1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Honoring All Veterans Act of
2011
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—Education, employment, and independent living services
for veterans
Sec. 101. Increase in maximum number of participants in
programs of independent living services and assistance for severely handicapped
veterans.
Sec. 102. Participation of veterans in the Transition
Assistance Program of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 103. Study on recognition of military training and
qualifications of veterans by civilian employers and educational
institutions.
Sec. 104. Veterans education outreach program.
Sec. 105. Department of Labor program to secure job
opportunities for veterans.
TITLE II—Assistance for homeless veterans
Sec. 201. Repeal of sunset on extension of enhanced protections
for servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosure under
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Sec. 202. Improvement of payments for providing services to
homeless veterans.
TITLE III—Health care and mental health services for
veterans
Sec. 301. Monitoring of referrals for mental health
care.
Sec. 302. Improvements to plans for veterans with traumatic
brain injury for rehabilitation and reintegration into the
community.
Sec. 303. Counseling, training, and mental health services for
families of deployed members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 304. Graduates of Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences permitted to perform civilian service with Department of
Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 305. Controlled substance monitoring programs.
TITLE IV—Administration of the Department of Veterans
Affairs
Sec. 401. Monitoring of Integrated Disability Evaluation
System.
Sec. 402. Independent review of transition from receipt of
benefits and services from Department of Defense to receipt of benefits and
services from Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 403. Treatment of certain misfiled documents as motions
for reconsideration of decisions by Board of Veterans' Appeals.
Sec. 404. Increase in rate of pension for disabled veterans
married to one another and both of whom require regular aid and
attendance.
<enum>I</enum><header>Education,
employment, and independent living services for veterans</header>
<section id="id5B0B4664E2B8412081150CECE564A1C1"><enum>101.</enum><header>Increase in
maximum number of participants in programs of independent living services and
assistance for severely handicapped veterans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3120(e) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking <quote>2,700</quote> and inserting
<quote>3,000</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id90C624C801BF416BB59EE2F8773DABF2"><enum>102.</enum><header>Participation
of veterans in the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of
Defense</header>
<subsection id="idA099A8CA609148C5869DEF619FA35AE0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each veteran, during the one-year period beginning on the
date on which the veteran is discharged or separated from service in the Armed
Forces, shall be authorized to participate in the Transition Assistance Program
(TAP) of the Department of Defense.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idA8255F6F116342D7AF84B21A2B7989BA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Counseling at
military installations</header><text>As part of their participation in the
Transition Assistance Program pursuant to this section, veterans shall be
authorized to receive transition assistance counseling under the program at any
military installation at which transition assistance counseling is being
provided to members of the Armed Forces under the program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6A700CABDAAF4431AD45DC6B060FCC62"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Memorandum of
understanding</header><text>The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding the
participation of veterans in the Transition Assistance Program pursuant to this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idC7D12944AF5B4884A032FCDD2E1F3B0B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Veteran
defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>veteran</term> has the
meaning given that term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States
Code.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id984068D57000495BA3F8B6374CB723CC"><enum>103.</enum><header>Study on
recognition of military training and qualifications of veterans by civilian
employers and educational institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
conduct a study on how the Secretary can improve the recognition of military
training and qualifications of veterans by civilian employers and educational
institutions.</text>
</section><section id="idEF586A9EE72F45B3AD121DE410462FF9"><enum>104.</enum><header>Veterans
education outreach program</header>
<subsection id="IDF1AB2E68788E4FC28B6256074E65672C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Chapter
36 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of
subchapter II the following new section:</text>
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<section id="id8E938DF535E148749F3081D232C38585"><enum>3697B.</enum><header>Veterans
education outreach program</header>
<subsection id="IDE1E56921954443CD8522D9BE02E317CA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide funding for offices of
veterans affairs at institutions of higher learning, as defined in section
3452(f), in accordance with this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID9A6402110958457F9DC8CA5731077B09"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payments to
institutions of higher learning</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDD252D6FB9BA2484B90FE868174148AEF"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID1D7792807C6E4E18B82A892E3E694DEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary shall,
subject to the availability of appropriations, make payments to any institution
of higher learning, under and in accordance with this section, during any
fiscal year if the number of persons eligible for services from offices
assisted under this section at the institution is at least 50, determined in
the same manner as the number of eligible veterans or eligible persons is
determined under section 3684(c) of this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB3C1B28CD9C240E8BDBD6ADA1CADAD88" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The persons who are eligible for
services from the offices assisted under this section are persons receiving
educational assistance administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs,
