[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16717-16729]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4667. Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3454, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title IX, add the following:

     SEC. 953. LIMITATIONS ON DISESTABLISHMENT OR RELATED ACTIONS 
                   REGARDING THE UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMANDS.

       (a) In General.--The President may not disestablish, close, 
     or realign a unified combatant command until the later of the 
     following:
       (1) The submittal by the Secretary of Defense to the 
     congressional defense committees of a proposal for the 
     disestablishment, closure, or realignment of the combatant 
     command that sets forth the following:
       (A) A description of the purpose and goals of, and the 
     analytical basis and justification for, the proposal.
       (B) A list of alternatives, if any, considered before 
     recommending the proposal, including options such as the 
     consolidation or elimination of selected functions at the 
     command.
       (C) A detailed plan of action and milestones for the 
     proposal, including a specific description of the functions 
     proposed for termination, retention, reduction, expansion, or 
     transfer, and the projected impacts of such actions on 
     military personnel, civilian employees, and contractor staff.
       (D) An assessment of the impact of the proposal on the 
     accomplishment of the main missions of the command, including 
     a description and assessment of the manner in which such 
     missions will be performed during and upon completion of the 
     proposal.
       (E) An evaluation of the impacts of the proposal on 
     expenditures of Federal funds, including an estimate of any 
     cost savings or cost increases that may be incurred by the 
     Department of Defense or other departments and agencies of 
     the Federal Government as a result of the proposal.
       (F) An assessment of the impacts of the plan on employment 
     and the economy in the localities affected by the proposal.
       (G) An environmental impact statement that reviews the 
     environmental and socio-economic impacts of the proposal at 
     each location anticipated to experience an increase or 
     decrease of more than 300 uniformed, civilian, or contract 
     personnel as a result of the proposal.
       (2) The submittal by the Secretary to the congressional 
     defense committees of a certification that the 
     disestablishment, closure, or realignment of the combatant 
     command will not adversely affect military readiness, joint 
     concept development and experimentation, joint training, 
     joint capabilities development, or current and future joint 
     operations.
       (3) The submittal by the Comptroller General of the United 
     States to the congressional defense committees of a report 
     setting forth a review and assessment of the proposal 
     submitted under paragraph (1).
       (4) A period of 30 legislative days or 60 calendar days, 
     whichever is longer, elapses following the day on which the 
     Comptroller General submits the report referred to in 
     paragraph (3). For purposes of this paragraph, 30 legislative 
     days shall be treated as having elapsed from the date of the 
     submittal of a report only when 30 legislative days has 
     elapsed from that date in both the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Unified Combatant Command Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``unified combatant command'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 161(c)(1) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
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  SA 4668. Mr. DURBIN (for Mr. Kyl (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Burr, 
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Vitter)) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 5566, to amend title 18, United States Code, 
to prohibit interstate commerce in animal crush videos, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Animal Crush Video 
     Prohibition Act of 2010''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:

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       (1) The United States has a long history of prohibiting the 
     interstate sale, marketing, advertising, exchange, and 
     distribution of obscene material and speech that is integral 
     to criminal conduct.
       (2) The Federal Government and the States have a compelling 
     interest in preventing intentional acts of extreme animal 
     cruelty.
       (3) Each of the several States and the District of Columbia 
     criminalize intentional acts of extreme animal cruelty, such 
     as the intentional crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, 
     or impaling of animals for no socially redeeming purpose.
       (4) There are certain extreme acts of animal cruelty that 
     appeal to a specific sexual fetish. These acts of extreme 
     animal cruelty are videotaped, and the resulting video tapes 
     are commonly referred to as ``animal crush videos''.
       (5) The Supreme Court of the United States has long held 
     that obscenity is an exception to speech protected under the 
     First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
       (6) In the judgment of Congress, many animal crush videos 
     are obscene in the sense that the depictions, taken as a 
     whole--
       (A) appeal to the prurient interest in sex;
       (B) are patently offensive; and
       (C) lack serious literary, artistic, political, or 
     scientific value.
       (7) Serious criminal acts of extreme animal cruelty are 
     integral to the creation, sale, distribution, advertising, 
     marketing, and exchange of animal crush videos.
       (8) The creation, sale, distribution, advertising, 
     marketing, and exchange of animal crush videos is 
     intrinsically related and integral to creating an incentive 
     for, directly causing, and perpetuating demand for the 
     serious acts of extreme animal cruelty the videos depict. The 
     primary reason for those criminal acts is the creation, sale, 
     distribution, advertising, marketing, and exchange of the 
     animal crush video image.
       (9) The serious acts of extreme animal cruelty necessary to 
     make animal crush videos are committed in a clandestine 
     manner that--
       (A) allows the perpetrators of such crimes to remain 
     anonymous;
       (B) makes it extraordinarily difficult to establish the 
     jurisdiction within which the underlying criminal acts of 
     extreme animal cruelty occurred; and
       (C) often precludes proof that the criminal acts occurred 
     within the statute of limitations.
       (10) Each of the difficulties described in paragraph (9) 
     seriously frustrates and impedes the ability of State 
     authorities to enforce the criminal statutes prohibiting such 
     behavior.

     SEC. 3. ANIMAL CRUSH VIDEOS.

       (a) In General.--Section 48 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 48. Animal crush videos

       ``(a) Definition.--In this section the term `animal crush 
     video' means any photograph, motion-picture film, video or 
     digital recording, or electronic image that--
       ``(1) depicts actual conduct in which 1 or more living non-
     human mammals, birds, reptiles, or amphibians is 
     intentionally crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, impaled, 
     or otherwise subjected to serious bodily injury (as defined 
     in section 1365 and including conduct that, if committed 
     against a person and in the special maritime and territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States, would violate section 2241 
     or 2242); and
       ``(2) is obscene.
       ``(b) Prohibitions.--
       ``(1) Creation of animal crush videos.--It shall be 
     unlawful for any person to knowingly create an animal crush 
     video, or to attempt or conspire to do so, if--
       ``(A) the person intends or has reason to know that the 
     animal crush video will be distributed in, or using a means 
     or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce; or
       ``(B) the animal crush video is distributed in, or using a 
     means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce.
       ``(2) Distribution of animal crush videos.--It shall be 
     unlawful for any person to knowingly sell, market, advertise, 
     exchange, or distribute an animal crush video in, or using a 
     means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce, or to 
     attempt or conspire to do so.
       ``(c) Extraterritorial Application.--Subsection (b) shall 
     apply to the knowing sale, marketing, advertising, exchange, 
     distribution, or creation of an animal crush video outside of 
     the United States, or any attempt or conspiracy to do so, 
     if--
       ``(1) the person engaging in such conduct intends or has 
     reason to know that the animal crush video will be 
     transported into the United States or its territories or 
     possessions; or
       ``(2) the animal crush video is transported into the United 
     States or its territories or possessions.''
       ``(d) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (b) 
     shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
     7 years, or both.
       ``(e) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall not apply with regard 
     to any visual depiction of--
       ``(A) customary and normal veterinary or agricultural 
     husbandry practices;
       ``(B) the slaughter of animals for food; or
       ``(C) hunting, trapping, or fishing.
       ``(2) Good-faith distribution.--This section shall not 
     apply to the good-faith distribution of an animal crush video 
     to--
       ``(A) a law enforcement agency; or
       ``(B) a third party for the sole purpose of analysis to 
     determine if referral to a law enforcement agency is 
     appropriate.
       ``(f) No Preemption.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to preempt the law of any State or local 
     subdivision thereof to protect animals.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 48 in 
     the table of sections for chapter 3 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``48. Animal crush videos.''.

       (c) Severability.--If any provision of section 48 of title 
     18, United States Code (as amended by this section), or the 
     application of the provision to any person or circumstance, 
     is held to be unconstitutional, the provision and the 
     application of the provision to other persons or 
     circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
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  SA 4669. Mr. DURBIN (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 3940, to amend Public Law 96-597 to clarify the authority of 
the Secretary of the Interior to extend grants and other assistance to 
facilitate political status public education programs for the peoples 
of the non-self-governing territories of the United States; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING POLITICAL STATUS 
                   EDUCATION IN GUAM.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the 
     Interior may provide technical assistance to the Government 
     of Guam under section 601(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the 
     United States, and for other purposes'', approved December 
     24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 1469d(a)), for public education regarding 
     political status options only if the political status options 
     are consistent with the Constitution of the United States.

     SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE IN AMERICAN SAMOA AND THE COMMONWEALTH 
                   OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

       (a) Delayed Effective Date.--Section 8103(b) of the Fair 
     Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (29 U.S.C. 206 note) (as amended by 
     section 520 of division D of Public Law 111-117) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``(except 2011 when 
     there shall be no increase)'' after ``thereafter'' the second 
     place it appears; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``except that, 
     beginning in 2010'' and inserting ``except that there shall 
     be no such increase in 2010 or 2011 and, beginning in 2012''.
       (b) GAO Report.--Section 8104 of such Act (as amended) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Report.--The Government Accountability Office shall 
     assess the impact of minimum wage increases that have 
     occurred pursuant to section 8103, and not later than 
     September 1, 2011, shall transmit to Congress a report of its 
     findings. The Government Accountability Office shall submit 
     subsequent reports not later than April 1, 2013, and every 2 
     years thereafter until the minimum wage in the respective 
     territory meets the federal minimum wage.''; and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).
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  SA 4670. Mr. DURBIN (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 3940, to amend Public Law 96-597 to clarify the authority of 
the Secretary of the Interior to extend grants and other assistance to 
facilitate political status public education programs for the peoples 
of the non-self-governing territories of the United States; as follows:

         Amend the title so as to read: ``To clarify the 
     availability of existing funds for political status education 
     in the Territory of Guam, and for other purposes.''.
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  SA 4671. Mr. DURBIN (for Mr. Akaka) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 3219, to amend title 38, United States Code, and the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to make certain improvements in the 
laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' 
     Benefits Act of 2010''.
       (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.

