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[H.R. 6342 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]


        H.R.6342

                       One Hundred Ninth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the third day of January, two thousand and six


                                 An Act


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring 
provisions of law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to 
   expand eligibility for the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational 
               Assistance program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Programs 
Extension Act of 2006''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Extension of certain expiring provisions of law administered by 
          the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 3. Expansion of eligibility for Survivors' and Dependents' 
          Educational Assistance program.
Sec. 4. Deadline and permanent requirement for report on educational 
          assistance program.
Sec. 5. Reauthorization of biennial report of Advisory Committee on 
          Women Veterans.
Sec. 6. Parkinson's Disease research, education, and clinical centers 
          and multiple sclerosis centers of excellence.
Sec. 7. Authorization of major medical facility leases.
Sec. 8. Technical and clerical amendments.
Sec. 9. Codification of cost-of-living adjustment provided in Public Law 
          109-361.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS OF LAW ADMINISTERED BY 
THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
    (a) Authority for Health Care for Participation in DOD Chemical and 
Biological Warfare Testing.--Section 1710(e)(3)(D) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2007''.
    (b) Grant and Per Diem Grant Assistance for Homeless Veterans.--
Section 2011(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking ``September 30, 
2005'' and inserting ``September 30, 2007''.
    (c) Treatment and Rehabilitation for Seriously Mentally Ill and 
Homeless Veterans.--Section 2031(b) of such title is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2006'' and inserting ``December 31, 2007''.
    (d) Additional Services for Homeless and Seriously Mentally Ill 
Veterans.--Section 2033(d) of such title is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2006'' and inserting ``December 31, 2007''.
    (e) Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans.--Section 2066(d) of 
such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2006'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2007''.
    (f) Government Markers in Private Cemeteries.--Section 2306(d)(3) 
of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2006'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2007''.
    (g) Additional Educational Assistance Allowance for Work-Study.--
Section 3485(a)(4) of such title is amended in subparagraphs (A), (C), 
and (F) by striking ``December 27, 2006'' and inserting ``June 30, 
2007''.
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SURVIVORS' AND DEPENDENTS' 
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
    (a) Expansion of Eligibility.--Section 3501(a)(1) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
    ``means--'' and inserting ``means any of the following:'';
        (2) in each of subparagraphs (A) through (D), by capitalizing 
    the first letter of the first word;
        (3) in subparagraph (A)--
            (A) by inserting after ``a person who'' the following: ``, 
        as a result of qualifying service'';
            (B) by striking the comma at the end of clause (i) and 
        inserting ``; or'';
            (C) by striking ``, or'' at the end of clause (ii) and 
        inserting a period; and
            (D) by striking clause (iii);
        (4) in subparagraph (B) by striking the comma at the end and 
    inserting the following: ``sustained during a period of qualifying 
    service.'';
        (5) in subparagraph (C)--
            (A) by inserting ``or child'' after ``the spouse''; and
            (B) by striking ``, or'' at the end and inserting a period;
        (6) in subparagraph (D)--
            (A) in clause (i), by inserting before the comma the 
        following: ``sustained during a period of qualifying service''; 
        and
            (B) by striking the comma at the end and inserting a 
        period;
        (7) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
    subparagraph:
            ``(E) The spouse or child of a person who--
                ``(i) at the time of the Secretary's determination 
            under clause (ii), is a member of the Armed Forces who is 
            hospitalized or receiving outpatient medical care, 
            services, or treatment;
                ``(ii) the Secretary determines has a total disability 
            permanent in nature incurred or aggravated in the line of 
            duty in the active military, naval, or air service; and
                ``(iii) is likely to be discharged or released from 
            such service for such disability.''; and
        (8) by striking ``arising out of'' and all that follows through 
    the end.
    (b) Conforming Amendments to Chapter 35.--Chapter 35 of such title 
is further amended as follows:
        (1) Section 3501(a) is amended by adding at the end the 
    following new paragraph:
        ``(12) The term `qualifying service' means service in the 
    active military, naval, or air service after the beginning of the 
    Spanish-American War that did not terminate under dishonorable 
    conditions.''.
        (2) Section 3511 is amended--
            (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
                (i) by striking ``Each eligible person'' and inserting 
            the following: ``Each eligible person, whether made 
            eligible by one or more of the provisions of section 
            3501(a)(1) of this title,'';
                (ii) by striking ``a period'' and inserting ``an 
            aggregate period''; and
                (iii) by striking the second sentence;
            (B) in subsection (b)--
                (i) in paragraph (2)--

