1.Authority to waive collection
of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of veterans
(a)Subchapter III of
chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
section 1722A the following new section:
1722B.Copayments:
waiver of collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of
veteransThe Secretary may
waive the imposition or collection of copayments for telehealth and
telemedicine visits of veterans under the laws administered by the
Secretary.
.
(b)The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of
such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1722A the
following new item:
1722B. Copayments: waiver of collection
of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of
veterans.
.
1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Veterans Programs Improvement
Act of 2011
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States
Code.
TITLE I—Health care
matters
Sec. 101. Authority to waive collection of
copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of veterans.
Sec. 102. Teleconsultation, teleretinal
imaging, and telemedicine.
Sec. 103. Payments and allowances for
beneficiary travel in connection with veterans receiving care from Vet
Centers.
Sec. 104. Use of service dogs on property of
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 105. Rehabilitative services for veterans
with traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 106. Centers of excellence for rural
health research, education, and clinical activities.
Sec. 107. Provision of chiropractic services to
veterans enrolled in health care system of Department of Veterans
Affairs.
Sec. 108. Reimbursement rate for ambulance
services.
Sec. 109. Increased flexibility in establishing
payment rates for nursing home care provided by State homes.
Sec. 110. Access to State prescription
monitoring programs.
Sec. 111. Improvements for recovery and
collection of amounts for Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care
Collections Fund.
TITLE II—Homeless veterans
matters
Sec. 201. Enhancement of comprehensive service
programs.
Sec. 202. Modification of grant program for
homeless veterans with special needs.
Sec. 203. Modification of authority for
provision of treatment and rehabilitation to certain veterans to include
provision of treatment and rehabilitation to homeless veterans who are not
seriously mentally ill.
Sec. 204. Plan to end veteran
homelessness.
Sec. 205. Extension of certain authorities
relating to homeless veterans.
Sec. 206. Reauthorization of appropriations for
homeless veterans reintegration program.
Sec. 207. Reauthorization of appropriations for
financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran
families in permanent housing.
Sec. 208. Reauthorization of appropriations for
grant program for homeless veterans with special needs.
Sec. 209. Collaboration in provision of case
management services to homeless veterans in supported housing
program.
TITLE III—Housing
matters
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Extended period of protections for
members of uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and
eviction.
Sec. 303. Occupancy of property by dependent
child of veteran for purposes of meeting occupancy requirement for Department
of Veterans Affairs housing loans.
Sec. 304. Waiver of loan fee for individuals
with disability ratings issued during pre-discharge programs.
Sec. 305. Improvements to assistance for
disabled veterans residing in housing owned by a family member.
Sec. 306. Expansion of eligibility for
specially adapted housing assistance for veterans with vision
impairment.
Sec. 307. Revised limitations on assistance
furnished for acquisition and adaptation of housing for disabled
veterans.
TITLE IV—Compensation and pension
matters
Sec. 401. Increase in rate of pension for
disabled veterans married to one another and both of whom require regular aid
and attendance.
Sec. 402. Authority for retroactive effective
date for awards of disability compensation in connection with applications that
are fully-developed at submittal.
Sec. 403. Modification of month of death
benefit for surviving spouses of veterans who die while entitled to
compensation or pension.
Sec. 404. Automatic waiver of agency of
original jurisdiction review of new evidence.
TITLE V—Memorial, burial, and
cemetery matters
Sec. 501. Prohibition on disruptions of
funerals of members or former members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 502. Codification of prohibition against
reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery.
Sec. 503. Expansion of eligibility for
presidential memorial certificates to persons who died in the active military,
naval, or air service.
TITLE VI—Construction
matters
Sec. 601. Authorization of fiscal year 2012
major medical facility projects.
Sec.
602. Modification of
authorization for certain major medical facility construction projects
previously authorized.
Sec. 603. Authorization of fiscal year 2012
major medical facility leases.
Sec. 604. Authorization of
appropriations.
Sec. 605. Limitation on authority of Secretary
of Veterans Affairs to use bid savings on major medical facility projects to
expand purpose of major medical facility projects.
Sec. 606. Designation of George H. O’Brien,
Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Sec. 607. Designation of Major William Edward
Adams Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.
TITLE VII—Other administrative
and benefits matters
Sec. 701. Assistance to veterans affected by
natural disasters.
Sec. 702. Aggregate amount of educational
assistance available to individuals who receive both survivors' and dependents
educational assistance and other veterans and related educational
assistance.
Sec. 703. Department of Veterans Affairs
enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a small
business concern owned and controlled by veterans or as a small business
concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
Sec. 704. Authority for certain persons to sign
claims filed with Secretary of Veterans Affairs on behalf of
claimants.
Sec. 705. Improvement of process for filing
jointly for social security and dependency and indemnity
compensation.
Sec. 706. Parity between part-time and
full-time students under employee incentive scholarship program.
Sec. 707. Report on pay-for-performance
compensation under health care services contracts.
Sec.
708. Extension of authority to
obtain information from Secretary of Treasury and Commissioner of Social
Security for income verification purposes.
Sec. 709. Extension of authority for regional
office of Department of Veterans Affairs in Republic of the
Philippines.
Sec. 710. Report on establishment of a
Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site of the Department
of Veterans Affairs in the northern Rockies or Dakotas.
Sec.
711. Modification of loan
guaranty fee for certain initial loans.
2.References to title
38, United States CodeExcept
as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of title 38, United States Code.
<enum>I</enum><header>Health care
matters</header>
<section id="id1ceb411b-f64e-4c4d-a724-94ff025fc366" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Authority to waive
collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of
veterans</header>
<subsection id="idcd31c2f2-db4a-42cb-8cae-6121ea33b476"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter III of
chapter 17 is amended by inserting after section 1722A the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id159b9201-eab8-43a8-8b1a-63c4deb6d470" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="idd0dfedfb-7776-476a-b2dd-55f643cdfb98"><enum>1722B.</enum><header>Copayments: waiver
of collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of
veterans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may
waive the imposition or collection of copayments for telehealth and
telemedicine visits of veterans under the laws administered by the
Secretary.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idb270f772-07a4-42b2-939f-081f07e8b1ff"><enum>(b)</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 1722A the following
new item:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id65ac3e12-08f2-4efa-88bd-680b3c235a88" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry idref="id61C5549EAA354AAF94502B8B42CB88E2" level="section">1722B. Copayments: waiver of collection of
copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of
veterans.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID2872e330a95f4a5a945a1055eb80d430" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header>Teleconsultation,
teleretinal imaging, and telemedicine</header>
<subsection id="id69BD644D0F0F45F98E362C64D874B542"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Teleconsultation</header>
<paragraph id="idC2F91DF3081F4DC0B263F2CEA3508C57"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subchapter I of chapter 17 is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6FB79C2E5A0444B922987E7318401E5" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="idA028FC9242EF4530942020EC424FBFEA"><enum>1709.</enum><header>Teleconsultation</header>
<subsection id="ID7df09665763742e6b46aeb9997c072df"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Teleconsultation</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA808DA86092D4D79A31C4C5F49BD0764"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary shall
carry out a program of teleconsultation for the provision of remote mental
health and traumatic brain injury assessments in facilities of the Department
that are not otherwise able to provide such assessments without contracting
with third party providers or reimbursing providers through a fee basis
system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id2CAC29A3931D460BB753A1CBA83B5749" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary shall, in
consultation with appropriate professional societies, promulgate technical and
clinical care standards for the use of teleconsultation services within
facilities of the Department.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID486b354ad0f84a5197f5f917cf2b5ebe"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Teleconsultation
defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>teleconsultation</term>
means the use by a health care specialist of telecommunications to assist
another health care provider in rendering a diagnosis or
treatment.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFC412581F73F4D728C784F6E4761BFCA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
17 is amended by inserting after the item related to section 1708 the following
new item:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3FE855AF50534CB38098605D0EC36E0C" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1709.
Teleconsultation.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID966b5cc5f5fd4b9086f94f554a4ccf57"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training in
telemedicine</header><text>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall offer
medical residents opportunities in training in telemedicine to the extent such
facilities offering residency programs have and utilize telemedicine and shall
make such opportunities available consistent with standards established by the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for medical residency
programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE42E14F7A2E3447DA8A64FA9E67C5BFF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enhancement of
VERA</header>
<paragraph id="ID6109635ef5dd486cb3587f8a46e0004a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Incentives for
provision of teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and
telehealth services</header>
<subparagraph id="id97A4A41150014DD683A805A36C46EA56"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(A)</added-phrase></enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall modify the
Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) system to include
teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth
coordination services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4899F77F70D842AD91E18083AD598007"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date on which the Secretary modifies the Veterans
Equitable Resource Allocation system as required by subparagraph (A), the
Secretary shall assess—</text>
<clause id="id04C471598A1048EF840C24A1F4E7E2B5"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(i)</added-phrase></enum><text>the effect of
such modification on the utilization of teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging,
telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC1089421D3FD4B77BF8DD0C9939E5089"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(ii)</added-phrase></enum><text>whether
additional incentives are required to promote the utilization of such services
throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9E14BB986BCD4BC294DA21A531FCC025"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion of
telemedicine visits in workload reporting</header><text>The Secretary shall
modify the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation system to require the
inclusion of all telemedicine visits in the calculation of facility
workload.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id862C61135EB844AB9B9329E958D29264"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="id21B182BC277743B2ACAADD9422386821"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Teleconsultation</header><text>The
term <term>teleconsultation</term> has the meaning given such term in section
1709 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdfe9cae7c2e24965b26c2c1c128b5ad3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Telehealth</header><text>The
term <term>telehealth</term> means the use of telecommunications to collect
patient data remotely and send data to a monitoring station for
interpretation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd1f88d7c4aa34c628207c37e70a4671a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Telemedicine</header><text>The
term <term>telemedicine</term> means the use by a health care provider of
telecommunications to assist in the diagnosis or treatment of a patient's
medical condition.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1AFFF02D6FE4D60BB5A96A3DA266F2B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Teleretinal
imaging</header><text>The term <term>teleretinal imaging</term> means the use
by a health care specialist of telecommunications, digital retinal imaging, and
remote image interpretation to provide eye care.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE636EA7F19684D5F997B9EA6821A9C9A"><enum>103.</enum><header>Payments and
allowances for beneficiary travel in connection with veterans receiving care
from Vet Centers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8247F52E264A460C95DA065229F55198"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Clarification of
existing authority</header><text>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may pay the
actual necessary expense of travel or an allowance for travel to or from a Vet
Center under section 111(a) of title 38, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD90B31B9B44845539A8FA6237EC41719"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A864C93FA2A4F67BC494F36466275FB"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(1)</added-phrase></enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility
and advisability of paying the actual necessary expenses of travel or
allowances for travel to or from Vet Centers under such section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id680FBC5471C5454BB8DAEEA7619DF4CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B3DA23F5EF640FC9EB357B219DFC0DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of the
veterans who benefit from payment as described in subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB52A96C049C2433783422879EB42485D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A description of any
impediments to the Secretary in paying such expenses or allowances.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49AD4E3D9A494F2B87EF0C8DFBCA6D40"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A description of any
impediments encountered by veterans in receiving such payments.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92024C745F6A4B658174B3A3432765D5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An assessment of the
feasibility and advisability of paying such expenses or allowances.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87F1746EFBF04E3D86F3F873E2B5F0BC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Such recommendations for
legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate
with respect to the payment of such expenses or allowances.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id468453AE4FC94EC3B61D9518EB06D203"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(c)</added-phrase></enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary such sums as may be necessary to pay expenses and allowances as
described in subsection (a) during the one-year period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61CDD03C74884BDF99A1D4C7E4573ABA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Vet Center
defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Vet Center</term> means a
center for readjustment counseling and related mental health services for
veterans under section 1712A of such title.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD48CE33F34934118B9004E5A5D7C0571"><enum>104.</enum><header>Use of service dogs on
property of the Department of Veterans Affairs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1714 is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F77C4A562714959BBBEFCF8DAAE96EB" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<subsection id="HCC8C26D611034CBA9C46E45A0459452C"><enum>(e)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB2E0C9EF54074D25815AE354F88AE6E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary
shall admit service animals described in paragraph (2) to any building or
property of the Department on the same terms and conditions, and subject to the
same regulations, as otherwise generally govern the admission of the public to
such buildings or properties.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idC2ADFA6C6AEF44508BF898F283591401" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The service animals
described in this paragraph are service dogs provided under subsection (c) and
other guide dogs or service animals that accompany individuals with
disabilities and that are especially trained and educated to accompany such
individuals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id2E6416AB5E944AF9B22DB16CCBE47995" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may prohibit service animals
described in paragraph (2) from running free in or roaming buildings or
properties described in paragraph (1) and may require such service animals to
adorn guiding harnesses or leashes and be under the control of an individual at
all times while in such buildings or on such
properties.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HDDF33F9D835042EBB174458718999DFF"><enum>105.</enum><header>Rehabilitative
services for veterans with traumatic brain injury</header>
<subsection id="HC65488CCEA184133989E60474726FE1B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rehabilitation services
in plans for rehabilitation and reintegration</header><text>Section 1710C is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA6ACD3B4D3D74D45B89BF8115F922DAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by
inserting before the semicolon the following: <quote>with the goal of
maximizing the individual’s independence</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H59453C5878CC4494803C0FEFC3B7F29B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H952219DF323547DA9FC449EB1F4890DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H79C20626288546A9ACAB6B0E3A7C4505"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(and
sustaining improvement in)</quote> after <quote>improving</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA756C9BEDC5C4F618ABD94669F50CCE2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>behavioral,</quote> after <quote>cognitive,</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2867B1A6E1584786900F7453F70C405B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
inserting <quote>rehabilitative services and</quote> before
<quote>rehabilitative components</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD2A96BA096E491C988BE9EDE8136C69"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="HD4266B2F9AFA4CDFA78000D51938C547"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>treatments</quote> the first place it appears and inserting