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       TITLE I--EMPLOYMENT, SMALL BUSINESS, AND EDUCATION MATTERS

Sec. 101. Extension and expansion of authority for certain qualifying 
              work-study activities for purposes of the educational 
              assistance programs of the Department of Veterans 
              Affairs.
Sec. 102. Reauthorization of Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education.
Sec. 103. 18-month period for training of new disabled veterans' 
              outreach program specialists and local veterans' 
              employment representatives by National Veterans' 
              Employment and Training Services Institute.
Sec. 104. Clarification of responsibility of Secretary of Veterans 
              Affairs to verify small business ownership.
Sec. 105. Demonstration project for referral of USERRA claims against 
              Federal agencies to the Office of Special Counsel.
Sec. 106. Veterans Energy-Related Employment Program.
Sec. 107. Pat Tillman Veterans' Scholarship Initiative.

               TITLE II--HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS MATTERS

Sec. 201. Reauthorization of appropriations for Homeless Veterans 
              Reintegration Program.
Sec. 202. Homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children 
              reintegration grant program.
Sec. 203. Specially Adapted Housing assistive technology grant program.
Sec. 204. Waiver of housing loan fee for certain veterans with service-
              connected disabilities called to active service.

           TITLE III--SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT MATTERS

Sec. 301. Residential and motor vehicle leases.
Sec. 302. Termination of telephone service contracts.
Sec. 303. Enforcement by the Attorney General and by private right of 
              action.

                      TITLE IV--INSURANCE MATTERS

Sec. 401. Increase in amount of supplemental insurance for totally 
              disabled veterans.
Sec. 402. Permanent extension of duration of Servicemembers' Group Life 
              Insurance coverage for totally disabled veterans.
Sec. 403. Adjustment of coverage of dependents under Servicemembers' 
              Group Life Insurance.
Sec. 404. Opportunity to increase amount of Veterans' Group Life 
              Insurance.
Sec. 405. Elimination of reduction in amount of accelerated death 
              benefit for terminally-ill persons insured under 
              Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group 
              Life Insurance.
Sec. 406. Consideration of loss of dominant hand in prescription of 
              schedule of severity of traumatic injury under 
              Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
Sec. 407. Enhancement of veterans' mortgage life insurance.
Sec. 408. Expansion of individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits 
              from traumatic injury protection coverage under 
              Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.

                  TITLE V--BURIAL AND CEMETERY MATTERS

Sec. 501. Increase in certain burial and funeral benefits and plot 
              allowances for veterans.
Sec. 502. Interment in national cemeteries of parents of certain 
              deceased veterans.
Sec. 503. Reports on selection of new national cemeteries.

                   TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND PENSION

Sec. 601. Enhancement of disability compensation for certain disabled 
              veterans with difficulties using prostheses and disabled 
              veterans in need of regular aid and attendance for 
              residuals of traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 602. Cost-of-living increase for temporary dependency and 
              indemnity compensation payable for surviving spouses with 
              dependent children under the age of 18.
Sec. 603. Payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to survivors 
              of former prisoners of war who died on or before 
              September 30, 1999.
Sec. 604. Exclusion of certain amounts from consideration as income for 
              purposes of veterans pension benefits.
Sec. 605. Commencement of period of payment of original awards of 
              compensation for veterans retired or separated from the 
              uniformed services for catastrophic disability.
Sec. 606. Applicability of limitation to pension payable to certain 
              children of veterans of a period of war.
Sec. 607. Extension of reduced pension for certain veterans covered by 
              Medicaid plans for services furnished by nursing 
              facilities.
Sec. 608. Codification of 2009 cost-of-living adjustment in rates of 
              pension for disabled veterans and surviving spouses and 
              children.

    TITLE VII--EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
                           UNIFORMED SERVICES

Sec. 701. Clarification that USERRA prohibits wage discrimination 
              against members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 702. Clarification of the definition of ``successor in interest''.
Sec. 703. Technical amendments.

                      TITLE VIII--BENEFITS MATTERS

Sec. 801. Increase in number of veterans for which programs of 
              independent living services and assistance may be 
              initiated.
Sec. 802. Payment of unpaid balances of Department of Veterans Affairs 
              guaranteed loans.
Sec. 803. Eligibility of disabled veterans and members of the Armed 
              Forces with severe burn injuries for automobiles and 
              adaptive equipment.
Sec. 804. Enhancement of automobile assistance allowance for veterans.
Sec. 805. National Academies review of best treatments for chronic 
              multisymptom illness in Persian Gulf War veterans.
Sec. 806. Extension and modification of National Academy of Sciences 
              reviews and evaluations on illness and service in Persian 
              Gulf War and Post-9/11 Global Operations Theaters.
Sec. 807. Extension of authority for regional office in Republic of the 
              Philippines.
Sec. 808. Extension of an annual report on equitable relief.
Sec. 809. Authority for the performance of medical disability 
              examinations by contract physicians.

TITLE IX--AUTHORIZATION OF MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS AND MAJOR MEDICAL 
                            FACILITY LEASES

Sec. 901. Authorization of fiscal year 2011 major medical facility 
              leases.
Sec. 902. Modification of authorization amount for major medical 
              facility construction project previously authorized for 
              the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New 
              Orleans, Louisiana.
Sec. 903. Modification of authorization amount for major medical 
              facility construction project previously authorized for 
              the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long 
              Beach, California.
Sec. 904. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 905. Requirement that bid savings on major medical facility 
              projects of Department of Veterans Affairs be used for 
              other major medical facility construction projects of the 
              Department.

                         TITLE X--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 1001. Technical corrections.
Sec. 1002. Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act compliance.

     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 a 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.

       TITLE I--EMPLOYMENT, SMALL BUSINESS, AND EDUCATION MATTERS

     SEC. 101. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN 
                   QUALIFYING WORK-STUDY ACTIVITIES FOR PURPOSES 
                   OF THE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) Extension.--Paragraph (4) of section 3485(a) is amended 
     by striking ``June 30, 2010'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``June 30, 2013''.
       (b) Activities in State Veterans Agencies.--Such paragraph 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(G) Any activity of a State veterans agency related to 
     providing assistance to veterans in obtaining any benefit 
     under the laws administered by the Secretary or the laws of 
     the State.
       ``(H) A position working in a Center of Excellence for 
     Veteran Student Success, as established pursuant to part T of 
     title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1161t et seq.).
       ``(I) A position working in a cooperative program carried 
     out jointly by the Department and an institution of higher 
     learning.
       ``(J) Any other veterans-related position in an institution 
     of higher learning.''.

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       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (b) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2011.

     SEC. 102. REAUTHORIZATION OF VETERANS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 
                   EDUCATION.

       Section 3692(c) is amended by striking ``December 31, 
     2009'' and inserting ``December 31, 2013''.

     SEC. 103. 18-MONTH PERIOD FOR TRAINING OF NEW DISABLED 
                   VETERANS' OUTREACH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS AND 
                   LOCAL VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVES BY 
                   NATIONAL VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
                   SERVICES INSTITUTE.

       (a) 18-month Period.--Section 4102A(c)(8)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``three-year period'' and inserting ``18-month 
     period''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) Applicability to new employees.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a State employee 
     assigned to perform the duties of a disabled veterans' 
     outreach program specialist or a local veterans' employment 
     representative under chapter 41 of title 38, United States 
     Code, who is so assigned on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Applicability to previously-hired employees.--In the 
     case of such a State employee who is so assigned on or after 
     January 1, 2006, and before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Labor shall require the State to 
     require, as a condition of a grant or contract under which 
     funds are made available to the State in order to carry out 
     section 4103A or 4104 of title 38, United States Code, each 
     such employee to satisfactorily complete the training 
     described in section 4102A(c)(8)(A) of such title by not 
     later than the date that is 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 104. CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY OF SECRETARY OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS TO VERIFY SMALL BUSINESS 
                   OWNERSHIP.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Veterans Small Business Verification Act''.
       (b) Clarification of Responsibility of Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs To Verify Small Business Ownership.--
       (1) Clarification.--Section 8127(f) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``To be eligible'';
       (ii) by inserting after ``or the veteran.'' the following 
     new sentence: ``Application for inclusion in the database 
     shall constitute permission under section 552a of title 5 
     (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act) for the Secretary 
     to access such personal information maintained by the 
     Secretary as may be necessary to verify the information 
     contained in the application.''; and
       (iii) by inserting after the sentence added by clause (ii) 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) If the Secretary receives an application for 
     inclusion in the database from an individual whose status as 
     a veteran cannot be verified because the Secretary does not 
     maintain information with respect to the veteran status of 
     the individual, the Secretary may not include the small 
     business concern owned and controlled by the individual in 
     the database maintained by the Secretary until the Secretary 
     receives such information as may be necessary to verify that 
     the individual is a veteran.''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph (4):
       ``(4) No small business concern may be listed in the 
     database until the Secretary has verified that--
       ``(A) the small business concern is owned and controlled by 
     veterans; and
       ``(B) in the case of a small business concern for which the 
     person who owns and controls the concern indicates that the 
     person is a veteran with a service-connected disability, that 
     the person is a veteran with a service-connected 
     disability.''.
       (2) Applicability.--In the case of a small business concern 
     included in the database as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act for which, as of such date, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs has not verified the status of such concern 
     in accordance with paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of section 
     8127 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by paragraph 
     (1), not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary shall notify the person who owns 
     and controls the concern that--
       (A) the Secretary is required to verify the status of the 
     concern in accordance with such paragraph, as so amended;
       (B) verification of such status shall require that the 
     person who owns and controls the concern apply for inclusion 
     in the database in accordance with such subsection, as so 
     amended;
       (C) application for inclusion in the database shall 
     constitute permission under section 552a of title 5, United 
     States Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act), for 
     the Secretary to access such personal information maintained 
     by the Secretary as may be necessary to verify the 
     information contained in the application; and
       (D) the person who owns and controls the concern must 
     submit to the Secretary all information required by the 
     Secretary under this paragraph within 90 days of receiving 
     the Secretary's notice of such requirement or the concern 
     shall be removed from the database.

     SEC. 105. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR REFERRAL OF USERRA CLAIMS 
                   AGAINST FEDERAL AGENCIES TO THE OFFICE OF 
                   SPECIAL COUNSEL.

       (a) Establishment of Project.--The Secretary of Labor and 
     the Office of Special Counsel shall carry out a 36-month 
     demonstration project under which certain claims against 
     Federal executive agencies under chapter 43 of title 38, 
     United States Code, are referred to, or otherwise received 
     by, the Office of Special Counsel for assistance, including 
     investigation and resolution of the claim as well as 
     enforcement of rights with respect to the claim. The 
     demonstration program shall begin not later than 60 days 
     after the Comptroller General of the United States submits 
     the report required under subsection (e)(3).
       (b) Referral of All Prohibited Personnel Practice Claims to 
     the Office of Special Counsel.--
       (1) In general.--Under the demonstration project, the 
     Office of Special Counsel shall receive and investigate all 
     claims under chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, with 
     respect to Federal executive agencies in cases where the 
     Office of Special Counsel has jurisdiction over related 
     claims pursuant to section 1212 of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Related claims.--For purposes of paragraph (1), a 
     related claim is a claim involving the same Federal executive 
     agency and the same or similar factual allegations or legal 
     issues as those being pursued under a claim under chapter 43 
     of title 38, United States Code.
       (c) Referral of Other Claims Against Federal Executive 
     Agencies.--
       (1) In general.--Under the demonstration project, the 
     Secretary--
       (A) shall refer to the Office of Special Counsel all claims 
     described in paragraph (2) made during the period of the 
     demonstration project; and
       (B) may refer any claim described in paragraph (2) filed 
     before the demonstration project that is pending before the 
     Secretary at the beginning of the demonstration project.
       (2) Claims described.--A claim described in this paragraph 
     is a claim under chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, 
     against a Federal executive agency by a claimant with a 
     social security account number with an odd number as its 
     terminal digit or, in the case of a claim that does not 
     contain a social security account number, a case number 
     assigned to the claim with an odd number as its terminal 
     digit.
       (d) Administration of Demonstration Project.--
       (1) In general.--The Office of Special Counsel shall 
     administer the demonstration project. The Secretary shall 
     cooperate with the Office of Special Counsel in carrying out 
     the demonstration project.
       (2) Treatment of certain terms in chapter 43 of title 38, 
     united states code.--In the case of any claim referred to, or 
     otherwise received by, the Office of Special Counsel under 
     the demonstration project, any reference to the ``Secretary'' 
     in sections 4321, 4322, and 4326 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is deemed to be a reference to the ``Office of Special 
     Counsel''.
       (3) Administrative jurisdiction.--In the case of any claim 
     referred to, or otherwise received by, the Office of Special 
     Counsel under the demonstration project, the Office of 
     Special Counsel shall retain administrative jurisdiction over 
     the claim.
       (e) Data Comparability for Reviewing Agency Performance.--
       (1) In general.--To facilitate the review of the relative 
     performance of the Office of Special Counsel and the 
     Department of Labor during the demonstration project, the 
     Office of Special Counsel and the Department of Labor shall 
     jointly establish methods and procedures to be used by both 
     the Office and the Department during the demonstration 
     project. Such methods and procedures shall include each of 
     the following:
       (A) Definitions of performance measures, including--
       (i) customer satisfaction;
       (ii) cost (such as, but not limited to, average cost per 
     claim);
       (iii) timeliness (such as, but not limited to, average 
     processing time, case age);
       (iv) capacity (such as, but not limited to, staffing 
     levels, education, grade level, training received, caseload); 
     and
       (v) case outcomes.
       (B) Definitions of case outcomes.
       (C) Data collection methods and timing of collection.
       (D) Data quality assurance processes.
       (2) Joint report to congress.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Special Counsel 
     and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly submit to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives and to the Comptroller General of the United 
     States a report describing the methods and procedures 
     established under paragraph (1).
       (3) Comptroller general report.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date of the submittal of the report under paragraph 
     (2), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees 
     on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives a report on

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     the report submitted under paragraph (2) and may provide 
     recommendations for improving the methods and procedures 
     described therein.
       (f) Agency Data to Government Accountability Office.--The 
     Office of Special Counsel and the Secretary of Labor shall 
     submit to the Comptroller General such information and data 
     about the demonstration project as may be required by the 
     Comptroller General, from time to time during the course of 
     the demonstration project and at the conclusion, in order for 
     the Comptroller General to assess the reliability of the 
     demonstration data maintained by both the Office of Special 
     Counsel and the Department of Labor and to review the 
     relative performance of the Office and Department under the 
     demonstration project.
       (g) Government Accountability Office Report.--The 
     Comptroller General shall review the relative performance of 
     the Office of Special Counsel and the Department of Labor 
     under the demonstration project and--
       (1) not later than one year after the commencement of the 
     demonstration project, and annually thereafter during the 
     period when the demonstration project is conducted, submit to 
     the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House 
     of Representatives an interim report on the demonstration 
     project; and
       (2) not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the 
     demonstration project, submit to such committees a final 
     report that includes the findings and conclusions of the 
     Comptroller General regarding the relative performance of the 
     Office and the Department under the demonstration project and 
     such recommendations as the Comptroller General determines 
     are appropriate.

     SEC. 106. VETERANS ENERGY-RELATED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--To encourage the 
     employment of eligible veterans in the energy industry, the 
     Secretary of Labor, as part of the Veterans Workforce 
     Investment Program, shall carry out a pilot program to be 
     known as the ``Veterans Energy-Related Employment Program''. 
     Under the pilot program, the Secretary shall award 
     competitive grants to not more than three States for the 
     establishment and administration of a State program to make 
     grants to energy employers that provide covered training, on-
     job training, apprenticeships, and certification classes to 
     eligible veterans. Such a program shall be known as a ``State 
     Energy-Related Employment Program''.
       (b) Eligibility for Grants.--To be eligible to receive a 
     grant under the pilot program, a State shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application that includes each of the following:
       (1) A proposal for the expenditure of grant funds to 
     establish and administer a public-private partnership program 
     designed to provide covered training, on-job training, 
     apprenticeships, and certification classes to a significant 
     number of eligible veterans and ensure lasting and 
     sustainable employment in well-paying jobs in the energy 
     industry.
       (2) Evidence that the State has--
       (A) a population of eligible veterans of an appropriate 
     size to carry out the State program;
       (B) a robust and diverse energy industry; and
       (C) the ability to carry out the State program described in 
     the proposal under paragraph (1).
       (3) Such other information and assurances as the Secretary 
     may require.
       (c) Use of Funds.--A State that is the recipient of a grant 
     under this section shall use the grant for the following 
     purposes:
       (1) Making grants to energy employers to reimburse such 
     employers for the cost of providing covered training, on-job 
     training, apprenticeships, and certification classes to 
     eligible veterans who are first hired by the employer on or 
     after November 1, 2010.
       (2) Conducting outreach to inform energy employers and 
     veterans, including veterans in rural areas, of their 
     eligibility or potential eligibility for participation in the 
     State program.
       (d) Conditions.--Under the pilot program, each grant to a 
     State shall be subject to the following conditions:
       (1) The State shall repay to the Secretary, on such date as 
     shall be determined by the Secretary, any amount received 
     under the pilot program that is not used for the purposes 
     described in subsection (c).
       (2) The State shall submit to the Secretary, at such times 
     and containing such information as the Secretary shall 
     require, reports on the use of grant funds.
       (e) Employer Requirements.--In order to receive a grant 
     made by a State under the pilot program, an energy employer 
     shall--
       (1) submit to the administrator of the State Energy-Related 
     Employment Program an application that includes--
       (A) the rate of pay, during and after training, for each 
     eligible veteran proposed to be trained using grant funds;
       (B) the average rate of pay for an individual employed by 
     the energy employer in a similar position who is not an 
     eligible veteran; and
       (C) such other information and assurances as the 
     administrator may require; and
       (2) agree to submit to the administrator, for each quarter, 
     a report containing such information as the Secretary may 
     specify.
       (f) Limitation.--None of the funds made available to an 
     energy employer through a grant under the pilot program may 
     be used to provide training of any kind to--
       (1) a person who is not an eligible veteran; or
       (2) an eligible veteran for whom the employer has received 
     a grant, credit, or subsidy under any other provision of law.
       (g) Report to Congress.--Together with the report required 
     to be submitted annually under section 4107(c) of title 38, 
     United States Code, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the pilot program for the year covered by such 
     report. The report on the pilot program shall include a 
     detailed description of activities carried out under this 
     section and an evaluation of the program.
       (h) Administrative and Reporting Costs.--Of the amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     under subsection (j), two percent shall be made available to 
     the Secretary for administrative costs associated with 
     implementing and evaluating the pilot program under this 
     section and for preparing and submitting the report required 
     under subsection (f). The Secretary shall determine the 
     appropriate maximum amount of each grant awarded under this 
     section that may be used by the recipient for administrative 
     and reporting costs.
       (i) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``covered training, on-job training, 
     apprenticeships, and certification classes'' means training, 
     on-job training, apprenticeships, and certification classes 
     that are--
       (A) designed to provide the veteran with skills that are 
     particular to an energy industry and not directly 
     transferable to employment in another industry; and
       (B) approved as provided in paragraph (1) or (2), as 
     appropriate, of subsection (a) of section 3687 of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (2) The term ``eligible veteran'' means a veteran, as that 
     term is defined in section 101(2) of title 38, United States 
     Code, who is employed by an energy employer and enrolled or 
     participating in a covered training, on-job training, 
     apprenticeship, or certification class.
       (3) The term ``energy employer'' means an entity that 
     employs individuals in a trade or business in an energy 
     industry.
       (4) The term ``energy industry'' means any of the following 
     industries:
       (A) The energy-efficient building, construction, or 
     retrofits industry.
       (B) The renewable electric power industry, including the 
     wind and solar energy industries.
       (C) The biofuels industry.
       (D) The energy efficiency assessment industry that serves 
     the residential, commercial, or industrial sectors.
       (E) The oil and natural gas industry.
       (F) The nuclear industry.
       (j) Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 
     through 2014, for the purpose of carrying out the pilot 
     program under this section.

     SEC. 107. PAT TILLMAN VETERANS' SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE.

       (a) Availability of Scholarship Information.--By not later 
     than June 1, 2011, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to 
     veterans and their survivors and, for each such organization, 
     a link to the Internet website of the organization.
       (b) Maintenance of Scholarship Information.--The Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs shall make reasonable efforts to notify 
     schools and other appropriate entities of the opportunity to 
     be included on the Internet website of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs pursuant to subsection (a).

               TITLE II--HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS MATTERS

     SEC. 201. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOMELESS 
                   VETERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.

       Section 2021(e)(1)(F) is amended by striking ``2009'' and 
     inserting ``2011''.

     SEC. 202. HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH 
                   CHILDREN REINTEGRATION GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Grant Program.--Chapter 20 is amended by inserting 
     after section 2021 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2021A. Homeless women veterans and homeless veterans 
       with children reintegration grant program

       ``(a) Grants.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations provided for such purpose, the Secretary of 
     Labor shall make grants to programs and facilities that the 
     Secretary determines provide dedicated services for homeless 
     women veterans and homeless veterans with children.
       ``(b) Use of Funds.--Grants under this section shall be 
     used to provide job training, counseling, placement services 
     (including job readiness and literacy and skills training) 
     and child care services to expedite the reintegration of 
     homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children 
     into the labor force.
       ``(c) Requirement To Monitor Expenditures of Funds.--(1) 
     The Secretary of Labor shall collect such information as that 
     Secretary considers appropriate to monitor and

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     evaluate the distribution and expenditure of funds 
     appropriated to carry out this section. The information shall 
     include data with respect to the results or outcomes of the 
     services provided to each homeless veteran under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Information under paragraph (1) shall be furnished in 
     such form and manner as the Secretary of Labor may specify.
       ``(d)  Administration Through the Assistant Secretary of 
     Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training.--The Secretary 
     of Labor shall carry out this section through the Assistant 
     Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training.
       ``(e) Biennial Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Labor 
     shall include as part of the report required under section 
     2021(d) of this title an evaluation of the grant program 
     under this section, which shall include an evaluation of 
     services furnished to veterans under this section and an 
     analysis of the information collected under subsection (c).
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--(1) In addition to 
     any amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 
     2021 of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2011 through 2015.
       ``(2) Funds appropriated to carry out this section shall 
     remain available until expended. Funds obligated in any 
     fiscal year to carry out this section may be expended in that 
     fiscal year and the succeeding fiscal year.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 2021 the following new item:

``2021A. Homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children 
              reintegration grant program.''.

     SEC. 203. SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY 
                   GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 21 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2108. Specially adapted housing assistive technology 
       grant program

       ``(a) Authority To Make Grants.--The Secretary shall make 
     grants to encourage the development of new assistive 
     technologies for specially adapted housing.
       ``(b) Application.--A person or entity seeking a grant 
     under this section shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application for the grant in such form and manner as the 
     Secretary shall specify.
       ``(c) Grant Funds.--(1) Each grant awarded under this 
     section shall be in an amount of not more than $200,000 per 
     fiscal year.
       ``(2) For each fiscal year in which the Secretary makes a 
     grant under this section, the Secretary shall make the grant 
     by not later than April 1 of that year.
       ``(d) Use of Funds.--The recipient of a grant under this 
     section shall use the grant to develop assistive technologies 
     for use in specially adapted housing.
       ``(e) Report.--Not later than March 1 of each fiscal year 
     following a fiscal year in which the Secretary makes a grant, 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing 
     information related to each grant awarded under this section 
     during the preceding fiscal year, including--
       ``(1) the name of the grant recipient;
       ``(2) the amount of the grant; and
       ``(3) the goal of the grant.
       ``(f) Funding.--From amounts appropriated to the Department 
     for readjustment benefits for each fiscal year for which the 
     Secretary is authorized to make a grant under this section, 
     $1,000,000 shall be available for that fiscal year for the 
     purposes of the program under this section.
       ``(g) Duration.--The authority to make a grant under this 
     section shall begin on October 1, 2011, and shall terminate 
     on September 30, 2016.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2108. Specially adapted housing assistive technology grant 
              program.''.

     SEC. 204. WAIVER OF HOUSING LOAN FEE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS 
                   WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES CALLED TO 
                   ACTIVE SERVICE.

       Section 3729(c)(1) is amended by inserting after 
     ``retirement pay'' the following: ``or active service pay''.

           TITLE III--SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT MATTERS

     SEC. 301. RESIDENTIAL AND MOTOR VEHICLE LEASES.

       Subsection (e) of section 305 of the Servicemembers Civil 
     Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 535) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Arrearages and Other Obligations and Liabilities.--
       ``(1) Leases of premises.--Rent amounts for a lease 
     described in subsection (b)(1) that are unpaid for the period 
     preceding the effective date of the lease termination shall 
     be paid on a prorated basis. The lessor may not impose an 
     early termination charge, but any taxes, summonses, or other 
     obligations and liabilities of the lessee in accordance with 
     the terms of the lease, including reasonable charges to the 
     lessee for excess wear, that are due and unpaid at the time 
     of termination of the lease shall be paid by the lessee.
       ``(2) Leases of motor vehicles.--Lease amounts for a lease 
     described in subsection (b)(2) that are unpaid for the period 
     preceding the effective date of the lease termination shall 
     be paid on a prorated basis. The lessor may not impose an 
     early termination charge, but any taxes, summonses, title and 
     registration fees, or other obligations and liabilities of 
     the lessee in accordance with the terms of the lease, 
     including reasonable charges to the lessee for excess wear or 
     use and mileage, that are due and unpaid at the time of 
     termination of the lease shall be paid by the lessee.''.

     SEC. 302. TERMINATION OF TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 305A of the Servicemembers Civil 
     Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 535a) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 305A. TERMINATION OF TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACTS.

       ``(a) Termination by Servicemember.--
       ``(1) Termination.--A servicemember may terminate a 
     contract described in subsection (b) at any time after the 
     date the servicemember receives military orders to relocate 
     for a period of not less than 90 days to a location that does 
     not support the contract.
       ``(2) Notice.--In the case that a servicemember terminates 
     a contract as described in paragraph (1), the service 
     provider under the contract shall provide such servicemember 
     with written or electronic notice of the servicemember's 
     rights under such paragraph.
       ``(3) Manner of termination.--Termination of a contract 
     under paragraph (1) shall be made by delivery of a written or 
     electronic notice of such termination and a copy of the 
     servicemember's military orders to the service provider, 
     delivered in accordance with industry standards for 
     notification of terminations, together with the date on which 
     the service is to be terminated.
       ``(b) Covered Contracts.--A contract described in this 
     subsection is a contract for cellular telephone service or 
     telephone exchange service entered into by the servicemember 
     before receiving the military orders referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1).
       ``(c) Retention of Telephone Number.--In the case of a 
     contract terminated under subsection (a) by a servicemember 
     whose period of relocation is for a period of three years or 
     less, the service provider under the contract shall, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, allow the 
     servicemember to keep the telephone number the servicemember 
     has under the contract if the servicemember re-subscribes to 
     the service during the 90-day period beginning on the last 
     day of such period of relocation.
       ``(d) Family Plans.--In the case of a contract for cellular 
     telephone service entered into by any individual in which a 
     servicemember is a designated beneficiary of the contract, 
     the individual who entered into the contract may terminate 
     the contract--
       ``(1) with respect to the servicemember if the 
     servicemember is eligible to terminate contracts pursuant to 
     subsection (a); and
       ``(2) with respect to all of the designated beneficiaries 
     of such contract if all such beneficiaries accompany the 
     servicemember during the servicemember's period of 
     relocation.
       ``(e) Other Obligations and Liabilities.--For any contract 
     terminated under this section, the service provider under the 
     contract may not impose an early termination charge, but any 
     tax or any other obligation or liability of the servicemember 
     that, in accordance with the terms of the contract, is due 
     and unpaid or unperformed at the time of termination of the 
     contract shall be paid or performed by the servicemember. If 
     the servicemember re-subscribes to the service provided under 
     a covered contract during the 90-day period beginning on the 
     last day of the servicemember's period of relocation, the 
     service provider may not impose a charge for reinstating 
     service, other than the usual and customary charges for the 
     installation or acquisition of customer equipment imposed on 
     any other subscriber.
       ``(f) Return of Advance Payments.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the effective date of the termination of a contract 
     under this section, the service provider under the contract 
     shall refund to the servicemember any fee or other amount to 
     the extent paid for a period extending until after such date, 
     except for the remainder of the monthly or similar billing 
     period in which the termination occurs.
       ``(g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) The term `cellular telephone service' means 
     commercial mobile service, as that term is defined in section 
     332(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d)).
       ``(2) The term `telephone exchange service' has the meaning 
     given that term under section 3 of the Communications Act of 
     1934 (47 U.S.C. 153).''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The heading for title III of such 
     Act is amended by inserting ``, TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACTS'' 
     after ``LEASES''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of such Act is amended--
       (1) by striking the item relating to title III and 
     inserting the following new item:

``TITLE III--RENT, INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS, MORTGAGES, LIENS, ASSIGNMENT, 
               LEASES, TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACTS''; and

       (2) by striking the item relating to section 305A and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 305A. Termination of telephone service contracts.''.

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     SEC. 303. ENFORCEMENT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND BY PRIVATE 
                   RIGHT OF ACTION.

       (a) In General.--The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 
     U.S.C. App. 501 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new title:

                     ``TITLE VIII--CIVIL LIABILITY

     ``SEC. 801. ENFORCEMENT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

       ``(a) Civil Action.--The Attorney General may commence a 
     civil action in any appropriate district court of the United 
     States against any person who--
       ``(1) engages in a pattern or practice of violating this 
     Act; or
       ``(2) engages in a violation of this Act that raises an 
     issue of significant public importance.
       ``(b) Relief.--In a civil action commenced under subsection 
     (a), the court may--
       ``(1) grant any appropriate equitable or declaratory relief 
     with respect to the violation of this Act;
       ``(2) award all other appropriate relief, including 
     monetary damages, to any person aggrieved by the violation; 
     and
       ``(3) may, to vindicate the public interest, assess a civil 
     penalty--
       ``(A) in an amount not exceeding $55,000 for a first 
     violation; and
       ``(B) in an amount not exceeding $110,000 for any 
     subsequent violation.
       ``(c) Intervention.--Upon timely application, a person 
     aggrieved by a violation of this Act with respect to which 
     the civil action is commenced may intervene in such action, 
     and may obtain such appropriate relief as the person could 
     obtain in a civil action under section 802 with respect to 
     that violation, along with costs and a reasonable attorney 
     fee.

     ``SEC. 802. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.

       ``(a) In General.--Any person aggrieved by a violation of 
     this Act may in a civil action--
       ``(1) obtain any appropriate equitable or declaratory 
     relief with respect to the violation; and
       ``(2) recover all other appropriate relief, including 
     monetary damages.
       ``(b) Costs and Attorney Fees.--The court may award to a 
     person aggrieved by a violation of this Act who prevails in 
     an action brought under subsection (a) the costs of the 
     action, including a reasonable attorney fee.

     ``SEC. 803. PRESERVATION OF REMEDIES.

       ``Nothing in section 801 or 802 shall be construed to 
     preclude or limit any remedy otherwise available under other 
     law, including consequential and punitive damages.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such Act is further amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 207 (50 U.S.C. App. 527) is amended by striking 
     subsection (f).
       (2) Section 301(c) (50 U.S.C. App. 531(c)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(c) Misdemeanor.--Except as provided in subsection (a), a 
     person who knowingly takes part in an eviction or distress 
     described in subsection (a), or who knowingly attempts to do 
     so, shall be fined as provided in title 18, United States 
     Code, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.''.
       (3) Section 302(b) (50 U.S.C. App. 532(b)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) Misdemeanor.--A person who knowingly resumes 
     possession of property in violation of subsection (a), or in 
     violation of section 107 of this Act, or who knowingly 
     attempts to do so, shall be fined as provided in title 18, 
     United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than one year, 
     or both.''.
       (4) Section 303(d) (50 U.S.C. App. 533(d)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(d) Misdemeanor.--A person who knowingly makes or causes 
     to be made a sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property that 
     is prohibited by subsection (c), or who knowingly attempts to 
     do so, shall be fined as provided in title 18, United States 
     Code, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.''.
       (5) Section 305(h) (50 U.S.C. App. 535(h)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(h) Misdemeanor.--Any person who knowingly seizes, holds, 
     or detains the personal effects, security deposit, or other 
     property of a servicemember or a servicemember's dependent 
     who lawfully terminates a lease covered by this section, or 
     who knowingly interferes with the removal of such property 
     from premises covered by such lease, for the purpose of 
     subjecting or attempting to subject any of such property to a 
     claim for rent accruing subsequent to the date of termination 
     of such lease, or attempts to do so, shall be fined as 
     provided in title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for 
     not more than one year, or both.''.
       (6) Section 306(e) (50 U.S.C. App. 536(e)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(e) Misdemeanor.--A person who knowingly takes an action 
     contrary to this section, or attempts to do so, shall be 
     fined as provided in title 18, United States Code, or 
     imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.''.
       (7) Section 307(c) (50 U.S.C. App. 537(c)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(c) Misdemeanor.--A person who knowingly takes an action 
     contrary to this section, or attempts to do so, shall be 
     fined as provided in title 18, United States Code, or 
     imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new items:

                     ``TITLE VIII--CIVIL LIABILITY

``Sec. 801. Enforcement by the Attorney General.
``Sec. 802. Private right of action.
``Sec. 803. Preservation of remedies.''.

                      TITLE IV--INSURANCE MATTERS

     SEC. 401. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE FOR 
                   TOTALLY DISABLED VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1922A(a) is amended by striking 
     ``$20,000'' and inserting ``$30,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2011.

     SEC. 402. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF DURATION OF SERVICEMEMBERS' 
                   GROUP LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR TOTALLY 
                   DISABLED VETERANS.

       (a) Extension.--Section 1968(a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking clause (ii) and 
     inserting the following new clause (ii):
       ``(ii) The date that is two years after the date of 
     separation or release from such active duty or active duty 
     for training.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following new subparagraph (B):
       ``(B) The date that is two years after the date of 
     separation or release from such assignment.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to a person who is separated or 
     released on or after June 15, 2005.

     SEC. 403. ADJUSTMENT OF COVERAGE OF DEPENDENTS UNDER 
                   SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE.

       Clause (ii) of section 1968(a)(5)(B) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(ii)(I) in the case of a member of the Ready Reserve of a 
     uniformed service who meets the qualifications set forth in 
     subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 1965(5) of this title, 120 
     days after separation or release from such assignment; or
       ``(II) in the case of any other member of the uniformed 
     services, 120 days after the date of the member's separation 
     or release from the uniformed services; or''.

     SEC. 404. OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE AMOUNT OF VETERANS' GROUP 
                   LIFE INSURANCE.

       (a) Opportunity To Increase Amount.--Section 1977(a) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``Except as provided in 
     paragraph (3),'' before ``Veterans' Group Life Insurance 
     shall be''; and
       (2) by adding after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Not more than once in each five-year period beginning 
     on the one-year anniversary of the date a person becomes 
     insured under Veterans' Group Life Insurance, such person may 
     elect in writing to increase by $25,000 the amount for which 
     the person is insured if--
       ``(A) the person is under the age of 60; and
       ``(B) the total amount for which the person is insured does 
     not exceed the amount provided for under section 
     1967(a)(3)(A)(i) of this title.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Paragraph (3) of section 1977(a) of 
     title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 405. ELIMINATION OF REDUCTION IN AMOUNT OF ACCELERATED 
                   DEATH BENEFIT FOR TERMINALLY-ILL PERSONS 
                   INSURED UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE 
                   INSURANCE AND VETERANS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE.

       (a) Elimination of Reduction.--Section 1980(b)(1) is 
     amended by striking ``reduced by'' and all that follows 
     through ``the Secretary''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to a payment of an accelerated death 
     benefit under section 1980 of title 38, United States Code, 
     made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 406. CONSIDERATION OF LOSS OF DOMINANT HAND IN 
                   PRESCRIPTION OF SCHEDULE OF SEVERITY OF 
                   TRAUMATIC INJURY UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP 
                   LIFE INSURANCE.

       (a) Schedule.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1980A(d) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Payments under'' and inserting ``(1) 
     Payments under''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) As the Secretary considers appropriate, the schedule 
     required by paragraph (1) may distinguish in specifying 
     payments for qualifying losses between the severity of a 
     qualifying loss of a dominant hand and of a qualifying loss 
     of a nondominant hand.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2011.
       (b) Payments for Qualifying Losses Incurred Before Date of 
     Enactment.--

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       (1) In general.--To the extent necessary, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall prescribe in regulations mechanisms 
     for payments under section 1980A of title 38, United States 
     Code, for qualifying losses incurred before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, by reason of paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (d) of such section (as added by subsection (a)(1) 
     of this section).
       (2) Qualifying loss defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``qualifying loss'' means--
       (A) a loss specified in the second sentence of subsection 
     (b)(1) of section 1980A of title 38, United States Code; and
       (B) any other loss specified by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs pursuant to the first sentence of that subsection.

     SEC. 407. ENHANCEMENT OF VETERANS' MORTGAGE LIFE INSURANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 2106(b) is amended by striking 
     ``$90,000'' and inserting ``$150,000, or after January 1, 
     2012, $200,000,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2011.

     SEC. 408. EXPANSION OF INDIVIDUALS QUALIFYING FOR RETROACTIVE 
                   BENEFITS FROM TRAUMATIC INJURY PROTECTION 
                   COVERAGE UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE 
                   INSURANCE.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 501(b) of the 
     Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 
     2006 (Public Law 109-233; 120 Stat. 414; 38 U.S.C. 1980A 
     note) is amended by striking ``, if, as determined by the 
     Secretary concerned, that loss was a direct result of a 
     traumatic injury incurred in the theater of operations for 
     Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The heading of such section is 
     amended by striking ``in Operation Enduring Freedom and 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2011.

                  TITLE V--BURIAL AND CEMETERY MATTERS

     SEC. 501. INCREASE IN CERTAIN BURIAL AND FUNERAL BENEFITS AND 
                   PLOT ALLOWANCES FOR VETERANS.

       (a) Increase in Burial and Funeral Expenses for Deaths in 
     Department Facilities.--Paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (a) of 
     section 2303 is amended by striking ``$300'' and inserting 
     ``$700 (as increased from time to time under subsection 
     (c))''.
       (b) Increase in Amount of Plot Allowances.--Subsection (b) 
     of such section is amended by striking ``$300'' both places 
     it appears and inserting ``$700 (as increased from time to 
     time under subsection (c))''.
       (c) Annual Adjustment.--Such section is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     provide a percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) 
     in the maximum amount of burial and funeral expenses payable 
     under subsection (a) and in the maximum amount of the plot or 
     internment allowance payable under subsection (b), equal to 
     the percentage by which--
       ``(1) the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States 
     city average) for the 12-month period ending on the June 30 
     preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the 
     increase is made, exceeds
       ``(2) the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period 
     preceding the 12-month period described in paragraph (1).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to 
     deaths occurring on or after October 1, 2011.
       (2) Prohibition on cost-of-living adjustment for fiscal 
     year 2012.--No adjustments shall be made under section 
     2303(c) of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (c), for fiscal year 2012.

     SEC. 502. INTERMENT IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES OF PARENTS OF 
                   CERTAIN DECEASED VETERANS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Corey 
     Shea Act''.
       (b) Interment of Parents of Certain Deceased Veterans.--
     Section 2402 is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Under such regulations'' and inserting ``(a) Under such 
     regulations'';
       (2) by moving the margins of paragraphs (1) through (8) two 
     ems to the right;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(9)(A) The parent of a person described in subparagraph 
     (B), if the Secretary determines that there is available 
     space at the gravesite where the person described in 
     subparagraph (B) is interred.
       ``(B) A person described in this subparagraph is a person 
     described in paragraph (1) who--
       ``(i) is a hostile casualty or died from a training-related 
     injury;
       ``(ii) is interred in a national cemetery; and
       ``(iii) at the time of the person's parent's death, did not 
     have a spouse, surviving spouse, or child who is buried or 
     who, upon death, may be eligible for burial in a national 
     cemetery pursuant to paragraph (5).''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) For purposes of subsection (a)(9) of this section:
       ``(1) The term `parent' means a biological father or a 
     biological mother or, in the case of adoption, a father 
     through adoption or a mother through adoption.
       ``(2) The term `hostile casualty' means a person who, as a 
     member of the Armed Forces, dies as the direct result of 
     hostile action with the enemy, while in combat, while going 
     to or returning from a combat mission if the cause of death 
     was directly related to hostile action, or while hospitalized 
     or undergoing treatment at the expense of the United States 
     for injury incurred during combat, and includes a person 
     killed mistakenly or accidentally by friendly fire directed 
     at a hostile force or what is thought to be a hostile force, 
     but does not include a person who dies due to the elements, a 
     self-inflicted wound, combat fatigue, or a friendly force 
     while the person was in an absent-without-leave, deserter, or 
     dropped-from-rolls status or was voluntarily absent from a 
     place of duty.
       ``(3) The term `training-related injury' means an injury 
     incurred by a member of the Armed Forces while performing 
     authorized training activities in preparation for a combat 
     mission.''.
       (c) Guidance Required.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall develop 
     guidance under which the parent of a person described in 
     paragraph (9)(B) of subsection (a) of section 2402 of title 
     38, United States Code, as added by subsection (b), may be 
     designated for interment in a national cemetery under that 
     section.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Cross-reference correction.--Section 107 is amended by 
     striking ``section 2402(8)'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``section 2402(a)(8)''.
       (2) Cross-reference correction.--Section 2301(e) is amended 
     by striking ``section 2402(6)'' and inserting ``section 
     2402(a)(6)''.
       (3) Cross-reference correction.--Section 2306(a) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 2402(4)'' and 
     inserting ``section 2402(a)(4)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section 2402(5)'' and 
     inserting ``section 2402(a)(5)''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to the death, on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, of the parent of a person 
     described in paragraph (9)(B) of subsection (a) of section 
     2402 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 
     (b), who dies on or after October 7, 2001.

     SEC. 503. REPORTS ON SELECTION OF NEW NATIONAL CEMETERIES.

       (a) Initial Report.--
       (1) Report required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the selection of 
     the sites described in paragraph (2) for the purpose of 
     establishing new national cemeteries.
       (2) Sites.--The sites described in this paragraph are the 
     following:
       (A) An area in southern Colorado.
       (B) An area near Melbourne, Florida, and Daytona, Florida.
       (C) An area near Omaha, Nebraska.
       (D) An area near Buffalo, New York, and Rochester, New 
     York.
       (E) An area near Tallahassee, Florida.
       (3) Site selection.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall solicit advice and views of representatives 
     of State and local veterans organizations and other 
     individuals as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (4) Matters included.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A schedule for the establishment of each cemetery at 
     each site described in paragraph (2) and an estimate of the 
     costs associated with the establishment of each such 
     cemetery.
       (B) As of the date of the submittal of the report, the 
     amount of funds that are available to establish each cemetery 
     at each site described in paragraph (2) from amounts 
     appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
     Advance Planning.
       (b) Annual Reports.--Not later than two years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter 
     until the date on which each cemetery at each site described 
     in subsection (a)(2) is established, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress an annual report that includes updates to 
     the information provided in the report under subsection (a).

                   TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND PENSION

     SEC. 601. ENHANCEMENT OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN 
                   DISABLED VETERANS WITH DIFFICULTIES USING 
                   PROSTHESES AND DISABLED VETERANS IN NEED OF 
                   REGULAR AID AND ATTENDANCE FOR RESIDUALS OF 
                   TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

       (a) Veterans Suffering Anatomical Loss of Hands, Arms, or 
     Legs.--Section 1114 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (m)--
       (A) by striking ``at a level, or with complications,'' and 
     inserting ``with factors''; and

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       (B) by striking ``at levels, or with complications,'' and 
     inserting ``with factors'';
       (2) in subsection (n)--
       (A) by striking ``at levels, or with complications,'' and 
     inserting ``with factors'';
       (B) by striking ``so near the hip as to'' and inserting 
     ``with factors that''; and
       (C) by striking ``so near the shoulder and hip as to'' and 
     inserting ``with factors that''; and
       (3) in subsection (o), by striking ``so near the shoulder 
     as to'' and inserting ``with factors that''.
       (b) Veterans With Service-Connected Disabilities in Need of 
     Regular Aid and Attendance for Residuals of Traumatic Brain 
     Injury.--
       (1) In general.--Such section is further amended--
       (A) in subsection (p), by striking the semicolon at the end 
     and inserting a period; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(t) Subject to section 5503(c) of this title, if any 
     veteran, as the result of service-connected disability, is in 
     need of regular aid and attendance for the residuals of 
     traumatic brain injury, is not eligible for compensation 
     under subsection (r)(2), and in the absence of such regular 
     aid and attendance would require hospitalization, nursing 
     home care, or other residential institutional care, the 
     veteran shall be paid, in addition to any other compensation 
     under this section, a monthly aid and attendance allowance 
     equal to the rate described in subsection (r)(2), which for 
     purposes of section 1134 of this title shall be considered as 
     additional compensation payable for disability. An allowance 
     authorized under this subsection shall be paid in lieu of any 
     allowance authorized by subsection (r)(1).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 5503(c) is amended by 
     striking ``in section 1114(r)'' and inserting ``in subsection 
     (r) or (t) of section 1114''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2011.

     SEC. 602. COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE FOR TEMPORARY DEPENDENCY 
                   AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION PAYABLE FOR 
                   SURVIVING SPOUSES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN UNDER 
                   THE AGE OF 18.

       Section 1311(f) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(as increased from 
     time to time under paragraph (4))'' after ``$250'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph (4):
       ``(4) Whenever there is an increase in benefit amounts 
     payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     401 et seq.) as a result of a determination made under 
     section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)), the Secretary 
     shall, effective on the date of such increase in benefit 
     amounts, increase the amount payable under paragraph (1), as 
     such amount was in effect immediately prior to the date of 
     such increase in benefit amounts, by the same percentage as 
     the percentage by which such benefit amounts are increased. 
     Any increase in a dollar amount under this paragraph shall be 
     rounded down to the next lower whole dollar amount.''.

     SEC. 603. PAYMENT OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION TO 
                   SURVIVORS OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR WHO DIED 
                   ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 1999.

       (a) In General.--Section 1318(b)(3) is amended by striking 
     ``who died after September 30, 1999,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2011.

     SEC. 604. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS FROM CONSIDERATION AS 
                   INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF VETERANS PENSION 
                   BENEFITS.

       (a) Exclusion.--Section 1503(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (10);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following new 
     paragraph (11):
       ``(11) payment of a monetary amount of up to $5,000 to a 
     veteran from a State or municipality that is paid as a 
     veterans' benefit due to injury or disease; and''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to determinations of income for 
     calendar years beginning after October 1, 2011.

     SEC. 605. COMMENCEMENT OF PERIOD OF PAYMENT OF ORIGINAL 
                   AWARDS OF COMPENSATION FOR VETERANS RETIRED OR 
                   SEPARATED FROM THE UNIFORMED SERVICES FOR 
                   CATASTROPHIC DISABILITY.

       (a) Commencement of Period of Payment.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 5111 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), as so designated by paragraph (1) of 
     this subsection, by striking ``in subsection (c) of this 
     section'' and inserting ``in paragraph (2) and subsection 
     (c)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2)(A) In the case of a veteran who is retired or 
     separated from the active military, naval, or air service for 
     a catastrophic disability or disabilities, payment of 
     monetary benefits based on an award of compensation based on 
     an original claim shall be made as of the date on which such 
     award becomes effective as provided under section 5110 of 
     this title or another applicable provision of law.
       ``(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `catastrophic disability', with respect to a veteran, means a 
     permanent, severely disabling injury, disorder, or disease 
     that compromises the ability of the veteran to carry out the 
     activities of daily living to such a degree that the veteran 
     requires personal or mechanical assistance to leave home or 
     bed, or requires constant supervision to avoid physical harm 
     to self or others.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2011, and shall apply with 
     respect to awards of compensation based on original claims 
     that become effective on or after that date.

     SEC. 606. APPLICABILITY OF LIMITATION TO PENSION PAYABLE TO 
                   CERTAIN CHILDREN OF VETERANS OF A PERIOD OF 
                   WAR.

       Section 5503(d)(5) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(5)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) The provisions of this subsection shall apply with 
     respect to a child entitled to pension under section 1542 of 
     this title in the same manner as they apply to a veteran 
     having neither spouse nor child.''.

     SEC. 607. EXTENSION OF REDUCED PENSION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS 
                   COVERED BY MEDICAID PLANS FOR SERVICES 
                   FURNISHED BY NURSING FACILITIES.

       Section 5503(d)(7) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     2011'' and inserting ``May 31, 2015''.

     SEC. 608. CODIFICATION OF 2009 COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT IN 
                   RATES OF PENSION FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND 
                   SURVIVING SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.

       (a) Disabled Veterans.--Section 1521 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``$3,550'' and inserting 
     ``$11,830'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``$4,651'' and inserting ``$15,493''; and
       (B) by striking ``$600'' and inserting ``$2,020'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$5,680'' and inserting 
     ``$19,736''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``$6,781'' and inserting ``$23,396''; and
       (ii) by striking ``$600'' and inserting ``$2,020'';
       (4) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``$4,340'' and inserting ``$14,457'';
       (B) by striking ``$5,441'' and inserting ``$18,120''; and
       (C) by striking ``$600'' and inserting ``$2,020'';
       (5) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$4,651'' and inserting 
     ``$15,493'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``$6,781'' and inserting ``$23,396''; and
       (ii) by striking ``$8,911'' and inserting ``$30,480'';
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``$5,441'' and inserting ``$18,120''; and
       (ii) by striking ``$6,231'' and inserting ``$20,747'';
       (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``$7,571'' and inserting 
     ``$26,018''; and
       (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``$600'' and inserting 
     ``$2,020''; and
       (6) in subsection (g), by striking ``$800'' and inserting 
     ``$2,686''.
       (b) Surviving Spouses.--Section 1541 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``$2,379'' and inserting 
     ``$7,933'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``$3,116'' and inserting ``$10,385''; and
       (B) by striking ``$600'' and inserting ``$2,020'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$3,806'' and inserting 
     ``$12,681''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``$4,543'' and inserting ``$15,128''; and
       (ii) by striking ``$600'' and inserting ``$2,020''; and
       (4) in subsection (e)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``$2,908'' and inserting ``$9,696'';
       (B) by striking ``$3,645'' and inserting ``$12,144''; and
       (C) by striking ``$600'' and inserting ``$2,020''.
       (c) Surviving Children.--Section 1542 of such title is 
     amended by striking ``$600'' and inserting ``$2,020'' both 
     places it appears.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections 
     (a), (b), and (c) shall apply with respect to pensions paid 
     on or after December 1, 2009.

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    TITLE VII--EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
                           UNIFORMED SERVICES

     SEC. 701. CLARIFICATION THAT USERRA PROHIBITS WAGE 
                   DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       (a) In General.--Section 4303(2) is amended by striking 
     ``other than'' and inserting ``including''.
       (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to--
       (1) any failure to comply with a provision of or any 
     violation of chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, that 
     occurs before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act; and
       (2) all actions or complaints filed under such chapter 43 
     that are pending on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 702. CLARIFICATION OF THE DEFINITION OF ``SUCCESSOR IN 
                   INTEREST''.

       (a) In General.--Section 4303(4) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D)(i) Whether the term `successor in interest' applies 
     with respect to an entity described in subparagraph (A) for 
     purposes of clause (iv) of such subparagraph shall be 
     determined on a case-by-case basis using a multi-factor test 
     that considers the following factors:
       ``(I) Substantial continuity of business operations.
       ``(II) Use of the same or similar facilities.
       ``(III) Continuity of work force.
       ``(IV) Similarity of jobs and working conditions.
       ``(V) Similarity of supervisory personnel.
       ``(VI) Similarity of machinery, equipment, and production 
     methods.
       ``(VII) Similarity of products or services.
       ``(ii) The entity's lack of notice or awareness of a 
     potential or pending claim under this chapter at the time of 
     a merger, acquisition, or other form of succession shall not 
     be considered when applying the multi-factor test under 
     clause (i).''.
       (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to--
       (1) any failure to comply with a provision of or any 
     violation of chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, that 
     occurs before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act; and
       (2) all actions or complaints filed under such chapter 43 
     that are pending on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 703. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Amendment to Section 4324 of Title 38, United States 
     Code.--Section 4324(b)(4) is amended by inserting before the 
     period the following: ``declining to initiate an action and 
     represent the person before the Merit Systems Protection 
     Board''.
       (b) Amendment to Congressional Accountability Act of 
     1995.--Section 206(b) of the Congressional Accountability Act 
     of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1316(b)) is amended by striking ``under 
     paragraphs (1), (2)(A), and (3) of section 4323(c) of title 
     38, United States Code'' and inserting ``under section 
     4323(d) of title 38, United States Code''.
       (c) Amendment to Section 416 of Title 3, United States 
     Code.--Section 416(b) of title 3, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``under paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of 
     section 4323(c) of title 38'' and inserting ``under section 
     4323(d) of title 38''.

                      TITLE VIII--BENEFITS MATTERS

     SEC. 801. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF VETERANS FOR WHICH PROGRAMS 
                   OF INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE 
                   MAY BE INITIATED.

       (a) Increase.--Section 3120(e) is amended by striking 
     ``2600'' and inserting ``2,700''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 802. PAYMENT OF UNPAID BALANCES OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS GUARANTEED LOANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3732(a)(2) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Before suit'' and inserting ``(A) Before 
     suit''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) In the event that a housing loan guaranteed under 
     this chapter is modified under the authority provided under 
     section 1322(b) of title 11, the Secretary may pay the holder 
     of the obligation the unpaid principal balance of the 
     obligation due, plus accrued interest, as of the date of the 
     filing of the petition under title 11, but only upon the 
     assignment, transfer, and delivery to the Secretary (in a 
     form and manner satisfactory to the Secretary) of all rights, 
     interest, claims, evidence, and records with respect to the 
     housing loan.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to a housing loan guaranteed after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 803. ELIGIBILITY OF DISABLED VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES WITH SEVERE BURN INJURIES FOR 
                   AUTOMOBILES AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Eligibility.--Paragraph (1) of section 3901 is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``the 
     disabilities described in subclause (i), (ii), or (iii) 
     below'' and inserting ``the following disabilities''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) A severe burn injury (as determined pursuant to 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary).''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subclause (i), (ii), 
     or (iii) of clause (A) of this paragraph'' and inserting 
     ``clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of subparagraph (A)''.
       (b) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``chapter--'' and inserting ``chapter:'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``means--'' and inserting ``means the following:'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``any 
     veteran'' and inserting ``Any veteran'';
       (ii) in each of clauses (i) and (ii), by striking the 
     semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and
       (iii) in clause (iii), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``any member'' and 
     inserting ``Any member''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2011.

     SEC. 804. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE FOR 
                   VETERANS.

       (a) Increase in Amount of Allowance.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 3902 is amended by striking ``$11,000'' and inserting 
     ``$18,900 (as adjusted from time to time under subsection 
     (e))''.
       (b) Annual Adjustment.--Such section is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Effective on October 1 of each year (beginning in 
     2011), the Secretary shall increase the dollar amount in 
     effect under subsection (a) by a percentage equal to the 
     percentage by which the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
     consumers (U.S. city average) increased during the 12-month 
     period ending with the last month for which Consumer Price 
     Index data is available. In the event that such Consumer 
     Price Index does not increase during such period, the 
     Secretary shall maintain the dollar amount in effect under 
     subsection (a) during the previous fiscal year.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2011.

     SEC. 805. NATIONAL ACADEMIES REVIEW OF BEST TREATMENTS FOR 
                   CHRONIC MULTISYMPTOM ILLNESS IN PERSIAN GULF 
                   WAR VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     seek to enter into an agreement with the Institute of 
     Medicine of the National Academies to carry out a 
     comprehensive review of the best treatments for chronic 
     multisymptom illness in Persian Gulf War veterans and an 
     evaluation of how such treatment approaches could best be 
     disseminated throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     improve the care and benefits provided to veterans.
       (b) Group of Medical Professionals.--Under any agreement 
     entered into under subsection (a), the Institute of Medicine 
     shall convene a group of medical professionals who are 
     experienced in treating individuals who served as members of 
     the Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations 
     of the Persian Gulf War during 1990 or 1991 and who have been 
     diagnosed with chronic multisymptom illness or another health 
     condition related to chemical and environmental exposure that 
     may have occurred during such service.
       (c) Report.--Any agreement entered into under subsection 
     (a) shall require the Institute of Medicine to submit to the 
     Secretary and to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives a report on the review 
     and evaluation described in subsection (a) by not later than 
     December 31, 2012. The report shall include such 
     recommendations for legislative or administrative action as 
     the Institute considers appropriate in light of the results 
     of the review.
       (d) Funding.--Pursuant to any agreement entered into under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide the Institute of 
     Medicine with such funds as are necessary to ensure the 
     timely completion of the review described that subsection.
       (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``chronic multisymptom illness in Persian Gulf 
     War veterans'' means a chronic multisymptom illness defined 
     by a cluster of signs or symptoms relating to service in the 
     Persian Gulf War, typically including widespread pain, 
     persistent memory and concentration problems, chronic 
     headaches, gastrointestinal problems, and other abnormalities 
     not explained by well-established diagnoses.
       (2) The term ``Persian Gulf War'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 101(33) of title 38, United States Code.

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     SEC. 806. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF 
                   SCIENCES REVIEWS AND EVALUATIONS ON ILLNESS AND 
                   SERVICE IN PERSIAN GULF WAR AND POST-9/11 
                   GLOBAL OPERATIONS THEATERS.

       (a) Review and Evaluation of Agents and Illnesses 
     Associated With Persian Gulf War Service.--
       (1) Extension of review and evaluation.--Subsection (j) of 
     section 1603 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998 
     (Public Law 105-277; 38 U.S.C. 1117 note), as amended by 
     section 202(d)(2) of the Veterans Education and Benefits 
     Expansion Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-173; 115 Stat. 989), is 
     amended by striking ``October 1, 2010'' and inserting 
     ``October 1, 2015''.
       (2) Disaggregation of results by theaters of operations 
     before and after september 11, 2001.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ``who served in 
     the Southwest Asia theater of operations'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``who may have been exposed by reason 
     of service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during 
     the Persian Gulf War or, after September 11, 2001, in another 
     Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations; and'';
       (B) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``Gulf War service'' 
     and inserting ``service described in subsection (c)(1)(A)'';
       (C) in subsection (i)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (5)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (6)'';
       (ii) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (iii) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph (5):
       ``(5) In each report under this subsection submitted after 
     the date of the enactment of this paragraph, any 
     determinations, results, and recommendations as described in 
     paragraph (2) shall be submitted separately as follows:
       ``(A) For the Southwest Asia theater of operations for the 
     period of the Persian Gulf War ending on September 11, 2001.
       ``(B) For the Post-9/11 Global Theaters of Operations for 
     the period of the Persian Gulf War beginning on September 11, 
     2001.''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `Persian Gulf War' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 101(33) of title 38, United States Code.
       ``(2) The term `Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations' 
     means Afghanistan, Iraq, and any other theater of operations 
     for which the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is 
     awarded for service.''.
       (b) Review and Evaluation of Available Evidence Regarding 
     Illness and Service in Persian Gulf War.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (j) of section 101 of the 
     Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-
     368; 112 Stat. 3321) is amended by striking ``11 years 
     after'' and all that follows through ``under subsection (b)'' 
     and inserting ``on October 1, 2018''.
       (2) Disaggregation of results by theaters of operations 
     before and after september 11, 2001.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``Gulf war veterans'' and all that follows through ``Persian 
     Gulf War'' and inserting ``veterans who served in the Armed 
     Forces in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the 
     Persian Gulf War or, after September 11, 2001, in another 
     Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations and the health 
     consequences of exposures to risk factors during such 
     service''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``who served'' and 
     all that follows through ``such service'' and inserting ``who 
     may have been exposed by reason of service in the Southwest 
     Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War or, 
     after September 11, 2001, in another Post-9/11 Global Theater 
     of Operations'';
       (B) in subsection (e)(1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``Gulf War service or exposure during Gulf War service'' and 
     inserting ``service in the Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia 
     theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War or, after 
     September 11, 2001, in another Post-9/11 Global Theater of 
     Operations or exposure during such service''; and
       (ii) in subparagraphs (E) and (F), by striking ``Gulf War 
     veterans'' each place it appears and inserting ``veterans 
     described in subsection (c)(1)'';
       (C) in subsection (f)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``service in the Persian Gulf War'' and 
     inserting ``service described in subsection (c)(1)(A)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Gulf War service'' and inserting ``such 
     service'';
       (D) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(5) In each report under this subsection submitted after 
     the date of the enactment of this paragraph, any 
     determinations, discussions, and recommendations as described 
     in paragraph (2) shall be submitted separately as follows:
       ``(A) For the Southwest Asia theater of operations for the 
     period of the Persian Gulf War ending on September 11, 2001.
       ``(B) For the Post-9/11 Global Theaters of Operations for 
     the period of the Persian Gulf War beginning on September 11, 
     2001.'';
       (E) in subsection (i)--
       (i) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) by striking ``Persian Gulf War service'' and inserting 
     ``service described in subsection (c)(1)(A)'';
       (II) by striking ``service in the Persian Gulf War'' and 
     inserting ``such service''; and
       (III) by striking ``Gulf War veterans'' and inserting 
     ``veterans described in subsection (c)(1)(A)''; and

       (ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) In each report under this subsection submitted after 
     the date of the enactment of this paragraph, any 
     recommendations as described in paragraph (2) shall be 
     submitted separately as follows:
       ``(A) For the Southwest Asia theater of operations for the 
     period of the Persian Gulf War ending on September 11, 2001.
       ``(B) For the Post-9/11 Global Theaters of Operations for 
     the period of the Persian Gulf War beginning on September 11, 
     2001.''; and
       (F) in subsection (k)--
       (i) by striking ``In this section, the term'' and inserting 
     the following: ``In this section:
       ``(1) The term `Persian Gulf War' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 101(33) of title 38, United States Code.
       ``(2) The term `Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations' 
     means Afghanistan, Iraq, and any other theater of operations 
     for which the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is 
     awarded for service.
       ``(3) The term''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (3), as designated by clause (i)--

       (I) by striking ``vaccine associated with Gulf War service' 
     means'' and inserting ``vaccine', with respect to service 
     described in subsection (c)(1)(A), means''; and
       (II) by striking ``service in the Armed Forces in the 
     Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf 
     War'' and inserting ``service described in such subsection 
     (c)(1)(A)''.

       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 1604 of the Persian Gulf 
     War Veterans Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-277; 38 U.S.C. 1117 
     note) is repealed.

     SEC. 807. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL OFFICE IN 
                   REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 315(b) is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 2010'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2011''.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on 
     the regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
     the Republic of the Philippines.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of the activities of the office described 
     in such paragraph, including activities relating to the 
     administration of benefits provided under laws administered 
     by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and benefits provided 
     under the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).
       (B) An assessment of the costs and benefits of maintaining 
     such office in the Republic of the Philippines in comparison 
     with the costs and benefits of moving the activities of such 
     office to the United States.

     SEC. 808. EXTENSION OF AN ANNUAL REPORT ON EQUITABLE RELIEF.

       Section 503(c) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2009'' 
     and inserting ``December 31, 2014''.

     SEC. 809. AUTHORITY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL DISABILITY 
                   EXAMINATIONS BY CONTRACT PHYSICIANS.

       Section 704(c) of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (Public 
     Law 108-183; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note), as amended by section 105 
     of the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 
     110-389; 122 Stat. 4149) is amended by striking ``December 
     31, 2010'' and inserting ``December 31, 2012''.

TITLE IX--AUTHORIZATION OF MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS AND MAJOR MEDICAL 
                            FACILITY LEASES

     SEC. 901. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2011 MAJOR MEDICAL 
                   FACILITY LEASES.

       The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 
     following fiscal year 2011 major medical facility leases at 
     the locations specified, in an amount not to exceed the 
     amount shown for each such location:
       (1) Billings, Montana, Community Based Outpatient Clinic, 
     in an amount not to exceed $7,149,000.
       (2) Boston, Massachusetts, Outpatient Clinic, in an amount 
     not to exceed $3,316,000.
       (3) San Diego, California, Community Based Outpatient 
     Clinic, in an amount not to exceed $21,495,000.
       (4) San Francisco, California, Research Lab, in an amount 
     not to exceed $10,055,000.
       (5) San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mental Health Facility, in an 
     amount not to exceed $5,323,000.

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     SEC. 902. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION AMOUNT FOR MAJOR 
                   MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT 
                   PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, NEW ORLEANS, 
                   LOUISIANA.

       Section 801(a)(1) of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, 
     and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-461; 
     120 Stat. 3442), as amended by section 702(a)(1) of the 
     Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 
     2008 (Public Law 110-387; 122 Stat. 4137), is amended by 
     striking ``$625,000,000'' and inserting ``$995,000,000''.

     SEC. 903. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION AMOUNT FOR MAJOR 
                   MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT 
                   PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, LONG BEACH, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       Section 802(9) of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and 
     Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-461; 120 
     Stat. 3443) is amended by striking ``$107,845,000'' and 
     inserting ``$117,845,000''.

     SEC. 904. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations for Construction.--
     There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2011 for the Construction, 
     Major Projects account $1,112,845,000, of which--
       (1) $995,000,000 is for the increased amounts authorized 
     for the project whose authorization is modified by section 
     902; and
       (2) $117,845,000 is for the increased amounts authorized 
     for the project whose authorization is modified by section 
     903.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations for Medical Facility 
     Leases.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2011 for the 
     Medical Facilities account $47,338,000 for the leases 
     authorized in section 901.
       (c) Limitations.--The projects whose authorizations are 
     modified under sections 902 and 903 may only be carried out 
     using--
       (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2011 pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) of this 
     section;
       (2) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for a 
     fiscal year before fiscal year 2011 that remain available for 
     obligation;
       (3) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for a 
     fiscal year after fiscal year 2011 that remain available for 
     obligation;
       (4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
     for fiscal year 2011 for a category of activity not specific 
     to a project;
       (5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
     for a fiscal year before 2011 for a category of activity not 
     specific to a project; and
       (6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
     for a fiscal year after 2011 for a category of activity not 
     specific to a project.

     SEC. 905. REQUIREMENT THAT BID SAVINGS ON MAJOR MEDICAL 
                   FACILITY PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS BE USED FOR OTHER MAJOR MEDICAL 
                   FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT.

       Section 8104(d) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``In any case'' and inserting ``(1) Except 
     as provided in paragraph (2), in any case''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2)(A) In any fiscal year, unobligated amounts in the 
     Construction, Major Projects account that are a direct result 
     of bid savings from a major medical facility project may only 
     be obligated for major medical facility projects authorized 
     for that fiscal year or a previous fiscal year.
       ``(B) Whenever the Secretary obligates amounts for a major 
     medical facility under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives notice of the following:
       ``(i) The major medical facility project that is the source 
     of the bid savings.
       ``(ii) The other major medical facility project for which 
     the amounts are being obligated.
       ``(iii) The amounts being obligated for such other major 
     medical facility project.''.

                         TITLE X--OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 1001. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Chapter 1.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     118 and inserting the following new item:

``118. Submission of reports to Congress in electronic form.''.
       (b) Chapter 11.--Section 1114(r)(2) is amended by striking 
     ``$$2,983'' and inserting ``$2,983''.
       (c) Chapter 17.--Chapter 17 is amended as follows:
       (1) In each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
     1717(a)(2), by striking ``the date of the Caregivers and 
     Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``May 5, 2010''.
       (2) In section 1785--
       (A) by striking ``section 2811(b) of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-11(b))'' and inserting ``section 
     2812 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh)''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``paragraph (3)(A) of''.
       (d) Chapter 19.--Chapter 19 is amended as follows:
       (1) In the third sentence of section 1967(a)(3)(B), by 
     striking ``spouse,,'' and inserting ``spouse,''.
       (2) In the second sentence of section 1980A(h), by 
     inserting ``section'' before ``1968(a)''.
       (e) Chapter 20.--Section 2044(e)(3) is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal year'' and inserting ``fiscal years''.
       (f) Chapter 30.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
     chapter 30 is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 3020 and inserting the following new item:

``3020. Authority to transfer unused education benefits to family 
              members for career service members.''.
       (g) Chapter 33.--Chapter 33 is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 3313(c)(1), by striking ``higher education'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``higher learning''
       (2) In section 3313(d)(3), by striking ``assistance this 
     chapter'' and inserting ``assistance under this chapter''.
       (3) In section 3313(e)(2)(B), by inserting a period at the 
     end.
       (4) In section 3316(b)(2), by striking ``supplement'' and 
     inserting ``supplemental''.
       (5) In section 3316(b)(3), by striking ``educational 
     payable'' and inserting ``educational assistance payable''.
       (6) In section 3318(b)(2)(B), by striking ``higher 
     education'' and inserting ``higher learning''.
       (7) In section 3319(b)(2), by striking ``section (k)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (j)''.
       (8) In section 3321(b)(2), by striking ``3312'' and 
     inserting ``section 3312 of this title''.
       (h) Chapter 35.--Section 3512(a)(6) is amended by striking 
     ``this clause'' and inserting ``this paragraph''.
       (i) Chapter 36.--Section 3684(a)(1) is amended by striking 
     ``,,'' and inserting a comma.
       (j) Chapter 37.--Section 3733(a)(7) is amended by inserting 
     a comma after ``2003''.
       (k) Chapter 41.--Section 4102A(b)(8) is amended by striking 
     ``Employment and Training'' and inserting ``Employment, 
     Training''.
       (l) Chapter 55.--Chapter 55 is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 5510, in the second sentence of the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``following: --'' and 
     inserting ``following:''.
       (2) In section 5510(9), by striking ``government'' and 
     inserting ``Government''.
       (m) Chapter 57.--Chapter 57 is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 5723(g)(2), by inserting ``the'' before 
     ``Department''.
       (2) In section 5727(20), by striking ``subordinate plan 
     defines'' and inserting ``plan that defines''.
       (n) Chapter 73.--Chapter 73 is amended as follows:
       (1) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by striking the item relating to section 7333 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``7333. Nondiscrimination against alcohol and drug abusers and persons 
              infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.''.
       (2) In section 7325(b)(2), by striking ``section 2811(b) of 
     the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-11(b))'' and 
     inserting ``section 2812 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300hh-11)''.
       (o) Chapter 79.--Section 7903(a) is amended by striking 
     ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)''.
       (p) Chapter 81.--Chapter 81 is amended as follows:
       (1) In section 8111A(a)(2)(B)(ii)--
       (A) by striking ``section 2811(b) of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-11(b))'' and inserting ``section 
     2812 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh)''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``paragraph (3)(A) of''.
       (2) In section 8117(e)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(42 U.S.C. 300hh-
     11(b))'' and inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 300hh-11)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(42 U.S.C. 247d-6(a))'' 
     and inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 247d-6)''.

     SEC. 1002. STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO ACT COMPLIANCE.

       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 Senate Budget Committee, provided that such 
     statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4672. Mr. DURBIN (for Mr. Akaka) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 3219, to amend title 38, United States Code, and the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to make certain improvements in the 
laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes; as follows:


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       Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend title 38, 
     United States Code, and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 
     to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.''.

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