                    (I) by striking ``the provisions of section 
                3501(a)(1)(A)(iii) or'' and inserting ``section''; and
                    (II) by striking ``or'' at the end;

                (ii) in paragraph (3)--

                    (I) by striking ``section 3501(a)(1)(D)'' and 
                inserting ``subparagraph (D) or (E) of section 
                3501(a)(1)''; and
                    (II) by inserting ``or'' after the comma at the 
                end; and

                (iii) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following 
            new paragraph:
        ``(4) the parent or spouse from whom such eligibility is 
    derived based upon subparagraph (E) of section 3501(a)(1) of this 
    title no longer meets a requirement under clause (i), (ii), or 
    (iii) of that subparagraph,''; and
            (C) by striking subsection (c).
        (3) Section 3512 is amended--
            (A) in subsection (a)--
                (i) by striking ``an eligible person (within the 
            meaning of section 3501(a)(1)(A) of this title)'' and 
            inserting ``an eligible person whose eligibility is based 
            on the death or disability of a parent or on a parent being 
            listed in one of the categories referred to in section 
            3501(a)(1)(C) of this title''; and
                (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ``the provisions of 
            section 3501(a)(1)(A)(iii)'' and inserting ``a parent being 
            listed in one of the categories referred to in section 
            3501(a)(1)(C)'';
            (B) in subsection (b)--
                (i) in paragraph (1)(A)--

                    (I) by inserting after ``section 3501(a)(1) of this 
                title'' the following: ``or a person made eligible by 
                the disability of a spouse under section 3501(a)(1)(E) 
                of this title''; and
                    (II) by striking ``or 3501(a)(1)(D)(ii) of this 
                title'' and inserting ``3501(a)(1)(D)(ii), or 
                3501(a)(1)(E) of this title'';

                (ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by adding at the end the 
            following new clause:
        ``(iii) The date on which the Secretary notifies the member of 
    the Armed Forces from whom eligibility is derived that the member 
    has a total disability permanent in nature incurred or aggravated 
    in the line of duty in the active military, naval, or air 
    service.''; and
                (iii) in paragraph (2)--

                    (I) by striking ``or (D) of this title'' and 
                inserting ``(D), or (E) of this title''; and
                    (II) by inserting ``whose eligibility is based on 
                the death or disability of a spouse or on a spouse 
                being listed in one of the categories referred to in 
                section 3501(a)(1)(C) of this title'' after ``of this 
                title)'';

