 30, 1999.</DELETED>

           <DELETED>TITLE II--EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This title may be cited as the ``All-Volunteer Force 
Educational Assistance Programs Improvements Act of 1999''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 202. INCREASE IN BASIC BENEFIT OF ACTIVE DUTY EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Increase in Basic Benefit.--Section 3015 is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``$528'' and 
        inserting ``$600''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``$429'' and 
        inserting ``$488''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with respect to 
educational assistance allowances paid for months after September 1999. 
However, no adjustment in rates of educational assistance shall be made 
under section 3015(g) of title 38, United States Code, for fiscal year 
2000.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 203. INCREASE IN RATES OF SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance.--
Section 3532 is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)(1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``$485'' and inserting 
                ``$550'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``$365'' and inserting 
                ``$414''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by striking ``$242'' and inserting 
                ``$274'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``$485'' and 
        inserting ``$550'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``$485'' and 
        inserting ``$550''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (c)(2)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``$392'' and inserting 
                ``$445'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``$294'' and inserting 
                ``$333''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by striking ``$196'' and inserting 
                ``$222''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Correspondence Course.--Section 3534(b) is amended by 
striking ``$485'' and inserting ``$550''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Special Restorative Training.--Section 3542(a) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``$485'' and inserting 
        ``$550'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``$152'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``$172''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking ``$16.16'' and inserting 
        ``$18.35''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Apprenticeship Training.--Section 3687(b)(2) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``$353'' and inserting 
        ``$401'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``$264'' and inserting 
        ``$299'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking ``$175'' and inserting ``$198''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by striking ``$88'' and inserting 
        ``$99''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on October 1, 1999, and shall apply with respect to 
educational assistance paid for months after September 1999.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 204. ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO 
              WITHDRAW ELECTIONS NOT TO RECEIVE MONTGOMERY GI BILL 
              BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Members on Active Duty.--Section 3011(c) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(4)(A) An individual who makes an election under 
paragraph (1) may withdraw the election at any time before the 
discharge or release of the individual from active duty in the Armed 
Forces. An individual who withdraws such an election shall be entitled 
to basic educational assistance under this chapter.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(B) The withdrawal of an election under this paragraph 
shall be made in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of Defense or by the Secretary of Transportation with respect 
to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the 
Navy.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(C)(i) In the case of an individual who withdraws an 
election under this paragraph--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(I) the basic pay of the individual shall be 
        reduced by $100 for each month after the month in which the 
        election is made until the total amount of such reductions 
        equals $1,500; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(II) to the extent that basic pay is not so 
        reduced before the individual's discharge or release from 
        active duty in the Armed Forces, the Secretary shall collect 
        from the individual an amount equal to the difference between 
        $1,500 and the total amount of reductions under subclause 
        (I).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(ii) An individual described in clause (i) may pay the 
Secretary at any time an amount equal to the total amount of the 
reduction in basic pay otherwise required with respect to the 
individual under that clause minus the total amount of reductions of 
basic pay of the individual under that clause at the time of the 
payment under this clause.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(iii) The second sentence of subsection (b) shall apply 
to any reductions in basic pay under clause (i)(I).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(iv) Amounts collected under clause (i)(II) and amounts 
paid under clause (ii) shall be deposited into the Treasury as 
miscellaneous receipts.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(D) The withdrawal of an election under this paragraph 
is irrevocable.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Members of Selected Reserve.--Section 3012(d) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(4)(A) An individual who makes an election under 
paragraph (1) may withdraw the election at any time before the 
discharge or release of the individual from the Armed Forces. An 
individual who withdraws such an election shall be entitled to basic 
educational assistance under this chapter.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(B) The withdrawal of an election under this paragraph 
shall be made in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of Defense or by the Secretary of Transportation with respect 
to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the 
Navy.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(C)(i) In the case of an individual who withdraws an 
election under this paragraph--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(I) the basic pay or compensation of the 
        individual shall be reduced by $100 for each month after the 
        month in which the election is made until the total amount of 
        such reductions equals $1,500; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(II) to the extent that basic pay or 
        compensation is not so reduced before the individual's 
        discharge or release from the Armed Forces, the Secretary shall 
        collect from the individual an amount equal to the difference 
        between $1,500 and the total amount of reductions under 
        subclause (I).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(ii) An individual described in clause (i) may pay the 
Secretary at any time an amount equal to the total amount of the 
reduction in basic pay or compensation otherwise required with respect 
to the individual under that clause minus the total amount of 
reductions of basic pay or compensation of the individual under that 
clause at the time of the payment under this clause.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(iii) The second sentence of subsection (c) shall apply 
to any reductions in basic pay or compensation under clause 
(i)(I).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(iv) Amounts collected under clause (i)(II) and amounts 
paid under clause (ii) shall be deposited into the Treasury as 
miscellaneous receipts.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(D) The withdrawal of an election under this paragraph 
is irrevocable.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 205. ACCELERATED PAYMENTS OF BASIC EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3014 is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Secretary''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b)(1) The Secretary may make payments of basic 
educational assistance under this subchapter on an accelerated 
basis.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) The Secretary may pay basic educational assistance 
on an accelerated basis under this subsection only to an individual 
entitled to payment of such assistance under this subchapter who has 
made a request for payment of such assistance on an accelerated 
basis.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(3) In the event an adjustment under section 3015(g) of 
this title in the monthly rate of basic educational assistance will 
occur during a period for which a payment of such assistance is made on 
an accelerated basis under this subsection, the Secretary shall pay on 
an accelerated basis the amount of such assistance otherwise payable 
under this subchapter for the period without regard to the adjustment 
under that section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(4) The entitlement to basic educational assistance 
under this subchapter of an individual who is paid such assistance on 
an accelerated basis under this subsection shall be charged at a rate 
equal to one month for each month of the period covered by the 
accelerated payment of such assistance.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(5) Basic educational assistance shall be paid on an 
accelerated basis under this subsection as follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) In the case of assistance for a course 
        leading to a standard college degree, at the beginning of the 
        quarter, semester, or term of the course in a lump-sum amount 
        equivalent to the aggregate amount of monthly assistance 
        otherwise payable under this subchapter for the quarter, 
        semester, or term, as the case may be, of the course.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) In the case of assistance for a course other 
        than a course referred to in subparagraph (A)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(i) at the later of (I) the beginning of 
                the course, or (II) a reasonable time after the request 
                for payment by the individual concerned; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii) in any amount requested by the 
                individual concerned within the limit, if any, 
                specified in the regulations prescribed by the 
                Secretary under paragraph (6), with such limit not to 
                exceed the aggregate amount of monthly assistance 
                otherwise payable under this subchapter for the period 
                of the course.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(6) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for 
purposes of making payments of basic educational assistance on an 
accelerated basis under this subsection. Such regulations shall include 
requirements relating to the request for, making and delivery of, and 
receipt and use of such payments and may include a limit on the amount 
payable for a course under paragraph (5)(B)(ii).''.</DELETED>

               <DELETED>TITLE III--MEDICAL CARE</DELETED>

             <DELETED>Subtitle A--Long-Term Care</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 301. ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1720(f)(1)(A)(i) is amended by striking 
``subsections (a) through (d) of this section'' and inserting 
``subsections (b) through (d) of this section''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 302. IN-HOME RESPITE CARE SERVICES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1720B(b) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
        striking ``or nursing home care'' and inserting 
        ``, nursing home care, or home-based care''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or in the 
        home of a veteran'' after ``in a Department 
        facility''.</DELETED>

       <DELETED>Subtitle B--Management of Medical Facilities and 
                           Property</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 311. DISPOSAL OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REAL 
              PROPERTY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Temporary Flexibility in Disposal.--(1) Chapter 81 is 
amended by inserting after section 8122 the following new 
section:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 8122A. Disposal of real property: temporary flexibility 
              in disposal</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a)(1) The Secretary may, in accordance with this 
section, dispose of property owned by the United States that is 
administered by the Secretary (including improvements and equipment 
associated with the property) by transfer, sale, or exchange to a 
Federal agency, a State or political subdivision thereof, or any public 
or private entity.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) The Secretary may exercise the authority provided by 
this section without regard to the following provisions of 
law:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) Sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Property 
        and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483, 
        484).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) Section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney 
        Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(3) The Secretary may not undertake more than 30 
transactions for the disposal of real property under this 
section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b)(1) The Secretary shall obtain compensation in 
connection with a disposal of real property under this section, other 
than by transfer or exchange with another Federal entity, in an amount 
equal to the fair market value of the property disposed of. Such 
compensation may include in-kind compensation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) The Secretary may use amounts of cash compensation 
received in connection with a disposal of real property under this 
section to cover costs incurred by the Secretary for administrative 
expenses associated with the disposal.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c)(1) There is in the Treasury a revolving fund to be 
known as the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund (in this 
section referred to as the `Fund').</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) The Secretary shall deposit in the Fund the 
following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) Any amounts appropriated pursuant to an 
        authorization of appropriations for the Fund.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) Any cash compensation from the disposal of 
        real property under this section, less amounts used to cover 
        administrative expenses associated with such disposal under 
        subsection (b)(2).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(3)(A) To the extent provided in advance in 
appropriations Acts and subject to subsection (e)(2), amounts in the 
Fund at the beginning of a fiscal year shall be available during the 
fiscal year as follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(i) For costs associated with the disposal of 
        real property under this section, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(I) costs of demolition of facilities 
                and improvements;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(II) costs of environmental restoration; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(III) costs of maintenance and repair of 
                property, facilities, and improvements to facilitate 
                disposal;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(ii) To the extent not utilized under clause (i) 
        and subject to subparagraph (B)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(I) for construction projects and 
                facility leases (other than projects or leases within 
                the scope of section 8104(a) of this title) and 
                nonrecurring maintenance and operation activities 
                (including the procurement and maintenance of 
                equipment);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(II) for transfer to the Department of 
                Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund 
                established in section 1729A of this title for use in 
                accordance with that section;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(III) for activities and grants under 
                programs for providing grants for homeless assistance; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(IV) for transfer to the Department of 
                Housing and Urban Development for homeless assistance 
                grants.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(iii) To the extent not utilized under clauses 
        (i) and (ii), for the establishment and maintenance of the 
        database required under subsection (d).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(B) Of the amounts available under subparagraph (A)(ii) 
for a fiscal year--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(i) an amount equal to 90 percent of such 
        amounts shall be available under subclauses (I), (II) and (III) 
        of that subparagraph; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(ii) an amount equal to 10 percent of such 
        amounts shall be available under subclause (IV) of that 
        subparagraph.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(4) Amounts in the Fund shall be available for the 
purposes specified in paragraph (3) without fiscal year 
limitation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) The Secretary shall, in consultation with the 
Administrator of General Services, establish and maintain a database of 
information on the real property of the Department. The database shall 
provide information that facilitates the management of such real 
property, including the disposal of real property under this 
section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e)(1) The authority of the Secretary to dispose of real 
property under this section shall expire 5 years after the date of the 
enactment of the Veterans Benefits Act of 1999.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2)(A) The Fund shall be available for not more than 2 
years after the expiration of the authority under paragraph (1) for 
authorized uses of the Fund under this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(B) Any unobligated funds in the Fund at the expiration 
of the availability of the Fund under subparagraph (A) shall be 
transferred to and merged with amounts in the Construction, Minor 
Projects Account.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) The Secretary shall include with the materials that 
accompany the budget of the President for a fiscal year under section 
1105 of title 31 a description, for the year preceding the year in 
which the budget is submitted, of each transaction for the disposal of 
real property carried out under this section.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 81 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8122 the 
following new item:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``8122A. Disposal of real property: temporary flexibility in 
                            disposal.''.
<DELETED>    (b) Initial Capitalization of Fund.--(1) There is hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for fiscal year 2000, $10,000,000 for deposit in the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund established by section 8122A(c) of 
title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) The Secretary may, for purposes of providing 
additional amounts in the Fund, transfer to the Fund in fiscal year 
2000 amounts in the following accounts, in the order 
specified:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (A) Amounts in the Construction, Major Projects 
        Account.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (B) Amounts in the Construction, Minor Projects 
        Account.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) The Secretary shall reimburse an account referred to 
in paragraph (2) for any amounts transferred from the account to the 
Fund under that paragraph. Amounts for such reimbursements shall be 
derived from amounts in the Fund.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Modifications of General Real Property Disposal 
Authority.--Paragraph (2) of section 8122(a) is amended to read as 
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this 
subsection, the Secretary may not during any fiscal year dispose of any 
real property that is owned by the United States and administered by 
the Secretary unless--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(i) the disposal is described in the budget 
        submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31 for 
        that fiscal year; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the Department receives compensation for 
        the disposal equal to fair market value of the real 
        property.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(B) The use of amounts received by the Secretary as a 
result of the disposal of real property under this paragraph shall be 
governed by the provisions of section 8122A of this title.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 312. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED-USE LEASE AUTHORITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 8169 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2001'' 
and inserting ``December 31, 2004''.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>Subtitle C--Homeless Veterans</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 321. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR 
              HOMELESS VETERANS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3735(c) is amended by striking ``December 31, 
1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 2001''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 322. HOMELESS VETERANS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE 
              PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Purposes of Grants.--Section 3(a) of the Homeless 
Veterans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. 7721 
note) is amended by inserting ``, and expanding existing programs for 
furnishing,'' after ``new programs to furnish''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 12 of that 
Act (38 U.S.C. 7721 note) is amended in the first sentence by inserting 
``and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001'' after ``for 
fiscal years 1993 through 1997''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 323. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOMELESS 
              VETERANS' REINTEGRATION PROJECTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 738(e)(1) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11448(e)(1) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(H) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(I) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2001.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 324. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GENERAL ACCOUNTING 
              OFFICE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PERFORMANCE 
              MEASURES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Report.--Not later than three months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report containing a detailed plan for the 
evaluation by the Department of Veterans Affairs of the effectiveness 
of programs to assist homeless veterans.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Outcome Measures.--The plan shall include outcome 
measures which determine whether veterans are housed and employed 
within six months after housing and employment are secured for veterans 
under such programs.</DELETED>

