In the Senate of the United States, 

September 28, 2010. 

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 3219) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 38, United 

States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to insurance and health care, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vet3 erans’ Benefits Act of 2010’’. 

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

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. 
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TITLE I—EMPLOYMENT, SMALL BUSINESS, AND EDUCATION 

MATTERS 

Sec. 101. Extension and expansion of authority for certain qualifying work-study 

activities for purposes of the educational assistance programs of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Sec. 102. Reauthorization of Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education. 

Sec. 103. 18-month period for training of new disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists and local veterans’ employment representatives 

by National Veterans’ Employment and Training Services Institute. 

Sec. 104. Clarification of responsibility of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to verify 

small business ownership. 

Sec. 105. Demonstration project for referral of USERRA claims against Federal 

agencies to the Office of Special Counsel. 

Sec. 106. Veterans Energy-Related Employment Program. 

Sec. 107. Pat Tillman Veterans’ Scholarship Initiative. 

TITLE II—HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS MATTERS 

Sec. 201. Reauthorization of appropriations for Homeless Veterans Reintegration 

Program. 

Sec. 202. Homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegration grant program. 

Sec. 203. Specially Adapted Housing assistive technology grant program. 

Sec. 204. Waiver of housing loan fee for certain veterans with service-connected 

disabilities called to active service. 

TITLE III—SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT MATTERS 

Sec. 301. Residential and motor vehicle leases. 

Sec. 302. Termination of telephone service contracts. 

Sec. 303. Enforcement by the Attorney General and by private right of action. 

TITLE IV—INSURANCE MATTERS 

Sec. 401. Increase in amount of supplemental insurance for totally disabled veterans. 

Sec. 402. Permanent extension of duration of Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance coverage for totally disabled veterans. 

Sec. 403. Adjustment of coverage of dependents under Servicemembers’ Group Life 

Insurance. 

Sec. 404. Opportunity to increase amount of Veterans’ Group Life Insurance. 

Sec. 405. Elimination of reduction in amount of accelerated death benefit for terminally-ill persons insured under Servicemembers’ Group Life 

Insurance and Veterans’ Group Life Insurance. 

Sec. 406. Consideration of loss of dominant hand in prescription of schedule of 

severity of traumatic injury under Servicemembers’ Group Life 

Insurance. 

Sec. 407. Enhancement of veterans’ mortgage life insurance. 

Sec. 408. Expansion of individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers’ Group 

Life Insurance. 
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TITLE V—BURIAL AND CEMETERY MATTERS 

Sec. 501. Increase in certain burial and funeral benefits and plot allowances for 

veterans. 

Sec. 502. Interment in national cemeteries of parents of certain deceased veterans. 

Sec. 503. Reports on selection of new national cemeteries. 

TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND PENSION 

Sec. 601. Enhancement of disability compensation for certain disabled veterans 

with difficulties using prostheses and disabled veterans in need 

of regular aid and attendance for residuals of traumatic brain 

injury. 

Sec. 602. Cost-of-living increase for temporary dependency and indemnity compensation payable for surviving spouses with dependent children 

under the age of 18. 

Sec. 603. Payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to survivors of 

former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 

1999. 

Sec. 604. Exclusion of certain amounts from consideration as income for purposes 

of veterans pension benefits. 

Sec. 605. Commencement of period of payment of original awards of compensation for veterans retired or separated from the uniformed services 

for catastrophic disability. 

Sec. 606. Applicability of limitation to pension payable to certain children of veterans of a period of war. 

Sec. 607. Extension of reduced pension for certain veterans covered by Medicaid 

plans for services furnished by nursing facilities. 

Sec. 608. Codification of 2009 cost-of-living adjustment in rates of pension for 

disabled veterans and surviving spouses and children. 

TITLE VII—EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF 

MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES 

Sec. 701. Clarification that USERRA prohibits wage discrimination against 

members of the Armed Forces. 

Sec. 702. Clarification of the definition of ‘‘successor in interest’’. 

Sec. 703. Technical amendments. 

TITLE VIII—BENEFITS MATTERS 

Sec. 801. Increase in number of veterans for which programs of independent living services and assistance may be initiated. 

Sec. 802. Payment of unpaid balances of Department of Veterans Affairs guaranteed loans. 

Sec. 803. Eligibility of disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces with 

severe burn injuries for automobiles and adaptive equipment. 

Sec. 804. Enhancement of automobile assistance allowance for veterans. 

Sec. 805. National Academies review of best treatments for chronic multisymptom 

illness in Persian Gulf War veterans. 

Sec. 806. Extension and modification of National Academy of Sciences reviews 

and evaluations on illness and service in Persian Gulf War and 

Post-9/11 Global Operations Theaters. 

Sec. 807. Extension of authority for regional office in Republic of the Philippines. 

Sec. 808. Extension of an annual report on equitable relief. 

Sec. 809. Authority for the performance of medical disability examinations by 

contract physicians. 
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TITLE IX—AUTHORIZATION OF MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS AND 

MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES 

Sec. 901. Authorization of fiscal year 2011 major medical facility leases. 

Sec. 902. Modification of authorization amount for major medical facility construction project previously authorized for the Department of 

Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Sec. 903. Modification of authorization amount for major medical facility construction project previously authorized for the Department of 

Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California. 

Sec. 904. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 905. Requirement that bid savings on major medical facility projects of Department of Veterans Affairs be used for other major medical facility construction projects of the Department. 

TITLE X—OTHER MATTERS 

Sec. 1001. Technical corrections. 

Sec. 1002. Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act compliance. 

1 SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. 

2 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

3 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 

4 an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provi5 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section 

6 or other provision of title 38, United States Code. 

7 TITLE I—EMPLOYMENT, SMALL 

8 BUSINESS, AND EDUCATION 

9 MATTERS 

10 SEC. 101. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR 

11 CERTAIN QUALIFYING WORK-STUDY ACTIVI12 TIES FOR PURPOSES OF THE EDUCATIONAL 

13 ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF THE DEPART14 MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

15 (a) EXTENSION.—Paragraph (4) of section 3485(a) is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2010’’ each place it appears 

17 and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2013’’. 
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1 (b) ACTIVITIES IN STATE VETERANS AGENCIES.— 

2 Such paragraph is further amended by adding at the end 

3 the following new subparagraphs: 

4 ‘‘(G) Any activity of a State veterans agency re5 lated to providing assistance to veterans in obtaining 

6 any benefit under the laws administered by the Sec7 retary or the laws of the State. 

8 ‘‘(H) A position working in a Center of Excel9 lence for Veteran Student Success, as established pur10 suant to part T of title VIII of the Higher Education 

11 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161t et seq.). 

12 ‘‘(I) A position working in a cooperative pro13 gram carried out jointly by the Department and an 

14 institution of higher learning. 

15 ‘‘(J) Any other veterans-related position in an 

16 institution of higher learning.’’. 

17 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub18 section (b) shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

19 SEC. 102. REAUTHORIZATION OF VETERANS’ ADVISORY 

20 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. 

21 Section 3692(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

22 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’. 
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1 SEC. 103. 18-MONTH PERIOD FOR TRAINING OF NEW DIS2 ABLED VETERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM SPE3 CIALISTS AND LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOY4 MENT REPRESENTATIVES BY NATIONAL VET5 ERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERV6 ICES INSTITUTE. 

7 (a) 18-MONTH PERIOD.—Section 4102A(c)(8)(A) is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘three-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘18- 

9 month period’’. 

10 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

11 (1) APPLICABILITY TO NEW EMPLOYEES.—The 

12 amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 

13 respect to a State employee assigned to perform the 

14 duties of a disabled veterans’ outreach program spe15 cialist or a local veterans’ employment representative 

16 under chapter 41 of title 38, United States Code, who 

17 is so assigned on or after the date of the enactment 

18 of this Act. 

19 (2) APPLICABILITY TO PREVIOUSLY-HIRED EM20 PLOYEES.—In the case of such a State employee who 

21 is so assigned on or after January 1, 2006, and before 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

23 Labor shall require the State to require, as a condi24 tion of a grant or contract under which funds are 

25 made available to the State in order to carry out sec26 tion 4103A or 4104 of title 38, United States Code, 
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1 each such employee to satisfactorily complete the 

2 training described in section 4102A(c)(8)(A) of such 

3 title by not later than the date that is 18 months after 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

5 SEC. 104. CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY OF SEC6 RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO VERIFY 

7 SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP. 

8 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

9 ‘‘Veterans Small Business Verification Act’’. 

10 (b) CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY OF SEC11 RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO VERIFY SMALL BUSI12 NESS OWNERSHIP.— 

13 (1) CLARIFICATION.—Section 8127(f) is amend14 ed— 

15 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (i) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘To be el17 igible’’; 

18 (ii) by inserting after ‘‘or the veteran.’’ 

19 the following new sentence: ‘‘Application for 

20 inclusion in the database shall constitute 

21 permission under section 552a of title 5 

22 (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act) 

23 for the Secretary to access such personal in24 formation maintained by the Secretary as 
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1 may be necessary to verify the information 

2 contained in the application.’’; and 

3 (iii) by inserting after the sentence 

4 added by clause (ii) the following new sub5 paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(B) If the Secretary receives an application for inclu7 sion in the database from an individual whose status as 

8 a veteran cannot be verified because the Secretary does not 

9 maintain information with respect to the veteran status of 

10 the individual, the Secretary may not include the small 

11 business concern owned and controlled by the individual in 

12 the database maintained by the Secretary until the Sec13 retary receives such information as may be necessary to 

14 verify that the individual is a veteran.’’; and 

15 (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting 

16 the following new paragraph (4): 

17 ‘‘(4) No small business concern may be listed in the 

18 database until the Secretary has verified that— 

19 ‘‘(A) the small business concern is owned and 

20 controlled by veterans; and 

21 ‘‘(B) in the case of a small business concern for 

22 which the person who owns and controls the concern 

23 indicates that the person is a veteran with a service24 connected disability, that the person is a veteran with 

25 a service-connected disability.’’. 
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1 (2) APPLICABILITY.—In the case of a small busi2 ness concern included in the database as of the date 

3 of the enactment of this Act for which, as of such date, 

4 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has not verified the 

5 status of such concern in accordance with paragraph 

6 (4) of subsection (f) of section 8127 of title 38, United 

7 States Code, as amended by paragraph (1), not later 

8 than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 

9 Act, the Secretary shall notify the person who owns 

10 and controls the concern that— 

11 (A) the Secretary is required to verify the 

12 status of the concern in accordance with such 

13 paragraph, as so amended; 

14 (B) verification of such status shall require 

15 that the person who owns and controls the con16 cern apply for inclusion in the database in ac17 cordance with such subsection, as so amended; 

18 (C) application for inclusion in the data19 base shall constitute permission under section 

20 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly 

21 referred to as the Privacy Act), for the Secretary 

22 to access such personal information maintained 

23 by the Secretary as may be necessary to verify 

24 the information contained in the application; 

25 and 
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1 (D) the person who owns and controls the 

2 concern must submit to the Secretary all infor3 mation required by the Secretary under this 

4 paragraph within 90 days of receiving the Sec5 retary’s notice of such requirement or the concern 

6 shall be removed from the database. 

