PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

EXPIRING AUTHORITIES ACT OF 2015 


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129 STAT. 530 PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 

Public Law 114–58 

114th 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 2015’’. 

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

is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

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

Sec. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects. 

TITLE I—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HEALTH CARE 

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

nursing home care. 

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

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

services for caregivers. 

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

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

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

certain veterans receiving health care. 

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

for transportation of highly rural veterans. 

Sec. 107. Extension of authority for DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund. 

Sec. 108. Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-Department of 

Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

Sec. 109. Extension of authority for pilot program on counseling in retreat settings 

for women veterans newly separated from service. 

TITLE II—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO BENEFITS 

Sec. 201. Extension of authority for the Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education. 

Sec. 202. Extension of authority for calculating net value of real property at time 

of foreclosure. 

Sec. 203. Extension of authority relating to vendee loans. 

Sec. 204. Extension of authority to provide rehabilitation and vocational benefits to 

members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses. 

TITLE III—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS 

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

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

Sec. 303. Extension of authority to provide housing assistance for homeless veterans. 

Sec. 304. Extension of authority to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing. 

Department of 

Veterans Affairs 

Expiring 

Authorities 

Act of 2015. 

38 USC 101 note. 

Sept. 30, 2015 

[S. 2082] 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 129 STAT. 531 

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

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

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

Sec. 308. Extension of authority to provide referral and counseling services for certain veterans at risk of homelessness. 

TITLE IV—OTHER EXTENSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY 

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

Sec. 402. Extension of authority for monthly assistance allowances under the Office 

of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events. 

Sec. 403. Extension of authority for operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines. 

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

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

for disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces. 

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

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

adapted housing assistance for certain veterans with disabilities causing 

difficulty ambulating. 

Sec. 408. Extension of authority to enter into agreement with the National Academy of Sciences regarding associations between diseases and exposure 

to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides. 

Sec. 409. Extension of authority for performance of medical disabilities examinations by contract physicians. 

Sec. 410. Restoration of prior reporting fee multipliers. 

Sec. 411. Extension of requirement for annual report on Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Interagency Program Office. 

Sec. 412. Modification of authorization of fiscal year 2008 major medical facility 

project at Department medical center in Tampa, Florida. 

Sec. 413. Authorization of major medical facility projects. 

TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING TO MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT IN 

DENVER 

Sec. 501. Increase in authorization for Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility project previously authorized. 

Sec. 502. Project management of super construction projects. 

TITLE VI—OTHER MATTERS 

Sec. 601. Technical and clerical amendments. 

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

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act 

an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 

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

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

38, United States Code. 

SEC. 3. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

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

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

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

to the vote on passage. 


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129 STAT. 532 PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 

TITLE I—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY 

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE 

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

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

2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE NURSING HOME 

CARE TO CERTAIN VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED 

DISABILITIES. 

Section 1710A(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CAREGIVERS. 

Section 1720G(e) is amended— 

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

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

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

‘‘(3) $625,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.’’. 

SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR RECOVERY FROM THIRD 

PARTIES OF COST OF CARE AND SERVICES FURNISHED 

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

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

clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘October 

1, 2016’’. 

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

RECEIVING HEALTH CARE. 

(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (e) of section 205 

of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 

2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1144; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) 

is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

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

section is amended by striking ‘‘and 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘, 2015, 

and 2016’’. 

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

SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF 

HIGHLY RURAL VETERANS. 

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

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

U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘2016’’. 

SEC. 107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DOD–VA HEALTH CARE 

SHARING INCENTIVE FUND. 

Section 8111(d)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

38 USC 1710. 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 129 STAT. 533 

SEC. 108. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL 

FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND. 

Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), as amended 

by section 722 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

Law 113–291;128 Stat. 3417), is amended by striking ‘‘September 

30, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 

SEC. 109. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM ON COUNSELING IN RETREAT SETTINGS FOR WOMEN VETERANS 

NEWLY SEPARATED FROM SERVICE. 

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

and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 

111–163; 124 Stat. 1143) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

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

section is amended by striking ‘‘and 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2015, 

and 2016’’. 

TITLE II—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY 

RELATING TO BENEFITS 

SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE VETERANS’ ADVISORY 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. 

Section 3692(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CALCULATING NET VALUE 

OF REAL PROPERTY AT TIME OF FORECLOSURE. 

Section 3732(c)(11) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2016’’. 

SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO VENDEE LOANS. 

Section 3733(a)(7) is amended— 

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

‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’; and 

(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015,’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016,’’. 

SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REHABILITATION 

AND VOCATIONAL BENEFITS TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

FORCES WITH SEVERE INJURIES OR ILLNESSES. 

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

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

by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

TITLE III—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY 

RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS 

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

Section 2021(e)(1)(F) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 

inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

38 USC 3692. 

38 USC 1712A 

note. 


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129 STAT. 534 PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 

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

Section 2021A(f)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘2016’’. 

SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 

Section 2041(c) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

SEC. 304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME 

VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING. 

