111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H.R. 1037
In the Senate of the United
States,
October 7, 2009.
Amendment:
That the bill from the House of Representatives
(H.R. 1037) entitled An Act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability
of expanding the scope of certain qualifying work-study activities under title
38, United States Code.
, do pass with the following
Strike out all
after the enacting clause and
insert:
1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the
Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of
2009
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2. Reference to title 38, United States
Code.
TITLE I—Insurance matters
Sec. 101. Increase in amount of supplemental
insurance for totally disabled veterans.
Sec. 102. Adjustment of coverage of dependents
under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
Sec. 103. Expansion of individuals qualifying
for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury protection coverage under
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
Sec. 104. Consideration of loss of dominant
hand in prescription of schedule of severity of traumatic injury under
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
Sec. 105. Enhancement of veterans' mortgage
life insurance.
TITLE II—Compensation and pension
matters
Sec. 201. Cost-of-living increase for temporary
dependency and indemnity compensation payable for surviving spouses with
dependent children under the age of 18.
Sec. 202. Eligibility of veterans 65 years of
age or older for service pension for a period of war.
Sec. 203. Clarification of additional
requirements for consideration to be afforded time, place, and circumstances of
service in determinations regarding service-connected disabilities.
Sec. 204. Extension of reduced pension for
certain veterans covered by Medicaid plans for services furnished by nursing
facilities.
Sec. 205. Enhancement of disability
compensation for certain disabled veterans with difficulties using prostheses
and disabled veterans in need of regular aid and attendance for residuals of
traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 206. Commencement of period of payment of
original awards of compensation for veterans retired or separated from the
uniformed services for catastrophic disability.
Sec. 207. Applicability of limitation to
pension payable to certain children of veterans of a period of war.
Sec. 208. Payment of dependency and indemnity
compensation to survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before
September 30, 1999.
TITLE III—Readjustment and
related benefit matters
Sec. 301. Repeal of limitation on number of
veterans enrolled in programs of independent living services and
assistance.
Sec. 302. Eligibility of disabled veterans and
members of the Armed Forces with severe burn injuries for automobiles and
adaptive equipment.
Sec. 303. Enhancement of automobile assistance
allowance for veterans.
Sec. 304. Payment of unpaid balances of
Department of Veterans Affairs guaranteed loans.
TITLE IV—Employment and
reemployment rights of members of the Uniformed Services
Sec. 401. Waiver of sovereign immunity under
the 11th Amendment with respect to enforcement of USERRA.
Sec. 402. Clarifying the definition of
successor in interest
.
Sec. 403. Clarifying that USERRA prohibits wage
discrimination against members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 404. Requirement that Federal agencies
provide notice to contractors of potential USERRA obligations.
Sec. 405. Comptroller General of the United
States study on effectiveness of Federal programs of education and outreach on
employer obligations under USERRA.
Sec. 406. Technical amendments.
TITLE V—Burial and memorial matters
Sec. 501. Increase in certain burial and
funeral benefits and plot allowances for veterans.
TITLE VI—Other matters
Sec. 601. National Academies review of best
treatments for Gulf War Illness.
Sec. 602. Extension of National Academy of
Sciences reviews and evaluations regarding illness and service in Persian Gulf
War.
Sec. 603. Extension of authority for regional
office in Republic of the Philippines.
Sec. 604. Aggregate amount of educational
assistance available to individuals who receive both survivors' and dependents
educational assistance and other veterans and related educational
assistance.
Sec. 605. Technical correction.
2.Reference to title 38, United States
CodeExcept as otherwise
expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of
title 38, United States Code.
