CHAPTER 9—BENEFITS 
Sec. 191. Identification of deficiencies in PTSD disability examinations. 
Sec. 192. Criteria for determining medical conditions associated with PTSD. 
CHAPTER 10—PUBLIC AWARENESS 
Sec. 195. Public awareness program. 
Sec. 196. Web site and materials for general campaign of awareness of PTSD. 
TITLE II—DISABLED VETERANS 
Subtitle A—Payment Matters 
Sec. 201. Eligibility for payment of both retired pay and veterans’ disability 
compensation for certain additional military retirees with com-
pensable service-connected disabilities. 
Sec. 202. Coordination of service eligibility for combat-related special com-
pensation and concurrent receipt. 
Sec. 203. Interim payments under certain veterans claims when decision is de-
layed following remand. 
Subtitle B—Outreach 
Sec. 211. Rescission of Department of Veterans Affairs memorandum. 
Sec. 212. Outreach activities. 
Sec. 213. Requirement for outreach efforts and dedicated staff at each regional 
office. 
TITLE III—SURVIVORS AND DEPENDENTS 
Sec. 301. Repeal of dependency and indemnity compensation offset from sur-
vivor benefit plan surviving spouse annuities. 
Sec. 302. Increase in monthly dependency and indemnity compensation payable 
to a surviving spouse for so long as there are minor children. 
TITLE IV—ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR ACTIVE DUTY 
SERVICEMEMBERS 
Sec. 401. One-time bonus for certain service in connection with Operation Iraqi 
Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. 
Sec. 402. Increase in active-duty end-strength levels for the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 403. Additional fiscal year 2006 pay increase for middle- and senior-level 
enlisted members and warrant officers. 
TITLE V—EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION 
Subtitle A—Active Duty Montgomery GI Bill 
Sec. 501. Enhanced benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill for four years of 
active-duty service. 
Sec. 502. Increase in rates of basic educational assistance under the Mont-
gomery GI Bill. 
Sec. 503. Repeal of pay reduction and high school graduation requirement for 
participation in basic educational assistance under the Mont-
gomery GI Bill. 
Sec. 504. Repeal of delimiting date for use of entitlement to basic educational 
assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill.
Sec. 505. Elimination of limitation to critical military skills for authority to 
transfer entitlement. 
Sec. 506. Increase in repayment amounts under the student loan repayment 
programs for servicemembers. 
Sec. 507. Expansion of programs of education eligible for accelerated payments 
of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Montgomery GI Bill 
Sec. 511. Educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill for members of the 
Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of active 
duty service during any 5-year period. 
Subtitle C—Employment Assistance for Homeless Veterans 
Sec. 521. Reauthorization of appropriations for Homeless Veterans Reintegra-
tion Program. 
Sec. 522. Expansion of Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program to include 
veterans at imminent risk for homelessness. 
Subtitle D—Payment Matters 
Sec. 531. No reduction in monthly military pay and allowances for members of 
the uniformed services wounded or injured in combat zones. 
Sec. 532. Repeal of time limitation on exclusion of combat zone compensation 
by reason of hospitalization. 
TITLE VI—RESERVE COMPONENTS AND RECRUITMENT AND 
RETENTION INITIATIVES 
Subtitle A—Health Care 
Sec. 601. Expanded Eligibility of selected reserve members under TRICARE 
program. 
Subtitle B—Recruitment and Retention Incentives 
Sec. 611. Increase in authorized maximum annual amount of special pay for 
Selected Reserve health care professionals in critically short 
wartime specialties and authorized duration of pay. 
Sec. 612. Reenlistment bonus for members of Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 613. Increase in authorized maximum amount of Selected Reserve enlist-
ment bonus. 
Sec. 614. Increase in authorized maximum amount for reserve affiliation bonus 
under reserve affiliation agreements entered into during fiscal 
year 2006. 
Sec. 615. Increase in authorized maximum amount of general enlistment bonus. 
Sec. 616. Use of referral bonus to promote enlistments in Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 617. Extension of active-duty retention bonuses and special pays for health 
care professionals to reserve component officers. 
Sec. 618. Critical-skills accession bonus for persons enrolled in Senior Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps who are obtaining nursing degrees. 
Subtitle C—Payment Matters 
Sec. 621. Nonreduction in pay while Federal employee is serving on active duty 
in a reserve component of the uniformed services.
Sec. 622. Active-duty reserve component employee credit added to general busi-
ness credit. 
Sec. 623. Differential wage payments. 
Sec. 624. Credit for income differential for employment of activated military re-
servist and replacement personnel. 
Sec. 625. Employer contributions to IRAs of certain members of the uniformed 
services. 
TITLE VII—FUNDING 
Sec. 701. Repeal of 2001 tax cut for high income taxpayers. 
Sec. 702. Repeal of scheduled termination of phaseout of personal exemptions. 
Sec. 703. Repeal of scheduled phaseout of overall limitation on itemized deduc-
tions. 
TITLE I—VETERANS HEALTH 
CARE 
Subtitle A—Increase in Funding 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR 
VETERANS MEDICAL CARE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs, in addi-
tion to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated, 
the amount of $3,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 
(b) IMPROVED ACCESS TO CARE.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
subsection (a) shall be used to ensure that veterans seek-
ing healthcare from the Department of Veterans Affairs 
receive their initial appointment for healthcare for a date 
that is not later than 30 days after the date on which 
the request is made.