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claim if the Secretary determines that the record contains 
sufficient evidence to establish the entitlement of the sur-
vivor to such benefits. 
‘‘(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph and section 
5110 of this title, the date on which a survivor of a veteran 
notifies the Secretary of the death of the veteran shall be 
treated as the date of the receipt of the survivor’s applica-
tion for benefits described in clause (i).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to claims for bene-
fits based on a death occurring on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 407. DEFINITION OF SPOUSE FOR PURPOSES OF VET-
ERAN BENEFITS TO REFLECT NEW STATE 
DEFINITIONS OF SPOUSE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘of the oppo-
site sex’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (31), by striking ‘‘of the oppo-
site sex who is a wife or husband’’ and inserting ‘‘in 
a marriage recognized under section 103 of this 
title’’. 
(b) DETERMINATION.—Subsection (c) of section 103 
of such title is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(c)(1) For the purposes of all laws administered by 
the Secretary, the Secretary shall recognize a marriage 
based on the law of the State where the marriage oc-
curred. In the case of a marriage that occurred outside 
a State, the Secretary shall recognize the marriage if the 
marriage was lawful in the place where it occurred and 
could have been entered into under the laws of any State. 
Except in the case of a purported marriage deemed valid 
under subsection (a), the Secretary may not recognize 
more than one marriage for any person at the same time. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘State’ has the 
meaning given that the term in section 101(20) of this 
title, except that such term also includes the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.’’. 
SEC. 408. CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF BOTH RETIRED PAY 
AND VETERANS’ DISABILITY COMPENSATION 
FOR MILITARY RETIREES WITH COMPEN-
SABLE SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES. 
(a) INCLUSION OF RETIREES WITH SERVICE-CON-
NECTED DISABILITIES RATED LESS THAN 50 PER-
CENT.—Subsection (a) of section 1414 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘COMPENSATION’’ in the sub-
section heading and all that follows through ‘‘Sub-
ject’’ and inserting ‘‘COMPENSATION.—Subject’’; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘qualifying service-connected 
disability’’ and inserting ‘‘service-connected dis-
ability’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (2). 
(b) INCLUSION
OF DISABILITY RETIREES WITH 
LESS THAN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.—Subsection (b) of 
such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘member re-
tired’’ and inserting ‘‘qualified retiree who is re-
tired’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) DISABILITY RETIREES WITH LESS THAN 20 
YEARS OF SERVICE.—The retired pay of a qualified 
retiree who is retired under chapter 61 of this title 
with fewer than 20 years of creditable service is sub-
ject to reduction under sections 5304 and 5305 of 
title 38, but only by the amount (if any) by which 
the amount of the member’s retired pay under such 
chapter exceeds the amount equal to 21⁄2 percent of 
the member’s years of creditable service multiplied 
by the member’s retired pay base under section 
1406(b)(1) or 1407 of this title, whichever is appli-
cable to the member.’’. 
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REFLECTING END 
OF CONCURRENT RECEIPT PHASE-IN PERIOD.—Such sec-
tion is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), as amended by subsection 
(a) of this section, by striking the final sentence; 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), 
respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 
striking paragraphs (3) and (4). 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading for such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also 
eligible for veterans’ disability compensa-
tion: concurrent payment of retired pay 
and disability compensation’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The item relating to 
such section in the table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 71 of such title is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for veterans’ dis-
ability compensation: concurrent payment of retired pay and 
disability compensation.’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REFLECTING SUB-
SECTION REDESIGNATION.—Section 1413a(f) of such title 
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is amended by striking ‘‘Subsection (d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Subsection (c)’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the first day of the first 
month beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
Act and shall apply to payments for months beginning on 
or after that date. 
SEC. 409. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES OF SEC-
RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REGARDING 
ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DISEASES AND EX-
POSURE TO DIOXIN AND OTHER CHEMICAL 
COMPOUNDS IN HERBICIDES. 
(a) USE OF INFORMATION TO PROVIDE FOR PRE-
SUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION.—Section 1116(e) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
(b) AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL ACADEMY
OF 
SCIENCES.—Section 3(i) of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 
(Public Law 102–4; 38 U.S.C. 1116 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2017’’. 
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TITLE V—HOUSING AND 
HOMELESSNESS 
SEC. 501. FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF HOMELESS VETERANS 
REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 2021(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘2020’’. 
SEC. 502. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES 
UNDER HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRA-
TION PROGRAMS. 
Subsection (a) of section 2021 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘reintegration of 
homeless veterans into the labor force.’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘reintegration into the labor force of— 
‘‘(1) homeless veterans; 
‘‘(2) veterans participating in the Department 
of Veterans Affairs supported housing program for 
which rental assistance provided pursuant to section 
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)); and 
‘‘(3) veterans who are transitioning from being 
incarcerated.’’. 
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SEC. 503. SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS IN 
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) TRANSFER OF POSITION TO OFFICE OF THE SEC-
RETARY.—Section 4 of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3533) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) SPECIAL
ASSISTANT
FOR
VETERANS
AF-
FAIRS.— 
‘‘(1) POSITION.—There shall be in the Office of 
the Secretary a Special Assistant for Veterans Af-
fairs, who shall report directly to the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Special Assistant for 
Veterans Affairs shall be appointed based solely on 
merit and shall be covered under the provisions of 
title 5, United States Code, governing appointments 
in the competitive service. 
‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Special Assist-
ant for Veterans Affairs shall be responsible for— 
‘‘(A) ensuring veterans have fair access to 
housing and homeless assistance under each 
program of the Department providing either 
such assistance; 
‘‘(B) coordinating all programs and activi-
ties of the Department relating to veterans; 
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‘‘(C) serving as a liaison for the Depart-
ment with the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
including establishing and maintaining relation-
ships with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 
‘‘(D) serving as a liaison for the Depart-
ment, and establishing and maintaining rela-
tionships with the United States Interagency 
Council on Homelessness and officials of State, 
local, regional, and nongovernmental organiza-
tions concerned with veterans; 
‘‘(E) providing information and advice re-
garding— 
‘‘(i) sponsoring housing projects for 
veterans assisted under programs adminis-
tered by the Department; or 
‘‘(ii) assisting veterans in obtaining 
housing or homeless assistance under pro-
grams administered by the Department; 
‘‘(F) coordinating with the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development and the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs in carrying out sec-
tion 3 of the Homes for Heroes Act of 2015; 
and 
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‘‘(G) carrying out such other duties as may 
be assigned to the Special Assistant by the Sec-
retary or by law.’’. 
(b) TRANSFER OF POSITION IN OFFICE OF DEPUTY 
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SPECIAL NEEDS.—On the 
date that the initial Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs 
is appointed pursuant to section 4(h)(2) of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development Act, as added 
by subsection (a) of this section, the position of Special 
Assistant for Veterans Programs in the Office of the Dep-
uty Assistant Secretary for Special Needs of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development shall be termi-
nated. 
SEC. 504. ANNUAL SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ON VETERANS 
HOMELESSNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, in coordination with the United States Interagency 
Council on Homelessness, shall submit annually to the 
Committees of the Congress specified in subsection (b), 
together with the annual reports required by such Secre-
taries under section 203(c)(1) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11313(c)(1)), a sup-
plemental report that includes the following information 
with respect to the preceding year: 
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(1) The same information, for such preceding 
year, that was included with respect to 2010 in the 
report by the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs en-
titled ‘‘Veterans Homelessness: A Supplemental Re-
port to the 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Re-
port to Congress’’. 
(2) Information regarding the activities of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development re-
lating to veterans during such preceding year, as fol-
lows: 
(A) The number of veterans provided as-
sistance under the housing choice voucher pro-
gram for Veterans Affairs supported housing 
(VASH) under section 8(o)(19) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)(19)), the socioeconomic characteristics 
of such homeless veterans, and the number, 
types, and locations of entities contracted under 
such section to administer the vouchers. 
(B) A summary description of the special 
considerations made for veterans under public 
housing agency plans submitted pursuant to 
section 5A of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c–1) and under com-
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prehensive housing affordability strategies sub-
mitted pursuant to section 105 of the Cranston- 
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 12705). 
