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of such members, under the Transition Assistance Pro-
gram and Disabled Transition Assistance Program estab-
lished in section 1144 of title 10. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE EN-
TITIES.—The Secretary, consistent with such section 
1144, may enter into contracts with public or private enti-
ties to provide, in person, some or all of the counseling, 
assistance, information and services under the Transition 
Assistance Program required under subsection (a).’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item:
‘‘4113. Outstationing of Transition Assistance Program personnel.’’.
(b) DEADLINE
FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 
than the date that is 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall implement 
section 4113 of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a), and shall have employees of the Veterans’ 
Employment and Training Service, or contractors, to 
carry out that section at the military installations involved 
by such date. 
SEC. 20. FORFEITURE OF BENEFITS FOR SUBVERSIVE AC-
TIVITIES. 
(a) ADDITION OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.—Paragraph 
(2) of section 6105(b) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘175, 229,’’ after ‘‘sections’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘831, 1091, 2332a, 2332b,’’ 
after ‘‘798,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to claims filed after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 21. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATED TO JOBS FOR 
VETERANS ACT. 
(a) JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT FUNCTIONS OF 
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
LABOR.—(1) 
Subsection 
(c)(2)(B)(ii) of section 4102A of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘October 1, 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2003’’. 
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 4(a) 
of the Jobs for Veterans Act (Public Law 107–288; 116 
Stat. 2038). 
(b) OTHER TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) Such 
subsection is further amended by striking ‘‘, as amended 
by the Jobs for Veterans Act’’.
(2) Subsection (f)(1) of such section is amended by 
striking ‘‘6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
section,’’ and inserting ‘‘May 7, 2003,’’.
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SEC. 22. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING RELATING TO ES-
TABLISHMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY ADMIN-
ISTRATION AS AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY. 
Title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 1322 is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services’’ and all 
that follows through the period and inserting 
‘‘Commissioner of Social Security, and shall be 
certified by the Commissioner to the Secretary 
upon request of the Secretary.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Health 
and Human Services’’ in the first sentence 
and inserting ‘‘Commissioner of Social Se-
curity’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the two Secretaries’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Secretary and the Com-
missioner’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Health 
and Human Services’’ in the second sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘Commissioner’’. 
(2) Section 5101(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Commissioner of Social Security’’.
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(3) Section 5317 is amended by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services’’ in sub-
sections (a), (b), and (g) and inserting ‘‘Commis-
sioner of Social Security’’. 
(4)(A) Section 5318 is amended—
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Social Security Administration’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)—
(I) by striking ‘‘Department of Health 
and Human Services’’ and inserting ‘‘So-
cial Security Administration’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Health 
and Human Services’’ the first place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Commissioner of So-
cial Security’’; 
(III) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Health 
and Human Services’’ the second place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Commissioner’’; 
and 
(IV) by striking ‘‘such Secretaries’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Secretary and the Com-
missioner’’. 
(B)(i) The heading of such section is amended 
to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 5318. Review of Social Security Administration 
death information’’. 
(ii) The item relating to that section in the 
table of sections at the beginning at chapter 53 is 
amended to read as follows:
‘‘5318. Review of Social Security Administration death information.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 8, 
2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.