[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5377 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5377

  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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2023

  Mr. Murphy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  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. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY CLARIFICATION OF LICENSURE 
              REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO 
              PERFORM MEDICAL DISABILITY EXAMINATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS UNDER PILOT PROGRAM FOR USE OF CONTRACT 
              PHYSICIANS FOR DISABILITY EXAMINATIONS.

    Section 2002(a)(4) of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. 
Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 
116-315; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking ``three years'' 
and inserting ``five years''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN RELIEF FOR 
              RECIPIENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE AFFECTED BY CLOSURE OR DISAPPROVAL OF 
              EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.

    Section 3699(c)(2)(C) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting ``September 30, 
2025''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

    Section 8117(g) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2028''.

SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN HOUSING LOAN FEES.

    The loan fee table in section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``November 14, 2031'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``November 15, 2031''.
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