IIB 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2433 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 13, 2011 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—RETRAINING VETERANS 
Sec. 101. Veterans retraining assistance program. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
Sec. 201. Transition Assistance Program contracting. 
Sec. 202. Mandatory participation in Transition Assistance Program. 
Sec. 203. Report on Transition Assistance Program. 
Sec. 204. Transition Assistance Program outcomes. 
Sec. 205. Comptroller General review. 
TITLE III—IMPROVING THE TRANSITION OF VETERANS TO 
CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT 
Sec. 301. Reauthorization and improvement of demonstration project on 
credentialing and licensure of veterans. 
Sec. 302. Inclusion of performance measures in annual report on veteran job 
counseling, training, and placement programs of the Depart-
ment of Labor. 
Sec. 303. Clarification of priority of service for veterans in Department of 
Labor job training programs. 
Sec. 304. Evaluation of individuals receiving training at the National Veterans’ 
Employment and Training Services Institute. 
Sec. 305. Requirements for full-time disabled veterans’ outreach program spe-
cialists and local veterans’ employment representatives. 
Sec. 306. Report on findings of the Department of Defense and Department of 
Labor credentialing work group. 
TITLE IV—IMPROVEMENTS TO UNIFORMED SERVICES 
EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS 
Sec. 401. Clarification of benefits of employment covered under USERRA. 
TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 501. Extension of certain expiring provisions of law. 
Sec. 502. Department of Veterans Affairs housing loan guarantees for surviving 
spouses of certain totally disabled veterans. 
Sec. 503. Reimbursement rate for ambulance services. 
Sec. 504. Annual reports on Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program and 
Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program. 
Sec. 505. Limitation on amount authorized to be appropriated for employee 
travel, printing, and fleet vehicles. 
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Sec. 506. Extension of reduced pension for certain veterans covered by Med-
icaid plans for services furnished by nursing facilities. 
Sec. 507. Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
TITLE I—RETRAINING 
VETERANS 
SEC. 101. VETERANS RETRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this sec-
tion, during the period beginning on June 1, 2012, 
and ending on March 31, 2014, the Secretary of 
Labor shall provide for monthly payments of retrain-
ing assistance to eligible veterans. Payments of re-
training assistance under this section shall be made 
by the Secretary of Labor through the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs. 
(2) NUMBER
OF
ELIGIBLE
VETERANS.—The 
number of eligible veterans who participate in the 
program may not exceed— 
(A) 45,000 during fiscal year 2012; and 
(B) 55,000 during the period beginning 
October 1, 2012, and ending March 31, 2014. 
(b) RETRAINING ASSISTANCE.—Except as provided 
by subsection (i), each veteran who participates in the pro-
gram established under subsection (a)(1) shall be entitled 
to up to 12 months of retraining assistance, as determined 
by the Secretary of Labor. Such retraining assistance may 
only be used by the veteran to pursue a program of edu-
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cation (as such term is defined in section 3452(b) of title 
38, United States Code) or training on a full-time basis 
that— 
(1) is approved under chapter 36 of such title; 
(2) is offered by a community college or tech-
nical school; 
(3) leads to an associates degree or a certificate 
(or other similar evidence of the completion of the 
program of education or training); and 
(4) is designed to provide training for a high- 
demand occupation, as determined by the Secretary 
of Labor. 
(c) MONTHLY CERTIFICATION.—Each veteran who 
participates in the program established under subsection 
(a)(1) shall certify to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
the enrollment of the veteran in a program of education 
described in subsection (b) for each month in which the 
veteran participates in the program. 
(d) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—The monthly amount 
of the retraining assistance payable under this section is 
the amount in effect under section 3015(a)(1) of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(e) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of this section, an 
eligible veteran is a veteran who— 
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(1) is at least 35 years of age but not more 
than 60 years of age; 
(2) was last discharged from active duty service 
in the Armed Forces with an honorable discharge; 
(3) as of the date of the submittal of the appli-
cation for assistance under this section, has been un-
employed for a period of time determined by the 
Secretary, with special consideration given to vet-
erans who have been unemployed for at least 26 con-
tinuous weeks; 
(4) is not eligible to apply for educational as-
sistance under chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of title 38, 
United States Code; and 
(5) by not later than October 1, 2013, submits 
to the Secretary of Labor an application containing 
such information and assurances as the Secretary 
may require. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2014, the Sec-
retary of Labor and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall jointly submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on the retraining assistance provided under this 
section, including— 
(1) the total number of— 
(A) eligible veterans who participated; 
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(B) credit hours completed; and 
(C) 
associates 
degrees 
or 
certificates 
awarded (or other similar evidence of the com-
pletion of the program of education or training 
earned); and 
(2) data related to the employment status of el-
igible veterans who participated. 
