‘‘(4) The Secretary shall submit with each annual re-
port submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 529
of this title a summary of all reports and recommendations
of the Committee submitted to the Secretary since the pre-
vious annual report of the Secretary submitted pursuant
to such section.
‘‘(d) In this section, the term ‘minority group mem-
ber’ means an individual who is—
‘‘(1) Asian American;
‘‘(2) Black;
‘‘(3) Hispanic;
‘‘(4) Native American (including American In-
dian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian); or
‘‘(5) Pacific-Islander American.
‘‘(e) The Committee shall cease to exist December 31,
1997.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding
after the item relating to section 543 the following new
item:
‘‘544. Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans.’’.
SEC. 511. MAILING OF NOTICES OF APPEAL TO THE COURT
OF VETERANS APPEALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7266(a) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(a)(1) In order to obtain review by the Court of Vet-
erans Appeals of a final decision of the Board of Veterans’
Appeals, a person adversely affected by such decision shall
file a notice of appeal with the Court within 120 days after
the date on which notice of the decision is mailed pursuant
to section 7104(e) of this title.
‘‘(2) An appellant shall file a notice of appeal under
this section by delivering or mailing the notice to the
Court.
‘‘(3) A notice of appeal shall be deemed to be received
by the Court as follows:
‘‘(A) On the date of receipt by the Court, if the
notice is delivered.
‘‘(B) On the date of the United States Post
Service postmark stamped on the cover in which the
notice is posted, if the notice is properly addressed
to the Court and is mailed.
‘‘(4) For a notice of appeal mailed to the Court to
be deemed to be received under paragraph (3)(B) on a
particular date, the United States Postal Service postmark
on the cover in which the notice is posted must be legible.
The Court shall determine the legibility of any such post-
mark and the Court’s determination as to legibility shall
be final and not subject to review by any other Court.’’.
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act and shall apply to notices of appeal that are
delivered or mailed to the United States Court of Veterans
Appeals on or after that date.
TITLE VI—EDUCATION AND
TRAINING PROGRAMS
SEC. 601. FLIGHT TRAINING.
(a) ACTIVE DUTY PROGRAM.—Section 3034(d) is
amended—
(1) by striking out paragraph (2);
(2) by striking out ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(d)’’; and
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
(b) POST-VIETNAM ERA.—Section 3241(b) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking out paragraph (2);
(2) by striking out ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
(c) RESERVE PROGRAM.—Section 2136(c) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking out paragraph (2);
(2) by striking out ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect as of October 1, 1994.
SEC. 602. TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS
WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.
(a) REHABILITATION RESOURCES.—Section 3115 is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘(includ-
ing the Department of Veterans Affairs),’’;
and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or of any federally
recognized Indian tribe,’’ after ‘‘financial
assistance,’’; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘any
federally recognized Indian tribe,’’ after ‘‘con-
tributions,’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘federally
recognized Indian tribe’ means any Indian tribe, band, na-
tion, pueblo, or other organized group or community, in-
cluding any Alaska Native village or regional corporation
as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act, which is recognized as eligible for
the special programs and services provided by the United
States to Indians because of their status as Indians.’’.
(b) ALLOWANCES.—Section 3108(c)(2) is amended
by inserting ‘‘or federally recognized Indian tribe’’ after
‘‘local government agency’’.
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—(1) Section 404(b) of
the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4338) is
amended by striking out the period at the end and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘, but shall not apply to veterans and
other persons who originally applied for assistance under
chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, before Novem-
ber 1, 1990.’’.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
take effect as of October 29, 1992.
SEC. 603. ALTERNATIVE TEACHER CERTIFICATION PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3452(c) is amended by
adding at the end the following: ‘‘For the period ending
on September 30, 1996, such term includes any entity that
provides training required for completion of any State-ap-
proved alternative teacher certification program (as deter-
mined by the Secretary).’’.
(b) CLARIFYING
AMENDMENT.—Section 3002 is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(8) The term ‘educational institution’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 3452(c) of this title.’’.
SEC. 604. EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section 3476
is amended to read as follows: ‘‘An eligible veteran may
not enroll in any course offered by an educational institu-
tion not located in a State unless that educational institu-
tion is an approved institution of higher learning and the
course is approved by the Secretary.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to courses approved
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 605. CORRESPONDENCE COURSES.
(a) APPROVAL OF PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION.—(1)
Section 3672 is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(e) A program of education exclusively by cor-
respondence, and the correspondence portion of a com-
bination correspondence-residence course leading to a vo-
cational objective, that is offered by an educational institu-
tion (as defined in section 3452(c) of this title) may be
approved only if (1) the educational institution is accred-
ited by an entity recognized by the Secretary of Education,
and (2) at least 50 percent of those pursuing such a pro-
gram or course require six months or more to complete
the program or course.’’.
(2)(A) Section 3675(a)(2)(B) is amended by striking
out ‘‘A State’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Except as
provided in section 3672(e) of this title, a State’’.
(B) Section 3680(a) is amended—
(i) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(2);
(ii) by striking out ‘‘; or’’ at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
(iii) by striking out paragraph (4).
(C) Section 3686(c) is amended by striking out
‘‘(other than one subject to the provisions of section 3676
of this title)’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to programs of edu-
cation exclusively by correspondence and to correspond-
ence-residence courses commencing more than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 606. STATE APPROVING AGENCIES.
(a) REIMBURSEMENT.—(1) Section 3674(a)(4) is
amended by striking out ‘‘$12,000,000’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$13,000,000’’.
(2) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to services provided under such section
after September 30, 1994.
(b) ELIMINATION
OF REQUIREMENT
FOR QUAR-
TERLY REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 3674(a)(3) is
amended—
(1) by striking out subparagraph (B); and
(2) by striking out ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’.
(c) EVALUATION OF AGENCY PERFORMANCE.—Sec-
tion 3674A is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking out paragraph (3); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘subsection (a)(5) of
this section’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘subsection (a)(4)’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘of this title’’ after ‘‘sec-
tion 3674(a)’’ both places it appears.
SEC. 607. MEASUREMENT OF COURSES.
Section 3688(b) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘this chapter or’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘this chapter,’’; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end
thereof the following: ‘‘, or chapter 106 of title 10’’.
SEC. 608. VETERANS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDU-
CATION.
Section 3692 is amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘34,’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and chapter 106 of title
10’’ before the period at the end;
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by
striking out ‘‘this chapter’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘of this title’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘this chapter, chapter 30, 32, and 35 of this title,
and chapter 106 of title 10’’; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking out ‘‘December
31, 1994’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘December
31, 2003’’.
SEC. 609. CONTRACT EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL
COUNSELING.
(a) PAYMENT
LIMITATION.—Section 3697(b) is
amended by striking out ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘$6,000,000’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1994.
SEC. 610. SERVICE MEMBERS OCCUPATIONAL CONVERSION
AND TRAINING ACT OF 1992.
(a) PERIOD OF TRAINING.—(1) Section 4485(d) of
the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Train-
ing Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 2759; 10 U.S.C. 1143 note)
is amended by striking out ‘‘or more than 18 months’’.
(2)(A) Section 4486(d)(2) of such Act (102 Stat.
2760; 10 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended by striking out
the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof
the following: ‘‘in the community for the entire period of
training of the eligible person.’’.
(B) The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall
apply with respect to programs of training under the Serv-
ice Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act
of 1992 beginning after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(b) PAYMENTS.—Section 4487 of such Act (106 Stat.
2762; 10 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ in
subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘subparagraphs (B) and (C)’’;
(B) by inserting before the period at the
end of subparagraph (A) the following: ‘‘but in
no event to exceed hours equivalent to 18
months of training’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(C) Assistance may be paid under this subtitle on
behalf of an eligible person to that person’s employer for
training under two or more programs of job training under
this subtitle if such employer has not received (or is not
due) on that person’s behalf assistance in an amount ag-
gregating the applicable amount set forth in subparagraph
(B).’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting before the
period at the end thereof ‘‘, or upon the completion
of the 18th month of training under the last training
program approved for the person’s pursuit with that
employer under this subtitle, whichever is earlier’’.
(c) ENTRY INTO PROGRAM OF JOB TRAINING.—Sec-
tion 4488(a) of such Act (106 Stat. 2764; 10 U.S.C. 1143
note) is amended by striking out the third sentence thereof
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘The eligible person may
begin such program of job training with the employer on
the day that notice is transmitted to such official by means
prescribed by such official. However, assistance under this
subtitle may not be provided to the employer if such offi-
cial, within two weeks after the date on which such notice
is transmitted, disapproves the eligible person’s entry into
that program of job training in accordance with this
section.’’.
TITLE VII—EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAMS
SEC. 701. JOB COUNSELING, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT.
(a) DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR FOR
VETERANS’ 
EMPLOYMENT
AND
TRAINING.—Section
4102A(a) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘(1)’’ and ‘‘(2)’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘(A)’’ and ‘‘(B)’’, respectively;
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) There shall be within the Department of Labor
a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Em-
ployment and Training. The Deputy Assistant Secretary
shall perform such functions as the Assistant Secretary
of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training pre-
scribes. The Deputy Assistant Secretary shall be a vet-
eran.’’.
(b) DVOP SPECIALISTS COMPENSATION RATES.—
Section 4103A(a)(1) is amended by striking out ‘‘a rate
not less than the rate prescribed for an entry level profes-
sional’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘rates comparable to
those paid other professionals performing essentially simi-
lar duties’’.
(c) SPECIAL UNEMPLOYMENT STUDY.—Subsection
(a) of section 4110A is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a)(1) The Secretary, through the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, shall conduct a study every two years of unem-
ployment among each of the following categories of veter-
ans:
‘‘(A) Special disabled veterans.
‘‘(B) Veterans of the Vietnam era who served
in the Vietnam theater of operations during the
Vietnam era.
‘‘(C) Veterans who served on active duty during
the Vietnam era who did not serve in the Vietnam
theater of operations.
‘‘(D) Veterans who served on active duty after
the Vietnam era.
‘‘(E) Veterans discharged or released from ac-
tive duty within four years of the applicable study.
‘‘(2) Within each of the categories of veterans speci-
fied in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include a sepa-
rate category for women who are veterans.
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall promptly submit to Con-
gress a report on the results of each study under para-
graph (1).’’.
SEC. 702. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OF VETERANS.
(a) FEDERAL
CONTRACTS.—Section 4212(a) is
amended by striking out ‘‘all of its suitable employment
openings,’’ in clause (1) of the third sentence and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘all of its employment openings except
that the contractor may exclude openings for executive
and top management positions, positions which are to be
filled from within the contractor’s organization, and posi-
tions lasting three days or less,’’.
(b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
FOR VETERANS
UNDER FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT
AND TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 4213 is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘chapters 11, 13, 31, 34,
35, and 36 of this title by an eligible veteran and’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘chapters 11, 13, 30,
31, 35, and 36 of this title by an eligible veteran,’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘and any amounts received by
an eligible person under chapter 106 of title 10,’’
after ‘‘chapters 13 and 35 of such title, and’’; and
(3) by striking out ‘‘the needs or qualifications
of participants in’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘eli-
gibility under’’.
SEC. 703. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO ERISA RELATING
TO THE UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT
AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT OF 1994.
(a) PERIOD OF CONTINUATION COVERAGE.—Section
602(2)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1162(2)(A)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new clause:
‘‘(vi) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
ABSENCE
FROM EMPLOYMENT BY REASON OF SERV-
ICE
IN
THE
UNIFORMED
SERVICES.—In
the case of a qualifying event described in
section 603(2), resulting in an absence
from employment by reason of service in
the unformed services to which section
4317 of title 38, United States Code, ap-
plies, if the covered employee makes an
election under such section 4317, the date
which is the earlier of—
‘‘(I) 18 months after the date of
the qualifying event, or
‘‘(II) the day after the date on
which the covered employee fails to
apply for or return to a position of
employment, as determined under sec-
tion 4312(e) of such title 38.’’.
