1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Veterans Opportunity to Work
Act of 2011
.
(b)The table of
contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Retraining Veterans
Sec. 101. Veterans retraining assistance program.
Title II—Improving the Transition Assistance Program
Sec. 201. Transition Assistance Program
contracting.
Sec. 202. Mandatory participation in Transition Assistance
Program.
Sec. 203. Report on Transition Assistance Program.
Sec. 204. Transition Assistance Program outcomes.
Sec. 205. Comptroller General review.
Title III—Improving the Transition of Veterans to Civilian
Employment
Sec. 301. Reauthorization and improvement of demonstration
project on credentialing and licensure of veterans.
Sec. 302. Inclusion of performance measures in annual report on
veteran job counseling, training, and placement programs of the Department of
Labor.
Sec. 303. Clarification of priority of service for veterans in
Department of Labor job training programs.
Sec. 304. Evaluation of individuals receiving training at the
National Veterans’ Employment and Training Services Institute.
Sec. 305. Requirements for full-time disabled veterans’
outreach program specialists and local veterans’ employment
representatives.
Sec. 306. Report on findings of the Department of Defense and
Department of Labor credentialing work group.
Title IV—Improvements to Uniformed Services Employment and
Reemployment Rights
Sec. 401. Clarification of benefits of employment covered under
USERRA.
Title V—Other Matters
Sec. 501. Extension of certain expiring provisions of
law.
Sec. 502. Department of Veterans Affairs housing loan
guarantees for surviving spouses of certain totally disabled
veterans.
Sec. 503. Reimbursement rate for ambulance
services.
Sec. 504. Annual reports on Post-9/11 Educational Assistance
Program and Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance
Program.
Sec. 505. Limitation on amount authorized to be appropriated
for employee travel, printing, and fleet vehicles.
Sec. 506. Extension of reduced pension for certain veterans
covered by Medicaid plans for services furnished by nursing
facilities.
Sec. 507. Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
<enum>I</enum><header>Retraining
Veterans</header>
<section id="H6635E2E0D5F34A6A8C2558105ED137E1"><enum>101.</enum><header>Veterans
retraining assistance program</header>
<subsection id="HE7B74C914E2649C5A4CEBF061CB721DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program
authorized</header>
<paragraph id="HC114E71E16284E39BA51A8F1FE26E1FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with this section, during the period
beginning on June 1, 2012, and ending on March 31, 2014, the Secretary of Labor
shall provide for monthly payments of retraining assistance to eligible
veterans. Payments of retraining assistance under this section shall be made by
the Secretary of Labor through the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3E43C92A6714D568E46442DB86ADFDD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Number of
eligible veterans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number
of eligible veterans who participate in the program may not exceed—</text>
<subparagraph id="H713BB7F9207B47A39F3FDF4E8611F9C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>45,000 during
fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4AF1136A9728493E80022066D8AF5C6C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>55,000 during the
period beginning October 1, 2012, and ending March 31, 2014.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6842A237E2F64540A53441174C3FEE0E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Retraining
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided
by subsection (i), each veteran who participates in the program established
under subsection (a)(1) shall be entitled to up to 12 months of retraining
assistance, as determined by the Secretary of Labor. Such retraining assistance
may only be used by the veteran to pursue a program of education (as such term
is defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3452">section 3452(b)</external-xref> of title 38, United
States Code) or training on a full-time basis that—</text>
<paragraph id="HAB94BA01BEDD43A7AFA4D2E99F79C14A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is approved under
chapter 36 of such title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB24DF9C98FA94FA2939A947B26ACC7BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is offered by a
community college or technical school;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA6FD84DBC69A49BFACFC769E77244F29"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">leads to an associates degree or a
certificate (or other similar evidence of the completion of the program of
education or training); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE46C4ED6FD9C4959871F9C71C005C677"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is designed to
provide training for a high-demand occupation, as determined by the Secretary
of Labor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC236C3422C894DEF9D3DD07E6B976000"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Monthly
certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each veteran
who participates in the program established under subsection (a)(1) shall
certify to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the enrollment of the veteran in a
program of education described in subsection (b) for each month in which the
veteran participates in the program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H213D5A559AFD4D8F903B52942940A44F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Amount of
assistance</header><text>The monthly amount of the retraining assistance
payable under this section is the amount in effect under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3015">section
3015(a)(1)</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5E8898C9B7874E5F81D0218DA4707EBA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For
purposes of this section, an eligible veteran is a veteran who—</text>
<paragraph id="H15BE115F4DE1442BBCAC712075CA57EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is at least 35
years of age but not more than 60 years of age;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BE25E71C2FD497292EF55D00A1FB4BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>was last
discharged from active duty service in the Armed Forces with an honorable
discharge;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H75CF7105589C4013A4B906BFECAD6FAB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as of the date of the submittal of the