      <DELETED>Subtitle D--Other Health Care Provisions</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 331. TREATMENT AND SERVICES FOR DRUG OR ALCOHOL 
              DEPENDENCY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1720A(c) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``may not be transferred'' 
                and inserting ``may be transferred''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``unless such transfer is 
                during the last thirty days of such member's enlistment 
                or tour of duty''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by 
        striking ``during the last thirty days of such person's 
        enlistment period or tour of duty''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 332. ALLOCATION TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH 
              CARE FACILITIES OF AMOUNTS IN MEDICAL CARE COLLECTIONS 
              FUND.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1729A(d) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``(1)'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``each designated health care 
        region'' and inserting ``each Department health care 
        facility'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking ``each region'' and inserting 
        ``each facility'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by striking ``such region'' both places it 
        appears and inserting ``such facility''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by striking paragraph (2).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 333. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PERSIAN GULF WAR 
              AUTHORITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Three-Year Extension of Newsletter on Medical Care.--
Section 105(b)(2) of the Persian Gulf War Veterans' Benefits Act (title 
I of Public Law 103-446; 108 Stat. 4659; 38 U.S.C. 1117 note) is 
amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2002''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Three-Year Extension of Program for Evaluation of 
Health of Spouses and Children.--Section 107(b) of Persian Gulf War 
Veterans' Benefits Act (title I of Public Law 103-446; 38 U.S.C. 1117 
note) is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2002''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 334. REPORT ON COORDINATION OF PROCUREMENT OF 
              PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Requirement.--Not later than March 31, 2000, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall 
jointly submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Armed 
Services of the Senate and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the 
cooperation between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
Department of Defense in the procurement of pharmaceuticals and medical 
supplies.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Report Elements.--The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) A description of the current cooperation 
        between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department 
        of Defense in the procurement of pharmaceuticals and medical 
        supplies.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) An assessment of the means by which 
        cooperation between the departments in such procurement could 
        be enhanced or improved.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) A description of any existing memoranda of 
        agreement between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
        Department of Defense that provide for the cooperation referred 
        to in subsection (a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) A description of the effects, if any, such 
        agreements will have on current staffing levels at the Defense 
        Supply Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Department 
        of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center in Hines, 
        Illinois.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) A description of the effects, if any, of such 
        cooperation on military readiness.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) A comprehensive assessment of cost savings 
        realized and projected over the five fiscal year period 
        beginning in fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs and the Department of Defense as a result of such 
        cooperation, and the overall savings to the Treasury of the 
        United States as a result of such cooperation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) A list of the types of medical supplies and 
        pharmaceuticals for which cooperative agreements would not be 
        appropriate and the reason or reasons therefor.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) An assessment of the extent to which 
        cooperative agreements could be expanded to include medical 
        equipment, major systems, and durable goods used in the 
        delivery of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
        and the Department of Defense.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) A description of the effects such agreements 
        might have on distribution of items purchased cooperatively by 
        the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
        Defense, particularly outside the continental United 
        States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) An assessment of the potential to establish 
        common pharmaceutical formularies between the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) An explanation of the current Uniform Product 
        Number (UPN) requirements of each Department and of any planned 
        standardization of such requirements between the Departments 
        for medical equipment and durable goods 
        manufacturers.</DELETED>

   <DELETED>Subtitle E--Major Medical Facility Projects Construction 
                        Authorization</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 341. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
              PROJECTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
carry out the following major medical facility projects, with each 
project to be carried out in the amount specified for that 
project:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Construction of a long term care facility at 
        the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lebanon, 
        Pennsylvania, in an amount not to exceed $14,500,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Renovations and environmental improvements at 
        the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, North 
        Dakota, in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal 
        year 2000 for the Construction, Major Projects, Account 
        $200,100,000 for the projects authorized in subsection (a) and 
        for the continuation of projects authorized in section 701(a) 
        of the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 (Public Law 
        105-368; 112 Stat. 3348).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Limitation on fiscal year 2000 projects.--The 
        projects authorized in subsection (a) may only be carried out 
        using--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) funds appropriated for fiscal year 
                2000 pursuant to the authorizations of appropriations 
                in subsection (a);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) funds appropriated for Construction, 
                Major Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 
                2000 that remain available for obligation; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) funds appropriated for Construction, 
                Major Projects, for fiscal year 2000 for a category of 
                activity not specific to a project.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year 1999 Projects.--
Section 703(b)(1) of the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 (112 
Stat. 3349) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
        subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
        following new subparagraph (B):</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2000 
        pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
        341(b)(1) of the Veterans Benefits Act of 1999;''.</DELETED>

          <DELETED>TITLE IV--OTHER BENEFITS MATTERS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 401. PAYMENT RATE OF CERTAIN BURIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN 
              FILIPINO VETERANS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Payment Rate.--Section 107 is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Payments'' 
        and inserting ``Subject to subsection (c), payments''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c)(1) In the case of an individual described in 
paragraph (2), payments under section 2302 or 2303 of this title by 
reason of subsection (a)(3) shall be made at the rate of $1 for each 
dollar authorized.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any individual whose 
service is described in subsection (a) if the individual, on the 
individual's date of death--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) is a citizen of the United States;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) is residing in the United States; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(C) either--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(i) is receiving compensation under 
                chapter 11 of this title; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii) if such service had been deemed to 
                be active military, naval, or air service, would have 
                been paid pension under section 1521 of this title 
                without denial or discontinuance by reason of section 
                1522 of this title.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Applicability.--No benefits shall accrue to any person 
for any period before the effective date of this Act by reason of the 
amendments made by subsection (a).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN A REGIONAL OFFICE 
              IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 315(b) is amended by striking ``December 31, 
1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 2004''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY 
              VETERANS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 544(e) is amended by striking ``December 31, 
1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 2004''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 404. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS OF BENEFITS TO 
              INCOMPETENT INSTITUTIONALIZED VETERANS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 5503 is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) 
        as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 405. CLARIFICATION OF VETERANS EMPLOYMENT 
              OPPORTUNITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Clarification.--Section 3304(f) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking paragraph (4);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
        paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
        new paragraph (2):</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) If selected, a preference eligible or veteran 
described in paragraph (1) shall acquire competitive status and shall 
receive a career or career-conditional appointment, as 
appropriate.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect as if included in the amendment made to section 3304 
of title 5, United States Code, by section 2 of the Veterans Employment 
Opportunities Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-339; 112 Stat. 3182), to 
which such amendments relate.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>TITLE V--MEMORIAL AFFAIRS</DELETED>

