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(b) MONITORING OF THIRD-PARTY COLLECTIONS.—The Secretary 
shall monitor the recovery and collection of amounts from third 
parties (as defined in section 1729(i) of such title) for deposit in 
such fund. 
SEC. 112. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COPAYMENTS. 
Section 1710(f)(2)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2013’’. 
SEC. 113. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR RECOVERY OF COST OF 
CERTAIN CARE AND SERVICES. 
Section 1729(a)(2)(E) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2013’’. 
TITLE II—HOUSING MATTERS 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Andrew Connolly Veterans 
Housing Act’’. 
SEC. 202. TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIALLY 
ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS 
WITH DISABILITIES CAUSING DIFFICULTY WITH AMBU-
LATING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 2101(a) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) A veteran is described in this paragraph if the veteran— 
‘‘(i) is entitled to compensation under chapter 11 of this 
title for a permanent and total service-connected disability that 
meets any of the criteria described in subparagraph (B); or 
‘‘(ii) served in the Armed Forces on or after September 
11, 2001, and is entitled to compensation under chapter 11 
of this title for a permanent service-connected disability that 
meets the criterion described in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(B) The criteria described in this subparagraph are as follows: 
‘‘(i) The disability is due to the loss, or loss of use, of 
both lower extremities such as to preclude locomotion without 
the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair. 
‘‘(ii) The disability is due to— 
‘‘(I) blindness in both eyes, having only light perception, 
plus (ii) loss or loss of use of one lower extremity. 
‘‘(iii) The disability is due to the loss or loss of use of 
one lower extremity together with— 
‘‘(I) residuals of organic disease or injury; or 
‘‘(II) the loss or loss of use of one upper extremity, 
which so affect the functions of balance or propulsion as to 
preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, 
or a wheelchair. 
‘‘(iv) The disability is due to the loss, or loss of use, of 
both upper extremities such as to preclude use of the arms 
at or above the elbows. 
‘‘(v) The disability is due to a severe burn injury (as deter-
mined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary). 
‘‘(C) The criterion described in this subparagraph is that the 
disability— 
‘‘(i) was incurred on or after September 11, 2001; and
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‘‘(ii) is due to the loss or loss of use of one or more lower 
extremities which so affects the functions of balance or propul-
sion as to preclude ambulating without the aid of braces, 
crutches, canes, or a wheelchair.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on October 1, 2012. 
(c) SUNSET.—Subsection (a) of section 2101 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to paragraph (3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘to paragraphs (3) and (4)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary’s authority to furnish assistance under para-
graph (1) to a disabled veteran described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) 
shall apply only with respect to applications for such assistance 
approved by the Secretary on or before September 30, 2013.’’. 
SEC. 203. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED 
HOUSING 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
VETERANS 
WITH 
VISION 
IMPAIRMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 2101(b) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) A veteran is described in this paragraph if the veteran 
is entitled to compensation under chapter 11 of this title for a 
service-connected disability that meets any of the following criteria: 
‘‘(A) The disability is due to blindness in both eyes, having 
central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with 
the use of a standard correcting lens. For the purposes of 
this subparagraph, an eye with a limitation in the fields of 
vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends 
an angle no greater than 20 degrees shall be considered as 
having a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less. 
‘‘(B) A permanent and total disability that includes the 
anatomical loss or loss of use of both hands. 
‘‘(C) A permanent and total disability that is due to a 
severe burn injury (as so determined).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on October 1, 2012. 
SEC. 204. REVISED LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE FURNISHED FOR 
ACQUISITION AND ADAPTATION OF HOUSING FOR DIS-
ABLED VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) of section 2102 is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d)(1) The aggregate amount of assistance available to an 
individual under section 2101(a) of this title shall be limited to 
$63,780. 
‘‘(2) The aggregate amount of assistance available to an indi-
vidual under section 2101(b) of this title shall be limited to $12,756. 
‘‘(3) No veteran may receive more than three grants of assist-
ance under this chapter.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to assist-
ance provided under sections 2101(a), 2101(b), and 2102A of title 
38, United States Code, after such date. 
(c) MAINTENANCE OF HIGHER RATES.—The amendment made 
by subsection (a) shall not be construed to decrease the aggregate 
amount of assistance available to an individual under the sections
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described in subsection (b), as most recently increased by the Sec-
retary pursuant to section 2102(e) of such title. 
SEC. 205. IMPROVEMENTS TO ASSISTANCE FOR DISABLED VETERANS 
RESIDING IN HOUSING OWNED BY A FAMILY MEMBER. 
(a) INCREASED ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (b) of section 2102A 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$14,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$28,000’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$2,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$5,000’’. 
(b) INDEXING OF LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE.—Such subsection is 
further amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(2) in the matter before subparagraph (A), as redesignated 
by paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph 
(2): 
‘‘(2) Effective on October 1 of each year (beginning in 2012), 
the Secretary shall use the same percentage calculated pursuant 
to section 2102(e) of this title to increase the amounts described 
in paragraph (1) of this subsection.’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (e) 
of such section is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2022’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall apply with respect to assistance furnished in accordance with 
section 2102A of title 38, United States Code, on or after that 
date. 
SEC. 206. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOUSING LOAN 
GUARANTEES FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES OF CERTAIN 
TOTALLY DISABLED VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3701(b) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) The term ‘veteran’ also includes, for purposes of home 
loans, the surviving spouse of a veteran who died and who 
was in receipt of or entitled to receive (or but for the receipt 
of retired or retirement pay was entitled to receive) compensa-
tion at the time of death for a service-connected disability 
rated totally disabling if— 
‘‘(A) the disability was continuously rated totally dis-
abling for a period of 10 or more years immediately pre-
ceding death; 
‘‘(B) the disability was continuously rated totally dis-
abling for a period of not less than five years from the 
date of such veteran’s discharge or other release from active 
duty; or 
‘‘(C) the veteran was a former prisoner of war who 
died after September 30, 1999, and the disability was 
continuously rated totally disabling for a period of not 
less than one year immediately preceding death.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to a loan guaranteed after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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(c) CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FEES.—Fees shall 
be collected under section 3729 of title 38, United States Code, 
from a person described in paragraph (6) of section 3701(b) of 
such title, as added by subsection (a) of this section, in the same 
manner as such fees are collected from a person described in para-
graph (2) of section 3701(b) of such title. 
SEC. 207. OCCUPANCY OF PROPERTY BY DEPENDENT CHILD OF VET-
ERAN FOR PURPOSES OF MEETING OCCUPANCY REQUIRE-
MENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOUSING 
LOANS. 
Paragraph (2) of section 3704(c) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) In any case in which a veteran is in active-duty status 
as a member of the Armed Forces and is unable to occupy a 
property because of such status, the occupancy requirements of 
this chapter shall be considered to be satisfied if— 
‘‘(A) the spouse of the veteran occupies or intends to occupy 
the property as a home and the spouse makes the certification 
required by paragraph (1) of this subsection; or 
‘‘(B) a dependent child of the veteran occupies or will occupy 
the property as a home and the veteran’s attorney-in-fact or 
legal guardian of the dependent child makes the certification 
required by paragraph (1) of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 208. MAKING PERMANENT PROJECT FOR GUARANTEEING OF 
ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES. 
Section 3707(a) is amended by striking ‘‘demonstration project 
under this section during fiscal years 1993 through 2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘project under this section’’. 
SEC. 209. MAKING PERMANENT PROJECT FOR INSURING HYBRID 
ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES. 
Section 3707A(a) is amended by striking ‘‘demonstration project 
under this section during fiscal years 2004 through 2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘project under this section’’. 
SEC. 210. WAIVER OF LOAN FEE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY 
RATINGS ISSUED DURING PRE-DISCHARGE PROGRAMS. 
Paragraph (2) of section 3729(c) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) A veteran described in subparagraph (B) shall be treated 
as receiving compensation for purposes of this subsection as of 
the date of the rating described in such subparagraph without 
regard to whether an effective date of the award of compensation 
is established as of that date. 
‘‘(B) A veteran described in this subparagraph is a veteran 
who is rated eligible to receive compensation— 
‘‘(i) as the result of a pre-discharge disability examination 
and rating; or 
‘‘(ii) based on a pre-discharge review of existing medical 
evidence (including service medical and treatment records) that 
results in the issuance of a memorandum rating.’’. 
SEC. 211. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES FOR ENHANCED-USE 
LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY. 
(a) SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEFINED.—Section 8161 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: