IIB 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2433 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 13, 2011 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

AN ACT 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 

improvements in the laws relating to the employment 

and training of veterans, 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 ‘‘Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—RETRAINING VETERANS 

Sec. 101. Veterans retraining assistance program. 

TITLE II—IMPROVING THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 

Sec. 201. Transition Assistance Program contracting. 

Sec. 202. Mandatory participation in Transition Assistance Program. 

Sec. 203. Report on Transition Assistance Program. 

Sec. 204. Transition Assistance Program outcomes. 

Sec. 205. Comptroller General review. 

TITLE III—IMPROVING THE TRANSITION OF VETERANS TO 

CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT 

Sec. 301. Reauthorization and improvement of demonstration project on 

credentialing and licensure of veterans. 

Sec. 302. Inclusion of performance measures in annual report on veteran job 

counseling, training, and placement programs of the Department of Labor. 

Sec. 303. Clarification of priority of service for veterans in Department of 

Labor job training programs. 

Sec. 304. Evaluation of individuals receiving training at the National Veterans’ 

Employment and Training Services Institute. 

Sec. 305. Requirements for full-time disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists and local veterans’ employment representatives. 

Sec. 306. Report on findings of the Department of Defense and Department of 

Labor credentialing work group. 

TITLE IV—IMPROVEMENTS TO UNIFORMED SERVICES 

EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS 

Sec. 401. Clarification of benefits of employment covered under USERRA. 

TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS 

Sec. 501. Extension of certain expiring provisions of law. 

Sec. 502. Department of Veterans Affairs housing loan guarantees for surviving 

spouses of certain totally disabled veterans. 

Sec. 503. Reimbursement rate for ambulance services. 

Sec. 504. Annual reports on Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program and 

Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program. 

Sec. 505. Limitation on amount authorized to be appropriated for employee 

travel, printing, and fleet vehicles. 

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Sec. 506. Extension of reduced pension for certain veterans covered by Medicaid plans for services furnished by nursing facilities. 

Sec. 507. Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 

1 TITLE I—RETRAINING 

2 VETERANS 

3 SEC. 101. VETERANS RETRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

4 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this sec6 tion, during the period beginning on June 1, 2012, 

7 and ending on March 31, 2014, the Secretary of 

8 Labor shall provide for monthly payments of retrain9 ing assistance to eligible veterans. Payments of re10 training assistance under this section shall be made 

11 by the Secretary of Labor through the Secretary of 

12 Veterans Affairs. 

13 (2) NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE VETERANS.—The 

14 number of eligible veterans who participate in the 

15 program may not exceed— 

16 (A) 45,000 during fiscal year 2012; and 

17 (B) 55,000 during the period beginning 

18 October 1, 2012, and ending March 31, 2014. 

19 (b) RETRAINING ASSISTANCE.—Except as provided 

20 by subsection (i), each veteran who participates in the pro21 gram established under subsection (a)(1) shall be entitled 

22 to up to 12 months of retraining assistance, as determined 

23 by the Secretary of Labor. Such retraining assistance may 

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1 cation (as such term is defined in section 3452(b) of title 

2 38, United States Code) or training on a full-time basis 

3 that— 

4 (1) is approved under chapter 36 of such title; 

5 (2) is offered by a community college or tech6 nical school; 

7 (3) leads to an associates degree or a certificate 

8 (or other similar evidence of the completion of the 

9 program of education or training); and 

10 (4) is designed to provide training for a high11 demand occupation, as determined by the Secretary 

12 of Labor. 

13 (c) MONTHLY CERTIFICATION.—Each veteran who 

14 participates in the program established under subsection 

15 (a)(1) shall certify to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

16 the enrollment of the veteran in a program of education 

17 described in subsection (b) for each month in which the 

18 veteran participates in the program. 

