In the Senate of the United States, 
September 28, 2010. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3219) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to in-
surance and health care, and for other purposes.’’, do pass 
with the following 
AMENDMENTS: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vet-
erans’ Benefits Act of 2010’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code.
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TITLE I—EMPLOYMENT, SMALL BUSINESS, AND EDUCATION 
MATTERS 
Sec. 101. Extension and expansion of authority for certain qualifying work-study 
activities for purposes of the educational assistance programs of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 102. Reauthorization of Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education. 
Sec. 103. 18-month period for training of new disabled veterans’ outreach pro-
gram specialists and local veterans’ employment representatives 
by National Veterans’ Employment and Training Services Insti-
tute. 
Sec. 104. Clarification of responsibility of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to verify 
small business ownership. 
Sec. 105. Demonstration project for referral of USERRA claims against Federal 
agencies to the Office of Special Counsel. 
Sec. 106. Veterans Energy-Related Employment Program. 
Sec. 107. Pat Tillman Veterans’ Scholarship Initiative. 
TITLE II—HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS MATTERS 
Sec. 201. Reauthorization of appropriations for Homeless Veterans Reintegration 
Program. 
Sec. 202. Homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children re-
integration grant program. 
Sec. 203. Specially Adapted Housing assistive technology grant program. 
Sec. 204. Waiver of housing loan fee for certain veterans with service-connected 
disabilities called to active service. 
TITLE III—SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT MATTERS 
Sec. 301. Residential and motor vehicle leases. 
Sec. 302. Termination of telephone service contracts. 
Sec. 303. Enforcement by the Attorney General and by private right of action. 
TITLE IV—INSURANCE MATTERS 
Sec. 401. Increase in amount of supplemental insurance for totally disabled vet-
erans. 
Sec. 402. Permanent extension of duration of Servicemembers’ Group Life Insur-
ance coverage for totally disabled veterans. 
Sec. 403. Adjustment of coverage of dependents under Servicemembers’ Group Life 
Insurance. 
Sec. 404. Opportunity to increase amount of Veterans’ Group Life Insurance. 
Sec. 405. Elimination of reduction in amount of accelerated death benefit for ter-
minally-ill persons insured under Servicemembers’ Group Life 
Insurance and Veterans’ Group Life Insurance. 
Sec. 406. Consideration of loss of dominant hand in prescription of schedule of 
severity of traumatic injury under Servicemembers’ Group Life 
Insurance. 
Sec. 407. Enhancement of veterans’ mortgage life insurance. 
Sec. 408. Expansion of individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from trau-
matic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers’ Group 
Life Insurance.
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TITLE V—BURIAL AND CEMETERY MATTERS 
Sec. 501. Increase in certain burial and funeral benefits and plot allowances for 
veterans. 
Sec. 502. Interment in national cemeteries of parents of certain deceased veterans. 
Sec. 503. Reports on selection of new national cemeteries. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND PENSION 
Sec. 601. Enhancement of disability compensation for certain disabled veterans 
with difficulties using prostheses and disabled veterans in need 
of regular aid and attendance for residuals of traumatic brain 
injury. 
Sec. 602. Cost-of-living increase for temporary dependency and indemnity com-
pensation payable for surviving spouses with dependent children 
under the age of 18. 
Sec. 603. Payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to survivors of 
former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 
1999. 
Sec. 604. Exclusion of certain amounts from consideration as income for purposes 
of veterans pension benefits. 
Sec. 605. Commencement of period of payment of original awards of compensa-
tion for veterans retired or separated from the uniformed services 
for catastrophic disability. 
Sec. 606. Applicability of limitation to pension payable to certain children of vet-
erans of a period of war. 
Sec. 607. Extension of reduced pension for certain veterans covered by Medicaid 
plans for services furnished by nursing facilities. 
Sec. 608. Codification of 2009 cost-of-living adjustment in rates of pension for 
disabled veterans and surviving spouses and children. 
TITLE VII—EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF 
MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES 
Sec. 701. Clarification that USERRA prohibits wage discrimination against 
members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 702. Clarification of the definition of ‘‘successor in interest’’. 
Sec. 703. Technical amendments. 
TITLE VIII—BENEFITS MATTERS 
Sec. 801. Increase in number of veterans for which programs of independent liv-
ing services and assistance may be initiated. 
Sec. 802. Payment of unpaid balances of Department of Veterans Affairs guaran-
teed loans. 
Sec. 803. Eligibility of disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces with 
severe burn injuries for automobiles and adaptive equipment. 
Sec. 804. Enhancement of automobile assistance allowance for veterans. 
Sec. 805. National Academies review of best treatments for chronic multisymptom 
illness in Persian Gulf War veterans. 
Sec. 806. Extension and modification of National Academy of Sciences reviews 
and evaluations on illness and service in Persian Gulf War and 
Post-9/11 Global Operations Theaters. 
Sec. 807. Extension of authority for regional office in Republic of the Philippines. 
Sec. 808. Extension of an annual report on equitable relief. 
Sec. 809. Authority for the performance of medical disability examinations by 
contract physicians.
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TITLE IX—AUTHORIZATION OF MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS AND 
MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES 
Sec. 901. Authorization of fiscal year 2011 major medical facility leases. 
Sec. 902. Modification of authorization amount for major medical facility con-
struction project previously authorized for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. 
Sec. 903. Modification of authorization amount for major medical facility con-
struction project previously authorized for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, California. 
Sec. 904. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 905. Requirement that bid savings on major medical facility projects of De-
partment of Veterans Affairs be used for other major medical fa-
cility construction projects of the Department. 
TITLE X—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 1001. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 1002. Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act compliance. 
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 a 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—EMPLOYMENT, SMALL 
BUSINESS, AND EDUCATION 
MATTERS 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR 
CERTAIN QUALIFYING WORK-STUDY ACTIVI-
TIES FOR PURPOSES OF THE EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Paragraph (4) of section 3485(a) is 
amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2010’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2013’’.
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(b) ACTIVITIES
IN STATE VETERANS AGENCIES.— 
Such paragraph is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(G) Any activity of a State veterans agency re-
lated to providing assistance to veterans in obtaining 
any benefit under the laws administered by the Sec-
retary or the laws of the State. 
‘‘(H) A position working in a Center of Excel-
lence for Veteran Student Success, as established pur-
suant to part T of title VIII of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161t et seq.). 
‘‘(I) A position working in a cooperative pro-
gram carried out jointly by the Department and an 
institution of higher learning. 
‘‘(J) Any other veterans-related position in an 
institution of higher learning.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (b) shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 
SEC. 102. REAUTHORIZATION OF VETERANS’ ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. 
Section 3692(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’.
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SEC. 103. 18-MONTH PERIOD FOR TRAINING OF NEW DIS-
ABLED VETERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM SPE-
CIALISTS AND LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOY-
MENT REPRESENTATIVES BY NATIONAL VET-
ERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERV-
ICES INSTITUTE. 
(a) 18-MONTH PERIOD.—Section 4102A(c)(8)(A) is 
amended by striking ‘‘three-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘18- 
month period’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) APPLICABILITY
TO
NEW
EMPLOYEES.—The 
amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to a State employee assigned to perform the 
duties of a disabled veterans’ outreach program spe-
cialist or a local veterans’ employment representative 
under chapter 41 of title 38, United States Code, who 
is so assigned on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) APPLICABILITY TO PREVIOUSLY-HIRED EM-
PLOYEES.—In the case of such a State employee who 
is so assigned on or after January 1, 2006, and before 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Labor shall require the State to require, as a condi-
tion of a grant or contract under which funds are 
made available to the State in order to carry out sec-
tion 4103A or 4104 of title 38, United States Code,
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each such employee to satisfactorily complete the 
training described in section 4102A(c)(8)(A) of such 
title by not later than the date that is 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 104. CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY OF SEC-
RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO VERIFY 
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Veterans Small Business Verification Act’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION
OF
RESPONSIBILITY
OF
SEC-
RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO VERIFY SMALL BUSI-
NESS OWNERSHIP.— 
(1) CLARIFICATION.—Section 8127(f) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘To be el-
igible’’; 
(ii) by inserting after ‘‘or the veteran.’’ 
the following new sentence: ‘‘Application for 
inclusion in the database shall constitute 
permission under section 552a of title 5 
(commonly referred to as the Privacy Act) 
for the Secretary to access such personal in-
formation maintained by the Secretary as
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may be necessary to verify the information 
contained in the application.’’; and 
(iii) by inserting after the sentence 
added by clause (ii) the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary receives an application for inclu-
sion in the database from an individual whose status as 
a veteran cannot be verified because the Secretary does not 
maintain information with respect to the veteran status of 
the individual, the Secretary may not include the small 
business concern owned and controlled by the individual in 
the database maintained by the Secretary until the Sec-
retary receives such information as may be necessary to 
verify that the individual is a veteran.’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting 
the following new paragraph (4): 
‘‘(4) No small business concern may be listed in the 
database until the Secretary has verified that— 
‘‘(A) the small business concern is owned and 
controlled by veterans; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a small business concern for 
which the person who owns and controls the concern 
indicates that the person is a veteran with a service- 
connected disability, that the person is a veteran with 
a service-connected disability.’’.
