1.This Act may be cited as the
Veterans' Choice of Representation Act
of 2006
.
2.Attorney
representation in veterans benefits claims cases before the Department of
Veterans Affairs
(a)Qualifications
and standards of conduct for individuals recognized as agents or
attorneys
(1)Additional
qualifications and standards for agents and attorneys
generallySubsection (a) of section 5904 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended—
(A)by inserting (1)
after (a)
;
(B)by striking the second sentence;
and
(C)by adding at the end the following
new paragraphs:
(2)The Secretary may
prescribe in regulations qualifications and standards of conduct for
individuals recognized under this section, including the following:
(A)A requirement
that, before being recognized, an individual—
(i)show that such individual is of
good moral character and in good repute, is qualified to render claimants
valuable service, and is otherwise competent to assist claimants in presenting
claims; and
(ii)has such level of experience and
specialized training as the Secretary shall specify.
(B)A requirement that
the individual follow such standards of conduct as the Secretary shall
specify.
(3)The Secretary may
prescribe in regulations restrictions on the amount of fees that an agent or
attorney may charge a claimant for services rendered in the preparation,
presentation, and prosecution of a claim before the Department.
(4)(A)The Secretary may, on a
periodic basis, collect from individuals recognized as agents or attorneys
under this section a registration fee.
(B)The Secretary shall prescribe the
amount and frequency of collection of such fees. The amount of such fees may
include an amount, as specified by the Secretary, necessary to defray the costs
of the Department in recognizing individuals under this section, in
administering the collection of such fees, in administering the payment of fees
under subsection (d), and in conducting oversight of agents or
attorneys.
(C)Amounts so collected shall be
deposited in the account from which amounts for such costs were derived, merged
with amounts in such account, and available for the same purpose, and subject
to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such
account.
.
(2)Applicability to
representatives of veterans service organizationsSection 5902(b)
of such title is amended—
(A)by redesignating paragraphs (1) and
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
(B)by inserting (1)
after (b)
; and
(C)by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
(2)An individual
recognized under this section shall be subject to suspension under section
5904(b) of this title on the same basis as an individual recognized under
section 5904(a) of this
title.
.
(3)Applicability to
individuals recognized for particular claimsSection 5903 of such
title is amended—
(A)by inserting (a)
In
general.—
before The Secretary
;
and
(B)by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
(b)An
individual recognized under this section shall be subject to suspension under
section 5904(b) of this title on the same basis as an individual recognized
under section 5904(a) of this
title.
.
(b)Additional bases
for suspension of individualsSubsection (b) of section 5904 of
such title is amended—
(1)by inserting and sections
5902 and 5903 of this title
after under this
section
;
(2)in paragraph (4), by striking
or
at the end;
(3)in paragraph (5), by striking the
period and inserting a semicolon; and
(4)by adding at the end the following
new paragraphs:
(6)has failed to
conduct himself or herself with due regard for the non-adversarial nature of
any proceeding before the Department;
(7)has presented
frivolous claims, issues, or arguments to the Department; or
(8)has failed to
comply with any other condition specified by the Secretary in regulations
prescribed by the Secretary for purposes of this
subsection.
.
(c)Repeal of
limitation on hiring agents or attorneysSubsection (c) of
section 5904 of such title is amended by striking paragraph (1).
(d)Modification of
requirements to file attorney fee agreementsSuch subsection is
further amended—
(1)by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (1); and
(2)in that paragraph,
as so redesignated—
(A)by striking in a case
referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection
;
(B)by striking after the Board
first makes a final decision in the case
;
(C)by striking with the Board
at such time as may be specified by the Board
and inserting with
the Secretary pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary
;
and
(D)by striking the second and third
sentences.
(e)Such subsection is further amended by inserting after
paragraph (1), as redesignated by
subsection
(d)(1) of this section, the following new paragraph (2):
(2)(A)The Secretary, upon the
Secretary's own motion or at the request of the claimant, may review a fee
agreement filed pursuant to paragraph (1) and may order a reduction in the fee
called for in the agreement if the Secretary finds that the fee is excessive or
unreasonable.
(B)A finding or order
of the Secretary under subparagraph (A) may be reviewed by the Board of
Veterans' Appeals under section 7104 of this
title.
.
(f)Repeal of
penalty for certain actsSection 5905 of such title is amended by
striking (1)
and all that follows through
(2)
.
(g)
(1)The
amendments made by this section shall take effect six months after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(2)The
Secretary shall prescribe the regulations, if any, to be prescribed under the
amendments made by
subsection (a) not later than the date specified in
paragraph
(1).
(3)The
amendments made by subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) shall apply to claims
submitted on or after the date specified in paragraph (1).
1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the
Veterans’ Choice of Representation and
Benefits Enhancement Act of 2006
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—Veterans'
representation
Sec. 101. Attorney representation in veterans
benefits cases before the Department of Veterans Affairs.
TITLE II—Memorial
affairs
Sec. 201. Eligibility of Indian tribal
organizations for grants for the establishment of veterans cemeteries on trust
lands.
Sec. 202. Removal of remains of Russell Wayne
Wagner from Arlington National Cemetery.
Sec. 203. Provision of government markers for
marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries.
TITLE III—Education
Matters
Sec. 301. Expansion of education programs
eligible for accelerated payment of educational assistance under the Montgomery
GI bill.
Sec. 302. Accelerated payment of survivors' and
dependents' educational assistance for certain programs of
education.
Sec. 303. Reimbursement of expenses for State
approving agencies in the administration of educational benefits.
Sec. 304. Modification of requirement for
reporting on educational assistance program.
TITLE IV—Health
Matters
Sec. 401. Parkinson’s Disease
Research, Education, Clinical Centers, and Multiple Sclerosis Centers of
Excellence.
Sec. 402. Repeal of term of office for the
Under Secretary for Health and the Under Secretary for Benefits.
Sec. 403. Modifications to existing State home
authorities.
Sec. 404. Office of Rural Health.
Sec. 405. Pilot program on improvement of
caregiver assistance services.
TITLE V—Homeless veterans
assistance
Sec. 501. Reaffirmation of National goal to end
homelessness among veterans.
Sec. 502. Sense of Congress on the response of
the Federal Government to the needs of homeless veterans.
Sec. 503. Authority to make grants for
comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans.
Sec. 504. Extension of treatment and
rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans.
Sec. 505. Extension of authority for transfer
of properties obtained through foreclosure of home mortgages.
Sec. 506. Extension of funding for grant
program for homeless veterans with special needs.
Sec. 507. Extension of funding for homeless
veteran service provider technical assistance program.
Sec. 508. Additional element in annual report
on assistance to homeless veterans.
Sec. 509. Advisory committee on homeless
veterans.
Sec. 510. Rental assistance vouchers for
Veterans Affairs supported housing program.
Sec. 511. Financial assistance for supportive
services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.
TITLE VI—Miscellaneous
benefits
Sec. 601. Residential cooperative housing
units.
Sec. 602. Increase in supplemental insurance
for totally disabled veterans.
Sec. 603. Reauthorization of use of certain
information from other agencies.
Sec. 604. Clarification of correctional
facilities covered by certain provisions of law.
<enum>I</enum><header>Veterans'
representation</header>
<section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ide4d95903-21eb-4c98-bdf9-2345db62505f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>101.</enum><header>Attorney
representation in veterans benefits cases before the Department of Veterans
Affairs</header>
<subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ide97019c5-4204-46da-a950-eecd467b3539" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Qualifications and
standards of conduct for individuals recognized as agents or attorneys</header>
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id30d39a19-68ff-45a4-9971-e8d7b4a42846" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Additional
qualifications and standards for agents and attorneys
generally</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 5904 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id28d1d9ba-96d6-4980-92f7-bb2433f642cd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>(1)</quote> after <quote>(a)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2415c65e-e880-44a9-9b91-2d8fa35914b2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by
striking the second sentence; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3d2c7f63-bd28-4c01-9e0e-5dfb7c595e3e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide435e0ad-693c-4cc2-992e-2b9454370156" style="OLC">
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id17f19fce-f09c-41c2-8f3e-3e4fa6615f12" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary may
prescribe in regulations qualifications and standards of conduct for
individuals recognized under this section, including a requirement that, before
being recognized, an individual—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0e2655de-fcb9-40de-a37b-9714252d8f13"><enum>(A)</enum><text>show that such individual is of
good moral character and in good repute, is qualified to render claimants
valuable service, and is otherwise competent to assist claimants in presenting
claims;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd7381d75-e5a3-40c0-9058-de0aee1f31dd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has
such level of experience and specialized training as the Secretary shall
specify; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB1DDC4DFC9EC45D6B78235129FD83447"><enum>(C)</enum><text>certifies to the Secretary that the
individual has satisfied any qualifications and standards prescribed by the
Secretary under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id623607f5-406b-4e2f-8d1a-c80523e88321" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary may
prescribe in regulations reasonable restrictions on the amount of fees that an
agent or attorney may charge a claimant for services rendered in the
preparation, presentation, and prosecution of a claim before the
Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="iddb31006b-a5f8-4740-9dcd-14610fdc4c29" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9bc98440-47ad-4d9b-86fc-3efd8965fdc0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary may,
on a periodic basis, collect a registration fee from individuals recognized as
agents or attorneys under this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8a47a20f-2a95-4734-82f9-29592f7d30d4" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary shall prescribe the
amount and frequency of collection of such fees. The amount of such fees may
include an amount, as specified by the Secretary, necessary to defray the costs
to the Department in recognizing individuals under this section, in
administering the collection of such fees, in administering the payment of fees
under subsection (d), and in conducting oversight of agents or
attorneys.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5c8cfe22-b516-4482-aace-5fc75e788b3b" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Amounts so collected shall be
deposited in the account from which amounts for such costs were derived, merged
with amounts in such account, and available for the same purpose, and subject
to the same conditions and limitations, as amounts in such
account.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id53ed03ed-1367-4487-9992-279e88508b2c" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability to
representatives of veterans service organizations</header><text>Section 5902(b)
of such title is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id91612cbe-b81e-43ea-ae22-f5984ea35bdb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id199f252d-6dee-4cfa-8fe7-df2af0090924"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>(1)</quote> after <quote>(b)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idea541a48-227a-494a-9a14-9b4bbf9092f4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35681ffa-a1eb-4bd2-b794-a03f9e1e3c6d" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id014c658e-5227-45f6-b49b-cbc720ad48d5" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An individual recognized
under this section shall be subject to the provisions of section 5904(b) of
this title on the same basis as an individual recognized under section 5904(a)
of this
title.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id5bf12da0-3980-4879-ada1-d120bf09b1f0" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability to
individuals recognized for particular claims</header><text>Section 5903 of such
title is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc329bb78-e1db-4b3f-8290-e55951434afc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In
general</header-in-text>.—</quote> before <quote>The Secretary</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf9434c2c-b91c-428f-9cee-a4dbfccd7b64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93d8ccb0-9604-4466-a608-848683a533c9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id3bf05166-6977-4661-ae49-89f72c671403"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Suspension</header><text>An
individual recognized under this section shall be subject to the provisions of
section 5904(b) of this title on the same basis as an individual recognized
under section 5904(a) of this
title.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id9e5b9a46-9900-4264-a339-fb10d6648812" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional bases for
suspension of individuals</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 5904 of such
title is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id1ff09028-1251-46b9-8d63-0fd38637c80c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
paragraph (4), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd0eb5472-205c-4693-887c-564146e369b3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide72ab90c-4b1a-4cbc-a331-1eca8344fe69"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8d370eeb-fe4d-41c8-aca2-1fb748c2e674" style="OLC">
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id4911d39c-190a-44ea-bbdf-3d59a4d305f2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(6)</enum><text>has presented frivolous
claims, issues, or arguments to the Department; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id3091318f-e49e-4682-8485-1d1bd48130ff" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(7)</enum><text>has failed to comply with
any other condition specified by the Secretary in regulations prescribed by the
Secretary for purposes of this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id6335ef22-9ecc-485d-994c-624594bd736f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal of limitation on
hiring agents or attorneys</header><text>Subsection (c) of section 5904 of such
title is amended by striking paragraph (1).</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id42078765-a3a8-42ae-88a9-05436c110157" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Modification of
requirements to file attorney fee agreements</header><text>Such subsection is
further amended—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id22963bcd-e2f2-4c8e-aa53-a858988e8b81" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (2) as paragraph (1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id5cb39257-d71c-4a47-8c0e-8c26725e3e7b" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in that paragraph, as so
redesignated—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd986fab4-8d6b-4024-9c4f-abf8cb0fe4e0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>in a case referred to in paragraph (1) of this
subsection</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4b20665a-54fc-43ca-95ed-baa666d0424a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>after the Board first makes a final decision in the
case</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1fd337e7-4726-4da9-bef9-f6c0371fec3e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>with the Board at such time as may be specified by the
Board</quote> and inserting <quote>with the Secretary pursuant to regulations
prescribed by the Secretary</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e4eecbe-8374-4953-ab19-42aed0255cd1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by
striking the second and third sentences.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id7f7d865b-aced-4958-bfda-8e77efd73dd0" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Attorney
fees</header><text>Such subsection is further amended by inserting after
paragraph (1), as redesignated by
<internal-xref idref="id66059D4191B147A1BD1D3B9D2B3A6417"> subsection
(d)(1)</internal-xref> of this section, the following new paragraph (2):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5caa0316-a124-410e-9f08-5b4674236914" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id274b4cf0-dc8e-44a9-9510-afbf13249cd1" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id46cb502a-454f-4007-890f-2f2aa28af8bd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary, upon
the Secretary's own motion or at the request of the claimant, may review a fee
agreement filed pursuant to paragraph (1) and may order a reduction in the fee
called for in the agreement if the Secretary finds that the fee is excessive or
unreasonable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idba690eb2-e6d5-476b-949f-b88f05f0babd" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A finding or order of the
Secretary under subparagraph (A) may be reviewed by the Board of Veterans'
Appeals under section 7104 of this
title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id22109738-a26f-445d-9cfc-23f8eb3208eb" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Repeal of penalty for
certain acts</header><text>Section 5905 of such title is amended by striking
<quote>(1)</quote> and all that follows through <quote>(2)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id1e27cf1e-a1df-49d4-aaa9-6aa14376dc4f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effective date</header>
<paragraph id="idb020c6d5-202e-46ca-a697-532f845a3ad2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The
amendments made by this section shall take effect six months after the date of
the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id59e1b142-cbed-416a-91d0-5d551b1dbf22"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall prescribe the regulations, if any, to be prescribed under the
amendments made by <internal-xref idref="idD430AEA8AB524F67BF5C4F52A18F7F4D">
subsection (a)</internal-xref> not later than the date specified in
<internal-xref idref="id3C0C5CDA94484CEA8198E33540AB4212"> paragraph
(1)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idda3380f5-a094-4759-8b55-ec9d79dbbe7b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Claims</header><text>The
amendments made by subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) shall apply to claims
submitted on or after the date specified in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Memorial
affairs</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id913936C51DA34F4EBA935D0931896BE7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Eligibility of Indian tribal
organizations for grants for the establishment of veterans cemeteries on trust
lands</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/2408">Section 2408</external-xref> of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FB795B78D3C472494B691D6594284B1" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC364E09329314D6300D5D00CF16A35C"><enum>(f)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0BE23A79BB4D4F4700CECAF4C8D11355"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make grants under this
subsection to any tribal organization to assist the tribal organization in
establishing, expanding, or improving veterans’ cemeteries on trust land owned
by, or held in trust for, the tribal organization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24968B883794433FB813DCF3E3386767" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants under this subsection shall be made
in the same manner, and under the same conditions, as grants to States are made
under the preceding provisions of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3EBB580A8AC4F41B5F35EB7BDA47F19" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69D52E8F2E534433AC2300E2DC3ECB93"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>tribal organization</term>
has the meaning given that term in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3764">section
3765(4)</external-xref> of this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAB23E6A78B644139044413101833F3D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>trust land</term> has the
meaning given that term in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3764">section
3765(1)</external-xref> of this
title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID15DC830C4C424DDF8D2290AA89C96822" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header>Removal of remains
of Russell Wayne Wagner from Arlington National Cemetery</header>
<subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id799CDE9E2811405592520928DA66F9E8" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress makes the following
findings:</text>
<paragraph id="IDF529503FCEE342FA8073EB860D4730FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Arlington National Cemetery is a
National Shrine that memorializes the honorable service of men and women who
have defended the freedoms that all the people of the United States
enjoy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF9D40A18AC5A4834A382FF11618530B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The
inclusion among the honored dead of the remains of persons who have committed
particularly notorious, heinous acts brings dishonor to the deceased and
disrespect to their loved ones.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID020C175A51B54B54B16A2A866FCBA0A4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The
removal of the remains of a person who has committed a heinous act would not be
an act of punishment against that person, but rather an act that would preserve
the sacredness of cemetery grounds.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA011C623121E4E68947BF1621418769E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In
November of 1997, section 2411 of title 38, United States Code, was enacted to,
among other things, deny burial eligibility in Arlington National Cemetery to
any person convicted of a State capital crime for which the person was
sentenced to death or life imprisonment without parole. In January of 2006,
section 2411 of such title was amended by section 662 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163) to remove parole
eligibility as a loophole through which convicted capital offenders could
retain eligibility for interment at Arlington National Cemetery.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFB13A044CB4A4300946D756EE80FC8DC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>According to Arlington National
Cemetery officials, the remains of only one capital offender, Russell Wayne
Wagner, have been interred in Arlington National Cemetery since November of
1997.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDB893070D13554A1C835C30A89B2E55C4" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Removal of
remains</header>
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDF51C2C8511894D939D577C440A00AF62" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>The
Secretary of the Army shall remove the remains of Russell Wayne Wagner from
Arlington National Cemetery.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID98E8207F79E24109BF6E9258C1D65035" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification of
Next-of-Kin</header><text>The Secretary of the Army shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6C8DFEA7DF1B4EB6976AF40E740AD38F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notify the next-of-kin of record
for Russell Wayne Wagner of the impending removal of his remains; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CAC82514D114BD4954BF9A48A82EF7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>upon removal, relinquish the
remains to the next-of-kin of record for Russell Wayne Wagner or, if the
next-of-kin of record for Russell Wayne Wagner is unavailable, arrange for an
appropriate disposition of the remains.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id5673F4D6DD1E47198745B3974F4CFDAC" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Provision of
government markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries</header>
<subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDab4f77db358b4614beebaeac879efd6c" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 502(d) of the Veterans Education and Benefits
Expansion Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–103; 38 U.S.C. 2306 note), as amended by
section 203 of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–330), is
amended by striking <quote>September 11, 2001</quote> and inserting
<quote>November 1, 1990</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDEB5F577B224141E692FCF5B6D5934869" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of Expiration of
Authority</header><text>Subsection (d) of section 2306 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3).</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id3849E9C358214DD8A61F954CE7DA8379" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Provision of Headstone
or Marker</header>
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID1AF4BB46FBD84F15AE2A1F15BBEBCB09" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subsection (d) of such section 2306 is further
amended—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID2BBE76B6DD70495EB92D0C6302CB723E" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="IDA1316B1507D5402797CF1E26BABBDFED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the first sentence, by striking <quote>Government marker</quote> and inserting
<quote>Government headstone or marker</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID41A48639888B49CE9B6761629DA67734"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
the second sentence, by inserting <quote>headstone or</quote> before
<quote>marker</quote> each place it appears; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID51B63CD247E0439E8A8B073CE7DC06D7" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
inserting <quote>headstone or</quote> before <quote>marker</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID4FC9483984E345D1AF4ABFAEBE97CE24" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Subsection (g)(3) of such section 2306 is amended by
inserting <quote>headstone or</quote> before <quote>marker</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDA531BDA09A6145B8B5D9811026EE15A5" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Placement of Headstone
or Marker</header><text>The second sentence of subsection (d)(1) of such
section 2306, as amended by
<internal-xref idref="ID41A48639888B49CE9B6761629DA67734"> subsection
(c)(1)(A)(ii)</internal-xref> of this section, is further amended by inserting
before the period the following: <quote>, or, if placement on the grave is
impossible or impracticable, as close as possible to the grave within the
grounds of the cemetery in which the grave is located</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID721F81F35E5A4B8EBF3C155E60B167F9" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Delivery of Headstone
or Marker</header><text>Subsection (d)(2) of such section 2306, as amended by
<internal-xref idref="ID51B63CD247E0439E8A8B073CE7DC06D7"> subsection
(c)(1)(B)</internal-xref> of this section, is further amended by inserting
before the period the following: <quote>or to a receiving agent for delivery to
the cemetery</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID6B62D900BDFA413E9C03460B1B1653B9" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Repeal of Obsolete
Report Requirement</header><text>Subsection (d) of such section 2306 is further
amended by striking paragraph (4).</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID454FE7768BB24519A83121840357F06C" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Scope of Headstones and
Markers Furnished</header><text>Subsection (d) of such section 2306 is further
amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph
(3):</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="IDF41D9BDE64A94CC1B861D8297AB0B973" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDD40121861AC34B059C9842D3DED5853E" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In
furnishing headstones and markers under this subsection, the Secretary shall
permit the individual making the request for a headstone or marker to select
among any headstone or marker in the complete product line of Government
headstones and
markers.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb3698aa3a358415bbeb0c85141adbada" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Retroactive effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by subsections (a) through (g) shall
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 502 of the Veterans
Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–103; 115 Stat.
976).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Education
Matters</header>
<section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id8446F2834E9A4A4E8D5749D78F48EF08" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Expansion of
education programs eligible for accelerated payment of educational assistance
under the Montgomery GI bill</header>
<subsection id="ID128f25f4593442419c567fd07e626dc9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 3014A of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following
new paragraph (1):</text>
<quoted-block committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB75B34315551420AA01CA211CA1DB220" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id1444573752334B73B4F0C64615C79938"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enrolled in
either—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id788E365390BE4C2BA78F2A6F0E225353" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an approved program of
education that leads to employment in a high technology occupation in a high
technology industry (as determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the
Secretary); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id0C24C5EEADD24AF48C35320A3B50AD7D" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an approved program of
education lasting less than two years that (as so determined) leads to
employment in—</text>
<clause id="idF0545E4DA8E944FD93F035AE092D41FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
transportation sector of the economy;</text>
</clause><clause id="id63F7E77F6B90483EBB7938FAB4B7C236"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the construction sector of the
economy;</text>
</clause><clause id="id48A6A68DBC5A4BE5B6BCC7973EE8E75A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the hospitality sector of the
economy; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id5A9185599AFB4A6AAA3FB051059DBB7A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the energy sector of the
economy.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idCE7F43F1CF6F43BBB67C400C078834BF" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="idE4D477E7882048D8882545E3EFC3BAC1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Heading
amendment</header><text>The heading of such section is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4CB5D0DCCC58400FAB8102C81E38ABF7" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="id61375983A45542C4B711D77B85232C50"><enum>3014A.</enum><header>Accelerated payment
of basic educational
assistance</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idD47C096860024EF6AFE6D1F605A1983D" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The item relating to such section in the table of
sections at the beginning of chapter 30 of such title is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE95A7B981CE4D7386518816B286E423" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">3014A. Accelerated payment of
basic educational
assistance.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idF624C684AC2D4F3BA9DCD90F6271450C" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on
October 1, 2007. Such amendments shall only apply to enrollments that begin on
or after such date.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id2D331740FFF04407A4BB43179D6C33E3" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>The
amendments made by this section shall expire on September 30, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id441D7F0976E94870824A4D8FB5406958" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header>Accelerated payment
of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance for certain programs of
education</header>
<subsection id="id4C056C514B0F439293B088FE62AA09FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subchapter IV of chapter 35 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 3532 the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDEA1B4774DB0486192D3E525221BC172" style="USC">
<section id="id8471EE70A37B491881F8E92FEA94F114"><enum>3532A.</enum><header>Accelerated
payment of educational assistance allowance</header>
<subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID7ea91503ec5e44d5b367f035ed0d747a" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><text>The educational
assistance allowance payable under section 3531 of this title with respect to
an eligible person described in subsection (b) may, upon the election of such
eligible person, be paid on an accelerated basis in accordance with this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDb2103d845a3f40c1a588cedd1afa9c22" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><text>An eligible person
described in this subsection is an individual who is—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idBE46466E7B4347679EE3A13B041D884E" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enrolled in
either—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idD8866580D083400EACF8A85D00CD761E" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an approved program of
education that leads to employment in a high technology occupation in a high
technology industry (as determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the
Secretary); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id838637A2CB5243C7B4A474BE92E1A8C8" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an approved program of
education lasting less than two years that (as so determined) leads to
employment in the—</text>
<clause id="idD9F98AA1CBAA409CA054582943519CC1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transportation sector of the
economy;</text>
</clause><clause id="id7DD0257D20C64EC6A6F4779AC0FBB930"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>construction sector of the
economy;</text>
</clause><clause id="idD3DBED0E94A24A06995EBB9CB3827F6E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>hospitality sector of the
economy; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idC98751EF7902422A922E920B8133A86C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>energy sector of the economy;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID19c8acda32d2432991aa39e87861d28d" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>charged tuition and fees
for the program of education that, when divided by the number of months (and
fractions thereof) in the enrollment period, exceeds the amount equal to 200
percent of the monthly rate of educational assistance allowance otherwise
payable with respect to the individual under section 3531 of this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID8c30b30aff3a4da2a8fb499d850f996e" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id3EAB885CD0A6431DA1DD236650A3795B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The amount of the
accelerated payment of educational assistance payable with respect to an
eligible person making an election under subsection (a) for a program of
education shall be the lesser of—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDf53690ddda46415797ac50cd1c107724" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount equal to 60
percent of the established charges for the program of education; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDe327053e1f81431595ca57fb5914d090" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the aggregate amount of
educational assistance allowance to which the individual remains entitled under
this chapter at the time of the payment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDbf8021d6512d4e908e4c1017db56e095" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In this subsection, the
term <quote>established charges</quote>, in the case of a program of education,
means the actual charges (as determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by
the Secretary) for tuition and fees which similarly circumstanced nonveterans
enrolled in the program of education would be required to pay. Established
charges shall be determined on the following basis:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID1f3ba091ebb24319b880e30c7704915b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In
the case of an individual enrolled in a program of education offered on a term,
quarter, or semester basis, the tuition and fees charged the individual for the
term, quarter, or semester.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0e5f152c034d4c8cbce409771d150b72"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In
the case of an individual enrolled in a program of education not offered on a
term, quarter, or semester basis, the tuition and fees charged the individual
for the entire program of education.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID8dc6fe31789140b89dae9e6104f42012" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The educational
institution providing the program of education for which an accelerated payment
of educational assistance allowance is elected by an eligible person under
subsection (a) shall certify to the Secretary the amount of the established
charges for the program of education.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDf4c8be3d32bf458ca8cab14171f26128" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><text>An accelerated payment of
educational assistance allowance made with respect to an eligible person under
this section for a program of education shall be made not later than the last
day of the month immediately following the month in which the Secretary
receives a certification from the educational institution regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="ID02b160d31e5c40a2bb111d441e3d71aa"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
person’s enrollment in and pursuit of the program of education; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID656f67e14fb74f5c873b5958953b44a5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
amount of the established charges for the program of education.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID3a919d3e68bf4513beaf05e0a3f9a29f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB192461214014B9E8D413AC9CC83AE4F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as provided in
paragraph (2), for each accelerated payment of educational assistance allowance
made with respect to an eligible person under this section, the person's
entitlement to educational assistance under this chapter shall be charged the
number of months (and any fraction thereof) determined by dividing the amount
of the accelerated payment by the full-time monthly rate of educational
assistance allowance otherwise payable with respect to the person under section
3531 of this title as of the beginning date of the enrollment period for the
program of education for which the accelerated payment is made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4db084b168c048cba6ca8719df7e2818" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If the monthly rate of educational
assistance allowance otherwise payable with respect to an eligible person under
section 3531 of this title increases during the enrollment period of a program
of education for which an accelerated payment of educational assistance
allowance is made under this section, the charge to the person's entitlement to
educational assistance under this chapter shall be determined by prorating the
entitlement chargeable, in the manner provided for under paragraph (1), for the
periods covered by the initial rate and increased rate, respectively, in
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID09b0a5511fa743a79e21efa683e07296" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(f)</enum><text>The Secretary may not
make an accelerated payment of educational assistance allowance under this
section for a program of education with respect to an eligible person who has
received an advance payment under section 3680(d) of this title for the same
enrollment period.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID0bd27437e23b43b4b8ba60b8992f11dd" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(g)</enum><text>The Secretary shall
prescribe regulations to carry out this section. The regulations shall include
requirements, conditions, and methods for the request, issuance, delivery,
certification of receipt and use, and recovery of overpayment of an accelerated
payment of educational assistance allowance under this section. The regulations
may include such elements of the regulations prescribed under section 3014A of
this title as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idD62DB04B1D2B4C04ADEC2AA1A54A9205" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 35 of
such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3532 the
following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5d3605fb-e82a-4d3f-946d-0efaa53e2e0b" style="USC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="id8471EE70A37B491881F8E92FEA94F114" level="section">3532A. Accelerated payment of educational assistance
allowance.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id54650A7A8364476B9F81AA617A5F03CC" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on
October 1, 2007. Such amendments shall only apply to enrollments that begin on
or after such date.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31CD6B95A1D346918B4D68E1AA2F9C91" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>The
amendments made by this section shall expire on September 30, 2011.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id87791092D56046CA81DDB58F97C4FD23" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>303.</enum><header>Reimbursement of
expenses for State approving agencies in the administration of educational
benefits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3674(a) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idB8A300B2275546CCBF872AB11474ACF4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting
<quote>and is authorized to make additional payments subject to the
availability of appropriations,</quote> after <quote>readjustment
benefits,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB411914B8D094D199A605998B441368E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking the first
sentence and inserting <quote>The total amount authorized and available under
this section for any fiscal year may not exceed $19,000,000, except that the
total amount made available for purposes of this section from amounts available
for the payment of readjustment benefits may not exceed $19,000,000 for fiscal
years 2006 and 2007, $13,000,000 for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, $8,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2013, and $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2014
and each subsequent fiscal year.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id7D6F36B3BB6A4883BFA4EE1AEBA907F2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>304.</enum><header>Modification of
requirement for reporting on educational assistance program</header>
<subsection id="id05A29E1BC79F4F0DBBAE5EF8042B0092"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (d) of section 3036 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>January 1, 2005</quote> and
inserting <quote>January 1, 2011</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2C6800B542E54D739C7E7F9C750CD069"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Date of submittal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of such section is amended
by inserting <quote>, on January 1,</quote> after <quote>two
years</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idBC109902C1EA4B80BDCE15D675371188"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Interim report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs shall each submit to Congress a report containing the
information required by section 3036 of title 38, United States Code, not later
than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Health Matters</header>
<section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5C345B2E8944886A8FAC7C93DC411B" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>Parkinson’s Disease
Research, Education, Clinical Centers, and Multiple Sclerosis Centers of
Excellence</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D33A672DC2042C794008F7C4E3EDD51" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement for
establishment of centers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6E54978580F4BC9932E511B883FE9B2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H079F184354C54DB6963B002E54A3B6B7" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD95F2864EEFA40058BE22141BC107407" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7329.</enum><header>Parkinson’s disease
research, education, and clinical centers and multiple sclerosis centers of
excellence</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A08ECAB43E3428193689946A79B7B00" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, upon the recommendation of
the Under Secretary for Health and pursuant to the provisions of this section,
shall—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64937B8CD2524032A5598F2DBDCF9798" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designate—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90E5F93AF0C343738002F6E649EB5F29"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 6 Department health care
facilities as the locations for centers of Parkinson’s disease research,
education, and clinical activities and (subject to the appropriation of
sufficient funds for such purpose); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idECEB96A654EC4A4BA602322BA87F97B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 2 Department health care
facilities as the locations for Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence
(subject to the appropriation of sufficient funds for such purpose); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id890DC45DAB0D49BCA2461BB5E1CC266C" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish and operate such centers at such
locations in accordance with this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFEC6ABB816334F83B690AC339B7D94DE" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Existing facilities;
geographic distribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
designating locations for centers under subsection (a), the Secretary, upon the
recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health, shall—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B0299B1FA7B4BB6BACC7831EE375212" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designate each Department health care
facility that, as of January 1, 2005, was operating a Parkinson’s Disease
Research, Education, and Clinical Center or a Multiple Sclerosis Center of
Excellence unless the Secretary, on the recommendation of the Under Secretary
for Health, determines that such facility—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF38BE94B29C4185B908057F08894F9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not meet the requirements of
subsection (c);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20B150F0D5334A1FA82E6C467EA57391"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has not demonstrated effectiveness in
carrying out the established purposes of such center; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF5C29D6B5E8F4047B37984431FB56451"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has not demonstrated the potential to carry
out such purposes effectively in the reasonably foreseeable future; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD915FB3A6864D37BC8E54B16BCF3C4C" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assure appropriate geographic distribution
of such facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A86A70CBCE04E0EB1F44F697B3CFFE" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Minimum
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
may not designate a health care facility as a location for a center under
subsection (a) unless—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6F75DAA4E85412A96C83351666C08FA" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the peer review panel established under
subsection (d) determines that the proposal submitted by such facility is among
those proposals which meet the highest competitive standards of scientific and
clinical merit; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8447A1B35C3F42879006901EFFEFEC54" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary, upon the recommendation of
the Under Secretary for Health, determines that the facility has (or may
reasonably be anticipated to develop)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9ADF2CC74634B8C996EE3C9EB3CD031"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an arrangement with an accredited medical
school which provides education and training in neurology and with which such
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, or in the case of Multiple
Sclerosis Centers, multiple sclerosis disease;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB860E661421F4C1000CE7DE615DE700"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability to attract the participation of
scientists who are capable of ingenuity and creativity in health-care research
efforts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF4E1AE4014C4E29004F00A22C844E80"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a policymaking advisory committee composed
of consumers and appropriate health care and research representatives of the
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
such center during the period of the operation of such center;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7CCD53C057944B1A4C1DF82D2328188"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the capability to conduct effectively
evaluations of the activities of such center;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9609D067BD9943EFB0AD8569559F4FD3"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the capability to coordinate, as part of an
integrated national system, education, clinical, and research activities within
all facilities with such centers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF97D1CF8489C40BCB80470EF11EF10B0"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the capability to jointly develop a
consortium of providers with interest in treating neurodegenerative diseases,
including Parkinson’s disease, and other movement disorders, or multiple
sclerosis in the case of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, at facilities without such
centers in order to ensure better access to state of the art diagnosis, care,
and education for neurodegenerative disorders, or in the case of Multiple
Sclerosis Centers, autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system
throughout the health care system; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65D20A74AB534B0694D5B8EBF10000FC"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the capability to develop a national
repository in the health care system for the collection of data on health
services delivered to veterans seeking care for neurodegenerative diseases,
including Parkinson’s disease, and other movement disorders, or in the case of
Multiple Sclerosis Centers, autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous
system.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBADB6CC927ED4B1E91E63E37001CE294" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Panel</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3FF0A1A8B5E44C46BA7BE4B2D8227551"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 new centers under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB21AB1524C14677887111321135DBD" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA6DA22775C034B4FB2E0B2766FD27133"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The membership of the panel shall consist
of experts in neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s disease and
other movement disorders, and, in the case of Multiple Sclerosis Centers,
experts in autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23DB120BF6CC4BCB9338E016762C5B86" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the panel shall serve as
consultants to the Department for a period of no longer than 2 years except in
the case of panelists asked to serve on the initial panel as specified in
subparagraph (C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE466B521ABEF4984854B01C218E4C51" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to ensure panel continuity, half
of the members of the first panel shall be appointed for a period of 3 years
and half for a period of 2 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB66DEB37B7674F9F8FD803001E1E39D8" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB07C81E292914F8A8E77E67D000280D4" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The panel shall not be subject to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20408DBB266C4018AFCE8E009BFC9FB1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Adequate
funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before providing
funds for the operation of any such center at a health care facility other than
a health care facility designated under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall
ensure that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA90B1A01BB9C4DE99C2302AE5F798AF6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Parkinson's disease center at each
facility designated under subsection (b)(1) is receiving adequate funding to
enable such center to function effectively in the areas of Parkinson’s disease
research, education, and clinical activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7017498177E446109C45A7649A26E237"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a new Multiple Sclerosis
Center, that existing centers are receiving adequate funding to enable such
centers to function effectively in the areas of multiple sclerosis research,
education, and clinical activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B76D5D88E004198AEA0FCA09CDEE2E1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9D9A1A774DED4E139F028841763EC271"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2057874F8A0E4BE7A798A1F11E18EED9" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H984DEC323A50412E9112F5F233005312" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding eligibility and
priority for Parkinson's disease research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities of clinical and scientific
investigation at each center established under subsection (a) for Parkinson's
disease shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93B92C81D41445C78D6E5F05B1911DA9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be eligible to compete for the award of
funding from funds appropriated for the Department medical and prosthetics
research account; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B960F54A39547829E74234222CCB3D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receive priority in the award of funding
from such account to the extent funds are awarded to projects for research in
Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4EBB8B34516449E29E176D71BB538B9A" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding eligibility and
priority for multiple sclerosis research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities of clinical and scientific
investigation at each center established under subsection (a) for multiple
sclerosis shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93DE7B9AB72440F6B0C8689E10E6B8FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be eligible to compete for the award of
funding from funds appropriated for the Department medical and prosthetics
research account; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D5ED944C8744E499DD909CEC6E831EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receive priority in the award of funding
from such account to the extent funds are awarded to projects for research in
multiple sclerosis and other movement
disorders.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B3BE519C7584AC4837F5E00CD53AB1E" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
sections at the beginning of chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7328 the following new
item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9B0E1B56E9E42EF9E094859BD567C6B" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry bold="off" idref="HA5C345B2E8944886A8FAC7C93DC411B" level="section">7329. Parkinson’s disease research, education, and clinical
centers and multiple sclerosis centers of
excellence.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2624EABDE0A49ECBAD581DD00EFB8EE" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2006.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id516F9A0863364A89850277DEE815EB94" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>402.</enum><header>Repeal of term of
office for the Under Secretary for Health and the Under Secretary for
Benefits</header>
<subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idCAFA111C226B4951A0003A6506BF841C" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Under Secretary for
Health</header>
<paragraph id="idFB7F68C245DF4EC0B6086A39765EBD57"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section
305 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection
(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1DCEB55212164CF7A782E4AC5BD18F0B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Subsection (d) of such section is redesignated as
subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idAA86BBD1C3CA4AC2970ECEF0B9BA3593" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Under Secretary for
Benefits</header>
<paragraph id="idA73597A2F93E477397CC5D99982359FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section
306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection
(c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB0CEF20DFB774E728311D3C9F19CFEDA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Subsection (d) of such section is redesignated as
subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7925C519234E4EAD9010FB7F4F9BA9E3" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>403.</enum><header>Modifications to
existing State home authorities</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3665c2afa0f1467ea92df3763b686783" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Nursing home care and
prescription medications in State homes for veterans with service-connected
disabilities</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc450c41766404219b2d2d77c42d411a0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Nursing home care</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter V of chapter 17 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE20C6F84B4B544FCA2A273253FEF2B80" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7D51D7D59E2424B871A5B8B5F9D414F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1745.</enum><header>Nursing home care
and medications for veterans with service-connected disabilities</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0563c47ab01342faafd496d2e48574a7" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idE35E4C0979954FF8B523213B664ED591"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall pay each State home for
nursing home care at the rate determined under paragraph (2), where such care
is provided to any veteran as follows:</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id743035C3EAFB49D88A86D3505388417C" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any veteran in need of such care for a
service-connected disability.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F7036E857834655A898F581773838FB" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any veteran who—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF456CE268BF04C00A8D1E2BE0869608D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a service-connected disability rated at
70 percent or more; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE1685670E5C4639BB04A4EF97F58617"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in need of such care.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C279DC79CB342E19D44307AF3186E7D" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The rate determined under this paragraph
with respect to a State home is the lesser of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCE5982B1C3BC4675BCEE3734146F6C42"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicable or prevailing rate payable
in the geographic area in which the State home is located, as determined by the
Secretary, for nursing home care furnished in a non-Department nursing home (as
that term is defined in section 1720(e)(2)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFE6C0B9A9BF44F77884E30ABBA0CA751"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a
rate not to exceed the daily cost of care, as determined by the Secretary,
following a report to the Secretary by the director of the State home.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1A3389E72174E56BB36FCD5C7AEC8FB" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment by the Secretary under paragraph
(1) to a State home for nursing home care provided to a veteran described in
that paragraph constitutes payment in full to the State home for such care
furnished to that
veteran.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2f6b27765cc54728a71fba3117e1ec05" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provision of
prescription medicines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such
section, as so added, is further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD443211DEE1244FB8C41E7580FC8D1AB" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDfb9c8049b20542c9a3c5b7d77f498bac"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall furnish such drugs and
medicines as may be ordered on prescription of a duly licensed physician as
specific therapy in the treatment of illness or injury to any veteran as
follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDbe2c3e24d71942f3a13042a2f25d1b9e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any veteran who—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16258BD8DAE5431EAFA796020A21EB49"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not being provided nursing home care for
which payment is payable under subsection (a); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8CB298431AF04596AB77D0EE59F16937"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in need of such drugs and medicines for