(b) PREMIUM REQUIREMENTS.—Section 602(3) of
such Act (29 U.S.C. 1162(3)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
(2) by striking ‘‘The plan may require’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The plan may re-
quire’’;
(3) by adjusting the left-hand margination of
subparagraph (A) and clauses (i) and (ii) thereof (as
redesignated by paragraphs (1) and (2)) accordingly;
(4) in the last sentence of subparagraph (A) (as
redesignated), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i) of this sub-
paragraph’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR ABSENCE FROM
EMPLOYMENT BY REASON OF SERVICE IN THE
UNIFORMED SERVICES.—
‘‘(i) LIMITATION ON EMPLOYEE PRE-
MIUM.—In the case of a qualifying event
described in section 603(2), resulting in an
absence from employment by reason of
service in the unformed services to which
section 4317 of title 38, United States
Code, applies, if the covered employee
makes an election under such section 4317
and the covered employee performed such
service for less than 31 days, the portion
of the premium which the covered em-
ployee is required to pay may not exceed
the portion (if any) of the premium which
the covered employee would have been re-
quired to pay but for the qualifying event.
‘‘(ii) 
TREATMENT
OF
MULTIEM-
PLOYER PLANS.—In the case of a group
health plan that is a multiemployer plan,
any liability under the plan for the portion
of the premium payable by the employer
shall be allocated by the plan in such man-
ner as the plan sponsor shall provide, ex-
cept that, if the plan sponsor does not so
provide, such liability shall be allocated by
the plan—
‘‘(I) to the last employer employ-
ing the covered employee before the
period served by the covered employee
in the uniformed services, or
‘‘(II) if such last employer is no
longer functional, to the plan.’’.
(c) ENFORCEMENT
OF CONSTITUTION COVERAGE
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 607 of such act (29 U.S.C.
1167) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(6) ENFORCEMENT OF PROVISIONS RELATING
TO ABSENCE FROM EMPLOYMENT BY REASON OF
SERVICE IN THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.—For pur-
poses of part 5, the provisions of section 4317 of
title 38, United States Code (as in effect on the ef-
fective date of this paragraph) shall be treated as
provisions of this title to the extent such provisions
relate to group health plans covered under this title.
The remedies provided pursuant to this paragraph
shall be in addition to remedies otherwise available
under such title 38, but shall not include the rem-
edies provided under section 4980B of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986. An action or proceeding
commenced under part 5 shall not preclude further
recourse to remedies otherwise available under such
title 38. The Secretary shall ensure that covered em-
ployees and other qualified beneficiaries commencing
actions or proceedings under part 5 are informed of
remedies also available under such title 38.’’.
(d) ENFORCEMENT OF RULES RELATING TO PEN-
SION PLAN COVERAGE.—Section 204 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1054) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection
(j); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(i) ENFORCEMENT OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO
ABSENCE FROM EMPLOYMENT BY REASON OF SERVICE
IN THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.—For purposes of part 5,
the provisions of section 4318 of title 38, United States
Code (as in effect on the effective date of this subsection)
shall be treated as provisions of this title to the extent
such provisions relate to pension plans covered under this
title. The remedies provided pursuant to this subsection
shall be in addition to remedies otherwise available under
such title 38, but shall not include the remedies provided
under section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986. An action or proceeding commenced under part 5
shall not preclude further recourse to remedies otherwise
available under such title 38. The Secretary shall ensure
that participants and beneficiaries commencing actions or
proceedings under part 5 are informed of remedies also
available under such title 38.’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE AND TRANSITION RULES.—
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this section shall take effect as if included in the
enactment of section 2 of the Uniformed Services
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994.
(2) TRANSITION RULES.—Section 8 of the Uni-
formed Services Employment and Reemployment
Rights Act of 1994 shall apply with respect to the
amendments made by this section in the same man-
ner and to the same extent as such section applies
with respect to sections 4317 and 4318 of title 38,
United States Code (as amended by such Act).
TITLE VIII—CEMETERIES AND
MEMORIAL AFFAIRS
SEC. 801. ELIGIBILITY FOR BURIAL IN NATIONAL CEME-
TERIES OF SPOUSES WHO PREDECEASE VET-
ERANS.
Section 2402(5) is amended by inserting ‘‘spouse,’’
after ‘‘The’’.
SEC. 802. RESTORATION OF BURIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR
UNREMARRIED SPOUSES.
Section 2402(5), as amended by section 801, is fur-
ther amended by inserting after ‘‘surviving spouse’’ the
following: ‘‘(which for purposes of this chapter includes
an unremarried surviving spouse who had a subsequent
remarriage which was terminated by death or divorce)’’.
SEC. 803. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR STATE CEMETERY GRANT PRO-
GRAM.
Paragraph (2) of section 2408(a) is amended by
striking 
out 
‘‘nine’’ 
and 
inserting 
in 
lieu
thereof ‘‘fourteen’’.
SEC. 804. AUTHORITY TO USE FLAT GRAVE MARKERS AT
THE 
WILLAMETTE 
NATIONAL 
CEMETERY,
OREGON.
Notwithstanding section 2404(c)(2) of title 38, Unit-
ed States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
provide for flat grave markers at the Willamette National
Cemetery, Oregon.
TITLE IX—HOUSING PROGRAMS
SEC. 901. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) RESERVISTS DISCHARGED BECAUSE OF A SERV-
ICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY.—Section 3701(b)(5)(A) is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ before ‘‘who has’’; and
(2) by striking out the period at the end and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘, or (ii) who was dis-
charged or released from the Selected Reserve before
completing 6 years of service because of a service-
connected disability.’’.
(b) SURVIVING SPOUSES OF RESERVISTS WHO DIED
WHILE IN ACTIVE MILITARY, NAVAL, OR AIR SERVICE.—
The second sentence of section 3701(b)(2) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘or service in the Selected Re-
serve’’ after ‘‘duty’’ each place it appears; and
(2) by striking out ‘‘spouse shall’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘deceased spouse shall’’.
SEC. 902. REVISION IN COMPUTATION OF AGGREGATE
GUARANTY.
Section 3702(b) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking out ‘‘loan, if—’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘loan under the following circumstances:’’;
(2) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘the property’’ at the
beginning of subparagraph (A) and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘The property’’;
(B) by striking out the semicolon at the
end and inserting in lieu thereof a period;
(3) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘a veteran-transferee’’
at the beginning and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘A veteran-transferee’’;
(B) by striking out ‘‘; or’’ at the end and
inserting in lieu thereof a period;
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking out ‘‘the loan’’
at the beginning of subparagraph (A) and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘The loan’’;
(5) by inserting after paragraph (3) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(4) In a case not covered by paragraph (1) or
(2)—
‘‘(A) the loan has been repaid in full and,
if the Secretary has suffered a loss on the loan,
the loss has been paid in full; or
‘‘(B) the Secretary has been released from
liability as to the loan and, if the Secretary has
suffered a loss on the loan, the loss has been
paid in full.’’;
(6) in the last sentence, by striking out ‘‘clause
(1) of the preceding sentence’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and
(7) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The authority of the Secretary under this
subsection to exclude an amount of guaranty or in-
surance housing loan entitlement previously used by
a veteran may be exercised only once for that vet-
eran under the authority of paragraph (4).’’.