including assistance provided under chapter 1606 of title 10.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID30F41ED8D90C43B78D8AD5647AE42D06" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To be eligible for a payment under
this section, an institution of higher learning or a consortium of institutions
of higher learning, as described in paragraph (3), shall submit an application
to the Secretary. The application shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDAFBD69FCC3B84A249342BF2AC97359A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>set forth such policies, assurances,
and procedures that will ensure that—</text>
<clause id="IDE424918E2F254EF7B1A64E271BC05680"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the funds received by the
institution, or each institution in a consortium of institutions described in
paragraph (3), under this section will be used solely to carry out this
section;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDCCEA412E990F4A17AEB30586E0FB30C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for enhancing the functions of its
veterans education outreach program, the applicant will expend, during the
academic year for which a payment is sought, an amount equal to at least the
amount of the award under this section from sources other than this or any
other Federal program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID25E6B13D662F4BBB92074DA17BC4B6CF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the applicant will submit to the
Secretary such reports as the Secretary may require or as are required by this
section;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0084734820784EB8BEE498996227189D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contain such other statement of
policies, assurances, and procedures as the Secretary may require in order to
protect the financial interests of the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD5C4A12F6256437DB40DA6EBB2CB50E9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>set forth such plans, policies,
assurances, and procedures as will ensure that the applicant will maintain an
office of veterans' affairs which has responsibility for—</text>
<clause id="ID7C4AF5A37ACA4281AE40953098F9C4E6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>veterans' certification, outreach,
recruitment, and special education programs, including the provision of or
referral to educational, vocational, and personal counseling for veterans;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDCF0B93C9A5434457B168BC95895DBB7A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing information regarding
other services provided veterans by the Department, including the readjustment
counseling program authorized under section 1712A of this title and the
programs carried out under chapters 41 and 42 of this title; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID04C85FE772934C089434AEF74D03BD52"><enum>(D)</enum><text>be submitted at such time or times, in
such manner, in such form, and contain such information as the Secretary
determines necessary to carry out the functions of the Secretary under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7A258F0E92614A8D8D8A53E82185B297" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An institution of higher learning
which is eligible for funding under this section and which the Secretary
determines cannot feasibly carry out, by itself, any or all of the activities
set forth in paragraph (2)(C), may carry out such program or programs through a
consortium agreement with one or more other institutions of higher learning in
the same community.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF6A08FDB083644BABEFA42F06D3EBB70" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Secretary shall not approve an
application under this subsection unless the Secretary determines that the
applicant will implement the requirements of paragraph (2)(C) within the first
academic year during which it receives a payment under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9D72588B024C40768EBE274146E18B00"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amount of
payments</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID0BA6C86E3BAF404EA5F06390AE314E2B"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDDEC69A3213744653A71E18A9F2BEA1F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Subject to subparagraph
(B), the amount of the payment which any institution shall receive under this
section for any fiscal year shall be $100 for each person who is described in
subsection (b)(1)(B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2E2C01D10EB045C5A179EF6D43C0A9DF" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The maximum amount of payments to any
institution of higher learning, or any branch thereof which is located in a
community which is different from that in which the parent institution thereof
is located, in any fiscal year is $150,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3015DC21076E400FA96EB4013A7851BD" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="IDB0F9C03FE2F345999CCAA559DA23422C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary shall pay
to each institution of higher learning which has had an application approved
under subsection (b) the amount which it is to receive under this section. If
the amount appropriated for any fiscal year is not sufficient to pay the
amounts which all such institutions are to receive, the Secretary shall ratably
reduce such payments. If any amount becomes available to carry out this section
for a fiscal year after such reductions have been imposed, such reduced
payments shall be increased on the same basis as they were reduced.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDCBF2A7ECC56E44B9B8E67B224DD3CCFF" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In making payments under this section
for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall apportion the appropriation for making
such payments, from funds which become available as a result of the limitation
on payments set forth in paragraph (1)(B), in an equitable manner.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDF92E0C44118E4268ABEA1C62AC26920A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination
and provision of assistance, technical consultation, and
information</header><text>The Secretary, in carrying out the provisions of this
section, shall seek to assure the coordination of programs assisted under this
section with other programs carried out by the Department pursuant to this
title, and the Secretary shall provide all assistance, technical consultation,
and information otherwise authorized by law as necessary to promote the maximum
effectiveness of the activities and programs assisted under this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDFE032E91DB56402CB6E6BAAE2AA35856"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Best practices
and administration</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID5F86A0CB53C44242B91531C8B4CE0A66"><enum>(1)</enum><text>From the amounts made
available for any fiscal year under subsection (f), the Secretary shall retain
one percent or $20,000, whichever is less, for the purpose of collecting
information about exemplary veterans educational outreach programs and
disseminating that information to other institutions of higher learning having
such programs on their campuses. Such collection and dissemination shall be
done on an annual basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3B1A569D3CAD4731B9F71821E0519DD5" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>From the amounts made available under
subsection (f), the Secretary may retain not more than two percent for the
purpose of administering this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1B0B596E6A9B4CEBBD0C93B3ACF804AD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year
thereafter.</text>
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</subsection><subsection id="ID4CB434DF09974A94B0EE767177C8AF91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 36 of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 3697A the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">3697B. Veterans education outreach
program.</toc-entry>
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</subsection></section><section id="idC9B2A7A1F0E543B89E91658EF092102E"><enum>105.</enum><header>Department of
Labor program to secure job opportunities for veterans</header>
<subsection id="id7F5ADC0944174D01A65F7A2DBEFDB924"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id190B4A03CF7646958A454D1561C175B6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered
veteran</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>covered veteran</term>
means a veteran with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress
disorder.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id283EDA7ADEF14C3CA355E13146781E0D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Labor, acting through the
Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCFD8401718584358BDF0119B017CDE60"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Veteran</header><text>The
term <term>veteran</term> means a veteran, as defined in section 101 of title
38, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3CE379299643432884BA338422260B65"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall carry out a program through which the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idF771868DAD3F45FFBF9FC4C6306D239B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance to prospective employers and employers of covered veterans, to
enable the prospective employers and employers to employ and retain covered
veterans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id51FE2EC6CFE5413483384DAC3D04D45F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance for entities in the workforce development system, to enable the
entities to help covered veterans obtain employment and succeed in that
employment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4EA33EE3B9654B42AED72B42CD6F68C4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>receive referrals
for technical assistance described in paragraphs (1) and (2) from reserve
components described in section 101 of title 10, United States Code, business
organizations, and Federal agencies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBDAD3DB307EC4F629EDB1DC19FCA26D3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>conduct outreach
concerning such technical assistance through regional offices of the Department
of Labor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFF285D92D47B4CF6A90017E2738BD320"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information on
best practices</header><text>The Secretary shall disseminate information on
best practices related to assisting covered veterans in obtaining employment
and developing strategies to succeed in that employment. The Secretary shall
disseminate the information to business organizations and employers (including
veteran-owned businesses), human resource organizations, government agencies,
and Federal contractors.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idBBC3D27E6B6B4762B24F2C064FA27F41"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interagency
working group</header>
<paragraph id="id22AF141E48B0402FBF2B34C119FCB5A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment
of working group</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a working group,
consisting of representatives of Federal agencies with programs that assist
covered veterans in obtaining or maintaining employment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCB1881D3D975437685AE0AF8380605B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties of
working group</header><text>The working group shall share information on best
practices, share resources, and develop a plan, for providing such assistance
to the covered veterans. The working group shall submit the plan to the heads
of the Federal agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id070E601E01964F36BC1E0F67DFC43643"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Functions of
Federal agencies</header><text>Each head of a Federal agency receiving the plan
shall consider the plan and make appropriate changes to carry out functions
that assist covered veterans in obtaining and maintaining employment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Assistance for
homeless veterans</header>
<section id="idAB0154E961944B5EAE4AA32A4969A462"><enum>201.</enum><header>Repeal of
sunset on extension of enhanced protections for servicemembers relating to
mortgages and mortgage foreclosure under Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (c) of section
2203 of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (50 U.S.C. App. 533 note)
is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="id26D4F2B3517E45238AA4CE83CF9F2B37"><enum>(a)</enum><header>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.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0ED0E80DAD5C415B955A89618652B273" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header>Improvement of
payments for providing services to homeless veterans</header>
<subsection id="H02CF3239973440EEABB726C4247DAFE1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Improvement of
payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2012 of
title 38, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBC6E49631D554DB88EADCC8F4E518DC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>per diem</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H811E4AA1BA704B0E8DFF9F2D97FB11FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCA83F86239C84F21828EBF093C3680F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="HBFC75CCD53EE46158EDD577FC168AFE8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>daily cost of care</quote> and inserting <quote>annual cost of
furnishing services</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFD2211DFB7C141B7A0C013DDC0C513CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking the second sentence;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2F7FC1B54294F0CA5F4897BD3F79884"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new subparagraph (B):</text>
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<subparagraph id="HB06C48DAD00B47FD988580AC2F0EF06E" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary shall annually adjust
the rate of payment under subparagraph (A) to reflect anticipated changes in
the cost of furnishing services and to take into account the cost of providing
services in a particular geographic area. The Secretary may set a maximum
amount payable to a grant recipient under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4EDA93CAD03E4301B09B900108408FD1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>other sources of income</quote> and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting <quote>the cost of services
provided by the grant recipient as the Secretary may require to assist the
Secretary in making the determination under subparagraph (A).</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98702D22A48E43D196874ACC644A5844"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (D) and inserting the following new subparagraph (D):</text>
<quoted-block id="H1DB480E283684C27B7D91F45A38C362A" style="USC">
<subparagraph id="H50E0D4497F09477D987C1B479CE6AECD" indent="up2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>In making the determination under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary may consider the availability of other sources
of income, including payments to the grant recipient or eligible entity for
furnishing services to homeless veterans under programs other than under this
subchapter, payments or grants from other departments or agencies of the United
States, from departments or agencies of State or local governments, or from
private entities or organizations.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC60810AFA094974A370054A5589BC9B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4875BB37392A4803856E1141E7F3029B" style="USC">
<subparagraph id="HE0729A435C044BA5883B21FA09E90B5C" indent="up2"><enum>(E)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4317FE895108419580695A5822FD5091"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall authorize payments
under this subsection to each grant recipient on an annual basis but shall make
a payment to each grant recipient for each calendar quarter in an amount equal
to a portion of the annual amount authorized for such recipient.</text>
</clause><clause id="idC2645A066CCC4705BB324D944B262364" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the expiration of a calendar
quarter—</text>
<subclause id="id45346B1364244728A3BF44F154479845"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each grant recipient shall provide to the
Secretary a statement of the amount spent by the recipient during that calendar
quarter;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB508593A613E47F49E26AFDD3527023F"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the amount spent is less than the amount
provided for that calendar quarter, repay to the Secretary the balance;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2CF54219361B467D836BA9111AF41C91"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the amount spent by a grant recipient
for such purpose for a calendar quarter exceeds the amount provided to the
recipient for that quarter, the Secretary shall make an additional payment to
the recipient in an amount equal to the amount by which the amount so spent
exceeded the amount so provided, as long as the total amount provided to such
recipient in a calendar year does not exceed the amount of the annual payment
for that recipient.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBAEA4A93EE6E4168B2B18B6EDE55C71D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new paragraph (3):</text>
<quoted-block id="H21EF589BD07841F7ABD743E698BFD92B" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H9E8AAD7AA10E42D2B203BA53973E88D3" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Payments under this subsection to a
grant recipient or eligible entity may be used to match, or in combination
with, other payments or grants for which the recipient or entity is
eligible.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H216761465ABF4C2DBB9B75769E9898BE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H38C42D7165B04713B540DFD23CE6ABCE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HB5BDA863DBE340FD82E6AEB669151D09"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8FAEB53A9C4249F9BFF98AD3B818D0FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H863F35C742C34510B5027F578FFA9656"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section
heading</header><text>The section heading for such section is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H192898869E6447138FCBE89D98E7AC8D" style="USC">
<section id="H36C6E2CBFC0E4560B4EE55E69657D06E"><enum>2012.</enum><header>Payments for
furnishing services to homeless
veterans</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57EF009F4AB5467BACAF3D2B983843EF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsection
heading</header><text>The heading for subsection (a) of such section is amended
by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">Per
diem</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H581393BD5EE24E8FA90619ACCACFCEE3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Table of
sections</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 20 of
such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2012 and
inserting the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAF38966829346999C9273371FA31D87" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">2012. Payments for furnishing services to
homeless
veterans.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Health care and
mental health services for veterans</header>
<section id="ID8abeb143869447db83f089961dd38354"><enum>301.</enum><header>Monitoring of
referrals for mental health care</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs shall jointly establish a mechanism for the monitoring and
reviewing of the process by which referrals for mental health care are given to
individuals who, during a post deployment health assessment administered by the
Secretary of Defense, are identified as having a potential mental health
condition. Such monitoring and reviewing shall identify and compare, on a
