H. R. 3219 

One Hundred Eleventh Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten 

An Act 

To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 

to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ 

Benefits Act of 2010’’. 

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

is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. 

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. 
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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. 

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. 

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. 
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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. 

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

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act 

an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 

to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall 

be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 

38, United States Code. 

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. 

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

by striking ‘‘June 30, 2010’’ each place it appears and inserting 

‘‘June 30, 2013’’. 

(b) ACTIVITIES IN STATE VETERANS AGENCIES.—Such paragraph 

is further amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 

‘‘(G) Any activity of a State veterans agency related to 

providing assistance to veterans in obtaining any benefit under 

the laws administered by the Secretary or the laws of the 

State. 

‘‘(H) A position working in a Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success, as established pursuant to part T of 

title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161t 

et seq.). 

‘‘(I) A position working in a cooperative program carried 

out jointly by the Department and an institution of higher 

learning. 

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

of higher learning.’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (b) 

shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

SEC. 102. REAUTHORIZATION OF VETERANS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE 

ON EDUCATION. 

Section 3692(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’. 

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. 

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

striking ‘‘three-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘18-month period’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
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(1) APPLICABILITY TO NEW EMPLOYEES.—The amendment 

made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a State 

employee assigned to perform the duties of a disabled veterans’ 

outreach program specialist or a local veterans’ employment 

representative under chapter 41 of title 38, United States Code, 

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

of this Act. 

(2) APPLICABILITY TO PREVIOUSLY-HIRED EMPLOYEES.—In 

the case of such a State employee who is so assigned on or 

after January 1, 2006, and before the date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall require the State 

to require, as a condition of a grant or contract under which 

funds are made available to the State in order to carry out 

section 4103A or 4104 of title 38, United States Code, each 

such employee to satisfactorily complete the training described 

in section 4102A(c)(8)(A) of such title by not later than the 

date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of 

this Act. 

SEC. 104. CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO VERIFY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP. 

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

Small Business Verification Act’’. 

(b) CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO VERIFY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP.— (1) CLARIFICATION.—Section 8127(f) is amended— 

(A) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘To be eligible’’; 

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

new sentence: ‘‘Application for inclusion in the database shall constitute permission under section 552a 

of title 5 (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act) 

for the Secretary to access such personal information 

maintained by the Secretary as may be necessary to 

verify the information contained in the application.’’; 

and 

(iii) by inserting after the sentence added by clause 

(ii) the following new subparagraph: 

‘‘(B) If the Secretary receives an application for inclusion in 

the database from an individual whose status as a veteran cannot 

be verified because the Secretary does not maintain information 

with respect to the veteran status of the individual, the Secretary 

may not include the small business concern owned and controlled 

by the individual in the database maintained by the Secretary 

until the Secretary receives such information as may be necessary 

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

(B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following new paragraph (4): 

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

until the Secretary has verified that— 

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

by veterans; and 

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

the person who owns and controls the concern indicates that 

the person is a veteran with a service-connected disability, 

that the person is a veteran with a service-connected disability.’’. 
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(2) APPLICABILITY.—In the case of a small business concern 

included in the database as of the date of the enactment of 

this Act for which, as of such date, the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs has not verified the status of such concern in accordance 

with paragraph (4) of subsection (f) of section 8127 of title 

38, United States Code, as amended by paragraph (1), not 

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

Act, the Secretary shall notify the person who owns and controls 

the concern that— 

(A) the Secretary is required to verify the status of 

the concern in accordance with such paragraph, as so 

amended; 

(B) verification of such status shall require that the 

person who owns and controls the concern apply for inclusion in the database in accordance with such subsection, 

as so amended; 

(C) application for inclusion in the database shall constitute permission under section 552a of title 5, United 

States Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Act), 

for the Secretary to access such personal information maintained by the Secretary as may be necessary to verify 

the information contained in the application; and 

(D) the person who owns and controls the concern 

must submit to the Secretary all information required by 

the Secretary under this paragraph within 90 days of 

receiving the Secretary’s notice of such requirement or 

the concern shall be removed from the database. 

SEC. 105. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR REFERRAL OF USERRA 

CLAIMS AGAINST FEDERAL AGENCIES TO THE OFFICE OF 

SPECIAL COUNSEL. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT.—The Secretary of Labor and 

the Office of Special Counsel shall carry out a 36-month demonstration project under which certain claims against Federal executive 

agencies under chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, are 

referred to, or otherwise received by, the Office of Special Counsel 

for assistance, including investigation and resolution of the claim 

as well as enforcement of rights with respect to the claim. The 

demonstration program shall begin not later than 60 days after 

the Comptroller General of the United States submits the report 

required under subsection (e)(3). 

(b) REFERRAL OF ALL PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICE CLAIMS

TO THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the demonstration project, the 

Office of Special Counsel shall receive and investigate all claims 

under chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, with respect 

to Federal executive agencies in cases where the Office of 

Special Counsel has jurisdiction over related claims pursuant 

to section 1212 of title 5, United States Code. 

(2) RELATED CLAIMS.—For purposes of paragraph (1), a 

related claim is a claim involving the same Federal executive 

agency and the same or similar factual allegations or legal 

issues as those being pursued under a claim under chapter 

43 of title 38, United States Code. 

(c) REFERRAL OF OTHER CLAIMS AGAINST FEDERAL EXECUTIVE

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the demonstration project, the Secretary— 

(A) shall refer to the Office of Special Counsel all 

claims described in paragraph (2) made during the period 

of the demonstration project; and 

(B) may refer any claim described in paragraph (2) 

filed before the demonstration project that is pending before 

the Secretary at the beginning of the demonstration project. 

(2) CLAIMS DESCRIBED.—A claim described in this paragraph is a claim under chapter 43 of title 38, United States 

Code, against a Federal executive agency by a claimant with 

a social security account number with an odd number as its 

terminal digit or, in the case of a claim that does not contain 

a social security account number, a case number assigned to 

the claim with an odd number as its terminal digit. 

(d) ADMINISTRATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Special Counsel shall administer the demonstration project. The Secretary shall cooperate 

with the Office of Special Counsel in carrying out the demonstration project. 

(2) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TERMS IN CHAPTER 43 OF TITLE

38, UNITED STATES CODE.—In the case of any claim referred 

to, or otherwise received by, the Office of Special Counsel 

under the demonstration project, any reference to the ‘‘Secretary’’ in sections 4321, 4322, and 4326 of title 38, United 

States Code, is deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Office of 

Special Counsel’’. 

(3) ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—In the case of any claim 

referred to, or otherwise received by, the Office of Special 

Counsel under the demonstration project, the Office of Special 

Counsel shall retain administrative jurisdiction over the claim. 

(e) DATA COMPARABILITY FOR REVIEWING AGENCY PERFORMANCE.— 

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

performance of the Office of Special Counsel and the Department of Labor during the demonstration project, the Office 

of Special Counsel and the Department of Labor shall jointly 

establish methods and procedures to be used by both the Office 

and the Department during the demonstration project. Such 

methods and procedures shall include each of the following: 

(A) Definitions of performance measures, including— 

(i) customer satisfaction; 

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

per claim); 

(iii) timeliness (such as, but not limited to, average 

processing time, case age); 

(iv) capacity (such as, but not limited to, staffing 

levels, education, grade level, training received, caseload); and 

(v) case outcomes. 

(B) Definitions of case outcomes. 

(C) Data collection methods and timing of collection. 

(D) Data quality assurance processes. 

(2) JOINT REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Special Counsel 
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and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives and to the Comptroller General of the United States 

a report describing the methods and procedures established 

under paragraph (1). 