SEC. 903. PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY WATER AND SEWERAGE
SYSTEMS.
Section 3704 is amended—
(1) by striking out subsection (e); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as
subsections (e) and (f), respectively.
SEC. 904. AUTHORITY TO GUARANTEE HOME REFINANCE
LOANS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVE-
MENTS.
(a) LOANS.—Section 3710(a) is amended by insert-
ing after paragraph (10) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(11) To refinance in accordance with sub-
section (e) an existing loan guaranteed, insured, or
made under this chapter, and to improve the dwell-
ing securing such loan through energy efficiency im-
provements, as provided in subsection (d).’’.
(b) AMOUNT OF GUARANTY.—Section 3710(e)(1) is
amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by inserting ‘‘or for the purpose specified in sub-
section (a)(11)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)(8)’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking out ‘‘may
not exceed’’ and all that follows in such subpara-
graph and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘may not ex-
ceed—
‘‘(i) an amount equal to the sum of the
balance of the loan being refinanced and such
closing costs (including any discount permitted
pursuant to section 3703(c)(3)(A) of this title)
as may be authorized by the Secretary (under
regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe)
to be included in the loan; or
‘‘(ii) in the case of a loan for the purpose
specified in subsection (a)(11), an amount equal
to the sum of the amount referred to with re-
spect to the loan under clause (i) and the
amount specified under subsection (d)(2);’’.
(c) FEE.—Section 3729(a)(2)(E) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘3710(a)(11),’’ after ‘‘3710(a)(9)(B)(i),’’.
SEC. 905. AUTHORITY TO GUARANTEE LOANS TO REFI-
NANCE ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES TO
FIXED RATE MORTGAGES.
Section 3710(e)(1)(A) is amended by inserting before
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘or, in a case in
which the loan is a fixed rate loan and the loan being refi-
nanced is an adjustable rate loan, the loan bears interest
at a rate that is agreed upon by the veteran and the mort-
gagee’’.
SEC. 906. MANUFACTURED HOME LOAN INSPECTIONS.
(a) CERTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY WITH STAND-
ARDS.—Paragraph (2) of subsection (h) of section 3712
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) Any manufactured housing unit properly dis-
playing a certification of conformity to all applicable Fed-
eral manufactured home construction and safety stand-
ards pursuant to section 616 of the National Manufac-
tured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5415) shall be deemed to meet the stand-
ards required by paragraph (1).’’.
(b) REPEAL OF INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS.—Sub-
section (j) of such section is amended by striking out ‘‘in
the case of’’ the first place it appears and all that follows
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘in the case of—
‘‘(1) manufactured homes constructed by a
manufacturer who fails or is unable to discharge the
manufacturer’s obligations under the warranty;
‘‘(2) manufactured homes which are determined
by the Secretary not to conform to the standards
provided for in subsection (h); or
‘‘(3) a manufacturer of manufactured homes
who has engaged in procedures or practices deter-
mined by the Secretary to be unfair or prejudicial to
veterans or the Government.’’.
(c) ELIMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—
Subsection (l) of such section is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘the results of inspections
required by subsection (h) of this section,’’; and
(2) by striking out ‘‘of this section,’’.
SEC. 907. PROCEDURES ON DEFAULT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (7) of section 3732(c)
is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking out ‘‘that was the minimum amount for
which, under applicable State law, the property was
permitted to be sold at the liquidation sale’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘the Secretary may ac-
cept conveyance of the property to the United
States for a price not exceeding’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘(i) the amount was the mini-
mum amount for which, under applicable State
law, the property was permitted to be sold at
the liquidation sale, the holder shall have the
option to convey the property to the United
States in return for payment by the Secretary
of an amount equal to’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘loan;’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘or’’;
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(ii) there was no minimum amount for which
the property had to be sold at the liquidation sale
under applicable State law, the holder shall have the
option to convey the property to the United States
in return for payment by the Secretary of an
amount equal to the lesser of such net value or total
indebtedness; and’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ‘‘para-
graph (6)(B)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘para-
graph (6)’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (6) of
such section is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘either’’;
(2) by striking out ‘‘sale or acquires’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘(B) the’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘sale, the’’; and
(3) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as
clauses (A) and (B), respectively.
SEC. 908. MINIMUM ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE REQUIREMENT.
Subparagraph (F) of section 5303A(b)(3) is amended
by inserting ‘‘or chapter 37’’ after ‘‘chapter 30’’ in the
matter preceding clause (i).
TITLE X—HOMELESS VETERANS
PROGRAMS
SEC. 1001. REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ASSIST HOMELESS
VETERANS.
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) Not later than April 15
of each year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate
and House of Representatives a report on the activities
of the Department of Veterans Affairs during the year
preceding the report under programs of the Department
for the provision of assistance to homeless veterans.
(2) The report shall—
(A) set forth the number of homeless veterans
provided assistance under those programs;
(B) describe the cost to the Department of pro-
viding such assistance under those programs; and
(C) provide any other information on those pro-
grams and on the provision of such assistance that
the Secretary considers appropriate.
(b) BI-ANNUAL REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall
include in the report submitted under subsection (a)(1)
in 1995, and every two years thereafter, an evaluation of
the effectiveness of the programs of the Department in
providing assistance to homeless veterans.
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 10 of Public
Law 102–590 (106 Stat. 5141; 37 U.S.C. 7721 note) is
repealed.
SEC. 1002. REPORT ON ASSESSMENT AND PLANS FOR RE-
SPONSE TO NEEDS OF HOMELESS VETERANS.
