I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3596 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions 
of law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committees 
on Armed Services and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain 
expiring provisions of law administered by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, 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 
‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act 
of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. 
Sec. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects. 
TITLE I—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HEALTH 
CARE 
Sec. 101. Extension of authority for collection of copayments for hospital care 
and nursing home care. 
Sec. 102. Extension of requirement to provide nursing home care to certain vet-
erans with service-connected disabilities. 
Sec. 103. Extension of authorization of appropriations for assistance and sup-
port services for caregivers. 
Sec. 104. Extension of authority for recovery from third parties of cost of care 
and services furnished to veterans with health-plan contracts 
for non-service-connected disability. 
Sec. 105. Extension of authority for pilot program on assistance for child care 
for certain veterans receiving health care. 
Sec. 106. Extension of authority to make grants to veterans service organiza-
tions for transportation of highly rural veterans. 
Sec. 107. Extension of authority for DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive 
Fund. 
Sec. 108. Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 
Sec. 109. Extension of authority for pilot program on counseling in retreat set-
tings for women veterans newly separated from service. 
TITLE II—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO BENEFITS 
Sec. 201. Extension of authority for the Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Edu-
cation. 
Sec. 202. Extension of authority for calculating net value of real property at 
time of foreclosure. 
Sec. 203. Extension of authority relating to vendee loans. 
Sec. 204. Extension of authority to provide rehabilitation and vocational bene-
fits to members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or 
illnesses. 
TITLE III—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO 
HOMELESSNESS 
Sec. 301. Extension of authority for homeless veterans reintegration programs. 
Sec. 302. Extension of authority for homeless women veterans and homeless 
veterans with children reintegration program. 
Sec. 303. Extension of authority to provide housing assistance for homeless vet-
erans. 
Sec. 304. Extension of authority to provide financial assistance for supportive 
services for very low-income veteran families in permanent 
housing. 
Sec. 305. Extension of authority for grant program for homeless veterans with 
special needs. 
Sec. 306. Extension of authority for the Advisory Committee on Homeless Vet-
erans. 
Sec. 307. Extension of authority for treatment and rehabilitation services for 
seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans. 
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Sec. 308. Extension of authority to provide referral and counseling services for 
certain veterans at risk of homelessness. 
TITLE IV—OTHER EXTENSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF 
AUTHORITY 
Sec. 401. Extension of authority for transportation of individuals to and from 
Department facilities. 
Sec. 402. Extension of authority for monthly assistance allowances under the 
Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special 
Events. 
Sec. 403. Extension of authority for operation of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Phil-
ippines. 
Sec. 404. Extension of requirement to provide reports to Congress regarding 
equitable relief in the case of administrative error. 
Sec. 405. Extension of authorization of appropriations for adaptive sports pro-
grams for disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 406. Extension of authority for Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans. 
Sec. 407. Extension of authority for temporary expansion of eligibility for spe-
cially adapted housing assistance for certain veterans with dis-
abilities causing difficulty ambulating. 
Sec. 408. Extension of authority regarding National Academy of Sciences and 
review of associations between diseases and exposure to chem-
ical compounds in herbicides. 
Sec. 409. Extension of authority for performance of medical disabilities exami-
nations by contract physicians. 
Sec. 410. Restoration of prior reporting fee multipliers. 
Sec. 411. Extension of requirement for annual report on Department of De-
fense-Department of Veterans Affairs Interagency Program Of-
fice. 
Sec. 412. Modification of authorization of fiscal year 2008 major medical facil-
ity project at Department medical center in Tampa, Florida. 
Sec. 413. Authorization of major medical facility projects. 
TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 501. Technical and clerical amendments. 
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. 
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øSEC. 3. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage.¿ 
TITLE I—EXTENSIONS OF AU-
THORITY 
RELATING 
TO 
HEALTH CARE 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF 
COPAYMENTS 
FOR 
HOSPITAL 
CARE 
AND 
NURSING HOME CARE. 
Section 1710(f)(2)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE 
NURSING HOME CARE TO CERTAIN VET-
ERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABIL-
ITIES. 
Section 1710A(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
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SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERV-
ICES FOR CAREGIVERS. 
Section 1720G(e) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.’’. 
SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR RECOVERY FROM 
THIRD PARTIES OF COST OF CARE AND SERV-
ICES 
FURNISHED 
TO 
VETERANS 
WITH 
HEALTH-PLAN CONTRACTS FOR NON-SERV-
ICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY. 
Section 1729(a)(2)(E) is amended, in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘October 1, 2016’’. 
SEC. 105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM 
ON ASSISTANCE FOR CHILD CARE FOR CER-
TAIN VETERANS RECEIVING HEALTH CARE. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (e) of 
section 205 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus 
Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 
Stat. 1144; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by striking 
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‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2016’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub-
section (h) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘and 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘, 2015, and 2016’’. 