7 SEC. 105. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR REFERRAL OF 

8 USERRA CLAIMS AGAINST FEDERAL AGEN9 CIES TO THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL. 

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT.—The Secretary of 

11 Labor and the Office of Special Counsel shall carry out a 

12 36-month demonstration project under which certain claims 

13 against Federal executive agencies under chapter 43 of title 

14 38, United States Code, are referred to, or otherwise received 

15 by, the Office of Special Counsel for assistance, including 

16 investigation and resolution of the claim as well as enforce17 ment of rights with respect to the claim. The demonstration 

18 program shall begin not later than 60 days after the Comp19 troller General of the United States submits the report re20 quired under subsection (e)(3). 

21 (b) REFERRAL OF ALL PROHIBITED PERSONNEL

22 PRACTICE CLAIMS TO THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUN23 SEL.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under the demonstration 

25 project, the Office of Special Counsel shall receive and 
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1 investigate all claims under chapter 43 of title 38, 

2 United States Code, with respect to Federal executive 

3 agencies in cases where the Office of Special Counsel 

4 has jurisdiction over related claims pursuant to sec5 tion 1212 of title 5, United States Code. 

6 (2) RELATED CLAIMS.—For purposes of para7 graph (1), a related claim is a claim involving the 

8 same Federal executive agency and the same or simi9 lar factual allegations or legal issues as those being 

10 pursued under a claim under chapter 43 of title 38, 

11 United States Code. 

12 (c) REFERRAL OF OTHER CLAIMS AGAINST FEDERAL

13 EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Under the demonstration 

15 project, the Secretary— 

16 (A) shall refer to the Office of Special Coun17 sel all claims described in paragraph (2) made 

18 during the period of the demonstration project; 

19 and 

20 (B) may refer any claim described in para21 graph (2) filed before the demonstration project 

22 that is pending before the Secretary at the begin23 ning of the demonstration project. 

24 (2) CLAIMS DESCRIBED.—A claim described in 

25 this paragraph is a claim under chapter 43 of title 
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1 38, United States Code, against a Federal executive 

2 agency by a claimant with a social security account 

3 number with an odd number as its terminal digit or, 

4 in the case of a claim that does not contain a social 

5 security account number, a case number assigned to 

6 the claim with an odd number as its terminal digit. 

7 (d) ADMINISTRATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Special Counsel 

9 shall administer the demonstration project. The Sec10 retary shall cooperate with the Office of Special Coun11 sel in carrying out the demonstration project. 

12 (2) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TERMS IN CHAPTER

13 43 OF TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.—In the case 

14 of any claim referred to, or otherwise received by, the 

15 Office of Special Counsel under the demonstration 

16 project, any reference to the ‘‘Secretary’’ in sections 

17 4321, 4322, and 4326 of title 38, United States Code, 

18 is deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Office of Special 

19 Counsel’’. 

20 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—In the case 

21 of any claim referred to, or otherwise received by, the 

22 Office of Special Counsel under the demonstration 

23 project, the Office of Special Counsel shall retain ad24 ministrative jurisdiction over the claim. 
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1 (e) DATA COMPARABILITY FOR REVIEWING AGENCY

2 PERFORMANCE.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—To facilitate the review of the 

4 relative performance of the Office of Special Counsel 

5 and the Department of Labor during the demonstra6 tion project, the Office of Special Counsel and the De7 partment of Labor shall jointly establish methods and 

8 procedures to be used by both the Office and the De9 partment during the demonstration project. Such 

10 methods and procedures shall include each of the fol11 lowing: 

12 (A) Definitions of performance measures, 

13 including— 

14 (i) customer satisfaction; 

15 (ii) cost (such as, but not limited to, 

16 average cost per claim); 

17 (iii) timeliness (such as, but not lim18 ited to, average processing time, case age); 

19 (iv) capacity (such as, but not limited 

20 to, staffing levels, education, grade level, 

21 training received, caseload); and 

22 (v) case outcomes. 

23 (B) Definitions of case outcomes. 

24 (C) Data collection methods and timing of 

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1 (D) Data quality assurance processes. 

2 (2) JOINT REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

3 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

4 Act, the Special Counsel and the Secretary of Labor 

5 shall jointly submit to the Committees on Veterans’ 

6 Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 

7 and to the Comptroller General of the United States 

8 a report describing the methods and procedures estab9 lished under paragraph (1). 

10 (3) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 

11 than 30 days after the date of the submittal of the re12 port under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General 

13 shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 

14 the Senate and House of Representatives a report on 

15 the report submitted under paragraph (2) and may 

16 provide recommendations for improving the methods 

17 and procedures described therein. 

18 (f) AGENCY DATA TO GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY

19 OFFICE.—The Office of Special Counsel and the Secretary 

20 of Labor shall submit to the Comptroller General such infor21 mation and data about the demonstration project as may 

22 be required by the Comptroller General, from time to time 

23 during the course of the demonstration project and at the 

24 conclusion, in order for the Comptroller General to assess 

25 the reliability of the demonstration data maintained by 
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1 both the Office of Special Counsel and the Department of 

2 Labor and to review the relative performance of the Office 

3 and Department under the demonstration project. 

4 (g) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE5 PORT.—The Comptroller General shall review the relative 

6 performance of the Office of Special Counsel and the De7 partment of Labor under the demonstration project and— 

8 (1) not later than one year after the commence9 ment of the demonstration project, and annually 

10 thereafter during the period when the demonstration 

11 project is conducted, submit to the Committees on Vet12 erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representa13 tives an interim report on the demonstration project; 

14 and 

15 (2) not later than 90 days after the conclusion 

16 of the demonstration project, submit to such commit17 tees a final report that includes the findings and con18 clusions of the Comptroller General regarding the rel19 ative performance of the Office and the Department 

20 under the demonstration project and such rec21 ommendations as the Comptroller General determines 

22 are appropriate. 
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1 SEC. 106. VETERANS ENERGY-RELATED EMPLOYMENT PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—To en4 courage the employment of eligible veterans in the energy 

5 industry, the Secretary of Labor, as part of the Veterans 

6 Workforce Investment Program, shall carry out a pilot pro7 gram to be known as the ‘‘Veterans Energy-Related Em8 ployment Program’’. Under the pilot program, the Sec9 retary shall award competitive grants to not more than 

10 three States for the establishment and administration of a 

11 State program to make grants to energy employers that pro12 vide covered training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and 

13 certification classes to eligible veterans. Such a program 

14 shall be known as a ‘‘State Energy-Related Employment 

15 Program’’. 

16 (b) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—To be eligible to re17 ceive a grant under the pilot program, a State shall submit 

18 to the Secretary an application that includes each of the 

19 following: 

20 (1) A proposal for the expenditure of grant funds 

21 to establish and administer a public-private partner22 ship program designed to provide covered training, 

23 on-job training, apprenticeships, and certification 

24 classes to a significant number of eligible veterans 

25 and ensure lasting and sustainable employment in 

26 well-paying jobs in the energy industry. 
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1 (2) Evidence that the State has— 

2 (A) a population of eligible veterans of an 

3 appropriate size to carry out the State program; 

4 (B) a robust and diverse energy industry; 

5 and 

6 (C) the ability to carry out the State pro7 gram described in the proposal under paragraph 

8 (1). 

9 (3) Such other information and assurances as 

10 the Secretary may require. 

11 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that is the recipient of 

12 a grant under this section shall use the grant for the fol13 lowing purposes: 

14 (1) Making grants to energy employers to reim15 burse such employers for the cost of providing covered 

16 training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and cer17 tification classes to eligible veterans who are first 

18 hired by the employer on or after November 1, 2010. 

19 (2) Conducting outreach to inform energy em20 ployers and veterans, including veterans in rural 

21 areas, of their eligibility or potential eligibility for 

22 participation in the State program. 

23 (d) CONDITIONS.—Under the pilot program, each 

24 grant to a State shall be subject to the following conditions: 
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1 (1) The State shall repay to the Secretary, on 

2 such date as shall be determined by the Secretary, 

3 any amount received under the pilot program that is 

4 not used for the purposes described in subsection (c). 

5 (2) The State shall submit to the Secretary, at 

6 such times and containing such information as the 

7 Secretary shall require, reports on the use of grant 

8 funds. 

9 (e) EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS.—In order to receive 

10 a grant made by a State under the pilot program, an en11 ergy employer shall— 

12 (1) submit to the administrator of the State En13 ergy-Related Employment Program an application 

14 that includes— 

15 (A) the rate of pay, during and after train16 ing, for each eligible veteran proposed to be 

17 trained using grant funds; 

18 (B) the average rate of pay for an indi19 vidual employed by the energy employer in a 

20 similar position who is not an eligible veteran; 

21 and 

22 (C) such other information and assurances 

23 as the administrator may require; and 
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1 (2) agree to submit to the administrator, for each 

2 quarter, a report containing such information as the 

3 Secretary may specify. 

4 (f) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made available to 

5 an energy employer through a grant under the pilot pro6 gram may be used to provide training of any kind to— 

7 (1) a person who is not an eligible veteran; or 

8 (2) an eligible veteran for whom the employer 

9 has received a grant, credit, or subsidy under any 

10 other provision of law. 

11 (g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Together with the report 

12 required to be submitted annually under section 4107(c) of 

13 title 38, United States Code, the Secretary shall submit to 

14 Congress a report on the pilot program for the year covered 

15 by such report. The report on the pilot program shall in16 clude a detailed description of activities carried out under 

17 this section and an evaluation of the program. 

18 (h) ADMINISTRATIVE AND REPORTING COSTS.—Of the 

19 amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap20 propriations under subsection (j), two percent shall be made 

21 available to the Secretary for administrative costs associ22 ated with implementing and evaluating the pilot program 

23 under this section and for preparing and submitting the 

24 report required under subsection (f). The Secretary shall de25 termine the appropriate maximum amount of each grant 
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1 awarded under this section that may be used by the recipi2 ent for administrative and reporting costs. 

3 (i) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

4 (1) The term ‘‘covered training, on-job training, 

5 apprenticeships, and certification classes’’ means 

6 training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and cer7 tification classes that are— 

8 (A) designed to provide the veteran with 

9 skills that are particular to an energy industry 

10 and not directly transferable to employment in 

11 another industry; and 

12 (B) approved as provided in paragraph (1) 

13 or (2), as appropriate, of subsection (a) of sec14 tion 3687 of title 38, United States Code. 

15 (2) The term ‘‘eligible veteran’’ means a veteran, 

16 as that term is defined in section 101(2) of title 38, 

17 United States Code, who is employed by an energy 

18 employer and enrolled or participating in a covered 

19 training, on-job training, apprenticeship, or certifi20 cation class. 

21 (3) The term ‘‘energy employer’’ means an entity 

22 that employs individuals in a trade or business in an 

23 energy industry. 

24 (4) The term ‘‘energy industry’’ means any of 

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1 (A) The energy-efficient building, construc2 tion, or retrofits industry. 

3 (B) The renewable electric power industry, 

4 including the wind and solar energy industries. 

5 (C) The biofuels industry. 

6 (D) The energy efficiency assessment indus7 try that serves the residential, commercial, or in8 dustrial sectors. 

9 (E) The oil and natural gas industry. 

10 (F) The nuclear industry. 

11 (j) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap12 propriated to the Secretary $1,500,000 for each of fiscal 

13 years 2012 through 2014, for the purpose of carrying out 

14 the pilot program under this section. 

15 SEC. 107. PAT TILLMAN VETERANS’ SCHOLARSHIP INITIA16 TIVE. 

17 (a) AVAILABILITY OF SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION.— 

18 By not later than June 1, 2011, the Secretary of Veterans 

19 Affairs shall include on the Internet website of the Depart20 ment of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide 

21 scholarships to veterans and their survivors and, for each 

22 such organization, a link to the Internet website of the orga23 nization. 

24 (b) MAINTENANCE OF SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION.— 

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1 forts to notify schools and other appropriate entities of the 

2 opportunity to be included on the Internet website of the 

3 Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to subsection (a). 

4 TITLE II—HOUSING AND 

5 HOMELESSNESS MATTERS 

6 SEC. 201. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

7 HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION PRO8 GRAM. 

9 Section 2021(e)(1)(F) is amended by striking ‘‘2009’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 

11 SEC. 202. HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS 

12 VETERANS WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION 

13 GRANT PROGRAM. 

14 (a) GRANT PROGRAM.—Chapter 20 is amended by in15 serting after section 2021 the following new section: 

16 ‘‘§ 2021A. Homeless women veterans and homeless vet17 erans with children reintegration grant 

18 program 

19 ‘‘(a) GRANTS.—Subject to the availability of appro20 priations provided for such purpose, the Secretary of Labor 

21 shall make grants to programs and facilities that the Sec22 retary determines provide dedicated services for homeless 

23 women veterans and homeless veterans with children. 

24 ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants under this section shall 

25 be used to provide job training, counseling, placement serv-
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1 ices (including job readiness and literacy and skills train2 ing) and child care services to expedite the reintegration 

3 of homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with 

4 children into the labor force. 

5 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT TO MONITOR EXPENDITURES OF

6 FUNDS.—(1) The Secretary of Labor shall collect such in7 formation as that Secretary considers appropriate to mon8 itor and evaluate the distribution and expenditure of funds 

9 appropriated to carry out this section. The information 

10 shall include data with respect to the results or outcomes 

11 of the services provided to each homeless veteran under this 

12 section. 

13 ‘‘(2) Information under paragraph (1) shall be fur14 nished in such form and manner as the Secretary of Labor 

15 may specify. 

16 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION THROUGH THE ASSISTANT

17 SECRETARY OF LABOR FOR VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND

18 TRAINING.—The Secretary of Labor shall carry out this sec19 tion through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ 

20 Employment and Training. 

21 ‘‘(e) BIENNIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 

22 of Labor shall include as part of the report required under 

23 section 2021(d) of this title an evaluation of the grant pro24 gram under this section, which shall include an evaluation 
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1 of services furnished to veterans under this section and an 

2 analysis of the information collected under subsection (c). 

3 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—(1) In 

4 addition to any amount authorized to be appropriated to 

5 carry out section 2021 of this title, there is authorized to 

6 be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 

7 each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015. 

8 ‘‘(2) Funds appropriated to carry out this section shall 

9 remain available until expended. Funds obligated in any 

10 fiscal year to carry out this section may be expended in 

11 that fiscal year and the succeeding fiscal year.’’. 

12 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

13 the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 

14 the item relating to section 2021 the following new item: 

‘‘2021A. Homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegration grant program.’’. 

15 SEC. 203. SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTIVE TECH16 NOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 is amended by adding 

18 at the end the following new section: 

19 ‘‘§ 2108. Specially adapted housing assistive tech20 nology grant program 

21 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Secretary 

22 shall make grants to encourage the development of new as23 sistive technologies for specially adapted housing. 
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1 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—A person or entity seeking a 

2 grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an 

3 application for the grant in such form and manner as the 

4 Secretary shall specify. 

5 ‘‘(c) GRANT FUNDS.—(1) Each grant awarded under 

6 this section shall be in an amount of not more than 

7 $200,000 per fiscal year. 

8 ‘‘(2) For each fiscal year in which the Secretary makes 

9 a grant under this section, the Secretary shall make the 

10 grant by not later than April 1 of that year. 

11 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—The recipient of a grant under 

12 this section shall use the grant to develop assistive tech13 nologies for use in specially adapted housing. 

14 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than March 1 of each fiscal 

15 year following a fiscal year in which the Secretary makes 

16 a grant, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 

17 containing information related to each grant awarded 

18 under this section during the preceding fiscal year, includ19 ing— 

20 ‘‘(1) the name of the grant recipient; 

21 ‘‘(2) the amount of the grant; and 

22 ‘‘(3) the goal of the grant. 

23 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.—From amounts appropriated to the 

24 Department for readjustment benefits for each fiscal year 

25 for which the Secretary is authorized to make a grant under 
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1 this section, $1,000,000 shall be available for that fiscal 

2 year for the purposes of the program under this section. 

3 ‘‘(g) DURATION.—The authority to make a grant 

4 under this section shall begin on October 1, 2011, and shall 

5 terminate on September 30, 2016.’’. 

6 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 

7 the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 

8 end the following new item: 

‘‘2108. Specially adapted housing assistive technology grant program.’’. 

9 SEC. 204. WAIVER OF HOUSING LOAN FEE FOR CERTAIN 

10 VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DIS11 ABILITIES CALLED TO ACTIVE SERVICE. 

12 Section 3729(c)(1) is amended by inserting after ‘‘re13 tirement pay’’ the following: ‘‘or active service pay’’. 

14 TITLE III—SERVICEMEMBERS 

15 CIVIL RELIEF ACT MATTERS 

16 SEC. 301. RESIDENTIAL AND MOTOR VEHICLE LEASES. 

17 Subsection (e) of section 305 of the Servicemembers 

18 Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 535) is amended to read 

19 as follows: 

20 ‘‘(e) ARREARAGES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS AND LI21 ABILITIES.— 

22 ‘‘(1) LEASES OF PREMISES.—Rent amounts for a 

23 lease described in subsection (b)(1) that are unpaid 

24 for the period preceding the effective date of the lease 

25 termination shall be paid on a prorated basis. The 
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1 lessor may not impose an early termination charge, 

2 but any taxes, summonses, or other obligations and li3 abilities of the lessee in accordance with the terms of 

4 the lease, including reasonable charges to the lessee for 

5 excess wear, that are due and unpaid at the time of 

6 termination of the lease shall be paid by the lessee. 

7 ‘‘(2) LEASES OF MOTOR VEHICLES.—Lease 

8 amounts for a lease described in subsection (b)(2) that 

9 are unpaid for the period preceding the effective date 

10 of the lease termination shall be paid on a prorated 

11 basis. The lessor may not impose an early termi12 nation charge, but any taxes, summonses, title and 

13 registration fees, or other obligations and liabilities of 

14 the lessee in accordance with the terms of the lease, 

15 including reasonable charges to the lessee for excess 

16 wear or use and mileage, that are due and unpaid at 

17 the time of termination of the lease shall be paid by 

18 the lessee.’’. 

19 SEC. 302. TERMINATION OF TELEPHONE SERVICE CON20 TRACTS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 305A of the 

22 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 535a) is 

23 amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 305A. TERMINATION OF TELEPHONE SERVICE CON2 TRACTS. 

3 ‘‘(a) TERMINATION BY SERVICEMEMBER.— 

4 ‘‘(1) TERMINATION.—A servicemember may ter5 minate a contract described in subsection (b) at any 

6 time after the date the servicemember receives mili7 tary orders to relocate for a period of not less than 

8 90 days to a location that does not support the con9 tract. 

10 ‘‘(2) NOTICE.—In the case that a servicemember 

11 terminates a contract as described in paragraph (1), 

12 the service provider under the contract shall provide 

13 such servicemember with written or electronic notice 

14 of the servicemember’s rights under such paragraph. 

15 ‘‘(3) MANNER OF TERMINATION.—Termination of 

16 a contract under paragraph (1) shall be made by de17 livery of a written or electronic notice of such termi18 nation and a copy of the servicemember’s military or19 ders to the service provider, delivered in accordance 

20 with industry standards for notification of termi21 nations, together with the date on which the service 

22 is to be terminated. 

23 ‘‘(b) COVERED CONTRACTS.—A contract described in 

24 this subsection is a contract for cellular telephone service 

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1 member before receiving the military orders referred to in 

2 subsection (a)(1). 

3 ‘‘(c) RETENTION OF TELEPHONE NUMBER.—In the 

4 case of a contract terminated under subsection (a) by a 

5 servicemember whose period of relocation is for a period of 

6 three years or less, the service provider under the contract 

7 shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, allow the 

8 servicemember to keep the telephone number the servicemem9 ber has under the contract if the servicemember re-subscribes 

10 to the service during the 90-day period beginning on the 

11 last day of such period of relocation. 

12 ‘‘(d) FAMILY PLANS.—In the case of a contract for cel13 lular telephone service entered into by any individual in 

14 which a servicemember is a designated beneficiary of the 

15 contract, the individual who entered into the contract may 

16 terminate the contract— 

17 ‘‘(1) with respect to the servicemember if the 

18 servicemember is eligible to terminate contracts pur19 suant to subsection (a); and 

20 ‘‘(2) with respect to all of the designated bene21 ficiaries of such contract if all such beneficiaries ac22 company the servicemember during the 

23 servicemember’s period of relocation. 