(3) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 30 

days after the date of the submittal of the report under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the report submitted under paragraph (2) 

and may provide recommendations for improving the methods 

and procedures described therein. 

(f) AGENCY DATA TO GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.— 

The Office of Special Counsel and the Secretary of Labor shall 

submit to the Comptroller General such information and data about 

the demonstration project as may be required by the Comptroller 

General, from time to time during the course of the demonstration 

project and at the conclusion, in order for the Comptroller General 

to assess the reliability of the demonstration data maintained by 

both the Office of Special Counsel and the Department of Labor 

and to review the relative performance of the Office and Department 

under the demonstration project. 

(g) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall review the relative performance of the Office 

of Special Counsel and the Department of Labor under the demonstration project and— 

(1) not later than one year after the commencement of 

the demonstration project, and annually thereafter during the 

period when the demonstration project is conducted, submit 

to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 

House of Representatives an interim report on the demonstration project; and 

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

demonstration project, submit to such committees a final report 

that includes the findings and conclusions of the Comptroller 

General regarding the relative performance of the Office and 

the Department under the demonstration project and such recommendations as the Comptroller General determines are 

appropriate. 

SEC. 106. VETERANS ENERGY-RELATED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—To encourage the 

employment of eligible veterans in the energy industry, the Secretary of Labor, as part of the Veterans Workforce Investment 

Program, shall carry out a pilot program to be known as the 

‘‘Veterans Energy-Related Employment Program’’. Under the pilot 

program, the Secretary shall award competitive grants to not more 

than three States for the establishment and administration of a 

State program to make grants to energy employers that provide 

covered training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and certification 

classes to eligible veterans. Such a program shall be known as 

a ‘‘State Energy-Related Employment Program’’. 

(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

under the pilot program, a State shall submit to the Secretary 

an application that includes each of the following: 

(1) A proposal for the expenditure of grant funds to establish and administer a public-private partnership program 
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designed to provide covered training, on-job training, 

apprenticeships, and certification classes to a significant 

number of eligible veterans and ensure lasting and sustainable 

employment in well-paying jobs in the energy industry. 

(2) Evidence that the State has— 

(A) a population of eligible veterans of an appropriate 

size to carry out the State program; 

(B) a robust and diverse energy industry; and 

(C) the ability to carry out the State program described 

in the proposal under paragraph (1). 

(3) Such other information and assurances as the Secretary 

may require. 

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

under this section shall use the grant for the following purposes: 

(1) Making grants to energy employers to reimburse such 

employers for the cost of providing covered training, on-job 

training, apprenticeships, and certification classes to eligible 

veterans who are first hired by the employer on or after 

November 1, 2010. 

(2) Conducting outreach to inform energy employers and 

veterans, including veterans in rural areas, of their eligibility 

or potential eligibility for participation in the State program. 

(d) CONDITIONS.—Under the pilot program, each grant to a 

State shall be subject to the following conditions: 

(1) The State shall repay to the Secretary, on such date 

as shall be determined by the Secretary, any amount received 

under the pilot program that is not used for the purposes 

described in subsection (c). 

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

and containing such information as the Secretary shall require, 

reports on the use of grant funds. 

(e) EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS.—In order to receive a grant 

made by a State under the pilot program, an energy employer 

shall— 

(1) submit to the administrator of the State Energy-Related 

Employment Program an application that includes— 

(A) the rate of pay, during and after training, for 

each eligible veteran proposed to be trained using grant 

funds; 

(B) the average rate of pay for an individual employed 

by the energy employer in a similar position who is not 

an eligible veteran; and 

(C) such other information and assurances as the 

administrator may require; and 

(2) agree to submit to the administrator, for each quarter, 

a report containing such information as the Secretary may 

specify. 

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

employer through a grant under the pilot program may be used 

to provide training of any kind to— 

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

(2) an eligible veteran for whom the employer has received 

a grant, credit, or subsidy under any other provision of law. 

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

to be submitted annually under section 4107(c) of title 38, United 

States Code, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 

the pilot program for the year covered by such report. The report 
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on the pilot program shall include a detailed description of activities 

carried out under this section and an evaluation of the program. 

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

appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under 

subsection (j), two percent shall be made available to the Secretary 

for administrative costs associated with implementing and evaluating the pilot program under this section and for preparing and 

submitting the report required under subsection (f). The Secretary 

shall determine the appropriate maximum amount of each grant 

awarded under this section that may be used by the recipient 

for administrative and reporting costs. 

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

(1) The term ‘‘covered training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and certification classes’’ means training, on-job training, 

apprenticeships, and certification classes that are— 

(A) designed to provide the veteran with skills that 

are particular to an energy industry and not directly 

transferable to employment in another industry; and 

(B) approved as provided in paragraph (1) or (2), as 

appropriate, of subsection (a) of section 3687 of title 38, 

United States Code. 

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

term is defined in section 101(2) of title 38, United States 

Code, who is employed by an energy employer and enrolled 

or participating in a covered training, on-job training, 

apprenticeship, or certification class. 

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

employs individuals in a trade or business in an energy 

industry. 

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

industries: 

(A) The energy-efficient building, construction, or retrofits industry. 

(B) The renewable electric power industry, including 

the wind and solar energy industries. 

(C) The biofuels industry. 

(D) The energy efficiency assessment industry that 

serves the residential, commercial, or industrial sectors. 

(E) The oil and natural gas industry. 

(F) The nuclear industry. 

(j) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

to the Secretary $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 

2014, for the purpose of carrying out the pilot program under 

this section. 

SEC. 107. PAT TILLMAN VETERANS’ SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE. 

(a) AVAILABILITY OF SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION.—By not later 

than June 1, 2011, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall include 

on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs 

a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and 

their survivors and, for each such organization, a link to the Internet website of the organization. 

(b) MAINTENANCE OF SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make reasonable efforts to notify 

schools and other appropriate entities of the opportunity to be 

included on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans 

Affairs pursuant to subsection (a). 
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TITLE II—HOUSING AND 

HOMELESSNESS MATTERS 

SEC. 201. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOMELESS 

VETERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAM. 

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

inserting ‘‘2011’’. 

SEC. 202. HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VETERANS 

WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION GRANT PROGRAM. 

(a) GRANT PROGRAM.—Chapter 20 is amended by inserting 

after section 2021 the following new section: 

‘‘§ 2021A. Homeless women veterans and homeless veterans 

with children reintegration grant program 

‘‘(a) GRANTS.—Subject to the availability of appropriations provided for such purpose, the Secretary of Labor shall make grants 

to programs and facilities that the Secretary determines provide 

dedicated services for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children. 

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

to provide job training, counseling, placement services (including 

job readiness and literacy and skills training) and child care services 

to expedite the reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children into the labor force. 

‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT TO MONITOR EXPENDITURES OF FUNDS.— 

(1) The Secretary of Labor shall collect such information as that 

Secretary considers appropriate to monitor and evaluate the distribution and expenditure of funds appropriated to carry out this 

section. The information shall include data with respect to the 

results or outcomes of the services provided to each homeless veteran under this section. 

‘‘(2) Information under paragraph (1) shall be furnished in 

such form and manner as the Secretary of Labor may specify. 

‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION THROUGH THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF

LABOR FOR VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.—The Secretary 

of Labor shall carry out this section through the Assistant Secretary 

of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training. 

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

shall include as part of the report required under section 2021(d) 

of this title an evaluation of the grant program under this section, 

which shall include an evaluation of services furnished to veterans 

under this section and an analysis of the information collected 

under subsection (c). 

‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—(1) In addition to any 

amount authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 2021 

of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015. 

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

available until expended. Funds obligated in any fiscal year to 

carry out this section may be expended in that fiscal year and 

the succeeding fiscal year.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 

to section 2021 the following new item: 

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

SEC. 203. SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY 

GRANT PROGRAM. 

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

end the following new section: 

‘‘§ 2108. Specially adapted housing assistive technology grant 

program 

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

grants to encourage the development of new assistive technologies 

for specially adapted housing. 

‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—A person or entity seeking a grant under 

this section shall submit to the Secretary an application for the 

grant in such form and manner as the Secretary shall specify. 

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

shall be in an amount of not more than $200,000 per fiscal year. 

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

under this section, the Secretary shall make the grant by not 

later than April 1 of that year. 

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

shall use the grant to develop assistive technologies for use in 

specially adapted housing. 

‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than March 1 of each fiscal year following a fiscal year in which the Secretary makes a grant, the 

Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing information 

related to each grant awarded under this section during the preceding fiscal year, including— 

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

‘‘(2) the amount of the grant; and 

‘‘(3) the goal of the grant. 

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

for readjustment benefits for each fiscal year for which the Secretary 

is authorized to make a grant under this section, $1,000,000 shall 

be available for that fiscal year for the purposes of the program 

under this section. 

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

section shall begin on October 1, 2011, and shall terminate on 

September 30, 2016.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 

new item: 

‘‘2108. 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. 

Section 3729(c)(1) is amended by inserting after ‘‘retirement 

pay’’ the following: ‘‘or active service pay’’. 
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TITLE III—SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL 

RELIEF ACT MATTERS 

SEC. 301. RESIDENTIAL AND MOTOR VEHICLE LEASES. 

Subsection (e) of section 305 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief 

Act (50 U.S.C. App. 535) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(e) ARREARAGES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES.— 

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

described in subsection (b)(1) that are unpaid for the period 

preceding the effective date of the lease termination shall be 

paid on a prorated basis. The lessor may not impose an early 

termination charge, but any taxes, summonses, or other obligations and liabilities of the lessee in accordance with the terms 

of the lease, including reasonable charges to the lessee for 

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

of the lease shall be paid by the lessee. 

‘‘(2) LEASES OF MOTOR VEHICLES.—Lease amounts for a 

lease described in subsection (b)(2) that are unpaid for the 

period preceding the effective date of the lease termination 

shall be paid on a prorated basis. The lessor may not impose 

an early termination charge, but any taxes, summonses, title 

and registration fees, or other obligations and liabilities of 

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

reasonable charges to the lessee for excess wear or use and 

mileage, that are due and unpaid at the time of termination 

of the lease shall be paid by the lessee.’’. 

SEC. 302. TERMINATION OF TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACTS. 

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

Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 535a) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘SEC. 305A. TERMINATION OF TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACTS. 

‘‘(a) TERMINATION BY SERVICEMEMBER.— 

‘‘(1) TERMINATION.—A servicemember may terminate a contract described in subsection (b) at any time after the date 

the servicemember receives military orders to relocate for a 

period of not less than 90 days to a location that does not 

support the contract. 

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

a contract as described in paragraph (1), the service provider 

under the contract shall provide such servicemember with written or electronic notice of the servicemember’s rights under 

such paragraph. 

‘‘(3) MANNER OF TERMINATION.—Termination of a contract 

under paragraph (1) shall be made by delivery of a written 

or electronic notice of such termination and a copy of the 

servicemember’s military orders to the service provider, delivered in accordance with industry standards for notification 

of terminations, together with the date on which the service 

is to be terminated. 

‘‘(b) COVERED CONTRACTS.—A contract described in this subsection is a contract for cellular telephone service or telephone 

exchange service entered into by the servicemember before receiving 

the military orders referred to in subsection (a)(1). 

‘‘(c) RETENTION OF TELEPHONE NUMBER.—In the case of a contract terminated under subsection (a) by a servicemember whose 
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period of relocation is for a period of three years or less, the 

service provider under the contract shall, notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, allow the servicemember to keep the telephone 

number the servicemember has under the contract if the servicemember re-subscribes to the service during the 90-day period beginning on the last day of such period of relocation. 

‘‘(d) FAMILY PLANS.—In the case of a contract for cellular telephone service entered into by any individual in which a servicemember is a designated beneficiary of the contract, the individual who 

entered into the contract may terminate the contract— 

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

is eligible to terminate contracts pursuant to subsection (a); 

and 

‘‘(2) with respect to all of the designated beneficiaries of 

such contract if all such beneficiaries accompany the servicemember during the servicemember’s period of relocation. 

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

terminated under this section, the service provider under the contract may not impose an early termination charge, but any tax 

or any other obligation or liability of the servicemember that, in 

accordance with the terms of the contract, is due and unpaid or 

unperformed at the time of termination of the contract shall be 

paid or performed by the servicemember. If the servicemember 

re-subscribes to the service provided under a covered contract 

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

servicemember’s period of relocation, the service provider may not 

impose a charge for reinstating service, other than the usual and 

customary charges for the installation or acquisition of customer 

equipment imposed on any other subscriber. 

‘‘(f) RETURN OF ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—Not later than 60 days 

after the effective date of the termination of a contract under 

this section, the service provider under the contract shall refund 

to the servicemember any fee or other amount to the extent paid 

for a period extending until after such date, except for the remainder 

of the monthly or similar billing period in which the termination 

occurs. 

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

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

mobile service, as that term is defined in section 332(d) of 

the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d)). 

‘‘(2) The term ‘telephone exchange service’ has the meaning 

given that term under section 3 of the Communications Act 

of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153).’’. 

(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading for title III of such 

Act is amended by inserting ‘‘, TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACTS’’ after ‘‘LEASES’’. 

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

1(b) of such Act is amended— 

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

the following new item: 

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

ASSIGNMENT, LEASES, TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACTS’’; AND

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

inserting the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 305A. Termination of telephone service contracts.’’. 
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SEC. 303. ENFORCEMENT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND BY PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 

U.S.C. App. 501 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 

following new title: 

‘‘TITLE VIII—CIVIL LIABILITY 

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

‘‘(a) CIVIL ACTION.—The Attorney General may commence a 

civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States 

against any person who— 

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

or 

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

of significant public importance. 

‘‘(b) RELIEF.—In a civil action commenced under subsection 

(a), the court may— 

‘‘(1) grant any appropriate equitable or declaratory relief 

with respect to the violation of this Act; 

‘‘(2) award all other appropriate relief, including monetary 

damages, to any person aggrieved by the violation; and 

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

penalty— ‘‘(A) in an amount not exceeding $55,000 for a first 

violation; and ‘‘(B) in an amount not exceeding $110,000 for any 

subsequent violation. 

‘‘(c) INTERVENTION.—Upon timely application, a person 

aggrieved by a violation of this Act with respect to which the 

civil action is commenced may intervene in such action, and may 

obtain such appropriate relief as the person could obtain in a 

civil action under section 802 with respect to that violation, along 

with costs and a reasonable attorney fee. 

‘‘SEC. 802. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person aggrieved by a violation of this 

Act may in a civil action— 

‘‘(1) obtain any appropriate equitable or declaratory relief 

with respect to the violation; and 

‘‘(2) recover all other appropriate relief, including monetary 

damages. 

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

a person aggrieved by a violation of this Act who prevails in an 

action brought under subsection (a) the costs of the action, including 

a reasonable attorney fee. 

‘‘SEC. 803. PRESERVATION OF REMEDIES. 