a service-connected disability.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31f3a61c303948fc9fa128adf59e1c93"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any veteran who—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1674CAF7F1140768FF1D77F6C89740B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has a service-connected disability rated at
50 percent or more;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F53CF5873694E729D469C05F33DE957"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not being provided nursing home care for
which payment is payable under subsection (a); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id169B7744AF934DDF947EF1302E3595FB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in need of such drugs and
medicines.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id396B6A8E4C7A41879B758F139E879F60" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7DB65E0B71684344A78CE8556B6C08BE" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Criteria for
payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1741(a)(1) of
such title is amended by striking <quote>The</quote> and inserting
<quote>Except as provided in section 1745 of this title, the</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFBF2069FE1C84E5AAA27739A6FBAF68B" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility for nursing
home care</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1710(a)(4)
of such title is amended—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A6E264D7ABB4E3BBD02182E639AE5B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and</quote> before
<quote>the requirement in section 1710B of this title</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D5EAD9EBA18439EB0FB480F126D72E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, and the requirement
in section 1745 of this title to provide nursing home care and prescription
medicines to veterans with service-connected disabilities in State
homes</quote> after <quote>a program of extended care services</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81C5E31C70A34215B87014960B851616" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1744 the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1677161978314B159C41E543DC099C44" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1745. Nursing home care and
medications for veterans with service-connected
disabilities.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe708966584694da295a02b7691c7937f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this subsection shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id802744E4D5FE4BA4A1218C02E2B50B83" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Identification of
veterans in State homes</header><text>Such chapter is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id38F34518650340B78A6DB928E16CF4D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
section 1745, as added by subsection (a)(1) of this section, by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B31584C949A40B0B70C733F47BA11F6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4DDE5C968AD438BAEFEFEB701D4421C"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Any State home that
requests payment or reimbursement for services provided to a veteran under this
section shall provide to the Secretary such information as the Secretary
considers necessary to identify each individual veteran eligible for payment
under such section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id4E5DA83343A64E55AFF06C4903AEB449" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 1741, by
adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF633314743164C2299A56A92A9E478DC" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idF48F7331276D4DEDB7021467E4E8F944"><enum>(f)</enum><text>Any State home that
requests payment or reimbursement for services provided to a veteran under this
section shall provide to the Secretary such information as the Secretary
considers necessary to identify each individual veteran eligible for payment
under such
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID515dbc1b127e407990269a5f5d4c1615" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authority to treat
certain health facilities as State homes</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id109E292550A647D7985E76506EB4803B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter III of chapter 81 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52C7F7DFD4474A448C8ED0E68B4A129A" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28655A2F20F046929EDBC4FE8BEF7F6E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8138.</enum><header>Treatment of
certain health facilities as State homes</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7fdc7a55ede447dd99cb6b6c0293f8a8" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may treat a health facility,
or certain beds in a health facility, as a State home for purposes of
subchapter V of chapter 17 of this title if the following requirements are
met:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1d6115913daf41cba2dd191475d97eac"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The facility, or certain beds in such
facility, meets the standards for the provision of nursing home care that is
applicable to State homes, as prescribed by the Secretary under section 8134(b)
of this title, and such other standards relating to the facility, or certain
beds in such facility, as the Secretary may require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3be0c3318e9b479fb9a580cffe15afd4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The facility, or certain beds in such
facility, is licensed or certified by the appropriate State and local agencies
charged with the responsibility of licensing or otherwise regulating or
inspecting State home facilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44e9c3e5bde241bb9d679a4fa7e702d1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The State demonstrates in an application to
the Secretary that, but for the treatment of a facility (or certain beds in
such facility), as a State home under this subsection, a substantial number of
veterans residing in the geographic area in which the facility is located who
require nursing home care will not have access to such care.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1b41717c774b4c7faf16db1255f29cbc"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary determines that the treatment
of the facility, or certain beds in such facility, as a State home best meets
the needs of veterans for nursing home care in the geographic area in which the
facility is located.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe0d9b2b1cc524eb79ee72f41aba04aca"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary approves the application
submitted by the State with respect to the facility, or certain beds in such
facility.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDffb45198c12a47f4b29f8c62cd8d0e5b" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not treat a health
facility, or certain beds in a health facility, as a State home under
subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that such treatment would increase
the number of beds allocated to the State in excess of the limit on the number
of beds provided for by regulations prescribed under section 8134(a) of this
title.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa3344a63256a4d1dbaf758302c5ae33a" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of beds occupied by veterans in
a health facility for which payment may be made under subchapter V of chapter
17 of this title by reason of subsection (a) shall not exceed—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA66ED0EC3AF406B85CC3BE730896E9E" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">100 beds in the aggregate for all States;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8EEE71497CE410A93C9BAFB6D116C76" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of any State, the difference
between—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F5EFC0C88D244E38D83622F77A49644"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of veterans authorized to be in
beds in State homes in such State under regulations prescribed under section
8134(a) of this title; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3A1212AE15134B9E9F564ADBAED4BF5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of veterans actually in beds in
State homes (other than facilities or certain beds treated as State homes under
subsection (a)) in such State under regulations prescribed under such
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdb0ce602e5764e95bdaa06888e89d752" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of beds in a health facility in
a State that has been treated as a State home under subsection (a) shall be
taken into account in determining the unmet need for beds for State homes for
the State under section 8134(d)(1) of this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE97BD6112EAF4D6EAC0ACB84A653F75A" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not treat any new health
facilities, or any new certain beds in a health facility, as a State home under
subsection (a) after September 30,
2009.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6631fdfd29b74a8a8a9a79a4dc6f5a68" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
sections at the beginning of chapter 81 of such title is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 8137 the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB23250DD4A7C48F19D9E3B4DC78B5699" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">8138. Treatment of certain
health facilities as State
homes.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC84B93AEE2A14C88BD6A7F6F4DC1E093" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>404.</enum><header>Office of Rural
Health</header>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8154E8EF6954572B3C3C22934D0552B" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Department of Veterans Affairs within the Office of the
Undersecretary for Health an office to be known as the <quote>Office of Rural
Health</quote> (in this section referred to as the
<quote>Office</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99C023BEC7844563A17DC1503E3F3E02" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Head</header><text>The
Director of the Office of Rural Health shall be the head of the Office. The
Director of the Office of Rural Health shall be appointed by the Under
Secretary of Health from among individuals qualified to perform the duties of
the position.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF0750675201349FEB32448E6E7D554F2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The
functions of the Office are as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="ID2250c0b08e7445c0b66ab14f0764d758"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In
cooperation with the medical, rehabilitation, health services, and cooperative
studies research programs in the Office of Policy and the Office of Research
and Development of the Veterans Health Administration, to assist the Under
Secretary for Health in conducting, coordinating, promoting, and disseminating
research into issues affecting veterans living in rural areas.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3d9109a742d343448dcf5c60f4f0906e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To
work with all personnel and offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs to
develop, refine, and promulgate policies, best practices, lessons learned, and
innovative and successful programs to improve care and services for veterans
who reside in rural areas of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDF74537D5AB2437C978D2816748C70B7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To
designate in each Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) an individual who
shall consult on and coordinate the discharge in such Network of programs and
activities of the Office for veterans who reside in rural areas of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0968AA61078D48798A5535B590F58F10"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To
assess, in accordance with subsection (d), the effects of the implementation of
the fee-basis health care program of the Veterans Health Administration on the
delivery of health care services to veterans who reside in rural areas of the
United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb10a52f950f648f1807bf5d346478835"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To
perform such other functions and duties as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or
the Under Secretary for Health consider appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id402F4DB2D8B145FFABFDF1D528D7FB59" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assessment of Fee-Basis
Health Care Program</header><text>The Director of the Office shall, in
consultation with the individuals designated under subsection (c)(3), conduct
an assessment of the effects of the implementation of the fee-basis health care
program of the Veterans Health Administration on the delivery of health care
services to veterans who reside in rural areas of the United States. In
conducting the assessment, the Director shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idB05EE44143A449BA9B53AF82C52F04B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>evaluate the effects of the
fee-basis health care program on the delivery of health care services to
veterans who reside in rural areas of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idABFC7E7A8DC243AF8DAE763325E76120"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify various mechanisms for
expanding the program in order to enhance and improve health care services for
such veterans and determine the feasibility and advisability of implementing
such mechanisms; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id97A4042282C74779B561A28F1D8A0335"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for
each mechanism determined under paragraph (2) to be feasible and advisable to
implement, make recommendations to the Under Secretary for Health on the
implementation of such mechanism.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idE11A0824057241669B58AAAE775B488F" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>405.</enum><header>Pilot program on
improvement of caregiver assistance services</header>
<subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id12355D834942428B8A5ED6CD29CADCA2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Commencing not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a
pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of various mechanisms
to expand and improve caregiver assistance services.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idC3BEC58BA9E64851994E28CA20B97A3C" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration of pilot
program</header><text>The pilot program required by subsection (a) shall be
carried out during the two-year period beginning on the date of the
commencement of the pilot program.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id64F2A6B00BDE4BC1A764B08343068462" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Caregiver assistance
services</header><text>For purposes of this section, the term <term>caregiver
assistance services</term> are services of the Department of Veterans Affairs
that assist caregivers of veterans, including veterans of the Global War on
Terrorism. Such services including the following:</text>
<paragraph id="idE692B0BAD7404F59A2F28209FEFC7B9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Adult-day health care
services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9F872F617F1F483289DE9EDC5099A203"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Coordination of services needed by
veterans, including services for readjustment and rehabilitation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id50E81F7F4B9145D6838105A3A0C6C60E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Transportation services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id325D4D8E0FC94CDC8E92FACF84FFCF72"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Caregiver support services,
including education, training, and certification of family members in caregiver
activities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1D1FC8237AE04115AB4AAA75988B0142"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Home care services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBC0EF9E4A56C4F6D85A5A3DC68F452F7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Respite care.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id772771EE27D943568D61258004C7D432"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Hospice services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id299D6A7AB2EF4EA58103D9A0491A33D4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Any
modalities of non-institutional long-term care.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id916BDE26C52C498F9741943D682F8DEF" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="idCD7459252E9F4098BB5A60F70687F251"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Source of funds</header><text>In
carrying out the program required by
<internal-xref idref="id12355D834942428B8A5ED6CD29CADCA2"> subsection
(a)</internal-xref>, the Secretary shall identify, from funds available to the
Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care, an amount not less than
$5,000,000 to be available for the fiscal year that includes the date of the
enactment of this Act, to carry out the pilot program and to be allocated to
facilities of the Department pursuant to
<internal-xref idref="idA716F0E7F5B140BD8D2F7E375DC43112"> subsection
(e)</internal-xref>. Such amount shall be available without fiscal year
limitation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD54816CD9CDD426DBE0393FD592066A2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum allocation of
funds</header><text>In identifying available amounts pursuant to
<internal-xref idref="idCD7459252E9F4098BB5A60F70687F251"> paragraph
(1)</internal-xref>, the Secretary shall ensure that, after the allocation of
funds under<internal-xref idref="idA716F0E7F5B140BD8D2F7E375DC43112">
subsection (e)</internal-xref>, the total expenditure for programs in support
of caregiver assistance services is not less than $5,000,000 in excess of the
baseline amount.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id67E2AFC351FD4515A1716FB6FACAAFC1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Baseline amount</header><text>For
purposes of <internal-xref idref="idD54816CD9CDD426DBE0393FD592066A2">
paragraph (2)</internal-xref>, the baseline amount is the amount of the total
expenditures on programs in support of caregiver assistance services for
veterans for the most recent fiscal year for which final expenditure amounts
are known, adjusted to reflect any subsequent increase in applicable costs to
support such services through the Veterans Health Administration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idA716F0E7F5B140BD8D2F7E375DC43112" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Allocation of funds to
Facilities</header><text>The Secretary shall allocate funds identified pursuant
to <internal-xref idref="idCD7459252E9F4098BB5A60F70687F251"> subsection
(d)(1)</internal-xref> to individual medical facilities of the Department in
such amounts as the Secretary determines appropriate, based upon proposals
submitted by such facilities for the use of such funds for improvements to the
support of the provision of caregiver assistance services. Special
consideration should be given to rural facilities, including those without a
long-term care facility of the Department.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id150A8196B98349489E7B122951A7F5E0" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the
implementation of this section, including—</text>
<paragraph id="id7D7CD4753ED14DFF8DCDA1FABF49F8B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description and assessment of the activities carried out under the pilot
program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id97956EC52C4C47648E48274C4914328F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information on the allocation of
funds to facilities of the Department under
<internal-xref idref="idA716F0E7F5B140BD8D2F7E375DC43112"> subsection
(d)</internal-xref>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA31E158100354E869E1891B61BE7D807"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a
description of the improvements made with funds so allocated to the support of
the provision of caregiver assistance services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Homeless veterans
assistance</header>
<section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idD507A66E79144BF99167868AB9635701" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>501.</enum><header>Reaffirmation of
National goal to end homelessness among veterans</header>
<subsection id="id68429DF1143640D8A6CD74EF285C3FA1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reaffirmation</header><text>Congress
reaffirms the national goal to end chronic homelessness among veterans within a
decade of the enactment of the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act
of 2001 (Public Law 107–95; 115 Stat. 903).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id68E017A327A64439921A2BCE3DA8AD40"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reaffirmation of encouragement of
cooperative efforts</header><text>Congress reaffirms its encouragement, as
specified in the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001 (Public
Law 107–95; 115 Stat. 903), that all departments and agencies of the Federal,
State, and local governments, quasi-governmental organizations, private and
public sector entities, including community-based organizations, faith-based
organizations, and individuals, work cooperatively to end chronic homelessness
among veterans.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idFF59A497FF96499B8621B3C3A561E11B" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>502.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on
the response of the Federal Government to the needs of homeless
veterans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="id08321E0D1AD54B64962F7076AAD2E480"><enum>(1)</enum><text>homelessness is a significant
problem in the veterans community, and veterans are disproportionately
represented among the homeless population;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id22BB5BA2ECF14192B3D0543068E86D6B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>while many effective programs
assist homeless veterans to become, once again, productive and self-sufficient
members of their communities and society, all the essential services,
assistance, and support that homeless veterans require are not currently
provided;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA3CD878B8A3D49319B95EFC4C00C905D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>federally funded programs for
homeless veterans should be held accountable for achieving clearly defined
results;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id86AC73EFBC24477ABC381BEEAFADF8D0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Federal efforts to assist homeless
veterans should include prevention of homelessness;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2C58B47EC6D44BADA6F3F3B20543BB4C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Federal efforts regarding homeless
veterans should be particularly vigorous where women veterans have minor
children in their care;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7F24FC2D1E644527BFA5488D07F67BB1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Federal agencies, particularly the
Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Labor, and the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, should cooperate more fully to address the
problem of homelessness among veterans; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6FE88E72F7C44FF6BBD979873723B68D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the
programs reauthorized by this title provide important housing and services to
homeless veterans.</text>
</paragraph></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id2ff2f26f-80bf-4a7f-9cb1-c20030417d1f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>503.</enum><header>Authority to make
grants for comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans</header>
<subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="iddb2a4d57-3471-481e-8274-b5a04078d5a9" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Permanent
authority</header><text>Section 2011(a) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id5d7d234b-d1b3-4450-9597-e00e9acf4293" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph
(2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idca2cb921-8664-4402-9b64-c431dc70898c" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id337FB7BF5B3B46EFBB5EA14E2C93B414"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>(1)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id61A9E489DA4E48CFB2DAA9663132148D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as paragraphs (1) through (4),
respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id26796266-fb67-4aa2-9efc-e4aed67fcc19" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>The text of section 2013 of such title is amended
to read as follows: <quote>There is authorized to be appropriated, to carry out
this subchapter, $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year
thereafter.</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id3AF340303B7B4052AEBD003ADBAFA2F6" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>504.</enum><header>Extension of treatment
and rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans</header>
<subsection id="idE60C55C2DCD549CBA4F7C8BD9333608D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension of authority for
general treatment</header><text>Section 2031(b) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking <quote>2006</quote> and inserting
<quote>2011</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD41ACEBBD508418A8307E24D2EB19A52"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension of authority for
additional services</header><text>Section 2033(d) of such title is amended by
striking <quote>2006</quote> and inserting <quote>2011</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id1FC75BE0D6434801ABEEDA3C45C0FB54" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>505.</enum><header>Extension of authority
for transfer of properties obtained through foreclosure of home
mortgages</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2041(c) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>2008</quote> and
inserting <quote>2011</quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id380285E397BC4A0BA6DFC2C9F3BAE1B4" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>506.</enum><header>Extension of funding
for grant program for homeless veterans with special needs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2061(c)(1) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by striking <quote>2003, 2004, and 2005,
$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>2007 through 2011,
$7,000,000</quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idCB505B01D26E422EABB52A2529D9BE0C" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>507.</enum><header>Extension of funding
for homeless veteran service provider technical assistance
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (b) of
section 2064 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6922BC04CF9D4F02AA086C66BF72A54E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idE696D683DEC44CC9A6A9ACEC065BBC45"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through
2012 to carry out the program under this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id981A50B523FE4ED98CAC4D9B87CEB38B" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>508.</enum><header>Additional element in
annual report on assistance to homeless veterans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2065(b) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id8B055774D10F4691B0D50B97747F909F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph
(6); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7E25303C0C1B479390A72FCA809F7C2D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74C0D262F92D442EA8E05CADAEBD7DC1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id2C5BB36C4AA0405FA968BD947C571979"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Information on
the efforts of the Secretary to coordinate the delivery of housing and services
to homeless veterans with other Federal departments and agencies,
including—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="idF0B666D31D744505B625FFCB32BFE4D6" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Department of
Defense;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" id="idA2F33D1DCA174F9DBBDF071ABBDB2A12" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Department of Health
and Human Services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" id="id06483326EE1240C284B640F2BA87E413" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Department of Housing
and Urban Development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" id="idB51C29FD88B642CC8786B3EEB3DA2260" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Department of
Justice;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" id="id1CA7D2E7A28D412CA5D7C31FF367E19C" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Department of
Labor;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" id="idDB5D00C2690B429488F327E07E693A1E" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Interagency Council
on Homelessness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" id="id9A06788901634A7DB6F25123073983ED" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the Social Security
Administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" id="id61DC400E191A4534961FBC6DD16308AC" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(H)</enum><text>any other Federal
department or agency with which the Secretary coordinates the delivery of
housing and services to homeless
veterans.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id478718B19530448892D5EADBCF20DFDC" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>509.</enum><header>Advisory committee on
homeless veterans</header>
<subsection id="id05E195A1C6F74FF691F38420728BD087"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional ex officio
members</header><text>Subsection (a)(3) of section 2066 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D19920774E64A179D66EA64FFD74ACB" style="OLC">
<subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id7D84EDE2E0204B41994A7CF60DAF03E1" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Executive Director of
the Interagency Council on Homelessness (or a representative of the Executive
Director).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idF7337D0552744B1DBB641F8313DB0A9D" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Under Secretary for
Health (or a representative of the Under Secretary after consultation with the
Director of the Office of Homeless Veterans Programs).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id15534003597E47E1A365B893CCBE4D64" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The Under Secretary for
Benefits (or a representative of the Under Secretary after consultation with
the Director of the Office of Homeless Veterans
Programs).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id774E5C4EBC5646C48002B6FBA7CF9086" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>Subsection
(d) of such section is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2006</quote> and
inserting <quote>September 30, 2011</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id8FDE5B40AD10462A88602295574F95B9" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>510.</enum><header>Rental assistance
vouchers for Veterans Affairs supported housing program</header>
<subsection id="id443809AB9E9141F3957AC6FD05C7EFC9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding for
vouchers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
(8)(o)(19)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f(o)(19)(B)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6827FDBD740C4735990A2244AA65FC6E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idBA061CF354AC4CD8AE5593336CA0E4C2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The
amount specified in this subparagraph is—</text>
<clause changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id86E917A9B0B844C9B835762FA49EBA41" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2007, the
amount necessary to provide 500 vouchers for rental assistance under this
subsection;</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idAB939262A3904D9B846A4886231C8E01" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2008,
the amount necessary to provide 1,000 vouchers for rental assistance under this
subsection;</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id40BA3FCFF8CC463F9C76D399099D29C7" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2009,
the amount necessary to provide 1,500 vouchers for rental assistance under this
subsection;</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id723BDA2951FC48CCAC71E70DC9EF1CD4" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2010,
the amount necessary to provide 2,000 vouchers for rental assistance under this
subsection; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id9B65A4243D2B4F0FAABE7C7A343D1315" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(v)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2011, the
amount necessary to provide 2,500 vouchers for rental assistance under this
subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idDD27B0CBBD1B4CA796B1628FD2D6AC12" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elimination of funding
through incremental assistance</header><text>Subparagraph (C) of section
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)(C))
is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id63369E73022C4083B255A2B924347E6E" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study of effectiveness
of vouchers</header>
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idDAB8CEE753EB4F76BC3D595285BD4B13" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For fiscal years 2007 and 2008, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall conduct a study of the effectiveness of the voucher program under
