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SEC. 4. ELIMINATING FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION 
WITH RESPECT TO EXPENDITURES UNDER 
MEDICAID FOR AGENTS USED FOR COSMETIC 
PURPOSES OR HAIR GROWTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1903(i)(21) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)(21)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘section 1927(d)(2)(C) (relating to drugs when used 
for cosmetic purposes or hair growth), except where medi-
cally necessary, and’’ after ‘‘drugs described in’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to calendar quarters 
beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND. 
Section 1941(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396w–1(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘under paragraph (1)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under this subsection’’; and 
(B) by redesignating such paragraph as 
paragraph (3); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—In addition to any 
funds otherwise made available to the Fund, there 
shall be available to the Fund, for expenditures from 
the Fund— 
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‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2021, $10,000,000, to 
remain available until expended; and 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2022, $14,000,000, to 
remain available until expended.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 570 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 670 
[Report No. 114–734] 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to 
extend the Medicaid rules regarding supple-
mental needs trusts for Medicaid beneficiaries to 
trusts established by those beneficiaries, and for 
other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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while undergoing reserve training, or while performing
drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and for members
of the Air Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and expenses
authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States
Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense
Military Retirement Fund, $850,576,000.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Na-
tional Guard while on duty under section 10211, 10302,
or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United
States Code, or while serving on duty under section
12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United
States Code, in connection with performing duty specified
in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or
while undergoing training, or while performing drills or
equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by
section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for pay-
ments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement
Fund, $3,413,195,000.
NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities,
travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Na-
tional Guard on duty under section 10211, 10305, or
12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States
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curred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be 
necessary. 
For making payments to States or in the case of sec-
tion 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social 
Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2006, 
$58,517,290,000, to remain available until expended. 
Payment under title XIX may be made for any quar-
ter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in 
effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such 
quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter. 
PAYMENTS TO HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS 
For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance and 
the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 
Funds, as provided under section 1844, 1860D–16 and 
1860D–31 of the Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 
111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, sec-
tion 278(d) of Public Law 97–248, and for administrative 
expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) of the Social 
Security Act, $114,608,900,000. To ensure prompt pay-
ments of Medicare prescription drug benefits as provided 
under section 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, 
$5,216,900,000, to become available on October 1, 2005, 
for fiscal year 2006.
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2003 (Public Law 108–173; 42 U.S.C. 1395ww note), as 
amended by sections 3123 and 10313 of the Patient Pro-
tection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘5-year ex-
tension period’’ and inserting ‘‘10-year extension pe-
riod’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘FIVE-YEAR’’ and inserting ‘‘TEN-YEAR’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘addi-
tional 5-year’’ and inserting ‘‘additional 10- 
year’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘5-year extension period’’ 
and inserting ‘‘10-year extension period’’ each 
place it appears. 
(b) CHANGE IN TIMING FOR REPORT.—Subsection 
(e) of such section 410A is amended by striking ‘‘Not later 
than 6 months after the completion’’ and inserting ‘‘Not 
later than 2 years prior to the completion’’. 
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Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, to improve the 
processing of claims by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
and for other purposes.’’. 
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I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 672 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a five- 
year extension of the rural community hospital demonstration program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. KING of Iowa, and Mr. 
LOEBSACK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for a five-year extension of the rural community hospital 
demonstration program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rural Community Hos-
pital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE RURAL COMMUNITY 
HOSPITAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 410A of the Medicare Pre-
scription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 
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(5) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA-
TION TO CHILDREN.—Each of the dollar amounts 
under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title. 
(c) DETERMINATION OF INCREASE.— 
(1) PERCENTAGE.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each dollar amount described in sub-
section (b) shall be increased by the same percentage 
as the percentage by which benefit amounts payable 
under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
401 et seq.) are increased effective December 1, 
2015, as a result of a determination under section 
215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)). 
(2) ROUNDING.—Each dollar amount increased 
under paragraph (1), if not a whole dollar amount, 
shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar 
amount. 
(d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs may adjust administratively, consistent with the in-
creases made under subsection (a), the rates of disability 
compensation payable to persons under section 10 of Pub-
lic Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who have not received 
compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
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service organization to act on the veterans’ 
behalf under a durable power of attorney. 
(iii) Claims filed by veterans who did 
not authorize a person to act on the vet-
erans’ behalf under a durable power of at-
torney. 
(2) CLAIMS DESCRIBED.—The claims described 
in this paragraph are each of the following types of 
claims for benefits under the laws administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs: 
(A) A fully developed claim that is sub-
mitted in standard electronic form. 
(B) A fully developed claim that is sub-
mitted in standard paper form. 
(C) A claim that is not fully developed that 
is submitted in standard electronic form. 
