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SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
REGIONAL OFFICE IN MANILA, THE REPUB-
LIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. 
Section 315(b) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE RE-
PORTS TO CONGRESS REGARDING EQUI-
TABLE RELIEF IN THE CASE OF ADMINISTRA-
TIVE ERROR. 
Section 503(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 
SEC. 404. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ON MINORITY VETERANS. 
Section 544(e) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 
SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY EX-
PANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIALLY 
ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR CER-
TAIN VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES CAUSING 
DIFFICULTY AMBULATING. 
Section 2101(a)(4) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2015’’; and 
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(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2014 
and 2015’’. 
SEC. 406. RESTORATION OF PRIOR REPORTING FEE MULTI-
PLIERS. 
During the one-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the second sentence of section 
3684(c) shall be applied— 
(1) by substituting ‘‘$9’’ for ‘‘$12’’; and 
(2) by substituting ‘‘$13’’ for ‘‘$15’’. 
SEC. 407. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR AGREEMENT 
WITH NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 
Section 3(i) of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 (Public 
Law 102–4; 105 Stat. 13; 38 U.S.C. 1116 note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘October 1, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2015’’. 
SEC. 408. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATION DEBT RE-
DUCTION. 
Section 7683 is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Education debt reduction pay-
ments under the Education Debt Reduction Program shall 
consist of— 
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‘‘(1) payments to individuals selected to partici-
pate in the program of principal and interest on 
loans described in section 7682(a)(2) of this title; or 
‘‘(2) payments for the principal and interest on 
such loans of such individuals to the holders of such 
loans.’’; 
(2) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking ‘‘pay-
ments to’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘pay-
ments to or for’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘made 
to’’ and inserting ‘‘made to or for’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘pay-
able to that’’ and inserting ‘‘payable to or for 
that’’. 
SEC. 409. AMENDMENTS TO VETERANS ACCESS, CHOICE, 
AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2014. 
(a) EXPANDED AVAILABILITY OF HOSPITAL CARE 
AND MEDICAL SERVICES.—Section 101 of the Veterans 
Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public 
Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘pro-
vide the veteran an appointment that exceeds 
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the wait-time goals described in such subsection 
or’’ before ‘‘place such’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘(or 
other digital channel)’’ after ‘‘website’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by adding at the 
end the following new sentences: ‘‘An agreement en-
tered into pursuant to this subparagraph may not be 
treated as a Federal contract for the acquisition of 
goods or services and is not subject to any provision 
of law governing Federal contracts for the acquisi-
tion of goods or services. Before entering into an 
agreement pursuant to this subparagraph, the Sec-
retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable and 
consistent with the requirements of this section, fur-
nish such care and services to such veterans under 
this section with such entities pursuant to sharing 
agreements, existing contracts entered into by the 
Secretary, or other processes available at medical fa-
cilities of the Department.’’; 
(3) in subsection (l)(1), by inserting ‘‘a copy 
of’’ before ‘‘any medical record’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(t) WAIVER
OF
CERTAIN
PRINTING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 501 of title 44, United States Code, 
shall not apply in carrying out this section.’’. 
(b) COLLABORATION BETWEEN VA AND INDIAN 
HEALTH SERVICE.—Section 102 of the Veterans Access, 
Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 
146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall establish’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs and the Director of the Indian Health Serv-
ice shall jointly establish and implement’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Entering into an agreement between the 
Department and the Indian Health Service described 
in paragraph (2)(A) with respect to the effect of 
such agreement on the priority access of any Indian 
to health care services provided through the Indian 
Health Service, the eligibility of any Indian to re-
ceive health services through the Indian Health 
Service, and the quality of health care services pro-
vided to any Indian through the Indian Health Serv-
ice.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (d). 
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(c) PROMPT PAYMENT.—Section 105 of the Veterans 
Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public 
Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section 
1315’’ and inserting ‘‘part 1315’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘chapter 
39’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 39 of title 31’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘required by 
subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘required by sub-
section (c)’’. 
(d) IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO MOBILE VET CEN-
TERS.—Section 204 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and 
Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 
U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and re-
adjustment counseling services’’ after ‘‘other 
health care’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and events’’ after ‘‘locations’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘and outreach contacts’’ after ‘‘appoint-
ments’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by inserting ‘‘and readjustment coun-
seling’’ after ‘‘telemedicine services’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and 
outreach contacts’’ after ‘‘appointments’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and readjustment counseling’’ after ‘‘health 
care services’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘mo-
bile vet centers and’’. 
(e) IMPROVED TRANSPARENCY.—Section 206(b) of 
the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 
2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘comprehen-
sive database’’ and inserting ‘‘comprehensive, ma-
chine-readable data set’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘notice in the 
database of the reason’’ and inserting ‘‘notice of the 
reason’’; and 
(3) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), by striking 
‘‘database’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘data’’. 
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