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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9712 

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

of law, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 

Mr. VALADAO (for himself and Mr. BOST) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to 

the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain 

expiring provisions of law, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘VA Extenders Act of 2024’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—HEALTH CARE 


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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 expansion of rural access network for growth enhancement program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 104. Extension of pilot program To provide veterans access to complementary and integrative health programs through animal therapy, 

agritherapy, sports and recreation therapy, art therapy, and 

posttraumatic growth programs. 

Sec. 105. Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-Department 

of Veterans Affairs medical facility demonstration fund. 

TITLE II—MEMORIAL AFFAIRS 

Sec. 201. Extension of entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for 

commemoration of veterans and certain individuals. 

Sec. 202. Extension of authority To bury remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries. 

Sec. 203. Authority for use of flat grave markers at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico. 

TITLE III—HOMELESSNESS 

Sec. 301. Extension of authority To provide assistance for specially adapted 

housing for disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing 

owned by a family member. 

Sec. 302. Extension of authority for specially adapted housing assistive technology grant program. 

Sec. 303. Extension of authorization of appropriations for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegration grant 

program. 

Sec. 304. Extension of authority for treatment and rehabilitation for seriously 

mentally ill and homeless veterans. 

Sec. 305. Extension of funding for financial assistance for supportive services 

for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing. 

Sec. 306. Extension of funding for grant program for homeless veterans with 

special needs. 

TITLE IV—OTHER AUTHORITIES 

Sec. 401. Extension of authority To transport individuals to and from Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. 

Sec. 402. Extension of testimonial subpoena authority of Inspector General of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 403. Extension of authority To maintain regional office in the Republic of 

the Philippines. 

Sec. 404. Extension and modification of authority for monthly assistance allowance for disabled veterans training in Paralympic and Olympic 

sports program. 

Sec. 405. Expansion of cost estimates for congressional consideration under 

Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund; reporting requirements. 

Sec. 406. Extension of authority for report on equitable relief provided due to 

administrative error. 

Sec. 407. Modification of certain housing loan fees. 

Sec. 408. Extension of authority for transfer of real property. 


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Sec. 409. Extension of requirements relating to Chief Financial Officer of the 

Department. 

1 TITLE I—HEALTH CARE 

2 SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF 

3 COPAYMENTS FOR HOSPITAL CARE AND 

4 NURSING HOME CARE. 

5 Section 1710(f)(2)(B) of title 38, United States 

6 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

8 SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE 

9 NURSING HOME CARE TO CERTAIN VET10 ERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABIL11 ITIES. 

12 Section 1710A(d) of title 38, United States Code, is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

15 SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF EXPANSION OF RURAL ACCESS 

16 NETWORK FOR GROWTH ENHANCEMENT 

17 PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VET18 ERANS AFFAIRS. 

19 Section 2(d) of the Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans 

20 Mental Health Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–21; 38 

21 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘2025’’. 


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1 SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE 

2 VETERANS ACCESS TO COMPLEMENTARY 

3 AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS 

4 THROUGH ANIMAL THERAPY, AGRITHERAPY, 

5 SPORTS AND RECREATION THERAPY, ART 

6 THERAPY, AND POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH 

7 PROGRAMS. 

8 Section 203(d)(1) of the Scott Hannon Veterans 

9 Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 (Public 

10 Law 116–171; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended by 

11 striking ‘‘for a three-year period beginning on the com12 mencement of the pilot program’’ and inserting ‘‘until 

13 September 30, 2025’’. 

14 SEC. 105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPART15 MENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VET16 ERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM17 ONSTRATION FUND. 

18 Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authoriza19 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 

20 Stat. 2573), as most recently amended by section 104 of 

21 division E of the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine 

22 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117– 

23 180; 136 Stat. 2137), is amended by striking ‘‘September 

24 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 


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1 TITLE II—MEMORIAL AFFAIRS 

2 SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF ENTITLEMENT TO MEMORIAL 

3 HEADSTONES AND MARKERS FOR COMMEMO4 RATION OF VETERANS AND CERTAIN INDI5 VIDUALS. 

6 Section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 

7 is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ both places it 

8 appears and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

9 SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO BURY REMAINS OF 

10 CERTAIN SPOUSES AND CHILDREN IN NA11 TIONAL CEMETERIES. 

12 Section 2402(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, 

13 is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

15 SEC. 203. AUTHORITY FOR USE OF FLAT GRAVE MARKERS 

16 AT SANTA FE NATIONAL CEMETERY, NEW 

17 MEXICO. 

18 Section 2404(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 

19 is amended— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

21 and inserting a period at the end; 

22 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 

23 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

24 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub25 paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(F) in the case of Santa Fe National Ceme2 tery, New Mexico, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

3 may provide flat grave markers in any section of 

4 such cemetery in which flat markers were in use on 

5 December 22, 2023.’’. 

6 TITLE III—HOMELESSNESS 

7 SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSIST8 ANCE FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING 

9 FOR DISABLED VETERANS RESIDING TEMPO10 RARILY IN HOUSING OWNED BY A FAMILY 

11 MEMBER. 

12 Section 2102A(e) of title 38, United States Code, is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

15 SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SPECIALLY 

16 ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY 

17 GRANT PROGRAM. 

18 Section 2108(g) of title 38, United States Code, is 

19 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 


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1 SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA2 TIONS FOR HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS 

3 AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN 

4 REINTEGRATION GRANT PROGRAM. 

5 Section 2021A(f)(1) of title 38, United States Code, 

6 is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 

7 SEC. 304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND 

8 REHABILITATION FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY 

9 ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS. 

10 (a) GENERAL TREATMENT.—Section 2031(b) of title 

11 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Sep12 tember 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

13 (b) ADDITIONAL SERVICES AT CERTAIN LOCA14 TIONS.—Section 2033(d) of such title is amended by strik15 ing ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

16 2025’’. 

17 SEC. 305. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR FINANCIAL ASSIST18 ANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY 

19 LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMA20 NENT HOUSING. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2044(e)(H) of title 38, 

22 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘2025’’. 

24 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 2044(e) of 

25 such title is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

26 through (H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively. 


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1 SEC. 306. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR GRANT PROGRAM 

2 FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL 

3 NEEDS. 

4 Section 2061(d)(1) of title 38, United States Code, 

5 is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 

6 TITLE IV—OTHER AUTHORITIES 

7 SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSPORT INDI8 VIDUALS TO AND FROM DEPARTMENT OF 

9 VETERANS AFFAIRS FACILITIES. 

10 Section 111A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 

11 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

13 SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AU14 THORITY OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE 

15 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

16 Section 312(d)(7)(A) of title 38, United States Code, 

17 is amended by striking ‘‘May 31, 2025’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

19 SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN RE20 GIONAL OFFICE IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE 

21 PHILIPPINES. 

22 Section 315(b) of title 38, United States Code, is 

23 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 


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1 SEC. 404. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 

2 FOR MONTHLY ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE FOR 

3 DISABLED VETERANS TRAINING IN 

4 PARALYMPIC AND OLYMPIC SPORTS PRO5 GRAM. 

6 Section 322 of title 38, United States Code, is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘the United States Olympic 

9 Committee’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the 

10 United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Veterans 

12 Benefits Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Veterans 

13 Health Administration’’; and 

14 (3) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph 

15 (4) to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(4) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 

17 out this subsection the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) For each of fiscal years 2010 through 

19 2023, $2,000,000. 

20 ‘‘(B) For each of fiscal years 2024 through 

21 2027, $2,500,000.’’. 


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1 SEC. 405. EXPANSION OF COST ESTIMATES FOR CONGRES2 SIONAL CONSIDERATION UNDER COST OF 

3 WAR TOXIC EXPOSURES FUND; REPORTING 

4 REQUIREMENTS. 

5 Subsection (e) of section 324 of title 38, United 

6 States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘title 31’’ and all that follows 

8 through the end of the subsection and inserting: 

9 ‘‘title 31, for the applicable fiscal year— 

10 ‘‘(1) detailed estimates of the sums proposed to 

11 be provided pursuant to subsection (c); 

12 ‘‘(2) the proposed allocations of such sums, 

13 disaggregated by account and program within the 

14 Department; 

15 ‘‘(3) justifications for the sums described in 

16 paragraphs (1) and (2); and 

17 ‘‘(4) for each account described in paragraph 

18 (2), a calculation of the amount of funding re19 quested for such account over the fiscal year 2021 

20 level;’’; and 

21 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub22 sections: 

23 ‘‘(g) REPORT.—(1) For each of fiscal years 2025 

24 through 2030, the Secretary shall submit to the appro25 priate congressional committees a report that includes, 

26 with respect to the fiscal year covered by the report— 


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1 ‘‘(A) an identification, for each account within 

2 the Fund, of the total amount obligated or expended 

3 by the Secretary; 

4 ‘‘(B) a description of any activity, program, or 

5 project carried out exclusively using sums provided 

6 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 

7 under subsection (c); and 

8 ‘‘(C) a description of how any activity, program, 

9 or project carried out using sums provided pursuant 

10 to the authorization of appropriations under sub11 section (c) benefits veterans who were exposed to en12 vironmental hazards while performing active mili13 tary, naval, air, or space service. 

14 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall submit each report required 

15 under paragraph (1) by not later than January 1 of the 

16 fiscal year beginning after the fiscal year covered by the 

17 report. 

18 ‘‘(h) INFORMATION PROVIDED UPON CONGRES19 SIONAL REQUEST.—The Secretary shall, upon the request 

20 of the Chair, Vice Chair, or Ranking Member, of an appro21 priate congressional committee, provide to such appro22 priate congressional committee documents, records, or 

23 other information in the format specified by such com24 mittee, including testimony, with respect to any allocation, 

25 purpose, use, or activities of the Fund. 


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1 ‘‘(i) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE DE2 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres3 sional committee’ means any of the following: 

4 ‘‘(1) The Committee on Appropriations of the 

5 House of Representatives. 

6 ‘‘(2) The Committee on Appropriations of the 

7 Senate. 

8 ‘‘(3) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

9 House of Representatives. 

10 ‘‘(4) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

11 Senate.’’. 

12 SEC. 406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REPORT ON EQ13 UITABLE RELIEF PROVIDED DUE TO ADMIN14 ISTRATIVE ERROR. 

15 Section 503(c) of title 38, United States Code, is 

16 amended, in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘December 

17 31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 

18 SEC. 407. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN HOUSING LOAN 

19 FEES. 

20 The loan fee table in section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, 

21 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘November 

22 15, 2031’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘November 

23 29, 2031’’. 


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1 SEC. 408. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF 

2 REAL PROPERTY. 

3 Section 8118(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, 

4 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 

6 SEC. 409. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 

7 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE DEPART8 MENT. 

9 Section 7103 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. 

10 Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improve11 ment Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315) is amended by 

12 striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2022 and each of the next three 

13 subsequent fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal 

14 years 2026 through 2029’’. 

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