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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1412 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1412

                     One Hundred Thirteenth 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 thirteen

                                 An Act

 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring 
    authorities affecting veterans and their families, 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 2013''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSIONS OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES AFFECTING VETERANS AND THEIR 
FAMILIES.
    (a) Extension of Authority To Provide Monthly Assistance Allowance 
to Veterans With Disability Invited by United States Olympic 
Committee.--
        (1) In general.--Section 322(d)(4) of title 38, United States 
    Code, is amended by inserting ``and $500,000 for the period 
    beginning October 1, 2013, and ending December 31, 2013'' after 
    ``2013''.
        (2) Technical correction.--Section 322 of such title is amended 
    by striking ``United States Paralympics, Inc.,'' each place it 
    appears and inserting ``United States Olympic Committee''.
    (b) Extension of Authority To Provide Assistance for United States 
Olympic Committee.--
        (1) In general.--Section 521A of such title is amended--
            (A) in subsection (g), by inserting ``and $2,000,000 for 
        the period beginning October 1, 2013, and ending December 31, 
        2013'' after ``2013''; and
            (B) in subsection (l), by striking ``The Secretary may only 
        provide assistance under this section during fiscal years 2010 
        through 2013.'' and inserting ``The Secretary may not provide 
        assistance under this section after December 31, 2013.''.
        (2) Technical correction.--Such section is further amended--
            (A) except in subsection (d)(4), by striking ``United 
        States Paralympics, Inc.,'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``United States Olympic Committee'';
            (B) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ``United States 
        Paralympics, Inc.'' and inserting ``United States Olympic 
        Committee''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(m) Applicability to Commonwealths and Territories of United 
States.--The provisions of this section and section 322 of this title 
shall apply with respect to the following in the same manner and to the 
same degree as the United States Olympic Committee:
        ``(1) The American Samoa National Olympic Committee.
        ``(2) Guam National Olympic Committee.
        ``(3) Comite Olimpico de Puerto Rico.
        ``(4) Such entities as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
    represent the interests of the Northern Mariana Islands and the 
    United States Virgin Islands under this section and section 322 of 
    this title.''.
        (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning 
    of chapter 5 of such title is amended by striking the item relating 
    to section 521A and inserting the following new item:

``521A. Assistance for United States Olympic Committee.''.

    (c) Extension of Authority for Collection of Copayments for 
Hospital Care and Nursing Home Care.--Section 1710(f)(2)(B) of such 
title is amended by striking ``September 30, 2013'' and inserting 
``September 30, 2014''.
    (d) 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.--Section 1729(a)(2)(E) of such 
title is amended by striking ``October 1, 2013'' and inserting 
``October 1, 2014''.
    (e) Extensions of Authorities Affecting Homeless Veterans.--
        (1) Homeless veterans reintegration programs.--Section 
    2021(e)(1)(F) of such title is amended by striking ``2013'' and 
    inserting ``2014''.
        (2) Referral and counseling services: veterans at risk of 
    homelessness who are transitioning from certain institutions.--
    Section 2023(d) of such title is amended--
            (A) by inserting ``to enter into a contract'' before ``to 
        provide''; and
            (B) by striking ``September 30, 2013'' and inserting 
        ``September 30, 2014''.
    (f) Extension of Previously Fully-funded Authorities Affecting 
Homeless Veterans.--
        (1) Comprehensive service programs.--Section 2013 of such title 
    is amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following 
    new paragraphs:
        ``(6) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
        ``(7) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 and each subsequent 
    fiscal year.''.
        (2) Financial assistance for supportive services for very low-
    income veteran families in permanent housing.--Section 
    2044(e)(1)(E) of such title is amended by striking ``for fiscal 
    year 2013'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2013 and 
    2014''.
        (3) Grant program for homeless veterans with special needs.--
    Section 2061(d)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``through 
    2013'' and inserting ``through 2014''.
    (g) Extension of Temporary Expansion of Eligibility for Specially 
Adapted Housing Assistance for Certain Veterans With Disabilities 
Causing Difficulty With Ambulating.--Section 2101(a)(4) of such title 
is amended--
        (1) by striking ``The Secretary's'' and inserting ``(A) Except 
    as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary's'';
        (2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (1), by 
    striking ``September 30, 2013'' and inserting ``September 30, 
    2014''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) In fiscal year 2014, the Secretary may not approve more than 
30 applications for assistance under paragraph (1) for disabled 
veterans described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii).''.
    (h) Extension of Authority To Calculate Net Value of Real Property 
Securing Defaulted Loan for Purposes of Liquidation.--Section 
3732(c)(11) of such title is amended by striking ``October 1, 2013'' 
and inserting ``October 1, 2014''.
    (i) Extension of Pilot Program on Assistance for Child Care for 
Certain Veterans Receiving Health Care.--Section 205 of the Caregivers 
and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-163; 
38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (e), by striking ``2-year'' and inserting 
    ``3-year''; and
        (2) in subsection (h), by striking ``and 2011'' and inserting 
    ``and 2014''.
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF USE OF NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES FOR 
INCOME VERIFICATION PURPOSES FOR CERTAIN VETERANS BENEFITS.
    (a) Secretary of Health and Human Services.--Section 453(j)(11) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(11)) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (G) and inserting the following new subparagraph (G):
            ``(G) Expiration of authority.--The authority under this 
        paragraph shall be in effect as follows:
                ``(i) During the period beginning on December 26, 2007, 
            and ending on November 18, 2011.
                ``(ii) During the period beginning on the date of the 
            enactment of the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring 
            Authorities Act of 2013 and ending 180 days after that 
            date.''.
    (b) Secretary of Veterans Affairs.--Section 5317A of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting 
the following new subsection (d):
    ``(d) Expiration of Authority.--The authority under this section 
shall be in effect as follows:
        ``(1) During the period beginning on December 26, 2007, and 
    ending on November 18, 2011.
        ``(2) During the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
    of the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 
    2013 and ending 180 days after that date.''.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE AND RATIFICATION.
    (a) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on October 1, 2013, 
except that Section 2 (a) shall take effect on September 30, 2013.
    (b) Ratification.--If this Act is not enacted on or before 
September 30, 2013, any actions undertaken by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs under the authorities extended by this Act during the 
period beginning on such date and ending on the date of the enactment 
of this Act shall be deemed ratified.
SEC. 5. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010 shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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