H. R. 4285 

One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen 

An Act 

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. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs 

Expiring Authorities Act of 2019’’. 

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO VENDEE LOANS. 

Section 3733(a)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

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

‘‘September 30, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’; and 

(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2019,’’ 

and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020,’’. 

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF DEPARTMENT 

OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REGIONAL OFFICE IN MANILA, THE 

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. 

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

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

2020’’. 

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR 

SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN 

FAMILIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING. 

Section 2044(e)(1)(G) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 

2019 through 2021’’. 

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF PAYMENTS AND 

ALLOWANCES FOR BENEFICIARY TRAVEL IN CONNECTION 

WITH VETERANS RECEIVING CARE FROM VET CENTERS. 

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

for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–154; 126 

Stat. 1169), as most recently amended by section 109 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2018 (Public 

Law 115–251; 132 Stat. 3169), is amended by striking ‘‘September 

30, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 

SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

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

(1) In section 714(e)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘to the refer’’ and 

inserting ‘‘to refer’’. 
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(2) In section 1725A(c), by inserting a comma after ‘‘a 

contract’’. 

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

‘‘for books’’. 

(4) In section 3321(a)(1), by striking ‘‘January,’’ and 

inserting ‘‘January’’. 

(5) In section 3683— 

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

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

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

(6) In section 3699(b), by striking ‘‘this paragraph’’ and 

inserting ‘‘this subsection’’. 

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

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

period. 

(9) In section 8104(a), by striking paragraph (3) and 

inserting the following new paragraph (3): 

‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection: 

‘‘(A) The term ‘major medical facility project’ means 

a project for the construction, alteration, or acquisition 

of a medical facility involving a total expenditure of more 

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

acquisition by exchange, nonrecurring maintenance projects 

of the Department, or the construction, alteration, or 

acquisition of a shared Federal medical facility for which 

the Department’s estimated share of the project costs does 

not exceed $20,000,000. 

‘‘(B) The term ‘major medical facility lease’ means a 

lease for space for use as a new medical facility at an 

average annual rent of more than $1,000,000.’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.