(c) ADMINISTRATION
OF
EDUCATIONAL
BENE-
FITS.—Subsection (c) of section 3680A is amended by
striking out ‘‘radio’’ and all that follows through the end
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘radio.’’.
SEC. 203. MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR FLIGHT TRAIN-
ING.
(a) CHAPTER 30 AND 32 PROGRAMS.—Sections
3034(d)(2) and 3241(b)(2) are each amended by inserting
before the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘on the first
day of such training and within 60 days after successfully
completing such training’’.
(b) SELECTED RESERVE.—Paragraph (2) of section
16136(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting before the semicolon at the end the following:
‘‘on the first day of such training and within 60 days after
successfully completing such training’’.
SEC. 204. COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS.
(a) CHAPTER 30.—Section 3032 of chapter 30 is
amended by striking out subsection (d) and redesignating
subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respec-
tively.
(b) CHAPTER 32.—Section 3231 of chapter 32 is
amended by striking out subsection (d) and redesignating
subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respec-
tively.
(c) CHAPTER 35.—Subsection (b) of section 3532 is
amended by striking out ‘‘$327’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘$404’’.
(d) CHAPTER 106.—Section 16131 of title 10, Unit-
ed States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking out subsection (e) and redesig-
nating subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) as sub-
sections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out ‘‘(g)’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘(f)’’.
SEC. 205. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED LOAN ASSET SALE
AUTHORITY.
Paragraph (2) of section 3720(h) is amended by
striking out ‘‘December 31, 1996’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘December 31, 1997’’.
SEC. 206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE HOMELESS
VETERANS’ REINTEGRATION PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 738(e)
of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11448(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(E) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.
‘‘(F) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
‘‘(G) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.’’.
(b) REPEAL OF CERTAIN EXTENSION.—Paragraph
(2) of section 102(d) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to amend
title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain pro-
grams and activities, to require certain reports from the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes’’,
approved February 13, 1996 (Public Law 104–110; 110
Stat. 769), is repealed, and the provisions of section 741
of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11450) are amended so as to appear as in effect
immediately before the enactment of Public Law 104–110.
TITLE III—OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 301. REPAIR AND LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF WAR
MEMORIALS.
Section 5(b)(2) of the Act of March 4, 1923 (36
U.S.C. 125(b)(2)), is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) In assuming responsibility for a war memorial
under paragraph (1), the Commission may enter into ar-
rangements with the sponsors of the memorial to provide
for the repair or long-term maintenance of the memorial.
Any funds transferred to the Commission for the purpose
of this subparagraph shall, in lieu of subparagraph (A),
be deposited by the Commission in the fund established
by paragraph (3).
‘‘(3)(A) There is established in the Treasury a fund
which shall be available to the Commission for expenses
for the maintenance and repair of memorials with respect
to which the Commission enters into arrangements under
paragraph (2)(B). The fund shall consist of (i) amounts
deposited, and interest and proceeds credited, under sub-
paragraph (B), and (ii) obligations obtained under sub-
paragraph (C).
‘‘(B) The Commission shall deposit in the fund such
amounts from private contributions as may be accepted
under paragraph (2)(B). The Secretary of the Treasury
shall credit to the fund the interest on, and the proceeds
from sale or redemption of, obligations held in the fund.
‘‘(C) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest any
portion of the fund that, as determined by the Commis-
sion, is not required to meet current expenses. Each in-
vestment shall be made in an interest bearing obligation
of the United States or an obligation guaranteed as to
principal and interest by the United States that, as deter-
mined by the Commission, has a maturity suitable for the
fund.’’.
SEC. 302. BURIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WHO
DIE IN STATE NURSING HOMES.
Subsection (a) of section 2303 is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(a)(1) When a veteran dies in a facility described
in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) pay the actual cost (not to exceed $300)
of the burial and funeral or, within such limits, may
make contracts for such services without regard to
the laws requiring advertisement for proposals for
supplies and services for the Department; and
‘‘(B) when such a death occurs in a State,
transport the body to the place of burial in the same
or any other State.
‘‘(2) A facility described in this paragraph is—
‘‘(A) a Department facility (as defined in sec-
tion 1701(4) of this title) to which the deceased was
properly admitted for hospital, nursing home, or
domiciliary care under section 1710 or 1711(a) of
this title; or
‘‘(B) an institution at which the deceased vet-
eran was, at the time of death, receiving—
‘‘(i) hospital care in accordance with sec-
tion 1703 of this title;
‘‘(ii) nursing home care under section 1720
of this title; or