regular basis, the number of individuals to whom such referrals are issued with
the number of individuals who complete a course of treatment for a mental
health condition subsequent to receiving such a referral.</text>
</section><section id="id941AE26F27454C90B32AA696780D0088"><enum>302.</enum><header>Improvements
to plans for veterans with traumatic brain injury for rehabilitation and
reintegration into the community</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1710C(b) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id32023466924047649E39E2A72DA44647"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5)
as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id833282C539F3464B8200D25DE5EF77B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (2) the
following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CAE3D9991C64BF993AE70BB0F48896E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id8CFEA2A819834750ACBF931B362ACEB5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>With respect to
individuals who are veterans described in subsection (b) of section 3120 of
this title, participation in programs of independent living services provided
under subsection (a) of such section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id922A12E62591410DB28F64D071BA1AB5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Employment
support services provided under section 1718(d)(2) of this
title.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idE6805EC956624ED4AA5B4F2BE98E9555"><enum>303.</enum><header>Counseling,
training, and mental health services for families of deployed members of the
Armed Forces</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1782 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="id5F64D18E30E64B9D9727118CAE503C80" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id2759B5F8687F4C68A8A827B5A306F3F6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Counseling for
family members of deployed members of Armed Forces</header><text>In the case of
a member of the Armed Forces who is deployed, the Secretary may provide members
of the immediate family of the member of the Armed Forces such consultation,
professional counseling, marriage and family counseling, training, and mental
health services as are necessary in connection with that
deployment.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="id82256AE3316741E2BC1EBE722312A30D"><enum>304.</enum><header>Graduates of
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences permitted to perform
civilian service with Department of Veterans Affairs</header>
<subsection id="idD3CE287AB504415598D20C7F35219A2D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2115 of title
10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idFB01F1114AFC43BF9D2BEEF32B06392B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote>
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4FA64C827B5747BE91B0305E5EC1EEB2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id1820D1F3BB0D43198932733887697812"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), the
Secretary</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id015F477A7CB54ABBA38F0953CBAF09AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F10FBFC142A46ADB5B704784A4F90E0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id0EBE02713EC54AF69A4389609AB1BFD5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Civilian
service with the Department of Veterans Affairs</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB6C807FDA78140A0A9C38A6FAC1F05A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into an agreement
whereby graduates of the University may perform civilian service under
subsection (a) with the Department of Veterans Affairs at community-based
outpatient clinics of the Department and centers for readjustment counseling
and related mental health services for veterans under section 1712A of title
38.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCBA2E6DD55EA47CDBF760F5FC5BF7768" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The limitation in subsection (a)
relating to the percentage of graduates of a class at the University that can
perform civilian Federal service in lieu of active duty in the uniformed
services shall not apply to graduates who perform civilian Federal service
under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id525A330B1F8640E0A89D023B7C65BED3" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD9E01E58C3A94BC5914186B31A97EB2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs may reimburse the Secretary of Defense for the expenses
incurred by the Secretary of Defense in providing education under this chapter
to a person who performs civilian service under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36DC7E9FD05B4B32965AC55D798FB831" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>If the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
reimburses the Secretary of Defense as described in subparagraph (A) with
respect to a person, the Secretary of Defense may not recall such person to
active duty in the uniformed services without the consent of the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA775B754F4FC43BE92CF60205568019B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the heading,
by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="USC">: limitation on
number</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7D97C4F9B0D04A6D8DF126400460E816"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 104
of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2115 and
inserting the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id131E15F0DA204A63963CDBA99658E739" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">2115. Graduates permitted to
perform civilian Federal
service.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id0BC3D8C6DC2443EDAE4639EC11DFE382" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>305.</enum><header>Controlled substance
monitoring programs</header>
<subsection id="id9BDA7FCDF7064501A9FC975D9C513A92"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exception with
respect to confidential nature of claims</header><text>Section 5701 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="id93CF29C6F2D1489F8916E713E42C2F20" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDc6574288c5fb4714983ef806e8892e44"><enum>(l)</enum><text>Under regulations
the Secretary shall prescribe, the Secretary may disclose information about a
veteran or the dependant of a veteran to a State controlled substance
monitoring program, including a program approved by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services under section 399O of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280g–3), to the extent necessary to prevent misuse and diversion of
prescription
medicines.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idF34630016FD140DA9FE17D36FEA29907"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception with
respect to confidentiality of certain medical records</header><text>Section
7332(b)(2) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB289CC014C8049BF8D9FB155D94D6C82" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id0F1BC76EE0D44951B6C0AA0D8F45F5A8" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>To a State controlled substance
monitoring program, including a program approved by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services under section 399O of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280g–3), to the extent necessary to prevent misuse and diversion of
prescription
medicines.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Administration
of the Department of Veterans Affairs</header>
<section id="idEE40059C55A441C78FD51D93E24F2F46"><enum>401.</enum><header>Monitoring of
Integrated Disability Evaluation System</header>
<subsection id="id0E1CB4CCFE564AAC8B98682FA326B73F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly develop a
systemwide monitoring mechanism to identify and address issues arising out of
facilities and offices of the Department of Defense and the Department of
Veterans Affairs involved in the Integrated Disability Evaluation
System.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id8B85168C145E45A3B87DEFF9D61C04E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
monitoring mechanism required by subsection (a) shall include the following,
with respect to the Integrated Disability Evaluation System:</text>
<paragraph id="id4FEEFD4B114D4452B55FA73574817EE9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Continuous
collection and analysis of data on—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBA8150C4696E4E94A854024A9BA26417"><enum>(A)</enum><text>staffing levels
of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7E8E6B83DF814416BEC3DC716227451D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sufficiency of
exam summaries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id518DFB89AB4643BC9E0719363C823D5D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>diagnostic
disagreements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF9D0BE6EB9D54D66B81188B870D041FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Monitoring of
available data on caseloads and case processing time by individual rating
offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the physical evaluation
boards of the Department of Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBC59867656A74335AB5B9C69D4A53575"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A formal
mechanism for agency officials at local facilities to communicate challenges
and best practices to Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs
headquarters.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idCDC820B044BD4490B92DDDFEAF50759E"><enum>402.</enum><header>Independent
review of transition from receipt of benefits and services from Department of
Defense to receipt of benefits and services from Department of Veterans
Affairs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Comptroller
General of the United States, the Inspector General of the Department of
Defense, and the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs may
form an independent board to review the effectiveness and efficiency of the
process by which members of the Armed Forces transition from the receipt of
benefits and services from the Department of Defense to the receipt of benefits
and services from the Department of Veterans Affairs.</text>
</section><section id="idC18523B575D2467F88100DAB99FE6286" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>403.</enum><header>Treatment of certain
misfiled documents as motions for reconsideration of decisions by Board of
Veterans' Appeals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7103
of title 38, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id8DC19F3B0ADE404C8A86940CBF1C2C83"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDE087B693A45433CAD93072DFA9C98CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7D5EB3DD179542A5A181578B783A78CF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idC907BC2FA2C34BF3840E129981EBF6E2"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idE50C5E88233C4D13AAE4C6D550CC683B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as provided in
paragraph (2), if a person adversely affected by a final decision of the Board,
who has not filed a notice of appeal with the United States Court of Appeals
for Veterans Claims under section 7266(a) of this title within the period set
forth in that section, files a document with the Board or the agency of
original jurisdiction referred to in section 7105(b)(1) of this title that
expresses disagreement with such decision not later than 120 days after the
date of such decision, such document shall be treated as a motion for
reconsideration of such decision under subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id60A4CDC73AC1480BB7F5BCCC84190B9D" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A document described in paragraph (1)
shall not be treated as a motion for reconsideration of the decision under
paragraph (1) if—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAD90AA99D4C142DD956AB0B85E714AF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Board or the agency of original
jurisdiction referred to in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="id9284F304BF884ED989D14F18F3041F09"><enum>(i)</enum><text>receives the document described in
paragraph (1);</text>
</clause><clause id="idE1D5596AD4164DD7A5241969CD0F5E88"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>determines that such document
expresses an intent to appeal the decision to the United States Court of
Appeals for Veterans Claims; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idA35BA9C4E7D249279CB8A676CC51AF3C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>forwards such document to the
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF2F95C616B2948CCBE975B1BD4AFF8B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims receives such document within the period set forth by section
7266(a) of this
title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51E7B1467194407980650F661CCE3F87"><enum>404.</enum><header>Increase in
rate of pension for disabled veterans married to one another and both of whom
require regular aid and attendance</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26A3F0AC3F3E4ADCB2E4CDB123DFE9D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 1521(f)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by striking <quote>$30,480</quote> and inserting
<quote>$31,305</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA8A7745EED64B41B47364839B7873C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section>