IC 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3202 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 20, 2012 

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 

AN ACT 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive 

a dignified burial, 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 ‘‘Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improve4 ment Act of 2012’’. 

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. Scoring of budgetary effects. 

TITLE I—CEMETERY MATTERS 

Sec. 101. Furnishing caskets and urns for deceased veterans with no known 

next of kin. 

Sec. 102. Veterans freedom of conscience protection. 

Sec. 103. Improved communication between Department of Veterans Affairs 

and medical examiners and funeral directors. 

Sec. 104. Identification and burial of unclaimed or abandoned human remains. 

Sec. 105. Exclusion of persons convicted of committing certain sex offenses 

from interment or memorialization in national cemeteries, Arlington National Cemetery, and certain State veterans’ cemeteries and from receiving certain funeral honors. 

Sec. 106. Restoration, operation, and maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery 

by American Battle Monuments Commission. 

Sec. 107. Report on compliance of Department of Veterans Affairs with industry standards for caskets and urns. 

TITLE II—HEALTH CARE 

Sec. 201. Establishment of open burn pit registry. 

Sec. 202. Transportation of beneficiaries to and from facilities of Department 

of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 203. Extension of reduced pension for certain veterans covered by medicaid plans for services furnished by nursing facilities. 

Sec. 204. Extension of report requirement for Special Committee on Post-Traumatic-Stress Disorder. 

TITLE III—OTHER MATTERS 

Sec. 301. Off-base transition training for veterans and their spouses. 

Sec. 302. Requirement that judges on United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims reside within 50 miles of District of Columbia. 

Sec. 303. Designation of Trinka Davis Veterans Village. 

Sec. 304. Designation of William ‘‘Bill’’ Kling Department of Veterans Affairs 

Outpatient Clinic. 

Sec. 305. Designation of Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs 

Medical Center. 

Sec. 306. Designation of David F. Winder Department of Veterans Affairs 

Community Based Outpatient Clinic. 


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1 SEC. 2. 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 Senate Budget Committee, pro8 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

9 vote on passage. 

10 TITLE I—CEMETERY MATTERS 

11 SEC. 101. FURNISHING CASKETS AND URNS FOR DECEASED 

12 VETERANS WITH NO KNOWN NEXT OF KIN. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2306 of title 38, United 

14 States Code, is amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 

16 subsections (g) and (h), respectively; 

17 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol18 lowing new subsection (f): 

19 ‘‘(f) The Secretary may furnish a casket or urn, of 

20 such quality as the Secretary considers appropriate for a 

21 dignified burial, for burial in a national cemetery of a de22 ceased veteran in any case in which the Secretary— 

23 ‘‘(1) is unable to identify the veteran’s next of 

24 kin, if any; and 

25 ‘‘(2) determines that sufficient resources for the 

26 furnishing of a casket or urn for the burial of the 


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1 veteran in a national cemetery are not otherwise 

2 available.’’; and 

3 (3) in subsection (h), as redesignated by para4 graph (1), by adding at the end the following new 

5 paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(4) A casket or urn may not be furnished under sub7 section (f) for burial of a person described in section 

8 2411(b) of this title.’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsections (f) and (h)(4) of 

10 section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, as added by 

11 subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is one 

12 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 

13 apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after the date 

14 that is one year after the date of the enactment of this 

15 Act. 

16 SEC. 102. VETERANS FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE PROTEC17 TION. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2404 of title 38, United 

19 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing new subsection: 

21 ‘‘(h)(1) With respect to the interment or funeral, me22 morial service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran at a na23 tional cemetery, the Secretary shall ensure that— 

24 ‘‘(A) the expressed wishes of the next of kin or 

25 other agent of the deceased veteran are respected 


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1 and given appropriate deference when evaluating 

2 whether the proposed interment or funeral, memorial 

3 service, or ceremony affects the safety and security 

4 of the national cemetery and visitors to the ceme5 tery; 

6 ‘‘(B) to the extent possible, all appropriate pub7 lic areas of the cemetery, including committal shel8 ters, chapels, and benches, may be used by the fam9 ily of the deceased veteran for contemplation, pray10 er, mourning, or reflection; and 

11 ‘‘(C) during such interment or funeral, memo12 rial service, or ceremony, the family of the deceased 

13 veteran may display any religious or other symbols 

14 chosen by the family. 

15 ‘‘(2) Subject to regulations prescribed by the Sec16 retary under paragraph (4), including such regulations en17 suring the security of a national cemetery, the Secretary 

18 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide to any 

19 military or volunteer veterans honor guard, including such 

20 guards belonging to a veterans service organization or 

21 other nongovernmental group that provides services to vet22 erans, access to public areas of a national cemetery if such 

23 access is requested by the next of kin or other agent of 

24 a deceased veteran whose interment or funeral, memorial 

25 service, or ceremony is being held in such cemetery. 


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1 ‘‘(3) With respect to the interment or funeral, memo2 rial service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran at a na3 tional cemetery, the Secretary shall notify the next of kin 

4 or other agent of the deceased veteran of funeral honors 

5 available to the deceased veteran, including such honors 

6 provided by any military or volunteer veterans honor 

7 guard described in paragraph (2). 

8 ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to 

9 carry out this subsection.’’. 

10 (b) INTERIM IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary may 

11 carry out paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 2404(h) 

12 of such title, as added by subsection (a), before the Sec13 retary prescribes regulations pursuant to paragraph (4) 

14 of such section, as so added. 

15 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 

17 Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

18 of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 

19 the House of Representatives a report on the implementa20 tion of section 2404(h) of such title, as added by sub21 section (a). Such report shall include a certification of 

22 whether the Secretary is in compliance with all of the pro23 visions of such section. 


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1 SEC. 103. IMPROVED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEPART2 MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND MEDICAL 

3 EXAMINERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 24 of title 38, United 

5 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing new section: 

7 ‘‘§ 2414. Communication between Department of Vet8 erans Affairs and medical examiners and 

9 funeral directors 

10 ‘‘(a) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—With respect to 

11 each deceased veteran described in subsection (b) who is 

12 transported to a national cemetery for burial, the Sec13 retary shall ensure that the local medical examiner, fu14 neral director, county service group, or other entity re15 sponsible for the body of the deceased veteran before such 

16 transportation submits to the Secretary the following in17 formation: 

18 ‘‘(1) Whether the deceased veteran was cre19 mated. 

20 ‘‘(2) The steps taken to ensure that the de21 ceased veteran has no next of kin. 

22 ‘‘(b) DECEASED VETERAN DESCRIBED.—A deceased 

23 veteran described in this subsection is a deceased vet24 eran— 


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1 ‘‘(1) with respect to whom the Secretary deter2 mines that there is no next of kin or other person 

3 claiming the body of the deceased veteran; and 

4 ‘‘(2) who does not have sufficient resources for 

5 the furnishing of a casket or urn for the burial of 

6 the deceased veteran in a national cemetery, as de7 termined by the Secretary.’’. 

8 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

9 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 

10 after the item relating to section 2413 the following new 

11 item: 

‘‘2414. Communication between Department of Veterans Affairs and medical examiners and funeral directors.’’. 

12 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 2414 of title 38, 

13 United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 

14 effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 

15 apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after the date 

16 that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

17 Act. 

18 SEC. 104. IDENTIFICATION AND BURIAL OF UNCLAIMED OR 

19 ABANDONED HUMAN REMAINS. 

20 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF UNCLAIMED OR ABANDONED

21 HUMAN REMAINS.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

22 shall cooperate with veterans service organizations to as23 sist entities in possession of unclaimed or abandoned 

24 human remains in determining if any such remains are 


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1 the remains of veterans or other individuals eligible for 

2 burial in a national cemetery under the jurisdiction of the 

3 Secretary. 

4 (b) BURIAL OF UNCLAIMED OR ABANDONED HUMAN

5 REMAINS.— 

6 (1) FUNERAL EXPENSES.—Section 2302(a)(2) 

7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by strik8 ing ‘‘who was a veteran of any war or was dis9 charged or released from the active military, naval, 

10 or air service for a disability incurred or aggravated 

11 in line of duty, whose body is held by a State (or 

12 a political subdivision of a State), and’’. 

13 (2) TRANSPORTATION COSTS.—Section 2308 of 

14 such title is amended— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘Where a veteran’’ and all 

16 that follows through ‘‘compensation, the’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The’’; 

18 (B) in subsection (a), as designated by 

19 subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘described in 

20 subsection (b)’’ after ‘‘of the deceased veteran’’; 

21 and 

22 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

23 subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(b) DECEASED VETERAN DESCRIBED.—A deceased 

2 veteran described in this subsection is any of the following 

3 veterans: 

4 ‘‘(1) A veteran who dies as the result of a serv5 ice-connected disability. 

6 ‘‘(2) A veteran who dies while in receipt of dis7 ability compensation (or who but for the receipt of 

8 retirement pay or pension under this title, would 

9 have been entitled to compensation). 

10 ‘‘(3) A veteran whom the Secretary determines 

11 is eligible for funeral expenses under section 2302 of 

12 this title by virtue of the Secretary determining that 

13 the veteran has no next of kin or other person claim14 ing the body of such veteran pursuant to subsection 

15 (a)(2)(A) of such section.’’. 

16 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

17 by this subsection shall take effect on the date that 

18 is one year after the date of the enactment of this 

19 Act and shall apply with respect to burials and fu20 nerals occurring on or after the date that is one year 

21 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 105. EXCLUSION OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF COM2 MITTING CERTAIN SEX OFFENSES FROM IN3 TERMENT OR MEMORIALIZATION IN NA4 TIONAL CEMETERIES, ARLINGTON NATIONAL 

5 CEMETERY, AND CERTAIN STATE VETERANS’ 

6 CEMETERIES AND FROM RECEIVING CER7 TAIN FUNERAL HONORS. 

8 (a) PROHIBITION AGAINST.—Section 2411(b) of title 

9 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

10 the following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(4) A person— 

12 ‘‘(A) who has been convicted of a Federal 

13 or State crime causing the person to be a tier 

14 III sex offender for purposes of the Sex Of15 fender Registration and Notification Act (42 

16 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); 

17 ‘‘(B) who, for such crime, is sentenced to 

18 a minimum of life imprisonment; and 

19 ‘‘(C) whose conviction is final (other than 

20 a person whose sentence was commuted by the 

21 President or Governor of a State, as the case 

22 may be).’’. 

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 

24 2411(a)(2) of such title is amended— 

25 (1) by striking ‘‘or (b)(2)’’ each place it ap26 pears and inserting ‘‘, (b)(2), or (b)(4)’’; and 


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1 (2) by striking ‘‘capital’’ each place it appears. 

2 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

3 this section shall apply with respect to interments and me4 morializations that occur on or after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act. 

6 SEC. 106. RESTORATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE 

7 OF CLARK VETERANS CEMETERY BY AMER8 ICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—After an agreement is made be10 tween the Government of the Republic of the Philippines 

11 and the United States Government, Clark Veterans Ceme12 tery in the Republic of the Philippines shall be treated, 

13 for purposes of section 2104 of title 36, United States 

14 Code, as a cemetery for which it was decided under such 

15 section that the cemetery will become a permanent ceme16 tery and the American Battle Monuments Commission 

17 shall restore, operate, and maintain Clark Veterans Ceme18 tery (to the degree the Commission considers appropriate) 

19 under such section in cooperation with the Government 

20 of the Republic of the Philippines. 

21 (b) LIMITATION ON FUTURE BURIALS.—Burials at 

22 the cemetery described in subsection (a) after the date of 

23 the agreement described in such subsection shall be lim24 ited to eligible veterans, as determined by the Commission, 

25 whose burial does not incur any cost to the Commission. 


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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission— 

3 (1) $5,000,000 for site preparation, design, 

4 planning, construction, and associated administrative 

5 costs for the restoration of the cemetery described in 

6 subsection (a); and 

7 (2) amounts necessary to operate and maintain 

8 the cemetery described in subsection (a). 

9 SEC. 107. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE OF DEPARTMENT OF 

10 VETERANS AFFAIRS WITH INDUSTRY STAND11 ARDS FOR CASKETS AND URNS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet14 erans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ 

15 Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Af16 fairs of the House of Representatives a report on the com17 pliance of the Department of Veterans Affairs with indus18 try standards for caskets and urns. 

19 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

20 (a) shall include the following: 

21 (1) A description of industry standards for cas22 kets and urns. 

23 (2) An assessment of compliance with such 

24 standards at national cemeteries administered by the 

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1 for the interment of those eligible for burial at such 

2 cemeteries. 

3 TITLE II—HEALTH CARE 

4 SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF OPEN BURN PIT REGISTRY. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF REGISTRY.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary of Veterans Affairs shall— 

9 (A) establish and maintain an open burn 

10 pit registry for eligible individuals who may 

11 have been exposed to toxic airborne chemicals 

12 and fumes caused by open burn pits; 

13 (B) include any information in such reg14 istry that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs de15 termines necessary to ascertain and monitor the 

16 health effects of the exposure of members of the 

17 Armed Forces to toxic airborne chemicals and 

18 fumes caused by open burn pits; 

19 (C) develop a public information campaign 

20 to inform eligible individuals about the open 

21 burn pit registry, including how to register and 

22 the benefits of registering; and 

23 (D) periodically notify eligible individuals 

24 of significant developments in the study and 

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1 sure to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes 

2 caused by open burn pits. 

3 (2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Vet4 erans Affairs shall coordinate with the Secretary of 

5 Defense in carrying out paragraph (1). 

6 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

7 (1) REPORTS BY INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC OR8 GANIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

9 shall enter into an agreement with an independent 

10 scientific organization to prepare reports as follows: 

11 (A) Not later than two years after the date 

12 on which the registry under subsection (a) is es13 tablished, an initial report containing the fol14 lowing: 

15 (i) An assessment of the effectiveness 

16 of actions taken by the Secretaries to col17 lect and maintain information on the 

18 health effects of exposure to toxic airborne 

19 chemicals and fumes caused by open burn 

20 pits. 

21 (ii) Recommendations to improve the 

22 collection and maintenance of such infor23 mation. 

24 (iii) Using established and previously 

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1 ommendations regarding the most effective 

2 and prudent means of addressing the med3 ical needs of eligible individuals with re4 spect to conditions that are likely to result 

5 from exposure to open burn pits. 

6 (B) Not later than five years after com7 pleting the initial report described in subpara8 graph (A), a follow-up report containing the fol9 lowing: 

10 (i) An update to the initial report de11 scribed in subparagraph (A). 

12 (ii) An assessment of whether and to 

13 what degree the content of the registry es14 tablished under subsection (a) is current 

15 and scientifically up-to-date. 

16 (2) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.— 

17 (A) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than two 

18 years after the date on which the registry under 

19 subsection (a) is established, the Secretary of 

20 Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress the 

21 initial report prepared under paragraph (1)(A). 

22 (B) FOLLOW-UP REPORT.—Not later than 

23 five years after submitting the report under 

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1 Affairs shall submit to Congress the follow-up 

2 report prepared under paragraph (1)(B). 

3 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 

5 individual’’ means any individual who, on or after 

6 September 11, 2001— 

7 (A) was deployed in support of a contin8 gency operation while serving in the Armed 

9 Forces; and 

10 (B) during such deployment, was based or 

11 stationed at a location where an open burn pit 

12 was used. 

13 (2) OPEN BURN PIT.—The term ‘‘open burn 

14 pit’’ means an area of land located in Afghanistan 

15 or Iraq that— 

16 (A) is designated by the Secretary of De17 fense to be used for disposing solid waste by 

18 burning in the outdoor air; and 

19 (B) does not contain a commercially manu20 factured incinerator or other equipment specifi21 cally designed and manufactured for the burn22 ing of solid waste. 


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1 SEC. 202. TRANSPORTATION OF BENEFICIARIES TO AND 

2 FROM FACILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF VET3 ERANS AFFAIRS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 38, United 

5 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 111 the 

6 following new section: 

7 ‘‘§ 111A. Transportation of individuals to and from 

8 Department facilities 

9 ‘‘(a) TRANSPORTATION BY SECRETARY.—(1) The 

10 Secretary may transport any person to or from a Depart11 ment facility or other place in connection with vocational 

12 rehabilitation, counseling required by the Secretary pursu13 ant to chapter 34 or 35 of this title, or for the purpose 

14 of examination, treatment, or care. 

15 ‘‘(2) The authority granted by paragraph (1) shall 

16 expire on the date that is one year after the date of the 

17 enactment of this section.’’. 

18 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (h) of 

19 section 111 of such title is— 

20 (1) transferred to section 111A of such title, as 

21 added by subsection (a); 

22 (2) redesignated as subsection (b); 

23 (3) inserted after subsection (a) of such section; 

24 and 

25 (4) amended by inserting ‘‘TRANSPORTATION

26 BY THIRD-PARTIES.—’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’. 


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1 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

2 at the beginning of chapter 1 of such title is amended by 

3 inserting after the item relating to section 111 the fol4 lowing new item: 

‘‘111A. Transportation of individuals to and from Department facilities.’’. 

5 SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF REDUCED PENSION FOR CERTAIN 

6 VETERANS COVERED BY MEDICAID PLANS 

7 FOR SERVICES FURNISHED BY NURSING FA8 CILITIES. 

9 Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, 

10 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘November 30, 2016’’. 

12 SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF REPORT REQUIREMENT FOR SPE13 CIAL COMMITTEE ON POST-TRAUMATIC14 STRESS DISORDER. 

15 Section 110(e)(2) of the Veterans’ Health Care Act 

16 of 1984 (Public Law 98–528; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘through 2012’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘through 2016’’. 

19 TITLE III—OTHER MATTERS 

20 SEC. 301. OFF-BASE TRANSITION TRAINING FOR VETERANS 

21 AND THEIR SPOUSES. 

22 (a) PROVISION OF OFF-BASE TRANSITION TRAIN23 ING.—During the two-year period beginning on the date 

24 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall 

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1 1144 of title 10, United States Code, to eligible individuals 

2 at locations other than military installations to assess the 

3 feasibility and advisability of providing such program to 

4 eligible individuals at locations other than military instal5 lations. 

6 (b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of this 

7 section, an eligible individual is a veteran or the spouse 

8 of a veteran. 

9 (c) LOCATIONS.— 

10 (1) NUMBER OF STATES.—The Secretary shall 

11 carry out the training under subsection (a) in not 

12 less than three and not more than five States se13 lected by the Secretary for purposes of this section. 

14 (2) SELECTION OF STATES WITH HIGH UNEM15 PLOYMENT.—Of the States selected by the Secretary 

16 under paragraph (1), at least two shall be States 

17 with high rates of unemployment among veterans. 

18 (3) NUMBER OF LOCATIONS IN EACH STATE.— 

19 The Secretary shall provide training under sub20 section (a) to eligible individuals at a sufficient num21 ber of locations within each State selected under this 

22 subsection to meet the needs of eligible individuals 

23 in such State. 

24 (4) SELECTION OF LOCATIONS.—The Secretary 

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1 under subsection (a) to facilitate access by partici2 pants and may not select any location on a military 

3 installation other than a National Guard or reserve 

4 facility that is not located on an active duty military 

5 installation. 

6 (d) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ABOUT VETERANS

7 BENEFITS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the training 

8 provided under subsection (a) generally follows the content 

9 of the Transition Assistance Program under section 1144 

10 of title 10, United States Code. 

11 (e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 1 of 

12 any year during which the Secretary provides training 

13 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Con14 gress a report on the provision of such training. 

15 (f) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 

16 than 180 days after the termination of the one-year period 

17 described in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the 

18 United States shall submit to Congress a report on the 

19 training provided under such subsection. The report shall 

20 include the evaluation of the Comptroller General regard21 ing the feasibility and advisability of carrying out off-base 

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1 SEC. 302. REQUIREMENT THAT JUDGES ON UNITED STATES 

2 COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS 

3 RESIDE WITHIN 50 MILES OF DISTRICT OF 

4 COLUMBIA. 

5 (a) RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7255 is amended to 

7 read as follows: 

8 ‘‘§ 7255. Offices, duty stations, and residences 

9 ‘‘(a) PRINCIPAL OFFICE.—The principal office of the 

10 Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims shall be in the 

11 Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, but the Court may 

12 sit at any place within the United States. 

13 ‘‘(b) OFFICIAL DUTY STATIONS.—(1) Except as pro14 vided in paragraph (2), the official duty station of each 

15 judge while in active service shall be the principal office 

16 of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. 

17 ‘‘(2) The place where a recall-eligible retired judge 

18 maintains the actual abode in which such judge custom19 arily lives shall be considered the recall-eligible retired 

20 judge’s official duty station. 

21 ‘‘(c) RESIDENCES.—(1) Except as provided in para22 graph (2), after appointment and while in active service, 

23 each judge of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 

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1 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to recall-eligible 

2 retired judges of the Court of Appeals for Veterans 

3 Claims.’’. 

4 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec5 tions at the beginning of chapter 72 is amended by 

6 striking the item relating to section 7255 and insert7 ing the following new item: 

‘‘7255. Offices, duty stations, and residences.’’. 

8 (b) REMOVAL.—Section 7253(f)(1) is amended by 

9 striking ‘‘or engaging in the practice of law’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘engaging in the practice of law, or violating section 

11 7255(c) of this title’’. 

12 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 

14 7255, as added by subsection (a), and the amend15 ment made by subsection (b) shall take effect on the 

16 date that is 180 days after the date of the enact17 ment of this Act. 

18 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 

19 subsection (b) shall apply with respect to judges con20 firmed on or after January 1, 2012. 

21 SEC. 303. DESIGNATION OF TRINKA DAVIS VETERANS VIL22 LAGE. 

23 (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the Department 

24 of Veterans Affairs located at 180 Martin Drive in 

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1 of this Act be known and designated as the ‘‘Trinka Davis 

2 Veterans Village’’. 

3 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regula4 tion, map, document, record, or other paper of the United 

5 States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 

6 be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Trinka Davis Veterans 

7 Village’’. 

8 SEC. 304. DESIGNATION OF WILLIAM ‘‘BILL’’ KLING DE9 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OUT10 PATIENT CLINIC. 

11 (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the Department 

12 of Veterans Affairs located at 9800 West Commercial 

13 Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, shall after the date of the 

14 enactment of this Act be known and designated as the 

15 ‘‘William ‘Bill’ Kling Department of Veterans Affairs Out16 patient Clinic’’. 

17 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg18 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

19 States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 

20 be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘William ‘Bill’ Kling 

21 Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic’’. 


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1 SEC. 305. DESIGNATION OF MANN-GRANDSTAFF DEPART2 MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CEN3 TER. 

4 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Af5 fairs medical center in Spokane, Washington, shall after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act be known and des7 ignated as the ‘‘Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans 

8 Affairs Medical Center’’. 

9 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg10 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

11 States to the Department of Veterans Affairs medical cen12 ter referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a 

13 reference to the ‘‘Mann-Grandstaff Department of Vet14 erans Affairs Medical Center’’. 

15 SEC. 306. DESIGNATION OF DAVID F. WINDER DEPARTMENT 

16 OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY BASED 

17 OUTPATIENT CLINIC. 

18 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Af19 fairs community based outpatient clinic located in Mans20 field, Ohio, shall after the date of the enactment of this 

21 Act be known and designated as the ‘‘David F. Winder 

22 Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Out23 patient Clinic’’. 

24 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg25 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

26 States to the Department of Veterans Affairs community 


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1 based outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall 

2 be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘David F. Winder De3 partment of Veterans Affairs Community Based Out4 patient Clinic’’. 

Passed the Senate December 19, 2012. 

Attest: NANCY ERICKSON, 

Secretary. 


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