       <DELETED>Subtitle A--Arlington National Cemetery</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Arlington National 
Cemetery Burial and Inurnment Eligibility Act of 1999''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 502. PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR BURIAL IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL 
              CEMETERY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 24 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 2412. Arlington National Cemetery: persons eligible for 
              burial</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Primary Eligibility.--The remains of the following 
individuals may be buried in Arlington National Cemetery:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Any member of the Armed Forces who dies 
        while on active duty.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Any retired member of the Armed Forces and 
        any person who served on active duty and at the time of death 
        was entitled (or but for age would have been entitled) to 
        retired pay under chapter 1223 of title 10.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Any former member of the Armed Forces 
        separated for physical disability before October 1, 1949, who--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) served on active duty; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) would have been eligible for 
                retirement under the provisions of section 1201 of 
                title 10 (relating to retirement for disability) had 
                that section been in effect on the date of separation 
                of the member.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Any former member of the Armed Forces whose 
        last active duty military service terminated honorably and who 
        has been awarded one of the following decorations:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Medal of Honor.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Distinguished Service Cross, Air 
                Force Cross, or Navy Cross.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Distinguished Service 
                Medal.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Silver Star.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) Purple Heart.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Any former prisoner of war who dies on or 
        after November 30, 1993.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) The President or any former 
        President.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) Any former member of the Armed Forces whose 
        last discharge or separation from active duty was under 
        honorable conditions and who is or was one of the 
        following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Vice President.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Member of Congress.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Chief Justice or Associate Justice 
                of the Supreme Court.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) The head of an Executive department 
                (as such departments are listed in section 101 of title 
                5).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) An individual who served in the 
                foreign or national security services, if such 
                individual died as a result of a hostile action outside 
                the United States in the course of such 
                service.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) Any individual whose eligibility is 
        authorized in accordance with subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Additional Authorizations of Burial.--(1) Subject to 
paragraph (4), in the case of a former member of the Armed Forces not 
otherwise covered by subsection (a) whose last discharge or separation 
from active duty was under honorable conditions, if the Secretary of 
Defense makes a determination referred to in paragraph (3) with respect 
to such member, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the burial of 
the remains of such former member in Arlington National Cemetery under 
subsection (a)(8).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) Subject to paragraph (4), in the case of any 
individual not otherwise covered by subsection (a) or paragraph (1), if 
the President makes a determination referred to in paragraph (3) with 
respect to such individual, the President may authorize the burial of 
the remains of such individual in Arlington National Cemetery under 
subsection (a)(8).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(3) A determination referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) 
is a determination that the acts, service, or other contributions to 
the Nation of the former member or individual concerned are of equal or 
similar merit to the acts, service, or other contributions to the 
Nation of any of the persons listed in subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(4) A burial may be authorized under paragraph (1) or 
(2) only after consultation with respect to the burial by the Secretary 
of Defense with the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees on 
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(5)(A) In the case of an authorization for burial under 
this subsection, the President or the Secretary of Defense, as the case 
may be, shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the authorization 
not later than 72 hours after the authorization.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(i) identify the individual authorized for 
        burial; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(ii) provide a justification for the 
        authorization for burial.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Eligibility of Family Members.--The remains of the 
following individuals may be buried in Arlington National 
Cemetery:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) The spouse, surviving spouse, minor child, 
        and, at the discretion of the Superintendent, unmarried adult 
        child of a person listed in subsection (a), but only if buried 
        in the same gravesite as that person.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2)(A) The spouse, minor child, and, at the 
        discretion of the Superintendent, unmarried adult child of a 
        member of the Armed Forces on active duty if such spouse, minor 
        child, or unmarried adult child dies while such member is on 
        active duty.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) The individual whose spouse, minor child, 
        and unmarried adult child is eligible under subparagraph (A), 
        but only if buried in the same gravesite as the spouse, minor 
        child, or unmarried adult child.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) The parents of a minor child or unmarried 
        adult child whose remains, based on the eligibility of a 
        parent, are already buried in Arlington National Cemetery, but 
        only if buried in the same gravesite as that minor child or 
        unmarried adult child.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
        surviving spouse, minor child, and, at the discretion of the 
        Superintendent, unmarried adult child of a member of the Armed 
        Forces who was lost, buried at sea, or officially determined to 
        be permanently absent in a status of missing or missing in 
        action.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) A person is not eligible under subparagraph 
        (A) if a memorial to honor the memory of the member is placed 
        in a cemetery in the national cemetery system, unless the 
        memorial is removed. A memorial removed under this subparagraph 
        may be placed, at the discretion of the Superintendent, in 
        Arlington National Cemetery.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) The surviving spouse, minor child, and, at 
        the discretion of the Superintendent, unmarried adult child of 
        a member of the Armed Forces buried in a cemetery under the 
        jurisdiction of the American Battle Monuments 
        Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Spouses.--For purposes of subsection (c)(1), a 
surviving spouse of a person whose remains are buried in Arlington 
National Cemetery by reason of eligibility under subsection (a) who has 
remarried is eligible for burial in the same gravesite of that person. 
The spouse of the surviving spouse is not eligible for burial in such 
gravesite.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Disabled Adult Unmarried Children.--In the case of 
an unmarried adult child who is incapable of self-support up to the 
time of death because of a physical or mental condition, the child may 
be buried under subsection (c) without requirement for approval by the 
Superintendent under that subsection if the burial is in the same 
gravesite as the gravesite in which the parent, who is eligible for 
burial under subsection (a), has been or will be buried.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Family Members of Persons Buried in a Group 
Gravesite.--In the case of a person eligible for burial under 
subsection (a) who is buried in Arlington National Cemetery as part of 
a group burial, the surviving spouse, minor child, or unmarried adult 
child of the member may not be buried in the group gravesite.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Exclusive Authority for Burial in Arlington National 
Cemetery.--Eligibility for burial of remains in Arlington National 
Cemetery prescribed under this section is the exclusive eligibility for 
such burial.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Application for Burial.--A request for burial of 
remains of an individual in Arlington National Cemetery made before the 
death of the individual may not be considered by the Secretary of the 
Army, the Secretary of Defense, or any other responsible 
official.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(i) Register of Buried Individuals.--(1) The Secretary 
of the Army shall maintain a register of each individual buried in 
Arlington National Cemetery and shall make such register available to 
the public.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) With respect to each such individual buried on or 
after January 1, 1998, the register shall include a brief description 
of the basis of eligibility of the individual for burial in Arlington 
National Cemetery.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(j) Definitions.--For purposes of this 
section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) The term `retired member of the Armed 
        Forces' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) any member of the Armed Forces on a 
                retired list who served on active duty and who is 
                entitled to retired pay;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) any member of the Fleet Reserve or 
                Fleet Marine Corps Reserve who served on active duty 
                and who is entitled to retainer pay; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) any member of a reserve component of 
                the Armed Forces who has served on active duty and who 
                has received notice from the Secretary concerned under 
                section 12731(d) of title 10 of eligibility for retired 
                pay under chapter 1223 of title 10.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) The term `former member of the Armed Forces' 
        includes a person whose service is considered active duty 
        service pursuant to a determination of the Secretary of Defense 
        under section 401 of Public Law 95-202 (38 U.S.C. 106 
        note).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) The term `Superintendent' means the 
        Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 24 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``2412. Arlington National Cemetery: persons eligible for 
                            burial.''.
<DELETED>    (b) Publication of Updated Pamphlet.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
shall publish an updated pamphlet describing eligibility for burial in 
Arlington National Cemetery. The pamphlet shall reflect the provisions 
of section 2412 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Technical Amendments.--Section 2402(7) is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by inserting ``(or but for age would have been 
        entitled)'' after ``was entitled'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``chapter 67'' and inserting 
        ``chapter 1223''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking ``or would have been entitled to'' 
        and all that follows and inserting a period.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Effective Date.--Section 2412 of title 38, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to 
individuals dying on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 503. PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR PLACEMENT IN THE COLUMBARIUM IN 
              ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 24 is amended by adding after 
section 2412, as added by section 501(a)(1) of this Act, the following 
new section:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 2413. Arlington National Cemetery: persons eligible for 
              placement in columbarium</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Eligibility.--The cremated remains of the following 
individuals may be placed in the columbarium in Arlington National 
Cemetery:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) A person eligible for burial in Arlington 
        National Cemetery under section 2412 of this title.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2)(A) A veteran whose last period of active 
        duty service (other than active duty for training) ended 
        honorably.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) The spouse, surviving spouse, minor child, 
        and, at the discretion of the Superintendent of Arlington 
        National Cemetery, unmarried adult child of such a 
        veteran.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Spouse.--Section 2412(d) of this title shall apply 
to a spouse under this section in the same manner as it applies to a 
spouse under section 2412 of this title.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 24 
is amended by adding after section 2412, as added by section 501(a)(2) 
of this Act, the following new item:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``2413. Arlington National Cemetery: persons eligible for 
                            placement in columbarium.''.
<DELETED>    (b) Effective Date.--Section 2413 of title 38, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to 
individuals dying on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act.</DELETED>