application for assistance under this section, has been unemployed for a period
of time determined by the Secretary, with special consideration given to
veterans who have been unemployed for at least 26 continuous weeks;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H055F16CD86634D8E89E96A2A45E25FA3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is not eligible to
apply for educational assistance under chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of title 38,
United States Code; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1C9132022614DE29CD1E5D882A41AC9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by not later than
October 1, 2013, submits to the Secretary of Labor an application containing
such information and assurances as the Secretary may require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD976C01589FF4338B16F7E050FC3E653"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than July 1, 2014, the Secretary
of Labor and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the
Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives
a report on the retraining assistance provided under this section,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="HE4F8D382C714481F95AC52292177CD7F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the total number
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7166AEB5504E4A5FA5F65927F8D6C1C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>eligible veterans
who participated;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C611A3006234896ADD361433B36ECB8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">credit hours completed; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60C0710DDE7D4E7F9C5661CE69718158"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">associates degrees or certificates awarded
(or other similar evidence of the completion of the program of education or
training earned); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H81BB4D604F614C299CBD17040F03E243"><enum>(2)</enum><text>data related to
the employment status of eligible veterans who participated.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE4E33C95B3AC44249EC0475197F2E05B"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Joint
agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Labor and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement on
carrying out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8C7D10DEE2AC4254843E946D66BB1F31"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Source of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments under this
section shall be made from amounts appropriated to the readjustment benefits
account of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFF420589B241474ABA082D717FA4783E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Termination of
authority</header><text>The authority to make payments under this section shall
terminate on March 31, 2014.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Improving the
Transition Assistance Program</header>
<section id="H5B565D41C76D487B893B7B7044020856"><enum>201.</enum><header>Transition
Assistance Program contracting</header>
<subsection id="H25698545A92947638F76B5A086B520D7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transition
Assistance Program contracting</header>
<paragraph id="HED8E0E0A304641A9A2867261DD40ED2C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4113">Section 4113</external-xref> of
title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21A844F3FC6B48CFA83864ACF7C97633" style="USC">
<section id="H7B8E66632F4F42039A8A58363C6FE2DF"><enum>4113.</enum><header>Transition
Assistance Program personnel</header>
<subsection id="HB8A7E86E368F414B92C74D26EEAFF253"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority To
Contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1144">section
1144</external-xref> of title 10, the Secretary shall enter into a contract
with an appropriate private entity or entities to provide the functions
described in subsection (b) at all locations where the program described in
such section is carried out.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7B369663358E4F368FEE20897CFF2710"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contractors under subsection (a) shall
provide to members of the Armed Forces who are being separated from active duty
(and the spouses of such members) the services described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1144">section
1144(a)(1)</external-xref> of title 10, including—</text>
<paragraph id="HC04678168055444DBFCF1E099C3863EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>counseling;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H39ACF740D8D34CC792286ADC0457ECA6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assistance in
identifying employment and training opportunities and help in obtaining such
employment and training;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E33B913BE6D42C280F012F701096400"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other related
information and services under such section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFE0204673F64419A574FBB44B13B3DF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other services
that the Secretary determines are
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA859D6801F994A6FA4C1639861FFB0F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
sections at the beginning of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/41">chapter 41</external-xref> of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 4113
and inserting the following new item:</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">4113. Transition Assistance Program
personnel.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCF7926233893471981351D82E2D55957"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline for
implementation</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall enter into the
contract required by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4113">section 4113</external-xref> of title 38, United
States Code, as added by subsection (a), by not later than 24 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0BD9C0BAE05D406E80CB94E6F6BCC928"><enum>202.</enum><header>Mandatory
participation in Transition Assistance Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1144">Section 1144(c)</external-xref> of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>shall
encourage</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>shall encourage the
