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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3596 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committees 

on Armed Services and the Budget, 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 administered by the Secretary 

of Veterans Affairs, 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 ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act 

6 of 2015’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

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

Sec. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects. 

TITLE I—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HEALTH 

CARE 

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

and nursing home care. 

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

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

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

and services furnished to veterans with health-plan contracts 

for non-service-connected disability. 

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

for certain veterans receiving health care. 

Sec. 106. Extension of authority to make grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans. 

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

Fund. 

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

of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 

Sec. 109. Extension of authority for pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service. 

TITLE II—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO BENEFITS 

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

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

time of foreclosure. 

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

Sec. 204. Extension of authority to provide rehabilitation and vocational benefits to members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or 

illnesses. 

TITLE III—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO 

HOMELESSNESS 

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

Sec. 302. Extension of authority for homeless women veterans and homeless 

veterans with children reintegration program. 

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

Sec. 304. Extension of authority to provide financial assistance for supportive 

services for very low-income veteran families in permanent 

housing. 

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

special needs. 

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

Sec. 307. Extension of authority for treatment and rehabilitation services for 

seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans. 


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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 regarding National Academy of Sciences and 

review of associations between diseases and exposure to 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—OTHER MATTERS 

Sec. 501. Technical and clerical amendments. 

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

2 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

3 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

4 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi5 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

6 section or other provision of title 38, United States Code. 


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1 øSEC. 3. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

3 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

4 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

5 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

6 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

7 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro8 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

9 vote on passage.¿ 

10 TITLE I—EXTENSIONS OF AU11 THORITY RELATING TO 

12 HEALTH CARE 

13 SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF 

14 COPAYMENTS FOR HOSPITAL CARE AND 

15 NURSING HOME CARE. 

16 Section 1710(f)(2)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep17 tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

18 SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE 

19 NURSING HOME CARE TO CERTAIN VET20 ERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABIL21 ITIES. 

22 Section 1710A(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 

23 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 


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1 SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA2 TIONS FOR ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERV3 ICES FOR CAREGIVERS. 

4 Section 1720G(e) is amended— 

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

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

7 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

8 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

9 paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(3) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.’’. 

11 SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR RECOVERY FROM 

12 THIRD PARTIES OF COST OF CARE AND SERV13 ICES FURNISHED TO VETERANS WITH 

14 HEALTH-PLAN CONTRACTS FOR NON-SERV15 ICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY. 

16 Section 1729(a)(2)(E) is amended, in the matter pre17 ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ and in18 serting ‘‘October 1, 2016’’. 

19 SEC. 105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM 

20 ON ASSISTANCE FOR CHILD CARE FOR CER21 TAIN VETERANS RECEIVING HEALTH CARE. 

22 (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (e) of 

23 section 205 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus 

24 Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 

25 Stat. 1144; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by striking 


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1 ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

2 2016’’. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub4 section (h) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘and 

5 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘, 2015, and 2016’’. 

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

7 VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR 

8 TRANSPORTATION OF HIGHLY RURAL VET9 ERANS. 

10 Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omni11 bus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 

12 124 Stat. 1154; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by 

13 striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

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

15 CARE SHARING INCENTIVE FUND. 

16 Section 8111(d)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep17 tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

18 SEC. 108. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPART19 MENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VET20 ERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM21 ONSTRATION FUND. 

22 Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authoriza23 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 

24 Stat. 2573), as amended by section 722 of the Carl Levin 

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1 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 

2 291; 128 Stat. 3417), is amended by striking ‘‘September 

3 30, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 

4 SEC. 109. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM 

5 ON COUNSELING IN RETREAT SETTINGS FOR 

6 WOMEN VETERANS NEWLY SEPARATED FROM 

7 SERVICE. 

8 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (d) of section 203 of 

9 the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act 

10 of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1143) is amend11 ed by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘De12 cember 31, 2016’’. 

13 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub14 section (f) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘and 

15 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2015, and 2016’’. 

16 TITLE II—EXTENSIONS OF AU17 THORITY RELATING TO BENE18 FITS 

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

20 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. 

21 Section 3692(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 

22 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 


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1 SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CALCULATING 

2 NET VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY AT TIME OF 

3 FORECLOSURE. 

4 Section 3732(c)(11) is amended by striking ‘‘October 

5 1, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO VEND7 EE LOANS. 

8 Section 3733(a)(7) is amended— 

9 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

10 by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘September 30, 2016’’; and 

12 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Sep13 tember 30, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

14 2016,’’. 

15 SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REHA16 BILITATION AND VOCATIONAL BENEFITS TO 

17 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH SE18 VERE INJURIES OR ILLNESSES. 