            (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``veteran'' and 
        inserting ``person''; and
            (D) in subsection (e)--
                (i) by inserting ``based on a spouse being listed in 
            one of the categories referred to in section 3501(a)(1)(C) 
            of this title'' after ``of this title'';
                (ii) by inserting ``so'' after ``the spouse was''; and
                (iii) by striking ``by the Secretary'' and all that 
            follows through ``occurs''.
        (4) Section 3540 is amended by striking ``(as defined in 
    subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of section 3501(a)(1) of this 
    title)'' and inserting ``(other than a person made eligible under 
    subparagraph (C) of such section by reason of a spouse being listed 
    in one of the categories referred to in that subparagraph)''.
        (5) Section 3563 is amended by striking ``each eligible person 
    defined in section 3501(a)(1)(A) of this title'' and inserting 
    ``each eligible person whose eligibility is based on the death or 
    disability of a parent or on a parent being listed in one of the 
    categories referred to in section 3501(a)(1)(C) of this title''.
    (c) Other Conforming Amendments.--Such title is further amended as 
follows:
        (1) Sections 3686(a)(1) is amended by striking ``or (D)'' and 
    inserting ``(D), or (E)''.
        (2) Section 5113(b)(3) is amended--
            (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``section 3501(a)(1)'' 
        and all that follows through the end and inserting the 
        following: ``subparagraphs (A), (B), (D), and (E) of section 
        3501(a)(1) of this title.''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                (i) by striking ``such veteran's death'' and inserting 
            ``the death of the person from whom such eligibility is 
            derived''; and
                (ii) by striking ``such veteran's service-connected 
            total disability permanent in nature'' and inserting ``the 
            service-connected total disability permanent in nature (or, 
            in the case of a person made eligible under section 
            3501(a)(1)(E), the total disability permanent in nature 
            incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the active 
            military, naval, or air service) of the person from whom 
            such eligibility is derived''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to a payment of educational assistance for a course 
of education pursued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. DEADLINE AND PERMANENT REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT ON EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
    (a) Deadline for Report.--Not later than six months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall each submit to Congress a report 
containing the information specified in subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 3036 of title 38, United States Code.
    (b) Repeal of Termination.--Section 3036 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking subsection (d).
SEC. 5. REAUTHORIZATION OF BIENNIAL REPORT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 
WOMEN VETERANS.
     Section 542(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``2004'' and inserting ``2008''.
SEC. 6. PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CLINICAL CENTERS 
AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.
    (a) Requirement for Establishment of Centers.--
        (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38, 
    United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
    new sections:

``Sec. 7329. Parkinson's Disease research, education, and clinical 
            centers

