IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5360 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Housing, Employment, and Living Programs for Vet-
erans Act of 2010’’ or the ‘‘HELP Veterans 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. 
Sec. 3. Modification of standard of visual acuity required for eligibility for spe-
cially adapted housing assistance provided by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 4. Authorities regarding housing loans guaranteed by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 5. Reauthorization and improvement of Department of Veterans Affairs 
small business loan program. 
Sec. 6. Assistance for flight training. 
Sec. 7. Seven-year increase in amount of assistance for individuals pursuing ap-
prenticeships or on-job training. 
Sec. 8. Extension of authority for certain qualifying work-study activities for 
purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 9. Expansion of work-study allowance to include certain outreach services 
conducted through congressional offices. 
Sec. 10. Temporary reduction of required amount of wages for on-the-job train-
ing programs. 
Sec. 11. Reauthorization of Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education. 
Sec. 12. Homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children re-
integration grant program. 
Sec. 13. Technology review and grant program. 
Sec. 14. Child care; President’s Budget. 
Sec. 15. Increase in amount of reporting fee payable to educational institutions 
that enroll veterans receiving educational assistance. 
Sec. 16. Modification of advance payment of initial educational assistance or 
subsistence allowance. 
Sec. 17. Increase in amount of subsistence allowance payable to veterans par-
ticipating in vocational rehabilitation program. 
Sec. 18. Expansion of availability of employment assistance allowance for vet-
erans using employment services. 
Sec. 19. Promoting jobs for veterans teaching in rural areas. 
Sec. 20. Promoting jobs for veterans through the establishment of an intern-
ship program. 
Sec. 21. Veterans entrepreneurial development summit. 
Sec. 22. Increase in the maximum amount of specially adapted housing assist-
ance authorized to be provided by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs. 
Sec. 23. Department of Veterans Affairs housing loans for construction of en-
ergy efficient dwellings. 
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Sec. 24. Pilot program on specially adapted housing assistance for veterans re-
siding temporarily in housing owned by a family member. 
Sec. 25. Compliance with Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
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. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF STANDARD OF VISUAL ACUITY 
REQUIRED FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIALLY 
ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROVIDED 
BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2101(b)(2)(A) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘with 5/200’’ and all that follows through 
the period and inserting the following: ‘‘with central visual 
acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use 
of standard correcting lenses (for purposes of this sub-
paragraph, an eye which is accompanied by a limitation 
in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of 
the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 de-
grees shall be treated as having a central visual acuity of 
20/200 or less).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to specially adapted 
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housing assistance provided on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORITIES REGARDING HOUSING LOANS GUAR-
ANTEED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS. 
(a) COVENANTS AND LIENS IN RESPONSE TO DIS-
ASTER-RELIEF ASSISTANCE.—Paragraph (3) of section 
3703(d) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3)(A) Any real estate housing loan (other than for 
repairs, alterations, or improvements) shall be secured by 
a first lien on the realty. In determining whether a loan 
is so secured, the Secretary may either disregard or allow 
for subordination to a superior lien that— 
‘‘(i) is created by a duly recorded covenant run-
ning with the realty in favor of— 
‘‘(I) a public entity that provides assist-
ance in response to a major disaster as deter-
mined by the President under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); or 
‘‘(II) a private entity to secure an obliga-
tion to such entity for the homeowner’s share of 
the costs of the management, operation, or 
maintenance of property, services, or programs 
within and for the benefit of the development or 
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community in which the veteran’s realty is lo-
cated; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines will not prejudice 
the interests of the veteran borrower and of the Gov-
ernment by the operation of such a covenant. 
‘‘(B) In respect to a superior lien described by sub-
paragraph (A) that is created after June 6, 1969, the Sec-
retary’s determination must have been made prior to the 
recordation of the covenant.’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO POOL LOANS.— 
Paragraph (2) of section 3720(h) is amended by striking 
‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 5. REAUTHORIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SMALL 
BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 37 is amended by 
striking section 3751. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 3751. 
(b) EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SMALL BUSI-
NESS LOANS.—Chapter 37 is further amended— 
(1) in section 3741, by striking paragraph (2); 
and 
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(2) in section 3742(a)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘vet-
erans of the Vietnam era or’’. 