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(2) APPLICABILITY.—In the case of a small busi-
ness concern included in the database as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act for which, as of such date, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has not verified the 
status of such concern in accordance with paragraph 
(4) of subsection (f) of section 8127 of title 38, United 
States Code, as amended by paragraph (1), not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall notify the person who owns 
and controls the concern that— 
(A) the Secretary is required to verify the 
status of the concern in accordance with such 
paragraph, as so amended; 
(B) verification of such status shall require 
that the person who owns and controls the con-
cern apply for inclusion in the database in ac-
cordance with such subsection, as so amended; 
(C) application for inclusion in the data-
base shall constitute permission under section 
552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
referred to as the Privacy Act), for the Secretary 
to access such personal information maintained 
by the Secretary as may be necessary to verify 
the information contained in the application; 
and
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(D) the person who owns and controls the 
concern must submit to the Secretary all infor-
mation required by the Secretary under this 
paragraph within 90 days of receiving the Sec-
retary’s notice of such requirement or the concern 
shall be removed from the database. 
SEC. 105. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR REFERRAL OF 
USERRA CLAIMS AGAINST FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES TO THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT.—The Secretary of 
Labor and the Office of Special Counsel shall carry out a 
36-month demonstration project under which certain claims 
against Federal executive agencies under chapter 43 of title 
38, United States Code, are referred to, or otherwise received 
by, the Office of Special Counsel for assistance, including 
investigation and resolution of the claim as well as enforce-
ment of rights with respect to the claim. The demonstration 
program shall begin not later than 60 days after the Comp-
troller General of the United States submits the report re-
quired under subsection (e)(3). 
(b) REFERRAL
OF ALL PROHIBITED PERSONNEL 
PRACTICE CLAIMS TO THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUN-
SEL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Under the demonstration 
project, the Office of Special Counsel shall receive and
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investigate all claims under chapter 43 of title 38, 
United States Code, with respect to Federal executive 
agencies in cases where the Office of Special Counsel 
has jurisdiction over related claims pursuant to sec-
tion 1212 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) RELATED CLAIMS.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), a related claim is a claim involving the 
same Federal executive agency and the same or simi-
lar factual allegations or legal issues as those being 
pursued under a claim under chapter 43 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(c) REFERRAL OF OTHER CLAIMS AGAINST FEDERAL 
EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Under the demonstration 
project, the Secretary— 
(A) shall refer to the Office of Special Coun-
sel all claims described in paragraph (2) made 
during the period of the demonstration project; 
and 
(B) may refer any claim described in para-
graph (2) filed before the demonstration project 
that is pending before the Secretary at the begin-
ning of the demonstration project. 
(2) CLAIMS DESCRIBED.—A claim described in 
this paragraph is a claim under chapter 43 of title
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both the Office of Special Counsel and the Department of 
Labor and to review the relative performance of the Office 
and Department under the demonstration project. 
(g) GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY
OFFICE
RE-
PORT.—The Comptroller General shall review the relative 
performance of the Office of Special Counsel and the De-
partment of Labor under the demonstration project and— 
(1) not later than one year after the commence-
ment of the demonstration project, and annually 
thereafter during the period when the demonstration 
project is conducted, submit to the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives an interim report on the demonstration project; 
and 
(2) not later than 90 days after the conclusion 
of the demonstration project, submit to such commit-
tees a final report that includes the findings and con-
clusions of the Comptroller General regarding the rel-
ative performance of the Office and the Department 
under the demonstration project and such rec-
ommendations as the Comptroller General determines 
are appropriate.
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SEC. 106. VETERANS ENERGY-RELATED EMPLOYMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—To en-
courage the employment of eligible veterans in the energy 
industry, the Secretary of Labor, as part of the Veterans 
Workforce Investment Program, shall carry out a pilot pro-
gram to be known as the ‘‘Veterans Energy-Related Em-
ployment Program’’. Under the pilot program, the Sec-
retary shall award competitive grants to not more than 
three States for the establishment and administration of a 
State program to make grants to energy employers that pro-
vide covered training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and 
certification classes to eligible veterans. Such a program 
shall be known as a ‘‘State Energy-Related 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 partner-
ship program designed to provide covered training, 
on-job training, apprenticeships, and certification 
classes to a significant number of eligible veterans 
and ensure lasting and sustainable employment in 
well-paying jobs in the energy industry.
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(2) Evidence that the State has— 
(A) a population of eligible veterans of an 
appropriate size to carry out the State program; 
(B) a robust and diverse energy industry; 
and 
(C) the ability to carry out the State pro-
gram described in the proposal under paragraph 
(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 fol-
lowing purposes: 
(1) Making grants to energy employers to reim-
burse such employers for the cost of providing covered 
training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and cer-
tification classes to eligible veterans who are first 
hired by the employer on or after November 1, 2010. 
(2) Conducting outreach to inform energy em-
ployers and veterans, including veterans in rural 
areas, of their eligibility or potential eligibility for 
participation in the State program. 
(d) CONDITIONS.—Under the pilot program, each 
grant to a State shall be subject to the following conditions:
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(1) The State shall repay to the Secretary, on 
such date as shall be determined by the Secretary, 
any amount received under the pilot program that is 
not used for the purposes described in subsection (c). 
(2) The State shall submit to the Secretary, at 
such times and containing such information as the 
Secretary shall require, reports on the use of grant 
funds. 
(e) EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS.—In order to receive 
a grant made by a State under the pilot program, an en-
ergy employer shall— 
(1) submit to the administrator of the State En-
ergy-Related Employment Program an application 
that includes— 
(A) the rate of pay, during and after train-
ing, for each eligible veteran proposed to be 
trained using grant funds; 
(B) the average rate of pay for an indi-
vidual employed by the energy employer in a 
similar position who is not an eligible veteran; 
and 
(C) such other information and assurances 
as the administrator may require; and
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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 
an energy employer through a grant under the pilot pro-
gram may be used to provide training of any kind to— 
(1) a person who is not an eligible veteran; or 
(2) an eligible veteran for whom the employer 
has received a grant, credit, or subsidy under any 
other provision of law. 
(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Together with the report 
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 in-
clude a detailed description of activities 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 ap-
propriations under subsection (j), two percent shall be made 
available to the Secretary for administrative costs associ-
ated with implementing and evaluating the pilot program 
under this section and for preparing and submitting the 
report required under subsection (f). The Secretary shall de-
termine the appropriate maximum amount of each grant
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awarded under this section that may be used by the recipi-
ent for administrative and reporting costs. 
(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 an energy industry 
and not directly transferable to employment in 
another 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 veteran, 
as that term is defined in section 101(2) of title 38, 
United States Code, who is employed by an energy 
employer and enrolled or participating in a covered 
training, on-job training, apprenticeship, or certifi-
cation class. 
(3) The term ‘‘energy employer’’ means an entity 
that employs individuals in a trade or business in an 
energy industry. 