(C) A description of the activities of the 
Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment. 
(D) A description of the efforts of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development 
and the other members of the United States 
Interagency Council on Homelessness to coordi-
nate the delivery of housing and services to vet-
erans. 
(E) The cost to the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development of administering 
the programs and activities relating to veterans. 
(F) Any other information that the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs consider rel-
evant in assessing the programs and activities 
of the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment relating to veterans. 
(b) COMMITTEES.—The Committees of the Congress 
specified in this subsection are as follows: 
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(1) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
Senate. 
(3) The Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(4) The Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(5) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(6) The Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 505. ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT GRANT PROGRAM 
FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In addition to any other pro-
grams carried out by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
regarding providing housing to homeless veterans, not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall commence a pilot grant program 
to assess the feasibility and advisability of awarding 
grants to eligible entities to purchase and renovate aban-
doned homes for homeless veterans. 
(b) GRANTS.— 
(1) AWARD.—In carrying out the pilot program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall award 
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grants to eligible entities to purchase and renovate 
abandoned homes for homeless veterans. 
(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of a sin-
gle grant awarded under paragraph (1) shall not ex-
ceed $1,000,000. 
(3) NUMBER.—The Secretary may award to an 
eligible entity more than one grant under paragraph 
(1). 
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may award 
a grant under subsection (b)(1) to any of the following: 
(1) A veterans service agency. 
(2) A veterans service organization. 
(3) Homeless organizations. 
(4) Any other nongovernmental organization. 
(d) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.— 
(1) APPLICATION.—Any eligible entity seeking 
a grant under subsection (b)(1) shall submit to the 
Secretary an application therefore in such form and 
in such manner as the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(2) SELECTION PRIORITY.— 
(A) 
COMMUNITIES
WITH
GREATEST 
NEED.—Subject to subparagraph (B), in ac-
cordance with regulations the Secretary shall 
prescribe, the Secretary shall give priority in 
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the awarding of grants under subsection (b)(1) 
to eligible entities who serve communities that 
the Secretary determines have the greatest need 
of homeless services. 
(B) 
GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—The 
Secretary may give priority in the awarding of 
grants under subsection (b)(1) to achieve a fair 
distribution, as determined by the Secretary, 
among homeless veterans in different geo-
graphical regions. 
(C) OTHER AGREEMENTS.—In awarding a 
grant under subsection (b)(1) to an eligible en-
tity in a location determined pursuant to sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary shall 
give preference to eligible entities that are en-
tered into an agreement with the Secretary 
under section 2041 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(D) OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Except as pro-
vided by subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall 
award a grant under subsection (b)(1) without 
regard to whether the eligible entity has re-
ceived any other grant or benefit from the Fed-
eral Government relating to providing housing 
to homeless veterans. 
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(e) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—A grantee may use amounts of 
a grant awarded to the grantee under subsection 
(b)(1) to purchase or renovate abandoned homes, in-
cluding homes that have been foreclosed. 
(2) MAXIMUM PURCHASE AMOUNT.—Not more 
than $300,000 of the amount of a grant awarded 
under subsection (b)(1) may be used for the pur-
chase of a single home. 
(3) PAYMENT PROGRAM.— 
(A) The United States shall not have any 
ownership interest in a home that is purchased 
by a grantee using amounts of a grant awarded 
under subsection (b)(1). 
(B) Each grantee shall ensure that, begin-
ning one year after the date on which a veteran 
begins to reside in a home purchased or ren-
ovated by the grantee using a grant awarded 
under subsection (b)(1), the veteran makes 
monthly payments to the grantee in an amount 
determined appropriate by the grantee that is 
not less than 85 percent of the fair market rent 
for such home. 
(C) Each grantee shall determine whether 
payments made by a veteran under subpara-
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graph (B) shall be treated as rent or as a mort-
gage for the home for which the veteran is mak-
ing such payments. The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, shall determine the requirements 
for such payments. 
(D) Each grantee shall pay to the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs not less than 80 per-
cent of each payment received under subpara-
graph (B). 
(E) The Secretary may conduct an audit of 
any grantee to ensure that the grantee carries 
out this paragraph. 
(4) VETERANS HOMELESSNESS GRANT FUND.— 
(A) There is established in the Treasury a 
fund to be known as the ‘‘Veterans Homeless-
ness Grant Fund’’ (in this paragraph referred 
to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(B) The Secretary shall deposit into the 
Fund the payments collected by the Secretary 
under paragraph (3)(D). 
(C) Amounts deposited into the Fund pur-
suant to subparagraph (B) shall be available to 
the Secretary to carry out the pilot program 
under subsection (a) without further appropria-
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tion and such amounts shall remain available 
until expended. The Secretary may not use such 
amounts from the Fund for any other purpose 
unless pursuant to a specific provision of law. 
(f) RESPONSIBILITIES OF SECRETARY.—In carrying 
out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall ensure the following: 
(1) Proper oversight. 
(2) The protection of veterans from returning 
to homelessness. 
(3) The ability of the Secretary to respond to 
disputes. 
(g) DURATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
pilot program under subsection (a) during the three-year 
period beginning on the date of the commencement of the 
pilot program. 
(h) ANNUAL REPORTS.—During each year in which 
the Secretary carries out the pilot program under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re-
port that details, with respect to the year covered by the 
report, the number of grants awarded, the amounts so 
awarded, the progress of home purchase and renovation 
made by eligible entities using such grants, and the num-
ber of tenants currently paying rent towards such homes. 
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(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary a total of 
$25,000,000 to carry out the pilot program under sub-
section (a) and any such amounts appropriated shall re-
main available until expended. 
(j) HOMELESS VETERAN DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘homeless veteran’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 2002 of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 506. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF HOMELESS VET-
ERAN FOR PURPOSES OF BENEFITS UNDER 
THE LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SEC-
RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 2002(1) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or (b)’’ after ‘‘section 103(a)’’. 
TITLE VI—EMPLOYMENT AND 
TRAINING 
SEC. 601. DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PILOT PROGRAM FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RE-
SERVE 
AND 
VETERANS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of De-
fense may carry out a pilot program to enhance the efforts 
of the Department of Defense to provide job placement 
assistance and related employment services directly to 
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members of the National Guard and Reserves and vet-
erans of the Armed Forces. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The pilot program shall be 
offered to, and administered by, the adjutants general ap-
pointed under section 314 of title 32, United States Code. 
(c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—As a condition 
on the provision of funds under this section to a State 
to support the operation of the pilot program in the State, 
the State must agree to contribute an amount, derived 
from non-Federal sources, equal to at least 30 percent of 
the funds provided by the Secretary of Defense to the 
State under this section. 
(d) DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM MODEL.—The 
pilot program should follow a job placement program 
model that focuses on working one-on-one with a member 
of a reserve component to cost-effectively provide job 
placement services, including services such as identifying 
unemployed and underemployed members and veterans, 
job matching services, resume editing, interview prepara-
tion, and post-employment follow up. Development of the 
pilot program should be informed by State direct employ-
ment programs for members and veterans, such as the 
programs conducted in California and South Carolina. 
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(e) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop outcome measurements to evaluate the success of 
the pilot program. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 
1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report de-
scribing the results of the pilot program. The Sec-
retary shall prepare the report in coordination with 
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 
(2) ELEMENTS OF REPORT.—A report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description and assessment of the ef-
fectiveness and achievements of the pilot pro-
gram, including the number of members of the 
reserve components and veterans of the Armed 
Forces hired and the cost-per-placement of par-
ticipating members and veterans. 
(B) An assessment of the impact of the 
pilot program and increased reserve component 
employment levels on the readiness of members 
of the reserve components. 
(C) A comparison of the pilot program to 
other programs conducted by the Department 
of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs 
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to provide unemployment and underemployment 
support to members of the reserve components 
and veterans of the Armed Forces. 
(D) Any other matters considered appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
(g) LIMITATION ON TOTAL FISCAL-YEAR OBLIGA-
TIONS.—The total amount obligated by the Secretary of 
Defense to carry out the pilot program for any fiscal year 
may not exceed $20,000,000. 
(h) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 
carry out the pilot program expires on September 30, 
2018, except that the Secretary may extend the pilot pro-
gram for not more than two additional fiscal years. 
SEC. 602. PREFERENCE FOR OFFERORS EMPLOYING VET-
ERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 81 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
section 8128 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans 
‘‘(a) PREFERENCE.—In awarding a contract (or task 
order) for the procurement of goods or services, the Sec-
retary may give a preference to offerors that employ vet-
erans on a full-time basis. The Secretary shall determine 
such preference based on the percentage of the full-time 
employees of the offeror who are veterans. 
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‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT PENALTIES FOR MISREPRESEN-
TATION.—(1) Any offeror that is determined by the Sec-
retary to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented 
the veteran status of the employees of the offeror for pur-
poses of subsection (a) shall be debarred from contracting 
with the Department for a period of not less than 5 years. 
‘‘(2) In the case of a debarment under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall commence debarment action against 
the offeror by not later than 30 days after determining 
that the offeror willfully and intentionally misrepresented 
the veteran status of the employees of the offeror as de-
scribed in paragraph (1) and shall complete debarment ac-
tions against such offeror by not later than 90 days after 
such determination. 
‘‘(3) The debarment of an offeror under paragraph 
(1) includes the debarment of all principals in the offeror 
for a period of not less than 5 years.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 8128 the following new 
item: 
‘‘8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans.’’. 
SEC. 603. VETERANS MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—To en-
courage the employment of eligible veterans in manufac-
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turing, the Secretary of Labor, as part of the Veteran’s 
Workforce Investment Program, shall carry out a pilot 
program to be known as the ‘‘Veterans Manufacturing 
Employment Program’’. Under the pilot program, the Sec-
retary shall award competitive grants to three States for 
the establishment and administration of a State program 
to make grants to manufacturing employers and labor- 
management organizations that provide covered training, 
on-job training, apprenticeships, and certification classes 
to eligible veterans. Such a program shall be known as 
a ‘‘State Manufacturing Employment Program’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under the pilot program, a State shall submit 
to the Secretary an application that includes each of the 
following: 
(1) A proposal for the expenditure of grant 
funds to establish and administer a public-private 
partnership program designed to provide covered 
training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and cer-
tification classes to a significant number of eligible 
veterans and ensure lasting and sustainable employ-
ment in well-paying jobs in manufacturing. 
(2) Evidence that the State has— 
(A) a population of eligible veterans of an 
appropriate size to carry out the State program; 
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(B) a robust and diverse manufacturing in-
dustry; and 
(C) the ability to carry out the State pro-
gram described in the proposal under para-
graph (1). 
(3) Such other information and assurances as 
the Secretary may require. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that is the recipient 
of a grant under this section shall use the grant for the 
following purposes: 
(1) Making grants to manufacturing employers 
and labor-management organizations to reimburse 
such employers and organizations for the cost of 
providing covered training, on-job training, appren-
ticeships, and certification classes to eligible vet-
erans. 
(2) Conducting outreach to inform manufac-
turing employers, labor-management organizations, 
and veterans, including veterans in rural areas, of 
their eligibility or potential eligibility for participa-
tion in the State program. 
(d) CONDITIONS.—Under the pilot program, each 
grant to a State shall be subject to the following condi-
tions: 
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(2) agree to submit to the administrator, for 
each quarter, a report containing such information 
as the Secretary may specify. 
(f) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made available 
to a manufacturing employer through a grant under the 
pilot program may be used to provide training of any kind 
to a person who is not an eligible veteran. 
(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Together with the re-
port required to be submitted annually under section 
4107(c) of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot program 
for the year covered by such report. The report on the 
pilot program shall include a detailed description of activi-
ties carried out under this section and an evaluation of 
the program. 
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE AND REPORTING COSTS.—Of 
the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
of appropriations under subsection (j), 2 percent shall be 
made available to the Secretary for administrative costs 
associated with implementing and evaluating the pilot pro-
gram under this section and for preparing and submitting 
the report required under subsection (f). The Secretary 
shall determine the appropriate maximum amount of each 
grant awarded under this section that may be used by the 
recipient for administrative and reporting costs. 
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(i) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered training, on-job training, 
apprenticeships, and certification classes’’ means 
training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and cer-
tification classes that are— 
(A) designed to provide the veteran with 
skills that are particular to manufacturing and 
not directly transferable to employment in an-
other industry; and 
(B) approved as provided in paragraph (1) 
or (2), as appropriate, of subsection (a) of sec-
tion 3687 of title 38, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible veteran’’ means a vet-
eran, as that term is defined in section 101(3) of 
title 38, United States Code, who is employed by a 
manufacturing employer and enrolled or partici-
pating in a covered training, on-job training, appren-
ticeship, or certification class. 
(3) The term ‘‘manufacturing employer’’ means 
a business concern— 
(A) that employs individuals in a trade or 
business in manufacturing; 
(B) the production facilities of which are 
located in the United States; and 
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(C) the primary business of which is classi-
fied in sector 31, 32, or 33 of the North Amer-
ican Industrial Classification System. 
(j) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020, for the purpose of carrying out 
the pilot program. 
SEC. 604. MODIFICATION OF TREATMENT UNDER CON-
TRACTING GOALS AND PREFERENCES OF DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8127(h) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘rated as’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘disability.’’ and insert-
ing a period; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by amending subpara-
graph (C) to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) The date that— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a surviving spouse of a 
veteran with a service-connected disability rated 
as 100 percent disabling or who dies as a result 
of a service-connected disability, is 10 years 
after the date of the veteran’s death; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a surviving spouse of a 
veteran with a service-connected disability rated 
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as less than 100 percent disabling who does not 
die as a result of a service-connected disability, 
is 3 years after the date of the veteran’s 
death.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 
apply with respect to contracts awarded on or after such 
date. 
SEC. 605. ACCESS TO EXCESS OR SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR 
VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 32(c)(3) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b(c)(3)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and insert-
ing a semicolon; 
(2) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(vii) providing access to and man-
aging the distribution of excess or surplus 
property owned by the United States to 
small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by veterans, pursuant to a memo-
randum of understanding between the task 
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force and the head of the appropriate State 
agency for surplus property.’’. 
TITLE VII—CONSTRUCTION AND 
LEASES 
SEC. 701. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MAJOR MEDICAL FACIL-
ITY LEASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8104(a)(2) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘No funds’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) 
No funds’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘or any major medical facility 
lease’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘or lease’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) No funds may be appropriated for any fiscal 
year for any major medical facility lease unless the Com-
mittees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of 
Representatives adopt resolutions approving the lease.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to a lease entered into 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 702. PROGRAM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MAJOR MED-
ICAL FACILITY PROJECTS BY NON-FEDERAL 
ENTITIES 
UNDER 
PARTNERSHIP 
AGREE-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall carry out a program under which the Secretary shall 
enter into partnership agreements on a competitive basis 
with appropriate non-Federal entities for the construction 
of major construction projects authorized by law. 
(b) SELECTION OF PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall 
select major construction projects for completion by non- 
Federal entities under the program. Each project selected 
shall be a major medical facility project authorized by law 
for the construction of a new facility for which— 
(1) Congress has appropriated any funds; 
(2) the design and development phase is com-
plete; and 
(3) construction has not begun, as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) AGREEMENTS.—Each partnership agreement for 
a construction project under the program shall provide 
that— 
(1) the non-Federal entity shall obtain any per-
mits required pursuant to Federal and State laws 
before beginning to carry out construction; and 
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(2) if requested by the non-Federal entity, the 
Secretary shall provide technical assistance for ob-
taining any necessary permits for the construction 
project. 
(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to participate in 
the program established under subsection (a), a non-Fed-
eral entity shall submit to the Secretary an application 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary may require, including the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A description of the project manager of 
each major construction project for which the Sec-
retary enters into a partnership agreement under 
the program. 
(2) A description of the non-Federal contribu-
tions to the project and how future funding will be 
secured. 
(3) A description of the project management 
plan that the non-Federal entity will use to ensure 
concise and consistent communication of all parties 
involved in the project. 
(4) A description of metrics to monitor change 
order process times, with the intent of expediting 
any change order. 
(5) Expected costs associated with the project. 
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(6) A description of construction timelines and 
milestones association with the project. 
(7) Such other information as the Secretary 
may require. 
(e) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Department of Vet-
erans Affairs shall provide matching funds under this pro-
gram. 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For any fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall provide to a non-Federal entity that en-
ters into a partnership agreement with the Secretary 
under the program established under subsection (a) 
matching funds in an amount that does not exceed 
50 percent of the amount expended by the non-Fed-
eral entity. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Paragraph (1) 
shall not be construed as a limitation on the amount 
that may be expended by a non-Federal entity for a 
fiscal year for a construction project covered by a 
partnership agreement under the program. 
(f) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—The Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to Con-
gress a biennial report on the partnership agreements en-
tered into under the program. 
(g) DEADLINE
FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec-
retary shall begin implementing the program under this 
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section by not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 703. PILOT PROGRAM TO ACCEPT MEDICAL FACILI-
TIES AND RELATED PROPERTY. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall carry out a pilot program under which the Sec-
retary may accept the donation by a covered person of any 
of the following properties: 
(1) Real property that includes a constructed 
medical facility (including structures and equipment 
associated therewith). 
(2) Real property (including structures and 
equipment associated therewith) to be used as the 
site of a medical facility constructed by the Sec-
retary pursuant to chapter 81 of title 38, United 
States Code. 
(3) A medical facility constructed by the cov-
ered person on real property of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. 
(b) LOCATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
pilot program at one location selected in accordance with 
subsection (c). 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall only ac-
cept donated property under subsection (a) if the Sec-
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retary determines that the donation meets the following 
requirements: 
(1) With respect to the location of the donated 
property, either— 
(A) a major medical facility project has 
been authorized for such location pursuant to 
section 8104 of title 38, United States Code, 
and funds have been appropriated for such 
project; or 
(B) a proposed medical facility project at 
such location is listed on the Major Construc-
tion Strategic Capital Investment Planning pri-
ority list of the Department, as submitted in 
the materials submitted to Congress in support 
of the budget of the Department for the fiscal 
year in which the donation will occur. 
(2) Each medical facility and other structure 
included in the donation meets the applicable struc-
tural requirements of the Secretary, including pursu-
ant to section 8105 of title 38, United States Code. 
(3) The donation is made without condition or 
restriction. 
(4) Except as provided by subsection (e), the 
donation is made at no cost to the United States. 
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(d) PROHIBITION ON LEASE-BACK.—The Secretary 
may not enter into any lease of property donated under 
subsection (a), including as described in appendix B of 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A–11. 
(e) USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.— 
(1) PRIOR FUNDS.—With respect to the dona-
tion of real property under subsection (a) that is re-
lated to a major medical facility project authorized 
pursuant to section 8104 of title 38, United States 
Code, the Secretary may use funds that have been 
appropriated for such project before the date of the 
donation for activities required to carry out such do-
nation. The Secretary may enter into an agreement 
with the covered person to define the requirements 
for the use of such funds for such activities. 
(2) NO AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to author-
ize the appropriation of additional funds to carry out 
a major medical facility project. 
(f) APPLICATION.—A covered person who seeks to 
make a donation under subsection (a) shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
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(g) INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
a covered person who seeks to make a donation under sub-
section (a) is informed of the requirements of subsection 
(c), including with respect to the locations described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of such sub-
section. 
(h) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Veterans Affairs’ of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a report on the pilot program, 
including a description of the donations made under the 
pilot program and whether such pilot program should be 
expanded. 
(i) COVERED PERSON DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered person’’ means any person or entity that 
is not an element of the Federal Government, including 
a State or local government, a nonprofit organization ex-
empt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986, or a private corporation. 
(j) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to limit the application of title VII 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), 
subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon Act’’), 
or laws relating to the environment or historic preserva-
tion. 
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SEC. 704. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN LEASES AT 
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
WEST LOS ANGELES CAMPUS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may carry out leases described in subsection (b) at the 
Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Cam-
pus in Los Angeles, California (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Campus’’). 
(b) LEASES DESCRIBED.—Leases described in this 
subsection are the following: 
(1) Any enhanced-use lease of real property 
under subchapter V of chapter 81 of title 38, United 
States Code, for purposes of providing supportive 
housing, as that term is defined in section 8161(3) 
of such title, that principally benefit veterans and 
their families. 
(2) Any lease of real property for a term not to 
exceed 50 years to a third party to provide services 
that principally benefit veterans and their families 
and that are limited to one or more of the following 
purposes: 
(A) The promotion of health and wellness, 
including nutrition and spiritual wellness. 
(B) Education. 
(C) Vocational training, skills building, or 
other training related to employment. 
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(D) Peer activities, socialization, or phys-
ical recreation. 
(E) Assistance with legal issues and Fed-
eral benefits. 
(F) Volunteerism. 
(G) Family support services, including 
child care. 
(H) Transportation. 
(I) Services in support of one or more of 
the purposes specified in subparagraphs (A) 
through (H). 
(3) A lease of real property for a term not to 
exceed 10 years to The Regents of the University of 
California, a corporation organized under the laws of 
the State of California, on behalf of its University of 
California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus (herein-
after in this section referred to as ‘‘The Regents’’), 
if— 
(A) the lease is consistent with the master 
plan described in subsection (g); 
(B) the provision of services to veterans is 
the predominant focus of the activities of The 
Regents at the Campus during the term of the 
lease; 
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(C) The Regents expressly agrees to pro-
vide, during the term of the lease and to an ex-
tent and in a manner that the Secretary con-
siders appropriate, additional services and sup-
port (for which The Regents is either not com-
pensated by the Secretary or is compensated 
through an existing medical affiliation agree-
ment) that— 
(i) principally benefit veterans and 
their families, including veterans that are 
severely disabled, women, aging, or home-
less; and 
(ii) may consist of activities relating 
to the medical, clinical, therapeutic, die-
tary, rehabilitative, legal, mental, spiritual, 
physical, recreational, research, and coun-
seling needs of veterans and their families 
or any of the purposes specified in any of 
subparagraphs (A) through (I) of para-
graph (1); and 
(D) The Regents maintains records docu-
menting the value of the additional services and 
support that The Regents provides pursuant to 
subparagraph (C) for the duration of the lease 
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and makes such records available to the Sec-
retary. 
(c) LIMITATION ON LAND-SHARING AGREEMENTS.— 
The Secretary may not carry out any land-sharing agree-
ment pursuant to section 8153 of title 38, United States 
Code, at the Campus unless such agreement— 
(1) provides additional health-care resources to 
the Campus; and 
(2) benefits veterans and their families other 
than from the generation of revenue for the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
(d) REVENUES FROM LEASES AT THE CAMPUS.— 
Any funds received by the Secretary under a lease de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall be credited to the applicable 
Department medical facilities account and shall be avail-
able, without fiscal year limitation and without further ap-
propriation, exclusively for the renovation and mainte-
nance of the land and facilities at the Campus. 
(e) EASEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law (other than Federal laws relating to 
environmental and historic preservation), pursuant 
to section 8124 of title 38, United States Code, the 
Secretary may grant easements or rights-of-way on, 
above, or under lands at the Campus to— 
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charge board to not change the discharge characterization 
by using the regular appeals process of the board. 
(f) CHANGE OF RECORDS.—For each covered mem-
ber whose discharge characterization is changed under 
subsection (e), or for each covered member who was hon-
orably discharged but whose DD–214 form reflects the 
sexual orientation of the member, the Secretary of Defense 
shall reissue to the member or their representative a re-
vised DD–214 form that reflects the following: 
(1) For each covered member discharged, the 
Separation Code, Reentry Code, Narrative Code, and 
Separation Authority shall not reflect the sexual ori-
entation of the member and shall be placed under 
secretarial authority. Any other similar indication of 
the sexual orientation or reason for discharge shall 
be removed or changed accordingly to be consistent 
with this paragraph. 
(2) For each covered member whose discharge 
occurred prior to the creation of general secretarial 
authority, the sections of the DD–214 form referred 
to paragraph (1) shall be changed to similarly reflect 
a universal authority with codes, authorities, and 
language applicable at the time of discharge. 
(g) STATUS.— 
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