    ``(a) Establishment of Centers.--(1) The Secretary, upon the 
recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health, shall designate not 
less than six Department health-care facilities as the locations for 
centers of Parkinson's Disease research, education, and clinical 
activities.
    ``(2) Subject to the appropriation of sufficient funds for such 
purpose, the Secretary shall establish and operate centers of 
Parkinson's Disease research, education, and clinical activities at the 
locations designated pursuant to paragraph (1) for such centers.
    ``(b) Criteria for Designation of Facilities.--(1) In designating 
Department health-care facilities for centers under subsection (a), the 
Secretary, upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health, 
shall assure appropriate geographic distribution of such facilities.
    ``(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall 
designate as the location for a center of Parkinson's Disease research, 
education, and clinical activities pursuant to subsection (a)(1) each 
Department health-care facility that as of January 1, 2005, was 
operating a Parkinson's Disease research, education, and clinical 
center.
    ``(3) The Secretary may not under subsection (a) designate a 
facility described in paragraph (2) if (on the recommendation of the 
Under Secretary for Health) the Secretary determines that such 
facility--
        ``(A) does not meet the requirements of subsection (c); or
        ``(B) has not demonstrated--
            ``(i) effectiveness in carrying out the established 
        purposes of such center; or
            ``(ii) the potential to carry out such purposes effectively 
        in the reasonably foreseeable future.
    ``(c) Requirements for Designation.--(1) The Secretary may not 
designate a Department health-care facility as a location for a center 
under subsection (a) unless the peer review panel established under 
subsection (d) has determined under that subsection that the proposal 
submitted by such facility as a location for a new center under 
subsection (a) is among those proposals that meet the highest 
competitive standards of scientific and clinical merit.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not designate a Department health-care 
facility as a location for a center under subsection (a) unless the 
Secretary (upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health) 
determines that the facility has (or may reasonably be anticipated to 
develop) each of the following:
        ``(A) An arrangement with an accredited medical school that 
    provides education and training in neurology and with which the 
    Department health-care facility is affiliated under which residents 
    receive education and training in innovative diagnosis and 
    treatment of chronic neurodegenerative diseases and movement 
    disorders, including Parkinson's Disease.
        ``(B) The ability to attract the participation of scientists 
    who are capable of ingenuity and creativity in health-care research 
    efforts.
        ``(C) An advisory committee composed of veterans and 
    appropriate health-care and research representatives of the 
    Department health-care facility and of the affiliated school or 
    schools to advise the directors of such facility and such center on 
    policy matters pertaining to the activities of the center during 
    the period of the operation of such center.
        ``(D) The capability to conduct effectively evaluations of the 
    activities of such center.
        ``(E) The capability to coordinate (as part of an integrated 
    national system) education, clinical, and research activities 
    within all facilities with such centers.
        ``(F) The capability to jointly develop a consortium of 
    providers with interest in treating neurodegenerative diseases, 
    including Parkinson's Disease and other movement disorders, at 
    facilities without such centers in order to ensure better access to 
    state-of-the-art diagnosis, care, and education for 
    neurodegenerative disorders throughout the health care system of 
    the Department.
        ``(G) The capability to develop a national repository in the 
    health care system of the Department for the collection of data on 
    health services delivered to veterans seeking care for 
    neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's Disease, and 
    other movement disorders.
    ``(d) Peer Review Panel.--(1) The Under Secretary for Health shall 
establish a panel to assess the scientific and clinical merit of 
proposals that are submitted to the Secretary for the establishment of 
centers under this section.
    ``(2)(A) The membership of the panel shall consist of experts in 
neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's Disease, and other 
movement disorders.
    ``(B) Members of the panel shall serve for a period of no longer 
than two years, except as specified in subparagraph (C).
    ``(C) Of the members first appointed to the panel, one half shall 
be appointed for a period of three years and one half shall be 
appointed for a period of two years, as designated by the Under 
Secretary at the time of appointment.
    ``(3) The panel shall review each proposal submitted to the panel 
by the Under Secretary and shall submit its views on the relative 
scientific and clinical merit of each such proposal to the Under 
Secretary.
    ``(4) The panel shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act.
    ``(e) Priority of Funding.--Before providing funds for the 
operation of a center designated under subsection (a) at a Department 
health-care facility other than at a facility designated pursuant to 
subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall ensure that each Parkinson's 
Disease center at a facility designated pursuant to subsection (b)(2) 
is receiving adequate funding to enable that center to function 
effectively in the areas of Parkinson's Disease research, education, 
and clinical activities.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the support of the 
research and education activities of the centers established pursuant 
to subsection (a). The Under Secretary for Health shall allocate to 
such centers from other funds appropriated generally for the Department 
medical services account and medical and prosthetics research account, 
as appropriate, such amounts as the Under Secretary for Health 
determines appropriate.
    ``(g) Award Competitions.--Activities of clinical and scientific 
investigation at each center established under subsection (a) shall be 
eligible to compete for the award of funding from funds appropriated 
for the Department medical and prosthetics research account. Such 
activities shall receive priority in the award of funding from such 
account insofar as funds are awarded to projects for research in 
Parkinson's Disease and other movement disorders.