(4) The term ‘‘energy industry’’ means any of 
the following industries:
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(A) The energy-efficient building, construc-
tion, or retrofits industry. 
(B) The renewable electric power industry, 
including the wind and solar energy industries. 
(C) The biofuels industry. 
(D) The energy efficiency assessment indus-
try that serves the residential, commercial, or in-
dustrial sectors. 
(E) The oil and natural gas industry. 
(F) The nuclear industry. 
(j) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary $1,500,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2012 through 2014, for the purpose of carrying out 
the pilot program under this section. 
SEC. 107. PAT TILLMAN VETERANS’ SCHOLARSHIP INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION.— 
By not later than June 1, 2011, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall include on the Internet website of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide 
scholarships to veterans and their survivors and, for each 
such organization, a link to the Internet website of the orga-
nization. 
(b) MAINTENANCE OF SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION.— 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make reasonable ef-
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forts to notify schools and other appropriate entities of the 
opportunity to be included on the Internet website of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to subsection (a). 
TITLE II—HOUSING AND 
HOMELESSNESS MATTERS 
SEC. 201. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 2021(e)(1)(F) is amended by striking ‘‘2009’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 
SEC. 202. HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS 
VETERANS WITH CHILDREN REINTEGRATION 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM.—Chapter 20 is amended by in-
serting after section 2021 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2021A. Homeless women veterans and homeless vet-
erans with children reintegration grant 
program 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations provided for such purpose, the Secretary of Labor 
shall make grants to programs and facilities that the Sec-
retary determines provide dedicated services for homeless 
women veterans and homeless veterans with children. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants under this section shall 
be used to provide job training, counseling, placement serv-
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ices (including job readiness and literacy and skills train-
ing) and child care services to expedite the reintegration 
of homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with 
children into the labor force. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT TO MONITOR EXPENDITURES OF 
FUNDS.—(1) The Secretary of Labor shall collect such in-
formation as that Secretary considers appropriate to mon-
itor and evaluate the distribution and expenditure of funds 
appropriated to carry out this section. The information 
shall include data with respect to the results or outcomes 
of the services provided to each homeless veteran under this 
section. 
‘‘(2) Information under paragraph (1) shall be fur-
nished in such form and manner as the Secretary of Labor 
may specify. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION
THROUGH
THE
ASSISTANT 
SECRETARY OF LABOR FOR VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND 
TRAINING.—The Secretary of Labor shall carry out this sec-
tion through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ 
Employment and Training. 
‘‘(e) BIENNIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
of Labor shall include as part of the report required under 
section 2021(d) of this title an evaluation of the grant pro-
gram under this section, which shall include an evaluation
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of services furnished to veterans under this section and an 
analysis of the information collected under subsection (c). 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—(1) In 
addition to any amount authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out section 2021 of this title, there is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015. 
‘‘(2) Funds appropriated to carry out this section shall 
remain available until expended. Funds obligated in any 
fiscal year to carry out this section may be expended in 
that fiscal year and the succeeding fiscal year.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 2021 the following new item: 
‘‘2021A. Homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegra-
tion grant program.’’. 
SEC. 203. SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTIVE TECH-
NOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2108. Specially adapted housing assistive tech-
nology grant program 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Secretary 
shall make grants to encourage the development of new as-
sistive technologies for specially adapted housing.
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‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—A person or entity seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an 
application for the grant in such form and manner as the 
Secretary shall specify. 
‘‘(c) GRANT FUNDS.—(1) Each grant awarded under 
this section shall be in an amount of not more than 
$200,000 per fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) For each fiscal year in which the Secretary makes 
a grant under this section, the Secretary shall make the 
grant by not later than April 1 of that year. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—The recipient of a grant under 
this section shall use the grant to develop assistive tech-
nologies for use in specially adapted housing. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than March 1 of each fiscal 
year following a fiscal year in which the Secretary makes 
a grant, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
containing information related to each grant awarded 
under this section during the preceding fiscal year, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(1) the name of the grant recipient; 
‘‘(2) the amount of the grant; and 
‘‘(3) the goal of the grant. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—From amounts appropriated to the 
Department for readjustment benefits for each fiscal year 
for which the Secretary is authorized to make a grant under
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this section, $1,000,000 shall be available for that fiscal 
year for the purposes of the program under this section. 
‘‘(g) DURATION.—The authority to make a grant 
under this section shall begin on October 1, 2011, and shall 
terminate on September 30, 2016.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘2108. Specially adapted housing assistive technology grant program.’’. 
SEC. 204. WAIVER OF HOUSING LOAN FEE FOR CERTAIN 
VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DIS-
ABILITIES CALLED TO ACTIVE SERVICE. 
Section 3729(c)(1) is amended by inserting after ‘‘re-
tirement pay’’ the following: ‘‘or active service pay’’. 
TITLE III—SERVICEMEMBERS 
CIVIL RELIEF ACT MATTERS 
SEC. 301. RESIDENTIAL AND MOTOR VEHICLE LEASES. 
Subsection (e) of section 305 of the Servicemembers 
Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 535) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(e) ARREARAGES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS AND LI-
ABILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) LEASES OF PREMISES.—Rent amounts for a 
lease described in subsection (b)(1) that are unpaid 
for the period preceding the effective date of the lease 
termination shall be paid on a prorated basis. The
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under the contract may not impose an early termination 
charge, but any tax or any other obligation or liability of 
the servicemember that, in accordance with the terms of the 
contract, is due and unpaid or unperformed at the time 
of termination of the contract shall be paid or performed 
by the servicemember. If the servicemember re-subscribes to 
the service provided under a covered contract during the 
90-day period beginning on the last day of the 
servicemember’s period of relocation, the service provider 
may not impose a charge for reinstating service, other than 
the usual and customary charges for the installation or ac-
quisition of customer equipment imposed on any other sub-
scriber. 
‘‘(f) RETURN OF ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—Not later than 
60 days after the effective date of the termination of a con-
tract under this section, the service provider under the con-
tract shall refund to the servicemember any fee or other 
amount to the extent paid for a period extending until after 
such date, except for the remainder of the monthly or simi-
lar billing period in which the termination occurs. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘cellular telephone service’ means 
commercial mobile service, as that term is defined in 
section 332(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 332(d)).
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‘‘(2) The term ‘telephone exchange service’ has 
the meaning given that term under section 3 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading for title 
III of such Act is amended by inserting ‘‘, TELEPHONE 
SERVICE CONTRACTS’’ after ‘‘LEASES’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of such Act is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to title III and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘TITLE III—RENT, INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS, MORTGAGES, LIENS, 
ASSIGNMENT, LEASES, TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACTS’’; AND 
(2) by striking the item relating to section 305A 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 305A. Termination of telephone service contracts.’’. 
SEC. 303. ENFORCEMENT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND 
BY PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Servicemembers Civil Relief 
Act (50 U.S.C. App. 501 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new title: 
‘‘TITLE VIII—CIVIL LIABILITY 
‘‘SEC. 801. ENFORCEMENT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. 
‘‘(a) CIVIL ACTION.—The Attorney General may com-
mence a civil action in any appropriate district court of 
the United States against any person who—
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‘‘(1) engages in a pattern or practice of violating 
this Act; or 
‘‘(2) engages in a violation of this Act that raises 
an issue of significant public importance. 
‘‘(b) RELIEF.—In a civil action commenced under sub-
section (a), the court may— 
‘‘(1) grant any appropriate equitable or declara-
tory relief with respect to the violation of this Act; 
‘‘(2) award all other appropriate relief, includ-
ing monetary damages, to any person aggrieved by 
the violation; and 
‘‘(3) may, to vindicate the public interest, assess 
a civil penalty— 
‘‘(A) in an amount not exceeding $55,000 
for a first violation; and 
‘‘(B) in an amount not exceeding $110,000 
for any subsequent violation. 
‘‘(c) INTERVENTION.—Upon timely application, a per-
son aggrieved by a violation of this Act with respect to 
which the civil action is commenced may intervene in such 
action, and may obtain such appropriate relief as the per-
son could obtain in a civil action under section 802 with 
respect to that violation, along with costs and a reasonable 
attorney fee.
