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‘‘(i) an amount equal to the sum of the bal-
ance of the loan being refinanced and such clos-
ing costs (including any discount permitted pur-
suant to section 3703(c)(3)(A) of this title) as
may be authorized by the Secretary, under regu-
lations which the Secretary shall prescribe, to be
included in such loan; or
‘‘(ii) in the case of a loan for a purpose
specified in such subsection (a)(11), an amount
equal to the sum of the amount referred to with
respect to the loan under clause (i) of this sub-
paragraph and the amount specified under sub-
section (d)(2) of this section;’’.
(c) FEE.—Section 3729(a)(2)(E) of such title is
amended 
by 
inserting 
‘‘3710(a)(11),’’ 
after
‘‘3710(a)(9)(B)(i),’’.
SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF PERIOD OF VIETNAM ERA FOR CER-
TAIN VETERANS.
(a) EXPANSION OF ERA.—Section 101(29) of title 38,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(29) The term ‘Vietnam era’ means—
‘‘(A) the period beginning February 28, 1961,
and ending on May 7, 1975, in the case of a veteran
who served in the Republic of Vietnam during such
period; and
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‘‘(B) the period beginning August 5, 1964, and
ending on May 7, 1975, in all other cases.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1994. No person
shall be entitled to receive by reason of the amendment made
by subsection (a) any benefits for any period before such
date.
SEC. 5. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS TO ALASKA NA-
TIVES FROM DETERMINATION OF ANNUAL IN-
COME FOR PURPOSES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR
PENSION.
Section 1503(a) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (9);
(2) by striking out the period at the end of para-
graph (10)(B) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(11) cash, stock, land, or other interest referred
to in subparagraphs (A) through (E) below para-
graph (3) of section 29(c) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1626(c)), whether attrib-
utable to the disposition of real property, profits from
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the operation of real property, or otherwise, that is re-
ceived from a Native Corporation under such Act (43
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).’’.
SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT FOR USE
OF PROPERTY AT EDWARD HINES, JR., DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL
CENTER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
may enter into a long-term lease or similar agreement with
the organization known as the The Caring Place at Loyola,
Inc., a not-for-profit organization operating under the laws
of the State of Illinois, to permit that organization to estab-
lish on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Hines, Illinois, a facil-
ity to provide temporary accommodations for family mem-
bers of severely ill children who are being treated at the
Loyola University of Chicago Medical Center.
(b) TERMS
OF AGREEMENT.—An agreement under
subsection (a)—
(1) shall ensure that there shall be no cost to the
Federal Government as a result of the property use
authorized under that subsection;
(2) may permit the use of the property without
rent; and
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(3) shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that
one room of the facility is available for the use of a
veteran (at no cost to the veteran) as temporary ac-
commodations for the veteran while the veteran’s se-
verely ill child is treated at the Loyola University of
Chicago Medical Center.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to amend
title 38, United States Code, to permit home loan guar-
anties for energy efficiency improvements, to extend the
period of the Vietnam era, to exclude certain payments
to Alaska natives from annual income determinations for
pension purposes, and for other purposes.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.