<quote>services</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEC201C2687D342AF883621C79857E05C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>treatments and</quote> the second place it appears; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEAB11ADEC4DD45AE9DEF0A4398F84FB4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="H67303B4F10634AA59B547CA48437C44C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H1E4CC6654FB94ED2BF11BB1AA07656D0"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Rehabilitative services
defined</header><text>For purposes of this section, and sections 1710D and
1710E of this title, the term <term>rehabilitative services</term>
includes—</text>
<paragraph id="H8976349C715D4605BD8D2F5D458E40CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>rehabilitative services,
as such term is defined in section 1701 of this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H984D056EB1C243D38AB0A824A5578FE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>treatment and services
(which may be of ongoing duration) to sustain, and prevent loss of, functional
gains that have been achieved; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id499B65C34BA741769CE11AB09C916BF6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other rehabilitative
services or supports that may contribute to maximizing an individual's
independence.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0EB6F6C27B0B47B18F3C1A89E741A144"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rehabilitation services
in comprehensive program for long-Term rehabilitation</header><text>Section
1710D(a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H03698B1ABF054C11AF78DFD5A6568AB5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and
rehabilitative services (as defined in section 1710C of this title)</quote>
after <quote>long-term care</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF8C56A71190453FBD8879A4FA7C4292"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>treatment</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE7A32589B83E4400886A5DFF269AF2A2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rehabilitation services
in authority for cooperative agreements for use of non-Department facilities
for rehabilitation</header><text>Section 1710E(a) is amended by inserting
<quote>, including rehabilitative services (as defined in section 1710C of this
title),</quote> after <quote>medical services</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B4F30E3D02C4C49A17D8B241AB1A45A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical
amendment</header><text>Section 1710C(c)(2)(S) is amended by striking
<quote>opthamologist</quote> and inserting
<quote>ophthalmologist</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6321ECC1F71E4F7BBEB629F8045E7A13" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Centers of excellence for rural health
research, education, and clinical activities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87FF042FA08A449ABFBEAF9E6EB82622"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Centers of excellence</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1902CB4FE9F47628D61E530F9AC996B"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(1)</added-phrase></enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II of
chapter 73 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9CCF57329E1042CF80F50AE0167EACC0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7B82C51F070D4C3DAC53DE81BA13B322" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7330B.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Centers of excellence for rural health
research, education, and clinical activities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id898B0996D0FF4F14ADCAB96CB4D73027"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(a)</added-phrase></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text>The Secretary
shall, through the Director of the Office of Rural Health, establish and
operate centers of excellence for rural health research, education, and
clinical activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55F1D4E296104FC2AA534131BDB97EEB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>Each
center established and operated under subsection (a) shall carry out one or
more of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="ID788d413fb48e4d19b04c7e0b5c22adc5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Collaboration with the
Office of Research and Development of the Veterans Health Administration on
research relating to the furnishing of health services in rural areas.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9fa9eb932a0a47d3b2202801af60ac13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Development of specific
models to be used by the Department in furnishing health services to veterans
in rural areas.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0f263356ce4b46f2a1e1fb718dfc0825"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Provision of education
and training for health care professionals of the Department on the furnishing
of health services to veterans in rural areas.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdfd906b9f3314d9689bdf7018ccae094"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Development and
implementation of innovative clinical activities and systems of care for the
Department for the furnishing of health services to veterans in rural
areas.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id759A668566A5461F8D8CFAE1062B776C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>The
Secretary may designate a rural health resource of the Office of Rural Health
as a center of excellence for purposes of this section, including a rural
health resource center described in section 7308(d) of this title, if such
resource or center engages in one or more of the activities described in
subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID00cfad23cc4a454eb60ddbe10c902c01"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(d)</added-phrase></enum><header>Funding</header><text>Activities
of clinical and scientific investigation at each center operated under this
section shall be eligible to compete for the award of funding from funds
appropriated for the Medical and Prosthetics Research
Account.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F0E322169C944399CFF15252C0B9A77"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(2)</added-phrase></enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7330A
the following new item:</text>
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<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">7330B. Centers of excellence
for rural health research, education, and clinical
activities.</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0770AF8496224BE7A8F6E6AB14BCB76A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recognition of rural
health resource centers in Office of Rural Health</header><text>Section 7308 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09F5C1B6DC38400698C5DB01D11B3B98"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rural health resource
centers</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id3CD7824B89E54F45A4815763EC232B04"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are in the Office veterans rural
health resource centers that serve as satellite offices for the Office.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36335E7D859A40CDBD1F9CF7B4FD390A" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The veterans rural health resource centers
have purposes as follows:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26EB676B8C8E4C119B76D65F68636AB3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To improve the understanding of the Office
of the challenges faced by veterans living in rural areas.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63628F908AB54A96BF7D41F3E3DE4559"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To identify disparities in the availability
of health care to veterans living in rural areas.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75690524A449471A8C421AA141B55820"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To formulate practices or programs to
enhance the delivery of health care to veterans living in rural areas.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1495E3957CD04F78B8CE2F2DA868A72E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To develop special practices and products
for the benefit of veterans living in rural areas and for implementation of
such practices and products in the Department
systemwide.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB52D238E019146D49F3129735563D7E3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation of
Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Fargo, North Dakota, as a
center of excellence for rural health research, education, and clinical
activities</header><text>In consideration of ongoing initiatives through the
Office of Rural Health located at the University of North Dakota and the
Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Fargo, North Dakota, such
medical center shall be designated under section 7330B(c) of title 38, United
States Code, as added by subsection (a), as a center of excellence for rural
health research, education, and clinical activities.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id318CDA8714694645A413DCB9B6C8959F"><enum>107.</enum><header>Provision of
chiropractic services to veterans enrolled in health care system of Department
of Veterans Affairs</header>
<subsection id="IDed30ce38c9fb4df7a68e4571132b3ad8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Comprehensive policy on
chiropractic services</header>
<paragraph id="idF1E0985ADBF64D73A6CFDE358D51B73D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than June 1, 2012, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall develop and implement a comprehensive policy on the provision of
chiropractic services provided at the expense of the Department of Veterans
Affairs to veterans enrolled in the health care system of the
Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf88d62d826ec4f9b9ad0b87b5aacd9a1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope of
Policy</header><text>The policy required by paragraph (1) shall cover each of
the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa7cf1502b4c440d292f15ce2184bb042"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Department-wide
protocols governing referrals for chiropractic services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe4c8fd68038147aab26c6216c69f6086"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Department-wide
protocols governing direct access to chiropractic services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8dc70b802bf94bc6a205508bfcf864e9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Department-wide
protocols governing the scope of practice of chiropractic practitioners.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9376de3ab353477d8db6ee0910954a07"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The definition of
chiropractic services to be provided.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5b91147290bc411caa70665004f93cf8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The assurance of prompt
and appropriate chiropractic services by the Department, system-wide, when
medically appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6e9bac550e944fc8aa1bacc8fa03c4df"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Department programs of
education and training for health care personnel of the Department regarding
the benefits of chiropractic services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb98c3031c6ab4484aa9353360c7c63e1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Department programs of
patient education for veterans suffering from back pain and related
disorders.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID32297642f9004404a5a3df6d86cf1895"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The
Secretary shall revise the policy required by paragraph (1) on a periodic basis
in accordance with experience and evolving best practice guidelines.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa0b1ac0708274543b5b1b0733fe3f28a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary shall develop the policy required by paragraph (1), and revise such
policy under paragraph (3), in consultation with veterans service organizations
and other organizations with expertise regarding the benefits of chiropractic
services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfc1d912d9682469aa71eab22bf56331d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Locations for provision
of chiropractic services</header><text>In carrying out the policy required by
subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide chiropractic services at—</text>
<paragraph id="id80BD322844DF4F24B69E5B022B681110"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not less than two
locations in each Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id053192F8C17F4B9689A80250BA0D0A97"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such locations as the
Secretary considers appropriate based on the Secretary's assessment of demand
for chiropractic services provided by the Department, including consideration
of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="idC2A00CC65BA742A480D662B0B210C6AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The average time a
veteran seeking chiropractic services from the Department is required to wait
for such services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5BAF8D6EB11D4E81833B7AD919E5FEBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Rates of fee-based
care.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id53DEEFC015FB4E5B97480DB300E652B5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Such other considerations
as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4d5808dcc87c4ee18b23805e497ddfaf"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual Report</header>
<paragraph id="ID5c71e19ac3184f8d977a3c3e96e2eeab"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the completion
and initial implementation of the policy required by subsection (a)(1) and on
October 1 of every fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2020, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on
the implementation of the policy required by subsection (a)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID82441878723b401180582d20930ae552"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2134b8b44b344c4e8331e6379b0902f6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A description of the
policy developed and implemented under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and any
revisions to such policy under paragraph (3) of such subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7bc58e55c0b940f89a399797feddc107"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A description of the
performance measures used to determine the effectiveness of such policy in
improving the availability of chiropractic services for veterans
system-wide.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbfe06e52352e4f00bc31c69b3ccede7f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An assessment of the
adequacy of Department chiropractic services based on a survey of patients
managed in Department clinics.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd6928c792f794354bc7b4a918630e497"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An assessment of the
training provided to Department health care personnel with respect to the
benefits of chiropractic services and the appropriate referral of patients for
chiropractic services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID92417fc289b1417d9c2aafda2e2d2897"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An assessment of the
patient pain care education programs of the Department.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID05e26dc055f64120857c5bc03fed4745"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The number of episodes of
chiropractic services (including referrals for chiropractic services to
non-Department providers) granted in the preceding fiscal year, disaggregated
by facility.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDd03403f9eb8043f0bf938cee22b7094a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Veterans Service
Organization defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>veterans
service organization</term> means any organization recognized by the Secretary
for the representation of veterans under section 5902 of title 38, United
States Code.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDb2a0955e7f7a4f689a7a4e26aba047b7"><enum>108.</enum><header>Reimbursement rate for
ambulance services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
111(b)(3) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</text>
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<subparagraph id="ID8a8f4aef7b38409585a594dc8cc0e955" indent="up2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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 (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)) 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="idD17C18E8E88141EEA46B7DE83422CB2E"><enum>109.</enum><header>Increased flexibility
in establishing payment rates for nursing home care provided by State
homes</header>
<subsection id="id1CEE05392FDC4427B5211B13945B529B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 1745(a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id91E7736B3F194E19B34EEA898BBE9982"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>The Secretary shall pay each State home for nursing home care
at the rate determined under paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>The
Secretary shall enter into a contract (or agreement under section 1720(c)(1) of
this title) with each State home for payment by the Secretary for nursing home
care provided in the home</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDF71A85B8F5C420FB66431B5F1AE897B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting the following new paragraph (2):</text>
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<paragraph id="id06FC4397905A4E0DB98CB8EB8398B748" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Payment under each
contract (or agreement) between the Secretary and a State home under paragraph
(1) shall be based on a methodology, developed by the Secretary in consultation
with the State home, to adequately reimburse the State home for the care
provided by the State home under the contract (or
agreement).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7949F731F6F04892AE65F80D04BDE175"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to care
provided on or after January 1, 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID7fac946c93fc4d64be273003b2d100fc"><enum>110.</enum><header>Access to State
prescription monitoring programs</header>
<subsection id="id9BDA7FCDF7064501A9FC975D9C513A92"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exception with respect
to confidential nature of claims</header><text>Section 5701 is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="IDc6574288c5fb4714983ef806e8892e44"><enum>(l)</enum><text>Under regulations the
Secretary shall prescribe, the Secretary may disclose information about a
veteran or the dependent 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)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB289CC014C8049BF8D9FB155D94D6C82" reported-display-style="italic" 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><section id="id03FD6DA5CB9B4A889B181743F555A2F5"><enum>111.</enum><header>Improvements for
recovery and collection of amounts for Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Care Collections Fund</header>
<subsection id="id3C210C82D445410791FAD0F66A5AD7C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development and
implementation of plan for recovery and collection</header>
<paragraph id="idDC3E8E7748EA40DEA19AE180585A4EA3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop and implement a
plan to ensure the recovery and collection of amounts under the provisions of
law described in section 1729A(b) of title 38, United States Code, for deposit
in the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9E6AD0744B5544B7BFBA49513824BC14"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
plan required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe709fd4dfc62415b88f9e7ec5fb8676a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An effective process to
identify billable fee claims.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc972bb09e9b84ce9a8d20b47c29935b7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Effective and practicable
policies and procedures that ensure recovery and collection of amounts
described in section 1729A(b) of such title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDec5646b1f78c41e5bfab26a81e48ccad"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The training of employees
of the Department, on or before December 1, 2011, who are responsible for the
recovery or collection of such amounts to enable such employees to comply with