(D) A claim that is not fully developed 
that is submitted in standard paper form. 
(E) A claim that is not fully developed that 
is submitted in non-standard paper form. 
(3) UPDATE OF INFORMATION.—The informa-
tion described in this subsection shall be updated not 
less frequently than once each fiscal quarter.
TITLE IV—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 401. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF 
CERTAIN ACCRUED BENEFITS UPON DEATH 
OF BENEFICIARY. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY OF ESTATE.—Section 5121(a)(2) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by inserting ‘‘, or estate,’’ after ‘‘person’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) The estate of the veteran (unless the 
estate will escheat).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the death of an 
individual on or after the date that is 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 402. OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY. 
(a) TWO MINUTES OF SILENCE.—Chapter 1 of title 
36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 145. Veterans Day 
‘‘The President shall issue each year a proclamation 
calling on the people of the United States to observe 2 
minutes of silence on Veterans Day in honor of the service
and sacrifice of veterans throughout the history of the Na-
tion, beginning at— 
‘‘(1) 3:11 p.m. Atlantic standard time; 
‘‘(2) 2:11 p.m. eastern standard time; 
‘‘(3) 1:11 p.m. central standard time; 
‘‘(4) 12:11 p.m. mountain standard time; 
‘‘(5) 11:11 a.m. Pacific standard time; 
‘‘(6) 10:11 a.m. Alaska standard time; and 
‘‘(7) 
9:11 
a.m. 
Hawaii-Aleutian 
standard 
time.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘145. Veterans Day.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 675 
AN ACT 
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2015, the 
rates of compensation for veterans with service- 
connected disabilities and the rates of depend-
ency and indemnity compensation for the sur-
vivors of certain disabled veterans, to amend title 
38, United States Code, to improve the United 
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, to 
improve the processing of claims by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 675 
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2015, the rates of compensation 
for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of depend-
ency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2015 
Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself and Ms. TITUS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2015, the rates 
of compensation for veterans with service-connected dis-
abilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity com-
pensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Compensa-
tion Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSA-
TION AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 
COMPENSATION. 
(a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—Effective on December 1, 
2015, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in 
accordance with subsection (c), the dollar amounts in ef-
fect on November 30, 2015, for the payment of disability 
compensation and dependency and indemnity compensa-
tion under the provisions specified in subsection (b). 
(b) AMOUNTS
TO
BE
INCREASED.—The dollar 
amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are 
the following: 
(1) WARTIME
DISABILITY
COMPENSATION.— 
Each of the dollar amounts under section 1114 of 
title 38, United States Code. 
(2) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPEND-
ENTS.—Each of the dollar amounts under section 
1115(1) of such title. 
(3) 
CLOTHING
ALLOWANCE.—The 
dollar 
amount under section 1162 of such title. 
(4) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA-
TION TO SURVIVING SPOUSE.—Each of the dollar 
amounts under subsections (a) through (d) of sec-
tion 1311 of such title. 
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SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the 
Federal Register the amounts specified in section 2(b), as 
increased under that section, not later than the date on 
which the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are required 
to be published by reason of a determination made under 
section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2016. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act 
of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT 
Sec. 101. Increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and in-
demnity compensation. 
Sec. 102. Publication of adjusted rates. 
TITLE II—UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS 
CLAIMS 
Sec. 201. Extending temporary expansion of United States Court of Appeals 
for Veterans Claims. 
Sec. 202. Recall of retired judges of United States Court of Appeals for Vet-
erans Claims. 
Sec. 203. Life insurance program relating to judges of United States Court of 
Appeals for Veterans Claims. 
Sec. 204. Voluntary contributions to enlarge survivors’ annuity. 
Sec. 205. Salaries of judges of United States Court of Appeals for Veterans 
Claims. 
Sec. 206. Selection of chief judge of United States Court of Appeals for Vet-
erans Claims. 
TITLE III—IMPROVEMENT OF CLAIMS PROCESSING 
Sec. 301. Interim payments of compensation benefits under laws administered 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 302. Claims processors training. 
Sec. 303. Notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of 
claims approved. 
TITLE IV—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 401. Clarification of eligible recipients of certain accrued benefits upon 
death of beneficiary. 
Sec. 402. Observance of Veterans Day. 
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TITLE I—COMPENSATION COST- 
OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT 
SEC. 101. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSA-
TION AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 
COMPENSATION. 
(a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—Effective on December 1, 
2015, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in 
accordance with subsection (c), the dollar amounts in ef-
fect on November 30, 2015, for the payment of disability 
compensation and dependency and indemnity compensa-
tion under the provisions specified in subsection (b). 
(b) AMOUNTS
TO
BE
INCREASED.—The dollar 
amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are 
the following: 
(1) WARTIME
DISABILITY
COMPENSATION.— 
Each of the dollar amounts under section 1114 of 
title 38, United States Code. 
(2) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPEND-
ENTS.—Each of the dollar amounts under section 
1115(1) of such title. 
(3) 
CLOTHING
ALLOWANCE.—The 
dollar 
amount under section 1162 of such title. 
(4) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA-
TION TO SURVIVING SPOUSE.—Each of the dollar 
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amounts under subsections (a) through (d) of sec-
tion 1311 of such title. 
(5) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA-
TION TO CHILDREN.—Each of the dollar amounts 
under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title. 
(c) DETERMINATION OF INCREASE.— 
(1) PERCENTAGE.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each dollar amount described in sub-
section (b) shall be increased by the same percentage 
as the percentage by which benefit amounts payable 
under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
401 et seq.) are increased effective December 1, 
2015, as a result of a determination under section 
215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)). 
(2) ROUNDING.—Each dollar amount increased 
under paragraph (1), if not a whole dollar amount, 
shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar 
amount. 
(d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs may adjust administratively, consistent with the in-
creases made under subsection (a), the rates of disability 
compensation payable to persons under section 10 of Pub-
lic Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who have not received 
compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
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SEC. 102. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the 
Federal Register the amounts specified in section 101(b), 
as increased under that section, not later than the date 
on which the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are re-
quired to be published by reason of a determination made 
under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2016. 
TITLE 
II—UNITED 
STATES 
COURT OF APPEALS FOR VET-
ERANS CLAIMS 
SEC. 201. EXTENDING TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF UNITED 
STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS 
CLAIMS. 
Section 7253(i)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘January 1, 2020’’. 
SEC. 202. RECALL OF RETIRED JUDGES OF UNITED STATES 
COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS. 
Paragraph (1) of section 7257(b) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1)(A) The chief judge may recall for further service 
on the Court a recall-eligible retired judge in accordance 
with this section. Such a recall shall be made upon written 
certification by the chief judge that substantial service is 
expected to be performed by the retired judge for such 
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ment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural
research programs of the Department of Agriculture,
where not otherwise provided, $61,380,000, to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That
funds may be received from any State, other political sub-
division, organization, or individual for the purpose of es-
tablishing any research facility of the Agricultural Re-
search Service, as authorized by law.
COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND
EXTENSION SERVICE
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for
cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and
for other expenses, including $168,734,000 to carry into
effect the provisions of the Hatch Act (7 U.S.C. 361a–
i), $20,497,000 for grants for cooperative forestry re-
search (16 U.S.C. 582a–a7), $27,735,000 for payments
to the 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee Uni-
versity (7 U.S.C. 3222), $49,273,000 for special grants
for agricultural research (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $15,048,000
for special grants for agricultural research on improved
pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $99,550,000 for competi-
tive research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), $4,775,000 for
the support of animal health and disease programs (7
U.S.C. 3195), $700,000 for supplemental and alternative
crops and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d), $3,000,000 for
higher education graduate fellowships grants (7 U.S.C.
3152(b)(6)), to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C.
2209b), $4,350,000 for higher education challenge grants
(7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), $1,000,000 for a higher education
multicultural scholars program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), to
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b),
$3,000,000 for an education grants program for Hispanic-
serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241), $3,880,000 for
aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 3322), $8,000,000 for sus-
tainable agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C.
5811), $9,200,000 for a program of capacity building
grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to colleges eligible to receive
funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321–
326 and 328), including Tuskegee University, to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), $1,450,000 for
payments to the 1994 Institutions pursuant to section
534(a)(1) of Public Law 103–382, $200,000 for teaching
grants for public secondary education and 2-year post-
secondary education (7 U.S.C. 3152(h)), to remain avail-
able until expended; and $10,733,000 for necessary ex-
penses of Research and Education Activities, of which not
to exceed $100,000 shall be for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109; in all, $431,125,000.
for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225) and
not to exceed $25,000 shall be available for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That qualified
local engineers may be temporarily employed at per diem
rates to perform the technical planning work of the Service
(16 U.S.C. 590e–2).
WATERSHED SURVEYS AND PLANNING
For necessary expenses to conduct research, inves-
tigation, and surveys of watersheds of rivers and other wa-
terways, and for small watershed investigations and plan-
ning, in accordance with the Watershed Protection and
Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954 (16 U.S.C.
1001–1009), $9,545,000: Provided, That this appropria-
tion shall be available for employment pursuant to the sec-
ond sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944
(7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $110,000 shall be
available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive meas-
ures, including but not limited to research, engineering op-
erations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation,
rehabilitation of existing works and changes in use of land,
in accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954 (16 U.S.C.