Section 2044(e)(1)(E) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2013 

through 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2015 through 2016’’. 

SEC. 305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR 

HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. 

Section 2061(d)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘2016’’. 

SEC. 306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 

ON HOMELESS VETERANS. 

Section 2066(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

SEC. 307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND 

REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY 

ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS. 

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

striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

(b) ADDITIONAL SERVICES AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS.—Section 

2033(d) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

SEC. 308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REFERRAL AND 

COUNSELING SERVICES FOR CERTAIN VETERANS AT RISK 

OF HOMELESSNESS. 

Section 2023(d) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

TITLE IV—OTHER EXTENSIONS AND 

MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY 

SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION OF 

INDIVIDUALS TO AND FROM DEPARTMENT FACILITIES. 

Section 111A(a)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR MONTHLY ASSISTANCE 

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

Section 322(d)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘2016’’. 

38 USC 2021A. 


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PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 129 STAT. 535 

SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF THE 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REGIONAL OFFICE 

IN MANILA, THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. 

Section 315(b) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

SEC. 404. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE REPORTS TO 

CONGRESS REGARDING EQUITABLE RELIEF IN THE CASE 

OF ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR. 

Section 503(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR DISABLED VETERANS 

AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

Section 521A(g)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 

‘‘2016’’. 

SEC. 406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 

MINORITY VETERANS. 

Section 544(e) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

SEC. 407. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY EXPANSION 

OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING 

ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES 

CAUSING DIFFICULTY AMBULATING. 

Section 2101(a)(4) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’; and 

(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 

2014 and 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2014 through 

2016’’. 

SEC. 408. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT 

WITH THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REGARDING 

ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DISEASES AND EXPOSURE TO 

DIOXIN AND OTHER CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS IN HERBICIDES. 

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

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

31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

SEC. 409. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL 

DISABILITIES EXAMINATIONS BY CONTRACT PHYSICIANS. 

Subsection (c) of section 704 of the Veterans Benefits Act of 

2003 (38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 

31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

SEC. 410. RESTORATION OF PRIOR REPORTING FEE MULTIPLIERS. 

Section 406 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring 

Authorities Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–175; 38 U.S.C. 3684 note) 

is amended by striking ‘‘one-year’’ and inserting ‘‘two-year’’. 

38 USC 315. 


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129 STAT. 536 PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 

SEC. 411. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS INTERAGENCY PROGRAM OFFICE. 

Section 1635(h)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) 

is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

SEC. 412. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2008 

MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT AT DEPARTMENT 

MEDICAL CENTER IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. 

(a) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION.—In chapter 3 of the 

Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 122 

Stat. 2326), in the matter under the heading ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs–Departmental Administration–Construction, Major 

Projects’’, after ‘‘Five Year Capital Plan’’ insert the following: ‘‘and 

for constructing a new bed tower at the Department of Veterans 

Affairs medical center in Tampa, Florida, in lieu of providing bed 

tower upgrades at such medical center’’. 

(b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory 

Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 

(2) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, subsection 

(a) is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 

section 403(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. 

SEC. 413. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 

carry out the following major medical facility projects, with each 

project to be carried out in an amount not to exceed the amount 

specified for that project: 

(1) Construction of a community living center, outpatient 

clinic, renovated domiciliary, and renovation of existing 

buildings in Canandaigua, New York, in an amount not to 

exceed $158,980,000. 

(2) Seismic corrections to the mental health and community 

living center in Long Beach, California, in an amount not 

to exceed $126,100,000. 

(3) Seismic correction of 12 buildings in West Los Angeles, 

California, in an amount not to exceed $70,500,000. 

(4) Construction of a spinal cord injury building and seismic 

corrections in San Diego, California, in an amount not to exceed 

$205,840,000. 

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 

to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal 

year 2015 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the 

Construction, Major Projects, account, a total of $561,420,000 for 

the projects authorized in subsection (a). 

(c) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized under this section may 

only be carried out using— 

(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2015 pursuant to 

the authorization of appropriations in subsection (b); 

(2) funds available for Construction, Major Projects for 

a fiscal year before fiscal year 2015 that remain available 

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(3) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for 

a fiscal year after fiscal year 2015 that remain available for 

obligation; 

(4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 

for fiscal year 2015 for a category of activity not specific to 

a project; 

(5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 

for a fiscal year before 2015 for a category of activity not 

specific to a project; and 

(6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 

for a fiscal year after 2015 for a category of activity not specific 

to a project. 

TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING TO MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT IN DENVER 

SEC. 501. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a) of the Construction Authorization 

and Choice Improvement Act (Public Law 114–19; 129 Stat. 215), 

as amended by section 1 of Public Law 114–25, is further amended 

by striking ‘‘$1,050,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,675,000,000’’. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 

the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2016 authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer discretionary unobligated 

balances appropriated for fiscal year 2015 and discretionary advance 

appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to fund the increase under 

subsection (a) of the authorization to carry out the medical facility 

construction project in Denver, Colorado, specified in section 2 

of the Construction Authorization and Choice Improvement Act 

(Public Law 114–19; 129 Stat. 215). 

