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.
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
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:
‘‘(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’’.
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’’.
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’’.
SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REFER-
RAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR CER-
TAIN VETERANS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (d) of 
section 2023 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c)(3) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘enter into contracts’’ 
and inserting ‘‘make grants’’. 
SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND 
REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR SERIOUSLY 
MENTALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) GENERAL
TREATMENT.—Section 2031(b) is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL
SERVICES
AT
CERTAIN
LOCA-
TIONS.—Section 2033(d) is amended by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’. 
SEC. 205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE HOUS-
ING ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 2041(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2015’’.
SEC. 206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINAN-
CIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERV-
ICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMI-
LIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING. 
Section 2044(e)(1)(E) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2013 and 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2013 
through 2015’’. 
SEC. 207. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR GRANT PRO-
GRAM FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPE-
CIAL NEEDS. 
Section 2061(d)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
SEC. 208. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ON HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 2066(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’. 
TITLE III—EXTENSIONS OF AU-
THORITY RELATING TO BENE-
FITS 
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE VETERANS’ 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. 
Section 3692(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’.
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CALCULATING 
NET VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY AT TIME OF 
FORECLOSURE. 
Section 3732(c)(11) is amended by striking ‘‘October 
1, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2015’’. 
SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO VEND-
EE LOANS. 
Section 3733(a)(7) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2014,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2015,’’. 
TITLE IV—OTHER EXTENSIONS 
OF AUTHORITY AND OTHER 
MATTERS 
SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSPORT CER-
TAIN INDIVIDUALS TO AND FROM DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FACILITIES. 
Section 111A(a)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’.
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
(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—
‘‘(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).
(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)—
(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’’.
(f) INFORMATION ON CREDENTIALS.—Section 207 of 
the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 
2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘successor database’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘successor data set’’. 
(g) REPORT
ON STAFFING SHORTAGES.—Section 
301(b)(3) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Account-
ability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Not 
later’’ and all that follows through ‘‘2019’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘On October 1 of each year 
beginning in 2015 and ending in 2019’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘at each’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting the following: ‘‘or guidelines 
of the Department with respect to determining 
the ratio of residents to staff supervising resi-
dents.’’; and 
(B) by striking clause (v) and inserting the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(v) Efforts of the Department, as of 
the date of the submittal of the report, to 
recruit and retain medical residents to
work for the Veterans Health Administra-
tion as full-time employees.’’. 
(h) PROJECT ARCH.—Section 403(j) of the Vet-
erans’ Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act 
of 2008 (Public Law 110–387; 38 U.S.C. 1703 note) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In carrying out’’ and inserting 
‘‘Notwithstanding any provision of law relating to 
the use of competitive procedures in entering into 
contracts, in carrying out’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘under this section’’ after 
‘‘make use of contracts entered into’’. 
(i) CLARIFICATION OF APPROVAL OF COURSES OF 
EDUCATION PROVIDED
BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
OF 
HIGHER LEARNING AND IN-STATE TUITION RATE FOR 
VETERANS.—Paragraph (1) of section 3679(c) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
chapter and subject to paragraphs (3) through (6), the 
Secretary shall disapprove a course of education provided 
by a public institution of higher learning if the institution 
charges tuition and fees for that course for covered indi-
viduals who are pursuing the course with educational as-
sistance under chapter 30 or 33 of this title while living 
in the State in which the institution is located at a rate
that is higher than the rate the institution charges for tui-
tion and fees for that course for residents of the State 
in which the institution is located, regardless of the cov-
ered individual’s State of residence.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 16, 
2014. 
Attest: 
Clerk.