SEC. 106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS TO 
VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR 
TRANSPORTATION OF HIGHLY RURAL VET-
ERANS. 
Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omni-
bus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 
124 Stat. 1154; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DOD–VA HEALTH 
CARE SHARING INCENTIVE FUND. 
Section 8111(d)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
SEC. 108. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-
ONSTRATION FUND. 
Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 
Stat. 2573), as amended by section 722 of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Au-
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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 
291; 128 Stat. 3417), is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 109. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM 
ON COUNSELING IN RETREAT SETTINGS FOR 
WOMEN VETERANS NEWLY SEPARATED FROM 
SERVICE. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (d) of section 203 of 
the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act 
of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1143) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2016’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub-
section (f) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘and 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2015, and 2016’’. 
TITLE II—EXTENSIONS OF AU-
THORITY RELATING TO BENE-
FITS 
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE VETERANS’ 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. 
Section 3692(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
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SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CALCULATING 
NET VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY AT TIME OF 
FORECLOSURE. 
Section 3732(c)(11) is amended by striking ‘‘October 
1, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2016’’. 
SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO VEND-
EE LOANS. 
Section 3733(a)(7) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2016’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2016,’’. 
SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REHA-
BILITATION AND VOCATIONAL BENEFITS TO 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH SE-
VERE INJURIES OR ILLNESSES. 
Section 1631(b)(2) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title 
XVI of Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 458; 10 U.S.C. 
1071 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
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TITLE III—EXTENSIONS OF AU-
THORITY 
RELATING 
TO 
HOMELESSNESS 
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS VET-
ERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 2021(e)(1)(F) is amended by striking 
‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS 
WOMEN VETERANS AND HOMELESS VET-
ERANS 
WITH 
CHILDREN 
REINTEGRATION 
PROGRAM. 
Section 2021A(f)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE HOUS-
ING ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 2041(c) is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
SEC. 304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINAN-
CIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERV-
ICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMI-
LIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING. 
Section 2044(e)(1)(E) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2013 through 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2015 through 2016’’. 
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SEC. 305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR GRANT PRO-
GRAM FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPE-
CIAL NEEDS. 
Section 2061(d)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ON HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 2066(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
SEC. 307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND 
REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR SERIOUSLY 
MENTALLY ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) GENERAL
TREATMENT.—Section 2031(b) is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL
SERVICES
AT
CERTAIN
LOCA-
TIONS.—Section 2033(d) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
SEC. 308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REFER-
RAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR CER-
TAIN VETERANS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. 
Section 2023(d) is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
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TITLE IV—OTHER EXTENSIONS 
AND MODIFICATIONS OF AU-
THORITY 
SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPOR-
TATION OF INDIVIDUALS TO AND FROM DE-
PARTMENT FACILITIES. 
Section 111A(a)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR MONTHLY AS-
SISTANCE ALLOWANCES UNDER THE OFFICE 
OF NATIONAL VETERANS SPORTS PROGRAMS 
AND SPECIAL EVENTS. 
Section 322(d)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
REGIONAL OFFICE IN MANILA, THE REPUB-
LIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. 
Section 315(b) is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
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SEC. 404. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE RE-
PORTS TO CONGRESS REGARDING EQUI-
TABLE RELIEF IN THE CASE OF ADMINISTRA-
TIVE ERROR. 
Section 503(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS 
FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES. 
Section 521A(g)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ON MINORITY VETERANS. 
Section 544(e) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
SEC. 407. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY EX-
PANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIALLY 
ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR CER-
TAIN VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES CAUSING 
DIFFICULTY AMBULATING. 
Section 2101(a)(4) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2016’’; and 
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(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘each of 
fiscal years 2014 and 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘each of 
fiscal years 2014 through 2016’’. 
SEC. 408. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY REGARDING NA-
TIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND REVIEW 
OF ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DISEASES AND 
EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS IN 
HERBICIDES. 
Section 3(i) of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 (Public 
Law 102–4; 38 U.S.C. 1116 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2016’’. 
SEC. 409. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PERFORMANCE 
OF MEDICAL DISABILITIES EXAMINATIONS 
BY CONTRACT PHYSICIANS. 
Subsection (c) of section 704 of the Veterans Benefits 
Act of 2003 (38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2016’’. 
SEC. 410. RESTORATION OF PRIOR REPORTING FEE MULTI-
PLIERS. 
Section 406 of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
Expiring Authorities Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–175; 
38 U.S.C. 3684 note) is amended by striking ‘‘one-year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘two-year’’. 
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SEC. 411. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL RE-
PORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS INTER-
AGENCY PROGRAM OFFICE. 