``Sec. 7330. Multiple sclerosis centers of excellence

    ``(a) Establishment of Centers.--(1) The Secretary, upon the 
recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health, shall designate not 
less than two Department health-care facilities as the locations for 
multiple sclerosis centers of excellence.
    ``(2) Subject to the appropriation of sufficient funds for such 
purpose, the Secretary shall establish and operate multiple sclerosis 
centers of excellence at the locations designated pursuant to paragraph 
(1) for such centers.
    ``(b) Criteria for Designation of Facilities.--(1) In designating 
Department health-care facilities for centers under subsection (a), the 
Secretary, upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health, 
shall assure appropriate geographic distribution of such facilities.
    ``(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall 
designate as the location for a multiple sclerosis center of excellence 
pursuant to subsection (a)(1) each Department health-care facility that 
as of January 1, 2005, was operating a multiple sclerosis center of 
excellence.
    ``(3) The Secretary may not under subsection (a) designate a 
facility described in paragraph (2) if (on the recommendation of the 
Under Secretary for Health) the Secretary determines that such 
facility--
        ``(A) does not meet the requirements of subsection (c); or
        ``(B) has not demonstrated--
            ``(i) effectiveness in carrying out the established 
        purposes of such center; or
            ``(ii) the potential to carry out such purposes effectively 
        in the reasonably foreseeable future.
    ``(c) Requirements for Designation.--(1) The Secretary may not 
designate a Department health-care facility as a location for a center 
under subsection (a) unless the peer review panel established under 
subsection (d) has determined under that subsection that the proposal 
submitted by such facility as a location for a new center under 
subsection (a) is among those proposals that meet the highest 
competitive standards of scientific and clinical merit.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not designate a Department health-care 
facility as a location for a center under subsection (a) unless the 
Secretary (upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health) 
determines that the facility has (or may reasonably be anticipated to 
develop) each of the following:
        ``(A) An arrangement with an accredited medical school that 
    provides education and training in neurology and with which the 
    Department health-care facility is affiliated under which residents 
    receive education and training in innovative diagnosis and 
    treatment of chronic neurodegenerative diseases, including multiple 
    sclerosis.
        ``(B) The ability to attract the participation of scientists 
    who are capable of ingenuity and creativity in health-care research 
    efforts.
        ``(C) An advisory committee composed of veterans and 
    appropriate health-care and research representatives of the 
    Department health-care facility and of the affiliated school or 
    schools to advise the directors of such facility and such center on 
    policy matters pertaining to the activities of the center during 
    the period of the operation of such center.
        ``(D) The capability to conduct effectively evaluations of the 
    activities of such center.
        ``(E) The capability to coordinate (as part of an integrated 
    national system) education, clinical, and research activities 
    within all facilities with such centers.
        ``(F) The capability to jointly develop a consortium of 
    providers with interest in treating multiple sclerosis at 
    facilities without such centers in order to ensure better access to 
    state-of-the-art diagnosis, care, and education for autoimmune 
    disease affecting the central nervous system throughout the health 
    care system of the Department.
        ``(G) The capability to develop a national repository in the 
    health care system of the Department for the collection of data on 
    health services delivered to veterans seeking care for autoimmune 
    disease affecting the central nervous system.
    ``(d) Peer Review Panel.--(1) The Under Secretary for Health shall 
establish a panel to assess the scientific and clinical merit of 
proposals that are submitted to the Secretary for the establishment of 
centers under this section.
    ``(2)(A) The membership of the panel shall consist of experts in 
autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system.
    ``(B) Members of the panel shall serve for a period of no longer 
than two years, except as specified in subparagraph (C).
    ``(C) Of the members first appointed to the panel, one half shall 
be appointed for a period of three years and one half shall be 
appointed for a period of two years, as designated by the Under 
Secretary at the time of appointment.
    ``(3) The panel shall review each proposal submitted to the panel 
by the Under Secretary and shall submit its views on the relative 
scientific and clinical merit of each such proposal to the Under 
Secretary.
    ``(4) The panel shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act.
    ``(e) Priority of Funding.--Before providing funds for the 
operation of a center designated under subsection (a) at a Department 
health-care facility other than at a facility designated pursuant to 
subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall ensure that each multiple 
sclerosis center at a facility designated pursuant to subsection (b)(2) 
is receiving adequate funding to enable that center to function 
effectively in the areas of multiple sclerosis research, education, and 
clinical activities.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the support of the 
research and education activities of the centers established pursuant 
to subsection (a). The Under Secretary for Health shall allocate to 
such centers from other funds appropriated generally for the Department 
medical services account and medical and prosthetics research account, 
as appropriate, such amounts as the Under Secretary for Health 
determines appropriate.
    ``(g) Award Competitions.--Activities of clinical and scientific 
investigation at each center established under subsection (a) shall be 
eligible to compete for the award of funding from funds appropriated 
for the Department medical and prosthetics research account. Such 
activities shall receive priority in the award of funding from such 
account insofar as funds are awarded to projects for research in 
multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative disorders.''.
        (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning 
    of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
    section 7328 the following new items:

``7329. Parkinson's Disease research, education, and clinical centers.
``7330. Multiple sclerosis centers of excellence.''.

    (b) Effective Date.--Sections 7329 and 7330 of title 38, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect at the end 
of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES.
    (a) Fiscal Year 2006 Leases.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
carry out the following major medical facility leases in fiscal year 
2006 at the locations specified, in an amount for each lease not to 
exceed the amount specified for that location:
        (1) For an outpatient clinic, Baltimore, Maryland, $10,908,000.
        (2) For an outpatient clinic, Evansville, Indiana, $8,989,000.
        (3) For an outpatient clinic, Smith County, Texas, $5,093,000.
    (b) Fiscal Year 2007 Leases.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
carry out the following major medical facility leases in fiscal year 
2007 at the locations specified, in an amount for each lease not to 
exceed the amount specified for that location:
        (1) For an outpatient and specialty care clinic, Austin, Texas, 
    $6,163,000.
        (2) For an outpatient clinic, Lowell, Massachusetts, 
    $2,520,000.
        (3) For an outpatient clinic, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 
    $4,409,000.
        (4) For up to four outpatient clinics, Las Vegas, Nevada, 
    $8,518,000.
        (5) For an outpatient clinic, Parma, Ohio, $5,032,000.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations for Major Medical Facility 
Leases.--
        (1) Fiscal year 2006 leases.--There is authorized to be 
    appropriated for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 
    2006 for the Medical Care account, $24,990,000 for the leases 
    authorized in subsection (a).
        (2) Fiscal year 2007 leases.--There is authorized to be 
    appropriated for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 
    2007 for the Medical Care account, $26,642,000 for the leases 
    authorized in subsection (b).
SEC. 8. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.
    (a) Title 38, United States Code.--Title 38, United States Code, is 
amended as follows:
        (1) Citation correction.--Section 1718(c)(2) is amended by 
    inserting ``of 1938'' after ``Act''.
        (2) Citation correction.--Section 1785(b)(1) is amended by 
    striking ``Robert B.'' and inserting ``Robert T.''.
        (3) Punctuation correction.--Section 2002(1) is amended by 
    inserting a closing parenthesis before the period at the end.
        (4) Punctuation correction.--Section 2011(a)(1)(C) is amended 
    by inserting a period at the end.
        (5) Cross reference correction.--Section 2041(a)(3)(A)(i) is 
    amended by striking ``under this chapter'' and inserting 
    ``established under section 3722 of this title''.
        (6) Citation correction.--Section 8111(b)(1) is amended by 
    striking ``into the strategic'' and all that follows through ``and 
    Results Act of 1993'' and inserting ``into the strategic plan of 
    each Department under section 306 of title 5 and the performance 
    plan of each Department under section 1115 of title 31''.
        (7) Repeal of obsolete text.--Section 8111 is further amended--
            (A) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``effective October 
        1, 2003,''; and
            (B) in subsection (e)(2)--
                (i) in the second sentence, by striking ``shall be 
            implemented no later than October 1, 2003, and''; and
                (ii) in the third sentence, by striking ``, following 
            implementation of the schedule,''.
        (8) Citation correction.--Section 8111A(a)(2)(B)(i) is amended 
    by striking ``Robert B.'' and inserting ``Robert T.''.
    (b) Public Law 107-296.--Effective as of November 25, 2002, section 
1704(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296; 116 
Stat. 2315) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``101(25)(d)'' and inserting ``101(25)(D)''; 
    and
        (2) by striking ``3011(a)(1)(A)(ii)(II)'' and inserting 
    ``3011(a)(1)(A)(ii)(III)''.
SEC. 9. CODIFICATION OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT PROVIDED IN PUBLIC 
LAW 109-361.
    (a) Veterans' Disability Compensation.--Section 1114 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$112'' and inserting 
    ``$115'';
        (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``$218'' and inserting 
    ``$225'';
        (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``$337'' and inserting 
    ``$348'';
        (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``$485'' and inserting 
    ``$501'';
        (5) in subsection (e), by striking ``$690'' and inserting 
    ``$712'';
        (6) in subsection (f), by striking ``$873'' and inserting 
    ``$901'';
        (7) in subsection (g), by striking ``$1,099'' and inserting 
    ``$1,135'';
        (8) in subsection (h), by striking ``$1,277'' and inserting 
    ``$1,319'';
        (9) in subsection (i), by striking ``$1,436'' and inserting 
    ``$1,483'';
        (10) in subsection (j), by striking ``$2,393'' and inserting 
    ``$2,471'';
        (11) in subsection (k)--
            (A) by striking ``$87'' both places it appears and 
        inserting ``$89''; and
            (B) by striking ``$2,977'' and ``$4,176'' and inserting 
        ``$3,075'' and ``$4,313'', respectively;
        (12) in subsection (l), by striking ``$2,977'' and inserting 
    ``$3,075'';
        (13) in subsection (m), by striking ``$3,284'' and inserting 
    ``$3,392'';
        (14) in subsection (n), by striking ``$3,737'' and inserting 
    ``$3,860'';
        (15) in subsections (o) and (p), by striking ``$4,176'' each 
    place it appears and inserting ``$4,313'';
        (16) in subsection (r)--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$1,792'' and inserting 
        ``$1,851''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2,669'' and inserting 
        ``$2,757''; and
        (17) in subsection (s), by striking ``$2,678'' and inserting 
    ``$2,766''.
    (b) Additional Compensation for Dependents.--Section 1115(1) of 
such title is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$135'' and inserting 
    ``$139'';
        (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$233'' and ``$68'' and 
    inserting ``$240'' and ``$70'', respectively;
        (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``$91'' and ``$68'' and 
    inserting ``$94'' and ``$70'', respectively;
        (4) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``$109'' and inserting 
    ``$112'';
        (5) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``$257'' and inserting 
    ``$265''; and
        (6) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``$215'' and inserting 
    ``$222''.
    (c) Clothing Allowance for Certain Disabled Veterans.--Section 1162 
of such title is amended by striking ``$641'' and inserting ``$662''.
    (d) Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Surviving Spouses.--
        (1) New law dic.--Subsection (a) of section 1311 of such title 
    is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$1,033'' and inserting 
        ``$1,067''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$221'' and inserting 
        ``$228''.
        (2) Old law dic.--The table in paragraph (3) of such subsection 
    is amended to read as follows:


 
              Pay grade                          Monthly rate                   Pay grade          Monthly rate
 
E-1..................................  $1,067                            W-4....................          $1,276
E-2..................................  $1,067                            O-1....................          $1,128
E-3..................................  $1,067                            O-2....................          $1,165
E-4..................................  $1,067                            O-3....................          $1,246
E-5..................................  $1,067                            O-4....................          $1,319
E-6..................................  $1,067                            O-5....................          $1,452
E-7..................................  $1,104                            O-6....................          $1,637
E-8..................................  $1,165                            O-7....................          $1,768
E-9..................................  $1,2151                           O-8....................          $1,941
W-1..................................  $1,128                            O-9....................          $2,076
W-2..................................  $1,172                            O-10...................         $2,2762
W-3..................................  $1,207
 
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 1302 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be
  $1,312.
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 1302 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate
  shall be $2,443.


        (3) Additional dic for children or disability.--Such section is 
    further amended--
            (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``$257'' and inserting 
        ``$265'';
            (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``$257'' and inserting 
        ``$265''; and
            (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``$122'' and inserting 
        ``$126''.
    (e) Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Children.--
        (1) DIC when no surviving spouse.--Section 1313(a) of such 
    title is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$438'' and inserting 
        ``$452'';
            (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$629'' and inserting 
        ``$649'';
            (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$819'' and inserting 
        ``$846''; and
            (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``$819'' and ``$157'' and 
        inserting ``$846'' and ``$162'', respectively.
        (2) Supplemental dic for certain children.--Section 1314 of 
    such title is amended--
            (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``$257'' and inserting 
        ``$265'';
            (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``$438'' and inserting 
        ``$452''; and
            (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``$218'' and inserting 
        ``$225''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.