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‘‘SEC. 802. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person aggrieved by a viola-
tion of this Act may in a civil action— 
‘‘(1) obtain any appropriate equitable or declar-
atory relief with respect to the violation; and 
‘‘(2) recover all other appropriate relief, includ-
ing monetary damages. 
‘‘(b) COSTS AND ATTORNEY FEES.—The court may 
award to a person aggrieved by a violation of this Act who 
prevails in an action brought under subsection (a) the costs 
of the action, including a reasonable attorney fee. 
‘‘SEC. 803. PRESERVATION OF REMEDIES. 
‘‘Nothing in section 801 or 802 shall be construed to 
preclude or limit any remedy otherwise available under 
other law, including consequential and punitive damages.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such Act is further 
amended as follows: 
(1) Section 207 (50 U.S.C. App. 527) is amend-
ed by striking subsection (f). 
(2) Section 301(c) (50 U.S.C. App. 531(c)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) MISDEMEANOR.—Except as provided in sub-
section (a), a person who knowingly takes part in an evic-
tion or distress described in subsection (a), or who know-
ingly attempts to do so, shall be fined as provided in title
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18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 
one year, or both.’’. 
(3) Section 302(b) (50 U.S.C. App. 532(b)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) MISDEMEANOR.—A person who knowingly re-
sumes possession of property in violation of subsection (a), 
or in violation of section 107 of this Act, or who knowingly 
attempts to do so, shall be fined as provided in title 18, 
United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than one 
year, or both.’’. 
(4) Section 303(d) (50 U.S.C. App. 533(d)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) MISDEMEANOR.—A person who knowingly makes 
or causes to be made a sale, foreclosure, or seizure of prop-
erty that is prohibited by subsection (c), or who knowingly 
attempts to do so, shall be fined as provided in title 18, 
United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than one 
year, or both.’’. 
(5) Section 305(h) (50 U.S.C. App. 535(h)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) MISDEMEANOR.—Any person who knowingly 
seizes, holds, or detains the personal effects, security deposit, 
or other property of a servicemember or a servicemember’s 
dependent who lawfully terminates a lease covered by this 
section, or who knowingly interferes with the removal of
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such property from premises covered by such lease, for the 
purpose of subjecting or attempting to subject any of such 
property to a claim for rent accruing subsequent to the date 
of termination of such lease, or attempts to do so, shall be 
fined as provided in title 18, United States Code, or impris-
oned for not more than one year, or both.’’. 
(6) Section 306(e) (50 U.S.C. App. 536(e)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) MISDEMEANOR.—A person who knowingly takes 
an action contrary to this section, or attempts to do so, 
shall be fined as provided in title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.’’. 
(7) Section 307(c) (50 U.S.C. App. 537(c)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) MISDEMEANOR.—A person who knowingly takes 
an action contrary to this section, or attempts to do so, 
shall be fined as provided in title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end 
the following new items: 
‘‘TITLE VIII—CIVIL LIABILITY 
‘‘Sec. 801. Enforcement by the Attorney General. 
‘‘Sec. 802. Private right of action. 
‘‘Sec. 803. Preservation of remedies.’’.
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TITLE IV—INSURANCE MATTERS 
SEC. 401. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTAL INSUR-
ANCE FOR TOTALLY DISABLED VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1922A(a) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 
SEC. 402. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 
SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE 
COVERAGE FOR TOTALLY DISABLED VET-
ERANS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1968(a) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking clause (ii) 
and inserting the following new clause (ii): 
‘‘(ii) The date that is two years after 
the date of separation or release from such 
active duty or active duty for training.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraph 
(B) and inserting the following new subparagraph 
(B): 
‘‘(B) The date that is two years after the 
date of separation or release from such assign-
ment.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to a person who is sepa-
rated or released on or after June 15, 2005. 
SEC. 403. ADJUSTMENT OF COVERAGE OF DEPENDENTS 
UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE IN-
SURANCE. 
Clause (ii) of section 1968(a)(5)(B) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(ii)(I) in the case of a member of the 
Ready Reserve of a uniformed service who 
meets the qualifications set forth in sub-
paragraph (B) or (C) of section 1965(5) of 
this title, 120 days after separation or re-
lease from such assignment; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of any other member 
of the uniformed services, 120 days after the 
date of the member’s separation or release 
from the uniformed services; or’’. 
SEC. 404. OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE AMOUNT OF VET-
ERANS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. 
(a) OPPORTUNITY
TO INCREASE AMOUNT.—Section 
1977(a) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Except as 
provided in paragraph (3),’’ before ‘‘Veterans’ Group 
Life Insurance shall be’’; and
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(2) by adding after paragraph (2) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Not more than once in each five-year period be-
ginning on the one-year anniversary of the date a person 
becomes insured under Veterans’ Group Life Insurance, 
such person may elect in writing to increase by $25,000 
the amount for which the person is insured if— 
‘‘(A) the person is under the age of 60; and 
‘‘(B) the total amount for which the person is in-
sured does not exceed the amount provided for under 
section 1967(a)(3)(A)(i) of this title.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (3) of section 
1977(a) of title 38, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), shall take effect on the date that is 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 405. ELIMINATION OF REDUCTION IN AMOUNT OF AC-
CELERATED DEATH BENEFIT FOR TERMI-
NALLY-ILL 
PERSONS 
INSURED 
UNDER 
SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE 
AND VETERANS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF REDUCTION.—Section 1980(b)(1) 
is amended by striking ‘‘reduced by’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘the Secretary’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to a payment of an ac-
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celerated death benefit under section 1980 of title 38, United 
States Code, made on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 406. CONSIDERATION OF LOSS OF DOMINANT HAND IN 
PRESCRIPTION OF SCHEDULE OF SEVERITY 
OF 
TRAUMATIC 
INJURY 
UNDER 
SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. 
(a) SCHEDULE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1980A(d) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Payments under’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(1) Payments under’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) As the Secretary considers appropriate, the sched-
ule required by paragraph (1) may distinguish in speci-
fying payments for qualifying losses between the severity 
of a qualifying loss of a dominant hand and of a qualifying 
loss of a nondominant hand.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 
(b) PAYMENTS FOR QUALIFYING LOSSES INCURRED 
BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent necessary, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe in regu-
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lations mechanisms for payments under section 
1980A of title 38, United States Code, for qualifying 
losses incurred before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, by reason of paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of 
such section (as added by subsection (a)(1) of this sec-
tion). 
(2) QUALIFYING LOSS DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘qualifying loss’’ means— 
(A) a loss specified in the second sentence of 
subsection (b)(1) of section 1980A of title 38, 
United States Code; and 
(B) any other loss specified by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the first sentence 
of that subsection. 
SEC. 407. ENHANCEMENT OF VETERANS’ MORTGAGE LIFE 
INSURANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2106(b) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$90,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000, or after Janu-
ary 1, 2012, $200,000,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2011.
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SEC. 408. EXPANSION OF INDIVIDUALS QUALIFYING FOR 
RETROACTIVE BENEFITS FROM TRAUMATIC 
INJURY 
PROTECTION 
COVERAGE 
UNDER 
SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 501(b) of 
the Veterans’ Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improve-
ment Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–233; 120 Stat. 414; 38 
U.S.C. 1980A note) is amended by striking ‘‘, if, as deter-
mined by the Secretary concerned, that loss was a direct 
result of a traumatic injury incurred in the theater of oper-
ations for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi 
Freedom’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘IN OPERATION ENDURING 
FREEDOM AND OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 
TITLE V—BURIAL AND 
CEMETERY MATTERS 
SEC. 501. INCREASE IN CERTAIN BURIAL AND FUNERAL 
BENEFITS AND PLOT ALLOWANCES FOR VET-
ERANS. 
(a) INCREASE IN BURIAL AND FUNERAL EXPENSES 
FOR DEATHS
IN DEPARTMENT FACILITIES.—Paragraph 
(1)(A) of subsection (a) of section 2303 is amended by strik-
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ing ‘‘$300’’ and inserting ‘‘$700 (as increased from time 
to time under subsection (c))’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF PLOT ALLOWANCES.— 
Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking 
‘‘$300’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘$700 (as in-
creased from time to time under subsection (c))’’. 
(c) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
provide a percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dol-
lar) in the maximum amount of burial and funeral ex-
penses payable under subsection (a) and in the maximum 
amount of the plot or internment allowance payable under 
subsection (b), equal to the percentage by which— 
‘‘(1) the Consumer Price Index (all items, United 
States city average) for the 12-month period ending 
on the June 30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal 
year for which the increase is made, exceeds 
‘‘(2) the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month 
period preceding the 12-month period described in 
paragraph (1).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section shall
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apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after Oc-
tober 1, 2011. 
(2) PROHIBITION
ON
COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUST-
MENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012.—No adjustments shall 
be made under section 2303(c) of title 38, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (c), for fiscal year 
2012. 
SEC. 502. INTERMENT IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES OF PAR-
ENTS OF CERTAIN DECEASED VETERANS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Corey Shea Act’’. 
(b) INTERMENT OF PARENTS OF CERTAIN DECEASED 
VETERANS.—Section 2402 is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘Under such regulations’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
Under such regulations’’; 
(2) by moving the margins of paragraphs (1) 
through (8) two ems to the right; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(9)(A) The parent of a person described in sub-
paragraph (B), if the Secretary determines that there 
is available space at the gravesite where the person 
described in subparagraph (B) is interred.
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‘‘(B) A person described in this subparagraph is 
a person described in paragraph (1) who— 
‘‘(i) is a hostile casualty or died from a 
training-related injury; 
‘‘(ii) is interred in a national cemetery; 
and 
‘‘(iii) at the time of the person’s parent’s 
death, did not have a spouse, surviving spouse, 
or child who is buried or who, upon death, may 
be eligible for burial in a national cemetery pur-
suant to paragraph (5).’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) For purposes of subsection (a)(9) of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘parent’ means a biological father 
or a biological mother or, in the case of adoption, a 
father through adoption or a mother through adop-
tion. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘hostile casualty’ means a person 
who, as a member of the Armed Forces, dies as the 
direct result of hostile action with the enemy, while 
in combat, while going to or returning from a combat 
mission if the cause of death was directly related to 
hostile action, or while hospitalized or undergoing 
treatment at the expense of the United States for in-
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jury incurred during combat, and includes a person 
killed mistakenly or accidentally by friendly fire di-
rected at a hostile force or what is thought to be a 
hostile force, but does not include a person who dies 
due to the elements, a self-inflicted wound, combat fa-
tigue, or a friendly force while the person was in an 
absent-without-leave, deserter, or dropped-from-rolls 
status or was voluntarily absent from a place of duty. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘training-related injury’ means an 
injury incurred by a member of the Armed Forces 
while performing authorized training activities in 
preparation for a combat mission.’’. 
(c) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
develop guidance under which the parent of a person de-
scribed in paragraph (9)(B) of subsection (a) of section 
2402 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(b), may be designated for interment in a national cemetery 
under that section. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CROSS-REFERENCE
CORRECTION.—Section 
107 is amended by striking ‘‘section 2402(8)’’ both 
places it appears and inserting ‘‘section 2402(a)(8)’’.
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(2) CROSS-REFERENCE
CORRECTION.—Section 
2301(e) is amended by striking ‘‘section 2402(6)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 2402(a)(6)’’. 
(3) CROSS-REFERENCE
CORRECTION.—Section 
2306(a) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 
2402(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2402(a)(4)’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘section 
2402(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2402(a)(5)’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to the death, on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, of the parent of a 
person described in paragraph (9)(B) of subsection (a) of 
section 2402 of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (b), who dies on or after October 7, 2001. 
SEC. 503. REPORTS ON SELECTION OF NEW NATIONAL 
CEMETERIES. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress 
a report on the selection of the sites described in para-
graph (2) for the purpose of establishing new national 
cemeteries.
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(2) SITES.—The sites described in this para-
graph are the following: 
(A) An area in southern Colorado. 
(B) An area near Melbourne, Florida, and 
Daytona, Florida. 
(C) An area near Omaha, Nebraska. 
(D) An area near Buffalo, New York, and 
Rochester, New York. 
(E) An area near Tallahassee, Florida. 
(3) SITE SELECTION.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall solicit advice and views of 
representatives of State and local veterans organiza-
tions and other individuals as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(4) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A schedule for the establishment of each 
cemetery at each site described in paragraph (2) 
and an estimate of the costs associated with the 
establishment of each such cemetery. 
(B) As of the date of the submittal of the re-
port, the amount of funds that are available to 
establish each cemetery at each site described in 
paragraph (2) from amounts appropriated to the
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Department of Veterans Affairs for Advance 
Planning. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and each year there-
after until the date on which each cemetery at each site 
described in subsection (a)(2) is established, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress an annual report that includes up-
dates to the information provided in the report under sub-
section (a). 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND 
PENSION 
SEC. 601. ENHANCEMENT OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION 
FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS WITH 
DIFFICULTIES USING PROSTHESES AND DIS-
ABLED VETERANS IN NEED OF REGULAR AID 
AND ATTENDANCE FOR RESIDUALS OF TRAU-
MATIC BRAIN INJURY. 
(a) VETERANS SUFFERING ANATOMICAL LOSS
OF 
HANDS, ARMS, OR LEGS.—Section 1114 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (m)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘at a level, or with com-
plications,’’ and inserting ‘‘with factors’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘at levels, or with complica-
tions,’’ and inserting ‘‘with factors’’; 
(2) in subsection (n)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘at levels, or with complica-
tions,’’ and inserting ‘‘with factors’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘so near the hip as to’’ and 
inserting ‘‘with factors that’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘so near the shoulder and 
hip as to’’ and inserting ‘‘with factors that’’; and 
(3) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘so near the 
shoulder as to’’ and inserting ‘‘with factors that’’. 
(b) VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABIL-
ITIES IN NEED OF REGULAR AID AND ATTENDANCE FOR 
RESIDUALS OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (p), by striking the semi-
colon at the end and inserting a period; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(t) Subject to section 5503(c) of this title, if any vet-
eran, as the result of service-connected disability, is in need 
of regular aid and attendance for the residuals of traumatic 
brain injury, is not eligible for compensation under sub-
section (r)(2), and in the absence of such regular aid and 
attendance would require hospitalization, nursing home 
care, or other residential institutional care, the veteran 
shall be paid, in addition to any other compensation under
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this section, a monthly aid and attendance allowance equal 
to the rate described in subsection (r)(2), which for purposes 
of section 1134 of this title shall be considered as additional 
compensation payable for disability. An allowance author-
ized under this subsection shall be paid in lieu of any allow-
ance authorized by subsection (r)(1).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5503(c) 
is amended by striking ‘‘in section 1114(r)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘in subsection (r) or (t) of section 1114’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 
SEC. 602. COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE FOR TEMPORARY DE-
PENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION 
PAYABLE FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES WITH DE-
PENDENT CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18. 
Section 1311(f) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(as increased 
from time to time under paragraph (4))’’ after 
‘‘$250’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (4): 
‘‘(4) Whenever there is an increase in benefit amounts 
payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
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401 et seq.) as a result of a determination made under sec-
tion 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)), the Secretary 
shall, effective on the date of such increase in benefit 
amounts, increase the amount payable under paragraph 
(1), as such amount was in effect immediately prior to the 
date of such increase in benefit amounts, by the same per-
centage as the percentage by which such benefit amounts 
are increased. Any increase in a dollar amount under this 
paragraph shall be rounded down to the next lower whole 
dollar amount.’’. 
SEC. 603. PAYMENT OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COM-
PENSATION TO SURVIVORS OF FORMER PRIS-
ONERS OF WAR WHO DIED ON OR BEFORE 
SEPTEMBER 30, 1999. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1318(b)(3) is amended by 
striking ‘‘who died after September 30, 1999,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 
SEC. 604. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS FROM CONSID-
ERATION AS INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF VET-
ERANS PENSION BENEFITS. 
(a) EXCLUSION.—Section 1503(a) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(10);
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(2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as para-
graph (12); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (11): 
‘‘(11) payment of a monetary amount of up to 
$5,000 to a veteran from a State or municipality that 
is paid as a veterans’ benefit due to injury or disease; 
and’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to determinations of in-
come for calendar years beginning after October 1, 2011. 
SEC. 605. COMMENCEMENT OF PERIOD OF PAYMENT OF 
ORIGINAL AWARDS OF COMPENSATION FOR 
VETERANS RETIRED OR SEPARATED FROM 
THE 
UNIFORMED 
SERVICES 
FOR 
CATA-
STROPHIC DISABILITY. 
(a) COMMENCEMENT OF PERIOD OF PAYMENT.—Sub-
section (a) of section 5111 is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), as so designated by para-
graph (1) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘in sub-
section (c) of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘in para-
graph (2) and subsection (c)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
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‘‘(2)(A) In the case of a veteran who is retired or sepa-
rated from the active military, naval, or air service for a 
catastrophic disability or disabilities, payment of monetary 
benefits based on an award of compensation based on an 
original claim shall be made as of the date on which such 
award becomes effective as provided under section 5110 of 
this title or another applicable provision of law. 
‘‘(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘cat-
astrophic disability’, with respect to a veteran, means a 
permanent, severely disabling injury, disorder, or disease 
that compromises the ability of the veteran to carry out the 
activities of daily living to such a degree that the veteran 
requires personal or mechanical assistance to leave home 
or bed, or requires constant supervision to avoid physical 
harm to self or others.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2011, and shall 
apply with respect to awards of compensation based on 
original claims that become effective on or after that date. 
SEC. 606. APPLICABILITY OF LIMITATION TO PENSION PAY-
ABLE TO CERTAIN CHILDREN OF VETERANS 
OF A PERIOD OF WAR. 
Section 5503(d)(5) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(5)’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) The provisions of this subsection shall apply with 
respect to a child entitled to pension under section 1542 
of this title in the same manner as they apply to a veteran 
having neither spouse nor child.’’. 
SEC. 607. EXTENSION OF REDUCED PENSION FOR CERTAIN 
VETERANS COVERED BY MEDICAID PLANS 
FOR SERVICES FURNISHED BY NURSING FA-
CILITIES. 
Section 5503(d)(7) is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2015’’. 
SEC. 608. CODIFICATION OF 2009 COST-OF-LIVING ADJUST-
MENT IN RATES OF PENSION FOR DISABLED 
VETERANS AND SURVIVING SPOUSES AND 
CHILDREN. 
(a) DISABLED VETERANS.—Section 1521 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$3,550’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$11,830’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$4,651’’ and inserting 
‘‘$15,493’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,020’’;
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(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$5,680’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$19,736’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$6,781’’ and inserting 
‘‘$23,396’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,020’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$4,340’’ and inserting 
‘‘$14,457’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘$5,441’’ and inserting 
‘‘$18,120’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,020’’; 
(5) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$4,651’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$15,493’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$6,781’’ and inserting 
‘‘$23,396’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$8,911’’ and inserting 
‘‘$30,480’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘$5,441’’ and inserting 
‘‘$18,120’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$6,231’’ and inserting 
‘‘$20,747’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$7,571’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$26,018’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘$600’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$2,020’’; and 
(6) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘$800’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$2,686’’. 
(b) SURVIVING SPOUSES.—Section 1541 of such title 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$2,379’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$7,933’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$3,116’’ and inserting 
‘‘$10,385’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,020’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$3,806’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$12,681’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$4,543’’ and inserting 
‘‘$15,128’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,020’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$2,908’’ and inserting 
‘‘$9,696’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘$3,645’’ and inserting 
‘‘$12,144’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,020’’. 
(c) SURVIVING CHILDREN.—Section 1542 of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘$600’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,020’’ both 
places it appears. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply with respect to pen-
sions paid on or after December 1, 2009. 
TITLE 
VII—EMPLOYMENT 
AND 
REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
UNI-
FORMED SERVICES 
SEC. 701. CLARIFICATION THAT USERRA PROHIBITS WAGE 
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4303(2) is amended by 
striking ‘‘other than’’ and inserting ‘‘including’’.
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(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to— 
(1) any failure to comply with a provision of or 
any violation of chapter 43 of title 38, United States 
Code, that occurs before, on, or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; and 
(2) all actions or complaints filed under such 
chapter 43 that are pending on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 702. CLARIFICATION OF THE DEFINITION OF ‘‘SUC-
CESSOR IN INTEREST’’. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4303(4) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D)(i) Whether the term ‘successor in interest’ 
applies with respect to an entity described in sub-
paragraph (A) for purposes of clause (iv) of such sub-
paragraph shall be determined on a case-by-case basis 
using a multi-factor test that considers the following 
factors: 
‘‘(I) Substantial continuity of business op-
erations. 
‘‘(II) Use of the same or similar facilities. 
‘‘(III) Continuity of work force. 
‘‘(IV) Similarity of jobs and working condi-
tions.
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‘‘(V) Similarity of supervisory personnel. 
‘‘(VI) Similarity of machinery, equipment, 
and production methods. 
‘‘(VII) Similarity of products or services. 
‘‘(ii) The entity’s lack of notice or awareness of 
a potential or pending claim under this chapter at 
the time of a merger, acquisition, or other form of 
succession shall not be considered when applying the 
multi-factor test under clause (i).’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to— 
(1) any failure to comply with a provision of or 
any violation of chapter 43 of title 38, United States 
Code, that occurs before, on, or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; and 
(2) all actions or complaints filed under such 
chapter 43 that are pending on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 703. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENT
TO SECTION 4324 OF TITLE 38, 
UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 4324(b)(4) is amended by 
inserting before the period the following: ‘‘declining to ini-
tiate an action and represent the person before the Merit 
Systems Protection Board’’.
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(b) AMENDMENT TO CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY 
ACT OF 1995.—Section 206(b) of the Congressional Ac-
countability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1316(b)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘under paragraphs (1), (2)(A), and (3) of section 
4323(c) of title 38, United States Code’’ and inserting 
‘‘under section 4323(d) of title 38, United States Code’’. 
(c) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 416 OF TITLE 3, UNITED 
STATES CODE.—Section 416(b) of title 3, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘under paragraphs (1) and 
(2)(A) of section 4323(c) of title 38’’ and inserting ‘‘under 
section 4323(d) of title 38’’. 
TITLE VIII—BENEFITS MATTERS 
SEC. 801. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF VETERANS FOR WHICH 
PROGRAMS OF INDEPENDENT LIVING SERV-
ICES AND ASSISTANCE MAY BE INITIATED. 
(a) INCREASE.—Section 3120(e) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2600’’ and inserting ‘‘2,700’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 802. PAYMENT OF UNPAID BALANCES OF DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS GUARANTEED LOANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3732(a)(2) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Before suit’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) 
Before suit’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) In the event that a housing loan guaranteed 
under this chapter is modified under the authority provided 
under section 1322(b) of title 11, the Secretary may pay 
the holder of the obligation the unpaid principal balance 
of the obligation due, plus accrued interest, as of the date 
of the filing of the petition under title 11, but only upon 
the assignment, transfer, and delivery to the Secretary (in 
a form and manner satisfactory to the Secretary) of all 
rights, interest, claims, evidence, and records with respect 
to the housing loan.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to a housing loan guar-
anteed after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 803. ELIGIBILITY OF DISABLED VETERANS AND MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH SEVERE 
BURN INJURIES FOR AUTOMOBILES AND 
ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Paragraph (1) of section 3901 is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘the disabilities described in subclause
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(i), (ii), or (iii) below’’ and inserting ‘‘the fol-
lowing disabilities’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) A severe burn injury (as determined 
pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary).’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subclause 
(i), (ii), or (iii) of clause (A) of this paragraph’’ and 
inserting ‘‘clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of subpara-
graph (A)’’. 
