[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 139 (Friday, September 25, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6955-S6959]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EXPIRING AUTHORITIES ACT OF 2015
Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 2082, introduced earlier
today.
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The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 2082) to amend title 38, United States Code, to
extend certain expiring provisions of law administered by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I thank the Chair for the opportunity to
speak about this Senate bill, which will complete the job in Denver and
finish the Denver-Aurora veterans hospital. This has been a longtime
process. It has been a struggle. But I want to thank Senator McConnell,
Senator Isakson, Senator Kirk, and Senator Blumenthal for their
incredible efforts to bring us to this point.
The hospital in Aurora will be a crown jewel in the VA system, and
the veterans who have worked so hard to make this a reality deserve
nothing but the best, and I believe we start the process of finally
building this and finishing it and getting the job done here on the
Senate floor today.
I ask unanimous consent that the Lee amendment, which is at the desk,
be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed;
and that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment (No. 2700) was agreed to, as follows:
(Purpose: To prohibit the transfer of amounts from the Veterans Choice
Fund to fund the increase of the authorization to carry out the medical
facility construction project of the Department of Veterans Affairs in
Denver, Colorado)
On page 18, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
(c) Prohibition on Transfer of Certain Amounts.--The
Secretary may not transfer any amounts from the Veterans
Choice Fund established under section 802 of the Veterans
Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law
113-146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) to fund the increase under
subsection (a) of the authorization to carry out the medical
facility construction project described in subsection (b).
The bill (S. 2082), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows:
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S. 2082
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Department
of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015''.
(b) Table of Contents.--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.
Sec. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects.
TITLE I--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HEALTH CARE
Sec. 101. Extension of authority for collection of copayments for
hospital care and nursing home care.
Sec. 102. Extension of requirement to provide nursing home care to
certain veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Sec. 103. Extension of authorization of appropriations for assistance
and support services for caregivers.
Sec. 104. Extension of authority for recovery from third parties of
cost of care and services furnished to veterans with
health-plan contracts for non-service-connected
disability.
Sec. 105. Extension of authority for pilot program on assistance for
child care for certain veterans receiving health care.
Sec. 106. Extension of authority to make grants to veterans service
organizations for transportation of highly rural
veterans.
Sec. 107. Extension of authority for DOD-VA Health Care Sharing
Incentive Fund.
Sec. 108. Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
Demonstration Fund.
Sec. 109. Extension of authority for pilot program on counseling in
retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from
service.
TITLE II--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO BENEFITS
Sec. 201. Extension of authority for the Veterans' Advisory Committee
on Education.
Sec. 202. Extension of authority for calculating net value of real
property at time of foreclosure.
Sec. 203. Extension of authority relating to vendee loans.
Sec. 204. Extension of authority to provide rehabilitation and
vocational benefits to members of the Armed Forces with
severe injuries or illnesses.
TITLE III--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS
Sec. 301. Extension of authority for homeless veterans reintegration
programs.
Sec. 302. Extension of authority for homeless women veterans and
homeless veterans with children reintegration program.
Sec. 303. Extension of authority to provide housing assistance for
homeless veterans.
Sec. 304. Extension of authority to provide financial assistance for
supportive services for very low-income veteran families
in permanent housing.
Sec. 305. Extension of authority for grant program for homeless
veterans with special needs.
Sec. 306. Extension of authority for the Advisory Committee on Homeless
Veterans.
Sec. 307. Extension of authority for treatment and rehabilitation
services for seriously mentally ill and homeless
veterans.
Sec. 308. Extension of authority to provide referral and counseling
services for certain veterans at risk of homelessness.
TITLE IV--OTHER EXTENSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY
Sec. 401. Extension of authority for transportation of individuals to
and from Department facilities.
Sec. 402. Extension of authority for monthly assistance allowances
under the Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and
Special Events.
Sec. 403. Extension of authority for operation of the Department of
Veterans Affairs regional office in Manila, the Republic
of the Philippines.
Sec. 404. Extension of requirement to provide reports to Congress
regarding equitable relief in the case of administrative
error.
Sec. 405. Extension of authorization of appropriations for adaptive
sports programs for disabled veterans and members of the
Armed Forces.
Sec. 406. Extension of authority for Advisory Committee on Minority
Veterans.
Sec. 407. Extension of authority for temporary expansion of eligibility
for specially adapted housing assistance for certain
veterans with disabilities causing difficulty ambulating.
Sec. 408. Extension of authority to enter into agreement with the
National Academy of Sciences regarding associations
between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other
chemical compounds in herbicides.
Sec. 409. Extension of authority for performance of medical
disabilities examinations by contract physicians.
