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(6) Section 8111(g) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘services under sec-
tions 1782 and 1783 of this title’’ after ‘‘of this title,’’;
and
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘section 1711(b) or
1713’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1782, 1783, or 1784’’.
(7) Section 8111A(a)(2) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and
the term ‘medical services’ includes services under sections
1782 and 1783 of this title’’ before the period at the end.
(8) Section 8152(1) is amended by inserting ‘‘services under
sections 1782 and 1783 of this title,’’ after ‘‘of this title),’’.
(9) Sections 8502(b), 8520(a), and 8521 are amended by
striking ‘‘the last sentence of section 1713(b)’’ and inserting
‘‘the penultimate sentence of section 1781(b)’’.
(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended—
(A) by striking the item relating to section 1707 and
inserting the following:
‘‘1707. Limitations.’’;
(B) by striking the item relating to section 1713; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VIII—HEALTH CARE OF PERSONS OTHER THAN VETERANS
‘‘1781. Medical care for survivors and dependents of certain veterans.
‘‘1782. Counseling, training, and mental health services for immediate family mem-
bers.
‘‘1783. Bereavement counseling.
‘‘1784. Humanitarian care.’’.
(2) The heading for section 1707 is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘§ 1707. Limitations’’.
SEC. 209. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING COLLECTIONS AUTHORITIES.
(a) HEALTH
CARE
COPAYMENTS.—Section 1710(f)(2)(B) is
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2007’’.
(b) MEDICAL CARE COST RECOVERY.—Section 1729(a)(2)(E) is
amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1,
2007’’.
SEC. 210. PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM FOR VETERANS
WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.
(a) EVALUATION AND STUDY.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall carry out an evaluation and study of the feasibility and
desirability of providing a personal emergency response system
to veterans who have service-connected disabilities. The evaluation
and study shall be commenced not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives
a report on the evaluation and study under subsection (a). The
Secretary shall include in the report the Secretary’s findings
resulting from the evaluation and study and the Secretary’s conclu-
sion as to whether the Department of Veterans Affairs should
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provide a personal emergency response system to veterans with
service-connected disabilities.
(c) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SYSTEM.—If the Secretary concludes
in the report under subsection (b) that a personal emergency
response system should be provided by the Department of Veterans
Affairs to veterans with service-connected disabilities—
(1) the Secretary may provide such a system, without
charge, to any veteran with a service-connected disability who
is enrolled under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code,
and who submits an application for such a system under sub-
section (d); and
(2) the Secretary may contract with one or more vendors
to furnish such a system.
(d) APPLICATION.—A personal emergency response system may
be provided to a veteran under subsection (c)(1) only upon the
submission by the veteran of an application for the system. Any
such application shall be in such form and manner as the Secretary
may require.
(e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘per-
sonal emergency response system’’ means a device—
(1) that can be activated by an individual who is experi-
encing a medical emergency to notify appropriate emergency
medical personnel that the individual is experiencing a medical
emergency; and
(2) that provides the individual’s location through a Global
Positioning System indicator.
SEC. 211. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH CARE
OF VETERANS WHO SERVED IN SOUTHWEST ASIA DURING
THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.
Section 1710(e)(3)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31,
2001’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2002’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.