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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4285 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 

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

was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify 

certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Vet5 erans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO VENDEE 

7 LOANS. 

8 Section 3733(a)(7) of title 38, United States Code, 

9 is amended— 


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

2 by striking ‘‘September 30, 2019’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘September 30, 2020’’; and 

4 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Sep5 tember 30, 2019,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

6 2020,’’. 

7 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF DE8 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS RE9 GIONAL OFFICE IN MANILA, THE REPUBLIC 

10 OF THE PHILIPPINES. 

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

12 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2019’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 

14 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSIST15 ANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY 

16 LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMA17 NENT HOUSING. 

18 Section 2044(e)(1)(G) of title 38, United States 

19 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’ and in20 serting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF PAY2 MENTS AND ALLOWANCES FOR BENEFICIARY 

3 TRAVEL IN CONNECTION WITH VETERANS 

4 RECEIVING CARE FROM VET CENTERS. 

5 Section 104(a) of the Honoring America’s Veterans 

6 and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 (Pub7 lic Law 112–154; 126 Stat. 1169), as most recently 

8 amended by section 109 of the Department of Veterans 

9 Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2018 (Public Law 

10 115–251; 132 Stat. 3169), is amended by striking ‘‘Sep11 tember 30, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 

12 SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

13 Title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows: 

14 (1) In section 714(e)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘to the 

15 refer’’ and inserting ‘‘to refer’’. 

16 (2) In section 1725A(c), by inserting a comma 

17 after ‘‘a contract’’. 

18 (3) In section 3313(g)(3)(B)(ii), by inserting a 

19 comma after ‘‘for books’’. 

20 (4) In section 3321(a)(1), by striking ‘‘Janu21 ary,’’ and inserting ‘‘January’’. 

22 (5) In section 3683— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘(b) (b)’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘(b)’’; 

25 (B) by striking ‘‘(c) (c)’’ and inserting 

26 ‘‘(c)’’; and 


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1 (C) by striking ‘‘(d) (d)’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘(d)’’. 

3 (6) In section 3699(b), by striking ‘‘this para4 graph’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’. 

5 (7) In section 7462(b)(4)(A), by inserting ‘‘no6 tice’’ after ‘‘written’’. 

7 (8) In section 7696(c)(1), by striking ‘‘).’’ and 

8 inserting a period. 

9 (9) In section 8104(a), by striking paragraph 

10 (3) and inserting the following new paragraph (3): 

11 ‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection: 

12 ‘‘(A) The term ‘major medical facility 

13 project’ means a project for the construction, 

14 alteration, or acquisition of a medical facility 

15 involving a total expenditure of more than 

16 $20,000,000, but such term does not include an 

17 acquisition by exchange, nonrecurring mainte18 nance projects of the Department, or the con19 struction, alteration, or acquisition of a shared 

20 Federal medical facility for which the Depart21 ment’s estimated share of the project costs does 

22 not exceed $20,000,000. 

23 ‘‘(B) The term ‘major medical facility 

24 lease’ means a lease for space for use as a new 


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1 medical facility at an average annual rent of 

2 more than $1,000,000.’’. 

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