participation of members of the armed forces in pay grades E–8 and above and
O–6 and above who are eligible for assistance under the program and shall
require the participation of all other members of the armed forces who are
eligible for assistance under the program unless a documented urgent
operational requirement prevents attendance or an individual service member,
with written approval of their commander, chooses to decline participation, in
writing, based on post-service employment or acceptance to an education
program. Such documentation shall be included in the personnel record of the
member.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HCBBAC414CE1E44EC832F4A40B2D5087D"><enum>203.</enum><header>Report on
Transition Assistance Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1144">Section 1144</external-xref> of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FCAAF88EEE542D7A3486389E4E4312F" style="USC">
<subsection id="H6B534AE6F6F844FB977C9F4C0C927215"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports and
audits</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H50B1CBEFD31645E094FDA7C914B56361"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not
later than January 30 of each year, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to the
Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a
report on the program established under this section that includes the number
of members of the armed forces eligible for assistance under the program who
participated in the program within 30, 90, and 180 days of being separated from
active duty, and the percentages of all such eligible participants who
participated within each such time period.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0631EB9778E94F5BBF7F48BD7475B8D9" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H44C52F1B3ABA4F16814B9EA33591608A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Labor shall enter into a
contract with an appropriate entity to conduct an audit of the program
established under this section not less frequently than once every three years
and to submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Labor, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the
Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the results of each
such audit.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B30A884AF5C4A799621B4921F741B55" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6C9BCA89C4264CDBB6DA5C225833E676"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Except as provided in
clause (ii), the Secretary of Labor shall enter into the contract under
subparagraph (A) with an appropriate entity that is a small business concern
owned and controlled by veterans or a small business concern owned and
controlled by service-disabled veterans and that is included in the database of
veteran-owned businesses maintained under subsection (f) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/8127">section
8127</external-xref> of title 38 and verified by the Secretary pursuant to
paragraph (4) of that subsection.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2B7E4E5A6E144A53BD0B5A014F992FE5" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>If the Secretary of Labor is unable
to enter into the contract under subparagraph (A) with a qualified business
concern described in clause (i), the Secretary shall enter into such contract
with another qualified appropriate entity.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2534D137B1F54FE397777142EF79B4DC" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Secretary of Labor shall enter
into the contract under this paragraph using funds made available for the State
grant program authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4102A">section
4102A</external-xref> of title
38.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H5823F362A6784306AEE6029700E61AD9"><enum>204.</enum><header>Transition
Assistance Program outcomes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1144">Section 1144</external-xref> of
title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 202 and 203, is further
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAAF4FEA9C5D486A9B454F596E9054F2" style="USC">
<subsection id="H41560F51D4624F12822443F3A29E2AF6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Program
outcomes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Labor shall develop a method to assess the outcomes for individuals who
participate in the program established under this section. The Secretary of
Defense shall provide to the Secretary of Labor any data on participation in
the program that is necessary for the Secretary of Labor to develop such
method. Such method shall be designed to determine the following
outcomes:</text>
<paragraph id="H7516051278B84849BA56811D16FB0DE4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The length of the
period during which the individual was unemployed following the individual’s
separation from active duty.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD2286B23F74431B8CA1669E22D63A66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The beginning
salary paid to the individual for the first job the individual obtained
following such separation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B6C422CF66542D8A86B352784570EA5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The number of
months of school or other training the individual attended during the first
12-month period following such
separation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H54FA15B9258C43CD83299C92ADE2615A"><enum>205.</enum><header>Comptroller
General review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General
of the United States shall conduct a review of the Transition Assistance
Program under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1144">section 1144</external-xref> of title 10, United
States Code, and submit to Congress a report on the results of the review and
any recommendations of the Comptroller General for improving the
program.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Improving the
Transition of Veterans to Civilian Employment</header>
<section id="H22B59695CFC145DF9B415CBB584C325B"><enum>301.</enum><header>Reauthorization
and improvement of demonstration project on credentialing and licensure of
veterans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4114">Section 4114</external-xref> of
title 38, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAF777AD13E2C41D7A4F270A1728495A3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3B210DBBB5A34E71BC89648B8D93E50A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>not less than 10</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than