19 (d) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The monthly amount 

20 of the retraining assistance payable under this section is 

21 the amount in effect under section 3015(a)(1) of title 38, 

22 United States Code. 

23 (e) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of this section, an 

24 eligible veteran is a veteran who— 

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1 (1) is at least 35 years of age but not more 

2 than 60 years of age; 

3 (2) was last discharged from active duty service 

4 in the Armed Forces with an honorable discharge; 

5 (3) as of the date of the submittal of the appli6 cation for assistance under this section, has been un7 employed for a period of time determined by the 

8 Secretary, with special consideration given to vet9 erans who have been unemployed for at least 26 con10 tinuous weeks; 

11 (4) is not eligible to apply for educational as12 sistance under chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of title 38, 

13 United States Code; and 

14 (5) by not later than October 1, 2013, submits 

15 to the Secretary of Labor an application containing 

16 such information and assurances as the Secretary 

17 may require. 

18 (f) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2014, the Sec19 retary of Labor and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

20 shall jointly submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af21 fairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 

22 report on the retraining assistance provided under this 

23 section, including— 

24 (1) the total number of— 

25 (A) eligible veterans who participated; 

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1 (B) credit hours completed; and 

2 (C) associates degrees or certificates 

3 awarded (or other similar evidence of the com4 pletion of the program of education or training 

5 earned); and 

6 (2) data related to the employment status of el7 igible veterans who participated. 

8 (g) JOINT AGREEMENT.—The Secretary of Labor 

9 and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into an 

10 agreement on carrying out this section. 

11 (h) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Payments under this sec12 tion shall be made from amounts appropriated to the read13 justment benefits account of the Department of Veterans 

14 Affairs. 

15 (i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 

16 make payments under this section shall terminate on 

17 March 31, 2014. 

18 TITLE II—IMPROVING THE 

19 TRANSITION ASSISTANCE 

20 PROGRAM 

21 SEC. 201. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CON22 TRACTING. 

23 (a) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CON24 TRACTING.— 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4113 of title 38, 

2 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘§ 4113. Transition Assistance Program personnel 

4 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.—In accordance 

5 with section 1144 of title 10, the Secretary shall enter into 

6 a contract with an appropriate private entity or entities 

7 to provide the functions described in subsection (b) at all 

8 locations where the program described in such section is 

9 carried out. 

10 ‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—Contractors under subsection (a) 

11 shall provide to members of the Armed Forces who are 

12 being separated from active duty (and the spouses of such 

13 members) the services described in section 1144(a)(1) of 

14 title 10, including— 

15 ‘‘(1) counseling; 

16 ‘‘(2) assistance in identifying employment and 

17 training opportunities and help in obtaining such 

18 employment and training; 

19 ‘‘(3) other related information and services 

20 under such section; and 

21 ‘‘(4) any other services that the Secretary de22 termines are appropriate.’’. 

23 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec24 tions at the beginning of chapter 41 of title 38, 

25 United States Code, is amended by striking the item 

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1 relating to section 4113 and inserting the following 

2 new item: 

‘‘4113. Transition Assistance Program personnel.’’. 

3 (b) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec4 retary of Labor shall enter into the contract required by 

5 section 4113 of title 38, United States Code, as added by 

6 subsection (a), by not later than 24 months after the date 

7 of the enactment of this Act. 

8 SEC. 202. MANDATORY PARTICIPATION IN TRANSITION AS9 SISTANCE PROGRAM. 

10 Section 1144(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘shall encourage’’ and all that follows 

12 and inserting ‘‘shall encourage the participation of mem13 bers of the armed forces in pay grades E–8 and above 

14 and O–6 and above who are eligible for assistance under 

15 the program and shall require the participation of all other 

16 members of the armed forces who are eligible for assist17 ance under the program unless a documented urgent oper18 ational requirement prevents attendance or an individual 

19 service member, with written approval of their com20 mander, chooses to decline participation, in writing, based 

21 on post-service employment or acceptance to an education 

22 program. Such documentation shall be included in the per23 sonnel record of the member.’’. 