(a) UPDATE
OF ASSESSMENT.—Subsection (b) of
section 107 of the Veterans’ Medical Programs Amend-
ments of 1992 (Public Law 102–405; 106 Stat. 1977; 38
U.S.C. 527 note) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(6) The Secretary shall require that the directors
referred to in paragraph (1) update the assessment re-
quired under that paragraph during each of 1995, 1996,
and 1997.’’.
(b) REPORTS ON ASSESSMENTS AND PLAN.—Sub-
section (i) of such section (106 Stat. 1978) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘REPORT.—’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘REPORTS.—(1)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) Not later than December 31, 1994, the Sec-
retary shall submit to such committees a report that—
‘‘(A) describes the results of the assessment
carried out under subsection (b);
‘‘(B) sets forth the lists developed under para-
graph (1) of subsection (c); and
‘‘(C) describes the progress, if any, made by the
directors of the medical centers and the directors of
the benefits offices referred to in such subsection (c)
in developing the plan referred to in paragraph (2)
of such subsection (c).
‘‘(3) Not later than December 31 of each of 1995,
1996, and 1997, the Secretary shall submit to such com-
mittees a report that describes the update to the assess-
ment that is carried out under subsection (b)(6) in the
year preceding the report.’’.
SEC. 1003. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAMS UNDER HOMELESS VETERANS
COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS ACT
OF 1992.
Section 2(b) of the Homeless Veterans Comprehen-
sive Service Programs Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. 7721 note)
is amended in the first sentence by striking out ‘‘four’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘eight’’.
SEC. 1004. REMOVAL OF FUNDING REQUIREMENT OF
HOMELESS 
VETERANS 
COMPREHENSIVE
SERVICE PROGRAMS ACT OF 1992.
Section 12 of the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive
Service Programs Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. 7721 note) is
amended by striking out the second sentence.
SEC. 1005. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) of the funds appropriated for any fiscal year
to support Federal programs which are designed to
assist homeless individuals, a share more closely ap-
proximating the proportion of the population of
homeless individuals who are veterans should be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
programs to assist homeless veterans that are ad-
ministered by that Secretary;
(2) of the Federal grants made available to as-
sist community organizations that assist homeless
individuals, a share of such grants more closely ap-
proximating the proportion of the population of
homeless individuals who are veterans should be pro-
vided to community organizations that provide as-
sistance primarily to homeless veterans; and
(3) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should
take such actions as are necessary to ensure that
Federal agencies that provide assistance, either di-
rectly or indirectly, to homeless individuals, includ-
ing homeless veterans, are aware of and encouraged
to make appropriate referrals to facilities of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for benefits and serv-
ices, such as health care, substance abuse treatment,
counseling, and income assistance.
TITLE XI—REDUCTIONS IN DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS PERSONNEL
SEC. 1101. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Under proposals for national health care re-
form, the Department of Veterans Affairs will be re-
quired to provide health care services to veterans on
a competitive basis with other health care providers.
(2) The elimination of positions from the De-
partment that the Office of Management and Budg-
et has scheduled to occur in fiscal years 1995
through 1999 would prevent the Department from
meeting the responsibilities of the Department to
provide health care to veterans under law and from
maintaining the quality of health care that is cur-
rently provided to veterans.
SEC. 1102. REQUIREMENT FOR MINIMUM NUMBER OF
FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 712. Full-time equivalent positions: limitation on
reduction
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
number of full-time equivalent positions in the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs during the period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this section and ending on
September 30, 1999, may not (except as provided in sub-
section (c)) be less than 224,377.
‘‘(b) In determining the number of full-time equiva-
lent positions in the Department of Veterans Affairs dur-
ing a fiscal year for purposes of ensuring under section
5(b) of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994
(Public Law 103–226; 108 Stat. 115; 5 U.S.C. 3101 note)
that the total number of full-time equivalent positions in
all agencies of the Federal Government during a fiscal
year covered by that section does not exceed the limit pre-
scribed for that fiscal year under that section, the total
number of full-time equivalent positions in the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs during that fiscal year shall be
the number equal to—
‘‘(1) the number of such positions in the De-
partment during that fiscal year, reduced by
‘‘(2) the sum of—
‘‘(A) the number of such positions in the
Department during that fiscal year that are
filled by employees whose salaries and benefits
are paid primarily from funds other than appro-
priated funds; and
‘‘(B) the number of such positions held
during that fiscal year by persons involved in
medical care cost recovery activities under sec-
tion 1729 of this title.
‘‘(c) The Secretary shall not be required to make a
reduction in the number of full-time equivalent positions
in the Department unless such reduction—
‘‘(1) is necessary due to a reduction in funds
available to the Department; or
‘‘(2) is required under a law that is enacted
after the date of the enactment of this section and
that refers specifically to this section.
‘‘(d) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives an annual report, through the year 2000, on
the number and type of full-time equivalent positions in
the Department that are reduced under this section. The
report shall include a justification for the reductions and
shall be submitted with the materials provided in support
of the budget for the Department contained in the Presi-
dent’s budget submitted to Congress for a fiscal year pur-
suant to section 1105 of title 31.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
‘‘712. Full-time equivalent positions: limitation on reduction.’’.
SEC. 1103. ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR NEC-
ESSARY SERVICES.
Section 8110(c) is amended by striking out para-
graph (7) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘(7) Paragraphs (1) through (6) shall not be in effect
during fiscal years 1995 through 1999.
‘‘(8) During the period covered by paragraph (7),
whenever an activity at a Department health-care facility
is converted from performance by Federal employees to
performance by employees of a contractor of the Govern-
ment, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) require in the contract for the perform-
ance of such activity that the contractor, in hiring
employees for the performance of the contract, give
priority to former employees of the Department who
have been displaced by the award of the contract;
and
‘‘(B) provide to such former employees of the
Department all possible assistance in obtaining other
Federal employment or entrance into job training
and retraining programs.
‘‘(9) The Secretary shall include in the Secretary’s
annual report to Congress under section 529 of this title,
for each fiscal year covered by paragraph (7), a report
on the use during the year covered by the report of con-
tracting-out authority made available by reason of para-
graph (7). The Secretary shall include in each such report
a description of each use of such authority, together with
the rationale for the use of such authority and the effect
of the use of such authority on patient care and on em-
ployees of the Department.’’.