5 but not more than 10</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7B9F670EF7746FFBFF829648E1F6327"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>consult with appropriate Federal, State, and industry
officials</quote> and inserting <quote>enter into a contract with an
appropriate entity representing a coalition of State governors</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F12FD45EDDC45AFAAD22233A4C862FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H710F7BDA2F6B4356A35AE8AA03958C20"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of
2006</quote> and inserting the <quote><short-title>Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of
2011</short-title></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16F567F54C60417F8B1735E3C6E1A9E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>September 30, 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30,
2014</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC983D873968844598E7F0604A9BE3431"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(h)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68C1CEE9520C4828961693C6643EDC3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>utilizing unobligated funds</quote> and inserting <quote>using not more
than $180,000 of the funds in each fiscal year</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5855C9A54374422BA1EBE1EE053D94D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
before the period at the end the following: <quote>, to be derived from amounts
otherwise made available to carry out sections 4103A and 4104 of this
title</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H864068DE5D8E42B6BE3D23457D8F63FD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60354AB09638420F9CF1CE328931D617" style="USC">
<subsection id="H71BB333D2A86465AA7B026F8E9E08185"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30
days after the last day of a fiscal year during which the demonstration project
under this section is carried out, the Assistant Secretary, in coordination
with the entity with which the Assistant Secretary enters into a contract under
subsection (b)(2), shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the
Senate and House of Representatives a report on the implementation of the
demonstration project during that fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H6D17E50E519E4EE5B4785B133141E1B1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header>Inclusion of
performance measures in annual report on veteran job counseling, training, and
placement programs of the Department of Labor</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4107">Section 4107(c)</external-xref> of
title 38, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7709E12E07F04B70880708F5C65B7E81"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>clause (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph
(1)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF151CD5C99D14469ABB163B63035EA5E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC12EB6D9E09E4B73A5947CAFA56C4A54"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1578D73FB09F4DAAA266C9323963671E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D9499D31CE643CA82B0C15DCA198795" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HC086BC5C9CDD459182B14EAA4838F44D"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performance measures for the provision of
assistance under this chapter, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7CA253287C3E404385720AF396AC6656"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the percentage of
participants in programs under this chapter who are employed after the 180-day
period following their completion of the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C7EBFCEC6974816AE524726394796D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the percentage of
such participants who are employed after the one-year period following their
completion of the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF26606F2A9141FE93ADC950909A6EAA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the median earnings of such participants
after the 180-day period following their completion of the program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4542AB9FA1EB485A81BF441683BC35EB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the median
earnings of such participants after the one-year period following their
completion of the program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5EFDE88A22C44BF2B022DB50292E7670"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the percentage of
participants in such program who complete a certificate, degree, diploma,
licensure, or industry-recognized credential while they are participating in
the program or within one year of completing the
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H089EBE0871BE480BAF996D997D1C79C3"><enum>303.</enum><header>Clarification
of priority of service for veterans in Department of Labor job training
programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4215">Section 4215</external-xref> of
title 38, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFB956AEE825747AC8708ACE2F49951EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(3), by adding at the end the following: <quote>Such priority includes
giving access to such services to a covered person before a non-covered person
or, if resources are limited, giving access to such services to a covered
person instead of a non-covered person.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1ACE32E077EE411DAC549A2E29802D8E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (d) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H640A139D0F6C403C88A2C078BC9F4061" style="USC">
<subsection commented="no" id="HCF2FF88FB1AA4BBD93E29D6CC4E62DD5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Addition to
Annual Report</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7C1C163308784315A17EAB619AF1E88A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In the annual report
required under section 4107(c) of this title for the program year beginning in
2003 and each subsequent program year, the Secretary of Labor shall evaluate
whether covered persons are receiving priority of service and are being fully
served by qualified job training programs. Such evaluation shall
include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H7A4F6BE9CD7444758AE207E7BC7BB904" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an analysis of the implementation of