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Insurance matters</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id005038f8-195d-40e5-b0b2-499af095e88e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increase in amount of supplemental
insurance for totally disabled veterans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1922A(a) is amended by striking
<quote>$20,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71da6fd6-8120-4dee-8f60-04de6d4e1187" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment of coverage of dependents under
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Clause (ii) of section 1968(a)(5)(B) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id433172ba-75c4-4a30-a757-d5f1d1fc808d" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5d6fdd5-560b-4362-8a49-6f593e31bfd0"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idCDB612BBF24C46528D355E46A82C0F0A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a member of the Ready
Reserve of a uniformed service who meets the qualifications set forth in
subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 1965(5) of this title, 120 days after
separation or release from such assignment; or</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1C1497AF03B94F30A0E53E707FC5F758" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of any other member of the
uniformed services, 120 days after the date of the member's separation or
release from the uniformed services;
or</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE72190FE914C44B2A4D06C86AA35B02F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expansion of individuals qualifying for
retroactive benefits from traumatic injury protection coverage under
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id74EACB7F8FE94AF98F0A8E50CF18DF21"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of section 501(b) of the
Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006 (Public Law
109–233; 120 Stat. 414; 38 U.S.C. 1980A note) is amended by striking <quote>,
if, as determined by the Secretary concerned, that loss was a direct result of
a traumatic injury incurred in the theater of operations for Operation Enduring
Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC183F0A383446FF991F0E8B0F47B09F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading of such section is amended by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">in Operation
Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A63164AB08E4F60A30ED6EB5D2ECE9E"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28015E2C0820455AA48CD5B9EEF0D148" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration of loss of dominant hand in
prescription of schedule of severity of traumatic injury under Servicemembers'
Group Life Insurance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB43E7368BDEF4234B86000531149FE1E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1980A(d) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8EAF9C41E36D4BD685D3EF12E3DCE15E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Payments under</quote>
and inserting <quote>(1) Payments under</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF364BD099D9748E3913AFB401D62B7F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4AFF4E13C6F4C889AA83FED471CC1D8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id685BAB6424224CD59F955538555B44DB" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As the Secretary considers appropriate, the
schedule required by paragraph (1) may distinguish in specifying payments for
qualifying losses between the severity of a qualifying loss of a dominant hand
and a qualifying loss of a nondominant
hand.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8CCE5AEE951D4ADEB5EDAF7869C9D26A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments for qualifying losses incurred
before date of enactment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id536498098A94426EB4574FF2C353FDD9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
prescribe in regulations mechanisms for payments under section 1980A of title
38, United States Code, for qualifying losses incurred before the date of the
enactment of this Act by reason of the requirements of paragraph (2) of
subsection (d) of such section (as added by subsection (a)(2) of this
section).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE27A6210D9D24D2F9813D8C888302D51"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualifying loss defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term
<term>qualifying loss</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6DCEA9E00B54793AFC35B62621424C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a loss specified in the second sentence of
subsection (b)(1) of section 1980A of title 38, United States Code; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9BB38C91F53D4E8692B638BEC23C73BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other loss specified by the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the first sentence of that subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idACCCCB001937472CA0F8F6868F7BBA2B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhancement of veterans' mortgage life
insurance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E0FA3AAF53548299B0D1CA5F5E9E0A4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2106(b) is amended by striking
<quote>$90,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$150,000, or $200,000 after January
1, 2012,</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52F794A7D422494BB257700E264051C1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation and pension matters</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66AD83E4A1E0438AB7040B0E61912CFD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost-of-living increase for temporary
dependency and indemnity compensation payable for surviving spouses with
dependent children under the age of 18</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1311(f) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7286473A68CC4C5FBD33D23F98A2544B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>(as
increased from time to time under paragraph (4))</quote> after
<quote>$250</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0216CDE3C75946CAA36C58F13E99DA90"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(5); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6241BB97270B47C3B2044B3F7BEDE900"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following new paragraph (4):</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf23296f-b6d1-496f-9644-789a344e226c" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id914ea3a8-f521-4e62-91f1-01105ddd5d0e" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever there is an increase in benefit
amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et
seq.) as a result of a determination made under section 215(i) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 415(i)), the Secretary shall, effective on the date of such increase in
benefit amounts, increase the amount payable under paragraph (1), as such
amount was in effect immediately prior to the date of such increase in benefit
amounts, by the same percentage as the percentage by which such benefit amounts
are increased. Any increase in a dollar amount under this paragraph shall be
rounded down to the next lower whole dollar
amount.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc6930e38-1140-485f-9487-c979dacbb3b4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility of veterans 65 years of age or
older for service pension for a period of war</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idde73a6e2-4a90-4b52-b88f-86c5f9246d99"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1513 is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4190c616-dde4-453c-a409-351eaa593774"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>by
section 1521</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>by subsection
(b), (c), (f)(1), (f)(5), or (g) of that section, as the case may be and as
increased from time to time under section 5312 of this title.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe2e9a93-2691-48b9-8a12-21a6fcd05e6e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (b) as
subsection (c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c526233-5495-4591-86b0-76116ea37f32"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (a) the
following new subsection (b):</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d998427-331b-4711-8b61-c7e2dbd66501" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08ea0aa4-7564-44e3-aae7-885cc326b154"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The conditions in subsections (h) and (i)
of section 1521 of this title shall apply to determinations of income and
maximum payments of pension for purposes of this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b171253-acb6-4299-b149-9d3c18f24b24"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to any claim for pension filed on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE3B53F84464342B88021D1544EE8303D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clarification of additional requirements
for consideration to be afforded time, place, and circumstances of service in
determinations regarding service-connected disabilities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB9E52D7C0614F69B36D4A6F6C2ED14E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of section 1154 is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA0EB4B2ED2924805B8B795A7F93EDA21" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE62CA93C2094DCBB5084F0AB2320459"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall include in the
regulations pertaining to service-connection of disabilities the
following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28C8EEFA3ED642159CE0ECD7924ED12C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provisions requiring that, in each case
where a veteran is seeking service-connection for any disability, due
consideration shall be given to the places, types, and circumstances of such
veteran's service as shown by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FF09902018546CDB7AACAB524BB3763"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such veteran's service record;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76A174BD690B46FABFB2548B1135E9BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the official history of each organization
in which such veteran served;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id942E5D8E74C243CCB7EADE003F5FC076"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such veteran's medical records; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFDBAF777623949F5BF1395E1212817E0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all pertinent medical and lay
evidence.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2dd99709a23e448e98ae6968180118ed"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provisions generally recognizing
circumstances in which lay evidence consistent with the place, conditions,
dangers, or hardships associated with particular military service does not
require confirmatory official documentary evidence in order to establish the
occurrence of an event or exposure during active military, naval, or air
service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC02252E3F484313B7E73BD0AA6E8249"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions required by section 5 of the
Veterans' Dioxin and Radiation Exposure Compensation Standards Act (Public Law
98–542; 98 Stat.