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1 SEC. 203. REPORT ON TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

2 Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is 

3 amended by adding at the end the following new sub4 section: 

5 ‘‘(e) REPORTS AND AUDITS.—(1) Not later than Jan6 uary 30 of each year, the Secretary of Labor shall submit 

7 to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 

8 House of Representatives a report on the program estab9 lished under this section that includes the number of mem10 bers of the armed forces eligible for assistance under the 

11 program who participated in the program within 30, 90, 

12 and 180 days of being separated from active duty, and 

13 the percentages of all such eligible participants who par14 ticipated within each such time period. 

15 ‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Labor shall enter into a 

16 contract with an appropriate entity to conduct an audit 

17 of the program established under this section not less fre18 quently than once every three years and to submit to the 

19 Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Labor, the Sec20 retary of Veterans Affairs, and the Committees on Vet21 erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 

22 a report containing the results of each such audit. 

23 ‘‘(B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the Sec24 retary of Labor shall enter into the contract under sub25 paragraph (A) with an appropriate entity that is a small 

26 business concern owned and controlled by veterans or a 

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1 small business concern owned and controlled by service2 disabled veterans and that is included in the database of 

3 veteran-owned businesses maintained under subsection (f) 

4 of section 8127 of title 38 and verified by the Secretary 

5 pursuant to paragraph (4) of that subsection. 

6 ‘‘(ii) If the Secretary of Labor is unable to enter into 

7 the contract under subparagraph (A) with a qualified busi8 ness concern described in clause (i), the Secretary shall 

9 enter into such contract with another qualified appropriate 

10 entity. 

11 ‘‘(C) The Secretary of Labor shall enter into the con12 tract under this paragraph using funds made available for 

13 the State grant program authorized under section 4102A 

14 of title 38.’’. 

15 SEC. 204. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OUTCOMES. 

16 Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, as 

17 amended by section 202 and 203, is further amended by 

18 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

19 ‘‘(f) PROGRAM OUTCOMES.—The Secretary of Labor 

20 shall develop a method to assess the outcomes for individ21 uals who participate in the program established under this 

22 section. The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Sec23 retary of Labor any data on participation in the program 

24 that is necessary for the Secretary of Labor to develop 

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1 such method. Such method shall be designed to determine 

2 the following outcomes: 

3 ‘‘(1) The length of the period during which the 

4 individual was unemployed following the individual’s 

5 separation from active duty. 

6 ‘‘(2) The beginning salary paid to the individual 

7 for the first job the individual obtained following 

8 such separation. 

9 ‘‘(3) The number of months of school or other 

10 training the individual attended during the first 12- 

11 month period following such separation.’’. 

12 SEC. 205. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW. 

13 Not later than one year after the date of the enact14 ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 

15 States shall conduct a review of the Transition Assistance 

16 Program under section 1144 of title 10, United States 

17 Code, and submit to Congress a report on the results of 

18 the review and any recommendations of the Comptroller 

19 General for improving the program. 

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1 TITLE III—IMPROVING THE 

2 TRANSITION OF VETERANS 

3 TO CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT 

4 SEC. 301. REAUTHORIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF DEM5 ONSTRATION PROJECT ON CREDENTIALING 

6 AND LICENSURE OF VETERANS. 

7 Section 4114 of title 38, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (b)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘not less 

11 than 10’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 5 but not 

12 more than 10’’; and 

13 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘consult 

14 with appropriate Federal, State, and industry 

15 officials’’ and inserting ‘‘enter into a contract 

16 with an appropriate entity representing a coali17 tion of State governors’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (g)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘Veterans Benefits, Health 

20 Care, and Information Technology Act of 

21 2006’’ and inserting the ‘‘Veterans Opportunity 

22 to Work Act of 2011’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘September 30, 2014’’; 

25 (3) in subsection (h)— 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘utilizing unobligated 

