[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H.R. 5293 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.5293

                    One Hundred Seventeenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
         the fourth day of January, two thousand and twenty-one


                                 An Act


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain 
  authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans 
                    Affairs, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs 
Expiring Authorities Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DENTAL INSURANCE PLAN FOR VETERANS 
AND SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS OF VETERANS.
    Section 1712C of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsection (j).
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF PAYMENTS AND ALLOWANCES FOR 
BENEFICIARY TRAVEL IN CONNECTION WITH VETERANS RECEIVING CARE FROM VET 
CENTERS.
    Section 104(a) of the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for 
Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-154; 126 Stat. 1169), 
as most recently amended by section 5109 of the Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 116-159; 
134 Stat. 749), is further amended by striking ``September 30, 2021'' 
and inserting ``September 30, 2022''.
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM ON ACCEPTANCE BY THE 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF DONATED FACILITIES AND RELATED 
IMPROVEMENTS.
    Section 2(i) of the Communities Helping Invest through Property and 
Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-294; 38 
U.S.C. 8103 note) is amended by striking ``the date that is 5 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``December 
16, 2026''.
SEC. 5. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.