2727).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8531256AF6354F10A76A52C36D1212E6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id921FCF91B3F144E98F6519DC5C300DE6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 210 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promulgate
regulations to implement section 1154(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as
added by subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id361E479D610F43FEBBCBD64B6882B4A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interim regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case that the Secretary is unable to
promulgate final regulations under paragraph (1) on or before the date that is
210 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
promulgate interim regulations on or before such date to be in effect until
such time as the Secretary promulgates final regulations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE5ED1446FFC5435DBCE2C88DC264B278" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of reduced pension for certain
veterans covered by Medicaid plans for services furnished by nursing
facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5503(d)(7)
is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>April 30, 2016</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB051B42EB5A544E6BF9A61E51D53A5E0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhancement of disability compensation for
certain disabled veterans with difficulties using prostheses and disabled
veterans in need of regular aid and attendance for residuals of traumatic brain
injury</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2C9E60191CA540639538A9B3AC7A5E72"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Veterans Suffering Anatomical Loss of
Hands, Arms, or Legs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
1114 is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2EDBEF9BE1BC4BD4A69E4A4A6361EC88"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (m)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEEC2352B4E4840DA9F4030FA88DA4193"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>at a level, or with
complications,</quote> and inserting <quote>with factors</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA29F4BBE887D45B387F69AAA79F67A6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>at levels, or with
complications,</quote> and inserting <quote>with factors</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F415D7D87834C3E85F0A6D7DBB0D1AD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (n)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F391F5523AD496F8F2440FCDFC37429"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>at levels, or with
complications,</quote> and inserting <quote>with factors</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD75116A6A1084EF4B308DE6B5E910734"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>so near the hip as
to</quote> and inserting <quote>with factors that</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id645E8F86886D4CF7A9560E1356D2B0C6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>so near the shoulder and
hip as to</quote> and inserting <quote>with factors that</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CA6F729A3224BD58AB6EFB51CAC7C81"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (o), by striking <quote>so
near the shoulder as to</quote> and inserting <quote>with factors
that</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC97B6BA2C75C452CBFA25FFA7717C8E5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Veterans with service-Connected
disabilities in need of regular aid and attendance for residuals of traumatic
brain injury</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF60A55E4D62949D69089D2C628082E78"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such section is further amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C395899996D477ABCDED55BB2E3E954"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (p), by striking the
semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0BEFE5E4EEE34F4CA559E99A5280D25B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF259821B39654A279C38A3B3A25C318B" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5634FAF2EE3E4C0DAB636BF10AADE93D"><enum>(t)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to section 5503(c) of this title,
if any veteran, as the result of service-connected disability, is in need of
regular aid and attendance for the residuals of traumatic brain injury, is not
eligible for compensation under subsection (r)(2), and in the absence of such
regular aid and attendance would require hospitalization, nursing home care, or
other residential institutional care, the veteran shall be paid, in addition to
any other compensation under this section, a monthly aid and attendance
allowance equal to the rate described in subsection (r)(2), which for purposes
of section 1134 of this title shall be considered as additional compensation
payable for disability. An allowance authorized under this subsection shall be
paid in lieu of any allowance authorized by subsection
(r)(1).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAAB15BFA1FC64F72B5786906C4C91EF1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5503(c) is amended by striking
<quote>in section 1114(r)</quote> and inserting <quote>in subsection (r) or (t)
of section 1114</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38477FC366814CCAB0BC28CA227B568D"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on August 31, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idACEC82FAF94246438F47B5731A254B4A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commencement of period of payment of
original awards of compensation for veterans retired or separated from the
uniformed services for catastrophic disability</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2C098B2B686442ED82838D74D9050A63"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commencement of period of
payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of
section 5111 is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA85A0FF375804ECE8D2734D5B65BA847"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(1)</quote> after
<quote>(a)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id750D4F6297374CA0A14F1878F60A6DA8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), as designated by
paragraph (1) of this subsection, by striking <quote>in subsection (c) of this
section</quote> and inserting <quote>in paragraph (2) of this subsection and
subsection (c)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89130336BE5249E991F1F8D22E55CCFA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C8C37B923844CE3A2F0D6926DD3DEA2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2CF6DE9472844D2BAC2B55FA13FFE78B" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id678FA799B047490F9A0BA978C481635E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a veteran who is retired or