(b) STYLISTIC AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘chapter—’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter:’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘means—’’ and inserting 
‘‘means the following:’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘any veteran’’ and inserting 
‘‘Any veteran’’;
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(ii) in each of clauses (i) and (ii), by 
striking the semicolon at the end and insert-
ing a period; and 
(iii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; or’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘any 
member’’ and inserting ‘‘Any member’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 
SEC. 804. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ASSISTANCE AL-
LOWANCE FOR VETERANS. 
(a) INCREASE
IN AMOUNT
OF ALLOWANCE.—Sub-
section (a) of section 3902 is amended by striking 
‘‘$11,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$18,900 (as adjusted from time 
to time under subsection (e))’’. 
(b) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) Effective on October 1 of each year (beginning in 
2011), the Secretary shall increase the dollar amount in ef-
fect under subsection (a) by a percentage equal to the per-
centage by which the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
consumers (U.S. city average) increased during the 12- 
month period ending with the last month for which Con-
sumer Price Index data is available. In the event that such 
Consumer Price Index does not increase during such period,
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the Secretary shall maintain the dollar amount in effect 
under subsection (a) during the previous fiscal year.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 
SEC. 805. NATIONAL ACADEMIES REVIEW OF BEST TREAT-
MENTS FOR CHRONIC MULTISYMPTOM ILL-
NESS IN PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Institute of 
Medicine of the National Academies to carry out a com-
prehensive review of the best treatments for chronic multi-
symptom illness in Persian Gulf War veterans and an eval-
uation of how such treatment approaches could best be dis-
seminated throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs 
to improve the care and benefits provided to veterans. 
(b) GROUP OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.—Under any 
agreement entered into under subsection (a), the Institute 
of Medicine shall convene a group of medical professionals 
who are experienced in treating individuals who served as 
members of the Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia Theater 
of Operations of the Persian Gulf War during 1990 or 1991 
and who have been diagnosed with chronic multisymptom 
illness or another health condition related to chemical and 
environmental exposure that may have occurred during 
such service.
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(c) REPORT.—Any agreement entered into under sub-
section (a) shall require the Institute of Medicine to submit 
to the Secretary and to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the 
review and evaluation described in subsection (a) by not 
later than December 31, 2012. The report shall include such 
recommendations for legislative or administrative action as 
the Institute considers appropriate in light of the results 
of the review. 
(d) FUNDING.—Pursuant to any agreement entered 
into under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide the 
Institute of Medicine with such funds as are necessary to 
ensure the timely completion of the review described that 
subsection. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘chronic multisymptom illness in 
Persian Gulf War veterans’’ means a chronic multi-
symptom illness defined by a cluster of signs or symp-
toms relating to service in the Persian Gulf War, 
typically including widespread pain, persistent mem-
ory and concentration problems, chronic headaches, 
gastrointestinal problems, and other abnormalities 
not explained by well-established diagnoses.
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(2) The term ‘‘Persian Gulf War’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 101(33) of title 38, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 806. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL 
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REVIEWS AND EVAL-
UATIONS ON ILLNESS AND SERVICE IN PER-
SIAN GULF WAR AND POST-9/11 GLOBAL OPER-
ATIONS THEATERS. 
(a) REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF AGENTS AND ILL-
NESSES ASSOCIATED WITH PERSIAN GULF WAR SERV-
ICE.— 
(1) EXTENSION OF REVIEW AND EVALUATION.— 
Subsection (j) of section 1603 of the Persian Gulf War 
Veterans Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–277; 38 U.S.C. 
1117 note), as amended by section 202(d)(2) of the 
Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 
2001 (Public Law 107–173; 115 Stat. 989), is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘Octo-
ber 1, 2015’’. 
(2) DISAGGREGATION OF RESULTS BY THEATERS 
OF OPERATIONS BEFORE AND AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 
2001.—Such section is further amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘who served in the Southwest Asia theater of op-
erations’’ and all that follows and inserting
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‘‘who may have been exposed by reason of service 
in the Southwest Asia theater of operations dur-
ing the Persian Gulf War or, after September 11, 
2001, in another Post-9/11 Global Theater of Op-
erations; and’’; 
(B) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘Gulf 
War service’’ and inserting ‘‘service described in 
subsection (c)(1)(A)’’; 
(C) in subsection (i)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(6)’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (4) 
the following new paragraph (5): 
‘‘(5) In each report under this subsection submitted 
after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, any deter-
minations, results, and recommendations as described in 
paragraph (2) shall be submitted separately as follows: 
‘‘(A) For the Southwest Asia theater of oper-
ations for the period of the Persian Gulf War ending 
on September 11, 2001.
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‘‘(B) For the Post-9/11 Global Theaters of Oper-
ations for the period of the Persian Gulf War begin-
ning on September 11, 2001.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Persian Gulf War’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 101(33) of title 38, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Post-9/11 Global Theater of Oper-
ations’ means Afghanistan, Iraq, and any other the-
ater of operations for which the Global War on Ter-
rorism Expeditionary Medal is awarded for service.’’. 
(b) REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF AVAILABLE EVI-
DENCE REGARDING ILLNESS AND SERVICE IN PERSIAN 
GULF WAR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (j) of section 101 
of the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 
(Public Law 105–368; 112 Stat. 3321) is amended by 
striking ‘‘11 years after’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘under subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘on October 1, 
2018’’. 
(2) DISAGGREGATION OF RESULTS BY THEATERS 
OF OPERATIONS BEFORE AND AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 
2001.—Such section is further amended—
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(A) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘Gulf war veterans’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘Persian Gulf 
War’’ and inserting ‘‘veterans who served in 
the Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia 
theater of operations during the Persian 
Gulf War or, after September 11, 2001, in 
another Post-9/11 Global Theater of Oper-
ations and the health consequences of expo-
sures to risk factors during such service’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘who served’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘such service’’ and inserting ‘‘who may 
have been exposed by reason of service in the 
Southwest Asia theater of operations during 
the Persian Gulf War or, after September 
11, 2001, in another Post-9/11 Global The-
ater of Operations’’; 
(B) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘Gulf War service or 
exposure during Gulf War service’’ and in-
serting ‘‘service in the Armed Forces in the
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Southwest Asia theater of operations during 
the Persian Gulf War or, after September 
11, 2001, in another Post-9/11 Global The-
ater of Operations or exposure during such 
service’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraphs (E) and (F), by 
striking ‘‘Gulf War veterans’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘veterans described 
in subsection (c)(1)’’; 
(C) in subsection (f)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘service in the Persian 
Gulf War’’ and inserting ‘‘service described 
in subsection (c)(1)(A)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Gulf War service’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such service’’; 
(D) in subsection (h), by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) In each report under this subsection submitted 
after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, any deter-
minations, discussions, and recommendations as described 
in paragraph (2) shall be submitted separately as follows: 
‘‘(A) For the Southwest Asia theater of oper-
ations for the period of the Persian Gulf War ending 
on September 11, 2001.
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‘‘(B) For the Post-9/11 Global Theaters of Oper-
ations for the period of the Persian Gulf War begin-
ning on September 11, 2001.’’; 
(E) in subsection (i)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Persian Gulf War 
service’’ and inserting ‘‘service de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1)(A)’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘service in the 
Persian Gulf War’’ and inserting 
‘‘such service’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘Gulf War vet-
erans’’ and inserting ‘‘veterans de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1)(A)’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) In each report under this subsection submitted 
after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, any rec-
ommendations as described in paragraph (2) shall be sub-
mitted separately as follows: 
‘‘(A) For the Southwest Asia theater of oper-
ations for the period of the Persian Gulf War ending 
on September 11, 2001.
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‘‘(B) For the Post-9/11 Global Theaters of Oper-
ations for the period of the Persian Gulf War begin-
ning on September 11, 2001.’’; and 
(F) in subsection (k)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘In this section, the 
term’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘In this 
section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Persian Gulf War’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 101(33) of title 38, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Post-9/11 Global Theater of Oper-
ations’ means Afghanistan, Iraq, and any other the-
ater of operations for which the Global War on Ter-
rorism Expeditionary Medal is awarded for service. 
‘‘(3) The term’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), as designated by 
clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘vaccine associated 
with Gulf War service’ means’’ and in-
serting ‘‘vaccine’, with respect to serv-
ice described in subsection (c)(1)(A), 
means’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘service in the 
Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia 
theater of operations during the Per-
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sian Gulf War’’ and inserting ‘‘service 
described in such subsection (c)(1)(A)’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1604 of 
the Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998 (Public 
Law 105–277; 38 U.S.C. 1117 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 807. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REGIONAL OF-
FICE IN REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 315(b) is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2011’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives a report on the re-
gional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
the Republic of the Philippines. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the activities of the of-
fice described in such paragraph, including ac-
tivities relating to the administration of benefits
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provided under laws administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs and benefits provided 
under the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et 
seq.). 
(B) An assessment of the costs and benefits 
of maintaining such office in the Republic of the 
Philippines in comparison with the costs and 
benefits of moving the activities of such office to 
the United States. 
SEC. 808. EXTENSION OF AN ANNUAL REPORT ON EQUI-
TABLE RELIEF. 
Section 503(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 
SEC. 809. AUTHORITY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL 
DISABILITY EXAMINATIONS BY CONTRACT 
PHYSICIANS. 
Section 704(c) of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–183; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note), as amended 
by section 105 of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act 
of 2008 (Public Law 110–389; 122 Stat. 4149) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2012’’.
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TITLE IX—AUTHORIZATION OF 
MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS 
AND MAJOR MEDICAL FACIL-
ITY LEASES 
SEC. 901. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2011 MAJOR 
MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the 
following fiscal year 2011 major medical facility leases at 
the locations specified, in an amount not to exceed the 
amount shown for each such location: 
(1) Billings, Montana, Community Based Out-
patient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed 
$7,149,000. 
(2) Boston, Massachusetts, Outpatient Clinic, in 
an amount not to exceed $3,316,000. 
(3) San Diego, California, Community Based 
Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to exceed 
$21,495,000. 
(4) San Francisco, California, Research Lab, in 
an amount not to exceed $10,055,000. 
(5) San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mental Health Fa-
cility, in an amount not to exceed $5,323,000.
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SEC. 902. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION AMOUNT FOR 
MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECT PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED FOR THE 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MED-
ICAL CENTER, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. 
Section 801(a)(1) of the Veterans Benefits, Health 
Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109–461; 120 Stat. 3442), as amended by section 702(a)(1) 
of the Veterans’ Mental Health and Other Care Improve-
ments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–387; 122 Stat. 4137), 
is amended by striking ‘‘$625,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$995,000,000’’. 
SEC. 903. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION AMOUNT FOR 
MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECT PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED FOR THE 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MED-
ICAL CENTER, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. 
Section 802(9) of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, 
and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
461; 
120 
Stat. 
3443) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$107,845,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$117,845,000’’. 
SEC. 904. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CON-
STRUCTION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2011 for the
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Construction, Major Projects account $1,112,845,000, of 
which— 
(1) $995,000,000 is for the increased amounts 
authorized for the project whose authorization is 
modified by section 902; and 
(2) $117,845,000 is for the increased amounts 
authorized for the project whose authorization is 
modified by section 903. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MED-
ICAL FACILITY LEASES.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 
2011 for the Medical Facilities account $47,338,000 for the 
leases authorized in section 901. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—The projects whose authorizations 
are modified under sections 902 and 903 may only be car-
ried out using— 
(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2011 pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (a) of this section; 
(2) funds available for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2011 that 
remain available for obligation; 
(3) funds available for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2011 that 
remain available for obligation;
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(4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for fiscal year 2011 for a category of activity 
not specific to a project; 
(5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year before 2011 for a category 
of activity not specific to a project; and 
(6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year after 2011 for a category of 
activity not specific to a project. 
SEC. 905. REQUIREMENT THAT BID SAVINGS ON MAJOR 
MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS OF DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BE USED FOR 
OTHER 
MAJOR 
MEDICAL 
FACILITY 
CON-
STRUCTION PROJECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT. 
Section 8104(d) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In any case’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) 
Except as provided in paragraph (2), in any case’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2)(A) In any fiscal year, unobligated amounts in the 
Construction, Major Projects account that are a direct re-
sult of bid savings from a major medical facility project 
may only be obligated for major medical facility projects 
authorized for that fiscal year or a previous fiscal year.
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‘‘(B) Whenever the Secretary obligates amounts for a 
major medical facility under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives notice of the 
following: 
‘‘(i) The major medical facility project that is 
the source of the bid savings. 
‘‘(ii) The other major medical facility project for 
which the amounts are being obligated. 
‘‘(iii) The amounts being obligated for such other 
major medical facility project.’’. 
TITLE X—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 1001. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) CHAPTER 1.—The table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 118 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘118. Submission of reports to Congress in electronic form.’’. 
(b) CHAPTER 11.—Section 1114(r)(2) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$$2,983’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,983’’. 
(c) CHAPTER 17.—Chapter 17 is amended as follows: 
(1) In each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sec-
tion 1717(a)(2), by striking ‘‘the date of the Care-
givers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of
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2010’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘May 5, 
2010’’. 
(2) In section 1785— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 2811(b) of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11(b))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 2812 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)(A) of’’. 
(d) CHAPTER 19.—Chapter 19 is amended as follows: 
(1) 
In 
the 
third 
sentence 
of 
section 
1967(a)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘spouse,,’’ and inserting 
‘‘spouse,’’. 
(2) In the second sentence of section 1980A(h), 
by inserting ‘‘section’’ before ‘‘1968(a)’’. 
(e) CHAPTER 20.—Section 2044(e)(3) is amended by 
striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years’’. 
(f) CHAPTER 30.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 30 is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 3020 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘3020. Authority to transfer unused education benefits to family members for ca-
reer service members.’’. 
(g) CHAPTER 33.—Chapter 33 is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 3313(c)(1), by striking ‘‘higher 
education’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘high-
er learning’’
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(2) In section 3313(d)(3), by striking ‘‘assistance 
this chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance under this 
chapter’’. 
(3) In section 3313(e)(2)(B), by inserting a pe-
riod at the end. 
(4) In section 3316(b)(2), by striking ‘‘supple-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental’’. 
(5) In section 3316(b)(3), by striking ‘‘edu-
cational payable’’ and inserting ‘‘educational assist-
ance payable’’. 
(6) In section 3318(b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘higher 
education’’ and inserting ‘‘higher learning’’. 
(7) In section 3319(b)(2), by striking ‘‘section 
(k)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’. 
(8) In section 3321(b)(2), by striking ‘‘3312’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 3312 of this title’’. 
(h) CHAPTER 35.—Section 3512(a)(6) is amended by 
striking ‘‘this clause’’ and inserting ‘‘this paragraph’’. 
(i) CHAPTER 36.—Section 3684(a)(1) is amended by 
striking ‘‘,,’’ and inserting a comma. 
(j) CHAPTER 37.—Section 3733(a)(7) is amended by 
inserting a comma after ‘‘2003’’. 
(k) CHAPTER 41.—Section 4102A(b)(8) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Employment and Training’’ and inserting ‘‘Em-
ployment, Training’’.
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(l) CHAPTER 55.—Chapter 55 is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 5510, in the second sentence of the 
matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘fol-
lowing: —’’ and inserting ‘‘following:’’. 
(2) In section 5510(9), by striking ‘‘government’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Government’’. 
(m) CHAPTER 57.—Chapter 57 is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 5723(g)(2), by inserting ‘‘the’’ be-
fore ‘‘Department’’. 
(2) In section 5727(20), by striking ‘‘subordinate 
plan defines’’ and inserting ‘‘plan that defines’’. 
(n) CHAPTER 73.—Chapter 73 is amended as follows: 
(1) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 7333 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘7333. Nondiscrimination against alcohol and drug abusers and persons infected 
with the human immunodeficiency virus.’’. 
(2) In section 7325(b)(2), by striking ‘‘section 
2811(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300hh–11(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2812 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh–11)’’. 
(o) CHAPTER 79.—Section 7903(a) is amended by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 
(p) CHAPTER 81.—Chapter 81 is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 8111A(a)(2)(B)(ii)—
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administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 
for other purposes.’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.