2 funds’’ and inserting ‘‘using not more than 

3 $180,000 of the funds in each fiscal year’’; and 

4 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

5 end the following: ‘‘, to be derived from 

6 amounts otherwise made available to carry out 

7 sections 4103A and 4104 of this title’’; and 

8 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub9 section: 

10 ‘‘(i) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 

11 after the last day of a fiscal year during which the dem12 onstration project under this section is carried out, the 

13 Assistant Secretary, in coordination with the entity with 

14 which the Assistant Secretary enters into a contract under 

15 subsection (b)(2), shall submit to the Committees on Vet16 erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 

17 a report on the implementation of the demonstration 

18 project during that fiscal year.’’. 

19 SEC. 302. INCLUSION OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN AN20 NUAL REPORT ON VETERAN JOB COUN21 SELING, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT PRO22 GRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 

23 Section 4107(c) of title 38, United States Code, is 

24 amended— 

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1 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘clause (1)’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

4 end; 

5 (3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and 

6 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

7 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

8 paragraphs: 

9 ‘‘(7) performance measures for the provision of 

10 assistance under this chapter, including— 

11 ‘‘(A) the percentage of participants in pro12 grams under this chapter who are employed 

13 after the 180-day period following their comple14 tion of the program; 

15 ‘‘(B) the percentage of such participants 

16 who are employed after the one-year period fol17 lowing their completion of the program; 

18 ‘‘(C) the median earnings of such partici19 pants after the 180-day period following their 

20 completion of the program; 

21 ‘‘(D) the median earnings of such partici22 pants after the one-year period following their 

23 completion of the program; and 

24 ‘‘(E) the percentage of participants in such 

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1 ploma, licensure, or industry-recognized creden2 tial while they are participating in the program 

3 or within one year of completing the program.’’. 

4 SEC. 303. CLARIFICATION OF PRIORITY OF SERVICE FOR 

5 VETERANS IN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR JOB 

6 TRAINING PROGRAMS. 

7 Section 4215 of title 38, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)(3), by adding at the end 

10 the following: ‘‘Such priority includes giving access 

11 to such services to a covered person before a non12 covered person or, if resources are limited, giving ac13 cess to such services to a covered person instead of 

14 a non-covered person.’’; and 

15 (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol16 lows: 

17 ‘‘(d) ADDITION TO ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) In the an18 nual report required under section 4107(c) of this title for 

19 the program year beginning in 2003 and each subsequent 

20 program year, the Secretary of Labor shall evaluate 

21 whether covered persons are receiving priority of service 

22 and are being fully served by qualified job training pro23 grams. Such evaluation shall include— 

24 ‘‘(A) an analysis of the implementation of pro25 viding such priority at the local level; 

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1 ‘‘(B) whether the representation of veterans in 

2 such programs is in proportion to the incidence of 

3 representation of veterans in the labor market, in4 cluding within groups that the Secretary may des5 ignate for priority under such programs, if any; and 

6 ‘‘(C) performance measures, as determined by 

7 the Secretary, to determine whether veterans are re8 ceiving priority of service and are being fully served 

9 by qualified job training programs. 

10 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may not use the proportion of 

11 representation of veterans described in subparagraph (B) 

12 of paragraph (1) as the basis for determining under such 

13 paragraph whether veterans are receiving priority of serv14 ice and are being fully served by qualified job training pro15 grams.’’. 

16 SEC. 304. EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING TRAIN17 ING AT THE NATIONAL VETERANS’ EMPLOY18 MENT AND TRAINING SERVICES INSTITUTE. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4109 of title 38, United 

20 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol21 lowing new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(d) The Secretary shall require that each individual 

23 who receives training provided by the Institute, or its suc24 cessor, is given a final examination to evaluate the individ25 ual’s performance in receiving such training. Each such 

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1 evaluation shall be designed to provide the individual with 

2 a grade, which shall be designated as either a passing 

3 grade or a failing grade. The results of such final examina4 tion shall be provided to the entity that sponsored the indi5 vidual who received the training.’’. 