the process required by subparagraph (A) and the policies and procedures
required by subparagraph (B).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID13780fe3b266401dbf177096fee87caf"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Fee revenue goals for the
Department.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1c8bd813aa4b40bd85b0c0f19f206ab1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An effective monitoring
system to ensure achievement of goals described in subparagraph (D) and
compliance with the policies and procedures described in subparagraph
(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD03FFB807A89478D8FA347F93B8CE0B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Monitoring of third
party collections</header><text>The Secretary shall monitor the recovery and
collection of amounts from third parties (as defined in section 1729(i) of such
title) for deposit in such fund.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Homeless veterans
matters</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79AEF2B0584A4CE0A98A79CF50E0C23B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhancement of comprehensive service
programs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3FD47991FC74709A71DB4C64C646EE7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhancement of grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2011 is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id694EA07B7E7C4E0F9F76895BFB208CCA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking
<quote>expansion, remodeling, or alteration of existing buildings, or
acquisition of facilities,</quote> and inserting <quote>new construction of
facilities, expansion, remodeling, or alteration of existing facilities, or
acquisition of facilities</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0C92761218004FF2964ECA28E98AEE03"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA80FD453D7D436B8D460A1A9383B11C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence, by striking <quote>A
grant</quote> and inserting <quote>(1) A grant</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3221F00FD1D341C3AF7E7EA13FEF1221"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the second sentence of paragraph (1), as
designated by subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>The amount</quote> and
inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id059F7279B3764D9BBBC5D5D3BD314B1B" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
amount</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A052EDFF8334FC7ADBA328F2034CD0C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEAB6B509108849ACBA68DC8D9B803D86" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id720BD29F72F94B9598AAEAB288741251" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1D8B1DF2810D4F47A0946A0A53C0A8DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not deny an application
from an entity that seeks a grant under this section to carry out a project
described in subsection (b)(1)(A) solely on the basis that the entity proposes
to use funding from other private or public sources, if the entity demonstrates
that a private nonprofit organization will provide oversight and site control
for the project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1A5A388E50D4D7AB977C0F1DE9CA7A1" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <term>private
nonprofit organization</term> means the following:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3B907378E7B4312AE8B472486E3F646"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An incorporated private institution,
organization, or foundation—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA0B6ADE9A344C409D768531E38D894F"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that has received, or has temporary
clearance to receive, tax-exempt status under paragraph (2), (3), or (19) of
section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B0F54F21AD64DF4B9BF98652DF89496"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for which no part of the net earnings of
the institution, organization, or foundation inures to the benefit of any
member, founder, or contributor of the institution, organization, or
foundation; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F5B3265D0D04387B15B92475ECEA780"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the Secretary determines is
financially responsible.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F7F004C8D004211B519EB249C1624AC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A for-profit limited partnership or limited
liability company, the sole general partner or manager of which is an
organization that is described by subclauses (I) through (III) of clause
(i).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE08B7C7C1CD4E328D4B47F2E4576C8E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A corporation wholly owned and controlled
by an organization that is described by subclauses (I) through (III) of clause
(i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD282653C003E4AA381D58CE9817E62D5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant and per diem payments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8278663A08B04D3A88CECC4422A9E546"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study and development of fiscal controls
and payment method</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id301CDE957E7B41C3B73E4492B986DDD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete a study of all matters relating to
the method used by the Secretary to make per diem payments under section
2012(a) of title 38, United States Code, including changes anticipated by the
Secretary in the cost of furnishing services to homeless veterans and
accounting for costs of providing such services in various geographic
areas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1159F86CE2524D3CB32201A1AB84882A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop more effective and efficient
procedures for fiscal control and fund accounting by recipients of grants under
sections 2011, 2012, and 2061 of such title; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB888224D9B8843B5AD980D37F78C7B1F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a more effective and efficient
method for adequately reimbursing recipients of grants under section 2011 of
such title for services furnished to homeless veterans.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6341ABBFC574433AAE37F57217062DE0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the method required by
paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary may consider payments and grants received by
recipients of grants described in such paragraph from other departments and
agencies of Federal and local governments and from private entities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1AC62EC597F4D23921688A657488C17"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA76B078A3E9347A4AA6494B11C0B1C56"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the findings of the Secretary with respect
to the study required by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF09D4F7A6F04441FA0C9F0C2C7F9B4A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the methods developed under subparagraphs
(B) and (C) of such paragraph; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A2B0080F64444F69F8C92FBA44E5839"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any recommendations of the Secretary for
revising the method described in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph and any
legislative action the Secretary considers necessary to implement such
method.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA676550361DE4B6F883430FC3CC49609"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2013
is amended by striking <quote>subchapter</quote> and all that follows through
the period and inserting the following: “subchapter amounts as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id377F768EDDCF4984B63E903CF2F17968" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC63D470CE024BA6AC919D5B48D33245"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007
through 2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAABA9231E8CF4085B98290CF1C85648D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$175,100,000 for fiscal year 2010.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE835E02F27124272B0BF728AADFAB76E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$217,700,000 for fiscal
year 2011.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1696F5DC67284E87A1C29B16263C747B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id852497B7444B4293AB202ED96F57ED9A"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 and each
fiscal year
thereafter.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idb762e89d-5903-4281-ab8b-dd7b339aa918"><enum>202.</enum><header>Modification of grant
program for homeless veterans with special needs</header>
<subsection id="id1dce7974-c05a-420a-a83f-97d9a01c9a05"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Inclusion of entities
eligible for comprehensive service program grants and per diem payments for
services to homeless veterans</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 2061 is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idb9e0f29f-c958-4e08-981f-0f1f7344b7f1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>to
grant and per diem providers</quote> and inserting <quote>to entities eligible
for grants and per diem payments under sections 2011 and 2012 of this
title</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7fbc1ea2-518f-4dae-bc12-beeb7e779dd3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>by
those facilities and providers</quote> and inserting <quote>by those facilities
and entities</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idedb8fc29-36c6-4794-80db-838453ef0062"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusion of male
homeless veterans with minor dependents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b) of such section is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idaa870d7b-2adc-4cdf-922e-01d1b31eba9d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by
striking <quote>, including women who have care of minor
dependents</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd1fc3355-bb2f-48bc-9892-30611c8a5cc3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by
striking <quote>or</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2f4ff0c7-c310-4c90-9751-34b84afda857"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfe4dbd10-8335-4e5b-a6db-bba505f97328"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca4fc7e5-0d4a-48c9-a872-ce2936a983f5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id08ef2106-e8f0-4725-bc19-b60ab81387f4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>individuals who have care
of minor
dependents.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id923d138a-e1cc-48d5-9d10-d0225935a9a9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
provision of services to dependents</header><text>Such section is further
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idf6ee4ef6-6416-4429-824e-ca99c77794ce"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaf98197b-2bd3-4119-946d-8ed7652a4226"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (b) the following new subsection (c):</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e33e442-1f95-41d3-bf1a-35fba4e27321" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id78a68fd9-0296-4eb6-967f-bbc4fd6906b9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Provision of services
to dependents</header><text>A recipient of a grant under subsection (a) may use
amounts under the grant to provide services directly to a dependent of a
homeless veteran with special needs who is under the care of such homeless
veteran while such homeless veteran receives services from the grant recipient
under this
section.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24EEBBF3FC434E8FB42625F2914DECC2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Modification of
authority for provision of treatment and rehabilitation to certain veterans to
include provision of treatment and rehabilitation to homeless veterans who are
not seriously mentally ill</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2031(a) is amended in the matter
before paragraph (1) by striking <quote>, including</quote> and inserting
<quote>and to</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF445A71B6F93431BB025B66BD9C8B1F4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan to end veteran homelessness</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9EDB03569C1040998E8E1A58AE28AD8C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to
Congress a comprehensive plan to end homelessness among veterans.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3022AB608BF54BADB5D4D76B02217BEB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The plan required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD4893CB669184C7F92CDE7D744271B0F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of programs of the Department
of Veterans Affairs and other departments and agencies of the Federal
Government that are designed to prevent homelessness among veterans and assist
veterans who are homeless.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2967309D4B6644C1BDAEF420DC1C71AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An evaluation of whether and how
coordination between the programs described in paragraph (1) would contribute
to ending homelessness among veterans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1670832D1A8B4E60A0911CAF166562D2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations for improving the programs
described in paragraph (1), enhancing coordination between such programs, or
eliminating programs that are no longer effective.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id577A55998CE74DCBBDB721CEB846B3D3"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations for new programs to prevent
and end homelessness among veterans, including an estimate of the cost of such
programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39E5A95AF8E84EEFBBD341579439F2F8"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A timeline for implementing the plan,
including milestones to track the implementation of the plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEBCB251AEAD940B7AE9EB136DFD0FA56"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Benchmarks to measure the
effectiveness of the plan and the efforts of the Secretary to implement the
plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3012355CEF14EFCB1CEAE686499B25E"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such other matters as the Secretary
considers necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F3F6B6D736B472E87C885AE7E2D1EBB"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration of veterans located in rural
areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis,
evaluation, and recommendations included in the report required by subsection
(a) shall include consideration of the circumstances and requirements that are
unique to veterans located in rural areas.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21DC61F141474C4AA1B72E13CE2E84F0"><enum>205.</enum><header>Extension of certain
authorities relating to homeless veterans</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB7CDE1A80A54405E9A5D122D79A972E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Health care for
homeless veterans</header><text>Section 2031(b) is amended by striking
<quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31,
2012</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF9BBAF45D11D4E9D85D0FFFC10DD7283"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Centers for provision
of comprehensive services to homeless veterans</header><text>Section 2033(d) is
amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>December 31, 2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id362D50AAA2B44898B6E9007DBD4B1358"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Property transfers for
housing assistance for homeless veterans</header><text>Section 2041(c) is
amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>December 31, 2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F1A425F62F548A18C586AB4B9AF2059"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Advisory Committee on
Homeless Veterans</header><text>Section 2066(d) is amended by striking
<quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31,
2013</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id759C005AE293464CA2C47667A2ECAEDA"><enum>206.</enum><header>Reauthorization of
appropriations for homeless veterans reintegration program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2021(e)(1) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD26A66A744D04EE888C2094A5B04CA75" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90790EC03FE24EC4BF009EDBCB97C166" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50,000,000 for fiscal year
2012.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B210D3C12E5423CAC278CC49FDF933C"><enum>207.</enum><header>Reauthorization of
appropriations for financial assistance for supportive services for very
low-income veteran families in permanent housing</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAB138EDC2E424087880E9300C0EA3A4B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2044(e) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09D7E2C42DB647A599A56127CDCFF4E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA6C4DF9AE674F22A4F3C61BE6C260A9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE402485CC85342DC9FD191F2B6CDE76B" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$100,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9AB894B7EC904722A79706FEB5EE8660"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking
<quote>2011</quote> and inserting <quote>2012</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4944B77BBAFB43C8B2216ECAEFA4E810"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of
such section is further amended by striking <quote>carry out subsection (a),
(b), and (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>carry out subsections (a), (b), and
(c)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC001FFDE47F14DBAA1508447E8CFF841" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>208.</enum><header>Reauthorization of
appropriations for grant program for homeless veterans with special
needs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2061(d)(1), as
redesignated by section 202(c)(1), is amended by striking <quote>2011</quote>
and inserting <quote>2013</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idED359B79A86E4A0BA72A62F098692DBB"><enum>209.</enum><header>Collaboration in
provision of case management services to homeless veterans in supported housing
program</header>
<subsection id="ID77e5d5b8f3db4ec99124ee17b095c8a4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall consider entering
into contracts or agreements, under sections 513 and 8153 of title 38, United
States Code, with eligible entities to collaborate with the Secretary in the
provision of case management services to covered veterans as part of the
supported housing program carried out under section 8(o)(19) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) to ensure that the homeless
veterans facing the most significant difficulties in obtaining suitable housing
receive the assistance they require to obtain such housing.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id9F69707AFD8A4CBDA5A73BC7B73A169D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Covered
veterans</header><text>For purposes of this section, a covered veteran is any
veteran who—</text>
<paragraph id="idEBF0CEFC0EA04CC3AF4ECBF5C6E752C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is eligible to receive a
housing voucher under such section 8(o)(19);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5A83074E14E0423FB5479A1443AD5AF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>requires the assistance
of a case manager in obtaining suitable housing with such voucher; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id26E045AC521C460FA6D6CC79F437CD0E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is having difficulty
obtaining the amount of such assistance the veteran requires, including
because—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1DDD0843F78A485FBB60D400F8459CF4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the veteran resides in an
area that has a shortage of low-income housing and because of such shortage the
veteran requires more assistance from a case manager than the Secretary
otherwise provides;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB0093EEA9312456797926D0199BC9D6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the location in which the
veteran resides is located at such distance from facilities of the Department