separated from the active military, naval, or air service for a catastrophic
disability or disabilities, payment of monetary benefits based on an award of
compensation based on an original claim shall be made as of the date on which
such award becomes effective as provided under section 5110 of this title or
another applicable provision of law.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC651A5DE055D43649C4D483372436643" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term
<term>catastrophic disability</term>, with respect to a veteran, means a
permanent, severely disabling injury, disorder, or disease that compromises the
ability of the veteran to carry out the activities of daily living to such a
degree that the veteran requires personal or mechanical assistance to leave
home or bed, or requires constant supervision to avoid physical harm to self or
others.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id905D5165D44E427381D8EF6054421526"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall apply with respect to awards of compensation based on original claims
that become effective on or after that date.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id219EF99E3B534F24BB2D59133028398F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical correction regarding waiver of
retired pay</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5305 is
amended by striking <quote>section 1414</quote> and inserting <quote>sections
1212(d)(2) and 1414</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBEDE45A1C1FF4F9691B08826073749EA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability of limitation to pension
payable to certain children of veterans of a period of war</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5503(d)(5) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBDA0A3ED2F26499DA231043986E323E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>(A)</quote> after
<quote>(5)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC6703224F6884F9DA69A6F021044E17A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38B60CEE2DC644DF9CEB6BA053F9ACD0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE8D6E7BE5484745B76052F4F89B87B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provisions of this subsection shall
apply with respect to a child entitled to pension under section 1542 of this
title in the same manner as they apply to a veteran having neither spouse nor
child.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1FA8B49A26C4CF89C98A1F35AF8F4FD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>208.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment of dependency and indemnity
compensation to survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before
September 30, 1999</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1318(b)(3) is amended by striking <quote>who died after September 30,
1999,</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Readjustment and related benefit
matters</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D2F18C98E74440BBA9486CEF8060656" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of limitation on number of veterans
enrolled in programs of independent living services and assistance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7664BB5D524B4DCBA12F58DE269D1CD2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3120 is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id839E828FCA084F56B7388B36F7CC8910"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (e); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39DB3EC736884ACCA0BB0FDDA49947D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (f) as
subsection (e).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25AC770A653D43D2A54683B2237BF8FF"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of such section is amended
by striking <quote>described in subsection (f)</quote> and inserting
<quote>described in subsection (e)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e140013-fc17-46a5-be10-a5bf4089e528" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility of disabled veterans and
members of the Armed Forces with severe burn injuries for automobiles and
adaptive equipment</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide6d928bb-df8e-4c70-b1d7-439abbabe700"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of section 3901 is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6d6bd5e5-cdaf-4638-96c0-5976ccc27b67"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id250f0987-0f97-4c7d-9daa-42f2970922c4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking <quote>in subclause (i), (ii), or (iii) below</quote> and inserting
<quote>in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of this subparagraph</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d0b16f8-4212-4f40-99ef-56d28fb4871c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
clause:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79cc5b3f-8248-417a-99bc-6f88ab24eed4" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7fc1acc-5a85-42cd-a47f-f7afa711ee3b" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A severe burn injury (as determined
pursuant to regulations prescribed by the
Secretary).</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4c419df-e52d-4817-a20f-5832a6d52d81"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>subclause (i), (ii), or (iii) of clause (A) of this paragraph</quote>
and inserting <quote>clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of subparagraph
(A)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideab6c56d-7807-4950-87f9-1b421bed0546"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stylistic amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such section is further amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida521b2b8-cbda-46dc-bf2b-5f1febad0fa9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>chapter—</quote> and inserting <quote>chapter:</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89afe589-c21f-4274-bf4f-52bd46fa77ee"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7dea7343-3872-4bdc-9042-f49dbbe7b439"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking <quote>means—</quote> and inserting <quote>means the
following:</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide109619d-214f-4f5f-b880-9614cbb41736"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50cc1f74-4b2b-4f83-ae06-ef0289e7fac1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking <quote>any veteran</quote> and inserting <quote>Any
veteran</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a137ee2-a589-43ab-8fb9-7a458ae887fc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clauses (i) and (ii), by striking the
semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d0a2754-66c6-447f-ba8e-ffe336efa71c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii), by striking <quote>;
or</quote> and inserting a period; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd45c794a-bfe6-41c5-992d-f61629920238"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>any
member</quote> and inserting <quote>Any member</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64B41168CAFC42238C36E90FD8F4AEB3"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDF04DBDC0852477FB8C41810AD374D9B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhancement of automobile assistance
allowance for veterans</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A87420A089F410588942D21A5EFCF0A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increase in amount of
allowance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) of
section 3902 is amended by striking <quote>$11,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$22,500 (as adjusted from time to time under subsection
(e))</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E87E636881B47BC9F1026E70BDF92DA"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual adjustment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such section is further amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13B38149C6E04F8EA4F45B9AAED01049" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD07544EAF9594E7FBA614BE5A99B47EB"><enum>(e)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id8EC1D9E1A2A74A92804F890BCE06A457"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective on October 1 of each year
(beginning in 2011), the Secretary shall increase the dollar amount in effect
under subsection (a) to an amount equal to 80 percent of the average retail
cost of new automobiles for the preceding calendar year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64D97018ABB9473A97639D7EA52C25AF" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish the method
for determining the average retail cost of new automobiles for purposes of this
subsection. The Secretary may use data developed in the private sector if the
Secretary determines the data is appropriate for purposes of this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D8C6EC36F98415F8AAC9C0671A375F1"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2010.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFEEEF27C04A4A4C906F67938A1A24D8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment of unpaid balances of Department of
Veterans Affairs guaranteed loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3732(a)(2) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID93ad59a391d54fe89e908c211b4991e0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Before suit</quote> and
inserting <quote>(A) Before suit</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB84244BEE26B4E88AA18FD480A4D8087"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23D46748336949E6A259F4CA36585F61" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID248ca7066f284c57bd2461362af2356b" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the event that a housing loan guaranteed
under this chapter is modified under the authority provided under section
1322(b) of title 11, the Secretary may pay the holder of the obligation the
unpaid balance of the obligation due as of the date of the filing of the
petition under title 11 plus accrued interest, but only upon the assignment,
transfer, and delivery to the Secretary (in a form and manner satisfactory to
the Secretary) of all rights, interest, claims, evidence, and records with
respect to the housing
loan.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Employment and reemployment rights of
members of the Uniformed Services</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE08F9AF29C404D3A00DC41F7034E34FC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of sovereign immunity under the 11th
Amendment with respect to enforcement of USERRA</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEAAE85C9E3154676AA90D38ADA8D9D62"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4323 is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DAD5D923B24494780FA9B7BE48B2EB5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b) by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AC16F6F5AF542988C2FDD4DB2FAF689" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F00CB76A86A4DF4BEA4C2B5769983A8" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an action against a State
(as an employer) by a person, the action may be brought in the appropriate
district court of the United States or State court of competent
jurisdiction.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52A4FA78E85F431092E8DADB211C69C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (i) as
subsection (j); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73E3A9AA6E9D4061AA7415ACDF01D733"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (h) the
following new subsection (i):</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBE8EE5503174D37AD80C99C7471529D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEC7DE283BB146E19C9BB100B4C6355B"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waiver of State sovereign
immunity</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H74353DB24F884BEC92335C068388303B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State’s receipt or use of Federal
financial assistance for any program or activity of a State shall constitute a
waiver of sovereign immunity, under the 11th amendment to the Constitution or
otherwise, to a suit brought by—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2ED98B2E3A148B280D0928E34004611" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a person who is or was an employee in that
program or activity for the rights or benefits authorized the person by this
chapter;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0093CC8161324369A8B4EA6D21D600F7" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a person applying to be such an employee in
that program or activity for the rights or benefits authorized the person by
this chapter; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22176078772B4D34AC25512E44C898EF" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a person seeking reemployment as an
employee in that program or activity for the rights or benefits authorized the
person by this chapter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H135637C1F01444DEB65C1ED5256700F" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>program
or activity</term> has the meaning given that term in section 309 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ADA75">Age Discrimination Act of 1975</act-name> (42
U.S.C.
6107).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD18870348DDC498798C58B230398A3F2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id793FAD2741B641039F671DEEEA9505CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any failure to comply with a provision of
or any violation of chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, that occurs
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAD4B58AA787543BB93870116AC512D1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all actions or complaints filed under such
chapter 43 that are commenced after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB321A45F253449E589B46E49C29733D5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>402.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clarifying the definition of
<quote>successor in interest</quote></header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A9C3155E5FB4336BF91E55AE996F522"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4303(4) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5AF502E20EF4A02817DB25487A7FC70" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63FC3C86B6914ED9BD00ACE0CBC342B4" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7C4B35D0F43740D8AE427E15E1F3B9C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whether the term <term>successor in
interest</term> applies with respect to an entity described in subparagraph (A)
for purposes of clause (iv) of such subparagraph shall be determined on a
case-by-case basis using a multi-factor test that considers the following
factors:</text>
<subclause changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37BE33F6685F4FA4B092A5A45FDECB35" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Substantial continuity of business
operations.</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94B51821BDC74681B288C7C9124736AD" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of the same or similar
facilities.</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73A79E6307354B558482F417F24E887B" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuity of work force.</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18A5458D9CF5425A9F48D88B8F30FD4B" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Similarity of jobs and working
conditions.</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5AAFE83068642EDA4443ED7FF001C7E" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Similarity of supervisory personnel.</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A8A2F6BB80041B8007529BC386BE65D" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Similarity of machinery, equipment, and
production methods.</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5273B3BA003F4F9798FFD8BD53D74CB0" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Similarity of products or services.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0877AEA56E6402786CC1234E375954" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The entity's lack of notice or awareness of
a potential or pending claim under this chapter at the time of a merger,
acquisition, or other form of succession shall not be considered when applying
the multi-factor test under clause
(i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC351CFC392E440FCBD563692FF2F530F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82E17F007F1F48768C03219F15DE5A26"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any failure to comply with a provision of
or any violation of chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, that occurs
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF129A6184BB84B8E969AE5F224AB63E3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all actions or complaints filed under such
chapter 43 that are pending on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7001EE785EE1441EA511B3E875BFF8F1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>403.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clarifying that USERRA prohibits wage
discrimination against members of the Armed Forces</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8E303F109024AA8ADF098380F38EB76"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4303(2) is amended by striking
<quote>other than</quote> and inserting <quote>including</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55F0BA4E46E549AFA333EFCE4D63F67C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC78FE09186DF42F8BA3AAB760B70BBA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any failure to comply with a provision of
or any violation of chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, that occurs
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E29FB6A7061421A9BA1AB04F3E3DF2E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all actions or complaints filed under such
chapter 43 that are pending on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73994090215448DE9D943D2E5FDBD196" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>404.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement that Federal agencies provide
notice to contractors of potential USERRA obligations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id030D70B14DE9438D9147173F3F3A24B3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civilian agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9486445897954054BA4BB6A1BA626AE0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C6813C2BB0A4EB8AED1264E7E3E1AD7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>318.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice to contractors of potential
obligations relating to employment and reemployment of members of the Armed
Forces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each contract for the
procurement of property or services that is entered into by the head of an
executive agency shall include a notice to the contractor that the contractor
may have obligations under chapter 43 of title 38, United States
Code.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1EEDD4A24FEB4A04B882BDD9A963E804"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Armed Forces</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB6F6371A2CAE4BD2A0E2C634E9459BF3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 137 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75CC4107C8D7426884DF6ADB292B5687" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52901CC10422461BA3B4FA28CCDFF486" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2334.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice to contractors of potential
obligations relating to employment and reemployment of members of the armed
forces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Each contract for the
procurement of property or services that is entered into by the head of an
executive agency shall include a notice to the contractor that the contractor
may have obligations under chapter 43 of title
38.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B64CAE5709E486C85CF8920A9AA98A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections for such chapter is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id98F3F7CA5F024E06AF1FF7AF7AF1AA59" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<toc changed="added" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">2334. Notice to contractors of potential
obligations relating to employment and reemployment of members of the armed
forces.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD3A42B063F48476BAA2E922FD3FAEEC2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>405.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comptroller General of the United States
study on effectiveness of Federal programs of education and outreach on
employer obligations under USERRA</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFAB7C5DD91A94408B0C4886B340A5440"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller
General of the United States shall conduct a study on the effectiveness of
Federal programs of education and outreach on employer obligations under
chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDAE1457007304DFD8C99EF41B7ABB651"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents of study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the study required by
subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD57E19B322264EDA8F5D482FD7E75A0D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess current practices and procedures of
Federal agencies for educating employers about their obligations under chapter
43 of title 38, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF3A8256FDAC4AE8BBC863C84C321522"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify best practices for bringing the
employment practices of small businesses into compliance with such
chapter;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D2AEB3E44324762B9CA90107B2F2279"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether the Employer Support for
the Guard and Reserve, the Small Business Administration, or other agencies
could collaborate to develop a program to educate employers regarding their
obligations under such chapter; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id042215DB98AF4DCABA3899EBB4B9AFFE"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine the effect on recruitment and
retention in the National Guard and Reserves of the failure of employers to
meet their reemployment obligations under such chapter.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6F5B2EE55FA46469CD6453EF1537B88"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than June 30, 2010, the
Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted
under subsection (a), including the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB714EEA2D2A4CCBA832D534A4A70FEC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The findings of the Comptroller General
with respect to such study.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6EA2A129D0E744D7AF7CBD2974E03BE9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The recommendations of the Comptroller
General for the improvement of education and outreach for employers with
respect to their obligations under chapter 43 of title 38, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A0292078CBC4692AEEFDF4F7C770947" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>406.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical amendments</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96A8A87DE6644A62AE3A7040EABFE628"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment to Congressional Accountability
Act of 1995</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 206(b) of
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1316(b)) is amended by
striking <quote>under paragraphs (1), (2)(A), and (3) of section 4323(c) of
title 38, United States Code</quote> and inserting <quote>under section 4323(d)
of title 38, United States Code</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A750BCB380649DF8C8ED56921A9DB6E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment to section 416 of title 3, United
States Code</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 416(b) of
title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>under paragraphs (1)
and (2)(A) of section 4323(c) of title 38</quote> and inserting <quote>under
section 4323(d) of title 38</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id835163D0B2344AA99BE852CD9265FE79"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amendment to section 4324 of title 38,
United States Code</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
4324(b)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the
period the following: <quote>declining to initiate an action and represent the
person before the Merit Systems Protection Board</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Burial and memorial matters</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e3594e6-682d-492b-942c-474e7994edd9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increase in certain burial and funeral
benefits and plot allowances for veterans</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id177FF71DE51740DA839C84D34241D687"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increase in burial and funeral expenses for
deaths in Department facilities</header><text>Section 2303(a)(1)(A) is amended
by striking <quote>$300</quote> and inserting <quote>$745 (as increased from
time to time under subsection (c))</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDB6A5072572AB44DBB8125DC8C4E858FD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Increase in amount of
plot allowances</header><text>Section 2303(b) is amended by striking
<quote>$300</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>$745 (as
increased from time to time under subsection (c))</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2B67B0BD20E24972830916CFC9221182"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual
adjustment</header><text>Section 2303 is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFC5C2F58AFBC4787B91FD63505E8587F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB8E4EC27718402587641BBE68E9E125"><enum>(c)</enum><text>With respect to any
fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a percentage increase (rounded to the
nearest dollar) in the burial and funeral expenses under subsection (a) and in
the plot allowance under subsection (b), equal to the percentage by
which—</text>
<paragraph id="ID770B0E4F15084F7AB4E5FC094FDA0076"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Consumer Price Index
(all items, United States city average) for the 12-month period ending on the
June 30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the increase is
made, exceeds</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9304B44C295D4C86A03B349D0200B7B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Consumer Price Index
for the 12-month period preceding the 12-month period described in paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDF8C7625881104D16BB9D4F240086F3A8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header>
<paragraph id="idB5CB6BAA5CDC4A77BD3BD12A645DCB24"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made
by this section shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after
October 1, 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB125A388DCBF407E8C29B86162E9735D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition on
cost-of-living adjustment for fiscal year 2011</header><text>No adjustments
shall be made under section 2303(c) of title 38, United States Code, as added
by subsection (c), for fiscal year 2011.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other matters</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBD38FBC25BD64FF9852A904DDC723F2B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Academies review of best
treatments for Gulf War Illness</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FAA506AD692421AB6F919F177F596FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
enter into a contract with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
to conduct a comprehensive review of the best treatments for Gulf War
Illness.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36E3BFCEA2CC442BA793EAF6CA65FA60"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Group of medical
professionals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting
the study required under subsection (a), the Institute of Medicine shall
convene a group of medical professionals who are experienced in treating
individuals diagnosed with Gulf War illness as follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63489D04107844DEB1FDBAD69E4E185F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the Armed Forces who served
during the Persian Gulf War in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22CBCA001532452097B0553A36C11576"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the Armed Forces who served in