24 ‘‘(e) OTHER OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES.—For any 

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1 under the contract may not impose an early termination 

2 charge, but any tax or any other obligation or liability of 

3 the servicemember that, in accordance with the terms of the 

4 contract, is due and unpaid or unperformed at the time 

5 of termination of the contract shall be paid or performed 

6 by the servicemember. If the servicemember re-subscribes to 

7 the service provided under a covered contract during the 

8 90-day period beginning on the last day of the 

9 servicemember’s period of relocation, the service provider 

10 may not impose a charge for reinstating service, other than 

11 the usual and customary charges for the installation or ac12 quisition of customer equipment imposed on any other sub13 scriber. 

14 ‘‘(f) RETURN OF ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—Not later than 

15 60 days after the effective date of the termination of a con16 tract under this section, the service provider under the con17 tract shall refund to the servicemember any fee or other 

18 amount to the extent paid for a period extending until after 

19 such date, except for the remainder of the monthly or simi20 lar billing period in which the termination occurs. 

21 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

22 ‘‘(1) The term ‘cellular telephone service’ means 

23 commercial mobile service, as that term is defined in 

24 section 332(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 

25 U.S.C. 332(d)). 
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1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘telephone exchange service’ has 

2 the meaning given that term under section 3 of the 

3 Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153).’’. 

4 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading for title 

5 III of such Act is amended by inserting ‘‘, TELEPHONE 

6 SERVICE CONTRACTS’’ after ‘‘LEASES’’. 

7 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents in 

8 section 1(b) of such Act is amended— 

9 (1) by striking the item relating to title III and 

10 inserting the following new item: 

‘‘TITLE III—RENT, INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS, MORTGAGES, LIENS, 

ASSIGNMENT, LEASES, TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACTS’’; AND

11 (2) by striking the item relating to section 305A 

12 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 305A. Termination of telephone service contracts.’’. 

13 SEC. 303. ENFORCEMENT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND 

14 BY PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Servicemembers Civil Relief 

16 Act (50 U.S.C. App. 501 et seq.) is amended by adding at 

17 the end the following new title: 

18 ‘‘TITLE VIII—CIVIL LIABILITY 

19 ‘‘SEC. 801. ENFORCEMENT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. 

20 ‘‘(a) CIVIL ACTION.—The Attorney General may com21 mence a civil action in any appropriate district court of 

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1 ‘‘(1) engages in a pattern or practice of violating 

2 this Act; or 

3 ‘‘(2) engages in a violation of this Act that raises 

4 an issue of significant public importance. 

5 ‘‘(b) RELIEF.—In a civil action commenced under sub6 section (a), the court may— 

7 ‘‘(1) grant any appropriate equitable or declara8 tory relief with respect to the violation of this Act; 

9 ‘‘(2) award all other appropriate relief, includ10 ing monetary damages, to any person aggrieved by 

11 the violation; and 

12 ‘‘(3) may, to vindicate the public interest, assess 

13 a civil penalty— 

14 ‘‘(A) in an amount not exceeding $55,000 

15 for a first violation; and 

16 ‘‘(B) in an amount not exceeding $110,000 

17 for any subsequent violation. 

18 ‘‘(c) INTERVENTION.—Upon timely application, a per19 son aggrieved by a violation of this Act with respect to 

20 which the civil action is commenced may intervene in such 

21 action, and may obtain such appropriate relief as the per22 son could obtain in a civil action under section 802 with 

23 respect to that violation, along with costs and a reasonable 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 802. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person aggrieved by a viola3 tion of this Act may in a civil action— 

4 ‘‘(1) obtain any appropriate equitable or declar5 atory relief with respect to the violation; and 

6 ‘‘(2) recover all other appropriate relief, includ7 ing monetary damages. 

8 ‘‘(b) COSTS AND ATTORNEY FEES.—The court may 

9 award to a person aggrieved by a violation of this Act who 

10 prevails in an action brought under subsection (a) the costs 

11 of the action, including a reasonable attorney fee. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 803. PRESERVATION OF REMEDIES. 

13 ‘‘Nothing in section 801 or 802 shall be construed to 

14 preclude or limit any remedy otherwise available under 

15 other law, including consequential and punitive damages.’’. 

16 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such Act is further 

17 amended as follows: 

18 (1) Section 207 (50 U.S.C. App. 527) is amend19 ed by striking subsection (f). 

20 (2) Section 301(c) (50 U.S.C. App. 531(c)) is 

21 amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(c) MISDEMEANOR.—Except as provided in sub23 section (a), a person who knowingly takes part in an evic24 tion or distress described in subsection (a), or who know25 ingly attempts to do so, shall be fined as provided in title 
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1 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 

2 one year, or both.’’. 

3 (3) Section 302(b) (50 U.S.C. App. 532(b)) is 

4 amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(b) MISDEMEANOR.—A person who knowingly re6 sumes possession of property in violation of subsection (a), 

7 or in violation of section 107 of this Act, or who knowingly 

8 attempts to do so, shall be fined as provided in title 18, 

9 United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than one 

10 year, or both.’’. 

11 (4) Section 303(d) (50 U.S.C. App. 533(d)) is 

12 amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(d) MISDEMEANOR.—A person who knowingly makes 

14 or causes to be made a sale, foreclosure, or seizure of prop15 erty that is prohibited by subsection (c), or who knowingly 

16 attempts to do so, shall be fined as provided in title 18, 

17 United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than one 

18 year, or both.’’. 

19 (5) Section 305(h) (50 U.S.C. App. 535(h)) is 

20 amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(h) MISDEMEANOR.—Any person who knowingly 

22 seizes, holds, or detains the personal effects, security deposit, 

23 or other property of a servicemember or a servicemember’s 

24 dependent who lawfully terminates a lease covered by this 

25 section, or who knowingly interferes with the removal of 
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1 such property from premises covered by such lease, for the 

2 purpose of subjecting or attempting to subject any of such 

3 property to a claim for rent accruing subsequent to the date 

4 of termination of such lease, or attempts to do so, shall be 

5 fined as provided in title 18, United States Code, or impris6 oned for not more than one year, or both.’’. 

7 (6) Section 306(e) (50 U.S.C. App. 536(e)) is 

8 amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(e) MISDEMEANOR.—A person who knowingly takes 

10 an action contrary to this section, or attempts to do so, 

11 shall be fined as provided in title 18, United States Code, 

12 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.’’. 

13 (7) Section 307(c) (50 U.S.C. App. 537(c)) is 

14 amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(c) MISDEMEANOR.—A person who knowingly takes 

16 an action contrary to this section, or attempts to do so, 

17 shall be fined as provided in title 18, United States Code, 

18 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.’’. 

19 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

20 section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end 

21 the following new items: 

‘‘TITLE VIII—CIVIL LIABILITY 

‘‘Sec. 801. Enforcement by the Attorney General. 

‘‘Sec. 802. Private right of action. 

‘‘Sec. 803. Preservation of remedies.’’. 
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1 TITLE IV—INSURANCE MATTERS 

2 SEC. 401. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTAL INSUR3 ANCE FOR TOTALLY DISABLED VETERANS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1922A(a) is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’. 

6 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub7 section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

8 SEC. 402. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 

9 SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE 

10 COVERAGE FOR TOTALLY DISABLED VET11 ERANS. 

12 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 1968(a) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking clause (ii) 

14 and inserting the following new clause (ii): 

15 ‘‘(ii) The date that is two years after 

16 the date of separation or release from such 

17 active duty or active duty for training.’’; 

18 and 

19 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraph 

20 (B) and inserting the following new subparagraph 

21 (B): 

22 ‘‘(B) The date that is two years after the 

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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub2 section (a) shall apply with respect to a person who is sepa3 rated or released on or after June 15, 2005. 

4 SEC. 403. ADJUSTMENT OF COVERAGE OF DEPENDENTS 

5 UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE IN6 SURANCE. 

7 Clause (ii) of section 1968(a)(5)(B) is amended to read 

8 as follows: 

9 ‘‘(ii)(I) in the case of a member of the 

10 Ready Reserve of a uniformed service who 

11 meets the qualifications set forth in sub12 paragraph (B) or (C) of section 1965(5) of 

13 this title, 120 days after separation or re14 lease from such assignment; or 

15 ‘‘(II) in the case of any other member 

16 of the uniformed services, 120 days after the 

17 date of the member’s separation or release 

18 from the uniformed services; or’’. 

19 SEC. 404. OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE AMOUNT OF VET20 ERANS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. 

21 (a) OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE AMOUNT.—Section 

22 1977(a) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Except as 

24 provided in paragraph (3),’’ before ‘‘Veterans’ Group 

25 Life Insurance shall be’’; and 
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1 (2) by adding after paragraph (2) the following 

2 new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(3) Not more than once in each five-year period be4 ginning on the one-year anniversary of the date a person 

5 becomes insured under Veterans’ Group Life Insurance, 

6 such person may elect in writing to increase by $25,000 

7 the amount for which the person is insured if— 

8 ‘‘(A) the person is under the age of 60; and 

9 ‘‘(B) the total amount for which the person is in10 sured does not exceed the amount provided for under 

11 section 1967(a)(3)(A)(i) of this title.’’. 

12 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (3) of section 

13 1977(a) of title 38, United States Code, as added by sub14 section (a), shall take effect on the date that is 180 days 

15 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 405. ELIMINATION OF REDUCTION IN AMOUNT OF AC17 CELERATED DEATH BENEFIT FOR TERMI18 NALLY-ILL PERSONS INSURED UNDER 

19 SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE 

20 AND VETERANS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. 

21 (a) ELIMINATION OF REDUCTION.—Section 1980(b)(1) 

22 is amended by striking ‘‘reduced by’’ and all that follows 

23 through ‘‘the Secretary’’. 

24 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub25 section (a) shall apply with respect to a payment of an ac-
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1 celerated death benefit under section 1980 of title 38, United 

2 States Code, made on or after the date of the enactment 

3 of this Act. 

4 SEC. 406. CONSIDERATION OF LOSS OF DOMINANT HAND IN 

5 PRESCRIPTION OF SCHEDULE OF SEVERITY 

6 OF TRAUMATIC INJURY UNDER 

7 SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. 

8 (a) SCHEDULE.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1980A(d) is amend10 ed— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘Payments under’’ and in12 serting ‘‘(1) Payments under’’; and 

13 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

14 paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(2) As the Secretary considers appropriate, the sched16 ule required by paragraph (1) may distinguish in speci17 fying payments for qualifying losses between the severity 

18 of a qualifying loss of a dominant hand and of a qualifying 

19 loss of a nondominant hand.’’. 

20 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

21 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

22 (b) PAYMENTS FOR QUALIFYING LOSSES INCURRED

23 BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent necessary, the 

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1 lations mechanisms for payments under section 

2 1980A of title 38, United States Code, for qualifying 

3 losses incurred before the date of the enactment of this 

4 Act, by reason of paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of 

5 such section (as added by subsection (a)(1) of this sec6 tion). 

7 (2) QUALIFYING LOSS DEFINED.—In this sub8 section, the term ‘‘qualifying loss’’ means— 

9 (A) a loss specified in the second sentence of 

10 subsection (b)(1) of section 1980A of title 38, 

11 United States Code; and 

12 (B) any other loss specified by the Secretary 

13 of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the first sentence 

14 of that subsection. 

15 SEC. 407. ENHANCEMENT OF VETERANS’ MORTGAGE LIFE 

16 INSURANCE. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2106(b) is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘$90,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000, or after Janu19 ary 1, 2012, $200,000,’’. 

20 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub21 section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 
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1 SEC. 408. EXPANSION OF INDIVIDUALS QUALIFYING FOR 

2 RETROACTIVE BENEFITS FROM TRAUMATIC 

3 INJURY PROTECTION COVERAGE UNDER 

4 SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 501(b) of 

6 the Veterans’ Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improve7 ment Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–233; 120 Stat. 414; 38 

8 U.S.C. 1980A note) is amended by striking ‘‘, if, as deter9 mined by the Secretary concerned, that loss was a direct 

10 result of a traumatic injury incurred in the theater of oper11 ations for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi 

12 Freedom’’. 

13 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such 

14 section is amended by striking ‘‘IN OPERATION ENDURING

15 FREEDOM AND OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM’’. 

16 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

17 section shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

18 TITLE V—BURIAL AND 

19 CEMETERY MATTERS 

20 SEC. 501. INCREASE IN CERTAIN BURIAL AND FUNERAL 

21 BENEFITS AND PLOT ALLOWANCES FOR VET22 ERANS. 

23 (a) INCREASE IN BURIAL AND FUNERAL EXPENSES

24 FOR DEATHS IN DEPARTMENT FACILITIES.—Paragraph 

25 (1)(A) of subsection (a) of section 2303 is amended by strik-
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1 ing ‘‘$300’’ and inserting ‘‘$700 (as increased from time 

2 to time under subsection (c))’’. 

3 (b) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF PLOT ALLOWANCES.— 

4 Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking 

5 ‘‘$300’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘$700 (as in6 creased from time to time under subsection (c))’’. 

7 (c) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.—Such section is further 

8 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

9 ‘‘(c) With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary shall 

10 provide a percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dol11 lar) in the maximum amount of burial and funeral ex12 penses payable under subsection (a) and in the maximum 

13 amount of the plot or internment allowance payable under 

14 subsection (b), equal to the percentage by which— 

15 ‘‘(1) the Consumer Price Index (all items, United 

16 States city average) for the 12-month period ending 

17 on the June 30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal 

18 year for which the increase is made, exceeds 

19 ‘‘(2) the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month 

20 period preceding the 12-month period described in 

21 paragraph (1).’’. 

22 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para24 graph (2), the amendments made by this section shall 
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1 apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after Oc2 tober 1, 2011. 

3 (2) PROHIBITION ON COST-OF-LIVING ADJUST4 MENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012.—No adjustments shall 

5 be made under section 2303(c) of title 38, United 

6 States Code, as added by subsection (c), for fiscal year 

7 2012. 

8 SEC. 502. INTERMENT IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES OF PAR9 ENTS OF CERTAIN DECEASED VETERANS. 

10 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

11 ‘‘Corey Shea Act’’. 

12 (b) INTERMENT OF PARENTS OF CERTAIN DECEASED

13 VETERANS.—Section 2402 is amended— 

14 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

15 striking ‘‘Under such regulations’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 

16 Under such regulations’’; 

17 (2) by moving the margins of paragraphs (1) 

18 through (8) two ems to the right; 

19 (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol20 lowing new paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(9)(A) The parent of a person described in sub22 paragraph (B), if the Secretary determines that there 

23 is available space at the gravesite where the person 

24 described in subparagraph (B) is interred. 
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1 ‘‘(B) A person described in this subparagraph is 

2 a person described in paragraph (1) who— 

3 ‘‘(i) is a hostile casualty or died from a 

4 training-related injury; 

5 ‘‘(ii) is interred in a national cemetery; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(iii) at the time of the person’s parent’s 

8 death, did not have a spouse, surviving spouse, 

9 or child who is buried or who, upon death, may 

10 be eligible for burial in a national cemetery pur11 suant to paragraph (5).’’; and 

12 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub13 section: 

14 ‘‘(b) For purposes of subsection (a)(9) of this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) The term ‘parent’ means a biological father 

16 or a biological mother or, in the case of adoption, a 

17 father through adoption or a mother through adop18 tion. 

19 ‘‘(2) The term ‘hostile casualty’ means a person 

20 who, as a member of the Armed Forces, dies as the 

21 direct result of hostile action with the enemy, while 

22 in combat, while going to or returning from a combat 

23 mission if the cause of death was directly related to 

24 hostile action, or while hospitalized or undergoing 

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1 jury incurred during combat, and includes a person 

2 killed mistakenly or accidentally by friendly fire di3 rected at a hostile force or what is thought to be a 

4 hostile force, but does not include a person who dies 

5 due to the elements, a self-inflicted wound, combat fa6 tigue, or a friendly force while the person was in an 

7 absent-without-leave, deserter, or dropped-from-rolls 

8 status or was voluntarily absent from a place of duty. 

9 ‘‘(3) The term ‘training-related injury’ means an 

10 injury incurred by a member of the Armed Forces 

11 while performing authorized training activities in 

12 preparation for a combat mission.’’. 

13 (c) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Veterans 

14 Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall 

15 develop guidance under which the parent of a person de16 scribed in paragraph (9)(B) of subsection (a) of section 

17 2402 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 

18 (b), may be designated for interment in a national cemetery 

19 under that section. 

20 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

21 (1) CROSS-REFERENCE CORRECTION.—Section 

22 107 is amended by striking ‘‘section 2402(8)’’ both 

23 places it appears and inserting ‘‘section 2402(a)(8)’’. 
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1 (2) CROSS-REFERENCE CORRECTION.—Section 

2 2301(e) is amended by striking ‘‘section 2402(6)’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘section 2402(a)(6)’’. 

4 (3) CROSS-REFERENCE CORRECTION.—Section 

5 2306(a) is amended— 

6 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 

7 2402(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2402(a)(4)’’; 

8 and 

9 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘section 

10 2402(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2402(a)(5)’’. 

11 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

12 section shall apply with respect to the death, on or after 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, of the parent of a 

14 person described in paragraph (9)(B) of subsection (a) of 

15 section 2402 of title 38, United States Code, as added by 

16 subsection (b), who dies on or after October 7, 2001. 

17 SEC. 503. REPORTS ON SELECTION OF NEW NATIONAL 

18 CEMETERIES. 

19 (a) INITIAL REPORT.— 

20 (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one 

21 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

22 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress 

23 a report on the selection of the sites described in para24 graph (2) for the purpose of establishing new national 

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1 (2) SITES.—The sites described in this para2 graph are the following: 

3 (A) An area in southern Colorado. 

4 (B) An area near Melbourne, Florida, and 

5 Daytona, Florida. 

6 (C) An area near Omaha, Nebraska. 

7 (D) An area near Buffalo, New York, and 

8 Rochester, New York. 

9 (E) An area near Tallahassee, Florida. 

10 (3) SITE SELECTION.—In carrying out this sec11 tion, the Secretary shall solicit advice and views of 

12 representatives of State and local veterans organiza13 tions and other individuals as the Secretary considers 

14 appropriate. 

15 (4) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under 

16 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

17 (A) A schedule for the establishment of each 

18 cemetery at each site described in paragraph (2) 

19 and an estimate of the costs associated with the 

20 establishment of each such cemetery. 

21 (B) As of the date of the submittal of the re22 port, the amount of funds that are available to 

23 establish each cemetery at each site described in 

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1 Department of Veterans Affairs for Advance 

2 Planning. 

3 (b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than two years after 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act, and each year there5 after until the date on which each cemetery at each site 

6 described in subsection (a)(2) is established, the Secretary 

7 shall submit to Congress an annual report that includes up8 dates to the information provided in the report under sub9 section (a). 

10 TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 

11 PENSION 

12 SEC. 601. ENHANCEMENT OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION 

13 FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS WITH 

14 DIFFICULTIES USING PROSTHESES AND DIS15 ABLED VETERANS IN NEED OF REGULAR AID 

16 AND ATTENDANCE FOR RESIDUALS OF TRAU17 MATIC BRAIN INJURY. 

18 (a) VETERANS SUFFERING ANATOMICAL LOSS OF

19 HANDS, ARMS, OR LEGS.—Section 1114 is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (m)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘at a level, or with com22 plications,’’ and inserting ‘‘with factors’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘at levels, or with complica24 tions,’’ and inserting ‘‘with factors’’; 

25 (2) in subsection (n)— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘at levels, or with complica2 tions,’’ and inserting ‘‘with factors’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘so near the hip as to’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘with factors that’’; and 

5 (C) by striking ‘‘so near the shoulder and 

6 hip as to’’ and inserting ‘‘with factors that’’; and 

7 (3) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘so near the 

8 shoulder as to’’ and inserting ‘‘with factors that’’. 

9 (b) VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABIL10 ITIES IN NEED OF REGULAR AID AND ATTENDANCE FOR

11 RESIDUALS OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Such section is further 

13 amended— 

14 (A) in subsection (p), by striking the semi15 colon at the end and inserting a period; and 

16 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

17 subsection: 

18 ‘‘(t) Subject to section 5503(c) of this title, if any vet19 eran, as the result of service-connected disability, is in need 

20 of regular aid and attendance for the residuals of traumatic 

21 brain injury, is not eligible for compensation under sub22 section (r)(2), and in the absence of such regular aid and 

23 attendance would require hospitalization, nursing home 

24 care, or other residential institutional care, the veteran 

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1 this section, a monthly aid and attendance allowance equal 

2 to the rate described in subsection (r)(2), which for purposes 

3 of section 1134 of this title shall be considered as additional 

4 compensation payable for disability. An allowance author5 ized under this subsection shall be paid in lieu of any allow6 ance authorized by subsection (r)(1).’’. 

7 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5503(c) 

8 is amended by striking ‘‘in section 1114(r)’’ and in9 serting ‘‘in subsection (r) or (t) of section 1114’’. 

10 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

11 section shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

12 SEC. 602. COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE FOR TEMPORARY DE13 PENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION 

14 PAYABLE FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES WITH DE15 PENDENT CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18. 

