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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act 
of 2014’’. 
(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. Scoring of budgetary effects. 
TITLE I—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HEALTH 
CARE 
Sec. 101. Extension of requirement to provide nursing home care to certain vet-
erans with service-connected disabilities. 
Sec. 102. Extension of authority for pilot program on counseling in retreat set-
tings for women veterans newly separated from service in the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 103. Extension of authority for pilot program on assistance for child care 
for certain veterans receiving health care. 
Sec. 104. Extension of authority to make grants to veterans service organiza-
tions for transportation of highly rural veterans. 
Sec. 105. Extension of requirement for report on activities of Department of 
Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Interagency Program 
Office. 
Sec. 106. Extension of authority for the performance of medical disabilities ex-
aminations by contract physicians. 
Sec. 107. Extension of authority for collection of copayments for hospital care 
and nursing home care. 
Sec. 108. Extension of authority for recovery from third parties of cost of care 
and services furnished to veterans with health-plan contracts 
for non-service-connected disability. 
TITLE II—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO 
HOMELESSNESS 
Sec. 201. Extension of current funding level for comprehensive service pro-
grams for homeless veterans. 
Sec. 202. Extension of authority for homeless veterans reintegration programs. 
Sec. 203. Extension of authority to provide referral and counseling services for 
certain veterans at risk of homelessness. 
Sec. 204. Extension of authority for treatment and rehabilitation services for 
seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans. 
Sec. 205. Extension of authority to provide housing assistance for homeless vet-
erans. 
Sec. 206. Extension of authority to provide financial assistance for supportive 
services for very low-income veteran families in permanent 
housing. 
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Sec. 207. Extension of authority for grant program for homeless veterans with 
special needs. 
Sec. 208. Extension of authority for the Advisory Committee on Homeless Vet-
erans. 
TITLE III—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO BENEFITS 
Sec. 301. Extension of authority for the Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Edu-
cation. 
Sec. 302. Extension of authority for calculating net value of real property at 
time of foreclosure. 
Sec. 303. Extension of authority relating to vendee loans. 
TITLE IV—OTHER EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY AND OTHER 
MATTERS 
Sec. 401. Extension of authority to transport certain individuals to and from 
Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. 
Sec. 402. Extension of authority for operation of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Phil-
ippines. 
Sec. 403. Extension of requirement to provide reports to Congress regarding 
equitable relief in the case of administrative error. 
Sec. 404. Extension of authority for Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans. 
Sec. 405. Extension of authority for temporary expansion of eligibility for spe-
cially adapted housing assistance for certain veterans with dis-
abilities causing difficulty ambulating. 
Sec. 406. Restoration of prior reporting fee multipliers. 
Sec. 407. Extension of authority for agreement with National Academy of 
Sciences. 
Sec. 408. Health professionals education debt reduction. 
Sec. 409. Amendments to Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 
2014. 
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 repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 3. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
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 
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titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
TITLE I—EXTENSIONS OF AU-
THORITY 
RELATING 
TO 
HEALTH CARE 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE 
NURSING HOME CARE TO CERTAIN VET-
ERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABIL-
ITIES. 
Section 1710A(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM 
ON COUNSELING IN RETREAT SETTINGS FOR 
WOMEN VETERANS NEWLY SEPARATED FROM 
SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (d) of 
section 203 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus 
Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 
Stat. 1143; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a 
pilot program under this section shall terminate on De-
cember 31, 2015.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub-
section (f) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2010 and 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2010, 
2011, and 2015’’. 
SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM 
ON ASSISTANCE FOR CHILD CARE FOR CER-
TAIN VETERANS RECEIVING HEALTH CARE. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (e) of 
section 205 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus 
Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 
Stat. 1144; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a 
pilot program under this section shall terminate on De-
cember 31, 2015.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub-
section (h) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
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SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS TO 
VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR 
TRANSPORTATION OF HIGHLY RURAL VET-
ERANS. 
Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omni-
bus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 
124 Stat. 1154; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
SEC. 105. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT ON 
ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE- 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS INTER-
AGENCY PROGRAM OFFICE. 
Section 1635(h)(1) of the Wounded Warrior Act 
(title XVI of Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 460; 10 
U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2015’’. 
SEC. 106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE PERFORM-
ANCE OF MEDICAL DISABILITIES EXAMINA-
TIONS BY CONTRACT PHYSICIANS. 
Section 704(c) of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–183; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2015’’. 
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SEC. 107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF 
COPAYMENTS 
FOR 
HOSPITAL 
CARE 
AND 
NURSING HOME CARE. 
Section 1710(f)(2)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
SEC. 108. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR RECOVERY FROM 
THIRD PARTIES OF COST OF CARE AND SERV-
ICES 
FURNISHED 
TO 
VETERANS 
WITH 
HEALTH-PLAN CONTRACTS FOR NON-SERV-
ICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY. 
Section 1729(a)(2)(E) is amended by striking ‘‘Octo-
ber 1, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2015’’. 
TITLE II—EXTENSIONS OF AU-
THORITY 
RELATING 
TO 
HOMELESSNESS 
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF CURRENT FUNDING LEVEL FOR 
COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR 
HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 
2013(7) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$150,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$250,000,000’’. 
SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS VET-
ERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 2021(e)(1)(F) is amended by striking 
‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
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