(c) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS.—The Secretary may not transfer any amounts from the Veterans Choice 

Fund established under section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, 

and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 

1701 note) to fund the increase under subsection (a) of the 

authorization to carry out the medical facility construction project 

described in subsection (b). 

SEC. 502. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF SUPER CONSTRUCTION 

PROJECTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8103 of title 38, United States Code, 

is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(e)(1) In the case of any super construction project, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate nonDepartment Federal entity to provide full project management services for the super construction project, including management over 

the project design, acquisition, construction, and contract changes. 

‘‘(2) An agreement entered into under paragraph (1) with a 

Federal entity shall provide that the Secretary shall reimburse 

the Federal entity for all costs associated with the provision of 

project management services under the agreement. 

‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘super construction project’ 

means a project for the construction, alteration, or acquisition of 

Definition. 

Reimbursement. 

Contracts. 


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129 STAT. 538 PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 

a medical facility involving a total expenditure of more than 

$100,000,000.’’. 

(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 

apply with respect to the following: 

(1) The medical facility construction project in Denver, 

Colorado, specified in section 2 of the Construction Authorization and Choice Improvement Act (Public Law 114–19; 129 

Stat. 215). 

(2) Any super construction project (as defined in section 

8103(e)(3) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)) that is authorized on or after the date of the 

enactment of this Act. 

TITLE VI—OTHER MATTERS 

SEC. 601. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 

Title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in section 111(b)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (g)(2)(A)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)(2)’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 

1395(l))’’ and inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1395m(l))’’; 

(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 

5 of such title, by striking the item relating to section 521A 

and inserting the following: 

‘‘521A. Adaptive sports programs for disabled veterans and members of the Armed 

Forces.’’; 

(3) in section 1503(a)(5), by striking ‘‘subclause’’ and 

inserting ‘‘subparagraph’’ each place it appears; 

(4) in section 1710(e)(1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘(as defined in 

section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of this title)’’; and 

(B) in subparagraph (F)(viii), by striking 

‘‘Myleodysplasic’’ and inserting ‘‘Myelodysplastic’’; 

(5) in section 1710D(c)(1), by striking ‘‘(as defined in section 

1712A(a)(2)(B) of this title)’’; 

(6) in section 1720G(a)(7)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘has’’ and 

inserting ‘‘have’’; 

(7) in section 1781(a)(4), by striking the semicolon and 

inserting a comma; 

(8) in section 1832(b)(2), by striking ‘‘(b)(2)’’ and inserting 

‘‘(b)(3)’’; 

(9) in section 2044(b)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘federal’’ and 

inserting ‘‘Federal’’; 

(10) in section 2101(a), by moving the margins of paragraph 

(2), and of the subparagraphs, clauses, and subclauses therein, 

2 ems to the left; 

(11) in section 2101(a)(2)(B) by striking clause (ii) and 

inserting the following new clause (ii): 

‘‘(ii) The disability is due to— 

‘‘(I) blindness in both eyes, having only light perception, 

plus 

‘‘(II) loss or loss of use of one lower extremity.’’. 

(12) in section 2109(a) by striking ‘‘provisions of section’’ 

and inserting ‘‘provisions of sections’’; 

38 USC 111. 

38 USC 8103 

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PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 129 STAT. 539 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2082: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015): 

Sept. 25, considered and passed Senate. 

Sept. 30, considered and passed House. 

Æ 

(13) in section 2303(c), by striking ‘‘internment’’ and 

inserting ‘‘interment’’; 

(14) in section 2411(e)(1), by striking ‘‘federal official’’ and 

inserting ‘‘Federal official’’; 

(15) in section 3108(b)(4), by inserting ‘‘the’’ before 

‘‘rehabilitation program concerned’’; 

(16) in section 3313, by striking ‘‘1070a’’ each place it 

appears and inserting ‘‘1070a(b)’’; 

(17) in section 3313(e)(2)(A)(iii), by striking the second 

period; 

(18) in section 3313(g)(3)(A)(iii), by inserting a comma after 

‘‘books’’; 

(19) in section 3319, by striking ‘‘armed forces’’ each place 

it appears and inserting ‘‘Armed Forces’’; 

(20) in section 4102A(c)(9)(A)(ii)(III), by striking the 

quotation mark at the end; 

(21) in section 5302A— 

(A) by amending the enumerator and section heading 

to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 5302A. Collection of indebtedness: certain debts of members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 

of injury incurred or aggravated in the line of 

duty in a combat zone’’; and 

(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(as that term is 

defined in section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of this title)’’; 

(22) in section 7309(c)(1), by inserting ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘Veterans Health Administration’’; 

(23) in section 7401(3)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘that’’; 

(24) in section 7683(d), by inserting a period at the end; 

and 

(25) in section 8162(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘if’’ after ‘‘housing 

and’’. 

Approved September 30, 2015. 

38 USC 2303. 


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