section (8)(o)(19)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f(o)(19)(B)), as amended by subsection (a), in meeting the housing and case
management needs of homeless veterans who—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB2A5D37F5A2F4D5AACBA2D793504FF7D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have a chronic mental illnesses or
chronic substance use disorder; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB87FABA7E3C24C54B729ACC2D9139F7C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are
participating in continuing treatment for such mental illness or substance use
disorder as a condition of receipt of such rental assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id26BF67F9095749D3B5996D358CA594D9" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comparison</header><text>As
part of the study required by paragraph (1) the Secretary shall compare the
results of the program described in that paragraph with other programs as
follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="idF180E08497D5405CA5C92C36F4E9D1A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Programs in which the Department of
Veterans Affairs coordinates the delivery of housing and services to homeless
veterans.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3E83788576A9494583DC0027932B8551"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Programs for the provision of
grants or per diem payments to providers of services that are designed to meet
the needs of homeless veterans.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id7FD73874E36F4EB4BF25B1E691497363" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>In
conducting the comparison required by paragraph (2), the Secretary shall
examine the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="idF508D218CE004D09B4D1BE30C3595F56"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The
satisfaction of veterans targeted by the programs described in paragraph
(2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5FC11D0664DE42F0A449A8CB898D4C03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The
health status of such veterans.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07FA046D07D04596BA7C9C74978466E3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For
programs that address substance use disorders, the reduction in severity of
such disorders in such veterans.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBB625903578B4E02BDC45F8B93130B79"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The
housing provided such veterans under such programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8F9A4A92E103402883471DC583C30126"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The
degree to which such veterans are encouraged to productive activity by such
programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idC5A8D51A159C40D29F1F97E058F0EAAE" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than March 31, 2009, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the
House of Representatives a report on the results of the study required by
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idCF1DEDF904264679A5AA558307A4C651" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>511.</enum><header>Financial assistance
for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent
housing</header>
<subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID27a9d7b73a78455b891f57171888eaae" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section is to
facilitate the provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran
families in permanent housing.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDda990ca6c6964f349cc759ef107eed75" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Financial
assistance</header>
<paragraph id="id11546756D32045AF9020B403859649F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter V of chapter 20 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFF5B8A49FD0F4CEB82AFE9A2D5EFB360" style="USC">
<section id="IDcd0a6f7e380b412db09c4d60d555f6a0"><enum>2044.</enum><header>Financial
assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in
permanent housing</header>
<subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID892916f43eb64ce4bb38c8b79833013f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Distribution of
financial assistance</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id97A417C50078421595A73A7C467D0E8E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary shall
provide financial assistance to eligible entities approved under this section
to provide and coordinate the provision of supportive services described in
subsection (b) for very low-income veteran families occupying permanent
housing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id6775E3AB7FC947CB82C2EA37FF83894A" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Financial assistance
under this section shall consist of per diem payments for each such family for
which an approved eligible entity is providing or coordinating the provision of
supportive services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID6295840305a746098ea92bcf05fbac49" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id254FAE3FC541433EA4154BD90C43D583"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Subject to the
availability of appropriations provided for such purpose, the Secretary shall
provide to each family for which an approved eligible entity is providing or
coordinating the provision of supportive services per diem payments in the
amount of the daily cost of care estimated by such eligible entity (as adjusted
by the Secretary under subparagraph (C)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id219768FC262B42F791975F020627885A" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In no case may the amount of per
diem paid under this paragraph exceed the rate of per diem authorized for State
homes for domiciliary care under subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 1741 of this
title, as adjusted by the Secretary under subsection (c) of such
section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE4ECD4DDB55F4196A7C5A4ADC361E85E" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Secretary may adjust the daily
cost of care estimated by an eligible entity for purposes of this paragraph to
exclude other sources of income described in subparagraph (E) that the eligible
entity certifies to be correct.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE9086D3CCE014B9F9371E66ECA2CE0DD" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Each eligible entity shall provide
to the Secretary such information with respect to other sources of income as
the Secretary may require to make the adjustment under subparagraph (C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id872DF1AE6B0F4168B8633239208277F6" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The other sources of income
referred to in subparagraphs (C) and (D) are payments to the eligible entity
for furnishing services to homeless veterans under programs other than under
this subchapter, including payments and grants from other departments and
agencies of the Federal Government, from departments or agencies of State or
local government, and from private entities or organizations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id841211CBB1A547E2A42EF402135FA103" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In providing financial
assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to entities
providing or coordinating the provision of supportive services for very
low-income veteran families who are transitioning from homelessness to
permanent housing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID6771ef500be142baa452e196b8621761" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Secretary shall
ensure that, to the extent practicable, financial assistance under this
subsection is equitably distributed across geographic regions, including rural
communities and tribal lands.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id78ED0569F3BF4E2888663C6E8F90D13A" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Each entity receiving
financial assistance under this section to provide supportive services to a
very low-income veteran family shall notify that family that such services are
being paid for, in whole or in part, by the Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idBB9668602F4640B4B98D3CA6FEEDB04D" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The Secretary may require
entities receiving financial assistance under this section to submit a report
to the Secretary that describes the projects carried out with such financial
assistance.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID3b2fd62397d5447c9e70066dfb4a0d64" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Supportive
services</header><text>The supportive services referred to in subsection (a)
are the following:</text>
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDf443a3e05277441ea8b5a8aaf4544042" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Services provided by an
eligible entity or subcontractors that address the needs of very low-income
veteran families occupying permanent housing, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID37809e1f7af042f8b003cc0ca0399d83"><enum>(A)</enum><text>outreach services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDea1ca74ad3404890995f91d88dc86832"><enum>(B)</enum><text>health care services, including
diagnosis, treatment, and counseling for mental health and substance abuse
disorders and for post-traumatic stress disorder, if such services are not
readily available through the Department medical center serving the geographic
area in which the veteran family is housed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID67481b63a1574995b2382eb388848020"><enum>(C)</enum><text>habilitation and rehabilitation
services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID666a672eea744066a76149797bbd4769"><enum>(D)</enum><text>case management services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4f4dc62674cc45b697ff48c0fd7420ab"><enum>(E)</enum><text>daily living services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID88042b477c1f47118489e7aea9553282"><enum>(F)</enum><text>personal financial planning;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8127e15842db47398c1ebd52ef29b8d2"><enum>(G)</enum><text>transportation services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8e6de294363e40e49c6e9dd808818fb1"><enum>(H)</enum><text>vocational counseling;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7f028f461ec34ee4acbbacd14b943dd5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>employment and training;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDae47ddefa6394819877f946538a1f96d"><enum>(J)</enum><text>educational services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe747630ea73641809b3e830effb3866c"><enum>(K)</enum><text>assistance in obtaining veterans
benefits and other public benefits, including health care provided by the
Department;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0883468504bf4804b97425bce1d3a1a1"><enum>(L)</enum><text>assistance in obtaining income
support;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4ed54bc7953143ba9a806ea4ad85abea"><enum>(M)</enum><text>assistance in obtaining health
insurance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe0a1cf3ab2914bcc8d3db38dca991c1c"><enum>(N)</enum><text>fiduciary and representative payee
services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID587900daa93e4c8196d6398ed837bd83"><enum>(O)</enum><text>legal services to assist the
veteran family with reconsiderations or appeals of veterans and public benefit
claim denials and to resolve outstanding warrants that interfere with the
family's ability to obtain or retain housing or supportive services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa4f8c4c40571483faf2af5eea9591de4"><enum>(P)</enum><text>child care;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5ede0d4f81934ef1b546b7537647f9b0"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>housing counseling;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID652eb4ccefb849d893a5b78456eec727"><enum>(R)</enum><text>other services necessary for
maintaining independent living; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe453e64ce03741a88897a97a7357897f"><enum>(S)</enum><text>coordination of services under this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID670824398d16431f93ed2208922f35f9" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Services described in
paragraph (1) that are delivered to very low-income veteran families who are
homeless and who are scheduled to become residents of permanent housing within
90 days pending the location or development of housing suitable for permanent
housing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDe5a49930cc3e4c1f9996426b901ec42a" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Services described in
paragraph (1) for very low-income veteran families who have voluntarily chosen
to seek other housing after a period of tenancy in permanent housing, that are
provided, for a period of 90 days after such families exit permanent housing or
until such families commence receipt of other housing services adequate to meet
their current needs, but only to the extent that services under this paragraph
are designed to support such families in their choice to transition into
housing that is responsive to their individual needs and preferences.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID9615d0451983444893776be19b2a0048" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application for
financial assistance</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idC98696A1670E4D63A75D1090B2DDD15F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An eligible entity
seeking financial assistance under subsection (a) shall submit an application
to the Secretary in such form, in such manner, and containing such commitments
and information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id22139302D5F04DF5ADE27545F730F6A4" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Each application
submitted by an eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall contain—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDbfe56e4c3f864fc09331dbefca625269" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the
supportive services proposed to be provided by the eligible entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDbd97378996f34b52b7ab72161dad0635" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the
types of very low-income veteran families proposed to be provided such
services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID3e5ccd2485504e278d8d50f980f7ce6b" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an estimate of the number
of very low-income veteran families proposed to be provided such
services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID81d29d93f63449d2943cdf1acda30f16" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(D)</enum><text>evidence of the
experience of the eligible entity in providing supportive services to very
low-income veteran families; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID7674a2501cab455c987aa1a961985f6f" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of the
managerial capacity of the eligible entity to—</text>
<clause id="IDea815b00ac144cb2959f81a91aa62299"><enum>(i)</enum><text>coordinate the provision of
supportive services with the provision of permanent housing, by the eligible
entity or by other organizations;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID22c8f2a1840a4eff92ed10463b4a5985"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>continuously assess the needs of
very low-income veteran families for supportive services;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6de3d2cdd095416992bc66d4d772142a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>coordinate the provision of
supportive services with the services of the Department;</text>
</clause><clause id="idB605A1FE67C44BECB1DB3B9F55162B7A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>tailor supportive services to the
needs of very low-income veteran families; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9efcb9ef18c641229f153aebce3d12df"><enum>(v)</enum><text>continuously seek new sources of
assistance to ensure the long-term provision of supportive services to very
low-income veteran families.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID1880dc203c4944599939c283b164aa23" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary shall
establish criteria for the selection of eligible entities to be provided
financial assistance under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID413eb281691645beadf86ddd13620292" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6B2A8067E4F341B78816349C64D96785"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary shall
provide training and technical assistance to participating eligible entities
regarding the planning, development, and provision of supportive services to
very low-income veteran families occupying permanent housing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6268BCB413494E998004036B9CFC06B8" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary may provide the
training described in paragraph (1) directly or through grants or contracts