providing such priority at the local level;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5DA520691FC744139F4A7E6D820A1129" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the representation of veterans in
such programs is in proportion to the incidence of representation of veterans
in the labor market, including within groups that the Secretary may designate
for priority under such programs, if any; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H996C6CEC9B464FE1A67EBD09357812DB" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performance measures, as determined by the
Secretary, to determine whether veterans are receiving priority of service and
are being fully served by qualified job training programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3039888DA6C4472BAB3CE9BE14E5F5D8" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not use the proportion of
representation of veterans described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) as
the basis for determining under such paragraph whether veterans are receiving
priority of service and are being fully served by qualified job training
programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H412E2BD7C42E4082817586BA977D504D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header>Evaluation of
individuals receiving training at the National Veterans’ Employment and
Training Services Institute</header>
<subsection id="HE3309D34370E4880A742D61493BD6902"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4109">Section 4109</external-xref> of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB383A30AF7C142E18362A0AEE7CF8929" style="USC">
<subsection id="H94085A104B034B1FAA6ED6B25578924E"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall require that each
individual who receives training provided by the Institute, or its successor,
is given a final examination to evaluate the individual’s performance in
receiving such training. Each such evaluation shall be designed to provide the
individual with a grade, which shall be designated as either a passing grade or
a failing grade. The results of such final examination shall be provided to the
entity that sponsored the individual who received the
training.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H4E2B5FC50CC349B48AECCA462D355199"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (d) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4109">section
4109</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, shall apply with respect
to training provided by the National Veterans’ Employment and Training Services
Institute that begins on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA4A4D73D0B814CD79E1204B19A67D64D"><enum>305.</enum><header>Requirements
for full-time disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists and local
veterans’ employment representatives</header>
<subsection id="H6F6020584BA343B0912A34BCF7E5893A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Disabled
veterans’ outreach program specialists</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4103A">Section 4103A</external-xref> of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00D905AF8E414772AAF50A1374EBB033" style="USC">
<subsection id="HB5CDDC49C20346FA8EF88497D3AA877E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional
requirement for full-Time employees</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7C83BB5E29484F90A754E2E281503EBA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A full-time disabled
veterans’ outreach program specialist shall perform only duties related to
meeting the employment needs of eligible veterans, as described in subsection
(a), and shall not perform other non-veteran-related duties.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H184C951717F24DE08D8D0372FF96718D" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary shall conduct regular
audits to ensure compliance with paragraph (1). If, on the basis of such an
audit, the Secretary determines that a State is not in compliance with
paragraph (1), the Secretary may reduce the amount of a grant made to the State
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4102A">section
4102A(b)(5)</external-xref> of this
title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H59F43E67F6B448BFBDA996E72A63E75E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Local veterans’
employment representatives</header><text>Section 4104 of such title is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3B9E874013AC44CC8BB1815278236062"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6989D3AC72E4ED7B007B659CF96659E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96BC0F01BFB04C37B881CA7E6376A460" style="USC">
<subsection id="H515B2D66D4154346BF93943E149633D5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional
requirements for full-Time employees</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3B1C148C83DF4C41ADEACA87789EFCBD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A full-time local
veterans’ employment representative shall perform only duties related to the
employment, training, and placement services under this chapter, and shall not
perform other non-veteran-related duties.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9954E64F38724D4FAF25141C24EA4590" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct regular audits
to ensure compliance with paragraph (1). If, on the basis of such an audit, the
Secretary determines that a State is not in compliance with paragraph (1), the
Secretary may reduce the amount of a grant made to the State under section
4102A(b)(5) of this
title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HF9BDB3E9CA034CF88B1175BED672A357"><enum>306.</enum><header>Report on
findings of the Department of Defense and Department of Labor credentialing
work group</header>
<subsection id="HF2D7F7EA8B9340149783D2A127E7C564"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor shall
jointly enter into a contract with a qualified organization or entity jointly
selected by the Secretaries to complete the study of 10 military occupational
specialties already begun by the joint Department of Defense and Department of
Labor Credentialing Work Group to reduce barriers to certification and
licensure for transitioning members of the Armed Forces and veterans. This
study shall also include an examination of current initiatives, programs, and
authority already established within the Department of Defense and the military
services to promote credentialing of members of the Armed Forces and identify