of Veterans Affairs as makes the provision of case management services by the
Secretary to such veteran impractical; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id10023F2D20CE471BAF581B30EC502DFC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the veteran resides in an
area where veterans who receive case management services from the Secretary
under such section have a significantly lower average rate of successfully
obtaining suitable housing than the average rate of successfully obtaining
suitable housing for all veterans receiving such services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2169ebb6b9b1494293520d0cf83b598a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>For purposes of this section, an eligible entity is any
State or local government agency, tribal organization (as such term is defined
in section 4 of the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 450b)), or nonprofit organization that—</text>
<paragraph id="id84FCC381E5E24C73AE990F7CEA98FD5F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>under a contract or
agreement described in subsection (a), agrees—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID179fd730b49a413ab7f3d008abf7e069"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to ensure access to case
management services by covered veterans on an as-needed basis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa88efd17956c4f2aa57ad9c49320a046"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to maintain referral
networks for covered veterans for purposes of assisting covered veterans in
demonstrating eligibility for assistance and additional services under
entitlement and assistance programs available for covered veterans, and to
otherwise aid covered veterans in obtaining such assistance and
services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID391f7369ea27492c8ad8c04b2a7f3f57"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to ensure the
confidentiality of records maintained by the entity on covered veterans
receiving services through the supported housing program described in
subsection (a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID62f2e12560fd4ba0ba7b9ec501ac09fb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to establish such
procedures for fiscal control and fund accounting as the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs considers appropriate to ensure proper disbursement and accounting of
funds under a contract or agreement entered into by the entity as described in
subsection (a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe002810ed06342c1b3866b2389ecba00"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to submit to the
Secretary each year, in such form and such manner as the Secretary may require,
a report on the collaboration undertaken by the entity under a contract or
agreement described in such subsection during the most recent fiscal year,
including a description of, for the year covered by the report—</text>
<clause id="ID80452b59c0c84ffea16de27a752838fc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the services and
assistance provided to covered veterans as part of such collaboration;</text>
</clause><clause id="id21F21544324B4D838A7DE0CAE16832E1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the process by which
covered veterans were referred to the entity for such services and
assistance;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2d8ff335c83544a784bc61508376add1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the specific goals
jointly set by the entity and the Secretary for the provision of such services
and assistance and whether the entity achieved such goals; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id33C54E56B572492D9AC607201A04EEED"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the average length of
time taken by a covered veteran who received such services and assistance to
successfully obtain suitable housing and the average retention rate of such a
veteran in such housing; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd7b18bb20149406594a6d47dea753904"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to meet such other
requirements as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of providing
assistance to covered veterans in obtaining suitable housing; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID46ef1f97db53471e80803e8b761cedce"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has demonstrated
experience in—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9b0cb9af558b4658bb395f2fa63616be"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifying and serving
homeless veterans, especially those who have the greatest difficulty obtaining
suitable housing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID19f8d8e952294dfe9e47481b29454d8f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>working collaboratively
with the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Housing and Urban
Development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID507eba9f65c14e46adcfbba7f429ca20"><enum>(C)</enum><text>conducting outreach to,
and maintaining relationships with, landlords to encourage and facilitate
participation by landlords in supported housing programs similar to the
supported housing program described in subsection (a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID764189c6c2f9415c824b63688466c091"><enum>(D)</enum><text>mediating disputes
between landlords and veterans receiving assistance under such supported
housing program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID197ab780876c4285a3806bb5c860bb6a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>carrying out such other
activities as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idAE779886A76E45BE8311AA16E0FE51D5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
considering entering into contracts or agreements as described in subsection
(a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall consult with—</text>
<paragraph id="idB6EC3FA87C73467FBBEAF3B8F361580C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE33DCE76B6DF416A894D441C829087A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>third parties that
provide services as part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
continuum of care.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7A4D77C9D3294486942AB13119350F56"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical assistance
for collaborating entities</header>
<paragraph id="idF29BC85AA2D44DB49209EA0E17840A60"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may provide training and technical
assistance to entities with whom the Secretary collaborates in the provision of
case management services to veterans as part of the supported housing program
described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id00ED4C45E20343F99D09CAE474E9B305"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The
Secretary may provide training and technical assistance under paragraph (1)
through the award of grants or contracts to appropriate public and nonprofit
private entities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id151F12FB77A4461880DB15A10708CBE6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>From
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary in the
Medical Services account in a year, $500,000 shall be available to the
Secretary in that year to carry out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9a46a118cc0a45f2b9d19aa9da775667"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Annual report</header>
<paragraph id="IDa4d399d0fa06494bb7b16c0a3a8927d0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 545 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act and not less frequently than once each year thereafter, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the
collaboration between the Secretary and eligible entities in the provision of
case management services as described in subsection (a) during the most
recently completed fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2b687d33a0d14d25a0af284652345c77"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>Each
report required by paragraph (1) shall include, for the period covered by the
report, the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="id1351466F377B4D98AACEEE8879D4CE2D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A discussion of each case
in which a contract or agreement described in subsection (a) was considered by
the Secretary, including a description of whether or not and why the Secretary
chose or did not choose to enter into such contract or agreement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9b935d66ac2b4a51b83d52428d142e36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The number and types of
eligible entities with whom the Secretary has entered into a contract or
agreement as described in subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDafd50ac7bd4c479d98afcbd8a3a81df4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A description of the
geographic regions in which such entities provide case management services as
described in such subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3f4d35648a4a4ceab680c2d622a5578a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A description of the
number and types of covered veterans who received case management services from
such entities under such contracts or agreements.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE9D7025226FB4485A2D29075AA9E683B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An assessment of the
performance of each eligible entity with whom the Secretary entered into a
contract or agreement as described in subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2c4f41d6d3384055afc7d8ef53aec41e"><enum>(F)</enum><text>An assessment of the
benefits to covered veterans of such contracts and agreements.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0733A4331A5E4B29B2FEB664FF91EEEA"><enum>(G)</enum><text>A discussion of the
benefits of increasing the ratio of case managers to recipients of vouchers
under the supported housing program described in such subsection to veterans
who reside in rural areas.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E685B4B902D44329413F4B073DEF749"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Such recommendations for
legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate for
the improvement of collaboration in the provision of case management services
under such supported housing program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Housing
matters</header>
<section id="idF0649B8407C34F12B7717427142DC5CB"><enum>301.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Andrew Connolly Veterans'
Housing Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idB07D110A4E1F4184B36DC4F67F9A1EA3"><enum>302.</enum><header>Extended period of
protections for members of uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage
foreclosure, and eviction</header>
<subsection id="idEE2A2E48906C462DAD184BD6D8FAA03E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Stay of proceedings and
period of adjustment of obligations relating to real or personal
property</header><text>Section 303(b) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
(50 U.S.C. App. 533(b)) is amended by striking <quote>within 9 months</quote>
and inserting <quote>within 12 months</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id5AC121C3F3B4429D9D2CE92D24974A88"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Period of relief from
sale, foreclosure, or seizure</header><text>Section 303(c) of such Act (50
U.S.C. App. 533(c)) is amended by striking <quote>within 9 months</quote> and
inserting <quote>within 12 months</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE05A534CDA7540D3A30018F43E096C8E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="ID3d5ee837cbff482a8cb4c062a90fa3af"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to
Congress a report on the protections provided under section 303 of such Act (50
U.S.C. App 533) during the five-year period ending on the date of the enactment
of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcba0e39a1c7142f1b27711e728ea7387"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
report required by paragraph (1) shall include, for the period described in
such paragraph, the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4fad08df6a3d4c109385a506a1be7073"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An assessment of the
effects of such section on the long-term financial well-being of servicemembers
and their families.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3A4243E8725842C4A9F902390207D4E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The number of
servicemembers who faced foreclosure during a 90-day period, 270-day period, or
365-day period beginning on the date on which the servicemembers completed a
period of military service.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC6788D40BF9747ACAB7F67BEC2FC656E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The number of
servicemembers who applied for a stay or adjustment under subsection (b) of
such section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF2D4E451FC4C4B279F5F03276A621EF2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A description and
assessment of the effect of applying for a stay or adjustment under such
subsection on the financial well-being of the servicemembers who applied for
such a stay or adjustment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaa7e076d3e0c4952a16767b34076a6e0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An assessment of the
Secretary of Defense's partnerships with public and private sector entities and
recommendations on how the Secretary should modify such partnerships to improve
financial education and counseling for servicemembers in order to assist them
in achieving long-term financial stability.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3F6C54979FDA422EB3A62DE111ABDC89"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Period of military
service and servicemember defined</header><text>In this subsection, the terms
<term>period of military service</term> and <term>servicemember</term> have the
meanings given such terms in section 101 of such Act (50 U.S.C. App.
511).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id96392BA403BD4DD9892BEBCC1279F945"><enum>303.</enum><header>Occupancy of property
by dependent child of veteran for purposes of meeting occupancy requirement for
Department of Veterans Affairs housing loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (2) of section 3704(c) is amended
to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F6DBC7D60234C6BB8364C52B48B12C7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID032b0cc007da4bf482b223be3e46d345" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In any case in which a
veteran is in active-duty status as a member of the Armed Forces and is unable
to occupy a property because of such status, the occupancy requirements of this
chapter shall be considered to be satisfied if—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID10eaf677c54443efad76d5cb2cead545"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the spouse of the veteran
occupies or intends to occupy the property as a home and the spouse makes the
certification required by paragraph (1) of this subsection; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID30d2040fb74447c2920e90dcf8c995c0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a dependent child of the
veteran occupies or will occupy the property as a home and the veteran’s
attorney-in-fact or legal guardian of the dependent child makes the
certification required by paragraph (1) of this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID5708627783924bca80e476898e7d413c"><enum>304.</enum><header>Waiver of loan fee for
individuals with disability ratings issued during pre-discharge
programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (2) of
section 3729(c) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5BA86AD34F2F46B4A84BDF0778A11B17" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID58851b239c85488bbbb2c1d652f512ca" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idBF0C026527294B0F99D54559E9B1C1A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A veteran described in
subparagraph (B) shall be treated as receiving compensation for purposes of
this subsection as of the date of the rating described in such subparagraph
without regard to whether an effective date of the award of compensation is
established as of that date.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id9FFF66485B2C40868D5E891A65BD2482" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A veteran described in
this subparagraph is a veteran who is rated eligible to receive
compensation—</text>
<clause id="ID4a9b05a516cc4c4098c6187c5ae6cb15"><enum>(i)</enum><text>as the result of a
pre-discharge disability examination and rating; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6b34e6dcaadd4e01a9c91f6c3dd56e01"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>based on a pre-discharge
review of existing medical evidence (including service medical and treatment
records) that results in the issuance of a memorandum
rating.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFFC8B1C296054EA9A6632213FB976A21" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>305.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improvements to assistance for disabled
veterans residing in housing owned by a family member</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6B1D410E9DBE4913964BB58CCA0402A9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increased assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section 2102A is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB770410832934490B0314E650D8F3B9D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>$14,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$28,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB88B205811DD47FDA7DDEC449D2AA991"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking
<quote>$2,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDecc0662c16ce41f2a6bfdd4b195ded29"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Indexing of levels of
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such subsection is
further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idCA3B9C05D74346F79D1C06408CDF7CDE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id010DB919E0184D41B28C4E4B42339B2D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the matter before
subparagraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting
<quote>(1)</quote> before <quote>The</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8C9839C05A8C43EF8481012092395FFD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new paragraph (2):</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4F3B14FE6444E799B21B628B3DED5AF" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID8600bc494c65495fbd15dd0f3531b32c" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Effective on October 1 of
each year (beginning in 2012), the Secretary shall use the same percentage
calculated pursuant to section 2102(e) of this title to increase the amounts
described in paragraph (1) of this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa1806f6c4ed14cb68635b69f6fec0b6c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Extension of authority
for assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (e)
of such section is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and
inserting <quote>December 31, 2021</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A86D3668218443DA4DA4A97BF355876"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall apply with respect to payments made in accordance with section 2102A of
title 38, United States Code, on or after that date.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99F75191D86B4FB7BEC742FDB1010D6C"><enum>306.</enum><header>Expansion of
eligibility for specially adapted housing assistance for veterans with vision
impairment</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80650BE044CF4A72B676B0BC05D2BC34"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(a)</added-phrase></enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (2) of
section 2101(b) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5CBA9803EE53484788D1E66C4FE2AF50" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id216171C1FFF04CD498D3DC4D9A5CFCC7" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A
veteran is described in this paragraph if the veteran is entitled to
compensation under chapter 11 of this title for a service-connected disability
that meets any of the following criteria:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF3E0BEFDE4A04099A439D340C42A7D50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The
disability is due to blindness in both eyes, having central visual acuity of
20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a standard correcting lens.