(g) JOINT AGREEMENT.—The Secretary of Labor 
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into an 
agreement on carrying out this section. 
(h) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Payments under this sec-
tion shall be made from amounts appropriated to the read-
justment benefits account of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. 
(i) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 
make payments under this section shall terminate on 
March 31, 2014. 
TITLE 
II—IMPROVING 
THE 
TRANSITION 
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 
201. 
TRANSITION 
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM 
CON-
TRACTING. 
(a) 
TRANSITION
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
CON-
TRACTING.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 4113 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 4113. Transition Assistance Program personnel 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.—In accordance 
with section 1144 of title 10, the Secretary shall enter into 
a contract with an appropriate private entity or entities 
to provide the functions described in subsection (b) at all 
locations where the program described in such section is 
carried out. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—Contractors under subsection (a) 
shall provide to members of the Armed Forces who are 
being separated from active duty (and the spouses of such 
members) the services described in section 1144(a)(1) of 
title 10, including— 
‘‘(1) counseling; 
‘‘(2) assistance in identifying employment and 
training opportunities and help in obtaining such 
employment and training; 
‘‘(3) other related information and services 
under such section; and 
‘‘(4) any other services that the Secretary de-
termines are appropriate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 41 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
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relating to section 4113 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘4113. Transition Assistance Program personnel.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE
FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec-
retary of Labor shall enter into the contract required by 
section 4113 of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a), by not later than 24 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 202. MANDATORY PARTICIPATION IN TRANSITION AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 1144(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘shall encourage’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘shall encourage the participation of mem-
bers of the armed forces in pay grades E–8 and above 
and O–6 and above who are eligible for assistance under 
the program and shall require the participation of all other 
members of the armed forces who are eligible for assist-
ance under the program unless a documented urgent oper-
ational requirement prevents attendance or an individual 
service member, with written approval of their com-
mander, chooses to decline participation, in writing, based 
on post-service employment or acceptance to an education 
program. Such documentation shall be included in the per-
sonnel record of the member.’’. 
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SEC. 203. REPORT ON TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) REPORTS AND AUDITS.—(1) Not later than Jan-
uary 30 of each year, the Secretary of Labor shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report on the program estab-
lished under this section that includes the number of mem-
bers of the armed forces eligible for assistance under the 
program who participated in the program within 30, 90, 
and 180 days of being separated from active duty, and 
the percentages of all such eligible participants who par-
ticipated within each such time period. 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Labor shall enter into a 
contract with an appropriate entity to conduct an audit 
of the program established under this section not less fre-
quently than once every three years and to submit to the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Labor, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, and the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report containing the results of each such audit. 
‘‘(B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the Sec-
retary of Labor shall enter into the contract under sub-
paragraph (A) with an appropriate entity that is a small 
business concern owned and controlled by veterans or a 
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small business concern owned and controlled by service- 
disabled veterans and that is included in the database of 
veteran-owned businesses maintained under subsection (f) 
of section 8127 of title 38 and verified by the Secretary 
pursuant to paragraph (4) of that subsection. 
‘‘(ii) If the Secretary of Labor is unable to enter into 
the contract under subparagraph (A) with a qualified busi-
ness concern described in clause (i), the Secretary shall 
enter into such contract with another qualified appropriate 
entity. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary of Labor shall enter into the con-
tract under this paragraph using funds made available for 
the State grant program authorized under section 4102A 
of title 38.’’. 
SEC. 204. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OUTCOMES. 
Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by section 202 and 203, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) PROGRAM OUTCOMES.—The Secretary of Labor 
shall develop a method to assess the outcomes for individ-
uals who participate in the program established under this 
section. The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Sec-
retary of Labor any data on participation in the program 
that is necessary for the Secretary of Labor to develop 
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such method. Such method shall be designed to determine 
the following outcomes: 
‘‘(1) The length of the period during which the 
individual was unemployed following the individual’s 
separation from active duty. 
‘‘(2) The beginning salary paid to the individual 
for the first job the individual obtained following 
such separation. 
‘‘(3) The number of months of school or other 
training the individual attended during the first 12- 
month period following such separation.’’. 