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

or limit any remedy otherwise available under other law, including 

consequential and punitive damages.’’. 

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

as follows: 

(1) Section 207 (50 U.S.C. App. 527) is amended by striking 

subsection (f). 

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

read as follows: 
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‘‘(c) MISDEMEANOR.—Except as provided in subsection (a), a 

person who knowingly takes part in an eviction or distress described 

in subsection (a), or who knowingly attempts to do so, shall be 

fined as provided in title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned 

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

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

read as follows: 

‘‘(b) MISDEMEANOR.—A person who knowingly resumes possession of property in violation of subsection (a), or in violation of 

section 107 of this Act, or who knowingly attempts to do so, shall 

be fined as provided in title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned 

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

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

read as follows: 

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

to be made a sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property that is prohibited by subsection (c), or who knowingly attempts to do so, shall 

be fined as provided in title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned 

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

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

read as follows: 

‘‘(h) MISDEMEANOR.—Any person who knowingly seizes, holds, 

or detains the personal effects, security deposit, or other property 

of a servicemember or a servicemember’s dependent who lawfully 

terminates a lease covered by this section, or who knowingly interferes with the removal of such property from premises covered 

by such lease, for the purpose of subjecting or attempting to subject 

any of such property to a claim for rent accruing subsequent to 

the date of termination of such lease, or attempts to do so, shall 

be fined as provided in title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned 

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

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

read as follows: 

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

contrary to this section, or attempts to do so, shall be fined as 

provided in title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not 

more than one year, or both.’’. 

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

read as follows: 

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

contrary to this section, or attempts to do so, shall be fined as 

provided in title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not 

more than one year, or both.’’. 

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

1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end 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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TITLE IV—INSURANCE MATTERS 

SEC. 401. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE FOR 

TOTALLY DISABLED VETERANS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1922A(a) is amended by striking ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

SEC. 402. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 

SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE 

FOR TOTALLY DISABLED VETERANS. 

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

(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking clause (ii) and inserting 

the following new clause (ii): 

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

of separation or release from such active duty or active 

duty for training.’’; and 

(2) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraph (B) and 

inserting the following new subparagraph (B): 

‘‘(B) The date that is two years after the date of separation or release from such assignment.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 

(a) shall apply with respect to a person who is separated or released 

on or after June 15, 2005. 

SEC. 403. ADJUSTMENT OF COVERAGE OF DEPENDENTS UNDER 

SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. 

Clause (ii) of section 1968(a)(5)(B) is amended to read as follows: 

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

Reserve of a uniformed service who meets the qualifications set forth in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 

1965(5) of this title, 120 days after separation or 

release from such assignment; or 

‘‘(II) in the case of any other member of the uniformed services, 120 days after the date of the member’s separation or release from the uniformed services; 

or’’. 

SEC. 404. OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE AMOUNT OF VETERANS’ GROUP 

LIFE INSURANCE. 

(a) OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE AMOUNT.—Section 1977(a) is 

amended— 

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

paragraph (3),’’ before ‘‘Veterans’ Group Life Insurance shall 

be’’; and 

(2) by adding after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(3) Not more than once in each five-year period beginning 

on the one-year anniversary of the date a person becomes insured 

under Veterans’ Group Life Insurance, such person may elect in 

writing to increase by $25,000 the amount for which the person 

is insured if— 

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

‘‘(B) the total amount for which the person is insured 

does not exceed the amount provided for under section 

1967(a)(3)(A)(i) of this title.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (3) of section 1977(a) of title 

38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 

effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment 

of this Act. 

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. 

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

by striking ‘‘reduced by’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Secretary’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

shall apply with respect to a payment of an accelerated death 

benefit under section 1980 of title 38, United States Code, made 

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

SEC. 406. CONSIDERATION OF LOSS OF DOMINANT HAND IN PRESCRIPTION OF SCHEDULE OF SEVERITY OF TRAUMATIC INJURY 

UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. 

(a) SCHEDULE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1980A(d) is amended— 

(A) by striking ‘‘Payments under’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) 

Payments under’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) As the Secretary considers appropriate, the schedule 

required by paragraph (1) may distinguish in specifying payments 

for qualifying losses between the severity of a qualifying loss of 

a dominant hand and of a qualifying loss of a nondominant hand.’’. 

(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph 

(1) shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

(b) PAYMENTS FOR QUALIFYING LOSSES INCURRED BEFORE DATE

OF ENACTMENT.— 

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

of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe in regulations mechanisms 

for payments under section 1980A of title 38, United States 

Code, for qualifying losses incurred before the date of the 

enactment of this Act, by reason of paragraph (2) of subsection 

(d) of such section (as added by subsection (a)(1) of this section). 

(2) QUALIFYING LOSS DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term 

‘‘qualifying loss’’ means— 

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

(b)(1) of section 1980A of title 38, United States Code; 

and 

(B) any other loss specified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the first sentence of that subsection. 

SEC. 407. ENHANCEMENT OF VETERANS’ MORTGAGE LIFE INSURANCE. 

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

‘‘$90,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000, or after January 1, 2012, 

$200,000,’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 
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SEC. 408. EXPANSION OF INDIVIDUALS QUALIFYING FOR RETROACTIVE BENEFITS FROM TRAUMATIC INJURY PROTECTION 

COVERAGE UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE 

INSURANCE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 501(b) of the Veterans’ Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006 

(Public Law 109–233; 120 Stat. 414; 38 U.S.C. 1980A note) is 

amended by striking ‘‘, if, as determined by the Secretary concerned, 

that loss was a direct result of a traumatic injury incurred in 

the theater of operations for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom’’. 

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

is amended by striking ‘‘IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM AND

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM’’. 

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

shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

TITLE V—BURIAL AND CEMETERY 

MATTERS 

SEC. 501. INCREASE IN CERTAIN BURIAL AND FUNERAL BENEFITS 

AND PLOT ALLOWANCES FOR VETERANS. 

(a) INCREASE IN BURIAL AND FUNERAL EXPENSES FOR DEATHS

IN DEPARTMENT FACILITIES.—Paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (a) of 

section 2303 is amended by striking ‘‘$300’’ and inserting ‘‘$700 

(as increased from time to time under subsection (c))’’. 

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

(b) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘$300’’ both places it 

appears and inserting ‘‘$700 (as increased from time to time under 

subsection (c))’’. 

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

by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

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

a percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the maximum amount of burial and funeral expenses payable under subsection (a) and in the maximum amount of the plot or internment 

allowance payable under subsection (b), equal to the percentage 

by which— 

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

city average) for the 12-month period ending on the June 30 

preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the increase 

is made, exceeds 

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

preceding the 12-month period described in paragraph (1).’’. 

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

amendments made by this section shall apply with respect 

to deaths occurring on or after October 1, 2011. 

(2) PROHIBITION ON COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR FISCAL

YEAR 2012.—No adjustments shall be made under section 

2303(c) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 

(c), for fiscal year 2012. 
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SEC. 502. INTERMENT IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES OF PARENTS OF CERTAIN DECEASED VETERANS. 

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

Shea Act’’. 

(b) INTERMENT OF PARENTS OF CERTAIN DECEASED VETERANS.— 

Section 2402 is amended— 

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

‘‘Under such regulations’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) Under such regulations’’; 

(2) by moving the margins of paragraphs (1) through (8) 

two ems to the right; 

(3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(9)(A) The parent of a person described in subparagraph 

(B), if the Secretary determines that there is available space 

at the gravesite where the person described in subparagraph 

(B) is interred. 

