such comments on the report as the Secretaries jointly con-
sider appropriate. 
TITLE 
IV—IMPROVEMENTS 
TO 
UNIFORMED 
SERVICES 
EM-
PLOYMENT AND REEMPLOY-
MENT RIGHTS 
SEC. 401. CLARIFICATION OF BENEFITS OF EMPLOYMENT 
COVERED UNDER USERRA. 
Section 4303(2) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘the terms, conditions, or privileges 
of employment, including’’ after ‘‘means’’. 
TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS 
OF LAW. 
(a) 
ADJUSTABLE
RATE
MORTGAGES.—Section 
3707(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2014’’. 
(b) HYBRID ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES.—Sec-
tion 3707A(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 
(c) POOL OF MORTGAGE LOANS.—Section 3720(h)(2) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
(d) LOAN FEES.— 
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(1) EXTENSION OF FEES.—Section 3729(b)(2) of 
such title is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘October 
1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2017’’; 
and 
(ii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘October 
1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2017’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 
1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2017’’; 
(ii) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) 
and redesignating clause (iv) as clause (ii); 
and 
(iii) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘October 1, 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2017’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 
1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2017’’; 
and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘October 
1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2017’’; 
and 
(D) in subparagraph (D)— 
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(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 
1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2017’’; 
and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘October 
1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2017’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the later of— 
(A) October 1, 2011; or 
(B) the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) TEMPORARY ADJUSTMENT
OF MAXIMUM HOME 
LOAN GUARANTY AMOUNT.—Section 501 of the Veterans 
Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–389; 
122 Stat. 4175; 38 U.S.C. 3703 note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2014’’. 
SEC. 502. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOUSING 
LOAN GUARANTEES FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES 
OF CERTAIN TOTALLY DISABLED VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3701(b) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) The term ‘veteran’ also includes, for pur-
poses of home loans, the surviving spouse of a de-
ceased veteran who dies and who was in receipt of or 
entitled to receive (or but for the receipt of retired or 
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retirement pay was entitled to receive) compensation 
at the time of death for a service-connected disability 
rated totally disabling if— 
‘‘(A) the disability was continuously rated 
totally disabling for a period of 10 or more years 
immediately preceding death; 
‘‘(B) the disability was continuously rated 
totally disabling for a period of not less than five 
years from the date of such veteran’s discharge or 
other release from active duty; or 
‘‘(C) the veteran was a former prisoner of 
war who died after September 30, 1999, and the 
disability was continuously rated totally dis-
abling for a period of not less than one year im-
mediately preceding death.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to a loan guaranteed 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) CLARIFICATION
WITH
RESPECT
TO
CERTAIN 
FEES.—Fees shall be collected under section 3729 of title 
38, United States Code, from a person described in para-
graph (6) of subsection (b) of section 3701 of such title, as 
added by subsection (a), in the same manner as such fees 
are collected from a person described in paragraph (2) of 
such subsection. 
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SEC. 
503. 
EXTENSION 
OF 
HOMELESS 
VETERANS 
RE-
INTEGRATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 2021(e)(1)(F) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to Congress a report on the oper-
ation and results of the homeless veterans reintegration pro-
grams under section 2021 of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 504. REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR AMBULANCE SERV-
ICES. 
Section 111(b)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C) In the case of transportation of a person under 
subparagraph (B) by ambulance, the Secretary may pay 
the provider of the transportation the lesser of the actual 
charge for the transportation or the amount determined by 
the fee schedule established under section 1834(l) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(l)) unless the Secretary 
has entered into a contract for that transportation with the 
provider.’’. 
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SEC. 505. ANNUAL REPORTS ON POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND SURVIVORS’ AND 
DEPENDENTS’ 
EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 33 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3325. Reporting requirement 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For each academic year— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report on the operation of the program 
provided for in this chapter; and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re-
port on the operation of the program provided for in 
this chapter and the program provided for under 
chapter 35 of this title. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS
OF SECRETARY
OF DEFENSE RE-
PORTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall include in each re-
port submitted under this section— 
‘‘(1) information indicating— 
‘‘(A) the extent to which the benefit levels 
provided under this chapter are adequate to 
achieve the purposes of inducing individuals to 
enter and remain in the Armed Forces and of 
providing an adequate level of financial assist-
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ance to help meet the cost of pursuing a program 
of education; 
‘‘(B) whether it is necessary for the pur-
poses of maintaining adequate levels of well- 
qualified active-duty personnel in the Armed 
Forces to continue to offer the opportunity for 
educational assistance under this chapter to in-
dividuals who have not yet entered active-duty 
service; and 
‘‘(C) describing the efforts under section 
3323(b) of this title to inform members of the 
Armed Forces of the active duty service require-
ments for entitlement to educational assistance 
benefits under this chapter and the results from 
such efforts; and 
‘‘(2) such recommendations for administrative 
and legislative changes regarding the provision of 
educational assistance to members of the Armed 
Forces and veterans, and their dependents, as the Sec-
retary of Defense considers appropriate. 
‘‘(c) CONTENTS OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
REPORTS.—The Secretary shall include in each report sub-
mitted under this section— 
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‘‘(1) information concerning the level of utiliza-
tion of educational assistance and of expenditures 
under this chapter and under chapter 35 of this title; 
‘‘(2) the number of credit hours, certificates, de-
grees, and other qualifications earned by beneficiaries 
under this chapter and under chapter 35 of this title 
during the academic year covered by the report; and 
‘‘(3) such recommendations for administrative 
and legislative changes regarding the provision of 
educational assistance to members of the Armed 
Forces and veterans, and their dependents, as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—No report shall be required under 
this section after January 1, 2021.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 3324 the 
following new item: 
‘‘3325. Reporting requirement.’’. 
(3) DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL OF FIRST RE-
PORT.—The first reports required under section 3325 
of title 38, United States Code, as added by para-
graph (1), shall be submitted by not later than No-
vember 1, 2012, and shall cover the 2011-2012 aca-
demic year. 
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(b) REPEAL OF REPORT ON ALL VOLUNTEER-FORCE 
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 30 of such title is 
amended by striking section 3036. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 3036. 
SEC. 506. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE AP-
PROPRIATED FOR EMPLOYEE TRAVEL, PRINT-
ING, AND FLEET VEHICLES. 
The amount authorized to be appropriated for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for employee travel, printing, 
and fleet vehicles for fiscal year 2012 shall not exceed 
$385,000,000. 
SEC. 507. EXTENSION OF REDUCED PENSION FOR CERTAIN 
VETERANS COVERED BY MEDICAID PLANS 
FOR SERVICES FURNISHED BY NURSING FA-
CILITIES. 
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘May 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘May 
31, 2016’’. 
SEC. 508. STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO-ACT OF 2010. 
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 
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‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 
submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas-
sage 
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Union Calendar No. 160 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2433 
[Report No. 112–242, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make 
certain improvements in the laws relating to the 
employment and training of veterans, and for 
other purposes. 
OCTOBER 11, 2011 
Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with 
an amendment 
OCTOBER 11, 2011 
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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