(c) REPEAL
OF AUTHORITY
TO MAKE DIRECT 
LOANS.—Chapter 37, as amended by subsections (a) and 
(b), is further amended— 
(1) in section 3742— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(A) 
loan guaranties, or (B) direct loans’’ and 
inserting ‘‘loan guaranties’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking 
‘‘and that at least 51 percent of a business 
concern must be owned by disabled vet-
erans in order for such concern to qualify 
for a direct loan’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1) and re-
designating paragraphs (2) through (4) as 
paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘make or’’; 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘made 
or’’; 
(D) in subsection (d)— 
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(i) by striking paragraph (2); 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(1) Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘make or’’; and 
(E) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the first sentence, by strik-
ing ‘‘or, if the loan was a direct loan 
made by the Secretary, may suspend 
such obligation’’; and 
(II) in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘or while such obligation is 
suspended’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or suspend’’ each 
place it appears; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘or suspension’’ each 
place it appears; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘or suspends’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(v) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or 
suspended’’ each place it appears; 
(2) in section 3743— 
(A) by striking ‘‘that is provided a direct 
loan under this subchapter, or’’; 
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SEC. 9. EXPANSION OF WORK-STUDY ALLOWANCE TO IN-
CLUDE CERTAIN OUTREACH SERVICES CON-
DUCTED 
THROUGH 
CONGRESSIONAL 
OF-
FICES. 
Section 3485(a)(4) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) The following activities carried out at the 
offices of Members of Congress for such Members: 
‘‘(i) The distribution of information to 
members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and 
their dependents about the benefits and services 
under laws administered by the Secretary and 
other appropriate governmental and non-gov-
ernmental programs. 
‘‘(ii) The provision of assistance in 
ascertaining the status of claims (including ap-
peals) for benefits under laws administered by 
the Secretary, as well as other constituent serv-
ices for veterans as the Secretary determines 
appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 10. TEMPORARY REDUCTION OF REQUIRED AMOUNT 
OF WAGES FOR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) 
REDUCING
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
3677(b)(1)(A)(ii) is amended by striking ‘‘85 per 
centum’’ and inserting ‘‘60 percent’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 
2010, and shall apply to a veteran who enrolls in a 
program of training on the job approved under sec-
tion 3677 of title 38, United States Code, on or 
after such date. 
(b) SUNSET.— 
(1) REVERSION.—Effective October 1, 2013, 
section 3677(b)(1)(A)(ii) of such title, as amended 
by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by 
striking ‘‘60 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘85 percent’’. 
(2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall apply to a veteran who enrolls 
in a program of training on the job approved under 
section 3677 of title 38, United States Code, on or 
after October 1, 2013. 
(c) GAO REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2013, 
the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate a report 
on the effects of eliminating the requirement under section 
3677(b)(1)(A)(ii) of title 38, United States Code, for a 
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private employer to provide wage increases to veterans en-
rolled in a program of training on the job approved under 
section 3677 of such title. 
SEC. 11. REAUTHORIZATION OF VETERANS’ ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. 
Section 3692(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. 
SEC. 12. HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS 
VETERANS WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM.—Chapter 20 is amended by in-
serting 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 appro-
priations 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 chil-
dren. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants under this section 
shall be used to provide job training, counseling, place-
ment services (including job readiness and literacy and 
skills training) and child care services to expedite the re-
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integration of homeless women veterans and homeless vet-
erans with children into the labor force. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT TO MONITOR EXPENDITURES OF 
FUNDS.—(1) The Secretary of Labor shall collect such in-
formation as that Secretary considers appropriate to mon-
itor 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 fur-
nished 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 Sec-
retary 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 sec-
tion and an analysis of the information collected under 
subsection (c). 
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‘‘(f) APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—(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 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2011 through 2016. 
‘‘(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.’’. 
(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 re-
integration grant program.’’. 
SEC. 13. TECHNOLOGY REVIEW AND GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) REVIEW
AND EVALUATION
OF NEW TECH-
NOLOGY.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall estab-
lish a team of individuals from appropriate disciplines to 
be responsible for reviewing new technologies, processes, 
and products and for determining which such technologies, 
processes, and products may be beneficial to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs or to the veterans served by the 
Department. Upon completion of the review under this 
subsection, the team shall submit the review to the Sec-
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retary, who shall disseminate the review within the De-
partment, as appropriate. 
(b) SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTIVE TECH-
NOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2108. Specially adapted housing assistive tech-
nology 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.—Each grant awarded under 
this section shall be in an amount of not more than 
$250,000 per year. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—The recipient of a grant under 
this section shall use the grant to develop assistive tech-
nologies for use in specially adapted housing. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than March 1 of each year 
following a year in which the Secretary makes a grant, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing 
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information related to each grant awarded under this sec-
tion during the preceding calendar 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 authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Department for each fiscal year for 
which the Secretary is authorized to make a grant under 
this section, $1,500,000 shall be available for that fiscal 
year for the purposes of the program under this section. 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—The authority to make a grant 
under this section shall terminate on the date that is five 
years after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions 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.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall begin making grants under sec-
tion 2108 of title 38, United States Code, as added 
by paragraph (1), by not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 14. CHILD CARE; PRESIDENT’S BUDGET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 31 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new sections: 
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‘‘§ 3123. Child care assistance for single parents 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary to carry out this section, the Sec-
retary shall provide reimbursements for the actual cost of 
child care provided by a licensed provider to a veteran 
who— 
‘‘(1) is participating in a vocational rehabilita-
tion program under this chapter; 
‘‘(2) is the sole caretaker of a child; and 
‘‘(3) would not otherwise be able to afford such 
child care. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT AND DURATION.—The amount of the 
reimbursement for the actual cost for child care under this 
section shall be not more than $2,000 per month for each 
month the veteran is participating in a vocational rehabili-
tation program under this chapter. 
‘‘§ 3124. Information included in support of Presi-
dent’s budget 
‘‘The Secretary shall include in documents submitted 
to Congress by the Secretary in support of the President’s 
budget for each fiscal year submitted under section 1105 
of title 31, United States Code, the following: 
‘‘(1) For the calendar year preceding the sub-
mission— 
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‘‘(A) the percentage of veterans receiving 
assistance under this chapter who became em-
ployed; and 
‘‘(B) the percentage of veterans receiving 
assistance under this chapter who achieved 
independence in daily living. 
‘‘(2) Any changes made by the Secretary in 
measuring or calculating the performance of the de-
partment under this chapter.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘3123. Child care assistance for single parents. 
‘‘3124. Information included in support of President’s budget.’’. 
SEC. 15. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF REPORTING FEE PAY-
ABLE TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THAT 
ENROLL 
VETERANS 
RECEIVING 
EDU-
CATIONAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF FEE.—Subsection (c) 
of section 3684 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$7’’ and inserting ‘‘$16’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$11’’ and inserting ‘‘$16’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Subsection (a) of 
such section is amended by striking the second comma 
after ‘‘34’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on January 1, 
2011. 
SEC. 16. MODIFICATION OF ADVANCE PAYMENT OF INITIAL 
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE OR SUBSISTENCE 
ALLOWANCE. 
(a) MODIFICATION.—Section 3680(d)(2) is amended 
by inserting after the third sentence the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘For purposes of the entitlement to educational as-
sistance of the veteran or person receiving an advance pay-
ment under this subsection, the advance payment shall be 
charged against the final month of the entitlement of the 
person or veteran and, if necessary, the penultimate such 
month. In no event may any veteran or person receive 
more than one advance payment under this subsection 
during any academic year.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an advance pay-
ment of educational assistance made on or after January 
1, 2011. 
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SEC. 17. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF SUBSISTENCE ALLOW-
ANCE 
PAYABLE 
TO 
VETERANS 
PARTICI-
PATING IN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) INCREASE IN SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE.—Sec-
tion 3108(b)(1) is amended by striking the table and in-
serting the following new table: 
‘‘Column 
I 
Column 
II 
Column 
III 
Column 
IV 
Column V 
Type of 
program 
No 
dependents 
One 
dependent 
Two 
dependents 
More than 
two dependents 
.......................
..................
................
..................
The amount in column 
IV, plus the following 
for each dependent in 
excess of two: 
Full-time .......
$585.87 
$726.72 
$856.39 
$62.42 
Three-quarter 
time.
$440.21 
$545.83 
$640.27 
$48.00 
Half-time ......
$294.55 
$364.94 
$428.98 
$32.03’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a payment made 
for the third month beginning after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and each subsequent month. 
SEC. 18. EXPANSION OF AVAILABILITY OF EMPLOYMENT 
ASSISTANCE 
ALLOWANCE 
FOR 
VETERANS 
USING EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. 
Paragraph (2) of section 3108(a) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) In the case of a veteran with a service-connected 
disability who the Secretary determines has reached a 
point of employability and who is participating only in a 
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program of employment services provided under section 
3104(a)(5) of this title, the Secretary shall pay the veteran 
a subsistence allowance as prescribed in this section for 
three months while the veteran is satisfactorily pursuing 
such program.’’. 
SEC. 19. PROMOTING JOBS FOR VETERANS TEACHING IN 
RURAL AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III is amended by adding at 
the end the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 44—VETERAN TEACHERS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘4401. Assistance allowance for rural veteran teachers. 
‘‘§ 4401. Assistance allowance for rural veteran teach-
ers 
‘‘(a) REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN.—The 
Secretary may pay to a rural veteran teacher a monthly 
assistance allowance of $500. 
‘‘(b) DURATION.—The aggregate period for which the 
Secretary may pay a rural veteran teacher a monthly as-
sistance allowance under subsection (a) may not exceed 
24 months. 
‘‘(c) RURAL VETERAN TEACHER DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘rural veteran teacher’ means a veteran 
who— 
‘‘(1) is discharged from service in the Armed 
Forces under honorable conditions; 
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‘‘(2) has not been employed as a teacher prior 
to receiving assistance under this section; 
‘‘(3) is employed to teach full-time at an ac-
credited elementary or secondary school that is lo-
cated in a rural area (as determined by the Bureau 
of the Census); and 
‘‘(4) on the date on which the veteran applies 
for a monthly assistance allowance under subsection 
(a), is enrolled in a State-approved course leading to 
certification as a teacher. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year 
thereafter.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The tables of chap-
ters at the beginning of title 38, United States Code, and 
of part III, are each amended by inserting after the item 
relating to chapter 43 the following new item: 
‘‘44. Assistance allowance for rural veteran teachers ............................... 4401’’. 
SEC. 20. PROMOTING JOBS FOR VETERANS THROUGH THE 
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 712. Internship program 
‘‘(a) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.—From amounts avail-
able in the ‘General operating expenses’ account of the De-
partment, the Secretary may carry out an internship pro-
gram through which the Secretary shall award internships 
to up to 2,000 veterans each year in accordance with this 
section. The recipient of an internship under this section 
shall be employed in the Veterans Benefits Administration 
for the duration of the internship. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive an in-
ternship under this section a veteran shall have completed 
a rehabilitation program under chapter 31 of this title. 
In awarding internships under this section, the Secretary 
shall give a preference to a veteran who has completed 
a program of long-term education or training, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) SALARY; BENEFITS.—(1) Each recipient of an 
internship under this section shall be paid at a rate deter-
mined by the Secretary, except that such rate shall be at 
least the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for 
grade GS–3 of the General Schedule under section 5332 
of title 5, United States Code, and shall not exceed the 
maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS– 
5 of such schedule. Payments under this paragraph shall 
be derived from amounts available in the ‘General oper-
ating expenses’ account of the Department. 
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‘‘(2) Each such recipient shall be entitled to leave on 
the same basis as employees of the Department who are 
paid at the same annual rate, except that such recipient 
may not be reimbursed for any unused leave at the end 
of the internship. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall furnish hospital care, med-
ical services, and nursing home care to each recipient of 
an internship under this section on the same basis as a 
veteran described in subsection (B) of paragraph (2) of 
subsection (a) of section 1710 of this title unless the re-
cipient is eligible for such care and services under sub-
paragraph (A) of such paragraph or under paragraph (1) 
of such subsection. 
‘‘(4) The recipient of an internship under this section 
may receive an allowance under section 3108 of this title 
if such recipient is entitled to such an allowance. 
‘‘(d) DURATION.—No internship under this section 
shall exceed 12 months in duration. 
‘‘(e) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall notify each 
participant in a rehabilitation program under chapter 31 
of this title of the internship program under this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 711 the following new 
item: 
‘‘712. Internship program.’’. 
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SEC. 21. VETERANS ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT 
SUMMIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 81 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8129. Veterans entrepreneurial development sum-
mit 
‘‘(a) VETERANS ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT 
SUMMIT.—The Secretary may hold an event, once every 
year, to provide networking opportunities, outreach, edu-
cation, training, and support to small business concerns 
owned and controlled by veterans, veterans service organi-
zations, and other entities as determined appropriate by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sub-
section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and 
2021.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end of the items relating to subchapter II the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘8129. Veterans entrepreneurial development summit.’’. 
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SEC. 22. INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SPE-
CIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE AU-
THORIZED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE SEC-
RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2102 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘$12,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$13,756’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$60,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$65,780’’; and 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$12,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$13,756’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to assistance fur-
nished after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 23. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOUSING 
LOANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ENERGY EF-
FICIENT DWELLINGS. 
(a) 
LOANS
AUTHORIZED.—Section 
3710(d) 
is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(A) The Secretary’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘for the acquisition of’’ 
and all that follows through the end and insert-
ing ‘‘for any of the following purposes:’’; 
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(i) The acquisition of an existing dwelling and 
the cost of making energy efficiency improvements 
to the dwelling. 
‘‘(ii) The construction of a new dwelling and 
the cost of making energy efficiency improvements 
to the dwelling. 
‘‘(iii) Energy efficiency improvements to a 
dwelling owned and occupied by a veteran.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 
a loan may be guaranteed under this subsection only if 
it meets the requirements of this chapter. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall determine appropriate en-
ergy efficiency standards for purposes of this subsection 
and shall require that dwellings purchased, constructed, 
or improved using a loan guaranteed under this subsection 
meet such standards.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) and inserting the following new sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B): 
‘‘(A) five percent of the total established value 
of the property, dwelling, and improvements; or 
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