Sec. 410. Restoration of prior reporting fee multipliers.
Sec. 411. Extension of requirement for annual report on Department of
Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Interagency
Program Office.
Sec. 412. Modification of authorization of fiscal year 2008 major
medical facility project at Department medical center in
Tampa, Florida.
Sec. 413. Authorization of major medical facility projects.
TITLE V--MATTERS RELATING TO MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT IN DENVER
Sec. 501. Increase in authorization for Department of Veterans Affairs
medical facility project previously authorized.
Sec. 502. Project management of super construction projects.
TITLE VI--OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 601. Technical and clerical amendments.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except 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.
SEC. 3. SCORING 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.
TITLE I--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HEALTH CARE
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF COPAYMENTS
FOR HOSPITAL CARE AND NURSING HOME CARE.
Section 1710(f)(2)(B) is amended by striking ``September
30, 2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2016''.
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SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE NURSING HOME
CARE TO CERTAIN VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED
DISABILITIES.
Section 1710A(d) is amended by striking ``December 31,
2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR
ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CAREGIVERS.
Section 1720G(e) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) $625,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.''.
SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR RECOVERY FROM THIRD
PARTIES OF COST OF CARE AND SERVICES FURNISHED
TO VETERANS WITH HEALTH-PLAN CONTRACTS FOR NON-
SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY.
Section 1729(a)(2)(E) is amended, in the matter preceding
clause (i), by striking ``October 1, 2015'' and inserting
``October 1, 2016''.
SEC. 105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM ON
ASSISTANCE FOR CHILD CARE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS
RECEIVING HEALTH CARE.
(a) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (e) of section 205
of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of
2010 (Public Law 111-163; 124 Stat. 1144; 38 U.S.C. 1710
note) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2015'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subsection (h) of
such section is amended by striking ``and 2015'' and
inserting ``, 2015, and 2016''.
SEC. 106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS TO VETERANS
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF
HIGHLY RURAL VETERANS.
Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus
Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-163; 124 Stat.
1154; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by striking ``2015''
and inserting ``2016''.
SEC. 107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DOD-VA HEALTH CARE
SHARING INCENTIVE FUND.
Section 8111(d)(3) is amended by striking ``September 30,
2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2016''.
SEC. 108. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL
FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND.
Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2573), as
amended by section 722 of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291;128 Stat. 3417), is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2016'' and inserting ``September 30,
2017''.
SEC. 109. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM ON
COUNSELING IN RETREAT SETTINGS FOR WOMEN
VETERANS NEWLY SEPARATED FROM SERVICE.
(a) Extension.--Subsection (d) of section 203 of the
Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010
(Public Law 111-163; 124 Stat. 1143) is amended by striking
``December 31, 2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subsection (f) of
such section is amended by striking ``and 2015'' and
inserting ``2015, and 2016''.
TITLE II--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO BENEFITS
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE VETERANS' ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.
Section 3692(c) is amended by striking ``December 31,
2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CALCULATING NET VALUE OF
REAL PROPERTY AT TIME OF FORECLOSURE.
Section 3732(c)(11) is amended by striking ``October 1,
2015'' and inserting ``October 1, 2016''.
SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO VENDEE LOANS.
Section 3733(a)(7) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``September 30, 2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2016'';
and
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``September 30,
2015,'' and inserting ``September 30, 2016,''.
SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REHABILITATION
AND VOCATIONAL BENEFITS TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES WITH SEVERE INJURIES OR ILLNESSES.
Section 1631(b)(2) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of
Public Law 110-181; 122 Stat. 458; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is
amended by striking ``December 31, 2015'' and inserting
``December 31, 2016''.
TITLE III--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.
Section 2021(e)(1)(F) is amended by striking ``2015'' and
inserting ``2016''.
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS
AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN
REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.
Section 2021A(f)(1) is amended by striking ``2015'' and
inserting ``2016''.
SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE HOUSING
ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.
Section 2041(c) is amended by striking ``September 30,
2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2016''.
SEC. 304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY
LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMANENT
HOUSING.
Section 2044(e)(1)(E) is amended by striking ``fiscal years
2013 through 2015'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2015 through
2016''.
SEC. 305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR
HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
Section 2061(d)(1) is amended by striking ``2015'' and
inserting ``2016''.
SEC. 306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ON HOMELESS VETERANS.
Section 2066(d) is amended by striking ``December 31,
2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
SEC. 307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND
REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY
ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS.
(a) General Treatment.--Section 2031(b) is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2015'' and inserting ``September 30,
2016''.
(b) Additional Services at Certain Locations.--Section
2033(d) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2015'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2016''.
