I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6314 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions 
of law and to expand eligibility for the Survivors’ and Dependents’ 
Educational Assistance program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 13, 2006 
Mr. BUYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain 
expiring provisions of law and to expand eligibility for 
the Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance 
program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVI-
SIONS OF LAW ADMINISTERED BY THE SEC-
RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR HEALTH CARE FOR PARTICIPA-
TION IN DOD CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE 
TESTING.—Section 1710(e)(3)(D) of title 38, United 
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States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2007’’. 
(b) GRANT AND PER DIEM GRANT ASSISTANCE FOR 
HOMELESS VETERANS.—Section 2011(a)(2) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2005’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2007’’. 
(c) TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR SERI-
OUSLY MENTALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS.—Sec-
tion 2031(b) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2007’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND SE-
RIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL VETERANS.—Section 2033(d) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2007’’. 
(e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ON HOMELESS VET-
ERANS.—Section 2066(d) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2007’’. 
(f) GOVERNMENT MARKERS
IN PRIVATE CEME-
TERIES.—Section 2306(d)(3) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2007’’. 
(g) ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ALLOW-
ANCE FOR WORK-STUDY.—Section 3485(a)(4) of such 
title is amended in subparagraphs (A), (C), and (F) by 
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striking ‘‘December 27, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 
2007’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SURVIVORS’ AND 
DEPENDENTS’ 
EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) 
EXPANSION
OF
ELIGIBILITY.—Section 
3501(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (A) and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) by striking the comma at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting a semicolon; 
(3) by striking ‘‘, or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C) and inserting a semicolon; 
(4) by striking the comma at the end of sub-
paragraph (D) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(5) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) the spouse or child of a person who at the 
time of application by such spouse or child for edu-
cational assistance under this chapter is a member 
of the Armed Forces who, as determined by the Sec-
retary, has a total disability permanent in nature in-
curred or aggravated in the active military, naval, or 
air service;’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such title is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in section 3511— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Each eligible person’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘Each eligible 
person, whether made eligible by one or 
more 
of 
the 
provisions 
of 
section 
3501(a)(1) of this title,’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘a period’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘an aggregate period’’; and 
(iii) by striking the second sentence; 
(B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 3501(a)(1)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (D) or (E) of section 3501(a)(1)’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘or 
3501(a)(1)(D)(i)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘3501(a)(1)(D)(i), or 3501(a)(1)(E)’’; 
(2) in section 3512— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘an eligi-
ble person (within the meaning of section 
3501(a)(1)(A) of this title)’’ and inserting ‘‘an 
eligible person whose eligibility is based on the 
death or disability of a parent’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
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(i) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(I) by inserting after ‘‘section 
3501(a)(1) of this title’’ the following: 
‘‘or a person made eligible by the dis-
ability of a spouse under section 
3501(a)(1)(E) of this title’’; 
(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘or 
3501(a)(1)(D)(ii) of this title’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘3501(a)(1)(D)(ii), 
or 
3501(a)(1)(E) of this title’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by adding at 
the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) The date on which the Secretary notifies 
the member of the Armed Forces from whom eligi-
bility is derived that the member has a total dis-
ability permanent in nature incurred or aggravated 
in the active military, naval, or air service.’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or 
(D) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘(D), or 
(E) of this title’’; 
(3) in section 3540, by striking ‘‘and (D)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(D), and (E)’’; 
(4) in section 3563, by striking ‘‘each eligible 
person defined in section 3501(a)(1)(A) of this title’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘each eligible person 
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whose eligibility is based on the death or disability 
of a parent’’; 
(5) in section 3686(a)(1), by striking ‘‘or (D)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(D), or (E)’’; and 
(6) in section 5113(b)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘or 
(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(D), or (E)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to a payment of edu-
cational assistance for a course of education pursued after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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