SEC. 205. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a review of the Transition Assistance 
Program under section 1144 of title 10, United States 
Code, and submit to Congress a report on the results of 
the review and any recommendations of the Comptroller 
General for improving the program. 
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TITLE 
III—IMPROVING 
THE 
TRANSITION 
OF 
VETERANS 
TO CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT 
SEC. 301. REAUTHORIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECT ON CREDENTIALING 
AND LICENSURE OF VETERANS. 
Section 4114 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘not less 
than 10’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 5 but not 
more than 10’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘consult 
with appropriate Federal, State, and industry 
officials’’ and inserting ‘‘enter into a contract 
with an appropriate entity representing a coali-
tion of State governors’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Veterans Benefits, Health 
Care, and Information Technology Act of 
2006’’ and inserting the ‘‘Veterans Opportunity 
to Work Act of 2011’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2009’’ and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2014’’; 
(3) in subsection (h)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘utilizing unobligated 
funds’’ and inserting ‘‘using not more than 
$180,000 of the funds in each fiscal year’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, to be derived from 
amounts otherwise made available to carry out 
sections 4103A and 4104 of this title’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the last day of a fiscal year during which the dem-
onstration project under this section is carried out, the 
Assistant Secretary, in coordination with the entity with 
which the Assistant Secretary enters into a contract under 
subsection (b)(2), shall submit to the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report on the implementation of the demonstration 
project during that fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 302. INCLUSION OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN AN-
NUAL REPORT ON VETERAN JOB COUN-
SELING, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT PRO-
GRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 
Section 4107(c) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘clause (1)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(7) performance measures for the provision of 
assistance under this chapter, including— 
‘‘(A) the percentage of participants in pro-
grams under this chapter who are employed 
after the 180-day period following their comple-
tion of the program; 
‘‘(B) the percentage of such participants 
who are employed after the one-year period fol-
lowing their completion of the program; 
‘‘(C) the median earnings of such partici-
pants after the 180-day period following their 
completion of the program; 
‘‘(D) the median earnings of such partici-
pants after the one-year period following their 
completion of the program; and 
‘‘(E) the percentage of participants in such 
program who complete a certificate, degree, di-
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ploma, licensure, or industry-recognized creden-
tial while they are participating in the program 
or within one year of completing the program.’’. 
SEC. 303. CLARIFICATION OF PRIORITY OF SERVICE FOR 
VETERANS IN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR JOB 
TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
Section 4215 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Such priority includes giving access 
to such services to a covered person before a non- 
covered person or, if resources are limited, giving ac-
cess to such services to a covered person instead of 
a non-covered person.’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) ADDITION TO ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) In the an-
nual report required under section 4107(c) of this title for 
the program year beginning in 2003 and each subsequent 
program year, the Secretary of Labor shall evaluate 
whether covered persons are receiving priority of service 
and are being fully served by qualified job training pro-
grams. Such evaluation shall include— 
‘‘(A) an analysis of the implementation of pro-
viding such priority at the local level; 
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‘‘(B) whether the representation of veterans in 
such programs is in proportion to the incidence of 
representation of veterans in the labor market, in-
cluding within groups that the Secretary may des-
ignate for priority under such programs, if any; and 
‘‘(C) performance measures, as determined by 
the Secretary, to determine whether veterans are re-
ceiving priority of service and are being fully served 
by qualified job training programs. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not use the proportion of 
representation of veterans described in subparagraph (B) 
of paragraph (1) as the basis for determining under such 
paragraph whether veterans are receiving priority of serv-
ice and are being fully served by qualified job training pro-
grams.’’. 
SEC. 304. EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING TRAIN-
ING AT THE NATIONAL VETERANS’ EMPLOY-
MENT AND TRAINING SERVICES INSTITUTE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4109 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) The Secretary shall require that each individual 
who receives training provided by the Institute, or its suc-
cessor, is given a final examination to evaluate the individ-
ual’s performance in receiving such training. Each such 
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evaluation shall be designed to provide the individual with 
a grade, which shall be designated as either a passing 
grade or a failing grade. The results of such final examina-
tion shall be provided to the entity that sponsored the indi-
vidual who received the training.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (d) of section 
4109 of title 38, United States Code, shall apply with re-
spect to training provided by the National Veterans’ Em-
ployment and Training Services Institute that begins on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 305. REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME DISABLED VET-
ERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM SPECIALISTS 
AND LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REP-
RESENTATIVES. 
(a) DISABLED VETERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM 
SPECIALISTS.—Section 4103A of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR FULL-TIME 
EMPLOYEES.—(1) A full-time disabled veterans’ outreach 
program specialist shall perform only duties related to 
meeting the employment needs of eligible veterans, as de-
scribed in subsection (a), and shall not perform other non- 
veteran-related duties. 
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‘‘(2) The Secretary shall conduct regular audits to 
ensure compliance with paragraph (1). If, on the basis of 
such an audit, the Secretary determines that a State is 
not in compliance with paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
reduce the amount of a grant made to the State under 
section 4102A(b)(5) of this title.’’. 
(b) LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTA-
TIVES.—Section 4104 of such title is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-TIME 
EMPLOYEES.—(1) A full-time local veterans’ employment 
representative shall perform only duties related to the em-
ployment, training, and placement services under this 
chapter, and shall not perform other non-veteran-related 
duties. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall conduct regular audits to 
ensure compliance with paragraph (1). If, on the basis of 
such an audit, the Secretary determines that a State is 
not in compliance with paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
reduce the amount of a grant made to the State under 
section 4102A(b)(5) of this title.’’. 
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SEC. 306. REPORT ON FINDINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE 
AND 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
LABOR 
CREDENTIALING WORK GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Labor shall jointly enter into a contract with 
a qualified organization or entity jointly selected by the 
Secretaries to complete the study of 10 military occupa-
tional specialties already begun by the joint Department 
of Defense and Department of Labor Credentialing Work 
Group to reduce barriers to certification and licensure for 
transitioning members of the Armed Forces and veterans. 
This study shall also include an examination of current 
initiatives, programs, and authority already established 
within the Department of Defense and the military serv-
ices to promote credentialing of members of the Armed 
Forces and identify best practices that can be leveraged 
by all services to increase the transferability of military 
education, training, experience, and skills. 
(b) REPORT.—The contract described in subsection 
(a) shall provide that upon completion of the study de-
scribed in such subsection, the organization or entity with 
which the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor 
entered into the contract shall submit to the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Labor a report setting forth 
the results of the study. The report shall include— 
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(1) a plan for leveraging existing successful ini-
tiatives, programs, and authority to promote the 
credentialing of all members of the Armed Forces; 
and 
(2) such information as the Secretaries shall 
specify in the contract. 
(c) SUBMITTAL
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 
March 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of Labor shall jointly submit to Congress a report 
on the results of the study described in subsection (a), 
together with such comments on the report as the Secre-
taries jointly consider 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’’. 
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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 ‘‘December 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2016’’. 
(d) LOAN FEES.— 
(1) EXTENSION OF FEES.—Section 3729(b)(2) 
of such title is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘Novem-
ber 18, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2017’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘Novem-
ber 18, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2017’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Novem-
ber 18, 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 insert-
ing ‘‘October 1, 2017’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Novem-
ber 18, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2017’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘Novem-
ber 18, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2017’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Novem-
ber 18, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2017’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘Novem-
ber 18, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2017’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the later of— 
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(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 
striking ‘‘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 re-
tired or retirement pay was entitled to receive) com-
pensation at the time of death for a service-con-
nected disability rated totally disabling if— 
‘‘(A) the disability was continuously rated 
totally disabling for a period of 10 or more 
years immediately preceding death; 
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‘‘(B) the disability was continuously rated 
totally disabling for a period of not less than 
five years from the date of such veteran’s dis-
charge 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 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a loan guaran-
teed 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. 
SEC. 503. 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: 
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‘‘(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 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(l)) unless the 
Secretary has entered into a contract for that transpor-
tation with the provider.’’. 
SEC. 504. 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 
report on the operation of the program provided for 
in this chapter and the program provided for under 
chapter 35 of this title. 
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‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE RE-
PORTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall include in each 
report 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-
ance to help meet the cost of pursuing a pro-
gram 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 
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(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 
paragraph (1), shall be submitted by not later than 
November 1, 2012, and shall cover the 2011-2012 
academic year. 
(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. 505. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE AP-
PROPRIATED 
FOR 
EMPLOYEE 
TRAVEL, 
PRINTING, AND FLEET VEHICLES. 
The amount authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs for employee travel, print-
ing, and fleet vehicles for fiscal year 2012 shall not exceed 
$385,000,000. 
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SEC. 506. 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. 507. 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 ‘‘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. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 12, 
2011. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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