SEC. 308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REFERRAL AND
COUNSELING SERVICES FOR CERTAIN VETERANS AT
RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.
Section 2023(d) is amended by striking ``September 30,
2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2016''.
TITLE IV--OTHER EXTENSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY
SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION OF
INDIVIDUALS TO AND FROM DEPARTMENT FACILITIES.
Section 111A(a)(2) is amended by striking ``December 31,
2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR MONTHLY ASSISTANCE
ALLOWANCES UNDER THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL
VETERANS SPORTS PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS.
Section 322(d)(4) is amended by striking ``2015'' and
inserting ``2016''.
SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REGIONAL OFFICE
IN MANILA, THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Section 315(b) is amended by striking ``September 30,
2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2016''.
SEC. 404. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE REPORTS TO
CONGRESS REGARDING EQUITABLE RELIEF IN THE CASE
OF ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR.
Section 503(c) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2015''
and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR
ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR DISABLED VETERANS
AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
Section 521A(g)(1) is amended by striking ``2015'' and
inserting ``2016''.
SEC. 406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
MINORITY VETERANS.
Section 544(e) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2015''
and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
SEC. 407. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF
ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING
ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WITH
DISABILITIES CAUSING DIFFICULTY AMBULATING.
Section 2101(a)(4) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``September 30, 2015''
and inserting ``September 30, 2016''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``each of fiscal years
2014 and 2015'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2014
through 2016''.
SEC. 408. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REGARDING
ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DISEASES AND EXPOSURE TO
DIOXIN AND OTHER CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS IN
HERBICIDES.
Section 3(i) of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 (Public Law
102-4; 38 U.S.C. 1116 note) is amended by striking ``December
31, 2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
SEC. 409. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL
DISABILITIES EXAMINATIONS BY CONTRACT
PHYSICIANS.
Subsection (c) of section 704 of the Veterans Benefits Act
of 2003 (38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking
``December 31, 2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
SEC. 410. RESTORATION OF PRIOR REPORTING FEE MULTIPLIERS.
Section 406 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring
Authorities Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-175; 38 U.S.C. 3684
note) is amended by striking ``one-year'' and inserting
``two-year''.
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SEC. 411. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS INTERAGENCY PROGRAM OFFICE.
Section 1635(h)(1) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 1071
note) is amended by striking ``2015'' and inserting ``2016''.
SEC. 412. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2008
MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT AT DEPARTMENT
MEDICAL CENTER IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.
(a) Modification of Authorization.--In chapter 3 of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252;
122 Stat. 2326), in the matter under the heading ``Department
of Veterans Affairs-Departmental Administration-Construction,
Major Projects'', after ``Five Year Capital Plan'' insert the
following: ``and for constructing a new bed tower at the
Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Tampa,
Florida, in lieu of providing bed tower upgrades at such
medical center''.
(b) Emergency Designation.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (a) is designated as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
(2) Designation in senate.--In the Senate, subsection (a)
is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
403(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.
SEC. 413. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS.
(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
carry out the following major medical facility projects, with
each project to be carried out in an amount not to exceed the
amount specified for that project:
(1) Construction of a community living center, outpatient
clinic, renovated domiciliary, and renovation of existing
buildings in Canandaigua, New York, in an amount not to
exceed $158,980,000.
(2) Seismic corrections to the mental health and community
living center in Long Beach, California, in an amount not to
exceed $126,100,000.
(3) Seismic correction of 12 buildings in West Los Angeles,
California, in an amount not to exceed $70,500,000.
(4) Construction of a spinal cord injury building and
seismic corrections in San Diego, California, in an amount
not to exceed $205,840,000.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
fiscal year 2015 or the year in which funds are appropriated
for the Construction, Major Projects, account, a total of
$561,420,000 for the projects authorized in subsection (a).
(c) Limitation.--The projects authorized under this section
may only be carried out using--
(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2015 pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations in subsection (b);
(2) funds available for Construction, Major Projects for a
fiscal year before fiscal year 2015 that remain available for
obligation;
(3) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for a
fiscal year after fiscal year 2015 that remain available for
obligation;
(4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects,
for fiscal year 2015 for a category of activity not specific
to a project;
(5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects,
for a fiscal year before 2015 for a category of activity not
specific to a project; and
(6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects,
for a fiscal year after 2015 for a category of activity not
specific to a project.
TITLE V--MATTERS RELATING TO MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT IN DENVER
SEC. 501. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT
PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED.