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

20 XVI of Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 458; 10 U.S.C. 

21 1071 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 

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


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1 TITLE III—EXTENSIONS OF AU2 THORITY RELATING TO 

3 HOMELESSNESS 

4 SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS VET5 ERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS. 

6 Section 2021(e)(1)(F) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

8 SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS 

9 WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VET10 ERANS WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION 

11 PROGRAM. 

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

13 and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

14 SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE HOUS15 ING ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 

16 Section 2041(c) is amended by striking ‘‘September 

17 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

18 SEC. 304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINAN19 CIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERV20 ICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMI21 LIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING. 

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

23 years 2013 through 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 

24 2015 through 2016’’. 


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1 SEC. 305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR GRANT PRO2 GRAM FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPE3 CIAL NEEDS. 

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

5 and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

6 SEC. 306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE ADVISORY 

7 COMMITTEE ON HOMELESS VETERANS. 

8 Section 2066(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 

9 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

10 SEC. 307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND 

11 REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR SERIOUSLY 

12 MENTALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS. 

13 (a) GENERAL TREATMENT.—Section 2031(b) is 

14 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’and inserting 

15 ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

16 (b) ADDITIONAL SERVICES AT CERTAIN LOCA17 TIONS.—Section 2033(d) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep18 tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

19 SEC. 308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REFER20 RAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR CER21 TAIN VETERANS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. 

22 Section 2023(d) is amended by striking ‘‘September 

23 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 


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1 TITLE IV—OTHER EXTENSIONS 

2 AND MODIFICATIONS OF AU3 THORITY 

4 SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPOR5 TATION OF INDIVIDUALS TO AND FROM DE6 PARTMENT FACILITIES. 

7 Section 111A(a)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘Decem8 ber 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

9 SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR MONTHLY AS10 SISTANCE ALLOWANCES UNDER THE OFFICE 

11 OF NATIONAL VETERANS SPORTS PROGRAMS 

12 AND SPECIAL EVENTS. 

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

14 inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

15 SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF 

16 THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

17 REGIONAL OFFICE IN MANILA, THE REPUB18 LIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. 

19 Section 315(b) is amended by striking ‘‘September 

20 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 


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1 SEC. 404. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE RE2 PORTS TO CONGRESS REGARDING EQUI3 TABLE RELIEF IN THE CASE OF ADMINISTRA4 TIVE ERROR. 

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

6 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

7 SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA8 TIONS FOR ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS 

9 FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF 

10 THE ARMED FORCES. 

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

12 and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

13 SEC. 406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ADVISORY COM14 MITTEE ON MINORITY VETERANS. 

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

16 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

17 SEC. 407. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY EX18 PANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIALLY 

19 ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR CER20 TAIN VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES CAUSING 

21 DIFFICULTY AMBULATING. 

22 Section 2101(a)(4) is amended— 

23 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Sep24 tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

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

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

3 fiscal years 2014 through 2016’’. 

4 SEC. 408. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY REGARDING NA5 TIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND REVIEW 

6 OF ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DISEASES AND 

7 EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS IN 

8 HERBICIDES. 

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

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

11 ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

12 2016’’. 

13 SEC. 409. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PERFORMANCE 

14 OF MEDICAL DISABILITIES EXAMINATIONS 

15 BY CONTRACT PHYSICIANS. 

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

17 Act of 2003 (38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 

19 2016’’. 

20 SEC. 410. RESTORATION OF PRIOR REPORTING FEE MULTI21 PLIERS. 

22 Section 406 of the Department of Veterans Affairs 

23 Expiring Authorities Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–175; 

24 38 U.S.C. 3684 note) is amended by striking ‘‘one-year’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘two-year’’. 


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1 SEC. 411. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL RE2 PORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DE3 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS INTER4 AGENCY PROGRAM OFFICE. 

5 Section 1635(h)(1) of the National Defense Author6 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 

7 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

9 SEC. 412. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL 

10 YEAR 2008 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 

11 PROJECT AT DEPARTMENT MEDICAL CENTER 

12 IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. 

13 (a) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION.—In chapter 

14 3 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public 

15 Law 110–252; 122 Stat. 2326), in the matter under the 

16 heading ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs–Departmental 

17 Administration–Construction, Major Projects’’, after 

18 ‘‘Five Year Capital Plan’’ insert the following: ‘‘and for 

19 constructing a new bed tower at the Department of Vet20 erans Affairs medical center in Tampa, Florida, in lieu 

21 of providing bed tower upgrades at such medical center’’. 

22 (b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) is designated 

24 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

25 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 

26 U.S.C. 933(g)). 


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

2 subsection (a) is designated as an emergency re3 quirement pursuant to section 403(a) of S. Con. 

4 Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution 

5 on the budget for fiscal year 2010. 

6 SEC. 413. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 

7 PROJECTS. 

8 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af9 fairs may carry out the following major medical facility 

10 projects, with each project to be carried out in an amount 

11 not to exceed the amount specified for that project: 

12 (1) Construction of a community living center, 

13 outpatient clinic, renovated domiciliary, and renova14 tion of existing buildings in Canandaigua, New 

15 York, in an amount not to exceed $158,980,000. 

16 (2) Seismic corrections to the mental health 

17 and community living center in Long Beach, Cali18 fornia, in an amount not to exceed $126,100,000. 

19 (3) Seismic correction of 12 buildings in West 

20 Los Angeles, California, in an amount not to exceed 

21 $70,500,000. 

22 (4) Construction of a spinal cord injury build23 ing and seismic corrections in San Diego, California, 

24 in an amount not to exceed $205,840,000. 


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1 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 

3 Affairs for fiscal year 2015 or the year in which funds 

4 are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects, ac5 count, a total of $561,420,000 for the projects authorized 

6 in subsection (a). 

7 (c) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized under this 

8 section may only be carried out using— 

9 (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2015 pur10 suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub11 section (b); 

12 (2) funds available for Construction, Major 

13 Projects for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2015 that 

14 remain available for obligation; 

15 (3) funds available for Construction, Major 

16 Projects, for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2015 that 

17 remain available for obligation; 

18 (4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

19 Projects, for fiscal year 2015 for a category of activ20 ity not specific to a project; 

21 (5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

22 Projects, for a fiscal year before 2015 for a category 

23 of activity not specific to a project; and 


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1 (6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

2 Projects, for a fiscal year after 2015 for a category 

3 of activity not specific to a project. 

4 TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS 

5 SEC. 501. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 

6 Title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in section 111(b)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub9 section (g)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

10 (g)(2)’’; and 

11 (B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘(42 

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

13 1395m(l))’’; 

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

15 chapter 5 of such title, by striking the item relating 

16 to section 512A and inserting the following: 

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

Armed Forces.’’; 

17 (3) in section 1503(a)(5), by striking ‘‘sub18 clause’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sub19 paragraph’’; 

20 (4) in section 1710(e)(1)— 

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

22 defined in section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of this 

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

2 ‘‘Myleodysplasic’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘Myelodysplastic’’; 

4 (5) in section 1710D(c)(1), by striking ‘‘(as de5 fined in section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of this title)’’; 

6 (6) in section 1720G(a)(7)(B)(iii), by striking 

7 ‘‘has’’ and inserting ‘‘have’’; 

8 (7) in section 1781(a)(4), by striking the semi9 colon and inserting a comma; 

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

11 and inserting ‘‘(b)(3)’’; 

12 (9) in section 2044(b)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘fed13 eral’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal’’; 

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

15 of paragraph (2), and of the subparagraphs, clauses, 

16 and subclauses therein, 2 ems to the left; 

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

18 (ii) and inserting the following new clause (ii): 

19 ‘‘(ii) The disability is due to— 

20 ‘‘(I) blindness in both eyes, having only 

21 light perception, plus 

22 ‘‘(II) loss or loss of use of one lower ex23 tremity.’’; 

24 (12) in section 2109(a) by striking ‘‘provisions 

25 of section’’ and inserting ‘‘provisions of sections’’; 


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1 (13) in section 2303(c), by striking ‘‘intern2 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘interment’’; 

3 (14) in section 2411(e)(1), by striking ‘‘federal 

4 official’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal official’’; 

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

6 before ‘‘rehabilitation program concerned’’; 

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

8 place it appears and inserting ‘‘1070a(b)’’; 

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

10 the second period; 

11 (18) in section 3313(g)(3)(A)(iii), by inserting 

12 a comma after ‘‘books’’; 

13 (19) in section 3319, by striking ‘‘armed 

14 forces’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Armed 

15 Forces’’; 

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

17 striking the close quotation mark at the end; 

18 (21) in section 5302A— 

19 (A) by amending the section enumerator 

20 and heading to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘§ 5302A. Collection of indebtedness: certain debts of 

2 members of the Armed Forces and vet3 erans who die of injury incurred or ag4 gravated in the line of duty in a combat 

5 zone’’; 

6 and 

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

8 term is defined in section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of 

9 this title)’’; 

10 (22) in section 7309(c)(1), by inserting ‘‘the’’ 

11 before ‘‘Veterans Health Administration’’; 

12 (23) in section 7401(3)(A)(ii), by striking 

13 ‘‘that’’; 

14 (24) in section 7683(d)(1), by inserting a pe15 riod at the end; and 

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

17 after ‘‘housing and’’. 

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