SEC. 1104. STUDY.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate
non-Federal entity under which the entity shall carry out
a study of the feasibility and advisability of alternative or-
ganizational structures, such as the establishment of a
wholly-owned Government corporation or a Government-
sponsored enterprise, for the effective provision of health
care services to veterans.
(b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—The Secretary shall
submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives a report on the study
required under subsection (a). The report shall be submit-
ted not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS.—There is hereby au-
thorized to be appropriated for the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs the sum of $1,000,000 for the purposes of car-
rying out the study required under subsection (a).
TITLE XII—TECHNICAL AND
CLERICAL AMENDMENTS
SEC. 1201. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES
CODE.
(a) REFERENCES TO ‘‘SECRETARY’’ AND ‘‘DEPART-
MENT’’.—Title 38, United States Code, is amended as
follows:
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 101 is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(1) The terms ‘Secretary’ and ‘Department’ mean
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Department of
Veterans Affairs, respectively.’’.
(2) Section 1532(c) is amended by striking out
‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Veterans’
Administration’’.
(3) Section 3745(a) is amended by striking out
‘‘Secretary’’ after ‘‘consult with the’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘Administrator’’.
(4) Section 4102A(e) is amended by striking
out ‘‘Regional Secretary’’ both places it appears and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Regional Administrator’’.
(5) Section 4110(d)(9) is amended by striking
out ‘‘Secretary of the Small Business Administra-
tion’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Administrator of
the Small Business Administration’’.
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(b) REFERENCES TO DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
AND SURGERY.—
(1) The following sections of title 38, United
States Code, are amended by striking out ‘‘Depart-
ment of Medicine and Surgery’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Veterans Health
Administration’’: 
sections 
3120(a), 
3120(f),
3121(a)(3), 7603(a), 7603(c)(1)(B), 7604(1)(B),
7604(2)(D), 
7612(c)(1)(B), 
7615, 
7616(b)(2),
7616(c), 
7622(b)(1), 
7622(c)(2)(A), 
7623(b),
7635(a)(1), 7635(a)(2), and 8110(a).
(2) Section 7622(c)(2)(B) of such title is
amended by striking out ‘‘such Department’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘the Veterans Health Admin-
istration’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CON-
VERSION OF POSITIONS OF CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR
AND CHIEF BENEFITS DIRECTOR TO UNDER SECRETARY
POSITIONS.—Title 38, United States Code, is amended as
follows:
(1) Section 305 is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ‘‘a
Under Secretary’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘an Under Secretary’’; and
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(B) in subsection (d)(2)(F), by striking out
‘‘Under Secretary’’ the second place it appears
and all that follows through the closing paren-
thesis and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Medi-
cal Director of the Veterans’ Administration)’’.
(2) Section 306 is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking out ‘‘a
Under Secretary’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘an Under Secretary’’; and
(B) in subsection (d)(2)(F), by striking out
‘‘Under Secretary’’ the second place it appears
and all that follows through the closing paren-
thesis and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Bene-
fits Director of the Veterans’ Administration)’’.
(3) Section 7306 is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking out
‘‘Assistant Chief Medical Directors’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Assistant Under
Secretaries for Health’’;
(ii) by redesignating the last three
paragraphs as paragraphs (8), (7), and (9)
respectively;
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(iii) by reversing the order in which
the penultimate and antepenultimate para-
graphs appear; and
(iv) in paragraph (8), as so redesig-
nated, by striking out ‘‘Chief Medical Di-
rector’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘Under Secretary for Health’’;
(B) in subsection (b), by striking out ‘‘As-
sistant Chief Medical Directors’’ in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu
thereof 
‘‘Assistant 
Under 
Secretaries 
for
Health’’; and
(C) in subsection (c), by striking out ‘‘and
(7)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘and (8)’’.
(4) Section 7314(d) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘the Chief Medical
Director and the Secretary to carry out’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the Secretary
and the Under Secretary for Health in car-
rying out’’; and
(ii) by striking out ‘‘the Assistant
Chief Medical Director described in section
7306(b)(3)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
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‘‘the Assistant Under Secretary for Health
described in section 7306(b)(3)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking out ‘‘As-
sistant Chief Medical Director’’ both places it
appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Assistant
Under Secretary’’.
(5) Section 7318 is amended by striking out
‘‘Chief Medical Director’’ each place it appears and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Under Secretary for
Health’’.
(6) Section 7440(1) is amended by striking out
‘‘Chief Medical Director’s’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘Under Secretary for Health’s’’.
(7) Section 7451(g)(1) is amended by striking
out ‘‘Chief Medical Director’s’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘Under Secretary for Health’s’’.
(d) CROSS REFERENCE AMENDMENTS
TO PROVI-
SIONS OF TITLE 38.—Title 38, United States Code, is
amended as follows:
(1) Section 115 is amended by striking out
‘‘sections 230’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘sec-
tions 314, 315, 316,’’.
(2) Section 1710(f)(3)(E) is amended by strik-
ing out ‘‘section 1712(f)’’ and ‘‘section 1712(f)(4)’’
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inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 1712(a)’’ and ‘‘sec-
tion 1712(f)’’, respectively.
(3) Section 1712 is amended—
(A) in subsection (i)(5), by striking out
‘‘section 1722(a)(1)(C)’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘section 1722(a)(3)’’; and
(B) in subsection (j), by striking out ‘‘Sec-
tion 4116’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Sec-
tion 7316’’.
(4) Section 3018A(d)(3) is amended by striking
out ‘‘section 3015(e)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘section 3015(f)’’.
(5) Section 3018B(d)(3) is amended by striking
out ‘‘section 3015(e)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘section 3015(f)’’.
(6) Section 3032(f)(3) is amended by striking
out ‘‘(c), or (d)(1)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘(d), or (e)(1)’’.
(7) Section 3035(b) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking out ‘‘sec-
tion 3015(c)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘sec-
tion 3015(d)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking out
‘‘section 3015(e)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘section 3015(f)’’.
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(8) Section 3103(b)(3) is amended by striking
out ‘‘section 3102(1)(A)’’ and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘section 3102(1)(A)(i)’’.
(9) Section 3106(a) is amended by striking out
‘‘section 3102(1)(A) or (B)’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘clause (i) or (ii) of section 3102(1)(A)’’.
(10) Section 3113(a) is amended by striking
out ‘‘section 3102(1)(B) and (2)’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B) of sec-
tion 3102(1)’’.
(11) Section 3120(b) is amended by striking
out ‘‘section 3012(1)(A)’’ and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘section 3102(1)(A)(i)’’.
(12) Section 3241(c) is amended by striking
out ‘‘1663,’’.
(13) Section 3735(a)(1)(A) is amended by
striking out ‘‘section 3402’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘section 5902’’.
(14) Section 4103(c)(2) is amended by striking
out ‘‘subchapter IV of chapter 3’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘subchapter II of chapter 77’’.
(15) Section 5104(a) is amended by striking
out ‘‘section 211(a)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘section 511’’.
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(16) Section 8103(d)(6)(A) is amended by
striking out ‘‘section 230(c)’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘section 316’’.
(17) Section 8110(c)(3)(B) is amended by
striking out ‘‘section 213 or 4117’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘section 513 or 7409’’.
(18) Section 8135(a)(3) is amended by striking
out ‘‘section 8134(2)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘section 8134(a)(2)’’.
(19) Section 8155(a) is amended by striking
out ‘‘section 4112’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘section 7312’’.
(20) Section 8201(c) is amended by striking
out ‘‘section 4112(a)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘section 7312(a)’’.
(e) PUNCTUATION, CAPITALIZATION, SPELLING,
ETC.—Title 38, United States Code, is amended as
follows:
(1) Section 111(b)(3)(B) is amended by strik-
ing out ‘‘the Department facility’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘a Department facility’’.
(2) Sections 305(d)(2)(F) and 306(d)(2)(F) are
amended by striking out ‘‘Commission’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘commission’’.
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(3) Section 312(a) is amended by striking out
‘‘(5 U.S.C. App. 3)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘(5 U.S.C. App.)’’.
(4) Section 317(b)(2) is amended by striking
out ‘‘provided, by the’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘provided by, the’’.
(5) Section 711(d) is amended by striking out
‘‘Committees’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘commit-
tees’’.
(6) Section 1116(a)(1)(B) is amended by strik-
ing out ‘‘(1)’’ and ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘(i)’’ and ‘‘(ii)’’, respectively.
(7) Section 1722A(a)(1) is amended by striking
out the closing parenthesis after ‘‘veteran’’ in the
first sentence.
(8) Section 1969(e) is amended—
(A) by striking out ‘‘sections 1971 (a) and
(c)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘subsections
(a) and (c) of section 1971’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘sections 1971 (d) and
(e)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘subsections
(d) and (e) of section 1971’’.
(9) Section 1977(f) is amended by striking out
‘‘sections 1971 (d) and (e)’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘subsections (d) and (e) of section 1971’’.
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(10) Section 3011(f)(1) is amended by striking
out ‘‘whose length’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘the length of which’’.
(11) Section 3018B(d) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking out
‘‘(a)(2)(D) of this subsection’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘(a)(2)(D) of this section’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘such Account’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘such ac-
count’’; and
(ii) by striking out ‘‘this chapter’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘this title’’.
(12) Section 3688(a)(6) is amended by insert-
ing a comma after ‘‘3241(a)(2)’’.
(13) Section 3706 is amended by striking out
‘‘of this chapter’’ the second and third places it ap-
pears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘of this title’’.
(14) Section 3712 is amended—
(A) in subsection (c)(3)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘of’’ in subparagraph
(D) after ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and
(ii) by striking out ‘‘of this sub-
section’’ in subparagraph (E) and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘of this paragraph’’; and
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(B) in subsection (m), by striking out
‘‘section 3704(d) and section 3721 of this chap-
ter’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘sections
3704(d) and 3721 of this title’’.
(15) Section 3713(b) is amended in the last
sentence by striking out ‘‘subsection 5302(b) of this
title, if eligible thereunder’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘section 5302(b) of this title, if the veteran
is eligible for relief under that section’’.
(16) Section 5702 is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Any person
desiring’’;
(B) by striking out ‘‘custody of’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘stating’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘custody of the Secretary that may
be disclosed under section 5701 of this title
must submit to the Secretary an application in
writing for such copy. The application shall
state’’; and
(C) in subsection (c), by striking out ‘‘is
authorized to fix’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘may establish’’.
(17) Section 6101(a) is amended by inserting a
comma after ‘‘title 18’’.
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(18) Section 6103(d)(1) is amended in the sec-
ond sentence—
(A) by striking out ‘‘(a)’’ and ‘‘(b)’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘(A)’’ and ‘‘(B)’’, re-
spectively; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘prior to’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘before’’.
(19) Section 6105(c) is amended—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking out
‘‘clauses (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (b) of this
section’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘para-
graph (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (b)’’;
(B) in the second sentence, by striking out
‘‘clause (1) of that subsection’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘paragraph (1) of subsection (b)’’;
and
(C) by transposing the two sentences of
that subsection (as so amended).
(20) Section 7312(d) is amended by striking
out ‘‘the advisory groups activities’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘the activities of the advisory group’’.
(21) Section 7408(a) is amended by striking
out ‘‘civil-service’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘civil
service’’.
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(22) Sections 7433(b)(3)(A) and 7435(b)(3)(A)
are amended by striking out ‘‘nation-wide’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘nationwide’’.
(23) Section 7451(d)(3)(C)(i)(I) is amended by
striking out ‘‘labor market area’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘labor-market area’’.
(24) Section 7453 is amended by striking out
‘‘subsections’’ in subsections (f) and (g) and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘subsection’’.
(25) Section 7601(a) is amended by striking
out the comma at the end of paragraph (1) and in-
serting in lieu thereof a semicolon.
(26) Section 7604 is amended by striking out
‘‘subchapters’’ in paragraphs (1)(A), (2)(D), and (5)
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘subchapter’’.
(27) Section 8126 is amended—
(A) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by striking out
‘‘1–year’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘one-
year’’; and
(B) in subsection (f)(2), by striking out ‘‘,
and’’ and inserting in lieu thereof a period.
(f) DATE OF ENACTMENT REFERENCES.—Title 38,
United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Section 1922A(b) is amended by striking
out ‘‘insurance not later than’’ and all that follows
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through ‘‘that the Department’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘insurance. Such application must be filed
not later than (1) October 31, 1993, or (2) the end
of the one-year period beginning on the date on
which the Secretary’’.