the Post 9/11 Global Operations theaters.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7E7046C703946DCA9F167D2F6460FFC"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The contract required by subsection (a)
shall require the Institute of Medicine to submit to the Secretary and to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the review required under
subsection (a) not later than December 31, 2011. The final report shall include
such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Institute
considers appropriate in light of the results of the review.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38EB1966EC954243AB16ABCFE476F9B8"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide the Institute
of Medicine with such funds as are necessary to ensure the timely completion of
the review required under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4726763E6AE24D65881BBC1D5713EC2A"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id852259C81B284AA3849F5E7EA57D44B4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriate committees of
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9836FCC5A61D453C8CDC56700889CD03"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the
Senate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DC2132918ED4CED8C813CD4C408C9B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the
House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id528F75A5DBD14F0AA3A34AD7DFF25637"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gulf War Illness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Gulf War Illness</term>
means a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness, such as chronic
fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel syndrome, that is defined
by a cluster of signs or symptoms relating to service in the Persian Gulf War
or Post 9/11 Global Operations theaters.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id137A9F116B22453097C75D43B0646070"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Persian Gulf War</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Persian Gulf War</term> has
the meaning given that term in section 101(33) of title 38, United States
Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ED2B58234DC4CFF8E6EE1412EE969E4"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Post 9/11 Global Operations
theaters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Post
9/11 Global Operations theaters</term> means Afghanistan, Iraq, or any other
theater in which the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is awarded for
service.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A577C98EF2E40EEA7203E393B2F59A3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>602.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of National Academy of Sciences
reviews and evaluations regarding illness and service in Persian Gulf
War</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA2E0CA072F26443A814F94DF3FDAC665"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review and evaluation of toxic drugs and
illnesses associated with Persian Gulf War</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1603(j) of the Persian Gulf War
Veterans Act of 1998 (38 U.S.C. 1117 note) is amended by striking
<quote>October 1, 2010</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1,
2015</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8BEC088146844512B54590B0D19D61C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review and evaluation of available evidence
regarding illness and service in Persian Gulf War</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id696B8CB7E64F4B89BF64F63FA6DBEEE8"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101(j) of the Veterans Programs
Enhancement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–368; 112 Stat. 3321) is amended by
striking <quote>11 years after</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>under subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>on October 1,
2018</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1EB71BC47E0B4CBB824084CF71D63C7E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1604 of the Persian Gulf War
Veterans Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–277; 38 U.S.C. 1117 note) is
repealed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8C80ABF78B74982A392FA5C6421716F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>603.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of authority for regional office
in Republic of the Philippines</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 315(b) is amended by striking
<quote>December 31, 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31,
2011</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4856EA51619E458FA1322C940FF526A4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>604.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aggregate amount of educational assistance
available to individuals who receive both survivors' and dependents educational
assistance and other veterans and related educational assistance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7FA1983E9504AEDB738BFF37CE918CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aggregate amount available</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3695 is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id30F11373024646509CDF2964920FBF54"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(4), by striking
<quote>35,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1FCFE476772D4234A620A743FAE256EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E939FB6CFD34398AAFDF5AFF336E94A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF908309D7446443B9AA45F83057B1613"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The aggregate period for which any person
may receive assistance under chapter 35 of this title, on the one hand, and any
of the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a), on the other hand, may
not exceed 81 months (or the part-time equivalent
thereof).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16BA3E4DE6DB41CD95C2B3148DB80241"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on October 1, 2010, and shall not operate to revive any entitlement
to assistance under chapter 35 of title 38, United States Code, or the
provisions of law referred to in section 3695(a) of such title, as in effect on
the day before such date, that was terminated by reason of the operation of
section 3695(a) of such title, as so in effect, before such date.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF68828F5F0044511A1D2CEC4EB30CD53"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revival of entitlement reduced by prior
utilization of chapter 35 assistance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6C8FD5E14FA44B18AC0097E727D0D04"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), in the case of an
individual whose period of entitlement to assistance under a provision of law
referred to in section 3695(a) of title 38, United States Code (other than
chapter 35 of such title), as in effect on September 30, 2010, was reduced
under such section 3695(a), as so in effect, by reason of the utilization of
entitlement to assistance under chapter 35 of such title before October 1,
2010, the period of entitlement to assistance of such individual under such
provision shall be determined without regard to any entitlement so utilized by
the individual under chapter 35 of such title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFF85BDE530B466FA178B19E5BF867D6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The maximum period of entitlement to
assistance of an individual under paragraph (1) may not exceed 81
months.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94D9250768154DE7B7E1D83851BA0E0D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>605.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical correction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5503(c) is amended by striking
<quote>veterans'</quote> and inserting <quote>veteran's</quote>.</text>
</section>
Secretary