114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2082 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

3 ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act 

4 of 2015’’. 

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

6 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. 
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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. 

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. 
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TITLE VI—OTHER MATTERS 

Sec. 601. 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. 

7 SEC. 3. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

10 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

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

12 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

13 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro14 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

15 vote on passage. 

16 TITLE I—EXTENSIONS OF AU17 THORITY RELATING TO 

18 HEALTH CARE 

19 SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF 

20 COPAYMENTS FOR HOSPITAL CARE AND 

21 NURSING HOME CARE. 

22 Section 1710(f)(2)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep23 tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
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1 SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE 

2 NURSING HOME CARE TO CERTAIN VET3 ERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABIL4 ITIES. 

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

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

7 SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA8 TIONS FOR ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERV9 ICES FOR CAREGIVERS. 

10 Section 1720G(e) is amended— 

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

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

13 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

15 paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(3) $625,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.’’. 

17 SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR RECOVERY FROM 

18 THIRD PARTIES OF COST OF CARE AND SERV19 ICES FURNISHED TO VETERANS WITH 

20 HEALTH-PLAN CONTRACTS FOR NON-SERV21 ICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY. 

22 Section 1729(a)(2)(E) is amended, in the matter pre23 ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ and in24 serting ‘‘October 1, 2016’’. 
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1 SEC. 105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM 

2 ON ASSISTANCE FOR CHILD CARE FOR CER3 TAIN VETERANS RECEIVING HEALTH CARE. 

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

5 section 205 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus 

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

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

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

9 2016’’. 

10 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub11 section (h) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘and 

12 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘, 2015, and 2016’’. 

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

14 VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR 

15 TRANSPORTATION OF HIGHLY RURAL VET16 ERANS. 

17 Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omni18 bus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 

19 124 Stat. 1154; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by 

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

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

22 CARE SHARING INCENTIVE FUND. 

23 Section 8111(d)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep24 tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
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1 SEC. 108. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPART2 MENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VET3 ERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM4 ONSTRATION FUND. 

5 Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authoriza6 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 

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

8 and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Au9 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 

10 291;128 Stat. 3417), is amended by striking ‘‘September 

11 30, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 

12 SEC. 109. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM 

13 ON COUNSELING IN RETREAT SETTINGS FOR 

14 WOMEN VETERANS NEWLY SEPARATED FROM 

15 SERVICE. 

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

17 the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act 

18 of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1143) is amend19 ed by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘De20 cember 31, 2016’’. 

21 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub22 section (f) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘and 

23 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2015, and 2016’’. 
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1 TITLE II—EXTENSIONS OF AU2 THORITY RELATING TO BENE3 FITS 

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

5 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. 

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

7 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

8 SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CALCULATING 

9 NET VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY AT TIME OF 

10 FORECLOSURE. 

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

12 1, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2016’’. 

13 SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO VEND14 EE LOANS. 

15 Section 3733(a)(7) is amended— 

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

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

18 ‘‘September 30, 2016’’; and 

19 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Sep20 tember 30, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

21 2016,’’. 
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1 SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REHA2 BILITATION AND VOCATIONAL BENEFITS TO 

3 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH SE4 VERE INJURIES OR ILLNESSES. 

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

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

7 1071 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 

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

9 TITLE III—EXTENSIONS OF AU10 THORITY RELATING TO 

11 HOMELESSNESS 

12 SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS VET13 ERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS. 

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

15 ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

16 SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS 

17 WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VET18 ERANS WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION 

19 PROGRAM. 

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

21 and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

22 SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE HOUS23 ING ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 

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

25 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
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1 SEC. 304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINAN2 CIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERV3 ICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMI4 LIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING. 

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

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

7 2015 through 2016’’. 

8 SEC. 305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR GRANT PRO9 GRAM FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPE10 CIAL NEEDS. 

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

12 and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

13 SEC. 306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE ADVISORY 

14 COMMITTEE ON HOMELESS VETERANS. 

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

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

17 SEC. 307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND 

18 REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR SERIOUSLY 

19 MENTALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS. 

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

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

22 ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

23 (b) ADDITIONAL SERVICES AT CERTAIN LOCA24 TIONS.—Section 2033(d) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep25 tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
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1 SEC. 308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REFER2 RAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR CER3 TAIN VETERANS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. 

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

5 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 

6 TITLE IV—OTHER EXTENSIONS 

7 AND MODIFICATIONS OF AU8 THORITY 

9 SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPOR10 TATION OF INDIVIDUALS TO AND FROM DE11 PARTMENT FACILITIES. 

12 Section 111A(a)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘Decem13 ber 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 

14 SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR MONTHLY AS15 SISTANCE ALLOWANCES UNDER THE OFFICE 

16 OF NATIONAL VETERANS SPORTS PROGRAMS 

17 AND SPECIAL EVENTS. 

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

19 inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

20 SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF 

21 THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 

22 REGIONAL OFFICE IN MANILA, THE REPUB23 LIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. 

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

25 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, 

25 2016’’; and 
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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 TO ENTER INTO 

5 AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL ACADEMY 

6 OF SCIENCES REGARDING ASSOCIATIONS BE7 TWEEN DISEASES AND EXPOSURE TO DIOXIN 

8 AND OTHER CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS IN HER9 BICIDES. 

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

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

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

13 2016’’. 

14 SEC. 409. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PERFORMANCE 

15 OF MEDICAL DISABILITIES EXAMINATIONS 

16 BY CONTRACT PHYSICIANS. 

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

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

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

20 2016’’. 

21 SEC. 410. RESTORATION OF PRIOR REPORTING FEE MULTI22 PLIERS. 

23 Section 406 of the Department of Veterans Affairs 

24 Expiring Authorities Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–175; 
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1 38 U.S.C. 3684 note) is amended by striking ‘‘one-year’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘two-year’’. 

3 SEC. 411. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL RE4 PORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DE5 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS INTER6 AGENCY PROGRAM OFFICE. 

7 Section 1635(h)(1) of the National Defense Author8 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 

9 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

11 SEC. 412. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL 

12 YEAR 2008 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 

13 PROJECT AT DEPARTMENT MEDICAL CENTER 

14 IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. 

15 (a) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION.—In chapter 

16 3 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public 

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

18 heading ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs–Departmental 

19 Administration–Construction, Major Projects’’, after 

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

21 constructing a new bed tower at the Department of Vet22 erans Affairs medical center in Tampa, Florida, in lieu 

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

24 (b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) is designated 

2 as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 

3 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 

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

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

6 subsection (a) is designated as an emergency re7 quirement pursuant to section 403(a) of S. Con. 

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

9 on the budget for fiscal year 2010. 

10 SEC. 413. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 

11 PROJECTS. 

12 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af13 fairs may carry out the following major medical facility 

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

15 not to exceed the amount specified for that project: 

16 (1) Construction of a community living center, 

17 outpatient clinic, renovated domiciliary, and renova18 tion of existing buildings in Canandaigua, New 

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

20 (2) Seismic corrections to the mental health 

21 and community living center in Long Beach, Cali22 fornia, in an amount not to exceed $126,100,000. 

23 (3) Seismic correction of 12 buildings in West 

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

25 $70,500,000. 
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1 (4) Construction of a spinal cord injury build2 ing and seismic corrections in San Diego, California, 

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

4 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

5 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 

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

7 are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects, ac8 count, a total of $561,420,000 for the projects authorized 

9 in subsection (a). 

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

11 section may only be carried out using— 

12 (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2015 pur13 suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub14 section (b); 

15 (2) funds available for Construction, Major 

16 Projects for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2015 that 

17 remain available for obligation; 

18 (3) funds available for Construction, Major 

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

20 remain available for obligation; 

21 (4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

22 Projects, for fiscal year 2015 for a category of activ23 ity not specific to a project; 
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1 (5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

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

3 of activity not specific to a project; and 

4 (6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

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

6 of activity not specific to a project. 

7 TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING 

8 TO MEDICAL FACILITY 

9 PROJECT IN DENVER 

10 SEC. 501. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT 

11 OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY 

12 PROJECT PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED. 

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

14 Authorization and Choice Improvement Act (Public Law 

15 114–19; 129 Stat. 215), as amended by section 1 of Public 

16 Law 114–25, is further amended by striking 

17 ‘‘$1,050,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,675,000,000’’. 

18 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con19 gress that the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 

20 2016 authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 

21 transfer discretionary unobligated balances appropriated 

22 for fiscal year 2015 and discretionary advance appropria23 tions for fiscal year 2016 to fund the increase under sub24 section (a) of the authorization to carry out the medical 

25 facility construction project in Denver, Colorado, specified 
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1 in section 2 of the Construction Authorization and Choice 

2 Improvement Act (Public Law 114–19; 129 Stat. 215). 

3 (c) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF CERTAIN

4 AMOUNTS.—The Secretary may not transfer any amounts 

5 from the Veterans Choice Fund established under section 

6 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability 

7 Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) 

8 to fund the increase under subsection (a) of the authoriza9 tion to carry out the medical facility construction project 

10 described in subsection (b). 

11 SEC. 502. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF SUPER CONSTRUC12 TION PROJECTS. 

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

14 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(e)(1) In the case of any super construction project, 

17 the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with an appro18 priate non-Department Federal entity to provide full 

19 project management services for the super construction 

20 project, including management over the project design, ac21 quisition, construction, and contract changes. 

22 ‘‘(2) An agreement entered into under paragraph (1) 

23 with a Federal entity shall provide that the Secretary shall 

24 reimburse the Federal entity for all costs associated with 
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1 the provision of project management services under the 

2 agreement. 

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

4 project’ means a project for the construction, alteration, 

5 or acquisition of a medical facility involving a total ex6 penditure of more than $100,000,000.’’. 

7 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub8 section (a) shall apply with respect to the following: 

9 (1) The medical facility construction project in 

10 Denver, Colorado, specified in section 2 of the Con11 struction Authorization and Choice Improvement Act 

12 (Public Law 114–19; 129 Stat. 215). 

13 (2) Any super construction project (as defined 

14 in section 8103(e)(3) of title 38, United States 

15 Code, as added by subsection (a)) that is authorized 

16 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

17 TITLE VI—OTHER MATTERS 

18 SEC. 601. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 

19 Title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

20 (1) in section 111(b)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub22 section (g)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

23 (g)(2)’’; and 
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1 (B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘(42 

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

3 1395m(l))’’; 

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

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

6 to section 521A and inserting the following: 

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

Armed Forces.’’; 

7 (3) in section 1503(a)(5), by striking ‘‘sub8 clause’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph’’ each place it 

9 appears; 

10 (4) in section 1710(e)(1)— 

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

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

13 title)’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘Myleodysplasic’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘Myelodysplastic’’; 

17 (5) in section 1710D(c)(1), by striking ‘‘(as de18 fined in section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of this title)’’; 

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

20 ‘‘has’’ and inserting ‘‘have’’; 

21 (7) in section 1781(a)(4), by striking the semi22 colon and inserting a comma; 

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

24 and inserting ‘‘(b)(3)’’; 
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1 (9) in section 2044(b)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘fed2 eral’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal’’; 

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

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

5 and subclauses therein, 2 ems to the left; 

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

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

8 ‘‘(ii) The disability is due to— 

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

10 light perception, plus 

11 ‘‘(II) loss or loss of use of one lower ex12 tremity.’’. 

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

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

15 (13) in section 2303(c), by striking ‘‘intern16 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘interment’’; 

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

18 official’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal official’’; 

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

20 before ‘‘rehabilitation program concerned’’; 

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

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

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

24 the second period; 
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1 (18) in section 3313(g)(3)(A)(iii), by inserting 

2 a comma after ‘‘books’’; 

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

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

5 Forces’’; 

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

7 striking the quotation mark at the end; 

8 (21) in section 5302A— 

9 (A) by amending the enumerator and sec10 tion heading to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘§ 5302A. Collection of indebtedness: certain debts of 

12 members of the Armed Forces and vet13 erans who die of injury incurred or ag14 gravated in the line of duty in a combat 

15 zone’’; and 

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

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

18 this title)’’; 

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

20 before ‘‘Veterans Health Administration’’; 

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

22 ‘‘that’’; 

23 (24) in section 7683(d), by inserting a period at 

24 the end; and 
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1 (25) in section 8162(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘if’’ 

2 after ‘‘housing and’’. 

Passed the Senate September 25, 2015. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2082 

AN ACT 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend 

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