For the purposes of this subparagraph, an eye with a limitation in the fields
of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle
no greater than 20 degrees shall be considered as having a central visual
acuity of 20/200 or less.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20CA52146B4F4F448722D7DEB9C12848"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A
permanent and total disability that includes the anatomical loss or loss of use
of both hands.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBCB355B9856940BFB33000E7A19F0C90"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A
permanent and total disability that is due to a severe burn injury (as so
determined).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB214EDB6B5144AAC9968B57E0B56E6D4"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(b)</added-phrase></enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on
October 1, 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEC79766531D0420498C060231AA535C9"><enum>307.</enum><header>Revised limitations on
assistance furnished for acquisition and adaptation of housing for disabled
veterans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2102(d) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7FFE498156164740A73A43E2B0FC787D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>under
sections 2101(a) and 2102A</quote> and inserting <quote>under section
2101(a)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id438A385C4A704F7E92BDB28D3D4A5328"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by
striking <quote>under sections 2101(b) and 2102A</quote> and inserting
<quote>under section 2101(b)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Compensation and pension
matters</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51E7B1467194407980650F661CCE3F87"><enum>401.</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) 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><section id="id700A6FCF463648299566D0BE839A47DB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>402.</enum><header>Authority for
retroactive effective date for awards of disability compensation in connection
with applications that are fully-developed at submittal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5110(b) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id85C8CC441F7F4BD3814F120C2F56AF07"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id97E40373EC234E839ADD99C23A782A78"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id816DB145AC4C4CF7B2949E1900866DBD" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idA6B34E3819B74026A9BFC9F864EDC577" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id662737E3AFA34830983765AF0EA8D4C6"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(A)</added-phrase></enum><text>The effective
date of an award of disability compensation to a veteran who submits an
application therefor that sets forth a claim that is fully-developed (as
prescribed by the Secretary for purposes of this paragraph) as of the date of
submittal shall be fixed in accordance with the facts found, but shall not be
earlier than the date that is one year before the date of receipt of the
application.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id617F5BA762DC4586BF8C0522F0F67E11" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(B)</added-phrase></enum><text>Subparagraph (A)
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this paragraph and shall not
apply with respect to claims filed after September 30,
2012.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID276692766bab4ef5a77ff767ebada8bb" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>403.</enum><header>Modification of
month of death benefit for surviving spouses of veterans who die while entitled
to compensation or pension</header>
<subsection id="IDfb450b943060471f83bdcb5b8494a248"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Surviving spouse
benefit for month of veteran's death</header><text>Subsections (a) and (b) of
section 5310 are amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE36560161D8C4522A4A9983BCD6847C1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID2acc7f34dac44d3b926df4b977f205d9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idDA90B6A0568D454C834B535DBD4AE283"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A
surviving spouse of a veteran is entitled to a benefit for the month of the
veteran's death if—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id67B0F29AFE474A9E933C5B1551321C9E" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at the time of the
veteran's death, the veteran was receiving compensation or pension under
chapter 11 or 15 of this title; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idB69B284AB5C74E058C62B206D0E47BB0" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the veteran is determined
for purposes of section 5121 or 5121A of this title as having been entitled to
receive compensation or pension under chapter 11 or 15 of this title for the
month of the veteran's death.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id40A3B95389E546DEA2FFA3669B52A263" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The amount of the benefit
under paragraph (1) is the amount that the veteran would have received under
chapter 11 or 15 of this title, as the case may be, for the month of the
veteran's death had the veteran not died.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID3143cb7e52c24366a5852e0550beaccb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Claims pending
adjudication</header><text>If a claim for entitlement to compensation or
additional compensation under chapter 11 of this title or pension or additional
pension under chapter 15 of this title is pending at the time of a veteran's
death and the check or other payment issued to the veteran's surviving spouse
under subsection (a) is less than the amount of the benefit the veteran would
have been entitled to for the month of death pursuant to the adjudication of
the pending claim, an amount equal to the difference between the amount to
which the veteran would have been entitled to receive under chapter 11 or 15 of
this title for the month of the veteran's death had the veteran not died and
the amount of the check or other payment issued to the surviving spouse shall
be treated in the same manner as an accrued benefit under section 5121 of this
title.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDcdafc80cb0d0486c96bb7238ec9b47b5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Month of death benefit
exempt from delayed commencement of payment</header><text>Section 5111(c)(1) is
amended by striking <quote>apply to</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>death occurred</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>not apply to
payments made pursuant to section 5310 of this title</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDa2dadabecff749cba043c434ee57182a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to deaths that
occur on or after that date.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb51221bb-4773-4f3f-8e01-3696321ee9cb" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>404.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Automatic waiver of agency of original
jurisdiction review of new evidence</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c54c3a5-0c7b-4773-99e7-0935f66faa15"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7105 is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59a31da6-ab1e-4815-896a-e70435cde374" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d974299-b8d4-4555-a7a0-3b173e453246"><enum>(e)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id027848D72906419D9EB7C47A66C527E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, either at the time or after the agency
of original jurisdiction receives a substantive appeal, the claimant or the
claimant's representative, if any, submits evidence to either the agency of
original jurisdiction or the Board of Veterans' Appeals for consideration in
connection with the issue or issues with which disagreement has been expressed,
such evidence shall be subject to initial review by the Board unless the
claimant or the claimant's representative, as the case may be, requests in
writing that the agency of original jurisdiction initially review such
evidence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16E2F6AEAC2D4A1AB943635A16A34CC9" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A request for review of evidence under
paragraph (1) shall accompany the submittal of the
evidence.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8874b258-eccf-49f3-ac21-d870457921de"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (e) of such
section, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect
to claims for which a substantive appeal is filed on or after the date that is
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Memorial, burial, and
cemetery matters</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D7DA18412AE4E4A9C36E169B526CE2A"><enum>501.</enum><header>Prohibition on
disruptions of funerals of members or former members of the Armed
Forces</header>
<subsection id="id6EC9E447BC704B8CAAC5DC04F9F3210C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose and
authority</header>
<paragraph id="idE7429EF0686B4522B291DCA4E4BF96F6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this section is to provide necessary and proper support for the
recruitment and retention of the Armed Forces and militia employed in the
service of the United States by protecting the dignity of the service of the
members of such Forces and militia, and by protecting the privacy of their
immediate family members and other attendees during funeral services for such
members.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2BE0224223444934889BD4E5F335CA5B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Constitutional
authority</header><text>Congress finds that this section is a necessary and
proper exercise of its powers under the Constitution, article I, section 8,
paragraphs 1, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 18, to provide for the common defense, raise
and support armies, provide and maintain a navy, make rules for the government
and regulation of the land and naval forces, and provide for organizing and
governing such part of the militia as may be employed in the service of the
United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE1F0ECEC8F684FCC856825B510766F8C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendment to title
18</header><text>Section 1388 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5C29881FE56421EABC74AED8294C87C" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="IDd723edaa346d49e890a4f9a8395c807d"><enum>1388.</enum><header>Prohibition on
disruptions of funerals of members or former members of the Armed
Forces</header>
<subsection id="ID30ed6f5c08964ae38178d46b29b10d35"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>For
any funeral of a member or former member of the Armed Forces that is not
located at a cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration
or part of Arlington National Cemetery, it shall be unlawful for any person to
engage in an activity during the period beginning 120 minutes before and ending
120 minutes after such funeral, any part of which activity—</text>
<paragraph id="IDac01442aa1d24b89bd89152c9aad730b"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1000EC55926D46BDAD01B60558E5778B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>takes place within the
boundaries of the location of such funeral or takes place within 300 feet of
the point of the intersection between—</text>
<clause changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id7C93DCB341B64E0E9AABEEEAFDBBFA57" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the boundary of the
location of such funeral; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idEC516C9B3F5B4797A9651F1447F1B383" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a road, pathway, or
other route of ingress to or egress from the location of such funeral;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id25F270AB954A45C995E105AEB36C1C28" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes any individual
willfully making or assisting in the making of any noise or diversion—</text>
<clause id="id3DE3857C3DC24856B0FC68E392B6B67F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that is not part of such
funeral and that disturbs or tends to disturb the peace or good order of such
funeral; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC69DF25EBDE6428DA110D7B51CED6AB5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with the intent of
disturbing the peace or good order of such funeral;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8c465d0d765b46d09bd6421c9dfa7c59"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idA045DF0AE01E4E599DAD407758EA6642"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is within 500 feet of
the boundary of the location of such funeral; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id0865C643D5AB49278E3A417EBBA1C640" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes any
individual—</text>
<clause id="id61BC0024529A46B896F224D14D3BE967"><enum>(i)</enum><text>willfully and without
proper authorization impeding or tending to impede the access to or egress from
such location; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idAA780BA846624188A917460BE4262071"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with the intent to
impede the access to or egress from such location; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID72bb81b0730b4bc6aaac5c93004a1eb3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is on or near the
boundary of the residence, home, or domicile of any surviving member of the
deceased person's immediate family and includes any individual willfully making
or assisting in the making of any noise or diversion—</text>
<subparagraph id="id039F1E7CB189437592E688D9CF4951BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that disturbs or tends to
disturb the peace of the persons located at such location; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41171584141049599120116BC38828D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with the intent of
disturbing such peace.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDae85ea66c66f44b185f3f48f9e3f6e3c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>Any
person who violates subsection (a) shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID00228f58a5614610a41dc2894745a905"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Civil remedies</header>
<paragraph id="ID3a912e8ad1e04376813749f37a8f47d1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>District
courts</header><text>The district courts of the United States shall have
jurisdiction—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2CE5A30DF8484114A549F0F78D7E320A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to prevent and restrain
violations of this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7B69DF9EF94C42EBB25D99EA73A7BA15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the adjudication of
any claims for relief under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc0d49742888e417489df373708556c4f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Attorney
general</header><text>The Attorney General may institute proceedings under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d4a99ff91f74e1d82217c8f19a39687"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Claims</header><text>Any
person, including a surviving member of the deceased person's immediate family,
who suffers injury as a result of conduct that violates this section
may—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5D8AFB224D3444FAA70EA98C9A14FD35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>sue therefor in any
appropriate United States district court or in any court of competent
jurisdiction; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA7CF5B89DD4349E7858A832880D801C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recover damages as
provided in subsection (d) and the cost of the suit, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID24898e9af6c545a38da0da22ff4909d3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Estoppel</header><text>A
final judgment or decree rendered in favor of the United States in any criminal
proceeding brought by the United States under this section shall estop the
defendant from denying the essential allegations of the criminal offense in any
subsequent civil proceeding brought by a person or by the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID22835c1308764a0d8079871945a2d364"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Actual and statutory
damages</header>
<paragraph id="ID49a539d635564a2fb5bd2b4a8a7c6a1f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition to any penalty imposed under subsection (b),
a violator of this section is liable in an action under subsection (c) for
actual or statutory damages as provided in this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID69916f6021a44441b9f1e971d3a8979b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Actions by private
persons</header><text>A person bringing an action under subsection (c)(3) may
elect, at any time before final judgment is rendered, to recover the actual
damages suffered by him or her as a result of the violation or, instead of
actual damages, an award of statutory damages for each violation involved in
the action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID31ced91bd7f64995812c362cb28b553d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Actions by Attorney
General</header><text>In any action under subsection (c)(2), the Attorney
General is entitled to recover an award of statutory damages for each violation
involved in the action notwithstanding any recovery under subsection
(c)(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9c13b0bab62c4963875fbf5edf8abb3c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Statutory
damages</header><text>A court may award, as the court considers just, statutory
damages in a sum of not less than $25,000 or more than $50,000 per
violation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id71FDF03E5F414A38953F50D86C665490"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rebuttable
presumption</header><text>It shall be a rebuttable presumption that the
violation was committed willfully for purposes of determining relief under this
section if the violator, or a person acting in concert with the violator, did
not have reasonable grounds to believe, either from the attention or publicity
sought by the violator or other circumstance, that the conduct of such violator
or person would not disturb or tend to disturb the peace or good order of such
funeral, impede or tend to impede the access to or egress from such funeral, or
disturb or tend to disturb the peace of any surviving member of the deceased
person's immediate family who may be found on or near the residence, home, or
domicile of the deceased person's immediate family on the date of the service
or ceremony.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1fd7abcdd1da4560a27d4ea5bd49a6f1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id431E1CC427E744249B1E2BF8D904A0A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term <term>Armed
Forces</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 10 and
includes members and former members of the National Guard who were employed in
the service of the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBC99DF03300E4119B58413C445959E75"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <term>immediate
family</term> means, with respect to a person, the immediate family members of
such person, as such term is defined in section 115 of this
title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id7B97ED4EED304723B43CE71A1DFFFF3C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amendment to title
38</header>
<paragraph id="id6A9D66716D2B40FDA636C7B8A365D0BF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2413 is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F8066BCBEFC436697C2611921967896" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="id985D8D2C74874A5781D54077BF6DB2AE"><enum>2413.</enum><header>Prohibition on
certain demonstrations and disruptions at cemeteries under control of the
National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery</header>
<subsection id="idDF49309D70744D94AEE809E738DCC3D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>It
shall be unlawful for any person—</text>
<paragraph id="id1B9CDDD16BEC4C4E8CF76AA64CACEDCA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to carry out a
demonstration on the property of a cemetery under the control of the National
Cemetery Administration or on the property of Arlington National Cemetery
unless the demonstration has been approved by the cemetery superintendent or
the director of the property on which the cemetery is located; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAAC1496C9CD74A5F87D2A9925D8F78EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to such a
cemetery, to engage in a demonstration during the period beginning 120 minutes
before and ending 120 minutes after a funeral, memorial service, or ceremony is
held, any part of which demonstration—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5A8B5EFF73BB4B3EAE990C296A8B5F2D"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id3DEC1524299548058C3495E8FA129D17"><enum>(i)</enum><text>takes place within the
boundaries of such cemetery or takes place within 300 feet of the point of the
intersection between—</text>
<subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id0C345094D67C4618BB91ECD3966156E8" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the boundary of such
cemetery; and</text>
</subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id616925B33FA8478F8B3719A75F0119D1" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a road, pathway, or
other route of ingress to or egress from such cemetery; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id37475EF0D3724559BBC85821229A5C69" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>includes any individual
willfully making or assisting in the making of any noise or diversion—</text>
<subclause id="id9C730733D265493E80F02BA9FEA9BC0E"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(I)</added-phrase></enum><text>that is not part
of such funeral, memorial service, or ceremony and that disturbs or tends to
disturb the peace or good order of such funeral, memorial service, or ceremony;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id7E8BB0B9625A4576BABB06740A7319D3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>with the intent of
disturbing the peace or good order of such funeral, memorial service, or
ceremony; or</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id366B113738C34ADE82C3896076584139"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD91718C7D61F47FF86831CC0F4C956F6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is within 500 feet of
the boundary of such cemetery; and</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id3110F730764C499BA0A0822D5B2B8271" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>includes any
individual—</text>
<subclause id="id107A94E3777047EAB5DA88F2D114C584"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(I)</added-phrase></enum><text>willfully and
without proper authorization impeding or tending to impede the access to or
egress from such cemetery; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id4C0DD1832AE74DA19B470637E69DE28F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>with the intent to
impede the access to or egress from such cemetery.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1291EEDC9FFA413DA14CC3AADC45C651"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>Any
person who violates subsection (a) shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned
for not more than one year, or both.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idA6476D309FC4409B81DB9FD12FC7AFD9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Civil
remedies</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6B7AA906A0644039868303B4424F16EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The district courts of
the United States shall have jurisdiction—</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idCF6821C430704891A39BAAD48A3C8B4A" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to prevent and restrain
violations of this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id79D9BBF5ABDB4999ABFDB7C5876341CD" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the adjudication of
any claims for relief under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id9FBD6F4222754A908E32F984BDFE1EC6" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Attorney General of
the United States may institute proceedings under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idD2CF7337697A42C6ABC55414650ACF29" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Any person, including a
surviving member of the deceased person's immediate family, who suffers injury
as a result of conduct that violates this section may—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7EB18CDFFDFC43D38302A979875ED77D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>sue therefor in any
appropriate United States district court or in any court of competent
jurisdiction; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE06305EA8C84DC0B7C04022619BBB5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recover damages as
provided in subsection (d) and the cost of the suit, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id02760BBD2CE843768AD66E79F776DF18" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A final judgment or
decree rendered in favor of the United States in any criminal proceeding
brought by the United States under this section shall estop the defendant from
denying the essential allegations of the criminal offense in any subsequent
civil proceeding brought by a person or by the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id040AA7B00E054D1681153371AB811582"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Actual and statutory
damages</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id41FA06FF66304C04B945342A34815DE8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In addition to any
penalty imposed under subsection (b), a violator of this section is liable in
an action under subsection (c) for actual or statutory damages as provided in
this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idF7CABB6F21AE41F4869B7B2DC6B6300E" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A person bringing an
action under subsection (c)(3) may elect, at any time before final judgment is
rendered, to recover the actual damages suffered by him or her as a result of
the violation or, instead of actual damages, an award of statutory damages for
each violation involved in the action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idB7814A13E20B4EA1B33E9321FBA888B2" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In any action brought
under subsection (c)(2), the Attorney General is entitled to recover an award
of statutory damages for each violation involved in the action notwithstanding
any recovery under subsection (c)(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idD5ECC40424284283BDD39B8C80AB0E88" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A court may award, as the
court considers just, statutory damages in a sum of not less than $25,000 or
more than $50,000 per violation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id793FB504539445EDA5CB5F3A112661F5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rebuttable
presumption</header><text>It shall be a rebuttable presumption that the
violation of subsection (a) was committed willfully for purposes of determining
relief under this section if the violator, or a person acting in concert with
the violator, did not have reasonable grounds to believe, either from the
attention or publicity sought by the violator or other circumstance, that the
conduct of such violator or person would not—</text>
<paragraph id="id78D8A7B1DE344B40B2933F561C27822B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>disturb or tend to
disturb the peace or good order of such funeral, memorial service, or ceremony;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDC870FBE6801477A92152AAE32FF81F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>impede or tend to impede
the access to or egress from such funeral, memorial service, or
ceremony.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID04008bd131ad428b9be8c5ffdb451cf4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id00013C03AF284AAB8E823A77FDA70DA4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>demonstration</term> includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDde02a527611e4ff8b5b13d533be1338d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any picketing or similar
conduct;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe45449c493524c47aee37632b85a1579"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any oration, speech, use
of sound amplification equipment or device, or similar conduct that is not part
of a funeral, memorial service, or ceremony;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb9a5359ac31b4913924a714d986db633"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the display of any
placard, banner, flag, or similar device, unless such a display is part of a
funeral, memorial service, or ceremony; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc6bac8cc597c4c419a6335afce14ae3c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the distribution of any
handbill, pamphlet, leaflet, or other written or printed matter other than a
program distributed as part of a funeral, memorial service, or ceremony;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id206599A149304A748BC67CE37EB959BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <term>immediate
family</term> means, with respect to a person, the immediate family members of
such person, as such term is defined in section 115 of title
18.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0CA169DE34B94B9B9516ACDA321BA298"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 24 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 2413 and inserting the
following new item:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA84E46B6A9D4F2096508EF4580CEFE6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">2413. Prohibition on certain
demonstrations and disruptions at cemeteries under control of the National
Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National
Cemetery.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id9678E8EC256145BC8115B935DF9D6A9D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>502.</enum><header>Codification of
prohibition against reservation of gravesites at Arlington National
Cemetery</header>
<subsection id="id45FE9FE18E5745949AE0DBDF17449306"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 24 is amended
by inserting after section 2410 the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC0DA2EC96E6946DCA992CD247E10AA4F" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="id59C9EA07169A49CAAAA403E16721D2EC"><enum>2410A.</enum><header>Arlington National
Cemetery: other administrative matters</header>
<subsection id="id8AC47C9AF90A45AFB7E5D9ABEB908301"><enum>(a)</enum><header>One
gravesite</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2EA6762C8616476EAFF0B2DF1AF4B0DF"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(1)</added-phrase></enum><text>Not more than
one gravesite may be provided at Arlington National Cemetery to a veteran or
member of the Armed Forces who is eligible for interment or inurnment at such
cemetery.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idC30D504E7FD44A55B338586E41A0C806" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary of the Army
may waive the prohibition in paragraph (1) as the Secretary of the Army
considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB8D6173CADCB42EEA44DF3C47EBFB24C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition against
reservation of gravesites</header><text>A gravesite at Arlington National
Cemetery may not be reserved for an individual before the death of such
individual.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idE858AF5C50324371873D06F0DFBE9F44"><enum>(b)</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 2410 the following
new item:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39FE0F4A1E5740C48148F201229251E5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">2410A. Arlington National
Cemetery: other administrative
matters.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id8B82E9A5CDEF4401A41FEABA543277E5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability</header>
<paragraph id="id9266CAA244F24220AB9982ECB65FFD04"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), section 2410A of
title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with
respect to all interments at Arlington National Cemetery after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBBC29E47A92A443397B43ED48772FB0B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Subsection
(b) of such section, as so added, shall not apply with respect to the interment
of an individual for whom a request for a reserved gravesite was approved by
the Secretary of the Army before January 1, 1962.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id711267D7708D40EF8B6353655E9D6926"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="idCF319E6F366B40E39BBBA38FB02A4B8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a report on
reservations made for interment at Arlington National Cemetery.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBD693788D1C74D549A5F2165F282558B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID66806298e8b24dbe847cef07e51f1a56"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The number of requests
for reservation of a gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery that were
submitted to the Secretary of the Army before January 1, 1962.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96EB8776DE744EF280E465EE740C2F17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The number of gravesites
at such cemetery that, on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act,
were reserved in response to such requests.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0783EF02425B433DBEA43F5CBC0CF362"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The number of such
gravesites that, on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, were
unoccupied.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE16054D4A86A46009BA1A91249C85486"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A list of all
reservations for gravesites at such cemetery that were extended by individuals
responsible for management of such cemetery in response to requests for such
reservations made on or after January 1, 1962.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe8705410f27c41ecab229d97341e8629"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A description of the
measures that the Secretary is taking to improve the accountability and
transparency of the management of gravesite reservations at Arlington National
Cemetery.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6C428ACC6C140D0853EB9B76FEAD4BF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Such recommendations as
the Secretary may have for legislative action as the Secretary considers
necessary to improve such accountability and transparency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDf7a60b0484324b55a6e9c2ccba6f26c0"><enum>503.</enum><header>Expansion of
eligibility for presidential memorial certificates to persons who died in the
active military, naval, or air service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 112(a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID2ae0f2519f794e54b89a943974011afe"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and
persons who died in the active military, naval, or air service,</quote> after
<quote>under honorable conditions,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4ccfbb05fee742bb8d0cde9ba186291d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>veteran’s</quote> and inserting <quote>deceased
individual’s</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Construction
matters</header>
<section changed="added" id="idA68BB400B510446C9D2D719043C0DF82" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>601.</enum><header>Authorization of
fiscal year 2012 major medical facility projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry
out the following major medical facility projects in fiscal year 2012, with
each project to be carried out in the amount specified for each project:</text>
<paragraph id="ID0ad19d14c3dc4c76aa45b5e91207811d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Construction of seismic
corrections for Building 100 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Seattle, Washington, in an amount not to exceed $51,800,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf02d88508fed452e8eb8becc1f7189af"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Construction of seismic
corrections and renovation of various buildings to include Building 209 for
housing facilities for homeless veterans at the Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center in West Los Angeles, California, in an amount not to exceed
$35,500,000.</text>
</paragraph></section><section changed="added" id="idEB9EF9C7FCD2466A9B67CE9A7D813C43" reported-display-style="italic"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">602.</added-phrase></enum><header>Modification
of authorization for certain major medical facility construction projects
previously authorized</header>
<subsection id="id8125037B81EF4D79827590145CE461D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Modification of
authorization of fiscal year 2007 major medical facility project at Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fayetteville,
Arkansas</header><text>Section 803(3) of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care,
and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–461) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id1F5FAFBEE7B043C29C5DCBE0B5C8240A"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(1)</added-phrase></enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and a parking garage</quote> after <quote>clinical addition</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id440F259ECBBF45078DB0771CB34E0D7B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$56,163,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$90,600,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF6FB61A8228A40C8879E6783340E9951"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Modification of
extension of authorization for major medical facility construction project in
Orlando, Florida, previously authorized in connection with capital asset
realignment initiative</header><text>Section 802(11) of the Veterans Benefits,
Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–461), as
amended by section 702(b)(4) of the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care
Improvements Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–387; 122 Stat. 4137), is amended by
inserting <quote>, including a Simulation, Learning, Education, and Research
Network Center,</quote> after <quote>Florida, area</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDdf551ed690e74a9ea37325f6738b2e2d"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(c)</added-phrase></enum><header>Increase in
amount of authorization of fiscal year 2008 major medical facility project at
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Palo Alto,
