106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2280
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensa-
tion paid for service-connected disabilities, to en-
hance the compensation, memorial affairs, and
housing programs of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, to improve retirement authorities appli-
cable to judges of the United States Court of Ap-
peals for Veterans Claims, and for other pur-
poses.
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2280
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-
of-living adjustment in rates of compensation paid for
service-connected disabilities, to enhance the compensa-
tion, memorial affairs, and housing programs of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, to improve retirement au-
thorities applicable to judges of the United States Court
of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 1999’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code.
TITLE I—COMPENSATION
Sec. 101. Increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and in-
demnity compensation.
Sec. 102. Presumption that bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma is service-connected.
Sec. 103. Dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses of
former prisoners of war.
Sec. 104. Reinstatement of certain benefits for remarried surviving spouses of
veterans upon termination of their remarriage.
TITLE II—MEMORIAL AFFAIRS
Subtitle A—American Battle Monuments Commission
Sec. 201. Codification and expansion of authority for World War II Memorial.
Sec. 202. General authority to solicit and receive contributions.
Sec. 203. Intellectual property and related items.
Sec. 204. Technical amendments.
Subtitle B—National Cemeteries
Sec. 211. Establishment of additional national cemeteries.
Sec. 212. Independent study on improvements to veterans’ cemeteries.
TITLE III—HOUSING
Sec. 301. Permanent eligibility for housing loans for former members of the Se-
lected Reserve.
Sec. 302. Homeless veterans’ reintegration programs.
Sec. 303. Transitional housing loan guarantee program technical amendment.
TITLE IV—COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS
Sec. 401. Authority to prescribe rules and regulations.
Sec. 402. Recall of retired judges.
Sec. 403. Calculation of years of service as a judge.
Sec. 404. Judges’ retired pay.
Sec. 405. Survivor annuities.
Sec. 406. Limitation on activities of retired judges.
Sec. 407. Early retirement authority for current judges in order to provide for
staggered terms of judges.
TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 501. Repeal of certain sunset provisions.
Sec. 502. Enhanced quality assurance program within the Veterans Benefits
Administration.
Sec. 503. Extension of Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans.
Sec. 504. Codification of recurring provisions in annual Department of Vet-
erans Affairs appropriations Acts.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
section or other provision of title 38, United States Code.
TITLE I—COMPENSATION
SEC. 101. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSA-
TION AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY
COMPENSATION.
(a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall, effective on December 1, 1999, increase the
dollar amounts in effect for the payment of disability com-
pensation and dependency and indemnity compensation by
the Secretary, as specified in subsection (b).
(b) AMOUNTS
TO
BE
INCREASED.—The dollar
amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are
the following:
(1) 
COMPENSATION.—Each 
of 
the 
dollar
amounts in effect under section 1114 of title 38,
United States Code.
(2) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPEND-
ENTS.—Each of the dollar amounts in effect under
sections 1115(1) of such title.
(3) 
CLOTHING
ALLOWANCE.—The 
dollar
amount in effect under section 1162 of such title.
(4) NEW DIC RATES.—The dollar amounts in
effect under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
1311(a) of such title.
(5) OLD
DIC
RATES.—Each of the dollar
amounts in effect under section 1311(a)(3) of such
title.
(6) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES
WITH MINOR CHILDREN.—The dollar amount in ef-
fect under section 1311(b) of such title.
(7) ADDITIONAL
DIC
FOR
DISABILITY.—The
dollar amounts in effect under sections 1311(c) and
1311(d) of such title.
(8) DIC FOR
DEPENDENT
CHILDREN.—The
dollar amounts in effect under sections 1313(a) and
1314 of such title.
(c) DETERMINATION
OF INCREASE.—(1) The in-
crease under subsection (a) shall be made in the dollar
amounts specified in subsection (b) as in effect on Novem-
ber 30, 1999.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), each such
amount shall be increased by the same percentage as the
percentage by which benefit amounts payable under title
II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are
increased effective December 1, 1999, as a result of a de-
termination under section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
415(i)).
(3) Each dollar amount increased pursuant to para-
graph (2) shall, if not a whole dollar amount, be rounded
down to the next lower whole dollar amount.
(d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary may adjust ad-
ministratively, consistent with the increases made under
subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation pay-
able to persons within the purview of section 10 of Public
Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who are not in receipt of
compensation payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 38,
United States Code.
(e) PUBLICATION
OF ADJUSTED RATES.—At the
same time as the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) are
required to be published by reason of a determination
made under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year
1999, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in
the Federal Register the amounts specified in subsection
(b), as increased pursuant to this section.
SEC. 102. PRESUMPTION THAT BRONCHIOLO-ALVEOLAR
CARCINOMA IS SERVICE-CONNECTED.
Section 1112(c)(2) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(P) Bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma.’’.
SEC. 103. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION
FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES OF FORMER PRIS-
ONERS OF WAR.
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 1318(b) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘that either—’’ in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘rated totally
disabling if—’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) the veteran was a former prisoner of war
who died after September 30, 1999, and who had
been diagnosed as having one of the diseases speci-
fied in section 1112(b) of this title.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is
further amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘the disability’’ after
‘‘(1)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘death;’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘if so rated for a lesser pe-
riod, was so rated continuously’’ and inserting
‘‘the disability was continuously rated totally
disabling’’; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘; or’’.
SEC. 104. REINSTATEMENT OF CERTAIN BENEFITS FOR RE-
MARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSES OF VETERANS
UPON TERMINATION OF THEIR REMARRIAGE.
(a) RESTORATION OF PRIOR ELIGIBILITY.—Section
103(d) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(d)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) The remarriage of the surviving spouse of a vet-
eran shall not bar the furnishing of benefits specified in
paragraph (5) to such person as the surviving spouse of
the veteran if the remarriage has been terminated by
death or divorce unless the Secretary determines that the
divorce was secured through fraud or collusion.
‘‘(3) If the surviving spouse of a veteran ceases living
with another person and holding himself or herself out
openly to the public as that person’s spouse, the bar to
granting that person benefits as the surviving spouse of
the veteran shall not apply in the case of the benefits spec-
ified in paragraph (5).
‘‘(4) The first month of eligibility for benefits for a
surviving spouse by reason of this subsection shall be the
month after—
‘‘(A) the month of the termination of such re-
marriage, in the case of a surviving spouse described
in paragraph (2); or
‘‘(B) the month of the cessation described in
paragraph (3), in the case of a surviving spouse de-
scribed in that paragraph.
‘‘(5) Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply with respect to
benefits under the following provisions of this title:
‘‘(A) Section 1311, relating to dependency and
indemnity compensation.
‘‘(B) Section 1713, relating to medical care for
survivors and dependents of certain veterans.
‘‘(C) Chapter 35, relating to educational assist-
ance.
‘‘(D) Chapter 37, relating to housing loans.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1311 is
amended by striking subsection (e).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the first day
of the first month beginning after the month in which this
Act is enacted or October 1, 1999, whichever is later.
(d) LIMITATION.—No payment may be made to a
person by reason of paragraphs (2) and (3) of section
103(d) of title 38, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), for any period before the effective date speci-
fied in subsection (c).
TITLE II—MEMORIAL AFFAIRS
Subtitle A—American Battle
Monuments Commission
SEC. 201. CODIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY
FOR WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL.
(a) CODIFICATION OF EXISTING AUTHORITY; EX-
PANSION OF AUTHORITY.—(1) Chapter 21 of title 36,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘§ 2113. World War II memorial in the District of Co-
lumbia
‘‘(a) SOLICITATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—Consistent with its authority under section
2103(e) of this title, the American Battle Monuments
Commission shall solicit and accept contributions for the
memorial authorized by Public Law 103–32 (40 U.S.C.
1003 note) to be established by the Commission on Fed-
eral land in the District of Columbia or its environs to
honor members of the Armed Forces who served in World
War II and to commemorate the participation of the
United States in that war (hereinafter in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘World War II memorial’).
‘‘(b) CREATION OF MEMORIAL FUND.—(1) There is
hereby created in the Treasury a fund for the World War
II memorial. The fund shall consist of the following:
‘‘(A) Amounts deposited, and interest and pro-
ceeds credited, under paragraph (2).
‘‘(B) Obligations obtained under paragraph (3).
‘‘(C) The amount of surcharges paid to the
Commission for the World War II memorial under
the World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative
Coins Act (31 U.S.C. 5112 note).
‘‘(D) Amounts borrowed using the authority
provided under subsection (d).
‘‘(E) Any funds received by the Commission
under section 2114 of this title in exchange for use
of, or the right to use, any mark, copyright or pat-
ent.
‘‘(2) The Chairman of the Commission shall deposit
in the fund the amounts accepted as contributions under
subsection (a). The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit
to the fund the interest on, and the proceeds from sale
or redemption of, obligations held in the fund.
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall invest any portion of the
fund that, as determined by the Chairman, is not required
to meet current expenses. Each investment shall be made
in an interest-bearing obligation of the United States or
an obligation guaranteed as to principal and interest by
the United States that the Chairman determines has a
maturity suitable for the fund.
‘‘(c) USE OF FUND.—The fund shall be available to
the Commission—
‘‘(1) for the expenses of establishing the World
War II memorial, including the maintenance and
preservation amount provided for in section 8(b) of
the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b));
‘‘(2) for such other expenses, other than routine
maintenance, with respect to the World War II me-
morial as the Commission considers warranted; and
‘‘(3) to secure, obtain, register, enforce, protect,
and license any mark, copyright or patent that is
owned by, assigned to, or licensed to the Commission
under section 2114 of this title to aid or facilitate
the construction of the World War II memorial.
‘‘(d) SPECIAL BORROWING AUTHORITY.—(1) To as-
sure that groundbreaking, construction, and dedication of
the World War II memorial are carried out on a timely
basis, the Commission may borrow money from the Treas-
ury of the United States in such amounts as the Commis-
sion considers necessary, but not to exceed a total of
$65,000,000. Borrowed amounts shall bear interest at a
rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking
into consideration the average market yield on outstanding
marketable obligations of the United States of comparable
maturities during the month preceding the month in which
the obligations of the Commission are issued. The interest
payments on such obligations may be deferred with the
approval of the Secretary, but any interest payment so de-
ferred shall also bear interest.
‘‘(2) The borrowing of money by the Commission
under paragraph (1) shall be subject to such maturities,
terms, and conditions as may be agreed upon by the Com-
mission and the Secretary, except that the maturities may
not exceed 20 years and such borrowings may be redeem-
able at the option of the Commission before maturity.
‘‘(3) The obligations of the Commission shall be
issued in amounts and at prices approved by the Sec-
retary. The authority of the Commission to issue obliga-
tions under this subsection shall remain available without
fiscal year limitation. The Secretary of the Treasury shall
purchase any obligations of the Commission to be issued
under this subsection, and for such purpose the Secretary
of the Treasury may use as a public debt transaction of
the United States the proceeds from the sale of any securi-
ties issued under chapter 31 of title 31. The purposes for
which securities may be issued under such chapter are ex-
tended to include any purchase of the Commission’s obli-
gations under this subsection.
‘‘(4) Repayment of the interest and principal on any
funds borrowed by the Commission under paragraph (1)
shall be made from amounts in the fund. The Commission
may not use for such purpose any funds appropriated for
any other activities of the Commission.
‘‘(e) TREATMENT OF BORROWING AUTHORITY.—In
determining whether the Commission has sufficient funds
to complete construction of the World War II memorial,
as required by section 8 of the Commemorative Works Act
(40 U.S.C. 1008), the Secretary of the Interior shall con-
sider the funds that the Commission may borrow from the
Treasury under subsection (d) as funds available to com-
plete construction of the memorial, whether or not the
Commission has actually exercised the authority to borrow
such funds.
‘‘(f) VOLUNTARY SERVICES.—(1) Notwithstanding
section 1342 of title 31, the Commission may accept from
any person voluntary services to be provided in further-
ance of the fund-raising activities of the Commission relat-
ing to the World War II memorial.
‘‘(2) A person providing voluntary services under this
subsection shall be considered to be a Federal employee
for purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, relating to compensa-
tion for work-related injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28,
relating to tort claims. A volunteer who is not otherwise
employed by the United States shall not be considered to
be a Federal employee for any other purpose by reason
of the provision of such voluntary service, except that any
volunteers given responsibility for the handling of funds
or the carrying out of a Federal function are subject to
the conflict of interest laws contained in chapter 11 of title
18 and the administrative standards of conduct contained
in part 2635 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
‘‘(3) The Commission may provide for reimbursement
of incidental expenses that are incurred by a person pro-
viding voluntary services under this subsection. The Com-
mission shall determine those expenses that are eligible for
reimbursement under this paragraph.
‘‘(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
require any Federal employee to work without compensa-
tion or to allow the use of volunteer services to displace
or replace any Federal employee.
‘‘(g) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS.—A con-
tract entered into by the Commission for the design or
construction of the World War II memorial is not a fund-
ing agreement as that term is defined in section 201 of
title 35.
‘‘(h) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ME-
MORIAL.—Notwithstanding section 10 of the Commemora-
tive Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1010), the authority for the
construction of the World War II memorial provided by
Public Law 103–32 (40 U.S.C. 1003 note) expires on De-
cember 31, 2005.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘2113. World War II memorial in the District of Columbia.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Public Law 103–
32 (40 U.S.C. 1003 note) is amended by striking sections
3, 4, and 5.
(c) EFFECT OF REPEAL OF CURRENT MEMORIAL
FUND.—Upon the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Treasury shall transfer amounts in the fund created
by section 4(a) of Public Law 103–32 (40 U.S.C. 1003
note) to the fund created by section 2113(b) of title 36,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
SEC. 202. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO SOLICIT AND RECEIVE
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Subsection (e) of section 2103 of title 36, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(e) SOLICITATION
AND RECEIPT
OF CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—(1) The Commission may solicit and receive
funds and in-kind donations and gifts from any State, mu-
nicipal, or private source to carry out the purposes of this
chapter. The Commission shall deposit such funds in a
separate account in the Treasury. Funds from that ac-
count shall be disbursed upon vouchers approved by the
Chairman.
‘‘(2) The Commission shall establish written guide-
lines setting forth the criteria to be used in determining
whether the acceptance of funds and in-kind donations
and gifts under paragraph (1) would—
‘‘(A) reflect unfavorably on the ability of the
Commission, or any member or employee of the
Commission, to carry out the responsibilities or offi-
cial duties of the Commission in a fair and objective
manner; or
‘‘(B) compromise the integrity or the appear-
ance of the integrity of the programs of the Commis-
sion or any official involved in those programs.’’.
SEC. 203. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND RELATED ITEMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 of title 36, United
States Code, as amended by section 201(a)(1), is further
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 2114. Intellectual property and related items
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO USE AND REGISTER INTELLEC-
TUAL
PROPERTY.—The American Battle Monuments
Commission may—
‘‘(1) adopt, use, register, and license trade-
marks, service marks, and other marks;
‘‘(2) obtain, use, register, and license the use of
copyrights consistent with section 105 of title 17;
‘‘(3) obtain, use, and license patents; and
‘‘(4) accept gifts of marks, copyrights, patents
and licenses for use by the Commission.
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO GRANT LICENSES.—The Com-
mission may grant exclusive and nonexclusive licenses in
connection with any mark, copyright, patent, or license for
the use of such mark, copyright or patent, except to the
extent the grant of such license by the Commission would
be contrary to any contract or license by which the use
of the mark, copyright, or patent was obtained.
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.—The Commission
may enforce any mark, copyright, or patent by an action
in the district courts under any law providing for the pro-
tection of such marks, copyrights, or patents.
‘‘(d) LEGAL REPRESENTATION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall furnish the Commission with legal representa-
tion as the Commission may require under subsection (c).
The Secretary of Defense shall provide representation for
the Commission in administrative proceedings before the
Patent and Trademark Office and Copyright Office.
‘‘(e) IRREVOCABILITY
OF TRANSFERS
OF COPY-
RIGHTS TO COMMISSION.—Section 203 of title 17 shall
not apply to any copyright transferred in any manner to
the Commission.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter, as amended by section
201(a)(2), is further amended by adding at the end the
following new item:
‘‘2114. Intellectual property and related items.’’.
SEC. 204. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
Chapter 21 of title 36, United States Code, is amend-
ed as follows:
(1) In section 2101(b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘title 37, United States
Code,’’ in paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘title
37’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘title 5, United States
Code,’’ in paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘title 5’’.
(2) In section 2102(a)(1), by striking ‘‘title 5,
United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘title 5’’.
(3) In section 2103—
(A) by striking ‘‘title 31, United States
Code’’ in subsection (h)(2)(A)(i) and inserting
‘‘title 31’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘title 44, United States
Code’’ in subsection (i) and inserting ‘‘title 44’’;
and
(C) by striking ‘‘chairman’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘Chairman’’.
Subtitle B—National Cemeteries
SEC. 211. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL NATIONAL
CEMETERIES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall establish, in accordance with chapter 24 of
title 38, United States Code, a national cemetery in each
of the four areas in the United States that the Secretary
determines to be most in need of such a cemetery to serve
the needs of veterans and their families.
(b) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS IN FISCAL YEAR 2000.—
The Secretary shall obligate from the advance planning
fund in the Construction, Major Projects account appro-
priated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal
year 2000 such amounts for costs that the Secretary esti-
mates are required for the planning and commencement
of the establishment of national cemeteries under this sec-
tion.
(c) REPORTS.—(1) Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the establishment of the na-
tional cemeteries under subsection (a). The report shall
set forth the four areas identified by the Secretary for
such establishment, a schedule for such establishment, an
estimate of the costs associated with such establishment,
and the amount obligated from the advance planning fund
under subsection (b).
(2) Not later than one year after the date on which
the report described in paragraph (1) is submitted to Con-
gress, and annually thereafter until the establishment of
the national cemeteries under subsection (a) is complete,
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that up-
dates the information included in the report described in
paragraph (1).
SEC. 212. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON IMPROVEMENTS TO
VETERANS’ CEMETERIES.
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall enter into a contract with one or more quali-
fied organizations to conduct a study of national ceme-
teries described in subsection (b). For purposes of this sec-
tion, an entity of Federal, State, or local government is
not a qualified organization.
(b) MATTERS STUDIED.—(1) The study conducted
pursuant to the contract entered into under subsection (a)
shall include an assessment of each of the following:
(A) The one-time repairs required at each na-
tional cemetery under the jurisdiction of the Na-
tional Cemetery Administration of the Department
of Veterans Affairs to ensure a dignified and re-
spectful setting appropriate to such cemetery, taking
into account the variety of age, climate, and burial
options at individual national cemeteries.
(B) The feasibility of making standards of ap-
pearance of such national cemeteries commensurate
with standards of appearance of the finest ceme-
teries in the world.
(C) The number of additional national ceme-
teries that will be required for the interment and
memorialization in such cemeteries of individuals
qualified under chapter 24 of title 38, United States
Code, who die after 2005.
(D) Improvements to burial benefits under
chapter 23 of title 38, United States Code, including
a proposal to increase the amount of the benefit for
plot allowances under section 2303(b) of such title,
to better serve veterans and their families.
(2) In presenting the assessment of additional na-
tional cemeteries required under paragraph (1)(C), the re-
port shall identify by five-year period, beginning with 2005
and ending with 2020, the following:
(A) The number of additional national ceme-
teries required during each such five-year period.
(B) With respect to each such five-year period,
the areas in the United States with the greatest con-
centration of veterans whose needs are not served by
national cemeteries or State veterans’ cemeteries.
(c) REPORT.—(1) Not later than one year after the
date on which a qualified organization enters into a con-
tract under subsection (a), the organization shall submit
to the Secretary a report setting forth the results of the
study conducted and conclusions of the organization with
respect to such results.
(2) Not later than 120 days after the date on which
a report is submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall transmit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of
the House of Representatives and the Senate a copy of
such report, together with any comments on the report
that the Secretary considers appropriate.
TITLE III—HOUSING
SEC. 301. PERMANENT ELIGIBILITY FOR HOUSING LOANS
FOR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED
RESERVE.
Section 3702(a)(2)(E) is amended by striking ‘‘For
the period beginning on October 28, 1992, and ending on