‘‘(B) A person described in this subparagraph is a person 

described in paragraph (1) who— 

‘‘(i) is a hostile casualty or died from a training-related 

injury; 

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

‘‘(iii) at the time of the person’s parent’s death, did 

not have a spouse, surviving spouse, or child who is buried 

or who, upon death, may be eligible for burial in a national 

cemetery pursuant to paragraph (5).’’; and 

(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

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

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

biological mother or, in the case of adoption, a father through 

adoption or a mother through adoption. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘hostile casualty’ means a person who, as 

a member of the Armed Forces, dies as the direct result of 

hostile action with the enemy, while in combat, while going 

to or returning from a combat mission if the cause of death 

was directly related to hostile action, or while hospitalized 

or undergoing treatment at the expense of the United States 

for injury incurred during combat, and includes a person killed 

mistakenly or accidentally by friendly fire directed at a hostile 

force or what is thought to be a hostile force, but does not 

include a person who dies due to the elements, a self-inflicted 

wound, combat fatigue, or a friendly force while the person 

was in an absent-without-leave, deserter, or dropped-from-rolls 

status or was voluntarily absent from a place of duty. 

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

incurred by a member of the Armed Forces while performing 

authorized training activities in preparation for a combat mission.’’. 

(c) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 

in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall develop guidance under which the parent of a person described in paragraph 

(9)(B) of subsection (a) of section 2402 of title 38, United States 

Code, as added by subsection (b), may be designated for interment 

in a national cemetery under that section. 

(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) CROSS-REFERENCE CORRECTION.—Section 107 is 

amended by striking ‘‘section 2402(8)’’ both places it appears 

and inserting ‘‘section 2402(a)(8)’’. 

(2) CROSS-REFERENCE CORRECTION.—Section 2301(e) is 

amended by striking ‘‘section 2402(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

2402(a)(6)’’. 

(3) CROSS-REFERENCE CORRECTION.—Section 2306(a) is 

amended— 

(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 2402(4)’’ and 

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

(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘section 2402(5)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘section 2402(a)(5)’’. 

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

shall apply with respect to the death, on or after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, of the parent of a person described 

in paragraph (9)(B) of subsection (a) of section 2402 of title 38, 

United States Code, as added by subsection (b), who dies on or 

after October 7, 2001. 

SEC. 503. REPORTS ON SELECTION OF NEW NATIONAL CEMETERIES. 

(a) INITIAL REPORT.— 

(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the 

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

Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the selection of 

the sites described in paragraph (2) for the purpose of establishing new national cemeteries. 

(2) SITES.—The sites described in this paragraph are the 

following: 

(A) An area in southern Colorado. 

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

Florida. 

(C) An area near Omaha, Nebraska. 

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

New York. 

(E) An area near Tallahassee, Florida. 

(3) SITE SELECTION.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall solicit advice and views of representatives of State 

and local veterans organizations and other individuals as the 

Secretary considers appropriate. 

(4) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following: 

(A) A schedule for the establishment of each cemetery 

at each site described in paragraph (2) and an estimate 

of the costs associated with the establishment of each such 

cemetery. 

(B) As of the date of the submittal of the report, the 

amount of funds that are available to establish each cemetery at each site described in paragraph (2) from amounts 

appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for 

Advance Planning. 

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

of the enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter until the 

date on which each cemetery at each site described in subsection 

(a)(2) is established, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an 

annual report that includes updates to the information provided 

in the report under subsection (a). 
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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. 

(a) VETERANS SUFFERING ANATOMICAL LOSS OF HANDS, ARMS, OR LEGS.—Section 1114 is amended— 

(1) in subsection (m)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘at a level, or with complications,’’ 

and inserting ‘‘with factors’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘at levels, or with complications,’’ and 

inserting ‘‘with factors’’; 

(2) in subsection (n)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘at levels, or with complications,’’ and 

inserting ‘‘with factors’’; 

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

‘‘with factors that’’; and 

(C) by striking ‘‘so near the shoulder and hip as to’’ 

and inserting ‘‘with factors that’’; and 

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

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

(b) VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES IN NEED

OF REGULAR AID AND ATTENDANCE FOR RESIDUALS OF TRAUMATIC

BRAIN INJURY.— 

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

(A) in subsection (p), by striking the semicolon at the 

end and inserting a period; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(t) Subject to section 5503(c) of this title, if any veteran, 

as the result of service-connected disability, is in need of regular 

aid and attendance for the residuals of traumatic brain injury, 

is not eligible for compensation under subsection (r)(2), and in 

the absence of such regular aid and attendance would require 

hospitalization, nursing home care, or other residential institutional 

care, the veteran shall be paid, in addition to any other compensation under this section, a monthly aid and attendance allowance 

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

of section 1134 of this title shall be considered as additional compensation payable for disability. An allowance authorized under 

this subsection shall be paid in lieu of any allowance authorized 

by subsection (r)(1).’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5503(c) is amended 

by striking ‘‘in section 1114(r)’’ and inserting ‘‘in subsection 

(r) or (t) of section 1114’’. 

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

shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

SEC. 602. COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE FOR TEMPORARY DEPENDENCY 

AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION PAYABLE FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN UNDER 

THE AGE OF 18. 

Section 1311(f) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(as increased from time to time under paragraph (4))’’ after ‘‘$250’’; 

(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and 

(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph (4): 

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

under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) 

as a result of a determination made under section 215(i) of such 

Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)), the Secretary shall, effective on the date 

of such increase in benefit amounts, increase the amount payable 

under paragraph (1), as such amount was in effect immediately 

prior to the date of such increase in benefit amounts, by the same 

percentage as the percentage by which such benefit amounts are 

increased. Any increase in a dollar amount under this paragraph 

shall be rounded down to the next lower whole dollar amount.’’. 

SEC. 603. PAYMENT OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION 

TO SURVIVORS OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR WHO DIED 

ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 1999. 

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

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

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

SEC. 604. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS FROM CONSIDERATION 

AS INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF VETERANS PENSION BENEFITS. 

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

(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (10); 

(2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); 

and 

(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following new 

paragraph (11): ‘‘(11) payment of a monetary amount of up to $5,000 to 

a veteran from a State or municipality that is paid as a veterans’ benefit due to injury or disease; and’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 

(a) shall apply with respect to determinations of income for calendar 

years beginning after October 1, 2011. 

SEC. 605. COMMENCEMENT OF PERIOD OF PAYMENT OF ORIGINAL 

AWARDS OF COMPENSATION FOR VETERANS RETIRED OR 

SEPARATED FROM THE UNIFORMED SERVICES FOR CATASTROPHIC DISABILITY. 

(a) COMMENCEMENT OF PERIOD OF PAYMENT.—Subsection (a) 

of section 5111 is amended— 

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

(2) in paragraph (1), as so designated by paragraph (1) 

of this subsection, by striking ‘‘in subsection (c) of this section’’ 

and inserting ‘‘in paragraph (2) and subsection (c)’’; and 

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

‘‘(2)(A) In the case of a veteran who is retired or separated 

from the active military, naval, or air service for a catastrophic 

disability or disabilities, payment of monetary benefits based on 

an award of compensation based on an original claim shall be 

made as of the date on which such award becomes effective as 

provided under section 5110 of this title or another applicable 

provision of law. 
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‘‘(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘catastrophic 

disability’, with respect to a veteran, means a permanent, severely 

disabling injury, disorder, or disease that compromises the ability 

of the veteran to carry out the activities of daily living to such 

a degree that the veteran requires personal or mechanical assistance 

to leave home or bed, or requires constant supervision to avoid 

physical harm to self or others.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 

(a) shall take effect on October 1, 2011, and shall apply with 

respect to awards of compensation based on original claims that 

become effective on or after that date. 

SEC. 606. APPLICABILITY OF LIMITATION TO PENSION PAYABLE TO 

CERTAIN CHILDREN OF VETERANS OF A PERIOD OF WAR. 

Section 5503(d)(5) is amended— 

(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(5)’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

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

to a child entitled to pension under section 1542 of this title in 

the same manner as they apply to a veteran having neither spouse 

nor child.’’. 

SEC. 607. EXTENSION OF REDUCED PENSION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS 

COVERED BY MEDICAID PLANS FOR SERVICES FURNISHED 

BY NURSING FACILITIES. 

Section 5503(d)(7) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2011’’ 

and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2015’’. 

SEC. 608. CODIFICATION OF 2009 COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT IN 

RATES OF PENSION FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND SURVIVING SPOUSES AND CHILDREN. 

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

Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$3,550’’ and inserting ‘‘$11,830’’; 

(2) in subsection (c)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘$4,651’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,493’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,020’’; 

(3) in subsection (d)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$5,680’’ and inserting ‘‘$19,736’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking ‘‘$6,781’’ and inserting ‘‘$23,396’’; 

and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,020’’; 

(4) in subsection (e)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘$4,340’’ and inserting ‘‘$14,457’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘$5,441’’ and inserting ‘‘$18,120’’; and 

(C) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,020’’; 

(5) in subsection (f)— 

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

‘‘$15,493’’; 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘$6,781’’ and inserting ‘‘$23,396’’; 

and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘$8,911’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,480’’; 

(C) in paragraph (3)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘$5,441’’ and inserting ‘‘$18,120’’; 

and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘$6,231’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,747’’; 

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

‘‘$26,018’’; and 

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

‘‘$2,020’’; and 

(6) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘$800’’ and inserting 

‘‘$2,686’’. 

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

amended— 

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

‘‘$7,933’’; 

(2) in subsection (c)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘$3,116’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,385’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,020’’; 

(3) in subsection (d)— 

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

‘‘$12,681’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (2)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘$4,543’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,128’’; 

and 

(ii) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,020’’; and 

(4) in subsection (e)(1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘$2,908’’ and inserting ‘‘$9,696’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘$3,645’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,144’’; and 

(C) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,020’’. 

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

by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,020’’ both places it appears. 

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

(a), (b), and (c) shall apply with respect to pensions paid on or 

after December 1, 2009. 

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. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4303(2) is amended by striking ‘‘other 

than’’ and inserting ‘‘including’’. 

(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 

apply to— 

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

of chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, that occurs before, 

on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

(2) all actions or complaints filed under such chapter 43 

that are pending on or after the date of the enactment of 

this Act. 

SEC. 702. CLARIFICATION OF THE DEFINITION OF ‘‘SUCCESSOR IN 

INTEREST’’. 

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

the end the following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(D)(i) Whether the term ‘successor in interest’ applies with 

respect to an entity described in subparagraph (A) for purposes 

of clause (iv) of such subparagraph shall be determined on 

a case-by-case basis using a multi-factor test that considers 

the following factors: 

‘‘(I) Substantial continuity of business operations. 

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

‘‘(III) Continuity of work force. 

‘‘(IV) Similarity of jobs and working conditions. 

‘‘(V) Similarity of supervisory personnel. 

‘‘(VI) Similarity of machinery, equipment, and production methods. 

‘‘(VII) Similarity of products or services. 

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

or pending claim under this chapter at the time of a merger, 

acquisition, or other form of succession shall not be considered 

when applying the multi-factor test under clause (i).’’. 

(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 

apply to— 

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

of chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, that occurs before, 

on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 

(2) all actions or complaints filed under such chapter 43 

that are pending on or after the date of the enactment of 

this Act. 

SEC. 703. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

(a) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4324 OF TITLE 38, UNITED STATES

CODE.—Section 4324(b)(4) is amended by inserting before the period 

the following: ‘‘declining to initiate an action and represent the 

person before the Merit Systems Protection Board’’. 

(b) AMENDMENT TO CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF

1995.—Section 206(b) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 

1995 (2 U.S.C. 1316(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘under paragraphs 

(1), (2)(A), and (3) of section 4323(c) of title 38, United States 

Code’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 4323(d) of title 38, United States 

Code’’. 

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

CODE.—Section 416(b) of title 3, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘under paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of section 4323(c) 

of title 38’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 4323(d) of title 38’’. 

TITLE VIII—BENEFITS MATTERS 

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

OF INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE MAY 

BE INITIATED. 

(a) INCREASE.—Section 3120(e) is amended by striking ‘‘2600’’ 

and inserting ‘‘2,700’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 

shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning after the date 

of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 802. PAYMENT OF UNPAID BALANCES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS GUARANTEED LOANS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3732(a)(2) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Before suit’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) Before suit’’; 

and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

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

chapter is modified under the authority provided under section 

1322(b) of title 11, the Secretary may pay the holder of the obligation the unpaid principal balance of the obligation due, plus accrued 

interest, as of the date of the filing of the petition under title 

11, but only upon the assignment, transfer, and delivery to the 

Secretary (in a form and manner satisfactory to the Secretary) 

of all rights, interest, claims, evidence, and records with respect 

to the housing loan.’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 

(a) shall apply with respect to a housing loan guaranteed after 

the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 803. ELIGIBILITY OF DISABLED VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF 

THE ARMED FORCES WITH SEVERE BURN INJURIES FOR 

AUTOMOBILES AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT. 

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

(1) in subparagraph (A)— 

(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘the 

disabilities described in subclause (i), (ii), or (iii) below’’ 

and inserting ‘‘the following disabilities’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following new clause: 

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

to regulations prescribed by the Secretary).’’; and 

(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subclause (i), (ii), 

or (iii) of clause (A) of this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘clause 

(i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of subparagraph (A)’’. 

(b) STYLISTIC AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further 

amended— 

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

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

(2) in paragraph (1)— 

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

striking ‘‘means—’’ and inserting ‘‘means the following:’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (A)— 

(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 

‘‘any veteran’’ and inserting ‘‘Any veteran’’; 

(ii) in each of clauses (i) and (ii), by striking the 

semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and 

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

a period; and 

(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘any member’’ 

and inserting ‘‘Any member’’. 

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

shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

SEC. 804. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE 

FOR VETERANS. 

(a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF ALLOWANCE.—Subsection (a) of 

section 3902 is amended by striking ‘‘$11,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$18,900 (as adjusted from time to time under subsection (e))’’. 

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

by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(e) Effective on October 1 of each year (beginning in 2011), 

the Secretary shall increase the dollar amount in effect under 
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subsection (a) by a percentage equal to the percentage by which 

the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (U.S. city average) increased during the 12-month period ending with the last 

month for which Consumer Price Index data is available. In the 

event that such Consumer Price Index does not increase during 

such period, the Secretary shall maintain the dollar amount in 

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

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

shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

SEC. 805. NATIONAL ACADEMIES REVIEW OF BEST TREATMENTS FOR 

CHRONIC MULTISYMPTOM ILLNESS IN PERSIAN GULF WAR 

VETERANS. 

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

to enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine of the 

National Academies to carry out a comprehensive review of the 

best treatments for chronic multisymptom illness in Persian Gulf 

War veterans and an evaluation of how such treatment approaches 

could best be disseminated throughout the Department of Veterans 

Affairs to improve the care and benefits provided to veterans. 

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

entered into under subsection (a), the Institute of Medicine shall 

convene a group of medical professionals who are experienced in 

treating individuals who served as members of the Armed Forces 

in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations of the Persian Gulf 

War during 1990 or 1991 and who have been diagnosed with chronic 

multisymptom illness or another health condition related to chemical and environmental exposure that may have occurred during 

such service. 

(c) REPORT.—Any agreement entered into under subsection (a) 

shall require the Institute of Medicine to submit to the Secretary 

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

House of Representatives a report on the review and evaluation 

described in subsection (a) by not later than December 31, 2012. 

The report shall include such recommendations for legislative or 

administrative action as the Institute considers appropriate in light 

of the results of the review. 

(d) FUNDING.—Pursuant to any agreement entered into under 

subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide the Institute of Medicine 

with such funds as are necessary to ensure the timely completion 

of the review described that subsection. 

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

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

Gulf War veterans’’ means a chronic multisymptom illness 

defined by a cluster of signs or symptoms relating to service 

in the Persian Gulf War, typically including widespread pain, 

persistent memory and concentration problems, chronic headaches, gastrointestinal problems, and other abnormalities not 

explained by well-established diagnoses. 

(2) The term ‘‘Persian Gulf War’’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 101(33) of title 38, United States Code. 

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. 

(a) REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF AGENTS AND ILLNESSES ASSOCIATED WITH PERSIAN GULF WAR SERVICE.— 
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(1) EXTENSION OF REVIEW AND EVALUATION.—Subsection 

(j) of section 1603 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 

1998 (Public Law 105–277; 38 U.S.C. 1117 note), as amended 

by section 202(d)(2) of the Veterans Education and Benefits 

Expansion Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–173; 115 Stat. 989), 

is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘October 

1, 2015’’. 

(2) DISAGGREGATION OF RESULTS BY THEATERS OF OPERATIONS BEFORE AND AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.—Such section 

is further amended— 

(A) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘who served 

in the Southwest Asia theater of operations’’ and all that 

follows and inserting ‘‘who may have been exposed by reason of service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations 

during the Persian Gulf War or, after September 11, 2001, 

in another Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations; and’’; 

(B) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘Gulf War service’’ 

and inserting ‘‘service described in subsection (c)(1)(A)’’; 

(C) in subsection (i)— 

(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ 

and inserting ‘‘paragraph (6)’’; 

(ii) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 

(6); and 

(iii) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following 

new paragraph (5): 

‘‘(5) In each report under this subsection submitted after the 

date of the enactment of this paragraph, any determinations, 

results, and recommendations as described in paragraph (2) shall 

be submitted separately as follows: 

‘‘(A) For the Southwest Asia theater of operations for the 

period of the Persian Gulf War ending on September 11, 2001. 

‘‘(B) For the Post-9/11 Global Theaters of Operations for 

the period of the Persian Gulf War beginning on September 

11, 2001.’’; and 

(D) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘Persian Gulf War’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 101(33) of title 38, United States Code. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations’ 

means Afghanistan, Iraq, and any other theater of operations 

for which the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal 

is awarded for service.’’. 

(b) REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF AVAILABLE EVIDENCE

REGARDING ILLNESS AND SERVICE IN PERSIAN GULF WAR.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (j) of section 101 of the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105– 

368; 112 Stat. 3321) is amended by striking ‘‘11 years after’’ 

and all that follows through ‘‘under subsection (b)’’ and inserting 

‘‘on October 1, 2018’’. 

(2) DISAGGREGATION OF RESULTS BY THEATERS OF OPER- ATIONS BEFORE AND AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.—Such section 

is further amended— 

(A) in subsection (c)(1)— 

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 

striking ‘‘Gulf war veterans’’ and all that follows 

through ‘‘Persian Gulf War’’ and inserting ‘‘veterans 

who served in the Armed Forces in the Southwest 
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Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf 

War or, after September 11, 2001, in another Post9/11 Global Theater of Operations and the health consequences of exposures to risk factors during such 

service’’; and 

(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘who served’’ 

and all that follows through ‘‘such service’’ and 

inserting ‘‘who may have been exposed by reason of 

service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations 

during the Persian Gulf War or, after September 11, 

2001, in another Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations’’; 

(B) in subsection (e)(1)— 

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 

striking ‘‘Gulf War service or exposure during Gulf 

War service’’ and inserting ‘‘service in the Armed 

Forces in the Southwest Asia theater of operations 

during the Persian Gulf War or, after September 11, 

2001, in another Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations or exposure during such service’’; and 

(ii) in subparagraphs (E) and (F), by striking ‘‘Gulf 

War veterans’’ each place it appears and inserting 

‘‘veterans described in subsection (c)(1)’’; 

(C) in subsection (f)(1)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘service in the Persian Gulf War’’ 

and inserting ‘‘service described in subsection (c)(1)(A)’’; 

and 

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

‘‘such service’’; 

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

new paragraph: 

‘‘(5) In each report under this subsection submitted after the 

date of the enactment of this paragraph, any determinations, discussions, and recommendations as described in paragraph (2) shall 

be submitted separately as follows: 

‘‘(A) For the Southwest Asia theater of operations for the 

period of the Persian Gulf War ending on September 11, 2001. 

‘‘(B) For the Post-9/11 Global Theaters of Operations for 

the period of the Persian Gulf War beginning on September 

11, 2001.’’; 

(E) in subsection (i)— 

(i) in paragraph (2)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘Persian Gulf War service’’ and 

inserting ‘‘service described in subsection (c)(1)(A)’’; 

(II) by striking ‘‘service in the Persian Gulf 

War’’ and inserting ‘‘such service’’; and 

(III) by striking ‘‘Gulf War veterans’’ and 

inserting ‘‘veterans described in subsection 

(c)(1)(A)’’; and 

(ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) In each report under this subsection submitted after the 

date of the enactment of this paragraph, any recommendations 

as described in paragraph (2) shall be submitted separately as 

follows: 

‘‘(A) For the Southwest Asia theater of operations for the 

period of the Persian Gulf War ending on September 11, 2001. 
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‘‘(B) For the Post-9/11 Global Theaters of Operations for 

the period of the Persian Gulf War beginning on September 

11, 2001.’’; and 

(F) in subsection (k)— 

(i) by striking ‘‘In this section, the term’’ and 

inserting the following: ‘‘In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘Persian Gulf War’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 101(33) of title 38, United States Code. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations’ 

means Afghanistan, Iraq, and any other theater of operations 

for which the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal 

is awarded for service. 

‘‘(3) The term’’; and 

(ii) in paragraph (3), as designated by clause (i)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘vaccine associated with Gulf 

War service’ means’’ and inserting ‘‘vaccine’, with 

respect to service described in subsection (c)(1)(A), 

means’’; and 

(II) by striking ‘‘service in the Armed Forces 

in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during 

the Persian Gulf War’’ and inserting ‘‘service 

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

(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1604 of the Persian 

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

1117 note) is repealed. 

SEC. 807. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL OFFICE IN 

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. 

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

striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’. 

(b) REPORT.— 

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

of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 

United States shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ 

Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 

and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report 

on the regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs 

in the Republic of the Philippines. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

(A) A description of the activities of the office described 

in such paragraph, including activities relating to the 

administration of benefits provided under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and benefits 

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

et seq.). 

(B) An assessment of the costs and benefits of 

maintaining such office in the Republic of the Philippines 

in comparison with the costs and benefits of moving the 

activities of such office to the United States. 

SEC. 808. EXTENSION OF AN ANNUAL REPORT ON EQUITABLE RELIEF. 

Section 503(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ 

and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
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SEC. 809. AUTHORITY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL DISABILITY EXAMINATIONS BY CONTRACT PHYSICIANS. 

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

Law 108–183; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note), as amended by section 105 

of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 

110–389; 122 Stat. 4149) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 

2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2012’’. 

TITLE IX—AUTHORIZATION OF MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS AND 

MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES 

SEC. 901. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2011 MAJOR MEDICAL 

FACILITY LEASES. 

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following 

fiscal year 2011 major medical facility leases at the locations specified, in an amount not to exceed the amount shown for each such 

location: 

(1) Billings, Montana, Community Based Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed $7,149,000. 

(2) Boston, Massachusetts, Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed $3,316,000. 

(3) San Diego, California, Community Based Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed $21,495,000. 

(4) San Francisco, California, Research Lab, in an amount 

not to exceed $10,055,000. 

(5) San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mental Health Facility, in an amount not to exceed $5,323,000. 

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. 

Section 801(a)(1) of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and 

Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–461; 120 Stat. 

3442), as amended by section 702(a)(1) of the Veterans’ Mental 

Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 (Public Law 

110–387; 122 Stat. 4137), is amended by striking ‘‘$625,000,000’’ 

and inserting ‘‘$995,000,000’’. 

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. 

Section 802(9) of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and 

Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–461; 120 Stat. 

3443) is amended by striking ‘‘$107,845,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$117,845,000’’. 

SEC. 904. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION.— 

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs for fiscal year 2011 for the Construction, Major Projects 

account $1,112,845,000, of which— 
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(1) $995,000,000 is for the increased amounts authorized 

for the project whose authorization is modified by section 902; 

and 

(2) $117,845,000 is for the increased amounts authorized 

for the project whose authorization is modified by section 903. 

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MEDICAL FACILITY

LEASES.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 

of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2011 for the Medical Facilities 

account $47,338,000 for the leases authorized in section 901. 

(c) LIMITATIONS.—The projects whose authorizations are modified under sections 902 and 903 may only be carried out using— 

(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2011 pursuant to 

the authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) of this 

section; 

(2) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for 

a fiscal year before fiscal year 2011 that remain available 

for obligation; 

(3) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for 

a fiscal year after fiscal year 2011 that remain available for 

obligation; 

(4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 

for fiscal year 2011 for a category of activity not specific to 

a project; 

(5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 

for a fiscal year before 2011 for a category of activity not 

specific to a project; and 

(6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 

for a fiscal year after 2011 for a category of activity not specific 

to a project. 

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. 

Section 8104(d) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘In any case’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Except 

as provided in paragraph (2), in any case’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2)(A) In any fiscal year, unobligated amounts in the Construction, Major Projects account that are a direct result of bid savings 

from a major medical facility project may only be obligated for 

major medical facility projects authorized for that fiscal year or 

a previous fiscal year. 

‘‘(B) Whenever the Secretary obligates amounts for a major 

medical facility under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives notice of the following: 

‘‘(i) The major medical facility project that is the source 

of the bid savings. 

‘‘(ii) The other major medical facility project for which 

the amounts are being obligated. 

‘‘(iii) The amounts being obligated for such other major 

medical facility project.’’. 
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TITLE X—OTHER MATTERS 

SEC. 1001. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

(a) CHAPTER 1.—The table of sections at the beginning of 

chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 118 

and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘118. Submission of reports to Congress in electronic form.’’. 

(b) CHAPTER 11.—Section 1114(r)(2) is amended by striking 

‘‘$$2,983’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,983’’. 

(c) CHAPTER 17.—Chapter 17 is amended as follows: 

(1) In each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 

1717(a)(2), by striking ‘‘the date of the Caregivers and Veterans 

Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010’’ each place it appears 

and inserting ‘‘May 5, 2010’’. 

(2) In section 1785— 

(A) by striking ‘‘section 2811(b) of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

2812 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh)’’; 

and 

(B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)(A) of’’. 

(d) CHAPTER 19.—Chapter 19 is amended as follows: 

(1) In the third sentence of section 1967(a)(3)(B), by striking 

‘‘spouse,,’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse,’’. 

(2) In the second sentence of section 1980A(h), by inserting 

‘‘section’’ before ‘‘1968(a)’’. 

(e) CHAPTER 20.—Section 2044(e)(3) is amended by striking 

‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years’’. 

(f) CHAPTER 30.—The table of sections at the beginning of 

chapter 30 is amended by striking the item relating to section 

3020 and inserting the following new item: 

‘‘3020. Authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members for career 

service members.’’. 

(g) CHAPTER 33.—Chapter 33 is amended as follows: 

(1) In section 3313(c)(1), by striking ‘‘higher education’’ 

each place it appears and inserting ‘‘higher learning’’ 

(2) In section 3313(d)(3), by striking ‘‘assistance this 

chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance under this chapter’’. 

(3) In section 3313(e)(2)(B), by inserting a period at the 

end. 

(4) In section 3316(b)(2), by striking ‘‘supplement’’ and 

inserting ‘‘supplemental’’. 

(5) In section 3316(b)(3), by striking ‘‘educational payable’’ 

and inserting ‘‘educational assistance payable’’. 

(6) In section 3318(b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘higher education’’ 

and inserting ‘‘higher learning’’. 

(7) In section 3319(b)(2), by striking ‘‘section (k)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’. 

(8) In section 3321(b)(2), by striking ‘‘3312’’ and inserting 

‘‘section 3312 of this title’’. 

(h) CHAPTER 35.—Section 3512(a)(6) is amended by striking 

‘‘this clause’’ and inserting ‘‘this paragraph’’. 

(i) CHAPTER 36.—Section 3684(a)(1) is amended by striking 

‘‘,,’’ and inserting a comma. 
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(j) CHAPTER 37.—Section 3733(a)(7) is amended by inserting 

a comma after ‘‘2003’’. 

(k) CHAPTER 41.—Section 4102A(b)(8) is amended by striking 

‘‘Employment and Training’’ and inserting ‘‘Employment, Training’’. 

(l) CHAPTER 55.—Chapter 55 is amended as follows: 

(1) In section 5510, in the second sentence of the matter 

preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘following: —’’ and inserting 

‘‘following:’’. 

(2) In section 5510(9), by striking ‘‘government’’ and 

inserting ‘‘Government’’. 

(m) CHAPTER 57.—Chapter 57 is amended as follows: 

(1) In section 5723(g)(2), by inserting ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘Department’’. 

(2) In section 5727(20), by striking ‘‘subordinate plan 

defines’’ and inserting ‘‘plan that defines’’. 

(n) CHAPTER 73.—Chapter 73 is amended as follows: 

(1) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 

is amended by striking the item relating to section 7333 and 

inserting the following new item: 

‘‘7333. Nondiscrimination against alcohol and drug abusers and persons infected 

with the human immunodeficiency virus.’’. 

(2) In section 7325(b)(2), by striking ‘‘section 2811(b) of 

the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(b))’’ and 

inserting ‘‘section 2812 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

U.S.C. 300hh–11)’’. 

(o) CHAPTER 79.—Section 7903(a) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 

(p) CHAPTER 81.—Chapter 81 is amended as follows: 

(1) In section 8111A(a)(2)(B)(ii)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘section 2811(b) of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

2812 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh)’’; 

and 

(B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)(A) of’’. 

(2) In section 8117(e)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 300hh– 

11(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 300hh–11)’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 247d– 

6(a))’’ and inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 247d–6)’’. 

SEC. 1002. STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO ACT COMPLIANCE. 

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

with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined 

by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 

PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 
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Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 

to the vote on passage. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.