(a) In General.--Section 2(a) of the Construction
Authorization and Choice Improvement Act (Public Law 114-19;
129 Stat. 215), as amended by section 1 of Public Law 114-25,
is further amended by striking ``$1,050,000,000'' and
inserting ``$1,675,000,000''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2016 authorizes the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer discretionary
unobligated balances appropriated for fiscal year 2015 and
discretionary advance appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to
fund the increase under subsection (a) of the authorization
to carry out the medical facility construction project in
Denver, Colorado, specified in section 2 of the Construction
Authorization and Choice Improvement Act (Public Law 114-19;
129 Stat. 215).
(c) Prohibition on Transfer of Certain Amounts.--The
Secretary may not transfer any amounts from the Veterans
Choice Fund established under section 802 of the Veterans
Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law
113-146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) to fund the increase under
subsection (a) of the authorization to carry out the medical
facility construction project described in subsection (b).
SEC. 502. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF SUPER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Section 8103 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(e)(1) In the case of any super construction project, the
Secretary shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate
non-Department Federal entity to provide full project
management services for the super construction project,
including management over the project design, acquisition,
construction, and contract changes.
``(2) An agreement entered into under paragraph (1) with a
Federal entity shall provide that the Secretary shall
reimburse the Federal entity for all costs associated with
the provision of project management services under the
agreement.
``(3) In this subsection, the term `super construction
project' means a project for the construction, alteration, or
acquisition of a medical facility involving a total
expenditure of more than $100,000,000.''.
(b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to the following:
(1) The medical facility construction project in Denver,
Colorado, specified in section 2 of the Construction
Authorization and Choice Improvement Act (Public Law 114-19;
129 Stat. 215).
(2) Any super construction project (as defined in section
8103(e)(3) of title 38, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a)) that is authorized on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
TITLE VI--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 601. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.
Title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 111(b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (g)(2)(A)''
and inserting ``subsection (g)(2)''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``(42 U.S.C.
1395(l))'' and inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 1395m(l))'';
(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5
of such title, by striking the item relating to section 521A
and inserting the following:
``521A. Adaptive sports programs for disabled veterans and members of
the Armed Forces.'';
(3) in section 1503(a)(5), by striking ``subclause'' and
inserting ``subparagraph'' each place it appears;
(4) in section 1710(e)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``(as defined in
section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of this title)''; and
(B) in subparagraph (F)(viii), by striking
``Myleodysplasic'' and inserting ``Myelodysplastic'';
(5) in section 1710D(c)(1), by striking ``(as defined in
section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of this title)'';
(6) in section 1720G(a)(7)(B)(iii), by striking ``has'' and
inserting ``have'';
(7) in section 1781(a)(4), by striking the semicolon and
inserting a comma;
(8) in section 1832(b)(2), by striking ``(b)(2)'' and
inserting ``(b)(3)'';
(9) in section 2044(b)(1)(D), by striking ``federal'' and
inserting ``Federal'';
(10) in section 2101(a), by moving the margins of paragraph
(2), and of the subparagraphs, clauses, and subclauses
therein, 2 ems to the left;
(11) in section 2101(a)(2)(B) by striking clause (ii) and
inserting the following new clause (ii):
``(ii) The disability is due to--
``(I) blindness in both eyes, having only light perception,
plus
``(II) loss or loss of use of one lower extremity.''.
(12) in section 2109(a) by striking ``provisions of
section'' and inserting ``provisions of sections'';
(13) in section 2303(c), by striking ``internment'' and
inserting ``interment'';
(14) in section 2411(e)(1), by striking ``federal
official'' and inserting ``Federal official'';
(15) in section 3108(b)(4), by inserting ``the'' before
``rehabilitation program concerned'';
(16) in section 3313, by striking ``1070a'' each place it
appears and inserting ``1070a(b)'';
(17) in section 3313(e)(2)(A)(iii), by striking the second
period;
(18) in section 3313(g)(3)(A)(iii), by inserting a comma
after ``books'';
(19) in section 3319, by striking ``armed forces'' each
place it appears and inserting ``Armed Forces'';
(20) in section 4102A(c)(9)(A)(ii)(III), by striking the
quotation mark at the end;
(21) in section 5302A--
(A) by amending the enumerator and section heading to read
as follows:
``Sec. 5302A. Collection of indebtedness: certain debts of
members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die of injury
incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in a combat
zone''; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ``(as that term is
defined in section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of this title)'';
(22) in section 7309(c)(1), by inserting ``the'' before
``Veterans Health Administration'';
(23) in section 7401(3)(A)(ii), by striking ``that'';
(24) in section 7683(d), by inserting a period at the end;
and
(25) in section 8162(a)(2), by inserting ``if'' after
``housing and''.
Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I yield the floor.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order
for the quorum call be rescinded.
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The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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