best practices that can be leveraged by all services to increase the
transferability of military education, training, experience, and skills.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H42B4AEB4FEA04E76AFE0A21B84A3BFE6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The
contract described in subsection (a) shall provide that upon completion of the
study described in such subsection, the organization or entity with which the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor entered into the contract shall
submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor a report setting
forth the results of the study. The report shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HD6B76CE7E2544E929023EF409F0D4CAE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
plan for leveraging existing successful initiatives, programs, and authority to
promote the credentialing of all members of the Armed Forces; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D896B9F811447AE9B358184EC81C36E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such information
as the Secretaries shall specify in the contract.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBCADC6AB772A4504B2FD4302CA4AE0AB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Submittal to
congress</header><text>Not later than March 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the
results of the study described in subsection (a), together with such comments
on the report as the Secretaries jointly consider appropriate.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Improvements to
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights</header>
<section id="H1BF3FAB1B8704FE79F71E40F8B45EB1E"><enum>401.</enum><header>Clarification
of benefits of employment covered under USERRA</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4303">Section 4303(2)</external-xref> of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>the terms,
conditions, or privileges of employment, including</quote> after
<quote>means</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Other
Matters</header>
<section id="H1555F9B0B2EE41FEAA0237E4355F1FF3"><enum>501.</enum><header>Extension of
certain expiring provisions of law</header>
<subsection id="HD37C71B97C8C49FDA4E97A384713F1D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Adjustable rate
mortgages</header><text>Section 3707(a) of such title is amended by striking
<quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9B0775C5F65B483C9B2F2D0065F298EE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hybrid
adjustable rate mortgages</header><text>Section 3707A(a) of such title is
amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB99FC5FE7EE34A099BD033B8C9005D64"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pool of mortgage
loans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3720">Section 3720(h)(2)</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>December 31,
2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2016</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE4520CBC994148BF9AC630ED24928C7F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Loan
fees</header>
<paragraph id="H76398DAE4B74458887DABB22A288D34C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Extension of
fees</header><text>Section 3729(b)(2) of such title is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5BFE8EFB58834F928DD8EFD70A391946"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="H5A26E72595A14AF3B360AABDDBB572D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (iii), by striking <quote>November 18, 2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>October 1, 2017</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC73EF2AAECFB480599FB05137C59E846"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (iv), by striking <quote>November 18, 2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>October 1, 2017</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD4D77DCF420F4889AA73C2556C5CBC41"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA9C5AEF5E6F48B4BFD8B289BA983354"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>November 18, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1,
2017</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1541FC671F5F462A82FAE18EBF03CCF7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and redesignating clause (iv) as clause (ii);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H06F824C0CA964A47B2EAFA41F983B730"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>October 1, 2013</quote> and
inserting <quote>October 1, 2017</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C755F12F6C840949BF2F7E62262807C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text>
<clause id="HBE9BA1A1447E4FCCBE24FACA24C6FFC8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by striking <quote>November 18, 2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>October 1, 2017</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDC9AC45BA1094E958F30FF5F3D304D56"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
clause (ii), by striking <quote>November 18, 2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>October 1, 2017</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC00EB110094443A8B4A37D99D50EC6F7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)—</text>
<clause id="HF9075580C38B4AE884780201CC13F39D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
clause (i), by striking <quote>November 18, 2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>October 1, 2017</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H779D96FE14D446279B3E5645FE375A95"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking <quote>November
18, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>October 1, 2017</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF305C787908F4B718AC7C5F80A5D7AAF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on
the later of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H492AB31186D44910B9F7400EF4155DC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>October 1, 2011;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC12E7601CA8C48859854053A1954A4D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBE905763DDF1427D9AA4379274E2E4A4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Temporary
adjustment of maximum home loan guaranty amount</header><text>Section 501 of
the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/389">Public Law
110–389</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 4175;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3703">38 U.S.C.