California</header><text>The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the
major medical facility project at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Palo, Alto, California, for which amounts were appropriated under
chapter 3 of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law
110–252; 122 Stat. 2326) under the heading <quote><header-in-text level="appropriations-small" style="appropriations">Construction, Major
Projects</header-in-text></quote> under the heading <quote><header-in-text level="appropriations-major" style="appropriations">Department of Veterans
Affairs</header-in-text></quote> in an amount not to exceed
$716,600,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id580589989C2A4FB5B22E5D298C71CC72"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Increase in amount of
authorization of fiscal year 2009 major medical facility project at Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico</header><text>Section
701(3) of the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008
(Public Law 110–387; 122 Stat. 4137) is amended by striking
<quote>$225,900,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$277,000,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2926359E7BA342D299CAFBADBF328394"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Increase in amount of
authorization of fiscal year 2007 major medical facility project at Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri</header><text>Section
803(5) of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of
2006 (Public Law 109–461) is amended by striking <quote>$69,053,000</quote> and
inserting <quote>$346,300,000</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" id="ID697949f5cc494bb7b0d214a00171ee8b" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>603.</enum><header>Authorization of
fiscal year 2012 major medical facility leases</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry
out the following fiscal year 2012 major medical facility leases at the
locations specified, in an amount not to exceed the amount shown for each such
location:</text>
<paragraph id="IDb4a38d69ff6b424ca5469b9742537074"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Columbus, Georgia,
Community Based Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed
$5,335,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID11de19b4461b47588a110444c5c5bb8b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Fort Wayne, Indiana,
Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed $2,845,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb349cbf7b28045828b648681b7fc7d7a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Mobile, Alabama,
Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed $6,565,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb06b955eafe94f05b4cfa44fefd00140"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Rochester, New York,
Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed $9,232,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID591a1f2920cf488b9c0e5060f482adad"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Salem, Oregon, Community
Based Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed $2,549,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID727d738813f04a40bf6a01d1c88283a9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>San Jose, California,
Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed $9,546,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa577a63b16914cc3ad4db0c12aa7840f"><enum>(7)</enum><text>South Bend, Indiana,
Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed $6,731,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID91d264a112cb4e04a60f6dfbe2de462d"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Springfield, Missouri,
Community Based Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed
$6,489,000.</text>
</paragraph></section><section changed="added" id="ID3791e32774bf402c9a886cb948652d64" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>604.</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<subsection id="IDa5e2a86996ee4175b3d6dd4375cfdac3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations for construction</header><text>There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2012 or the
year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects,
account—</text>
<paragraph id="idA5CC62EA05114A8D92CD57564FC26FF7"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(1)</added-phrase></enum><text>$87,300,000 for
the projects authorized in section 601; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id855DDFE861F34715995F72ECA5213D09"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$850,070,000 for the
increased amounts authorized for projects whose authorizations are modified by
section 602.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb58bff7307e84c54a8cc51d4f8e44845"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations for medical facility leases</header><text>There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2012 or
the year in which funds are appropriated for the Medical Facilities account
$49,292,000 for the leases authorized in section 603.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2ba1638c3bf84b1eac651d7b680dae78"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
projects authorized in sections 601, 602, and 603 may only be carried out
using—</text>
<paragraph id="ID11e2071f3aef4e91849fde948b453676"><enum>(1)</enum><text>funds appropriated for
fiscal year 2012 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection
(a) of this section;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbf9afa68c2ed431a8c1b3f1f1b2b53e1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>funds available for
Construction, Major Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2012 that
remain available for obligation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd1fe02c828384755a70c353e8990528e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>funds available for
Construction, Major Projects, for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2012 that
remain available for obligation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa31c805044744d6c8f61f9355f7b532c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>funds appropriated for
Construction, Major Projects, for fiscal year 2012 for a category of activity
not specific to a project;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4be0253dff754b818c13281a0d714d33"><enum>(5)</enum><text>funds appropriated for
Construction, Major Projects, for a fiscal year before 2012 for a category of
activity not specific to a project; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa43de6e9cdb1407297ab62ed323a3776"><enum>(6)</enum><text>funds appropriated for
Construction, Major Projects, for a fiscal year after 2012 for a category of
activity not specific to a project.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="idB79DEEE263BB43179EC066744E56E05A" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>605.</enum><header>Limitation on
authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use bid savings on major medical
facility projects to expand purpose of major medical facility
projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8104(d)(2) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1970060419074D03A7A0C85207ECF301" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idA7F1957C4A3A4F53ACC4F7460F483D35" indent="up2"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(C)</added-phrase></enum><text>The Secretary
may not obligate an amount under subparagraph (A) to expand the purpose of a
major medical facility project except pursuant to a provision of law enacted
after the date on which the Secretary submits to the committees described in
subparagraph (B) notice of the following:</text>
<clause id="idF7D92677AD53463ABB4311FA57D4E57D"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(i)</added-phrase></enum><text>The major
medical facility project that is the source of the bid savings.</text>
</clause><clause id="id03C5DA28E20949B88CBD9918C02840CA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The major medical
facility project for which the Secretary intends to expand the purpose.</text>
</clause><clause id="id974E40CE5C7F419082ABB5CED032F679"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A description of such
expansion of purpose.</text>
</clause><clause id="id6C39156C647A45FA8BC80F1E9BBC2949"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The amounts the
Secretary intends to obligate to expand the
purpose.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="id54B21990E3534D539869ABA0C032102E" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>606.</enum><header>Designation of
George H. O’Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center</header>
<subsection id="idD34F9140E68F4620BA8DC66C2D1FC894"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department of Veterans Affairs medical
center located in Big Spring, Texas, shall after the date of the enactment of
this Act be known and designated as the <quote>George H. O’Brien, Jr.,
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF90C9A1E755B4BA384C61E9870BB3A21"><enum>(b)</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in any law, regulation, map,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the medical center
referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the
George H. O’Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.</text>
</subsection></section><section changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="H731814B2214C48BB934092D4F1811787" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>607.</enum><header>Designation of Major
William Edward Adams Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic</header>
<subsection id="id7981F6A96BF941E0936588BE5125D3B5"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(a)</added-phrase></enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department of Veterans Affairs
telehealth clinic in Craig, Colorado, shall after the date of the enactment of
this Act be known and designated as the <quote>Major William Edward Adams
Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1B594A0F1A404016818DE718B3F1212C"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(b)</added-phrase></enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in any law, regulation, map,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the clinic referred to
in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Major William
Edward Adams Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Other administrative
and benefits matters</header>
<section id="id9158E0FB94354A68A07EEDF246B83D80" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>701.</enum><header>Assistance to
veterans affected by natural disasters</header>
<subsection id="idBA6DBD00A5F148C7933FAF53F0132944"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional grants for
disabled veterans for specially adapted housing</header>
<paragraph id="id14044E934BF941C4ABF06EC32DBC33BC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 21 is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id764880D053724959BDFAB94D5F0FADDD" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<section id="id475DF501B1314D9D91C5CE9B652B51BA"><enum>2109.</enum><header>Specially adapted
housing destroyed or damaged by natural disasters</header>
<subsection id="idEF0C3DFDF4874530876BBDF21BAB2DE7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2102 of this
title, the Secretary may award a grant to a veteran whose home was previously
adapted with assistance of a grant under this chapter in the event the adapted
home which was being used and occupied by the veteran was destroyed or
substantially damaged in a natural or other disaster, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id67365AA0CE0942CBA7D441730F0E959C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>A grant awarded under subsection (a) shall be available to
acquire a suitable housing unit with special fixtures or moveable facilities
made necessary by the veteran's disability, and necessary land therefor.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id89F2BBB59B9F43E2BA786235E00384C3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The
amount of the grant awarded under subsection (a) may not exceed the lesser
of—</text>
<paragraph id="idDEC967E7416A4A0895B8CD720A783EE5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the reasonable cost, as
determined by the Secretary, of repairing or replacing the damaged or destroyed
home in excess of the available insurance coverage on such home; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55AF2ACAA86B4854A18F0C419C462B18"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the maximum grant amount
to which the veteran would have been entitled under subsection (a) or (b) of
section 2102 of this title had the veteran not obtained the prior
grant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6C11BEB2C5E6493E866E504ECA584CA2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of
sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 2108 the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2DEE4F486C74420291A4AE574AA2A0F7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">2109. Specially adapted housing
destroyed or damaged by natural
disasters.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDdac52a03f0a34a2aa3026d7dd8c198ac"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension of
subsistence allowance for veterans completing vocational rehabilitation
program</header><text>Section 3108(a)(2) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idD5A5F2DE69DF42338933768D1E97B2BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(A)</quote> before <quote>In</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6711ADF5615F41AFA8F5A73E584583BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id834E6F9161AC4171B4818A8BE5880764" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id8E44700069054108A42FB2CEF3128AA9" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In any case in which the
Secretary determines that a veteran described in subparagraph (A) has been
displaced as the result of a natural or other disaster while being paid a
subsistence allowance under that subparagraph, as determined by the Secretary,
the Secretary may extend the payment of a subsistence allowance under such
subparagraph for up to an additional two months while the veteran is
satisfactorily following a program of employment services described in such
subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id515BC9BBC7D04F9CB263E4364C029FB6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver of limitation on
program of independent living services and assistance</header><text>Section
3120(e) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id9D8BFC1A48DA449B9DCEFD77C2EAD7C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(1)</quote> before <quote>Programs</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id071D6E8AA215464290F275CA7933A348"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA5B9A180CE44F979F7ACA6DD21CBC07" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id55A2F84B912E40DCADC8020D542130C9" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The limitation in
paragraph (1) shall not apply in any case in which the Secretary determines
that a veteran described in subsection (b) has been displaced as the result of,
or has otherwise been adversely affected in the areas covered by, a natural or
other disaster, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFACB28B66D8349A0B875400296681DC1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Covenants and liens
created by public entities in response to disaster-Relief
assistance</header><text>Paragraph (3) of section 3703(d) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00B5CBA478794618A3646DE3FD72A95C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID7d69a6e80c0847bbaff63507dfa90120" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB4BF62106ACE4CBABD287360E76D8295"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Any real estate housing
loan (other than for repairs, alterations, or improvements) shall be secured by
a first lien on the realty. In determining whether a loan is so secured, the
Secretary may either disregard or allow for subordination to a superior lien
created by a duly recorded covenant running with the realty in favor of either
of the following:</text>
<clause changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" id="IDc6b3a7378b3f4fa491cdfec038a0713f" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A public entity that has
provided or will provide assistance in response to a major disaster as
determined by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).</text>
</clause><clause changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID861b78cb27a243c6ba4dd7a6539515e2" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A
private entity to secure an obligation to such entity for the homeowner's share
of the costs of the management, operation, or maintenance of property,
services, or programs within and for the benefit of the development or
community in which the veteran's realty is located, if the Secretary determines
that the interests of the veteran borrower and of the Government will not be
prejudiced by the operation of such covenant.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94688607AF0843A9B5C5BA652C684A42" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(B)</enum><text>With
respect to any superior lien described in subparagraph (A) created after June
6, 1969, the Secretary's determination under clause (ii) of such subparagraph
shall have been made prior to the recordation of the
covenant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id69C511EAFCC14D68BAF9790B2837F3B5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Automobiles and other
conveyances for certain disabled veterans and members of the Armed
Forces</header><text>Section 3903(a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id29633306C77C4467A97544EC7960352A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>No</quote> and inserting <quote>(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2),
no</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB48843A6DE494A098DDECACDE5DFF697"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F023A997B614309A2EC72A42700104A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id300EE4CED2EE449A964875A3E2BA8BDE" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary may provide
or assist in providing an eligible person with a second automobile or other
conveyance under this chapter if—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFC49ED3CD2534166A4C95D1E0368B193"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary receives
satisfactory evidence that the automobile or other conveyance previously
purchased with assistance under this chapter was destroyed—</text>
<clause id="id97FA226C782D42E5BF18BBD08EE702A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>as a result of a natural
or other disaster, as determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idBA7EED11668D46F8BEEE204FBD5D7017"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>through no fault of the
eligible person; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFCAC4040DFCA4CE098D6B9F9CFC5494D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
eligible person does not otherwise receive from a property insurer compensation
for the
loss.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0BD4A6685F3C45D3BF878C83D0326FA0"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(f)</added-phrase></enum><header>Annual
report</header>
<paragraph id="idDF9A49EB00694BC8AF8363E9463FFD97"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(1)</added-phrase></enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
to Congress a report on the assistance provided or action taken by the
Secretary in the last fiscal year pursuant to the authorities added by the
amendments made by this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCFC517D805EB4902B160B01A3557439C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>Each
report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following for the fiscal
year covered by the report:</text>
<subparagraph id="idC6268BFF5E4D4736BB389127610E2FAB"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(A)</added-phrase></enum><text>A description of
each natural disaster for which assistance was provided or action was taken as
described in paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCAB84A0DBB7A409CA1CB87AA51FBBEDF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The number of cases or
individuals, as the case may be, in which or to whom the Secretary provided
assistance or took action as described in paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id530CDFD26426490C85F3FEF3FA34BBA9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For each such case or
individual, a description of the type or amount of assistance or action taken,
as the case may be.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4856EA51619E458FA1322C940FF526A4"><enum>702.</enum><header>Aggregate amount of
educational assistance available to individuals who receive both survivors' and
dependents educational assistance and other veterans and related educational
assistance</header>
<subsection id="idF7FA1983E9504AEDB738BFF37CE918CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Aggregate amount
available</header><text>Section 3695 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id30F11373024646509CDF2964920FBF54"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(4), by
striking <quote>35,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1FCFE476772D4234A620A743FAE256EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E939FB6CFD34398AAFDF5AFF336E94A" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idF908309D7446443B9AA45F83057B1613"><enum>(c)</enum><text>The aggregate period for
which any person may receive assistance under chapter 35 of this title, on the
one hand, and any of the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a), on
the other hand, may not exceed 81 months (or the part-time equivalent
thereof).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id16BA3E4DE6DB41CD95C2B3148DB80241"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2011, and
shall not operate to revive any entitlement to assistance under chapter 35 of
title 38, United States Code, or the provisions of law referred to in section
3695(a) of such title, as in effect on the day before such date, that was
terminated by reason of the operation of section 3695(a) of such title, as so
in effect, before such date.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF68828F5F0044511A1D2CEC4EB30CD53"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Revival of entitlement
reduced by prior utilization of chapter 35 assistance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD6C8FD5E14FA44B18AC0097E727D0D04"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), in the case of an individual
whose period of entitlement to assistance under a provision of law referred to
in section 3695(a) of title 38, United States Code (other than chapter 35 of
such title), as in effect on September 30, 2011, was reduced under such section
3695(a), as so in effect, by reason of the utilization of entitlement to
assistance under chapter 35 of such title before October 1, 2011, the period of
entitlement to assistance of such individual under such provision shall be
determined without regard to any entitlement so utilized by the individual
under chapter 35 of such title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDFF85BDE530B466FA178B19E5BF867D6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
maximum period of entitlement to assistance of an individual under paragraph
(1) may not exceed 81 months.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H484E02CD28434C4BBCAAC1E3D72C6630" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>703.</enum><header>Department of
Veterans Affairs enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business
concern as a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or as a
small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled
veterans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (g) of
section 8127 is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H40BA68E227164E5DA9C61A440E7EF000"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Any
business</quote> and inserting <quote>(1) Any business</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6E9A4EF8D41C4807B344F035EE8A27D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), as so
designated—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBFDFEC6E17164126B078CF07D1BF3D75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>deliberately</quote> before <quote>misrepresented</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5259C7F0D23B437390DF7D148378516E"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(B)</added-phrase></enum><text>by striking
<quote>a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary</quote> and
inserting <quote>a period of not less than five years</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H91F6114755F04DB9B1294555B422F699"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the
following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE8F167C481E470F95E4A5B37D87D165" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H00FA7A1BF8D34CC48AB96DFB96E83DB8" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a debarment under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall commence debarment action against the business concern
by not later than 30 days after determining that the concern misrepresented the
status of the concern as described in paragraph (1) and shall complete
debarment actions against such concern by not later than 90 days after such
determination.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F05A323E3274BF7BBDB6F71B3B3C07E" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The
debarment of a business concern under paragraph (1) includes the debarment of
all principals in the business concern for a period of not less than five
years.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0DB34699D5604220B5C949555042BE00" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>704.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority for certain persons to sign
claims filed with Secretary of Veterans Affairs on behalf of claimants</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60659B62E62B4D18AE9B51B6EF935AE8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5101 is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id703D0E812E05410389CB6342D9D7E504"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C85102343D5442ABCDA1C78A5F3C97C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>A specific</quote> and
inserting <quote>(1) A specific</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5756098DA8134DBF8D9555FD6450C6E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA4D63C975FC46758F4A98C0625D1208" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA91E809FF2E54DA4B6F8CB9C06D43F7C" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an individual has not attained the age
of 18 years, is mentally incompetent, or is physically unable to sign a form, a
form filed under paragraph (1) for the individual may be signed by a
court-appointed representative, a person who is responsible for the care of the
individual, including a spouse or other relative, or an attorney in fact or
agent authorized to act on behalf of the individual under a durable power of
attorney. If the individual is in the care of an institution, the manager or
principal officer of the institution may sign the
form.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6CA5C386A9B74376A210A541F0844DD5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B99A8B00CA248E5B49C34F929825469"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB50CD5BBB8547DEBB34CE419ED7963E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, signs a form on
behalf of an individual to apply for,</quote> after <quote>who applies
for</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62440D5B252547838CB287A05EA64C4C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, or TIN in the case
that the person is not an individual,</quote> after <quote>of such
person</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFBB76DCB0FBC4B4284B0762C0457BC58"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>or
TIN</quote> after <quote>social security number</quote> each place it appears;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE22D8B53A38748808D8B434248C3D7CD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5423A406C1164DE6B9D36A96590260C0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2103771BD4D94BFC91404252D33EA96B"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4F5CE70F8A5480CBDBB62794991980F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>mentally incompetent</term>
with respect to an individual means that the individual lacks the mental
capacity—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59BFAAF90C7943BEAB03B51EDB574A93"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide substantially accurate
information needed to complete a form; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA43B7A0E67E94A0A9AB92C2B10800A4E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to certify that the statements made on a
form are true and complete.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFDDF59E53115409CA5C1FA8DEE93BC16"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>TIN</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 7701(a)(41) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26A9B82EDF3F4C6DB488AFC0802CA4FD"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to claims filed on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D744881262348C88F80C4631CC341D9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>705.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Improvement of process for filing jointly
for social security and dependency and indemnity compensation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5105 is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC4B6B838C644E5FA44D306772D3154F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96C9459CD6BE4DF297D582F311A43477"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>shall</quote> the first
place it appears and inserting <quote>may</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idACB39B8374A2414C8DF4E180876498C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Each such form</quote>
and inserting <quote>Such forms</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2063644A5BFC4F3483932F9A824E8FB9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by striking <quote>on
such a form</quote> and inserting <quote>on any document indicating an intent
to apply for survivor benefits</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idF4C296D849F1420EA6B3BB01586CAE1D"><enum>706.</enum><header>Parity between
part-time and full-time students under employee incentive scholarship
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7675(b)(1) is
amended by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following new
subparagraph (E):</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSVA00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCFB906AEB0014379B7780A9BE0EBE27C" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id1A99DBCDFF664B349AF8A381FFADC435" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>In the case of a
participant who is employed as an employee of the Department while enrolled in
the course of training being pursued by the participant, the participant fails
to maintain employment as a Department employee during such course of
training.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8AEE624B21C54007A226A3CF17CA9951" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>707.</enum><header>Report on
pay-for-performance compensation under health care services contracts</header>
<subsection id="ID652b6a0c0de749609da39363c545c9d4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the
House of Representatives a report on the use by the Department of Veterans
Affairs of pay-for-performance compensation mechanisms in the provision of
health care services in contracts which compensate contractors of the
Department for the provision of health care services through community based
outpatient clinics.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id430DF4BE7F1B4FDF818BDD285ECD40DB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="id5FCDD18F1A7D4AB1840955E8A3AB9C61"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An assessment of the
feasibility and advisability of utilizing pay-for-performance compensation
mechanisms in the provision of health care services by the Department in
contracts described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID96b49fad27be452ab9fe71ccd4b934a3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The number of community
based outpatient clinics of the Department that were operating under a
pay-for-performance compensation mechanism in the provision of health care
services on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act and the impact
such mechanisms have had with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID47921604cd16471bad148f172ec6521c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing incentives for
community based outpatient clinics to provide high quality health care;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID275615dfc0bb438b8570d148d3dd7698"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing incentives to
better assure patient satisfaction.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23fd986c37064f879d4b31863123e334"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Incorporation of views
and experiences of private health care systems</header><text>In meeting the
requirements of this section the Secretary shall incorporate the views and
experiences of representatives of at least two private health care systems that
have utilized pay-for-performance compensation mechanisms in the operation of
medical clinics to ascertain whether such mechanisms have had an effect on the
delivery of quality, timely, medical care in the private sector.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDd5eda32d3cd549e2ae06f18271fe3cb4"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">708.</added-phrase></enum><header>Extension of
authority to obtain information from Secretary of Treasury and Commissioner of
Social Security for income verification purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5317(g) is amended by striking
<quote>September 30, 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>September 30,
2013</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6f9f8e69f92d4026a949527fa92e2799" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>709.</enum><header>Extension of
authority for regional office of Department of Veterans Affairs in Republic of
the Philippines</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 315(b)
is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>December 31, 2012</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id43A0B97AAA6C4288AC2A24F193F8ED3A"><enum>710.</enum><header>Report on
establishment of a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site
of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the northern Rockies or
Dakotas</header>
<subsection id="idF2C521713E254B3A98012FD3E789CC18"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a
report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a Polytrauma
Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site for the Department of Veterans
Affairs in the northern Rockies or the Dakotas. One of the locations evaluated
as a potential location for the Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma
Network Site, as the case may be, shall be the Fort Harrison Department of
Veterans Affairs hospital in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1DCC4DC151A64CCFB643B0EC9CA3DD26"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
report required by this subsection shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="idE023281EDA094DE0BE84EDE89001CCCF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An assessment of the
adequacy of existing Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in the northern
Rockies and the Dakotas to address matters that are otherwise addressed by
Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers and Polytrauma Network Sites.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1943BAA4B20D409D8FFCF57CA8EE6AB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A comparative assessment
of the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs for individuals with traumatic
brain injuries in urban areas with the effectiveness of such programs for
individuals with traumatic brain injuries in rural and frontier
communities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id26F92E94D48246FE9D6C36360D0E4384"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An assessment whether the
low cost of living in the northern Rockies and the Dakotas could reduce the
financial stress faced by veterans receiving care for traumatic brain injury
and their families and thereby improve the effectiveness of such care.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0957A8BE46264C1EBF0853B31D589B0F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>An assessment whether
therapies that can prevent or remediate the development of secondary neurologic
conditions related to traumatic brain injury can be interrupted by stress
caused by living in an urban area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72D38379880A4B7F82AF5D2D5A218991"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary shall consult with appropriate State and local government agencies in
the northern Rockies and the Dakotas in preparing the report required by
subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13E0B24FF791411F93CAFB4EF7BD8A7E"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">711.</added-phrase></enum><header>Modification
of loan guaranty fee for certain initial loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3729(b)(2)(A) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5A3C64AD2B344895B28B3A6E4F097E16"><enum><added-phrase committee-id="SSVA00" reported-display-style="italic">(1)</added-phrase></enum><text>by striking
clauses (i) and (ii);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29FB2BEE8AFE407C9D841F85A93B8BF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating clause
(iii) as clause (i);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38DCB43B6074478D88C2EC36CBE21E30"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after clause
(i), as redesignated, the following new clause (ii):</text>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">(A)(ii) Initial loan described in
section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 0-down, or any other
initial loan described in section 3710(a) other than with 5-down or 10-down
(closed on or after October 1, 2011, and before October 1, 2012)</entry><entry align="right" colname="column2">1.50</entry><entry colname="column3">1.75</entry><entry align="right" colname="column4">NA</entry>
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</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A23C33465EA4B0FB08FA85F68524587"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating clause
(iv) as clause (iii); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E68EBDA2E4E4A6AAA1FF108677875A0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in clause (iii), as
redesignated by paragraph (4), by striking <quote>October 1, 2011</quote> and
inserting <quote>October 1, 2012</quote>.</text>
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October 11, 2011
Reported with an amendment