6 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (d) of section 

7 4109 of title 38, United States Code, shall apply with re8 spect to training provided by the National Veterans’ Em9 ployment and Training Services Institute that begins on 

10 or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

11 SEC. 305. REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME DISABLED VET12 ERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS 

13 AND LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REP14 RESENTATIVES. 

15 (a) DISABLED VETERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM

16 SPECIALISTS.—Section 4103A of title 38, United States 

17 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

18 subsection: 

19 ‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR FULL-TIME

20 EMPLOYEES.—(1) A full-time disabled veterans’ outreach 

21 program specialist shall perform only duties related to 

22 meeting the employment needs of eligible veterans, as de23 scribed in subsection (a), and shall not perform other non24 veteran-related duties. 

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1 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall conduct regular audits to 

2 ensure compliance with paragraph (1). If, on the basis of 

3 such an audit, the Secretary determines that a State is 

4 not in compliance with paragraph (1), the Secretary may 

5 reduce the amount of a grant made to the State under 

6 section 4102A(b)(5) of this title.’’. 

7 (b) LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTA8 TIVES.—Section 4104 of such title is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub10 section (f); and 

11 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol12 lowing new subsection (e): 

13 ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME

14 EMPLOYEES.—(1) A full-time local veterans’ employment 

15 representative shall perform only duties related to the em16 ployment, training, and placement services under this 

17 chapter, and shall not perform other non-veteran-related 

18 duties. 

19 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall conduct regular audits to 

20 ensure compliance with paragraph (1). If, on the basis of 

21 such an audit, the Secretary determines that a State is 

22 not in compliance with paragraph (1), the Secretary may 

23 reduce the amount of a grant made to the State under 

24 section 4102A(b)(5) of this title.’’. 

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1 SEC. 306. REPORT ON FINDINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

2 DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

3 CREDENTIALING WORK GROUP. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the 

5 Secretary of Labor shall jointly enter into a contract with 

6 a qualified organization or entity jointly selected by the 

7 Secretaries to complete the study of 10 military occupa8 tional specialties already begun by the joint Department 

9 of Defense and Department of Labor Credentialing Work 

10 Group to reduce barriers to certification and licensure for 

11 transitioning members of the Armed Forces and veterans. 

12 This study shall also include an examination of current 

13 initiatives, programs, and authority already established 

14 within the Department of Defense and the military serv15 ices to promote credentialing of members of the Armed 

16 Forces and identify best practices that can be leveraged 

17 by all services to increase the transferability of military 

18 education, training, experience, and skills. 

19 (b) REPORT.—The contract described in subsection 

20 (a) shall provide that upon completion of the study de21 scribed in such subsection, the organization or entity with 

22 which the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor 

23 entered into the contract shall submit to the Secretary of 

24 Defense and the Secretary of Labor a report setting forth 

25 the results of the study. The report shall include— 

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1 (1) a plan for leveraging existing successful ini2 tiatives, programs, and authority to promote the 

3 credentialing of all members of the Armed Forces; 

4 and 

5 (2) such information as the Secretaries shall 

6 specify in the contract. 

7 (c) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

8 March 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense and the Sec9 retary of Labor shall jointly submit to Congress a report 

10 on the results of the study described in subsection (a), 

11 together with such comments on the report as the Secre12 taries jointly consider appropriate. 

13 TITLE IV—IMPROVEMENTS TO 

14 UNIFORMED SERVICES EM15 PLOYMENT AND REEMPLOY16 MENT RIGHTS 

17 SEC. 401. CLARIFICATION OF BENEFITS OF EMPLOYMENT 

18 COVERED UNDER USERRA. 

19 Section 4303(2) of title 38, United States Code, is 

20 amended by inserting ‘‘the terms, conditions, or privileges 

21 of employment, including’’ after ‘‘means’’. 

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1 TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS 

2 SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS 

3 OF LAW. 

4 (a) ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES.—Section 

5 3707(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘2014’’. 

7 (b) HYBRID ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES.—Sec8 tion 3707A(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 

10 (c) POOL OF MORTGAGE LOANS.—Section 

11 3720(h)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 

12 by striking ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem13 ber 31, 2016’’. 

14 (d) LOAN FEES.— 

15 (1) EXTENSION OF FEES.—Section 3729(b)(2) 

16 of such title is amended— 

17 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

18 (i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘Novem19 ber 18, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 

20 2017’’; and 

21 (ii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘Novem22 ber 18, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 

23 2017’’; 

24 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

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1 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Novem2 ber 18, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 

3 2017’’; 

4 (ii) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) 

5 and redesignating clause (iv) as clause (ii); 

6 and 

7 (iii) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, 

8 by striking ‘‘October 1, 2013’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘October 1, 2017’’; 

10 (C) in subparagraph (C)— 

11 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Novem12 ber 18, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 

13 2017’’; and 

14 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘Novem15 ber 18, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 

16 2017’’; and 

17 (D) in subparagraph (D)— 

18 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Novem19 ber 18, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 

20 2017’’; and 

21 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘Novem22 ber 18, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 

23 2017’’. 

24 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

25 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the later of— 

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1 (A) October 1, 2011; or 

2 (B) the date of the enactment of this Act. 

3 (e) TEMPORARY ADJUSTMENT OF MAXIMUM HOME

4 LOAN GUARANTY AMOUNT.—Section 501 of the Veterans 

5 Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–389; 

6 122 Stat. 4175; 38 U.S.C. 3703 note) is amended by 

7 striking ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

8 31, 2014’’. 

9 SEC. 502. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOUSING 

10 LOAN GUARANTEES FOR SURVIVING 

11 SPOUSES OF CERTAIN TOTALLY DISABLED 

12 VETERANS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3701(b) of title 38, 

14 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

15 following new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(6) The term ‘veteran’ also includes, for pur17 poses of home loans, the surviving spouse of a de18 ceased veteran who dies and who was in receipt of 

19 or entitled to receive (or but for the receipt of re20 tired or retirement pay was entitled to receive) com21 pensation at the time of death for a service-con22 nected disability rated totally disabling if— 

23 ‘‘(A) the disability was continuously rated 

24 totally disabling for a period of 10 or more 

25 years immediately preceding death; 

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1 ‘‘(B) the disability was continuously rated 

2 totally disabling for a period of not less than 

3 five years from the date of such veteran’s dis4 charge or other release from active duty; or 

5 ‘‘(C) the veteran was a former prisoner of 

6 war who died after September 30, 1999, and 

7 the disability was continuously rated totally dis8 abling for a period of not less than one year im9 mediately preceding death.’’. 

10 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

11 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a loan guaran12 teed after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

13 (c) CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN

14 FEES.—Fees shall be collected under section 3729 of title 

15 38, United States Code, from a person described in para16 graph (6) of subsection (b) of section 3701 of such title, 

17 as added by subsection (a), in the same manner as such 

18 fees are collected from a person described in paragraph 

19 (2) of such subsection. 

20 SEC. 503. REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR AMBULANCE SERV21 ICES. 

22 Section 111(b)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is 

23 amended by adding at the end the following new subpara24 graph: 

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1 ‘‘(C) In the case of transportation of a person under 

2 subparagraph (B) by ambulance, the Secretary may pay 

3 the provider of the transportation the lesser of the actual 

4 charge for the transportation or the amount determined 

5 by the fee schedule established under section 1834(l) of 

6 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(l)) unless the 

7 Secretary has entered into a contract for that transpor8 tation with the provider.’’. 

9 SEC. 504. ANNUAL REPORTS ON POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 

10 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND SURVIVORS’ AND 

11 DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 

12 PROGRAM. 

13 (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 

15 33 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 

16 adding at the end the following new section: 

17 ‘‘§ 3325. Reporting requirement 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For each academic year— 

19 ‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

20 Congress a report on the operation of the program 

21 provided for in this chapter; and 

22 ‘‘(2) the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 

23 report on the operation of the program provided for 

24 in this chapter and the program provided for under 

25 chapter 35 of this title. 