(2) Sections 3011(e) and 3012(f) are amended
by striking out ‘‘the end of the 24–month period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this sub-
section’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘October 28,
1994,’’.
(3) Section 3018B(a)(2)(A) is amended by
striking out ‘‘the date of enactment of this section’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘October 23, 1992,’’.
(4) Section 3702(a)(2)(E) is amended by strik-
ing out ‘‘For the 7–year period beginning on the
date of enactment of this subparagraph,’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘For the period beginning on Oc-
tober 28, 1992, and ending on October 27, 1999,’’.
(5) Section 6103(d)(2) is amended by striking
out ‘‘the date of enactment of this amendatory Act’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘June 30, 1972’’.
(6) Section 8126 is amended—
(A) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by striking out
‘‘30 days after the date of the enactment of this
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section’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Decem-
ber 4, 1992’’; and
(B) in subsection (g), by striking out ‘‘the
date of the enactment of this section’’ in para-
graphs (1) and (2) and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘November 4, 1992’’.
(g) OBSOLETE OR EXECUTED PROVISIONS.—Title
38, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Section 312(b) is amended by striking out
paragraph (3).
(2) Section 1524(a)(2) is amended by striking
out ‘‘Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, if’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘If’’.
(3) Section 4110(c)(1) is amended by striking
out ‘‘shall, within 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this section, appoint’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘shall appoint’’.
(4)(A) Section 5505 is repealed.
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 55 is amended by striking out the item re-
lating to section 5505.
(5) Section 7311 is amended by striking out
subsections (f) and (g).
(6) Section 7453(i)(3) is amended by striking
out ‘‘of title 5’’.
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(7) Section 8110(c) is amended by striking out
paragraph (7).
(8) Section 8111(b) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘During fiscal
years 1982 and 1983’’ in the second sen-
tence and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘During
odd-numbered fiscal years’’;
(ii) by striking out ‘‘During fiscal year
1984’’ in the third sentence and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘During even-numbered fis-
cal years’’; and
(iii) by striking out the fourth sen-
tence; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking out
‘‘Within nine months of the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection and at such times
thereafter as’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘At
such times as’’.
(h) AMENDMENTS TO HEADINGS AND TABLES OF
CONTENTS.—Title 38, United States Code, is amended as
follows:
(1) The table of chapters before part I and the
table of chapters at the beginning of part III are
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amended by striking out the item relating to chapter
42 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘42. Employment and Training of Veterans ............................................ 4211’’.
(2) The heading of section 2106 is amended by
revising each word after the first word so that the
initial letter of each such word is lower case.
(3) The item relating to subchapter III in the
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 73 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—PROTECTION OF PATIENT RIGHTS’’.
(4) The heading of section 7458 is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘§ 7458. Recruitment and retention bonus pay’’.
(5) The heading of chapter 81 is amended by
inserting ‘‘ENHANCED-USE’’ before ‘‘LEASES OF
REAL’’.
(6) The item relating to section 8126 in the
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 81 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘8126. Limitation on prices of drugs procured by Department and certain other
Federal agencies.’’.
(i) OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS.—Title
38, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Section 1718(c)(1) is amended by inserting
‘‘of Veterans Affairs’’ after ‘‘Department’’ in the
first sentence.
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(2) Section 1922(b)(4) is amended by striking
out ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and all that follows through
‘‘title,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Notwithstand-
ing section 1917 of this title,’’.
(3) Section 1969(d)(3) is amended by striking
out ‘‘‘General Operating Expenses, Department’’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘‘General Operating
Expenses, Department of Veterans Affairs’’’.
(4) Section 3018A(a)(1) is amended by striking
‘‘after December 31, 1990,’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘whichever is later,’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘after February 2, 1991,’’.
(5) Section 3121(a)(3) is amended by striking
out ‘‘Department of Veterans’ Benefits’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘Veterans Benefits Administra-
tion’’.
(6) Section 3680(a)(C) is amended by striking
out ‘‘1 full’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘one full’’.
(7) Section 4110(e)(3)(B) is amended—
(A) by striking out ‘‘, United States
Code,’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘the Board’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘the advisory commit-
tee’’.
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(8) Section 5110 is amended by striking out
subsection (m).
(9) Section 7315(b)(2) is amended by striking
out ‘‘Department’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘Veterans’ Administration’’.
(10) Section 8111(f)(6) is amended by inserting
‘‘of Defense’’ after ‘‘the Secretary’’ the second place
it appears.
(11) Section 8502(d) is amended by striking
out ‘‘General Post Fund, National Homes, Depart-
ment,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘General Post
Fund, National Homes, Department of Veterans Af-
fairs,’’.
SEC. 1202. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS ADMINISTERED
BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) PUBLIC LAW 102–54.—Effective as of June 13,
1991, and as if included in the enactment of Public Law
102–54, Public Law 102–54 is amended as follows:
(1) Section 13(e) (105 Stat. 275) is amended
by striking out ‘‘subsection (b)(10)’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘subsection (c)(10)’’.
(2) Section 15(a)(1)(A) (105 Stat. 289) is
amended by inserting ‘‘the first place it appears’’ be-
fore ‘‘in the first sentence’’.
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(b) PUBLIC LAW 102–83.—Effective as of August 6,
1991, and as if included in the enactment of Public Law
102–83, section 4(a) of Public Law 102–83 (105 Stat.
403) is amended as follows:
(1) Paragraph (2)(E) is amended by striking
out ‘‘Section 601(4)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘Section 601(3)’’.
(2) Paragraph (4) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(E) 
Sections 
7314(b)(1) 
and
7315(b)(2).’’.
(c) PUBLIC LAW 102–86.—Section 403(b)(4) of the
Veterans’ Benefits Programs Improvement Act of 1991
(Public Law 102–86; 105 Stat. 423; 36 U.S.C. 493(b)(4))
is amended by striking out ‘‘section 235’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘section 707’’.
(d) PUBLIC LAW 102–547.—Section 10(b)(2) of the
Veterans Home Loan Program Amendments of 1992 (106
Stat. 3643; 38 U.S.C. 3703 note) is amended by striking
out ‘‘paragraph 4’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘para-
graph (4)’’.
(e) PUBLIC LAW 102–585.—The Veterans Health
Care Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–585) is amended as
follows: