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SEC. 241. None of the funds appropriated in this or prior 
appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs may be used to transfer any amounts from 
the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund to any other 
account within the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 242. Paragraph (3) of section 403(a) of the Veterans’ 
Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110–387; 38 U.S.C. 1703 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) DURATION.—A veteran may receive health services 
under this section during the period beginning on the date 
specified in paragraph (2) and ending on September 30, 2017.’’. 
SEC. 243. (a) Section 1722A(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Paragraph (1) does not apply to opioid antagonists 
furnished under this chapter to a veteran who is at high risk 
for overdose of a specific medication or substance in order 
to reverse the effect of such an overdose.’’. 
(b) Section 1710(g)(3) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘with respect to home health services’’ and 
inserting ‘‘with respect to the following:’’ 
‘‘(A) Home health services’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) Education on the use of opioid antagonists to 
reverse the effects of overdoses of specific medications or 
substances.’’. 
SEC. 244. Section 312 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended in subsection (c)(1) by striking the phrase ‘‘that makes 
a recommendation or otherwise suggests corrective action,’’. 
SEC. 245. Of the funds provided to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for each of fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018 for ‘‘Medical 
Services’’, funds may be used in each year to carry out and expand 
the child care program authorized by section 205 of Public Law 
111–163, notwithstanding subsection (e) of such section. 
SEC. 246. Section 5701(l) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
VA PATIENT PROTECTION ACT OF 2016 
SEC. 247. (a) PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS 
‘‘§ 731. Whistleblower complaint defined 
‘‘In this subchapter, the term ‘whistleblower complaint’ means 
a complaint by an employee of the Department disclosing, or 
assisting another employee to disclose, a potential violation of any 
law, rule, or regulation, or gross mismanagement, gross waste of 
funds, abuse of authority, or substantial and specific danger to 
public health and safety. 
‘‘§ 732. Treatment of whistleblower complaints 
‘‘(a) FILING.—(1) In addition to any other method established 
by law in which an employee may file a whistleblower complaint, 
an employee of the Department may file a whistleblower complaint 
in accordance with subsection (g) with a supervisor of the employee.
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‘‘(2) Except as provided by subsection (d)(1), in making a 
whistleblower complaint under paragraph (1), an employee shall 
file the initial complaint with the immediate supervisor of the 
employee. 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION.—(1)(A) Not later than four business days 
after the date on which a supervisor receives a whistleblower com-
plaint by an employee under this section, the supervisor shall 
notify, in writing, the employee of whether the supervisor deter-
mines that there is a reasonable likelihood that the complaint 
discloses a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or gross mis-
management, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, or substan-
tial and specific danger to public health and safety. 
‘‘(B) The supervisor shall retain written documentation 
regarding the whistleblower complaint and shall submit to the 
next-level supervisor and the central whistleblower office described 
in subsection (h) a written report on the complaint. 
‘‘(2)(A) On a monthly basis, the supervisor shall submit to 
the appropriate director or other official who is superior to the 
supervisor a written report that includes the number of whistle-
blower complaints received by the supervisor under this section 
during the month covered by the report, the disposition of such 
complaints, and any actions taken because of such complaints 
pursuant to subsection (c). 
‘‘(B) In the case in which such a director or official carries 
out this paragraph, the director or official shall submit such monthly 
report to the supervisor of the director or official and to the central 
whistleblower office described in subsection (h). 
‘‘(c) POSITIVE DETERMINATION.—If a supervisor makes a positive 
determination under subsection (b)(1) regarding a whistleblower 
complaint of an employee, the supervisor shall include in the 
notification to the employee under such subsection the specific 
actions that the supervisor will take to address the complaint. 
‘‘(d) FILING COMPLAINT WITH NEXT-LEVEL SUPERVISORS.—(1) 
If any circumstance described in paragraph (3) is met, an employee 
may file a whistleblower complaint in accordance with subsection 
(g) with the next-level supervisor who shall treat such complaint 
in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(2) An employee may file a whistleblower complaint with the 
Secretary if the employee has filed the whistleblower complaint 
to each level of supervisors between the employee and the Secretary 
in accordance with paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) A circumstance described in this paragraph is any of the 
following circumstances: 
‘‘(A) A supervisor does not make a timely determination 
under subsection (b)(1) regarding a whistleblower complaint. 