          <DELETED>Subtitle B--World War II Memorial</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 511. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This subtitle may be cited as the ``World War II Memorial 
Completion Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 512. FUND RAISING BY AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 
              FOR WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Codification of Existing Authority; Expansion of 
Authority.--(1) Chapter 21 of title 36, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 2113. World War II memorial in the District of 
              Columbia</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) The term `World War II memorial' means the 
        memorial authorized by Public Law 103-32 (107 Stat. 90) to be 
        established by the American Battle Monuments Commission on 
        Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to 
        honor members of the Armed Forces who served in World War II 
        and to commemorate the participation of the United States in 
        that war.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) The term `Commission' means the American 
        Battle Monuments Commission.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) The term `memorial fund' means the fund 
        created by subsection (c).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Solicitation and Acceptance of Contributions.--
Consistent with the authority of the Commission under section 2103(e) 
of this title, the Commission shall solicit and accept contributions 
for the World War II memorial.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Creation of Memorial Fund.--(1) There is hereby 
created in the Treasury a fund for the World War II memorial, which 
shall consist of the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) Amounts deposited, and interest and proceeds 
        credited, under paragraph (2).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) Obligations obtained under paragraph 
        (3).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(C) The amount of surcharges paid to the 
        Commission for the World War II memorial under the World War II 
        50th Anniversary Commemorative Coins Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(D) Amounts borrowed using the authority 
        provided under subsection (e).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(E) Any funds received by the Commission under 
        section 2103(l) of this title in exchange for use of, or the 
        right to use, any mark, copyright or patent.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) The Chairman of the Commission shall deposit in the 
memorial fund the amounts accepted as contributions under subsection 
(b). The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit to the memorial fund 
the interest on, and the proceeds from sale or redemption of, 
obligations held in the memorial fund.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest any 
portion of the memorial fund that, as determined by the Chairman of the 
Commission, is not required to meet current expenses. Each investment 
shall be made in an interest bearing obligation of the United States or 
an obligation guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United 
States that, as determined by the Chairman of the Commission, has a 
maturity suitable for the memorial fund.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Use of Memorial Fund.--The memorial fund shall be 
available to the Commission for--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the expenses of establishing the World War 
        II memorial, including the maintenance and preservation amount 
        provided for in section 8(b) of the Commemorative Works Act (40 
        U.S.C. 1008(b));</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) such other expenses, other than routine 
        maintenance, with respect to the World War II memorial as the 
        Commission considers warranted; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) to secure, obtain, register, enforce, 
        protect, and license any mark, copyright or patent that is 
        owned by, assigned to, or licensed to the Commission under 
        section 2103(l) of this title to aid or facilitate the 
        construction of the World War II memorial.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Special Borrowing Authority.--(1) To assure that 
groundbreaking, construction, and dedication of the World War II 
memorial are completed on a timely basis, the Commission may borrow 
money from the Treasury of the United States in such amounts as the 
Commission considers necessary, but not to exceed a total of 
$65,000,000. Borrowed amounts shall bear interest at a rate determined 
by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration the average 
market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States 
of comparable maturities during the month preceding the month in which 
the obligations of the Commission are issued. The interest payments on 
such obligations may be deferred with the approval of the Secretary of 
the Treasury, but any interest payment so deferred shall also bear 
interest.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) The borrowing of money by the Commission under 
paragraph (1) shall be subject to such maturities, terms, and 
conditions as may be agreed upon by the Commission and the Secretary of 
the Treasury, except that the maturities may not exceed 20 years and 
such borrowings may be redeemable at the option of the Commission 
before maturity.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(3) The obligations of the Commission shall be issued in 
amounts and at prices approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. The 
authority of the Commission to issue obligations under this subsection 
shall remain available without fiscal year limitation. The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall purchase any obligations of the Commission to be 
issued under this subsection, and for such purpose the Secretary of the 
Treasury may use as a public debt transaction of the United States the 
proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under chapter 31 of 
title 31. The purposes for which securities may be issued under such 
chapter are extended to include any purchase of the Commission's 
obligations under this subsection.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(4) Repayment of the interest and principal on any funds 
borrowed by the Commission under paragraph (1) shall be made from 
amounts in the memorial fund. The Commission may not use for such 
purpose any funds appropriated for any other activities of the 
Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Treatment of Borrowing Authority.--In determining 
whether the Commission has sufficient funds to complete construction of 
the World War II memorial, as required by section 8 of the 
Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1008), the Secretary of the Interior 
shall consider the funds that the Commission may borrow from the 
Treasury under subsection (e) as funds available to complete 
construction of the memorial, whether or not the Commission has 
actually exercised the authority to borrow such funds.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Voluntary Services.--(1) Notwithstanding section 
1342 of title 31, the Commission may accept from any person voluntary 
services to be provided in furtherance of the fund-raising activities 
of the Commission relating to the World War II memorial.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) A person providing voluntary services under this 
subsection shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of 
chapter 81 of title 5, relating to compensation for work-related 
injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, relating to tort claims. A 
volunteer who is not otherwise employed by the Federal Government shall 
not be considered to be a Federal employee for any other purpose by 
reason of the provision of such voluntary service, except that any 
volunteers given responsibility for the handling of funds or the 
carrying out of a Federal function are subject to the conflict of 
interest laws contained in chapter 11 of title 18, and the 
administrative standards of conduct contained in part 2635 of title 5, 
Code of Federal Regulations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(3) The Commission may provide for reimbursement of 
incidental expenses which are incurred by a person providing voluntary 
services under this subsection. The Commission shall determine which 
expenses are eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
require Federal employees to work without compensation or to allow the 
use of volunteer services to displace or replace Federal 
employees.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Treatment of Certain Contracts.--A contract entered 
into by the Commission for the design or construction of the World War 
II memorial is not a funding agreement as that term is defined in 
section 201 of title 35.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(i) Extension of Authority To Establish Memorial.--
Notwithstanding section 10 of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 
1010), the legislative authorization for the construction of the World 
War II memorial contained in Public Law 103-32 (107 Stat. 90) shall not 
expire until December 31, 2005.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 21 
of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``2113. World War II memorial in the District of Columbia.''.
<DELETED>    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Public Law 103-32 (107 Stat. 
90) is amended by striking sections 3, 4, and 5.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Effect of Repeal of Current Memorial Fund.--Upon the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
transfer amounts in the fund created by section 4(a) of Public Law 103-
32 (107 Stat. 91) to the fund created by section 2113 of title 36, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 513. GENERAL AUTHORITY OF AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS 
              COMMISSION TO SOLICIT AND RECEIVE 
              CONTRIBUTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Subsection (e) of section 2103 of title 36, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Solicitation and Receipt of Contributions.--(1) The 
Commission may solicit and receive funds and in-kind donations and 
gifts from any State, municipal, or private source to carry out the 
purposes of this chapter. The Commission shall deposit such funds in a 
separate account in the Treasury. Funds from this account shall be 
disbursed upon vouchers approved by the Chairman of the Commission as 
well as by a Federal official authorized to sign payment 
vouchers.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) The Commission shall establish written guidelines 
setting forth the criteria to be used in determining whether the 
acceptance of funds and in-kind donations and gifts under paragraph (1) 
would--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) reflect unfavorably on the ability of the 
        Commission, or any employee of the Commission, to carry out the 
        responsibilities or official duties of the Commission in a fair 
        and objective manner; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) compromise the integrity or the appearance 
        of the integrity of the programs of the Commission or any 
        official involved in those programs.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 514. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND RELATED ITEMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 2103 of title 36, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(l) Intellectual Property and Related Items.--(1) The 
Commission may--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) adopt, use, register, and license 
        trademarks, service marks, and other marks;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) obtain, use, register, and license the use 
        of copyrights consistent with section 105 of title 
        17;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(C) obtain, use, and license patents; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(D) accept gifts of marks, copyrights, patents 
        and licenses for use by the Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) The Commission may grant exclusive and nonexclusive 
licenses in connection with any mark, copyright, patent, or license for 
the use of such mark, copyright or patent, except to extent the grant 
of such license by the Commission would be contrary to any contract or 
license by which the use of such mark, copyright or patent was 
obtained.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(3) The Commission may enforce any mark, copyright, or 
patent by an action in the district courts under any law providing for 
the protection of such marks, copyrights, or patents.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(4) The Attorney General shall furnish the Commission 
with such legal representation as the Commission may require under 
paragraph (3). The Secretary of Defense shall provide representation 
for the Commission in administrative proceedings before the Patent and 
Trademark Office and Copyright Office.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(5) Section 203 of title 17 shall not apply to any 
copyright transferred in any manner to the Commission.''.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>TITLE VI--UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS 
                            CLAIMS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 601. STAGGERED RETIREMENT OF JUDGES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Staggered Eligibility for Early Retirement.--
Notwithstanding section 7296 of title 38, United States Code, judges of 
the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims described in 
subsection (b) shall be eligible to retire from the Court without 
regard to the actual date of expiration of their terms as judges of the 
Court, as follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) One individual in 2001.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Two individuals in each of 2002 and 
        2003.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Covered Judges.--A judge of the United States Court of 
Appeals for Veterans Claims is eligible to retire under this section if 
at the time of retirement the judge--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) is an associate judge of the Court who has at 
        least 10 years of service on the Court creditable under section 
        7296 of title 38, United States Code;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) has made an election to receive retired pay 
        under section 7296 of such title;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) has at least 20 years of service allowable 
        under section 7297(l) of such title;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) is at least fifty-five years of age;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) has years of age, years of service creditable 
        under section 7296 of such title, and years of service 
        allowable under section 7297(l) of such title not creditable 
        under section 7296 of such title that total at least 80; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) either--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) is the most senior associate judge of 
                the Court to submit notice of an election to retire 
                under subsection (c) in 2001; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) is one of the two most senior 
                associate judges of the Court to submit notice of an 
                election to retire under that subsection in 2002 or 
                2003, as applicable.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Election of Intent To Retire.--(1) A judge seeking to 
retire under this section shall submit to the President and the chief 
judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims written 
notice of an election to so retire not later than April 1 of the year 
in which the judge seeks to so retire.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) A notice of election to retire under this subsection 
for a judge shall specify the retirement date of the judge. That date 
shall meet the requirements for a retirement date set forth in 
subsection (d)(1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (3) An election to retire under this section, if accepted 
by the President, is irrevocable.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Retirement.--(1) A judge whose election to retire 
under this section is accepted shall retire in the year in which notice 
of the judge's election to retire is submitted under subsection (c)(1). 
The retirement date shall be not later than 90 days after the date of 
the submittal of the election to retire under that 
subsection.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and 
except as provided in subparagraph (B), a judge retiring under this 
section shall be deemed to have retired under section 7296(b)(1) of 
title 38, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (B) The rate of retired pay for a judge retiring under 
this section shall, as of the date of such judge's retirement, be equal 
to the rate of retired pay otherwise applicable to the judge under 
section 7296(c)(1) of such title as of such date multiplied by the 
fraction in which--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (i) the numerator is the sum of the number of the 
        judge's years of service as a judge of the United States Court 
of Appeals for Veterans Claims creditable under section 7296 of such 
title and the age of such judge; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (ii) the denominator is 80.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Duty of Actuary.--Section 7298(e)(2) is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
        subparagraph (D); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
        following new subparagraph (C):</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, 
the term `present value' includes a value determined by an actuary with 
respect to a payment that may be made under subsection (b) from the 
retirement fund within the contemplation of law.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 602. RECALL OF RETIRED JUDGES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 72 is amended by 
inserting after section 7254 the following new section:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 7254a. Recall of retired judges</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) The chief judge of the United States Court of 
Appeals for Veterans Claims may recall to the Court any individual 
described in subsection (b) if--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) a vacancy exists in a position of associate 
        judge of the Court; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the chief judge determines that the recall 
        is necessary to meet the anticipated case work of the 
        Court.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) An individual eligible for recall to the Court under 
this section is any individual who--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) has retired as a judge of the Court under 
        the provisions of section 7296 of this title or the provisions 
        of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, as applicable; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) has submitted to the chief judge of the 
        Court a notice of election to be so recalled.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c)(1) Upon determining to recall an individual to the 
Court under this section, the chief judge shall certify in writing to 
the President that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) the individual to be recalled is needed to 
        perform substantial service for the Court; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) such service is required for a specified 
        period of time.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) The chief judge shall provide a copy of any 
certification submitted to the President under paragraph (1) to the 
Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of 
Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(3)(A) An individual may be recalled to the Court under 
this section only with the written consent of the individual.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(B) The individual shall be recalled only for the period 
of time specified in the certification with respect to the individual 
under paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) An individual recalled to the Court under this 
section may exercise all of the powers and duties of office of a judge 
of the Court in active service on the Court.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e)(1) An individual recalled to the Court under this 
section shall, during the period for which the individual serves in 
recall status under this section, be paid pay at a rate equivalent to 
the rate of pay in effect under section 7253(e)(2) of this title for a 
judge serving on the Court minus the amount of retired pay paid to the 
individual under section 7296 of this title or of an annuity under the 
provisions of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, as applicable.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) Amounts paid an individual under this subsection 
shall not be treated as compensation for employment with the United 
States for purposes of section 7296(e) of this title or any provision 
of title 5 relating to the receipt or forfeiture of retired pay or 
retirement annuities by a person accepting compensation for employment 
with the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f)(1) Except as provided in subsection (e), an 
individual recalled to the Court under this section who retired under 
the applicable provisions of title 5 shall be considered to be a 
reemployed annuitant under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, as 
applicable.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) Nothing in this section shall affect the right of an 
individual who retired under the provisions of chapter 83 or 84 of 
title 5 to serve otherwise as a reemployed annuitant in accordance with 
the provisions of title 5.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 72 is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 7254 the following new item:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``7254a. Recall of retired judges.''.

</DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Benefits 
Act of 1999''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code.

                         TITLE I--MEDICAL CARE

                       Subtitle A--Long-Term Care

Sec. 101. Adult day health care.
Sec. 102. In-home respite care services.

       Subtitle B--Management of Medical Facilities and Property

Sec. 111. Enhanced-use lease authority.
Sec. 112. Designation of hospital bed replacement building at 
                            Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
                            center in Reno, Nevada, after Jack 
                            Streeter.

                     Subtitle C--Homeless Veterans

Sec. 121. Extension of program of housing assistance for homeless 
                            veterans.
Sec. 122. Homeless veterans comprehensive service programs.
Sec. 123. Authorizations of appropriations for homeless veterans' 
                            reintegration projects.
Sec. 124. Report on implementation of General Accounting Office 
                            recommendations regarding performance 
                            measures.

                Subtitle D--Other Health Care Provisions

Sec. 131. Emergency health care in non-Department of Veterans Affairs 
                            facilities for enrolled veterans.
Sec. 132. Improvement of specialized mental health services for 
                            veterans.
Sec. 133. Treatment and services for drug or alcohol dependency.
Sec. 134. Allocation to Department of Veterans Affairs health care 
                            facilities of amounts in Medical Care 
                            Collections Fund.
Sec. 135. Extension of certain Persian Gulf War authorities.
Sec. 136. Report on coordination of procurement of pharmaceuticals and 
                            medical supplies by the Department of 
                            Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
                            Defense.
Sec. 137. Reimbursement of medical expenses of veterans located in 
                            Alaska.
Sec. 138. Repeal of four-year limitation on terms of Under Secretary 
                            for Health and Under Secretary for 
                            Benefits.

 Subtitle E--Major Medical Facility Projects Construction Authorization

Sec. 141. Authorization of major medical facility projects.

                       TITLE II--BENEFITS MATTERS

Sec. 201. Payment rate of certain burial benefits for certain Filipino 
                            veterans.
Sec. 202. Extension of authority to maintain a regional office in the 
                            Republic of the Philippines.
Sec. 203. Extension of Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans.
Sec. 204. Dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses 
                            of former prisoners of war.
Sec. 205. Repeal of limitation on payments of benefits to incompetent 
                            institutionalized veterans.
Sec. 206. Clarification of veterans employment opportunities.

                      TITLE III--MEMORIAL AFFAIRS

                Subtitle A--Arlington National Cemetery

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Persons eligible for burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
Sec. 303. Persons eligible for placement in the columbarium in 
                            Arlington National Cemetery.

                   Subtitle B--World War II Memorial

Sec. 311. Short title.
Sec. 312. Fund raising by American Battle Monuments Commission for 
                            World War II Memorial.
Sec. 313. General authority of American Battle Monuments Commission to 
                            solicit and receive contributions.
Sec. 314. Intellectual property and related items.

      TITLE IV--UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS

Sec. 401. Temporary service of certain judges of United States Court of 
                            Appeals for Veterans Claims upon expiration 
                            of their terms or retirement.
Sec. 402. Modified terms for certain judges of United States Court of 
                            Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Sec. 403. Temporary authority for voluntary separation incentives for 
                            certain judges on United States Court of 
                            Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Sec. 404. Definition.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of title 38, United States 
Code.

                         TITLE I--MEDICAL CARE

                       Subtitle A--Long-Term Care

SEC. 101. ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE.

    Section 1720(f)(1)(A)(i) is amended by striking ``subsections (a) 
through (d) of this section'' and inserting ``subsections (b) through 
(d) of this section''.

SEC. 102. IN-HOME RESPITE CARE SERVICES.

    Section 1720B(b) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``or 
        nursing home care'' and inserting ``, nursing home care, or 
        home-based care''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or in the home of a 
        veteran'' after ``in a Department facility''.

       Subtitle B--Management of Medical Facilities and Property

SEC. 111. ENHANCED-USE LEASE AUTHORITY.

    (a) Maximum Term of Leases.--Section 8162(b)(2) is amended by 
striking ``may not exceed--'' and all that follows through the end and 
inserting ``may not exceed 55 years.''.
    (b) Availability of Funds for Certain Activities Relating to 
Leases.--Section 8162(b)(4) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(4)'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A), as so designated--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``only''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking the second sentence; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) Any payment by the Secretary in contribution to capital 
activities on property that has been leased under this subchapter may 
be made from amounts appropriated to the Department for construction, 
minor projects.''.
    (c) Extension of Authority.--Section 8169 is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2001'' and inserting ``December 31, 2011''.
    (d) Training and Outreach Regarding Authority.--The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall take appropriate actions to provide training and 
outreach to personnel at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers 
regarding the enhanced-use lease authority under subchapter V of 
chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code. The training and outreach 
shall address methods of approaching potential lessees in the medical 
or commercial sectors regarding the possibility of entering into leases 
under that authority and other appropriate matters.
    (e) Independent Analysis of Opportunities for Use of Authority.--
(1) The Secretary shall take appropriate actions to secure from an 
appropriate entity independent of the Department of Veterans Affairs an 
analysis of opportunities for the use of the enhanced-use lease 
authority under subchapter V of chapter 81 of title 38, United States 
Code.
    (2) The analysis under paragraph (1) shall include--
            (A) a survey of the facilities of the Department for 
        purposes of identifying Department property that presents an 
        opportunity for lease under the enhanced-use lease authority;
            (B) an assessment of the feasibility of entering into 
        enhanced-use leases under that authority in the case of any 
        property identified under subparagraph (A) as presenting an 
        opportunity for such lease; and
            (C) an assessment of the resources required at the 
        Department facilities concerned, and at the Department Central 
        Office, in order to facilitate the entering into of enhanced-
        used leases in the case of property so identified.
    (3) If as a result of the survey under paragraph (2)(A) the entity 
determines that a particular Department property presents no 
opportunities for lease under the enhanced-use lease authority, the 
analysis shall include the entity's explanation of that determination.
    (4) If as a result of the survey the entity determines that certain 
Department property presents an opportunity for lease under the 
enhanced-use lease authority, the analysis shall include a single 
integrated business plan, developed by the entity, that addresses the 
strategy and resources necessary to implement the plan for all property 
determined to present an opportunity for such lease.
    (f) Authority for Enhanced-Use Lease of Property Under Business 
Plan.--(1) The Secretary may enter into an enhanced-use lease of any 
property identified as presenting an opportunity for such lease under 
the analysis under subsection (e) if such lease is consistent with the 
business plan under paragraph (4) of that subsection.
    (2) The provisions of subchapter V of chapter 81 of title 38, 
United States Code, shall apply with respect to any lease under 
paragraph (1).

SEC. 112. DESIGNATION OF HOSPITAL BED REPLACEMENT BUILDING AT 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER IN RENO, 
              NEVADA, AFTER JACK STREETER.

    The hospital bed replacement building under construction at the 
Ioannis A. Lougaris Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
Reno, Nevada, is hereby designated as the ``Jack Streeter Building''. 
Any reference to that building in any law, regulation, map, document, 
record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a 
reference to the Jack Streeter Building.

                     Subtitle C--Homeless Veterans

SEC. 121. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS 
              VETERANS.

    Section 3735(c) is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2001''.

SEC. 122. HOMELESS VETERANS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Purposes of Grants.--Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the 
Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. 
7721 note) is amended by inserting ``, and expanding existing programs 
for furnishing,'' after ``new programs to furnish''.
    (b) Extension of Authority to Make Grants.--Paragraph (2) of that 
section is amended by striking ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting 
``September 30, 2001''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 12 of that Act (38 
U.S.C. 7721 note) is amended in the first sentence by inserting ``and 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001'' after ``for fiscal 
years 1993 through 1997''.

SEC. 123. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS' 
              REINTEGRATION PROJECTS.

    Section 738(e)(1) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11448(e)(1) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(H) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
            ``(I) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.''.

SEC. 124. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 
              RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

    (a) Report.--Not later than three months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report containing a detailed plan for the evaluation 
by the Department of Veterans Affairs of the effectiveness of programs 
to assist homeless veterans.
    (b) Outcome Measures.--The plan shall include outcome measures 
which determine whether veterans are housed and employed within six 
months after housing and employment are secured for veterans under such 
programs.

                Subtitle D--Other Health Care Provisions

SEC. 131. EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE IN NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              FACILITIES FOR ENROLLED VETERANS.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 1701 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (A);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (B) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following new subparagraph:
            ``(C) emergency care, or reimbursement for such care, as 
        described in sections 1703(a)(3) and 1728(a)(2)(E) of this 
        title.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) The term `emergency medical condition' means a 
        medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of 
        sufficient severity (including severe pain) such that a prudent 
        layperson, who possesses an average knowledge of health and 
        medicine, could reasonably expect the absence of immediate 
        medical attention to result in--
                    ``(A) placing the health of the individual (or, 
                with respect to a pregnant woman, the health of the 
                woman or her unborn child) in serious jeopardy;
                    ``(B) serious impairment to bodily functions; or
                    ``(C) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or 
                part.''.
    (b) Contract Care.--Section 1703(a)(3) is amended by striking 
``medical emergencies'' and all that follows through ``health of a 
veteran'' and inserting ``an emergency medical condition of a veteran 
who is enrolled under section 1705 of this title or who is''.
    (c) Reimbursement of Expenses for Emergency Care.--Section 
1728(a)(2) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' before ``(D)''; and
            (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
        following: ``, or (E) for any emergency medical condition of a 
veteran enrolled under section 1705 of this title''.
    (d) Payment Priority.--Section 1705 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
    ``(d) The Secretary shall require in a contract under section 
1703(a)(3) of this title, and as a condition of payment under section 
1728(a)(2) of this title, that payment by the Secretary for treatment 
under such contract, or under such section, of a veteran enrolled under 
this section shall be made only after any payment that may be made with 
respect to such treatment under part A or part B of the Medicare 
program and after any payment that may be made with respect to such 
treatment by a third-party insurance provider.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to care or services provided on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 132. IMPROVEMENT OF SPECIALIZED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR 
              VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 17 is amended by 
inserting after section 1712B the following new section:
``Sec. 1712C. Specialized mental health services
    ``(a) The Secretary shall carry out programs for purposes of 
enhancing the provision of specialized mental health services to 
veterans.
    ``(b) The programs carried out by the Secretary under subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
            ``(1) Programs relating to the treatment of Post Traumatic 
        Stress Disorder (PTSD), including programs for--
                    ``(A) the establishment and operation of additional 
                outpatient and residential treatment facilities for 
                Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in areas that are 
                underserved by existing programs relating to Post 
                Traumatic Stress Disorder, as determined by qualified 
                mental health personnel of the Department who oversee 
                such programs;
                    ``(B) the provision of services in response to the 
                specific needs of veterans with Post Traumatic Stress 
                Disorder and related disorders, including short-term or 
                long-term care services that combine residential 
                treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder;
                    ``(C) the provision of Post Traumatic Stress 
                Disorder or dedicated case management services on an 
                outpatient basis; and
                    ``(D) the enhancement of staffing of existing 
                programs relating to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 
                which have exceeded the projected workloads for such 
                programs.
            ``(2) Programs relating to substance use disorders, 
        including programs for--
                    ``(A) the establishment and operation of additional 
                Department-based or community-based residential 
                treatment facilities;
                    ``(B) the expansion of the provision of opioid 
                treatment services, including the establishment and 
                operation of additional programs for the provision of 
                opioid treatment services; and
                    ``(C) the reestablishment or enhancement of 
                substance use disorder services at facilities at which 
                such services have been eliminated or curtailed, with 
                an emphasis on the reestablishment or enhancement of 
                services at facilities where demand for such services 
                is high or which serve large geographic areas.
    ``(c)(1) The Secretary shall provide for the allocation of funds 
for the programs carried out under this section in a centralized 
manner.
    ``(2) The allocation of funds for such programs shall--
            ``(A) be based upon an assessment of the need for funds 
        conducted by qualified mental health personnel of the 
        Department who oversee such programs; and
            ``(B) emphasize, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
        availability of funds for the programs described in paragraphs 
        (1) and (2) of subsection (b).''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 1712B the following new 
item:

``1712C. Specialized mental health services.''.
    (b) Report.--(1) Not later than March 1 of each of 2000, 2001, and 
2002, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a 
report on the programs carried out by the Secretary under section 1712C 
of title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)).
    (2) The report shall, for the period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and ending on the date of the report--
            (A) describe the programs carried out under such section 
        1712C;
            (B) set forth the number of veterans provided services 
        under such programs; and
            (C) set forth the amounts expended for purposes of carrying 
        out such programs.

SEC. 133. TREATMENT AND SERVICES FOR DRUG OR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY.

    Section 1720A(c) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``may not be transferred'' and 
                inserting ``may be transferred''; and
                    (B) by striking ``unless such transfer is during 
                the last thirty days of such member's enlistment or 
                tour of duty''; and
            (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by striking 
        ``during the last thirty days of such person's enlistment 
        period or tour of duty''.

SEC. 134. ALLOCATION TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE 
              FACILITIES OF AMOUNTS IN MEDICAL CARE COLLECTIONS FUND.

    Section 1729A(d) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(1)'';
            (2) by striking ``each designated health care region'' and 
        inserting ``each Department health care facility'';
            (3) by striking ``each region'' and inserting ``each 
        facility'';
            (4) by striking ``such region'' both places it appears and 
        inserting ``such facility''; and
            (4) by striking paragraph (2).

SEC. 135. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PERSIAN GULF WAR AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Three-Year Extension of Newsletter on Medical Care.--Section 
105(b)(2) of the Persian Gulf War Veterans' Benefits Act (title I of 
Public Law 103-446; 108 Stat. 4659; 38 U.S.C. 1117 note) is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 2002''.
    (b) Three-Year Extension of Program for Evaluation of Health of 
Spouses and Children.--Section 107(b) of Persian Gulf War Veterans' 
Benefits Act (title I of Public Law 103-446; 38 U.S.C. 1117 note) is 
amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2002''.

SEC. 136. REPORT ON COORDINATION OF PROCUREMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND 
              MEDICAL SUPPLIES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Requirement.--Not later than March 31, 2000, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to 
the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives a report on the cooperation between the Department 
of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense in the procurement of 
pharmaceuticals and medical supplies.
    (b) Report Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) A description of the current cooperation between the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense in 
        the procurement of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies.
            (2) An assessment of the means by which cooperation between 
        the departments in such procurement could be enhanced or 
        improved.
            (3) A description of any existing memoranda of agreement 
        between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department 
        of Defense that provide for the cooperation referred to in 
        subsection (a).
            (4) A description of the effects, if any, such agreements 
        will have on current staffing levels at the Defense Supply 
        Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center in Hines, 
        Illinois.
            (5) A description of the effects, if any, of such 
        cooperation on military readiness.
            (6) A comprehensive assessment of cost savings realized and 
        projected over the five fiscal year period beginning in fiscal 
        year 1999 for the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
        Department of Defense as a result of such cooperation, and the 
        overall savings to the Treasury of the United States as a 
        result of such cooperation.
            (7) A list of the types of medical supplies and 
        pharmaceuticals for which cooperative agreements would not be 
        appropriate and the reason or reasons therefor.
            (8) An assessment of the extent to which cooperative 
        agreements could be expanded to include medical equipment, 
        major systems, and durable goods used in the delivery of health 
        care by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department 
        of Defense.
            (9) A description of the effects such agreements might have 
        on distribution of items purchased cooperatively by the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense, 
        particularly outside the continental United States.
            (10) An assessment of the potential to establish common 
        pharmaceutical formularies between the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs and the Department of Defense.
            (11) An explanation of the current Uniform Product Number 
        (UPN) requirements of each Department and of any planned 
        standardization of such requirements between the Departments 
        for medical equipment and durable goods manufacturers.

SEC. 137. REIMBURSEMENT OF MEDICAL EXPENSES OF VETERANS LOCATED IN 
              ALASKA.

    (a) Preservation of Current Reimbursement Rates.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, 
for purposes of reimbursing veterans in Alaska for medical expenses 
under section 1728 of title 38, United States Code, during the one-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, use the fee-
for-service payment schedule in effect for such purposes on July 31, 
1999, rather than the Participating Physician Fee Schedule under the 
Medicare program.
    (b) Report.--(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall jointly submit to the 
Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report and recommendation on the use of the 
Participating Physician Fee Schedule under the Medicare program as a 
means of calculating reimbursement rates for medical expenses of 
veterans located in Alaska under section 1728 of title 38, United 
States Code.
    (2) The report shall--
            (A) assess the differences between health care costs in 
        Alaska and health care costs in the continental United States;
            (B) describe any differences between the costs of providing 
        health care in Alaska and the reimbursement rates for the 
        provision of health care under the Participating Physician Fee 
        Schedule; and
            (C) assess the effects on health care for veterans in 
        Alaska of implementing the Participating Physician Fee Schedule 
        as a means of calculating reimbursement rates for medical 
        expenses of veterans located in Alaska under section 1728 of 
        title 38, United States Code.

SEC. 138. REPEAL OF FOUR-YEAR LIMITATION ON TERMS OF UNDER SECRETARY 
              FOR HEALTH AND UNDER SECRETARY FOR BENEFITS.

    (a) Under Secretary for Health.--Section 305 is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
    (b) Under Secretary for Benefits.--Section 306 is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 
apply with respect to individuals appointed as Under Secretary for 
Health and Under Secretary for Benefits, respectively, on or after that 
date.

 Subtitle E--Major Medical Facility Projects Construction Authorization

SEC. 141. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out 
the following major medical facility projects, with each project to be 
carried out in the amount specified for that project:
            (1) Construction of a long term care facility at the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lebanon, 
        Pennsylvania, in an amount not to exceed $14,500,000.
            (2) Renovations and environmental improvements at the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, North 
        Dakota, in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000.
            (3) Construction of a surgical suite and post-anesthesia 
        care unit at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
        Kansas City, Missouri, in an amount not to exceed $13,000,000.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2000 for the 
        Construction, Major Projects, Account $213,100,000 for the 
        projects authorized in subsection (a) and for the continuation 
        of projects authorized in section 701(a) of the Veterans 
        Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-368; 112 Stat. 
        3348).
            (2) Limitation on fiscal year 2000 projects.--The projects 
        authorized in subsection (a) may only be carried out using--
                    (A) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2000 
                pursuant to the authorizations of appropriations in 
                subsection (a);
                    (B) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
                Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2000 
                that remain available for obligation; and
                    (C) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
                Projects, for fiscal year 2000 for a category of 
                activity not specific to a project.
    (c) Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year 1999 Projects.--Section 
703(b)(1) of the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 
3349) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
        subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
        subparagraph (B):
            ``(B) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2000 pursuant to 
        the authorization of appropriations in section 341(b)(1) of the 
        Veterans Benefits Act of 1999;''.

                       TITLE II--BENEFITS MATTERS

SEC. 201. PAYMENT RATE OF CERTAIN BURIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN FILIPINO 
              VETERANS.

    (a) Payment Rate.--Section 107 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Payments'' and 
        inserting ``Subject to subsection (c), payments''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c)(1) In the case of an individual described in paragraph (2), 
payments under section 2302 or 2303 of this title by reason of 
subsection (a)(3) shall be made at the rate of $1 for each dollar 
authorized.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any individual whose service is 
described in subsection (a) and who dies after the date of the 
enactment of the Veterans Benefits Act of 1999 if the individual, on 
the individual's date of death--
            ``(A) is a citizen of the United States;
            ``(B) is residing in the United States; and
            ``(C) either--
                    ``(i) is receiving compensation under chapter 11 of 
                this title; or
                    ``(ii) if such service had been deemed to be active 
                military, naval, or air service, would have been paid 
                pension under section 1521 of this title without denial 
                or discontinuance by reason of section 1522 of this 
                title.''.
    (b) Applicability.--No benefits shall accrue to any person for any 
period before the date of the enactment of this Act by reason of the 
amendments made by subsection (a).

SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN A REGIONAL OFFICE IN THE 
              REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.

    Section 315(b) is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2004''.

SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY VETERANS.

    Section 544(e) is amended by striking ``December 31, 1999'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2004''.

SEC. 204. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES 
              OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR.

    (a) Eligibility.--Section 1318(b) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``that either--'' in the matter preceding 
        paragraph (1) and inserting ``rated totally disabling if--''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) the veteran was a former prisoner of war who died 
        after September 30, 1999, and whose disability was continuously 
        rated totally disabling for a period of one year immediately 
        preceding death.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``the disability'' after ``(1)''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``or'' after ``death;''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``if so rated for a lesser period, 
                was so rated continuously'' and inserting ``the 
                disability was continuously rated totally disabling''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; or''.

SEC. 205. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS OF BENEFITS TO INCOMPETENT 
              INSTITUTIONALIZED VETERANS.

    Section 5503 is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
        subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.

SEC. 206. CLARIFICATION OF VETERANS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

    (a) Clarification.--Section 3304(f) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (4);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (3) and (4), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph (2):
    ``(2) If selected, a preference eligible or veteran described in 
paragraph (1) shall acquire competitive status and shall receive a 
career or career-conditional appointment, as appropriate.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the amendment made to section 3304 of 
title 5, United States Code, by section 2 of the Veterans Employment 
Opportunities Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-339; 112 Stat. 3182), to 
which such amendments relate.

                      TITLE III--MEMORIAL AFFAIRS

                Subtitle A--Arlington National Cemetery

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Arlington National Cemetery 
Burial and Inurnment Eligibility Act of 1999''.

SEC. 302. PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR BURIAL IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 24 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
``Sec. 2412. Arlington National Cemetery: persons eligible for burial
    ``(a) Primary Eligibility.--The remains of the following 
individuals may be buried in Arlington National Cemetery:
            ``(1) Any member of the Armed Forces who dies while on 
        active duty.
            ``(2) Any retired member of the Armed Forces and any person 
        who served on active duty and at the time of death was entitled 
        (or but for age would have been entitled) to retired pay under 
        chapter 1223 of title 10.
            ``(3) Any former member of the Armed Forces separated for 
        physical disability before October 1, 1949, who--
                    ``(A) served on active duty; and
                    ``(B) would have been eligible for retirement under 
                the provisions of section 1201 of title 10 (relating to 
                retirement for disability) had that section been in 
                effect on the date of separation of the member.
            ``(4) Any former member of the Armed Forces whose last 
        active duty military service terminated honorably and who has 
        been awarded one of the following decorations:
                    ``(A) Medal of Honor.
                    ``(B) Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, 
                or Navy Cross.
                    ``(C) Distinguished Service Medal.
                    ``(D) Silver Star.
                    ``(E) Purple Heart.
            ``(5) Any former prisoner of war who dies on or after 
        November 30, 1993.
            ``(6) The President or any former President.
            ``(7) Any former member of the Armed Forces whose last 
        discharge or separation from active duty was under honorable 
        conditions and who is or was one of the following:
                    ``(A) Vice President.
                    ``(B) Member of Congress.
                    ``(C) Chief Justice or Associate Justice of the 
                Supreme Court.
                    ``(D) The head of an Executive department (as such 
                departments are listed in section 101 of title 5).
                    ``(E) An individual who served in the foreign or 
                national security services, if such individual died as 
                a result of a hostile action outside the United States 
                in the course of such service.
            ``(8) Any individual whose eligibility is authorized in 
        accordance with subsection (b).
    ``(b) Additional Authorizations of Burial.--(1) In the case of a 
former member of the Armed Forces not otherwise covered by subsection 
(a) whose last discharge or separation from active duty was under 
honorable conditions, if the Secretary of Defense makes a determination 
referred to in paragraph (3) with respect to such member, the Secretary 
of Defense may authorize the burial of the remains of such former 
member in Arlington National Cemetery under subsection (a)(8).
    ``(2) In the case of any individual not otherwise covered by 
subsection (a) or paragraph (1), if the President makes a determination 
referred to in paragraph (3) with respect to such individual, the 
President may authorize the burial of the remains of such individual in 
Arlington National Cemetery under subsection (a)(8).
    ``(3) A determination referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) is a 
determination that the acts, service, or other contributions to the 
Nation of the former member or individual concerned are of equal or 
similar merit to the acts, service, or other contributions to the 
Nation of any of the persons listed in subsection (a).
    ``(4)(A) In the case of an authorization for burial under this 
subsection, the President or the Secretary of Defense, as the case may 
be, shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on the authorization not 
later than 72 hours after the authorization.
    ``(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall--
            ``(i) identify the individual authorized for burial; and
            ``(ii) provide a justification for the authorization for 
        burial.
    ``(5)(A) In the case of an authorization for burial under this 
subsection, the President or the Secretary of Defense, as the case may 
be, shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the authorization 
as soon as practicable after the authorization.
    ``(B) Each notice under subparagraph (A) shall--
            ``(i) identify the individual authorized for burial; and
            ``(ii) provide a justification for the authorization for 
        burial.
    ``(c) Eligibility of Family Members.--The remains of the following 
individuals may be buried in Arlington National Cemetery:
            ``(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
        spouse, surviving spouse, minor child, and, at the discretion 
        of the Superintendent, unmarried adult child of a person listed 
        in subsection (a), but only if buried in the same gravesite as 
        that person.
            ``(B) In a case under subparagraph (A) in which the same 
        gravesite may not be used due to insufficient space, a person 
        otherwise eligible under that subparagraph may be interred in a 
        gravesite adjoining the gravesite of the person listed in 
        subsection (a) if space in such adjoining gravesite had been 
        reserved for the burial of such person otherwise eligible under 
        that subparagraph before January 1962.
            ``(2)(A) The spouse, minor child, and, at the discretion of 
        the Superintendent, unmarried adult child of a member of the 
        Armed Forces on active duty if such spouse, minor child, or 
        unmarried adult child dies while such member is on active duty.
            ``(B) The individual whose spouse, minor child, and 
        unmarried adult child is eligible under subparagraph (A), but 
        only if buried in the same gravesite as the spouse, minor 
        child, or unmarried adult child.
            ``(3) The parents of a minor child or unmarried adult child 
        whose remains, based on the eligibility of a parent, are 
        already buried in Arlington National Cemetery, but only if 
        buried in the same gravesite as that minor child or unmarried 
        adult child.
            ``(4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the surviving spouse, 
        minor child, and, at the discretion of the Superintendent, 
        unmarried adult child of a member of the Armed Forces who was 
        lost, buried at sea, or officially determined to be permanently 
        absent in a status of missing or missing in action.
            ``(B) A person is not eligible under subparagraph (A) if a 
        memorial to honor the memory of the member is placed in a 
        cemetery in the national cemetery system, unless the memorial 
        is removed. A memorial removed under this subparagraph may be 
        placed, at the discretion of the Superintendent, in Arlington 
        National Cemetery.
            ``(5) The surviving spouse, minor child, and, at the 
        discretion of the Superintendent, unmarried adult child of a 
        member of the Armed Forces buried in a cemetery under the 
        jurisdiction of the American Battle Monuments Commission.
    ``(d) Spouses.--For purposes of subsection (c)(1), a surviving 
spouse of a person whose remains are buried in Arlington National 
Cemetery by reason of eligibility under subsection (a) who has 
remarried is eligible for burial in the same gravesite of that person. 
The spouse of the surviving spouse is not eligible for burial in such 
gravesite.
    ``(e) Disabled Adult Unmarried Children.--In the case of an 
unmarried adult child who is incapable of self-support up to the time 
of death because of a physical or mental condition, the child may be 
buried under subsection (c) without requirement for approval by the 
Superintendent under that subsection if the burial is in the same 
gravesite as the gravesite in which the parent, who is eligible for 
burial under subsection (a), has been or will be buried.
    ``(f) Family Members of Persons Buried in a Group Gravesite.--In 
the case of a person eligible for burial under subsection (a) who is 
buried in Arlington National Cemetery as part of a group burial, the 
surviving spouse, minor child, or unmarried adult child of the member 
may not be buried in the group gravesite.
    ``(g) Exclusive Authority for Burial in Arlington National 
Cemetery.--Eligibility for burial of remains in Arlington National 
Cemetery prescribed under this section is the exclusive eligibility for 
such burial.
    ``(h) Application for Burial.--A request for burial of remains of 
an individual in Arlington National Cemetery made before the death of 
the individual may not be considered by the Secretary of the Army, the 
Secretary of Defense, or any other responsible official.
    ``(i) Register of Buried Individuals.--(1) The Secretary of the 
Army shall maintain a register of each individual buried in Arlington 
National Cemetery and shall make such register available to the public.
    ``(2) With respect to each such individual buried on or after 
January 1, 1998, the register shall include a brief description of the 
basis of eligibility of the individual for burial in Arlington National 
Cemetery.
    ``(j) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `retired member of the Armed Forces' means--
                    ``(A) any member of the Armed Forces on a retired 
                list who served on active duty and who is entitled to 
                retired pay;
                    ``(B) any member of the Fleet Reserve or Fleet 
                Marine Corps Reserve who served on active duty and who 
                is entitled to retainer pay; and
                    ``(C) any member of a reserve component of the 
                Armed Forces who has served on active duty and who has 
                received notice from the Secretary concerned under 
                section 12731(d) of title 10 of eligibility for retired 
                pay under chapter 1223 of title 10.
            ``(2) The term `former member of the Armed Forces' includes 
        a person whose service is considered active duty service 
        pursuant to a determination of the Secretary of Defense under 
        section 401 of Public Law 95-202 (38 U.S.C. 106 note).
            ``(3) The term `Superintendent' means the Superintendent of 
        Arlington National Cemetery.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 24 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item:

``2412. Arlington National Cemetery: persons eligible for burial.''.
    (b) Publication of Updated Pamphlet.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
publish an updated pamphlet describing eligibility for burial in 
Arlington National Cemetery. The pamphlet shall reflect the provisions 
of section 2412 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a).
    (c) Technical Amendments.--Section 2402(7) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(or but for age would have been 
        entitled)'' after ``was entitled'';
            (2) by striking ``chapter 67'' and inserting ``chapter 
        1223''; and
            (3) by striking ``or would have been entitled to'' and all 
        that follows and inserting a period.
    (d) Effective Date.--Section 2412 of title 38, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to individuals 
dying on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 303. PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR PLACEMENT IN THE COLUMBARIUM IN 
              ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 24 is amended by adding after section 
2412, as added by section 302(a)(1) of this Act, the following new 
section:
``Sec. 2413. Arlington National Cemetery: persons eligible for 
              placement in columbarium
    ``(a) Eligibility.--The cremated remains of the following 
individuals may be placed in the columbarium in Arlington National 
Cemetery:
            ``(1) A person eligible for burial in Arlington National 
        Cemetery under section 2412 of this title.
            ``(2)(A) A veteran whose last period of active duty service 
        (other than active duty for training) ended honorably.
            ``(B) The spouse, surviving spouse, minor child, and, at 
        the discretion of the Superintendent of Arlington National 
        Cemetery, unmarried adult child of such a veteran.
    ``(b) Spouse.--Section 2412(d) of this title shall apply to a 
spouse under this section in the same manner as it applies to a spouse 
under section 2412 of this title.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 24 is amended 
by adding after section 2412, as added by section 302(a)(2) of this 
Act, the following new item:

``2413. Arlington National Cemetery: persons eligible for placement in 
                            columbarium.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 2413 of title 38, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to individuals 
dying on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                   Subtitle B--World War II Memorial

SEC. 311. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``World War II Memorial 
Completion Act''.

SEC. 312. FUND RAISING BY AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION FOR 
              WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL.

    (a) Codification of Existing Authority; Expansion of Authority.--
(1) Chapter 21 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2113. World War II memorial in the District of Columbia
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `World War II memorial' means the memorial 
        authorized by Public Law 103-32 (107 Stat. 90) to be 
        established by the American Battle Monuments Commission on 
        Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to 
        honor members of the Armed Forces who served in World War II 
        and to commemorate the participation of the United States in 
        that war.
            ``(2) The term `Commission' means the American Battle 
        Monuments Commission.
            ``(3) The term `memorial fund' means the fund created by 
        subsection (c).
    ``(b) Solicitation and Acceptance of Contributions.--Consistent 
with the authority of the Commission under section 2103(e) of this 
title, the Commission shall solicit and accept contributions for the 
World War II memorial.
    ``(c) Creation of Memorial Fund.--(1) There is hereby created in 
the Treasury a fund for the World War II memorial, which shall consist 
of the following:
            ``(A) Amounts deposited, and interest and proceeds 
        credited, under paragraph (2).
            ``(B) Obligations obtained under paragraph (3).
            ``(C) The amount of surcharges paid to the Commission for 
        the World War II memorial under the World War II 50th 
        Anniversary Commemorative Coins Act.
            ``(D) Amounts borrowed using the authority provided under 
        subsection (e).
            ``(E) Any funds received by the Commission under section 
        2103(l) of this title in exchange for use of, or the right to 
        use, any mark, copyright or patent.
    ``(2) The Chairman of the Commission shall deposit in the memorial 
fund the amounts accepted as contributions under subsection (b). The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall credit to the memorial fund the 
interest on, and the proceeds from sale or redemption of, obligations 
held in the memorial fund.
    ``(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest any portion of the 
memorial fund that, as determined by the Chairman of the Commission, is 
not required to meet current expenses. Each investment shall be made in 
an interest bearing obligation of the United States or an obligation 
guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States that, as 
determined by the Chairman of the Commission, has a maturity suitable 
for the memorial fund.
    ``(d) Use of Memorial Fund.--The memorial fund shall be available 
to the Commission for--
            ``(1) the expenses of establishing the World War II 
        memorial, including the maintenance and preservation amount 
        provided for in section 8(b) of the Commemorative Works Act (40 
        U.S.C. 1008(b));
            ``(2) such other expenses, other than routine maintenance, 
        with respect to the World War II memorial as the Commission 
        considers warranted; and
            ``(3) to secure, obtain, register, enforce, protect, and 
        license any mark, copyright or patent that is owned by, 
        assigned to, or licensed to the Commission under section 
        2103(l) of this title to aid or facilitate the construction of 
        the World War II memorial.
    ``(e) Special Borrowing Authority.--(1) To assure that 
groundbreaking, construction, and dedication of the World War II 
memorial are completed on a timely basis, the Commission may borrow 
money from the Treasury of the United States in such amounts as the 
Commission considers necessary, but not to exceed a total of 
$65,000,000. Borrowed amounts shall bear interest at a rate determined 
by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration the average 
market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States 
of comparable maturities during the month preceding the month in which 
the obligations of the Commission are issued. The interest payments on 
such obligations may be deferred with the approval of the Secretary of 
the Treasury, but any interest payment so deferred shall also bear 
interest.
    ``(2) The borrowing of money by the Commission under paragraph (1) 
shall be subject to such maturities, terms, and conditions as may be 
agreed upon by the Commission and the Secretary of the Treasury, except 
that the maturities may not exceed 20 years and such borrowings may be 
redeemable at the option of the Commission before maturity.
    ``(3) The obligations of the Commission shall be issued in amounts 
and at prices approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. The authority 
of the Commission to issue obligations under this subsection shall 
remain available without fiscal year limitation. The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall purchase any obligations of the Commission to be issued 
under this subsection, and for such purpose the Secretary of the 
Treasury may use as a public debt transaction of the United States the 
proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under chapter 31 of 
title 31. The purposes for which securities may be issued under such 
chapter are extended to include any purchase of the Commission's 
obligations under this subsection.
    ``(4) Repayment of the interest and principal on any funds borrowed 
by the Commission under paragraph (1) shall be made from amounts in the 
memorial fund. The Commission may not use for such purpose any funds 
appropriated for any other activities of the Commission.
    ``(f) Treatment of Borrowing Authority.--In determining whether the 
Commission has sufficient funds to complete construction of the World 
War II memorial, as required by section 8 of the Commemorative Works 
Act (40 U.S.C. 1008), the Secretary of the Interior shall consider the 
funds that the Commission may borrow from the Treasury under subsection 
(e) as funds available to complete construction of the memorial, 
whether or not the Commission has actually exercised the authority to 
borrow such funds.
    ``(g) Voluntary Services.--(1) Notwithstanding section 1342 of 
title 31, the Commission may accept from any person voluntary services 
to be provided in furtherance of the fund-raising activities of the 
Commission relating to the World War II memorial.
    ``(2) A person providing voluntary services under this subsection 
shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of chapter 81 
of title 5, relating to compensation for work-related injuries, and 
chapter 171 of title 28, relating to tort claims. A volunteer who is 
not otherwise employed by the Federal Government shall not be 
considered to be a Federal employee for any other purpose by reason of 
the provision of such voluntary service, except that any volunteers 
given responsibility for the handling of funds or the carrying out of a 
Federal function are subject to the conflict of interest laws contained 
in chapter 11 of title 18, and the administrative standards of conduct 
contained in part 2635 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.
    ``(3) The Commission may provide for reimbursement of incidental 
expenses which are incurred by a person providing voluntary services 
under this subsection. The Commission shall determine which expenses 
are eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph.
    ``(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require 
Federal employees to work without compensation or to allow the use of 
volunteer services to displace or replace Federal employees.
    ``(h) Treatment of Certain Contracts.--A contract entered into by 
the Commission for the design or construction of the World War II 
memorial is not a funding agreement as that term is defined in section 
201 of title 35.
    ``(i) Extension of Authority To Establish Memorial.--
Notwithstanding section 10 of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 
1010), the legislative authorization for the construction of the World 
War II memorial contained in Public Law 103-32 (107 Stat. 90) shall not 
expire until December 31, 2005.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 21 of title 
36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item:

``2113. World War II memorial in the District of Columbia.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Public Law 103-32 (107 Stat. 90) is 
amended by striking sections 3, 4, and 5.
    (c) Effect of Repeal of Current Memorial Fund.--Upon the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer 
amounts in the fund created by section 4(a) of Public Law 103-32 (107 
Stat. 91) to the fund created by section 2113 of title 36, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a).

SEC. 313. GENERAL AUTHORITY OF AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION TO 
              SOLICIT AND RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Subsection (e) of section 2103 of title 36, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Solicitation and Receipt of Contributions.--(1) The 
Commission may solicit and receive funds and in-kind donations and 
gifts from any State, municipal, or private source to carry out the 
purposes of this chapter. The Commission shall deposit such funds in a 
separate account in the Treasury. Funds from this account shall be 
disbursed upon vouchers approved by the Chairman of the Commission as 
well as by a Federal official authorized to sign payment vouchers.
    ``(2) The Commission shall establish written guidelines setting 
forth the criteria to be used in determining whether the acceptance of 
funds and in-kind donations and gifts under paragraph (1) would--
            ``(A) reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Commission, 
        or any employee of the Commission, to carry out the 
        responsibilities or official duties of the Commission in a fair 
        and objective manner; or
            ``(B) compromise the integrity or the appearance of the 
        integrity of the programs of the Commission or any official 
        involved in those programs.''.

SEC. 314. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND RELATED ITEMS.

    Section 2103 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) Intellectual Property and Related Items.--(1) The Commission 
may--
            ``(A) adopt, use, register, and license trademarks, service 
        marks, and other marks;
            ``(B) obtain, use, register, and license the use of 
        copyrights consistent with section 105 of title 17;
            ``(C) obtain, use, and license patents; and
            ``(D) accept gifts of marks, copyrights, patents and 
        licenses for use by the Commission.
    ``(2) The Commission may grant exclusive and nonexclusive licenses 
in connection with any mark, copyright, patent, or license for the use 
of such mark, copyright or patent, except to extent the grant of such 
license by the Commission would be contrary to any contract or license 
by which the use of such mark, copyright or patent was obtained.
    ``(3) The Commission may enforce any mark, copyright, or patent by 
an action in the district courts under any law providing for the 
protection of such marks, copyrights, or patents.
    ``(4) The Attorney General shall furnish the Commission with such 
legal representation as the Commission may require under paragraph (3). 
The Secretary of Defense shall provide representation for the 
Commission in administrative proceedings before the Patent and 
Trademark Office and Copyright Office.
    ``(5) Section 203 of title 17 shall not apply to any copyright 
transferred in any manner to the Commission.''.

      TITLE IV--UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS

SEC. 401. TEMPORARY SERVICE OF CERTAIN JUDGES OF UNITED STATES COURT OF 
              APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS UPON EXPIRATION OF THEIR 
              TERMS OR RETIREMENT.

    (a) Authority for Temporary Service.--(1) Notwithstanding 
subsection (c) of section 7253 of title 38, United States Code, and 
subject to the provisions of this section, a judge of the Court whose 
term on the Court expires in 2004 or 2005 and completes such term, or 
who retires from the Court under section 7296(b)(1) of such title, may 
continue to serve on the Court after the expiration of the judge's term 
or retirement, as the case may be, without reappointment for service on 
the Court under such section 7253.
    (2) A judge may continue to serve on the Court under paragraph (1) 
only if the judge submits to the chief judge of the Court written 
notice of an election to so serve 30 days before the earlier of--
            (A) the expiration of the judge's term on the Court as 
        described in that paragraph; or
            (B) the date on which the judge meets the age and service 
        requirements for eligibility for retirement set forth in 
        section 7296(b)(1) of such title.
    (3) The total number of judges serving on the Court at any one 
time, including the judges serving under this section, may not exceed 
7.
    (b) Period of Temporary Service.--(1) The service of a judge on the 
Court under this section may continue until the earlier of--
            (A) the date that is 30 days after the date on which the 
        chief judge of the Court submits to the President and Congress 
        a written certification based on the projected caseload of the 
        Court that the work of the Court can be performed in a timely 
        and efficient manner by judges of the Court under this section 
        who are senior on the Court to the judge electing to continue 
        to provide temporary service under this section or without 
        judges under this section; or
            (B) the date on which the person appointed to the position 
        on the Court occupied by the judge under this section is 
        qualified for the position.
    (2) Subsections (f) and (g) of section 7253 of title 38, United 
States Code, shall apply with respect to the service of a judge on the 
Court under this section.
    (c) Temporary Service in Other Positions.--(1) If on the date that 
the person appointed to the position on the Court occupied by a judge 
under this section is qualified another position on the Court is 
vacant, the judge may serve in such other position under this section.
    (2) If two or more judges seek to serve in a position on the Court 
in accordance with paragraph (1), the judge senior in service on the 
Court shall serve in the position under that paragraph.
    (d) Compensation.--(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
a person whose service as a judge of the Court continues under this 
section shall be paid for the period of service under this section an 
amount as follows:
            (A) In the case of a person eligible to receive retired pay 
        under subchapter V of chapter 72 of title 38, United States 
        Code, or a retirement annuity under subchapter III of chapter 
        83 or subchapter II of chapter 84 of title 5, United States 
        Code, as applicable, an amount equal to one-half of the amount 
        of the current salary payable to a judge of the Court under 
        chapter 72 of title 38, United States Code, having a status on 
        the Court equivalent to the highest status on the Court 
        attained by the person.
            (B) In the case of a person not eligible to receive such 
        retired pay or such retirement annuity, an amount equal to the 
        amount of current salary payable to a judge of the Court under 
        such chapter 72 having a status on the Court equivalent to the 
        highest status on the Court attained by the person.
    (2) Amounts paid under this subsection to a person described in 
paragraph (1)(A)--
            (A) shall not be treated as--
                    (i) compensation for employment with the United 
                States for purposes of section 7296(e) of title 38, 
                United States Code, or any provision of title 5, United 
                States Code, relating to the receipt or forfeiture of 
                retired pay or retirement annuities by a person 
                accepting compensation for employment with the United 
                States; or
                    (ii) pay for purposes of deductions or 
                contributions for or on behalf of the person to retired 
                pay under subchapter V of chapter 72 of title 38, 
                United States Code, or under chapter 83 or 84 of title 
                5, United States Code, as applicable; but
            (B) may, at the election of the person, be treated as pay 
        for purposes of deductions or contributions for or on behalf of 
        the person to a retirement or other annuity, or both, under 
        subchapter V of chapter 72 of title 38, United States Code, or 
        under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code, as 
        applicable.
    (3) Amounts paid under this subsection to a person described in 
paragraph (1)(B) shall be treated as pay for purposes of deductions or 
contributions for or on behalf of the person to retired pay or a 
retirement or other annuity under subchapter V of chapter 72 of title 
38, United States Code, or under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United 
States Code, as applicable.
    (4) Amounts paid under this subsection shall be derived from 
amounts available for payment of salaries and benefits of judges of the 
Court.
    (e) Creditable Service.--(1) The service as a judge of the Court 
under this section of a person who makes an election provided for under 
subsection (d)(2)(B) shall constitute creditable service toward the 
judge's years of judicial service for purposes of section 7297 of title 
38, United States Code, with such service creditable at a rate equal to 
the rate at which such service would be creditable for such purposes if 
served by a judge of the Court under chapter 72 of that title.
    (2) The service as a judge of the Court under this section of a 
person paid salary under subsection (d)(1)(B) shall constitute 
creditable service of the person toward retirement under subchapter V 
of chapter 72 of title 38, United States Code, or subchapter III of 
chapter 83 or subchapter II of chapter 84 of title 5, United States 
Code, as applicable.
    (f) Eligibility for Additional Service.--The service of a person as 
a judge of the Court under this section shall not affect the 
eligibility of the person for appointment to an additional term or 
terms on the Court, whether in the position occupied by the person 
under this section or in another position on the Court.
    (g) Treatment of Party Membership.--For purposes of determining 
compliance with the last sentence of section 7253(b) of title 38, 
United States Code, the party membership of a judge serving on the 
Court under this section shall not be taken into account.

SEC. 402. MODIFIED TERMS FOR CERTAIN JUDGES OF UNITED STATES COURT OF 
              APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS.

    (a) Modified Terms.--Notwithstanding section 7253(c) of title 38, 
United States Code, the term of any judge of the Court who is appointed 
to a position on the Court that becomes vacant in 2004 shall be 13 
years.
    (b) Eligibility for Retirement.--(1) For purposes of determining 
the eligibility to retire under section 7296 of title 38, United States 
Code, of a judge appointed as described in subsection (a)--
            (A) the age and service requirements in the table in 
        paragraph (2) shall apply to the judge instead of the age and 
        service requirements in the table in subsection (b)(1) of that 
        section that would otherwise apply to the judge; and
            (B) the minimum years of service applied to the judge for 
        eligibility to retire under the first sentence of subsection 
        (b)(2) of that section shall be 13 years instead of 15 years.
    (2) The age and service requirements in this paragraph are as 
follows:
    
                                                          And the years
The judge has attained age:         And the years of service as a judge 
                                            are at least
        65...........................................        13        
        66...........................................        13        
        67...........................................        13        
        68...........................................        12        
        69...........................................        11        
        70...........................................        10        

SEC. 403. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVES FOR 
              CERTAIN JUDGES ON UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR 
              VETERANS CLAIMS.

    (a) Temporary Authority.--A voluntary separation incentive payment 
may be paid in accordance with this section to any judge of the Court 
described in subsection (c).
    (b) Amount of Incentive Payment.--The amount of a voluntary 
separation incentive payment paid to a judge under this section shall 
be $25,000.
    (c) Covered Judges.--A voluntary separation incentive payment may 
be paid under this section to any judge of the Court who--
            (1) meets the age and service requirements for retirement 
        set forth in section 7296(b)(1) of title 38, United States 
        Code, as of the date on which the judge retires from the Court;
            (2) submits a notice of an intent to retire in accordance 
        with subsection (d); and
            (3) retires from the Court under that section not later 
        than 30 days after the date on which the judge meets such age 
        and service requirements.
    (d) Notice of Intent to Retire.--(1) A judge of the Court seeking 
payment of a voluntary separation incentive payment under this section 
shall submit to the President and Congress a timely notice of an intent 
to retire from the Court, together with a request for payment of the 
voluntary separation incentive payment.
    (2) A notice shall be timely submitted under paragraph (1) only if 
submitted--
            (A) not later than one year before the date of retirement 
        of the judge concerned from the Court; or
            (B) in the case of a judge whose retirement from the Court 
        will occur less than one year after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, not later than 30 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
    (e) Date of Payment.--A voluntary separation incentive payment may 
be paid to a judge of the Court under this section only upon the 
retirement of the judge from the Court.
    (f) Treatment of Payment.--A voluntary separation incentive payment 
paid to a judge under this section shall not be treated as pay for 
purposes of contributions for or on behalf of the judge to retired pay 
or a retirement or other annuity under subchapter V of chapter 72 of 
title 38, United States Code.
    (g) Eligibility for Temporary Service on Court.--A judge seeking 
payment of a voluntary separation incentive payment under this section 
may serve on the Court under section 401 if eligible for such service 
under that section.
    (h) Source of Payments.--Amounts for voluntary separation incentive 
payments under this section shall be derived from amounts available for 
payment of salaries and benefits of judges of the Court.
    (i) Expiration of Authority.--A voluntary separation incentive 
payment may not be paid under this section to a judge who retires from 
the Court after December 31, 2002.

SEC. 404. DEFINITION.

    In this title, the term ``Court'' means the United States Court of 
Appeals for Veterans Claims.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill To amend title 38, 
        United States Code, to enhance programs providing health care 
        and other benefits for veterans, to authorize major medical 
        facility projects, to reform eligibility for burial in 
        Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes.''.