PUBLIC LAW 115–62—SEPT. 29, 2017 131 STAT. 1159 

Public Law 115–62 

115th Congress 

An Act 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of 

law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department 

of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2017’’. 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 

is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. 

Sec. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects. 

TITLE I—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HEALTH CARE 

Sec. 101. Extension of authority for collection of copayments for hospital care and 

nursing home care. 

Sec. 102. Extension of requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. 

Sec. 103. Extension of authorization of appropriations for assistance and support 

services for caregivers. 

Sec. 104. Extension of authority for recovery from third parties of cost of care and 

services furnished to veterans with health-plan contracts for non-service-connected disability. 

Sec. 105. Extension of authority for pilot program on assistance for child care for 

certain veterans receiving health care. 

Sec. 106. Extension of authority to make grants to veterans service organizations 

for transportation of highly rural veterans. 

Sec. 107. Extension of pilot program on community-based brain injury rehabilitative care services for veterans with traumatic brain injury. 

Sec. 108. Extension of authority for pilot program on counseling in retreat settings 

for women veterans newly separated from service. 

Sec. 109. Extension of temporary expansion of payments and allowances for beneficiary travel in connection with veterans receiving care from Vet Centers. 

TITLE II—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO BENEFITS 

Sec. 201. Extension of authority for calculating net value of real property at time 

of foreclosure. 

Sec. 202. Extension of authority relating to vendee loans. 

Sec. 203. Extension of authority to provide rehabilitation and vocational benefits to 

members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses. 

TITLE III—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HOMELESS 

VETERANS 

Sec. 301. Extension of authority for homeless veterans reintegration programs. 

Sec. 302. Extension of authority for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegration program. 

Sec. 303. Extension of authority for referral and counseling services for veterans at 

risk of homelessness transitioning from certain institutions. 

Department of 

Veterans Affairs 

Expiring 

Authorities Act 

of 2017. 

38 USC 101 note. 

Sept. 29, 2017 

[H.R. 3819] 


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Sec. 304. Extension and modification of authority to provide financial assistance for 

supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent 

housing. 

Sec. 305. Extension of authority for grant program for homeless veterans with special needs. 

Sec. 306. Extension of authority for the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans. 

Sec. 307. Extension of authority for treatment and rehabilitation services for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans. 

TITLE IV—OTHER EXTENSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND 

OTHER MATTERS 

Sec. 401. Extension of authority for transportation of individuals to and from Department facilities. 

Sec. 402. Extension of authority for operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines. 

Sec. 403. Extension of authority for monthly assistance allowances under the Office 

of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events. 

Sec. 404. Extension of requirement to provide reports to Congress regarding equitable relief in the case of administrative error. 

Sec. 405. Extension of authorization of appropriations for adaptive sports programs 

for disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 406. Extension of authority for Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans. 

Sec. 407. Extension of authority for temporary expansion of eligibility for specially 

adapted housing assistance for certain veterans with disabilities causing 

difficulty ambulating. 

Sec. 408. Extension of authority for specially adapted housing assistive technology 

grant program. 

Sec. 409. Extension of authority to guarantee payment of principal and interest on 

certificates or other securities. 

Sec. 410. Extension of authority to enter into agreement with the National Academy of Sciences regarding associations between diseases and exposure 

to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides. 

Sec. 411. Modifications of reductions of reporting fee multipliers. 

TITLE V—TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 

Sec. 501. Technical corrections to Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017. 

SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. 

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act 

an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 

to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall 

be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 

38, United States Code. 

SEC. 3. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 

with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 

by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 

PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 

Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 

to the vote on passage. 

TITLE I—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY 

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE 

SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF COPAYMENTS FOR HOSPITAL CARE AND NURSING HOME CARE. 

Section 1710(f)(2)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 

38 USC 1710. 


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SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE NURSING HOME 

CARE TO CERTAIN VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED 

DISABILITIES. 

Section 1710A(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 

SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CAREGIVERS. 

Section 1720G(e) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end 

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(5) $839,828,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019.’’. 

SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR RECOVERY FROM THIRD 

PARTIES OF COST OF CARE AND SERVICES FURNISHED 

TO VETERANS WITH HEALTH-PLAN CONTRACTS FOR NONSERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY. 

Section 1729(a)(2)(E) is amended, in the matter preceding 

clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 1, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 

30, 2019’’. 

SEC. 105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM ON ASSISTANCE FOR CHILD CARE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS 

RECEIVING HEALTH CARE. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (e) of section 205 of the Caregivers 

and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 

111–163; 124 Stat. 1144; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by 

striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subsection (h) of such 

section is amended by striking ‘‘and 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2017, 

2018, and 2019’’. 

SEC. 106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS TO VETERANS 

SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF 

HIGHLY RURAL VETERANS. 

Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health 

Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1154; 38 

U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 

‘‘2019’’. 

SEC. 107. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON COMMUNITY-BASED 

BRAIN INJURY REHABILITATIVE CARE SERVICES FOR VETERANS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (g) of section 1705 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 

181; 38 U.S.C. 1710C note) is amended by striking ‘‘October 6, 

2017’’ and inserting ‘‘January 6, 2018’’. 

(b) FINAL REPORT SUBMITTAL DATE.—Subsection (e)(2)(A) of 

such section is amended by striking ‘‘60 days after the completion 

of the pilot program’’ and inserting ‘‘December 6, 2017’’. 

(c) NOTIFICATION TO PARTICIPANTS IN PROGRAM.—Not later than 

December 6, 2017, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify 

veterans participating in the pilot program under such section 

regarding a plan for transition of care for such veterans. 

Deadline. 

38 USC 1710C 

note. 

38 USC 1710A. 


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131 STAT. 1162 PUBLIC LAW 115–62—SEPT. 29, 2017 

SEC. 108. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM ON COUNSELING IN RETREAT SETTINGS FOR WOMEN VETERANS 

NEWLY SEPARATED FROM SERVICE. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (d) of section 203 of the Caregivers 

and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 

111–163; 124 Stat. 1143; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended by 

striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 

(b) REPORT SUBMITTAL DATE.—Subsection (e) of such section 

is amended by striking ‘‘180 days after the completion of the pilot 

program’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2018’’. 

(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subsection (f) of such 

section is amended by striking ‘‘and 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2017, 

2018, and 2019’’. 

SEC. 109. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF PAYMENTS AND 

ALLOWANCES FOR BENEFICIARY TRAVEL IN CONNECTION 

WITH VETERANS RECEIVING CARE FROM VET CENTERS. 

(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (a) of section 104 of the Honoring 

America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act 

of 2012 (Public Law 112–154; 126 Stat. 1169) is amended by striking 

‘‘a three-year initiative’’ and inserting ‘‘an initiative, to run through 

September 30, 2018,’’. 

(b) REPORT SUBMITTAL DATE.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section 

is amended by striking ‘‘180 days after the date of the completion 

of the initiative’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2018’’. 

TITLE II—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY 

RELATING TO BENEFITS 

SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CALCULATING NET VALUE 

OF REAL PROPERTY AT TIME OF FORECLOSURE. 

Section 3732(c)(11) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2017’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 

SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO VENDEE LOANS. 

Section 3733(a)(7) is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 

‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’; and 

(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017,’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018,’’. 

SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REHABILITATION 

AND VOCATIONAL BENEFITS TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

FORCES WITH SEVERE INJURIES OR ILLNESSES. 

Section 1631(b)(2) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of 

Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 458; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended 

by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2018’’. 

38 USC 3732. 


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PUBLIC LAW 115–62—SEPT. 29, 2017 131 STAT. 1163 

TITLE III—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY 

RELATING TO HOMELESS VETERANS 

SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS. 

Section 2021(e)(1)(F) is amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ and 

inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION PROGRAM. 

Section 2021A(f)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 

‘‘2018’’. 

SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REFERRAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR VETERANS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS TRANSITIONING FROM CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. 

Section 2023(d) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 

SEC. 304. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE 

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR 

VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMANENT 

HOUSING. 

Section 2044(e)(1) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(F) $320,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 

2019.’’. 

SEC. 305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR 

HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. 

Section 2061(d)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 

‘‘2019’’. 

SEC. 306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 

ON HOMELESS VETERANS. 

Section 2066(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 

SEC. 307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND 

REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY 

ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS. 

(a) GENERAL TREATMENT.—Section 2031(b) is amended by 

striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 

(b) ADDITIONAL SERVICES AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS.—Section 

2033(d) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting 

‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 

38 USC 2021. 


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131 STAT. 1164 PUBLIC LAW 115–62—SEPT. 29, 2017 

TITLE IV—OTHER EXTENSIONS AND 

MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND 

OTHER MATTERS 

SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION OF 

INDIVIDUALS TO AND FROM DEPARTMENT FACILITIES. 

Section 111A(a)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. 

SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF THE 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REGIONAL OFFICE 

IN MANILA, THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. 

Section 315(b) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 

SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR MONTHLY ASSISTANCE 

ALLOWANCES UNDER THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL VETERANS SPORTS PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. 

Section 322(d)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 

‘‘2019’’. 

SEC. 404. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE REPORTS TO 

CONGRESS REGARDING EQUITABLE RELIEF IN THE CASE 

OF ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR. 

Section 503(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 

SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR DISABLED VETERANS 

AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

Section 521A is amended— 

(1) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 

‘‘2019’’; and 

(2) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’. 

SEC. 406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 

MINORITY VETERANS. 

Section 544(e) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 

SEC. 407. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY EXPANSION 

OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING 

ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES 

CAUSING DIFFICULTY AMBULATING. 

Section 2101(a)(4) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’; and 

(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 

‘‘2018’’. 

SEC. 408. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED 

HOUSING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM. 