with appropriate public or nonprofit private entities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDd022c47d91834ba1971494f861344da0" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id46677DF63A8E4542B4F44466336B3C9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>From amounts
appropriated to the Department for Medical Care, there shall be available to
carry out this section amounts as follows:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id1B632DA44C6148E6B96157D85C6C5864" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$15,000,000 for fiscal year
2007.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id95BCB4A0CA7B4C3EA9999185AC3E0A8F" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$20,000,000 for fiscal year
2008.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5DBF49CE7E5E4E0C99782D938931F9B4" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$25,000,000 for fiscal year
2009.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idD183C22393524C22B1BBA5C0DF72E910" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Not more than $750,000 may be
available under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year to provide technical
assistance under subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id146F3D80E07346F09C7C6D571A5C62CE" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID8dbda94873d6435da1760228c8ef3790" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term <term>consumer
cooperative</term> has the meaning given such term in section 202 of the
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id8D7193F1E94843D8B63C7325E4F03B7B" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term <term>eligible
entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9334f7eaae5e4c668b070b06570edc37"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
private nonprofit organization; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4b3b1f4c4cf24c61ba9651e6d9eb80f7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a
consumer cooperative.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA3A5236AE84342ED839136CC80E037EC" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>homeless</term> has the
meaning given that term in section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24BAB58E9C694DA7B4AEA95C047C088D" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The term <term>permanent
housing</term> means community-based housing without a designated length of
stay.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6DDAD21C7614C92A8F25864842CF117" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The term <term>private
nonprofit organization</term> means any of the following:</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95F0EB12D55D4FB6BA0C0608494ECEC6" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Any incorporated private
institution or foundation—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id814AB952EE7B472BBA019EAAFCB7AF9D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>no
part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any member, founder,
contributor, or individual;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B89F5C36CA8419A85691928DBCB09DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>which has a governing board that
is responsible for the operation of the supportive services provided under this
section; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6295A57EDF943DEBF9C4EC4AFC6447D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>which is approved by the
Secretary as to financial responsibility;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD61408BE9A704824B55187B1EDE52F7D" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A for-profit limited
partnership, the sole general partner of which is an organization meeting the
requirements of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FCAD6D009F14F9F9332D5CE4232EC64" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A corporation wholly
owned and controlled by an organization meeting the requirements of clauses
(i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D71C68FD1E245ADA4A90D2C97F696D7" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A tribally designated
housing entity (as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF23F6F15A7384CF684ECF1403F726268" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(6)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD4268A0656C84D83B13922A23FAF35D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Subject to
subparagraphs (B) and (C), the term <term>very low-income veteran family</term>
means a veteran family whose income does not exceed 50 percent of the median
income for the area, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86720AB267E942189D13018E90DBDDCC" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make appropriate
adjustments to the income requirement under subparagraph (A) based on family
size.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6013B68CF4884C5EAAF7EBB2900D90BC" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may establish an income
ceiling higher or lower than 50 percent of the median income for an area if the
Secretary determines that such variations are necessary because the area has
unusually high or low construction costs, fair market rents (as determined
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f)), or
family incomes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE43C0B9B4BD844B0AA29A384980E9F55" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>veteran family</term>
includes a veteran who is a single person and a family in which the head of
household or the spouse of the head of household is a
veteran.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idCCDC1E769C454D97BD1A3D625461E571" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 20 of
such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2043 the
following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida145421b-9b35-4683-83c9-f53f2cde9405" style="USC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="IDcd0a6f7e380b412db09c4d60d555f6a0" level="section">2044. Financial assistance for supportive services for very
low-income veteran families in permanent
housing.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDd8f51a4444db4424ad8be03e6c83e0a7" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study of effectiveness
of permanent housing program</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idC57CC35AAB3B4900BB5D3B0134876574" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For fiscal years 2007 and 2008, the Secretary shall
conduct a study of the effectiveness of the permanent housing program under
section 2044 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b), in
meeting the needs of very low-income veteran families, as that term is defined
in that section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id9642439E378B42A58835F08699D5C38F" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comparison</header><text>In
the study required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall compare the results of
the program referred to in that subsection with other programs of the
Department of Veterans Affairs dedicated to the delivery of housing and
services to veterans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id775B737893BC414EA4EC452F45F8EE9B" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>In
making the comparison required in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall examine
the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id8FB9B95F149D4A8F89976633C74416B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The satisfaction of veterans
targeted by the programs described in paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id044E9FEDD23743889B59FF437C2C1B32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The health status of such
veterans.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idB5F3F7CFE7F044C59AA272128531D3D3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The housing provided such veterans
under such programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idA47C9D34FF5A48FA98234847DD725A89"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The degree to which such veterans
are encouraged to productive activity by such programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E1B764C4987485493455F187BBB653A" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than March 31, 2009, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the
House of Representatives a report on the results of the study required by
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Miscellaneous
benefits</header>
<section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="ID862C3C324B0A4FAA9F96D62EAB8FB903" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>601.</enum><header>Residential
cooperative housing units</header>
<subsection id="ID0BE4374432244EB49FF7602F27CB36A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Housing benefits for cooperative
apartment units</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 3710 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (11) the following
new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="IDB02BB862B30949B79B098B00E89B452C" reported-display-style="italic">
<paragraph id="ID6C0B426D2D204D1CB6C4E71BF9F14D35"><enum>(12)</enum><text>To purchase stock or
membership in a cooperative housing corporation for the purpose of entitling
the veteran to occupy for dwelling purposes a single family residential unit in
a development, project, or structure owned or leased by such corporation, in
accordance with subsection
(h).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDDA33D14E684B4318AD2CFAF8CDE92FC9" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditions of housing
benefits for cooperative apartment units</header><text>Such section is further
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID37CD9727BDAE4A6FB72279FF98D0532E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID6B435FDE869D44B281791F093E72CF89"><enum>(h)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDABD4880D848C4D678EF6131FEB994773"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A loan may not be
guaranteed under subsection (a)(12) unless—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="ID4DC3EC7B15EC445F86AC594149ED39B2" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
development, project, or structure of the cooperative housing corporation
complies with such criteria as the Secretary prescribes in regulations;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" id="ID9250FEEEC3C64F9A003640080092B717" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
dwelling unit that the purchase of stock or membership in the development,
project, or structure of the cooperative housing corporation entitles the
purchaser to occupy is a single family residential unit.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" id="ID6ACEAB970D8B4AF6BEEDB792447D1013" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In
this subsection, the term <term>cooperative housing corporation</term> has the
same meaning given such term in section 216(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA3B24F1C557F42BBBA57689E73FC16A5" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>When
applying the term <term>value of the property</term> to a loan guaranteed under
subsection (a)(12), such term means the appraised value of the stock or
membership entitling the purchaser to the permanent occupancy of the dwelling
unit in the development, project, or structure of the cooperative housing
corporation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12B8BC325AA54385B43EFD5D93EB2F2B" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>602.</enum><header>Increase in
supplemental insurance for totally disabled veterans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1922A(a) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking <quote>$20,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$30,000, during the period beginning on October 1, 2007, and ending on
September 31, 2011, or $20,000 at any other time</quote>.</text>
</section><section changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7691C0FE828C495AA04966AC0BBD6D3D" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>603.</enum><header>Reauthorization of
use of certain information from other agencies</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D44863876614FC2823C6A9074189FF6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Information from Secretary of the
Treasury or Commissioner of Social Security</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5317(g) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2008</quote> and inserting
<quote>September 30, 2011</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82365027D8264A499A760557FD1623EC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Tax returns and tax return
information</header><text>The last sentence of section 6103(l)(7) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>September 30,
2008</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30, 2011</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id8936D10FFAF24C4CA6B2B6DD1B323CE0" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>604.</enum><header>Clarification of
correctional facilities covered by certain provisions of law</header>
<subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idE43CCE7155AB477D9716591DD518B047" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Payment of pension
during confinement in penal institutions</header><text>Section 1505(a) of title
38, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>or local penal
institution</quote> and inserting <quote>local, or other penal institution or
correctional facility</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idA425F0E79DA64836BFE99328B49C24BD" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allowances for training
and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected
disabilities</header><text>Section 3108(g)(1) of such title is amended by
striking <quote>or local penal institution</quote> and inserting <quote>local,
or other penal institution or correctional facility</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idA11B1242C95A420DAEC910C8E921B6D2" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Educational assistance
benefits for Post-Vietnam era veterans</header><text>Section 3231(d)(1) of such
title is amended by striking <quote>or local penal institution</quote> and
inserting <quote>local, or other penal institution or correctional
facility</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id49E19DE1582C42A4AD95822B4BA07755" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Computation of
educational assistance allowances for veterans generally</header><text>Section
3482(g)(1) of such title is amended by striking <quote>or local penal
institution</quote> and inserting <quote>local, or other penal institution or
correctional facility</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idC9441D2F3CDE47FEB9A49B5148228D57" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Computation of
educational assistance allowance for survivors and
dependents</header><text>Section 3532(e) of such title is amended by striking
<quote>or local penal institution</quote> and inserting <quote>local, or other
penal institution or correctional facility</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id56BDA2ABC47A42B6BD3E6B1B345B946C" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Limitation on payment
of compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5313 of such title is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id92B2E885FC3D4B5C9659C182C014462B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>or local penal institution</quote> and
inserting <quote>local, or other penal institution or correctional
facility</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id86C2079CB4B9491096186A95D1FFCF17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (b)(3), by striking <quote>or local penal institution</quote> and
inserting <quote>local, or other penal institution or correctional
facility</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE0191190CC6D4C638DF28CA2D85095CE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in
subsection (c), by striking <quote>or local penal institution</quote> and
inserting <quote>local, or other penal institution or correctional
facility</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7D10810D51348838B14DB6B8F6FDB03" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Limitation on payment
of clothing allowance</header><text>Section 5313A of such title is amended by
striking <quote>or local penal institution</quote> and inserting <quote>local,
or other penal institution or correctional facility</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section>Amend the title so as to read:
To amend title 38, United States Code, to remove certain limitations on
attorney representation of claimants for veterans benefits in administrative
proceedings before the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make certain
improvements in the area of memorial affairs, and for other
purposes.
.
July 27 (legislative
day, July 26), 2006
Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the
title