16 Section 1311(f) is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(as increased 

18 from time to time under paragraph (4))’’ after 

19 ‘‘$250’’; 

20 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para21 graph (5); and 

22 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol23 lowing new paragraph (4): 

24 ‘‘(4) Whenever there is an increase in benefit amounts 

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1 401 et seq.) as a result of a determination made under sec2 tion 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)), the Secretary 

3 shall, effective on the date of such increase in benefit 

4 amounts, increase the amount payable under paragraph 

5 (1), as such amount was in effect immediately prior to the 

6 date of such increase in benefit amounts, by the same per7 centage as the percentage by which such benefit amounts 

8 are increased. Any increase in a dollar amount under this 

9 paragraph shall be rounded down to the next lower whole 

10 dollar amount.’’. 

11 SEC. 603. PAYMENT OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COM12 PENSATION TO SURVIVORS OF FORMER PRIS13 ONERS OF WAR WHO DIED ON OR BEFORE 

14 SEPTEMBER 30, 1999. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1318(b)(3) is amended by 

16 striking ‘‘who died after September 30, 1999,’’. 

17 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub18 section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

19 SEC. 604. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS FROM CONSID20 ERATION AS INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF VET21 ERANS PENSION BENEFITS. 

22 (a) EXCLUSION.—Section 1503(a) is amended— 

23 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

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1 (2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as para2 graph (12); and 

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol4 lowing new paragraph (11): 

5 ‘‘(11) payment of a monetary amount of up to 

6 $5,000 to a veteran from a State or municipality that 

7 is paid as a veterans’ benefit due to injury or disease; 

8 and’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub10 section (a) shall apply with respect to determinations of in11 come for calendar years beginning after October 1, 2011. 

12 SEC. 605. COMMENCEMENT OF PERIOD OF PAYMENT OF 

13 ORIGINAL AWARDS OF COMPENSATION FOR 

14 VETERANS RETIRED OR SEPARATED FROM 

15 THE UNIFORMED SERVICES FOR CATA16 STROPHIC DISABILITY. 

17 (a) COMMENCEMENT OF PERIOD OF PAYMENT.—Sub18 section (a) of section 5111 is amended— 

19 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; 

20 (2) in paragraph (1), as so designated by para21 graph (1) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘in sub22 section (c) of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘in para23 graph (2) and subsection (c)’’; and 

24 (3) by adding at the end the following new para25 graph: 
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1 ‘‘(2)(A) In the case of a veteran who is retired or sepa2 rated from the active military, naval, or air service for a 

3 catastrophic disability or disabilities, payment of monetary 

4 benefits based on an award of compensation based on an 

5 original claim shall be made as of the date on which such 

6 award becomes effective as provided under section 5110 of 

7 this title or another applicable provision of law. 

8 ‘‘(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘cat9 astrophic disability’, with respect to a veteran, means a 

10 permanent, severely disabling injury, disorder, or disease 

11 that compromises the ability of the veteran to carry out the 

12 activities of daily living to such a degree that the veteran 

13 requires personal or mechanical assistance to leave home 

14 or bed, or requires constant supervision to avoid physical 

15 harm to self or others.’’. 

16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub17 section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2011, and shall 

18 apply with respect to awards of compensation based on 

19 original claims that become effective on or after that date. 

20 SEC. 606. APPLICABILITY OF LIMITATION TO PENSION PAY21 ABLE TO CERTAIN CHILDREN OF VETERANS 

22 OF A PERIOD OF WAR. 

23 Section 5503(d)(5) is amended— 

24 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(5)’’; and 
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(B) The provisions of this subsection shall apply with 

4 respect to a child entitled to pension under section 1542 

5 of this title in the same manner as they apply to a veteran 

6 having neither spouse nor child.’’. 

7 SEC. 607. EXTENSION OF REDUCED PENSION FOR CERTAIN 

8 VETERANS COVERED BY MEDICAID PLANS 

9 FOR SERVICES FURNISHED BY NURSING FA10 CILITIES. 

11 Section 5503(d)(7) is amended by striking ‘‘September 

12 30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2015’’. 

13 SEC. 608. CODIFICATION OF 2009 COST-OF-LIVING ADJUST14 MENT IN RATES OF PENSION FOR DISABLED 

15 VETERANS AND SURVIVING SPOUSES AND 

16 CHILDREN. 

17 (a) DISABLED VETERANS.—Section 1521 of title 38, 

18 United States Code, is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$3,550’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘$11,830’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (c)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘$4,651’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$15,493’’; and 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘$2,020’’; 
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1 (3) in subsection (d)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$5,680’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘$19,736’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘$6,781’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘$23,396’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘$2,020’’; 

9 (4) in subsection (e)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘$4,340’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘$14,457’’; 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘$5,441’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$18,120’’; and 

14 (C) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘$2,020’’; 

16 (5) in subsection (f)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$4,651’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘$15,493’’; 

19 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘$6,781’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘$23,396’’; and 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘$8,911’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$30,480’’; 

24 (C) in paragraph (3)— 
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘$5,441’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$18,120’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘$6,231’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘$20,747’’; 

5 (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$7,571’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘$26,018’’; and 

7 (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘$600’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘$2,020’’; and 

9 (6) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘$800’’ and in10 serting ‘‘$2,686’’. 

11 (b) SURVIVING SPOUSES.—Section 1541 of such title 

12 is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$2,379’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘$7,933’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (c)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘$3,116’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$10,385’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘$2,020’’; 

20 (3) in subsection (d)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$3,806’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘$12,681’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

24 (i) by striking ‘‘$4,543’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘$15,128’’; and 
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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$2,020’’; and 

3 (4) in subsection (e)(1)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘$2,908’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘$9,696’’; 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘$3,645’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘$12,144’’; and 

8 (C) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘$2,020’’. 

10 (c) SURVIVING CHILDREN.—Section 1542 of such title 

11 is amended by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,020’’ both 

12 places it appears. 

13 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

14 subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply with respect to pen15 sions paid on or after December 1, 2009. 

16 TITLE VII—EMPLOYMENT AND 

17 REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF 

18 MEMBERS OF THE UNI19 FORMED SERVICES 

20 SEC. 701. CLARIFICATION THAT USERRA PROHIBITS WAGE 

21 DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE 

22 ARMED FORCES. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4303(2) is amended by 

24 striking ‘‘other than’’ and inserting ‘‘including’’. 
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1 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub2 section (a) shall apply to— 

3 (1) any failure to comply with a provision of or 

4 any violation of chapter 43 of title 38, United States 

5 Code, that occurs before, on, or after the date of the 

6 enactment of this Act; and 

7 (2) all actions or complaints filed under such 

8 chapter 43 that are pending on or after the date of 

9 the enactment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 702. CLARIFICATION OF THE DEFINITION OF ‘‘SUC11 CESSOR IN INTEREST’’. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4303(4) is amended by 

13 adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

14 ‘‘(D)(i) Whether the term ‘successor in interest’ 

15 applies with respect to an entity described in sub16 paragraph (A) for purposes of clause (iv) of such sub17 paragraph shall be determined on a case-by-case basis 

18 using a multi-factor test that considers the following 

19 factors: 

20 ‘‘(I) Substantial continuity of business op21 erations. 

22 ‘‘(II) Use of the same or similar facilities. 

23 ‘‘(III) Continuity of work force. 

24 ‘‘(IV) Similarity of jobs and working condi25 tions. 
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1 ‘‘(V) Similarity of supervisory personnel. 

2 ‘‘(VI) Similarity of machinery, equipment, 

3 and production methods. 

4 ‘‘(VII) Similarity of products or services. 

5 ‘‘(ii) The entity’s lack of notice or awareness of 

6 a potential or pending claim under this chapter at 

7 the time of a merger, acquisition, or other form of 

8 succession shall not be considered when applying the 

9 multi-factor test under clause (i).’’. 

10 (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub11 section (a) shall apply to— 

12 (1) any failure to comply with a provision of or 

13 any violation of chapter 43 of title 38, United States 

14 Code, that occurs before, on, or after the date of the 

15 enactment of this Act; and 

16 (2) all actions or complaints filed under such 

17 chapter 43 that are pending on or after the date of 

18 the enactment of this Act. 

19 SEC. 703. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

20 (a) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4324 OF TITLE 38, 

21 UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 4324(b)(4) is amended by 

22 inserting before the period the following: ‘‘declining to ini23 tiate an action and represent the person before the Merit 

24 Systems Protection Board’’. 
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1 (b) AMENDMENT TO CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY

2 ACT OF 1995.—Section 206(b) of the Congressional Ac3 countability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1316(b)) is amended by 

4 striking ‘‘under paragraphs (1), (2)(A), and (3) of section 

5 4323(c) of title 38, United States Code’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘under section 4323(d) of title 38, United States Code’’. 

7 (c) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 416 OF TITLE 3, UNITED

8 STATES CODE.—Section 416(b) of title 3, United States 

9 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘under paragraphs (1) and 

10 (2)(A) of section 4323(c) of title 38’’ and inserting ‘‘under 

11 section 4323(d) of title 38’’. 

12 TITLE VIII—BENEFITS MATTERS 

13 SEC. 801. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF VETERANS FOR WHICH 

14 PROGRAMS OF INDEPENDENT LIVING SERV15 ICES AND ASSISTANCE MAY BE INITIATED. 

16 (a) INCREASE.—Section 3120(e) is amended by strik17 ing ‘‘2600’’ and inserting ‘‘2,700’’. 

18 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub19 section (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

21 SEC. 802. PAYMENT OF UNPAID BALANCES OF DEPARTMENT 

22 OF VETERANS AFFAIRS GUARANTEED LOANS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3732(a)(2) is amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘Before suit’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) 

25 Before suit’’; and 
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(B) In the event that a housing loan guaranteed 

4 under this chapter is modified under the authority provided 

5 under section 1322(b) of title 11, the Secretary may pay 

6 the holder of the obligation the unpaid principal balance 

7 of the obligation due, plus accrued interest, as of the date 

8 of the filing of the petition under title 11, but only upon 

9 the assignment, transfer, and delivery to the Secretary (in 

10 a form and manner satisfactory to the Secretary) of all 

11 rights, interest, claims, evidence, and records with respect 

12 to the housing loan.’’. 

13 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub14 section (a) shall apply with respect to a housing loan guar15 anteed after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 803. ELIGIBILITY OF DISABLED VETERANS AND MEM17 BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH SEVERE 

18 BURN INJURIES FOR AUTOMOBILES AND 

19 ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT. 

20 (a) ELIGIBILITY.—Paragraph (1) of section 3901 is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

23 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 

24 striking ‘‘the disabilities described in subclause 
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1 (i), (ii), or (iii) below’’ and inserting ‘‘the fol2 lowing disabilities’’; and 

3 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

4 clause: 

5 ‘‘(iv) A severe burn injury (as determined 

6 pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Sec7 retary).’’; and 

8 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subclause 

9 (i), (ii), or (iii) of clause (A) of this paragraph’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of subpara11 graph (A)’’. 

12 (b) STYLISTIC AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further 

13 amended— 

14 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

15 striking ‘‘chapter—’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter:’’; 

16 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

18 (A), by striking ‘‘means—’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘means the following:’’; 

20 (B) in subparagraph (A)— 

21 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

22 by striking ‘‘any veteran’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘Any veteran’’; 
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1 (ii) in each of clauses (i) and (ii), by 

2 striking the semicolon at the end and insert3 ing a period; and 

4 (iii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; or’’ 

5 and inserting a period; and 

6 (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘any 

7 member’’ and inserting ‘‘Any member’’. 

8 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

9 section shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

10 SEC. 804. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ASSISTANCE AL11 LOWANCE FOR VETERANS. 

12 (a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF ALLOWANCE.—Sub13 section (a) of section 3902 is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘$11,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$18,900 (as adjusted from time 

15 to time under subsection (e))’’. 

16 (b) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.—Such section is further 

17 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(e) Effective on October 1 of each year (beginning in 

19 2011), the Secretary shall increase the dollar amount in ef20 fect under subsection (a) by a percentage equal to the per21 centage by which the Consumer Price Index for all urban 

22 consumers (U.S. city average) increased during the 12- 

23 month period ending with the last month for which Con24 sumer Price Index data is available. In the event that such 

25 Consumer Price Index does not increase during such period, 
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1 the Secretary shall maintain the dollar amount in effect 

2 under subsection (a) during the previous fiscal year.’’. 

3 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

4 section shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

5 SEC. 805. NATIONAL ACADEMIES REVIEW OF BEST TREAT6 MENTS FOR CHRONIC MULTISYMPTOM ILL7 NESS IN PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERANS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

9 shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Institute of 

10 Medicine of the National Academies to carry out a com11 prehensive review of the best treatments for chronic multi12 symptom illness in Persian Gulf War veterans and an eval13 uation of how such treatment approaches could best be dis14 seminated throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs 

15 to improve the care and benefits provided to veterans. 

16 (b) GROUP OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.—Under any 

17 agreement entered into under subsection (a), the Institute 

18 of Medicine shall convene a group of medical professionals 

19 who are experienced in treating individuals who served as 

20 members of the Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia Theater 

21 of Operations of the Persian Gulf War during 1990 or 1991 

22 and who have been diagnosed with chronic multisymptom 

23 illness or another health condition related to chemical and 

24 environmental exposure that may have occurred during 

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1 (c) REPORT.—Any agreement entered into under sub2 section (a) shall require the Institute of Medicine to submit 

3 to the Secretary and to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 

4 of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the 

5 review and evaluation described in subsection (a) by not 

6 later than December 31, 2012. The report shall include such 

7 recommendations for legislative or administrative action as 

8 the Institute considers appropriate in light of the results 

9 of the review. 

10 (d) FUNDING.—Pursuant to any agreement entered 

11 into under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide the 

12 Institute of Medicine with such funds as are necessary to 

13 ensure the timely completion of the review described that 

14 subsection. 

15 (e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘chronic multisymptom illness in 

17 Persian Gulf War veterans’’ means a chronic multi18 symptom illness defined by a cluster of signs or symp19 toms relating to service in the Persian Gulf War, 

20 typically including widespread pain, persistent mem21 ory and concentration problems, chronic headaches, 

22 gastrointestinal problems, and other abnormalities 

23 not explained by well-established diagnoses. 
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1 (2) The term ‘‘Persian Gulf War’’ has the mean2 ing given that term in section 101(33) of title 38, 

3 United States Code. 

4 SEC. 806. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL 

5 ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REVIEWS AND EVAL6 UATIONS ON ILLNESS AND SERVICE IN PER7 SIAN GULF WAR AND POST-9/11 GLOBAL OPER8 ATIONS THEATERS. 

9 (a) REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF AGENTS AND ILL10 NESSES ASSOCIATED WITH PERSIAN GULF WAR SERV11 ICE.— 

12 (1) EXTENSION OF REVIEW AND EVALUATION.— 

13 Subsection (j) of section 1603 of the Persian Gulf War 

14 Veterans Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–277; 38 U.S.C. 

15 1117 note), as amended by section 202(d)(2) of the 

16 Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 

17 2001 (Public Law 107–173; 115 Stat. 989), is amend18 ed by striking ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘Octo19 ber 1, 2015’’. 

20 (2) DISAGGREGATION OF RESULTS BY THEATERS

21 OF OPERATIONS BEFORE AND AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 

22 2001.—Such section is further amended— 

23 (A) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking 

24 ‘‘who served in the Southwest Asia theater of op25 erations’’ and all that follows and inserting 
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1 ‘‘who may have been exposed by reason of service 

2 in the Southwest Asia theater of operations dur3 ing the Persian Gulf War or, after September 11, 

4 2001, in another Post-9/11 Global Theater of Op5 erations; and’’; 

6 (B) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘Gulf 

7 War service’’ and inserting ‘‘service described in 

8 subsection (c)(1)(A)’’; 

9 (C) in subsection (i)— 

10 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 

11 ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

12 (6)’’; 

13 (ii) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 

14 paragraph (6); and 

15 (iii) by inserting after paragraph (4) 

16 the following new paragraph (5): 

17 ‘‘(5) In each report under this subsection submitted 

18 after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, any deter19 minations, results, and recommendations as described in 

20 paragraph (2) shall be submitted separately as follows: 

21 ‘‘(A) For the Southwest Asia theater of oper22 ations for the period of the Persian Gulf War ending 

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1 ‘‘(B) For the Post-9/11 Global Theaters of Oper2 ations for the period of the Persian Gulf War begin3 ning on September 11, 2001.’’; and 

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

5 subsection: 

6 ‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 ‘‘(1) The term ‘Persian Gulf War’ has the mean8 ing given that term in section 101(33) of title 38, 

9 United States Code. 

10 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Post-9/11 Global Theater of Oper11 ations’ means Afghanistan, Iraq, and any other the12 ater of operations for which the Global War on Ter13 rorism Expeditionary Medal is awarded for service.’’. 

14 (b) REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF AVAILABLE EVI15 DENCE REGARDING ILLNESS AND SERVICE IN PERSIAN

16 GULF WAR.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (j) of section 101 

18 of the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 

19 (Public Law 105–368; 112 Stat. 3321) is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘11 years after’’ and all that follows through 

21 ‘‘under subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘on October 1, 

22 2018’’. 

23 (2) DISAGGREGATION OF RESULTS BY THEATERS

24 OF OPERATIONS BEFORE AND AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 

25 2001.—Such section is further amended— 
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1 (A) in subsection (c)(1)— 

2 (i) in the matter preceding subpara3 graph (A), by striking ‘‘Gulf war veterans’’ 

4 and all that follows through ‘‘Persian Gulf 

5 War’’ and inserting ‘‘veterans who served in 

6 the Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia 

7 theater of operations during the Persian 

8 Gulf War or, after September 11, 2001, in 

9 another Post-9/11 Global Theater of Oper10 ations and the health consequences of expo11 sures to risk factors during such service’’; 

12 and 

13 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

14 ‘‘who served’’ and all that follows through 

15 ‘‘such service’’ and inserting ‘‘who may 

16 have been exposed by reason of service in the 

17 Southwest Asia theater of operations during 

18 the Persian Gulf War or, after September 

19 11, 2001, in another Post-9/11 Global The20 ater of Operations’’; 

21 (B) in subsection (e)(1)— 

22 (i) in the matter preceding subpara23 graph (A), by striking ‘‘Gulf War service or 

24 exposure during Gulf War service’’ and in25 serting ‘‘service in the Armed Forces in the 
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1 Southwest Asia theater of operations during 

2 the Persian Gulf War or, after September 

3 11, 2001, in another Post-9/11 Global The4 ater of Operations or exposure during such 

5 service’’; and 

6 (ii) in subparagraphs (E) and (F), by 

7 striking ‘‘Gulf War veterans’’ each place it 

8 appears and inserting ‘‘veterans described 

9 in subsection (c)(1)’’; 

10 (C) in subsection (f)(1)— 

11 (i) by striking ‘‘service in the Persian 

12 Gulf War’’ and inserting ‘‘service described 

13 in subsection (c)(1)(A)’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘Gulf War service’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘such service’’; 

16 (D) in subsection (h), by adding at the end 

17 the following new paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(5) In each report under this subsection submitted 

19 after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, any deter20 minations, discussions, and recommendations as described 

21 in paragraph (2) shall be submitted separately as follows: 

22 ‘‘(A) For the Southwest Asia theater of oper23 ations for the period of the Persian Gulf War ending 

24 on September 11, 2001. 
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1 ‘‘(B) For the Post-9/11 Global Theaters of Oper2 ations for the period of the Persian Gulf War begin3 ning on September 11, 2001.’’; 

4 (E) in subsection (i)— 

5 (i) in paragraph (2)— 

6 (I) by striking ‘‘Persian Gulf War 

7 service’’ and inserting ‘‘service de8 scribed in subsection (c)(1)(A)’’; 

9 (II) by striking ‘‘service in the 

10 Persian Gulf War’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘such service’’; and 

12 (III) by striking ‘‘Gulf War vet13 erans’’ and inserting ‘‘veterans de14 scribed in subsection (c)(1)(A)’’; and 

15 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

16 new paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(4) In each report under this subsection submitted 

18 after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, any rec19 ommendations as described in paragraph (2) shall be sub20 mitted separately as follows: 

21 ‘‘(A) For the Southwest Asia theater of oper22 ations for the period of the Persian Gulf War ending 

23 on September 11, 2001. 
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1 ‘‘(B) For the Post-9/11 Global Theaters of Oper2 ations for the period of the Persian Gulf War begin3 ning on September 11, 2001.’’; and 

4 (F) in subsection (k)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘In this section, the 

6 term’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘In this 

7 section: 

8 ‘‘(1) The term ‘Persian Gulf War’ has the mean9 ing given that term in section 101(33) of title 38, 

10 United States Code. 

11 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Post-9/11 Global Theater of Oper12 ations’ means Afghanistan, Iraq, and any other the13 ater of operations for which the Global War on Ter14 rorism Expeditionary Medal is awarded for service. 

15 ‘‘(3) The term’’; and 

16 (ii) in paragraph (3), as designated by 

17 clause (i)— 

18 (I) by striking ‘‘vaccine associated 

19 with Gulf War service’ means’’ and in20 serting ‘‘vaccine’, with respect to serv21 ice described in subsection (c)(1)(A), 

22 means’’; and 

23 (II) by striking ‘‘service in the 

24 Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia 

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1 sian Gulf War’’ and inserting ‘‘service 

2 described in such subsection (c)(1)(A)’’. 

3 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1604 of 

4 the Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998 (Public 

5 Law 105–277; 38 U.S.C. 1117 note) is repealed. 

6 SEC. 807. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL OF7 FICE IN REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. 

8 (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 315(b) is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘December 31, 2011’’. 

11 (b) REPORT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 

14 General of the United States shall submit to the Com15 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Ap16 propriations of the Senate and the Committee on Vet17 erans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations 

18 of the House of Representatives a report on the re19 gional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 

20 the Republic of the Philippines. 

21 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para22 graph (1) shall include the following: 

23 (A) A description of the activities of the of24 fice described in such paragraph, including ac25 tivities relating to the administration of benefits 
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1 provided under laws administered by the Sec2 retary of Veterans Affairs and benefits provided 

3 under the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et 

4 seq.). 

5 (B) An assessment of the costs and benefits 

6 of maintaining such office in the Republic of the 

7 Philippines in comparison with the costs and 

8 benefits of moving the activities of such office to 

9 the United States. 

10 SEC. 808. EXTENSION OF AN ANNUAL REPORT ON EQUI11 TABLE RELIEF. 

12 Section 503(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

13 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 

14 SEC. 809. AUTHORITY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL 

15 DISABILITY EXAMINATIONS BY CONTRACT 

16 PHYSICIANS. 

17 Section 704(c) of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 

18 (Public Law 108–183; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note), as amended 

19 by section 105 of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act 

20 of 2008 (Public Law 110–389; 122 Stat. 4149) is amended 

21 by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 

22 31, 2012’’. 
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1 TITLE IX—AUTHORIZATION OF 

2 MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS 

3 AND MAJOR MEDICAL FACIL4 ITY LEASES 

5 SEC. 901. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2011 MAJOR 

6 MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES. 

7 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 

8 following fiscal year 2011 major medical facility leases at 

9 the locations specified, in an amount not to exceed the 

10 amount shown for each such location: 

11 (1) Billings, Montana, Community Based Out12 patient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed 

13 $7,149,000. 

14 (2) Boston, Massachusetts, Outpatient Clinic, in 

15 an amount not to exceed $3,316,000. 

16 (3) San Diego, California, Community Based 

17 Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed 

18 $21,495,000. 

19 (4) San Francisco, California, Research Lab, in 

20 an amount not to exceed $10,055,000. 

21 (5) San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mental Health Fa22 cility, in an amount not to exceed $5,323,000. 
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1 SEC. 902. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION AMOUNT FOR 

2 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION 

3 PROJECT PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED FOR THE 

4 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MED5 ICAL CENTER, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. 

6 Section 801(a)(1) of the Veterans Benefits, Health 

7 Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 

8 109–461; 120 Stat. 3442), as amended by section 702(a)(1) 

9 of the Veterans’ Mental Health and Other Care Improve10 ments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–387; 122 Stat. 4137), 

11 is amended by striking ‘‘$625,000,000’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘$995,000,000’’. 

13 SEC. 903. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION AMOUNT FOR 

14 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION 

15 PROJECT PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED FOR THE 

16 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MED17 ICAL CENTER, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. 

18 Section 802(9) of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, 

19 and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 

20 461; 120 Stat. 3443) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘$107,845,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$117,845,000’’. 

22 SEC. 904. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

23 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CON24 STRUCTION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the 

25 Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2011 for the 
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1 Construction, Major Projects account $1,112,845,000, of 

2 which— 

3 (1) $995,000,000 is for the increased amounts 

4 authorized for the project whose authorization is 

5 modified by section 902; and 

6 (2) $117,845,000 is for the increased amounts 

7 authorized for the project whose authorization is 

8 modified by section 903. 

9 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MED10 ICAL FACILITY LEASES.—There is authorized to be appro11 priated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 

12 2011 for the Medical Facilities account $47,338,000 for the 

13 leases authorized in section 901. 

14 (c) LIMITATIONS.—The projects whose authorizations 

15 are modified under sections 902 and 903 may only be car16 ried out using— 

17 (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2011 pur18 suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub19 section (a) of this section; 

20 (2) funds available for Construction, Major 

21 Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2011 that 

22 remain available for obligation; 

23 (3) funds available for Construction, Major 

24 Projects, for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2011 that 

25 remain available for obligation; 
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1 (4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

2 Projects, for fiscal year 2011 for a category of activity 

3 not specific to a project; 

4 (5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

5 Projects, for a fiscal year before 2011 for a category 

6 of activity not specific to a project; and 

7 (6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 

8 Projects, for a fiscal year after 2011 for a category of 

9 activity not specific to a project. 

10 SEC. 905. REQUIREMENT THAT BID SAVINGS ON MAJOR 

11 MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS OF DEPART12 MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BE USED FOR 

13 OTHER MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY CON14 STRUCTION PROJECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT. 

15 Section 8104(d) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘In any case’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) 

17 Except as provided in paragraph (2), in any case’’; 

18 and 

19 (2) by adding at the end the following new para20 graph: 

21 ‘‘(2)(A) In any fiscal year, unobligated amounts in the 

22 Construction, Major Projects account that are a direct re23 sult of bid savings from a major medical facility project 

24 may only be obligated for major medical facility projects 

25 authorized for that fiscal year or a previous fiscal year. 
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1 ‘‘(B) Whenever the Secretary obligates amounts for a 

2 major medical facility under subparagraph (A), the Sec3 retary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

4 and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 

5 the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on 

6 Appropriations of the House of Representatives notice of the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(i) The major medical facility project that is 

9 the source of the bid savings. 

10 ‘‘(ii) The other major medical facility project for 

11 which the amounts are being obligated. 

12 ‘‘(iii) The amounts being obligated for such other 

13 major medical facility project.’’. 

14 TITLE X—OTHER MATTERS 

15 SEC. 1001. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

16 (a) CHAPTER 1.—The table of sections at the beginning 

17 of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to 

18 section 118 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘118. Submission of reports to Congress in electronic form.’’. 

19 (b) CHAPTER 11.—Section 1114(r)(2) is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘$$2,983’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,983’’. 

21 (c) CHAPTER 17.—Chapter 17 is amended as follows: 

22 (1) In each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sec23 tion 1717(a)(2), by striking ‘‘the date of the Care24 givers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 
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1 2010’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘May 5, 

2 2010’’. 

3 (2) In section 1785— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘section 2811(b) of the Pub5 lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(b))’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘section 2812 of the Public Health 

7 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh)’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)(A) of’’. 

9 (d) CHAPTER 19.—Chapter 19 is amended as follows: 

10 (1) In the third sentence of section 

11 1967(a)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘spouse,,’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘spouse,’’. 

13 (2) In the second sentence of section 1980A(h), 

14 by inserting ‘‘section’’ before ‘‘1968(a)’’. 

15 (e) CHAPTER 20.—Section 2044(e)(3) is amended by 

16 striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years’’. 

17 (f) CHAPTER 30.—The table of sections at the begin18 ning of chapter 30 is amended by striking the item relating 

19 to section 3020 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘3020. Authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members for career service members.’’. 

20 (g) CHAPTER 33.—Chapter 33 is amended as follows: 

21 (1) In section 3313(c)(1), by striking ‘‘higher 

22 education’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘high23 er learning’’ 
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1 (2) In section 3313(d)(3), by striking ‘‘assistance 

2 this chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance under this 

3 chapter’’. 

4 (3) In section 3313(e)(2)(B), by inserting a pe5 riod at the end. 

6 (4) In section 3316(b)(2), by striking ‘‘supple7 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental’’. 

8 (5) In section 3316(b)(3), by striking ‘‘edu9 cational payable’’ and inserting ‘‘educational assist10 ance payable’’. 

11 (6) In section 3318(b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘higher 

12 education’’ and inserting ‘‘higher learning’’. 

13 (7) In section 3319(b)(2), by striking ‘‘section 

14 (k)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’. 

15 (8) In section 3321(b)(2), by striking ‘‘3312’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘section 3312 of this title’’. 

17 (h) CHAPTER 35.—Section 3512(a)(6) is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘this clause’’ and inserting ‘‘this paragraph’’. 

19 (i) CHAPTER 36.—Section 3684(a)(1) is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘,,’’ and inserting a comma. 

21 (j) CHAPTER 37.—Section 3733(a)(7) is amended by 

22 inserting a comma after ‘‘2003’’. 

23 (k) CHAPTER 41.—Section 4102A(b)(8) is amended by 

24 striking ‘‘Employment and Training’’ and inserting ‘‘Em25 ployment, Training’’. 
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1 (l) CHAPTER 55.—Chapter 55 is amended as follows: 

2 (1) In section 5510, in the second sentence of the 

3 matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘fol4 lowing: —’’ and inserting ‘‘following:’’. 

5 (2) In section 5510(9), by striking ‘‘government’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘Government’’. 

7 (m) CHAPTER 57.—Chapter 57 is amended as follows: 

8 (1) In section 5723(g)(2), by inserting ‘‘the’’ be9 fore ‘‘Department’’. 

10 (2) In section 5727(20), by striking ‘‘subordinate 

11 plan defines’’ and inserting ‘‘plan that defines’’. 

12 (n) CHAPTER 73.—Chapter 73 is amended as follows: 

13 (1) The table of sections at the beginning of such 

14 chapter is amended by striking the item relating to 

15 section 7333 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘7333. Nondiscrimination against alcohol and drug abusers and persons infected 

with the human immunodeficiency virus.’’. 

16 (2) In section 7325(b)(2), by striking ‘‘section 

17 2811(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

18 300hh–11(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2812 of the 

19 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11)’’. 

20 (o) CHAPTER 79.—Section 7903(a) is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 

22 (p) CHAPTER 81.—Chapter 81 is amended as follows: 

23 (1) In section 8111A(a)(2)(B)(ii)— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘section 2811(b) of the Pub2 lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(b))’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘section 2812 of the Public Health 

4 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh)’’; and 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)(A) of’’. 

6 (2) In section 8117(e)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(42 

8 U.S.C. 300hh–11(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 

9 300hh–11)’’; and 

10 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(42 

11 U.S.C. 247d–6(a))’’ and inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 

12 247d–6)’’. 

13 SEC. 1002. STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO ACT COMPLIANCE. 

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

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

16 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 

17 ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 

18 submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 

19 Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that 

20 such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas21 sage. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to amend 

title 38, United States Code, and the Servicemembers 

Civil Relief Act to make certain improvements in the laws 
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administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 

for other purposes.’’. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H.R. 3219 

AMENDMENTS