‘‘(B) The employee who made a whistleblower complaint 
determines that the supervisor did not adequately address the 
complaint pursuant to subsection (c). 
‘‘(C) The immediate supervisor of the employee is the basis 
of the whistleblower complaint. 
‘‘(e) TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEE WHO FILES WHISTLEBLOWER COM-
PLAINT.—If a supervisor makes a positive determination under sub-
section (b)(1) regarding a whistleblower complaint filed by an 
employee, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) inform the employee of the ability to volunteer for 
a transfer in accordance with section 3352 of title 5; and
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‘‘(2) give preference to the employee for such a transfer 
in accordance with such section. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION
ON
EXEMPTION.—The Secretary may not 
exempt any employee of the Department from being covered by 
this section. 
‘‘(g) WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT FORM.—(1) A whistleblower 
complaint filed by an employee under subsection (a) or (d) shall 
consist of the form described in paragraph (2) and any supporting 
materials or documentation the employee determines necessary. 
‘‘(2) The form described in this paragraph is a form developed 
by the Secretary, in consultation with the Special Counsel, that 
includes the following: 
‘‘(A) An explanation of the purpose of the whistleblower 
complaint form. 
‘‘(B) Instructions for filing a whistleblower complaint as 
described in this section. 
‘‘(C) An explanation that filing a whistleblower complaint 
under this section does not preclude the employee from any 
other method established by law in which an employee may 
file a whistleblower complaint. 
‘‘(D) A statement directing the employee to information 
accessible on the Internet website of the Department as 
described in section 735(d). 
‘‘(E) Fields for the employee to provide— 
‘‘(i) the date that the form is submitted; 
‘‘(ii) the name of the employee; 
‘‘(iii) the contact information of the employee; 
‘‘(iv) a summary of the whistleblower complaint 
(including the option to append supporting documents 
pursuant to paragraph (1)); and 
‘‘(v) proposed solutions to the complaint. 
‘‘(F) Any other information or fields that the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary, in consultation with the Special Counsel, 
shall develop the form described in paragraph (2) by not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘(h) CENTRAL WHISTLEBLOWER OFFICE.—(1) The Secretary shall 
ensure that the central whistleblower office— 
‘‘(A) is not an element of the Office of the General Counsel; 
‘‘(B) is not headed by an official who reports to the General 
Counsel; 
‘‘(C) does not provide, or receive from, the General Counsel 
any information regarding a whistleblower complaint except 
pursuant to an action regarding the complaint before an 
administrative body or court; and 
‘‘(D) does not provide advice to the General Counsel. 
‘‘(2) The central whistleblower office shall be responsible for 
investigating all whistleblower complaints of the Department, 
regardless of whether such complaints are made by or against 
an employee who is not a member of the Senior Executive Service. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall ensure that the central whistleblower 
office maintains a toll-free hotline to anonymously receive whistle-
blower complaints. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall ensure that the central whistleblower 
office has such staff and resources as the Secretary considers nec-
essary to carry out the functions of the central whistleblower office.
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‘‘(5) In this subsection, the term ‘central whistleblower office’ 
means the Office of Accountability Review or a successor office 
that is established or designated by the Secretary to investigate 
whistleblower complaints filed under this section or any other 
method established by law. 
‘‘§ 733. Adverse actions against supervisory employees who 
commit prohibited personnel actions relating to 
whistleblower complaints 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) In accordance with paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall carry out the following adverse actions against 
supervisory employees (as defined in section 7103(a) of title 5) 
whom the Secretary, an administrative judge, the Merit Systems 
Protection Board, the Office of Special Counsel, an adjudicating 
body provided under a union contract, a Federal judge, or the 
Inspector General of the Department determines committed a 
prohibited personnel action described in subsection (c): 
‘‘(A) With respect to the first offense, an adverse action 
that is not less than a 12-day suspension and not more than 
removal. 
‘‘(B) With respect to the second offense, removal. 
‘‘(2)(A) An employee against whom an adverse action under 
paragraph (1) is proposed is entitled to written notice. 
‘‘(B)(i) An employee who is notified under subparagraph (A) 
of being the subject of a proposed adverse action under paragraph 
(1) is entitled to 14 days following such notification to answer 
and furnish evidence in support of the answer. 
‘‘(ii) If the employee does not furnish any such evidence as 
described in clause (i) or if the Secretary determines that such 
evidence is not sufficient to reverse the determination to propose 
the adverse action, the Secretary shall carry out the adverse action 
following such 14-day period. 
‘‘(C) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of section 7513 
of title 5, subsection (c) of such section, paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of subsection (b) of section 7543 of such title, and subsection (c) 
of such section shall not apply with respect to an adverse action 
carried out under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON OTHER ADVERSE ACTIONS.—With respect 
to a prohibited personnel action described in subsection (c), if the 
Secretary carries out an adverse action against a supervisory 
employee, the Secretary may carry out an additional adverse action 
under this section based on the same prohibited personnel action 
if the total severity of the adverse actions do not exceed the level 
specified in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITED PERSONNEL ACTION DESCRIBED.—A prohibited 
personnel action described in this subsection is any of the following 
actions: 
‘‘(1) Taking or failing to take a personnel action in violation 
of section 2302 of title 5 against an employee relating to the 
employee— 
‘‘(A) filing a whistleblower complaint in accordance 
with section 732 of this title; 
‘‘(B) filing a whistleblower complaint with the Inspector 
General of the Department, the Special Counsel, or Con-
gress;
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‘‘(C) providing information or participating as a witness 
in an investigation of a whistleblower complaint in accord-
ance with section 732 or with the Inspector General of 
the Department, the Special Counsel, or Congress; 
‘‘(D) participating in an audit or investigation by the 
Comptroller General of the United States; 
‘‘(E) refusing to perform an action that is unlawful 
or prohibited by the Department; or 
‘‘(F) engaging in communications that are related to 
the duties of the position or are otherwise protected. 
‘‘(2) Preventing or restricting an employee from making 
an action described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (F) 
of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) Conducting a negative peer review or opening a retalia-
tory investigation because of an activity of an employee that 
is protected by section 2302 of title 5. 
‘‘(4) Requesting a contractor to carry out an action that 
is prohibited by section 4705(b) or section 4712(a)(1) of title 
41, as the case may be. 
‘‘§ 734. Evaluation criteria of supervisors and treatment of 
bonuses 
‘‘(a) EVALUATION CRITERIA.—(1) In evaluating the performance 
of supervisors of the Department, the Secretary shall include the 
criteria described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) The criteria described in this subsection are the following: 
‘‘(A) Whether the supervisor treats whistleblower com-
plaints in accordance with section 732 of this title. 
‘‘(B) Whether the appropriate deciding official, performance 
review board, or performance review committee determines that 
the supervisor was found to have committed a prohibited per-
sonnel action described in section 733(b) of this title by an 
administrative judge, the Merit Systems Protection Board, the 
Office of Special Counsel, an adjudicating body provided under 
a union contract, a Federal judge, or, in the case of a settlement 
of a whistleblower complaint (regardless of whether any fault 
was assigned under such settlement), the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) BONUSES.—(1) The Secretary may not pay to a supervisor 
described in subsection (a)(2)(B) an award or bonus under this 
title or title 5, including under chapter 45 or 53 of such title, 
during the one-year period beginning on the date on which the 
determination was made under such subsection. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
shall issue an order directing a supervisor described in subsection 
(a)(2)(B) to repay the amount of any award or bonus paid under 
this title or title 5, including under chapter 45 or 53 of such 
title, if— 
‘‘(A) such award or bonus was paid for performance during 
a period in which the supervisor committed a prohibited per-
sonnel action as determined pursuant to such subsection 
(a)(2)(B); 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines such repayment appropriate 
pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary to carry 
out this section; and 
‘‘(C) the supervisor is afforded notice and an opportunity 
for a hearing before making such repayment.
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‘‘§ 735. Training regarding whistleblower complaints 
‘‘(a) TRAINING.—Not less frequently than once each year, the 
Secretary, in coordination with the Whistleblower Protection 
Ombudsman designated under section 3(d)(1)(C) of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), shall provide to each employee 
of the Department training regarding whistleblower complaints, 
including— 
‘‘(1) an explanation of each method established by law 
in which an employee may file a whistleblower complaint; 
‘‘(2) an explanation of prohibited personnel actions 
described by section 733(c) of this title; 
‘‘(3) with respect to supervisors, how to treat whistleblower 
complaints in accordance with section 732 of this title; 
‘‘(4) the right of the employee to petition Congress regarding 
a whistleblower complaint in accordance with section 7211 of 
title 5; 
‘‘(5) an explanation that the employee may not be pros-
ecuted or reprised against for disclosing information to Con-
gress, the Inspector General, or another investigatory agency 
in instances where such disclosure is permitted by law, 
including under sections 5701, 5705, and 7732 of this title, 
under section 552a of title 5 (commonly referred to as the 
Privacy Act), under chapter 93 of title 18, and pursuant to 
regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health 
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104–191); 
‘‘(6) an explanation of the language that is required to 
be included in all nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements 
pursuant to section 115(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection 
Enhancement Act of 2012 (5 U.S.C. 2302 note); and 
‘‘(7) the right of contractors to be protected from reprisal 
for the disclosure of certain information under section 4705 
or 4712 of title 41. 
‘‘(b) MANNER TRAINING IS PROVIDED.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that training provided under subsection (a) is provided in 
person. 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION.—Not less frequently than once each year, 
the Secretary shall provide training on merit system protection 
in a manner that the Special Counsel certifies as being satisfactory. 
‘‘(d) PUBLICATION.—(1) The Secretary shall publish on the Inter-
net website of the Department, and display prominently at each 
facility of the Department, the rights of an employee to file a 
whistleblower complaint, including the information described in 
paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall publish on the Internet website of 
the Department, the whistleblower complaint form described in 
section 732(g)(2). 
‘‘§ 736. Reports to Congress 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not less frequently than once each 
year, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report that includes— 
‘‘(1) with respect to whistleblower complaints filed under 
section 732 of this title during the year covered by the report— 
‘‘(A) the number of such complaints filed; 
‘‘(B) the disposition of such complaints; and
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‘‘(C) the ways in which the Secretary addressed such 
complaints in which a positive determination was made 
by a supervisor under subsection (b)(1) of such section; 
‘‘(2) the number of whistleblower complaints filed during 
the year covered by the report that are not included under 
paragraph (1), including— 
‘‘(A) the method in which such complaints were filed; 
‘‘(B) the disposition of such complaints; and 
‘‘(C) the ways in which the Secretary addressed such 
complaints; and 
‘‘(3) with respect to disclosures made by a contractor under 
section 4705 or 4712 of title 41— 
‘‘(A) the number of complaints relating to such disclo-
sures that were investigated by the Inspector General of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs during the year covered 
by the report; 
‘‘(B) the disposition of such complaints; and 
‘‘(C) the ways in which the Secretary addressed such 
complaints. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE
OF OFFICE
OF SPECIAL COUNSEL DETERMINA-
TIONS.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary 
receives from the Special Counsel information relating to a whistle-
blower complaint pursuant to section 1213 of title 5, the Secretary 
shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress of such informa-
tion, including the determination made by the Special Counsel. 
‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—In this section, 
the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Such chapter is further 
amended by inserting before section 701 the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL EMPLOYEE MATTERS’’. 
(B) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended— 
(i) by inserting before the item relating to section 701 
the following new item: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL EMPLOYEE MATTERS’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following new items: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS 
‘‘731. Whistleblower complaint defined. 
‘‘732. Treatment of whistleblower complaints. 
‘‘733. Adverse actions against supervisory employees who commit prohibited per-
sonnel actions relating to whistleblower complaints. 
‘‘734. Evaluation criteria of supervisors and treatment of bonuses. 
‘‘735. Training regarding whistleblower complaints. 
‘‘736. Reports to Congress.’’. 
(b) TREATMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY BY DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES AS OFFICIAL DUTY.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 38, 
United States Code, as designated by section 2(a)(2)(A), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 715. Congressional testimony by employees: treatment as 
official duty 
‘‘(a) CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY.—An employee of the Depart-
ment is performing official duty during the period with respect 
to which the employee is testifying in an official capacity in front 
of either chamber of Congress, a committee of either chamber 
of Congress, or a joint or select committee of Congress. 
‘‘(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The Secretary shall provide travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance 
with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, to any employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
performing official duty described under subsection (a).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter, as amended by section 2(a)(2)(B), 
is further amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 713 the following new item: 
‘‘715. Congressional testimony by employees: treatment as official duty.’’. 
SEC. 248. (a) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of verifying that 
an individual performed service under honorable conditions that 
satisfies the requirements of a coastwise merchant seaman who 
is recognized pursuant to section 401 of the GI Bill Improvement 
Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–202; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) as having 
performed active duty service for the purposes described in sub-
section (c)(1), the Secretary of Defense shall accept the following: 
(1) In the case of an individual who served on a coastwise 
merchant vessel seeking such recognition for whom no 
applicable Coast Guard shipping or discharge form, ship log-
book, merchant mariner’s document or Z-card, or other official 
employment record is available, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide such recognition on the basis of applicable Social Secu-
rity Administration records submitted for or by the individual, 
together with validated testimony given by the individual or 
the primary next of kin of the individual that the individual 
performed such service during the period beginning on 
December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946. 
(2) In the case of an individual who served on a coastwise 
merchant vessel seeking such recognition for whom the 
applicable Coast Guard shipping or discharge form, ship log-
book, merchant mariner’s document or Z-card, or other official 
employment record has been destroyed or otherwise become 
unavailable by reason of any action committed by a person 
responsible for the control and maintenance of such form, log-
book, or record, the Secretary of Defense shall accept other 
official documentation demonstrating that the individual per-
formed such service during period beginning on December 7, 
1941, and ending on December 31, 1946. 
(3) For the purpose of determining whether to recognize 
service allegedly performed during the period beginning on 
December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, the 
Secretary shall recognize masters of seagoing vessels or other 
officers in command of similarly organized groups as agents 
of the United States who were authorized to document any 
individual for purposes of hiring the individual to perform
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service in the merchant marine or discharging an individual 
from such service. 
(b) TREATMENT OF OTHER DOCUMENTATION.—Other documenta-
tion accepted by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2) shall satisfy all requirements for eligibility of service during 
the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 
31, 1946. 
(c) BENEFITS ALLOWED.— 
(1) MEDALS, RIBBONS, AND DECORATIONS.—An individual 
whose service is recognized as active duty pursuant to sub-
section (a) may be awarded an appropriate medal, ribbon, or 
other military decoration based on such service. 
(2) STATUS OF VETERAN.—An individual whose service is 
recognized as active duty pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
honored as a veteran but shall not be entitled by reason of 
such recognized service to any benefit that is not described 
in this subsection. 
SEC. 249. Section 322(d)(1) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘allowance to a veteran’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘allowance to— 
‘‘(A) a veteran’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (1), 
by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) a veteran with a VA service-connected disability rated 
as 30 percent or greater by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
who is selected by the United States Olympic Committee for 
the United States Olympic Team for any month in which the 
veteran is competing in any event sanctioned by the National 
Governing Bodies of the United States Olympic Sports.’’. 
SEC. 250. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111(b)(1) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) A veteran with vision impairment, a veteran with 
a spinal cord injury or disorder, or a veteran with double 
or multiple amputations whose travel is in connection with 
care provided through a special disabilities rehabilitation pro-
gram of the Department (including programs provided by spinal 
cord injury centers, blind rehabilitation centers, and prosthetics 
rehabilitation centers) if such care is provided— 
‘‘(i) on an in-patient basis; or 
‘‘(ii) during a period in which the Secretary provides 
the veteran with temporary lodging at a facility of the 
Department to make such care more accessible to the vet-
eran.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 
on the beneficiary travel program under section 111 of title 38, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), that includes 
the following: 
(1) The cost of the program. 
(2) The number of veterans served by the program. 
(3) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appro-
priate.