In the Senate of the United States, 

September 23, 2013. 

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 1412) entitled ‘‘An Act to improve and increase 

the availability of on-job training and apprenticeship programs carried out by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 

for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENTS: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

following: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2013’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EXTENSIONS OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES AFFECT5 ING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 

6 (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE MONTHLY

7 ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE TO VETERANS WITH DISABILITY

8 INVITED BY UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 322(d)(4) of title 38, 

2 United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘and 

3 $500,000 for the period beginning October 1, 2013, 

4 and ending December 31, 2013’’ after ‘‘2013’’. 

5 (2) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 322 of 

6 such title is amended by striking ‘‘United States 

7 Paralympics, Inc.,’’ each place it appears and insert8 ing ‘‘United States Olympic Committee’’. 

9 (b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSIST10 ANCE FOR UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 521A of such title is 

12 amended— 

13 (A) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘and 

14 $2,000,000 for the period beginning October 1, 

15 2013, and ending December 31, 2013’’ after 

16 ‘‘2013’’; and 

17 (B) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘The Sec18 retary may only provide assistance under this 

19 section during fiscal years 2010 through 2013.’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘The Secretary may not provide 

21 assistance under this section after December 31, 

22 2013.’’. 

23 (2) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Such section is 

24 further amended— 
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1 (A) except in subsection (d)(4), by striking 

2 ‘‘United States Paralympics, Inc.,’’ each place it 

3 appears and inserting ‘‘United States Olympic 

4 Committee’’; 

5 (B) in subsection (d)(4), by striking 

6 ‘‘United States Paralympics, Inc.’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘United States Olympic Committee’’; and 

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

9 subsection: 

10 ‘‘(m) APPLICABILITY TO COMMONWEALTHS AND TER11 RITORIES OF UNITED STATES.—The provisions of this sec12 tion and section 322 of this title shall apply with respect 

13 to the following in the same manner and to the same degree 

14 as the United States Olympic Committee: 

15 ‘‘(1) The American Samoa National Olympic 

16 Committee. 

17 ‘‘(2) Guam National Olympic Committee. 

18 ‘‘(3) Comite ́ Olı ́mpico de Puerto Rico. 

19 ‘‘(4) Such entities as the Secretary considers ap20 propriate to represent the interests of the Northern 

21 Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Is22 lands under this section and section 322 of this 

23 title.’’. 

24 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec25 tions at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is 
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1 amended by striking the item relating to section 521A 

2 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘521A. Assistance for United States Olympic Committee.’’. 

3 (c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF

4 COPAYMENTS FOR HOSPITAL CARE AND NURSING HOME

5 CARE.—Section 1710(f)(2)(B) of such title is amended by 

6 striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘September 

7 30, 2014’’. 

8 (d) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR RECOVERY FROM

9 THIRD PARTIES OF COST OF CARE AND SERVICES FUR10 NISHED TO VETERANS WITH HEALTH-PLAN CONTRACTS

11 FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY.—Section 

12 1729(a)(2)(E) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘October 

13 1, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2014’’. 

14 (e) EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITIES AFFECTING HOME15 LESS VETERANS.— 

16 (1) HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION PRO17 GRAMS.—Section 2021(e)(1)(F) of such title is 

18 amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 

19 (2) REFERRAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES: VET20 ERANS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS WHO ARE

21 TRANSITIONING FROM CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.—Sec22 tion 2023(d) of such title is amended— 

23 (A) by inserting ‘‘to enter into a contract’’ 

24 before ‘‘to provide’’; and 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘September 30, 2014’’. 

3 (f) EXTENSION OF PREVIOUSLY FULLY-FUNDED AU4 THORITIES AFFECTING HOMELESS VETERANS.— 

5 (1) COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS.—Sec6 tion 2013 of such title is amended by striking para7 graph (6) and inserting the following new para8 graphs: 

9 ‘‘(6) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

10 ‘‘(7) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 and each 

11 subsequent fiscal year.’’. 

12 (2) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE

13 SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES

14 IN PERMANENT HOUSING.—Section 2044(e)(1)(E) of 

15 such title is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 

16 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2013 

17 and 2014’’. 

18 (3) GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS VETERANS

19 WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.—Section 2061(d)(1) of such 

20 title is amended by striking ‘‘through 2013’’ and in21 serting ‘‘through 2014’’. 

22 (g) EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF ELIGI23 BILITY FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE

24 FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES CAUSING
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1 DIFFICULTY WITH AMBULATING.—Section 2101(a)(4) of 

2 such title is amended— 

3 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’s’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 

5 Secretary’s’’; 

6 (2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by para7 graph (1), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2013’’ and in8 serting ‘‘September 30, 2014’’; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub10 paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(B) In fiscal year 2014, the Secretary may not ap12 prove more than 30 applications for assistance under para13 graph (1) for disabled veterans described in paragraph 

14 (2)(A)(ii).’’. 

15 (h) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CALCULATE NET

16 VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY SECURING DEFAULTED LOAN

17 FOR PURPOSES OF LIQUIDATION.—Section 3732(c)(11) of 

18 such title is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2013’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘October 1, 2014’’. 

20 (i) EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON ASSISTANCE

21 FOR CHILD CARE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS RECEIVING

22 HEALTH CARE.—Section 205 of the Caregivers and Vet23 erans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 

24 111–163; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘3-year’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘and 2011’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘and 2014’’. 

5 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF USE OF NATIONAL DIREC6 TORY OF NEW HIRES FOR INCOME 

7 VERIFICATION PURPOSES FOR CERTAIN VET8 ERANS BENEFITS. 

9 (a) SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.— 

10 Section 453(j)(11) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

11 653(j)(11)) is amended by striking subparagraph (G) and 

12 inserting the following new subparagraph (G): 

13 ‘‘(G) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The au14 thority under this paragraph shall be in effect as 

15 follows: 

16 ‘‘(i) During the period beginning on 

17 December 26, 2007, and ending on Novem18 ber 18, 2011. 

19 ‘‘(ii) During the period beginning on 

20 the date of the enactment of the Department 

21 of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act 

22 of 2013 and ending 180 days after that 

23 date.’’. 

24 (b) SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—Section 

25 5317A of title 38, United States Code, is amended by strik-
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1 ing subsection (d) and inserting the following new sub2 section (d): 

3 ‘‘(d) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 

4 under this section shall be in effect as follows: 

5 ‘‘(1) During the period beginning on December 

6 26, 2007, and ending on November 18, 2011. 

7 ‘‘(2) During the period beginning on the date of 

8 the enactment of the Department of Veterans Affairs 

9 Expiring Authorities Act of 2013 and ending 180 

10 days after that date.’’. 

11 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE AND RATIFICATION. 

12 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on 

13 October 1, 2013, except that Section 2 (a) shall take effect 

14 on September 30, 2013. 

15 (b) RATIFICATION.—If this Act is not enacted on or 

16 before September 30, 2013, any actions undertaken by the 

17 Department of Veterans Affairs under the authorities ex18 tended by this Act during the period beginning on such date 

19 and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act shall 

20 be deemed ratified. 

21 SEC. 5. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

24 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 

25 ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 
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1 submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 

2 Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that 

3 such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas4 sage. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend title 

38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring authorities affecting veterans and their families, and for 

other purposes.’’. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H.R. 1412 

AMENDMENTS