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1 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RE2 PORTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall include in each 

3 report submitted under this section— 

4 ‘‘(1) information indicating— 

5 ‘‘(A) the extent to which the benefit levels 

6 provided under this chapter are adequate to 

7 achieve the purposes of inducing individuals to 

8 enter and remain in the Armed Forces and of 

9 providing an adequate level of financial assist10 ance to help meet the cost of pursuing a pro11 gram of education; 

12 ‘‘(B) whether it is necessary for the pur13 poses of maintaining adequate levels of well14 qualified active-duty personnel in the Armed 

15 Forces to continue to offer the opportunity for 

16 educational assistance under this chapter to in17 dividuals who have not yet entered active-duty 

18 service; and 

19 ‘‘(C) describing the efforts under section 

20 3323(b) of this title to inform members of the 

21 Armed Forces of the active duty service require22 ments for entitlement to educational assistance 

23 benefits under this chapter and the results from 

24 such efforts; and 

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1 ‘‘(2) such recommendations for administrative 

2 and legislative changes regarding the provision of 

3 educational assistance to members of the Armed 

4 Forces and veterans, and their dependents, as the 

5 Secretary of Defense considers appropriate. 

6 ‘‘(c) CONTENTS OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF7 FAIRS REPORTS.—The Secretary shall include in each re8 port submitted under this section— 

9 ‘‘(1) information concerning the level of utiliza10 tion of educational assistance and of expenditures 

11 under this chapter and under chapter 35 of this 

12 title; 

13 ‘‘(2) the number of credit hours, certificates, 

14 degrees, and other qualifications earned by bene15 ficiaries under this chapter and under chapter 35 of 

16 this title during the academic year covered by the re17 port; and 

18 ‘‘(3) such recommendations for administrative 

19 and legislative changes regarding the provision of 

20 educational assistance to members of the Armed 

21 Forces and veterans, and their dependents, as the 

22 Secretary considers appropriate. 

23 ‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—No report shall be required 

24 under this section after January 1, 2021.’’. 

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1 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

3 by inserting after the item relating to section 3324 

4 the following new item: 

‘‘3325. Reporting requirement.’’. 

5 (3) DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL OF FIRST RE6 PORT.—The first reports required under section 

7 3325 of title 38, United States Code, as added by 

8 paragraph (1), shall be submitted by not later than 

9 November 1, 2012, and shall cover the 2011-2012 

10 academic year. 

11 (b) REPEAL OF REPORT ON ALL VOLUNTEER-FORCE

12 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 30 of such title is 

14 amended by striking section 3036. 

15 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec16 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

17 by striking the item relating to section 3036. 

18 SEC. 505. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE AP19 PROPRIATED FOR EMPLOYEE TRAVEL, 

20 PRINTING, AND FLEET VEHICLES. 

21 The amount authorized to be appropriated for the 

22 Department of Veterans Affairs for employee travel, print23 ing, and fleet vehicles for fiscal year 2012 shall not exceed 

24 $385,000,000. 

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1 SEC. 506. EXTENSION OF REDUCED PENSION FOR CERTAIN 

2 VETERANS COVERED BY MEDICAID PLANS 

3 FOR SERVICES FURNISHED BY NURSING FA4 CILITIES. 

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

6 is amended by striking ‘‘May 31, 2015’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘May 31, 2016’’. 

8 SEC. 507. STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO ACT OF 2010. 

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

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

11 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

12 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

13 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

14 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro15 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

16 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives October 12, 

2011. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 

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