3703</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>December 31,
2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H894B22CECAD747069EAA7ECBB2929806"><enum>502.</enum><header>Department of
Veterans Affairs housing loan guarantees for surviving spouses of certain
totally disabled veterans</header>
<subsection id="H8C91122D67BC412BADE558394EC232AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3701">Section 3701(b)</external-xref> of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H525EC6121BCF4B58A85A0230D89362E4" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HA5527FF521F641AC8B4A1E80B50FC50A"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>veteran</term> also
includes, for purposes of home loans, the surviving spouse of a deceased
veteran who dies and who was in receipt of or entitled to receive (or but for
the receipt of retired or retirement pay was entitled to receive) compensation
at the time of death for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling
if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF4914FEF0AD94A658E6873A61CDFEA2D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the disability was continuously rated
totally disabling for a period of 10 or more years immediately preceding
death;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2301F1CBA6544779945E12F903E8D9C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the disability was
continuously rated totally disabling for a period of not less than five years
from the date of such veteran’s discharge or other release from active duty;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15CE797BC0D140BCAD2421DDB3B61149"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the veteran was a
former prisoner of war who died after September 30, 1999, and the disability
was continuously rated totally disabling for a period of not less than one year
immediately preceding
death.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H9046B71BCE394BD9A98CABDF260FCA1C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to a loan guaranteed after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H12B3C64A288E4D26BAA3D800FDE197B0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clarification
with respect to certain fees</header><text>Fees shall be collected under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3729">section
3729</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, from a person described
in paragraph (6) of subsection (b) of section 3701 of such title, as added by
subsection (a), in the same manner as such fees are collected from a person
described in paragraph (2) of such subsection.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H04FB3BFFFA0B44C99615003BF4A9BAF2"><enum>503.</enum><header>Reimbursement
rate for ambulance services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/111">Section 111(b)(3)</external-xref> of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H666C293F3CA046C6B0ED4169201832BF" style="USC">
<subparagraph id="H9FF84DA00D494BB3A356AE4568946D80" indent="up2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of transportation of a person
under subparagraph (B) by ambulance, the Secretary may pay the provider of the
transportation the lesser of the actual charge for the transportation or the
amount determined by the fee schedule established under section 1834(l) of the
Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395">42 U.S.C. 1395(l)</external-xref>) unless the
Secretary has entered into a contract for that transportation with the
provider.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H91145173724749E592C46F908CB3C522" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>504.</enum><header>Annual reports on
Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program and Survivors’ and Dependents’
Educational Assistance Program</header>
<subsection id="H897741E15FE84DFD9BD9D12FC16AFC12"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reports
required</header>
<paragraph id="H4CF6008BAFEB43D686F46C778853E27D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subchapter III of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/33">chapter 33</external-xref> of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBCA23F157F3451CA3FC753EEA899423" style="USC">
<section id="HED755C9923A249E8895A2DD39BBBB92F"><enum>3325.</enum><header>Reporting
requirement</header>
<subsection id="HBB5415A70F8046CFABD9A7C450785BA0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each academic
year—</text>
<paragraph id="H4862CC514EF7462AA52909D5A56453C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the operation of the program
provided for in this chapter; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8CF5F680C8A34CC6A1E3520E40180927"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report on the operation of the program provided for in this chapter and the
program provided for under chapter 35 of this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9C6451DFF80B44D0A1AB7161C312C7C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents of
Secretary of Defense reports</header><text>The Secretary of Defense shall
include in each report submitted under this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H95F86FFFDFF8439C9C1C4EE26F665287"><enum>(1)</enum><text>information
indicating—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7F53A57DC8134C49BD066393932A980B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent to