Section 2108(g) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 

38 USC 111A. 


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PUBLIC LAW 115–62—SEPT. 29, 2017 131 STAT. 1165 

SEC. 409. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO GUARANTEE PAYMENT OF 

PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON CERTIFICATES OR OTHER 

SECURITIES. 

Section 3720(h)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 

SEC. 410. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT 

WITH THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REGARDING 

ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DISEASES AND EXPOSURE TO 

DIOXIN AND OTHER CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS IN HERBICIDES. 

Section 3(i) of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 (Public Law 

102–4; 38 U.S.C. 1116 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 

31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2018’’. 

SEC. 411. MODIFICATIONS OF REDUCTIONS OF REPORTING FEE MULTIPLIERS. 

(a) THROUGH JULY 31, 2018.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 412 of the Jeff Miller and Richard 

Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement 

Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–315; 38 U.S.C. 3684 note) is 

amended— 

(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘September 25, 2017’’ 

and inserting ‘‘July 31, 2018’’; and 

(B) by striking subsection (b). 

(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading for subsection (a) 

of such section is amended by striking ‘‘SEPTEMBER 25, 2017’’ 

and inserting ‘‘JULY 31, 2018’’. 

(b) AUGUST 1, 2018, THROUGH JULY 31, 2020.—During the 

period beginning on August 1, 2018, and ending on July 31, 2020, 

section 3684(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by 

section 304 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–48) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘$15’’ for ‘‘$16’’. 

TITLE V—TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 

SEC. 501. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO HARRY W. COLMERY VETERANS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2017. 

(a) USE OF STATE APPROVING AGENCIES FOR OVERSIGHT ACTIVI- TIES.—Section 3673(d) is amended by inserting ‘‘compliance and’’ 

before ‘‘risk-based surveys’’. 

(b) CALCULATION OF MONTHLY HOUSING STIPEND UNDER POST- 9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BASED ON LOCATION OF

CAMPUS WHERE CLASSES ARE ATTENDED.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3313(g)(3)(A)(ii)(I)(aa) is amended 

by striking ‘‘the institution at which the individual is enrolled’’ 

and inserting ‘‘the campus of the institution of where the individual physically participates in a majority of classes’’. 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph 

(1) shall apply with respect to enrollment for a quarter, 

semester, or term, as applicable, commencing on or after August 

1, 2018. 

(3) ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Subsection (b) of 

section 107 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational 

Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–48) is amended to 

read as follows: 

38 USC 3313 

note. 

38 USC 3313 

note. 

Time period. 

Applicability. 

38 USC 3720. 


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131 STAT. 1166 PUBLIC LAW 115–62—SEPT. 29, 2017 

‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection 

(a) shall apply with respect to enrollment for a quarter, semester, 

or term, as applicable, commencing on or after August 1, 2018.’’. 

(c) DETERMINATION OF MONTHLY HOUSING STIPENDS DURING

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (j) of section 3313 is amended 

to read as follows: 

‘‘(j) DETERMINATION OF MONTHLY HOUSING STIPENDS DURING

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE.—For any month during which an individual 

who is entitled to a monthly housing stipend under this section 

is performing active duty service, the Secretary shall determine 

the amount of such stipend payable to such individual for such 

month on a pro rata basis for the period of such month during 

which the individual is not performing active duty service.’’. 

(2) APPLICABILITY.—Such subsection, as amended by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to a quarter, semester, 

or term, as applicable, commencing on or after August 1, 2018. 

(d) SPECIAL APPLICATION OF SCHOOL CLOSURE RULE TO

RECENTLY ENROLLED INDIVIDUALS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 

109(c)(1) of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance 

Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–48) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(B) SPECIAL APPLICATION.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to courses and programs of education discontinued as described in section 

3699 of title 38, United States Code, as added by 

subsection (a)(1), during the period beginning January 

1, 2015, and ending on the date of the enactment 

of this Act, an individual described in clause (ii) who 

does not transfer credits from such program of education shall be deemed to be an individual who did 

not receive such credits, as described in subsection 

(b)(2) of such section, except that the period for which 

such individual’s entitlement is not charged shall be 

the entire period of the individual’s enrollment in the 

program of education. In carrying out this subparagraph, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall establish 

procedures to determine whether the individual transferred credits to a comparable course or program of 

education. 

Consultation. 

Procedures. 

Time period. 

38 USC 3699 

note. 

Effective date. 

38 USC 3313 

note. 

38 USC 3313. 


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PUBLIC LAW 115–62—SEPT. 29, 2017 131 STAT. 1167 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3819: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017): 

Sept. 25, considered and passed House. 

Sept. 27, considered and passed Senate. 

Æ 

‘‘(ii) INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED.—An individual 

described in this clause is an individual who is enrolled 

in a course or program of education discontinued as 

described in clause (i) during the period beginning 

on the date that is 120 days before the date of such 

discontinuance and ending on the date of such discontinuance.’’. 

Approved September 29, 2017. 

Time period. 


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