Section 1635(h)(1) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 
10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 412. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL 
YEAR 
2008 
MAJOR 
MEDICAL 
FACILITY 
PROJECT AT DEPARTMENT MEDICAL CENTER 
IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION.—In chapter 
3 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public 
Law 110–252; 122 Stat. 2326), in the matter under the 
heading ‘‘Department of Veterans Affairs–Departmental 
Administration–Construction, 
Major 
Projects’’, 
after 
‘‘Five Year Capital Plan’’ insert the following: ‘‘and for 
constructing a new bed tower at the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs medical center in Tampa, Florida, in lieu 
of providing bed tower upgrades at such medical center’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 
U.S.C. 933(g)). 
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(2) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, 
subsection (a) is designated as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 403(a) of S. Con. 
Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 413. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
PROJECTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs may carry out the following major medical facility 
projects, with each project to be carried out in an amount 
not to exceed the amount specified for that project: 
(1) Construction of a community living center, 
outpatient clinic, renovated domiciliary, and renova-
tion of existing buildings in Canandaigua, New 
York, in an amount not to exceed $158,980,000. 
(2) Seismic corrections to the mental health 
and community living center in Long Beach, Cali-
fornia, in an amount not to exceed $126,100,000. 
(3) Seismic correction of 12 buildings in West 
Los Angeles, California, in an amount not to exceed 
$70,500,000. 
(4) Construction of a spinal cord injury build-
ing and seismic corrections in San Diego, California, 
in an amount not to exceed $205,840,000. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal year 2015 or the year in which funds 
are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects, ac-
count, a total of $561,420,000 for the projects authorized 
in subsection (a). 
(c) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized under this 
section may only be carried out using— 
(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2015 pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (b); 
(2) funds available for Construction, Major 
Projects for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2015 that 
remain available for obligation; 
(3) funds available for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2015 that 
remain available for obligation; 
(4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for fiscal year 2015 for a category of activ-
ity not specific to a project; 
(5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year before 2015 for a category 
of activity not specific to a project; and 
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(6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major 
Projects, for a fiscal year after 2015 for a category 
of activity not specific to a project. 
TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 501. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
Title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 111(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (g)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(g)(2)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘(42 
U.S.C. 1395(l))’’ and inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 
1395m(l))’’; 
(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 5 of such title, by striking the item relating 
to section 512A and inserting the following: 
‘‘521A. Adaptive sports programs for disabled veterans and members of the 
Armed Forces.’’; 
(3) in section 1503(a)(5), by striking ‘‘sub-
clause’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sub-
paragraph’’; 
(4) in section 1710(e)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘(as 
defined in section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of this 
title)’’; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (F)(viii), by striking 
‘‘Myleodysplasic’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Myelodysplastic’’; 
(5) in section 1710D(c)(1), by striking ‘‘(as de-
fined in section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of this title)’’; 
(6) in section 1720G(a)(7)(B)(iii), by striking 
‘‘has’’ and inserting ‘‘have’’; 
(7) in section 1781(a)(4), by striking the semi-
colon and inserting a comma; 
(8) in section 1832(b)(2), by striking ‘‘(b)(2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(b)(3)’’; 
(9) in section 2044(b)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘fed-
eral’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal’’; 
(10) in section 2101(a), by moving the margins 
of paragraph (2), and of the subparagraphs, clauses, 
and subclauses therein, 2 ems to the left; 
(11) in section 2101(a)(2)(B) by striking clause 
(ii) and inserting the following new clause (ii): 
‘‘(ii) The disability is due to— 
‘‘(I) blindness in both eyes, having only 
light perception, plus 
‘‘(II) loss or loss of use of one lower ex-
tremity.’’; 
(12) in section 2109(a) by striking ‘‘provisions 
of section’’ and inserting ‘‘provisions of sections’’; 
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(13) in section 2303(c), by striking ‘‘intern-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘interment’’; 
(14) in section 2411(e)(1), by striking ‘‘federal 
official’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal official’’; 
(15) in section 3108(b)(4), by inserting ‘‘the’’ 
before ‘‘rehabilitation program concerned’’; 
(16) in section 3313, by striking ‘‘1070a’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘1070a(b)’’; 
(17) in section 3313(e)(2)(A)(iii), by striking 
the second period; 
(18) in section 3313(g)(3)(A)(iii), by inserting 
a comma after ‘‘books’’; 
(19) in section 3319, by striking ‘‘armed 
forces’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Armed 
Forces’’; 
(20) in section 4102A(c)(9)(A)(ii)(III), by 
striking the close quotation mark at the end; 
(21) in section 5302A— 
(A) by amending the section enumerator 
and heading to read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 5302A. Collection of indebtedness: certain debts of 
members of the Armed Forces and vet-
erans who die of injury incurred or ag-
gravated in the line of duty in a combat 
zone’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(as that 
term is defined in section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of 
this title)’’; 
(22) in section 7309(c)(1), by inserting ‘‘the’’ 
before ‘‘Veterans Health Administration’’; 
(23) in section 7401(3)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘that’’; 
(24) in section 7683(d)(1), by inserting a pe-
riod at the end; and 
(25) in section 8162(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘if’’ 
after ‘‘housing and’’. 
Æ 
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