which the benefit levels provided under this chapter are adequate to achieve
the purposes of inducing individuals to enter and remain in the Armed Forces
and of providing an adequate level of financial assistance to help meet the
cost of pursuing a program of education;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H851BE05B1ECD47B99707E9F74250A17A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether it is
necessary for the purposes of maintaining adequate levels of well-qualified
active-duty personnel in the Armed Forces to continue to offer the opportunity
for educational assistance under this chapter to individuals who have not yet
entered active-duty service; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53AF9027470545F1A47B060AB0859D3C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describing the
efforts under section 3323(b) of this title to inform members of the Armed
Forces of the active duty service requirements for entitlement to educational
assistance benefits under this chapter and the results from such efforts;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H35EFB049F5D14B4A9AE4C5A00820E6F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such
recommendations for administrative and legislative changes regarding the
provision of educational assistance to members of the Armed Forces and
veterans, and their dependents, as the Secretary of Defense considers
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD8FF61D245424AC49971DFA634F4CDD3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents of
Secretary of Veterans Affairs reports</header><text>The Secretary shall include
in each report submitted under this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H5DB4B044257848ABB7DB81E9C697CAE3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>information
concerning the level of utilization of educational assistance and of
expenditures under this chapter and under chapter 35 of this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94D50702FE284031ABA6F44576FC2F48"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
credit hours, certificates, degrees, and other qualifications earned by
beneficiaries under this chapter and under chapter 35 of this title during the
academic year covered by the report; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC740FD226AC041BA970E4CA7C8BE62B5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such
recommendations for administrative and legislative changes regarding the
provision of educational assistance to members of the Armed Forces and
veterans, and their dependents, as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9826FFF9ED71442A8585A20D97B0CE4A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>No
report shall be required under this section after January 1,
2021.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C89A9C1B10249B1B4FB468A1BEF6E1C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3324 the following
new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD76D3C8CBD5D42AB9CDAF27DA49CDEE6" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">3325. Reporting
requirement.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB4EF4ED5CB664742AE18AA077015CC92"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deadline for
submittal of first report</header><text>The first reports required under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3325">section
3325</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, as added by paragraph
(1), shall be submitted by not later than November 1, 2012, and shall cover the
2011-2012 academic year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0B4E9AC40DC2478BACAC0EE92E08746E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of report
on All Volunteer-Force Educational Assistance Program</header>
<paragraph id="HAE6BD8211DBE4A6BBF0757216D23C609"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 30 of such title is amended by striking section
3036.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H118C7896837142A1BAD8F2A8BB1B7654"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by striking the item relating to section 3036.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H04C7454084D5478BB31184AB142B08C3"><enum>505.</enum><header>Limitation on
amount authorized to be appropriated for employee travel, printing, and fleet
vehicles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amount authorized
to be appropriated for the Department of Veterans Affairs for employee travel,
printing, and fleet vehicles for fiscal year 2012 shall not exceed
$385,000,000.</text>
</section><section id="HCC29D25FD04D46E7B3B1C7AC11465CA0"><enum>506.</enum><header>Extension of
reduced pension for certain veterans covered by Medicaid plans for services
furnished by nursing facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/5503">Section 5503(d)(7)</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>May 31,
2015</quote> and inserting <quote>May 31, 2016</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H9D57E8746F98434187A41F7077D61854"><enum>507.</enum><header>Statutory
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest
statement titled <quote>Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation</quote> for this
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the
House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior
to the vote on passage.</text>
</section>
Passed the House of
Representatives October 12, 2011.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk