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 .......
$576.01 
$714.50 
$841.98 
$61.37 
Three-quarter 
time.
$432.80 
$536.65 
$629.50 
$47.19 
Half-time ......
$289.59 
$358.81 
$421.77 
$31.49. 
(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. 16. 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-con-
nected disability who the Secretary determines has 
reached a point of employability and who is partici-
pating only in a program of employment services 
provided under section 3104(a)(5) of this title, the 
Secretary shall pay the veteran a subsistence allow-
ance as prescribed in this section for three months 
while the veteran is satisfactorily pursuing such pro-
gram.’’. 
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SEC. 17. VETERANS ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT 
SUMMIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 81 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8120. 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: 
‘‘8120. Veterans entrepreneurial development summit.’’. 
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SEC. 18. 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. 19. 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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‘‘(B) $6,000, or a higher amount specifically 
provided by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
guidance on appraising the value of energy efficiency im-
provements for purposes of section 3710(d) of title 38, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act. 
(c) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) INTERIM
POLICY
GUIDANCE.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe 
interim policy guidance on energy efficiency audits 
and the conditions under which the performance of 
such audits may be included in the amount guaran-
teed by the Secretary under section 3710(d) of title 
38, United States Code, as amended by subsection 
(a). 
(2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall prescribe regulations to carry out the 
amendments made by subsection (a). 
(3) ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
AUDIT
DEFINED.— 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘energy 
efficiency audit’’ means a measurement of the ef-
fects of an improvement made to a dwelling for the 
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purpose of reducing energy consumption or increas-
ing energy efficiency that is carried out by a cer-
tified professional auditor, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to a loan 
secured on or after January 1, 2011. 
SEC. 20. PILOT PROGRAM ON SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUS-
ING ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS RESIDING 
TEMPORARILY IN HOUSING OWNED BY A 
FAMILY MEMBER. 
(a) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS.—Not-
withstanding subsection (d) of section 2102 of title 38, 
United States Code, and subject to subsection (b), a grant 
under section 2102A of such title shall not count toward 
the dollar amount limitations specified in that subsection. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Subsection (a) shall apply only 
to the first 25 grants made during fiscal year 2012. 
Æ 
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