H. R. 5985 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen 
An Act 
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 Representatives 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 2016’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
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 support 
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-serv-
ice-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 organizations 
for transportation of highly rural veterans. 
Sec. 107. Extension of authority for pilot program on counseling in retreat settings 
for women veterans newly separated from service. 
Sec. 108. Extension of deadline for report on pilot program on use of community- 
based organizations and local and State government entities to ensure 
that veterans receive care and benefits for which they are eligible. 
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 benefits to 
members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses. 
TITLE III—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HOMELESS 
VETERANS 
Sec. 301. Extension of authority for homeless veterans reintegration programs. 
Sec. 302. Extension of authority for homeless women veterans and homeless vet-
erans with children reintegration program. 
Sec. 303. Extension of authority for referral and counseling services for veterans at 
risk of homelessness transitioning from certain institutions. 
Sec. 304. Extension of authority to provide housing assistance for homeless vet-
erans.
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Sec. 305. Extension and modification of authority to provide financial assistance for 
supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent 
housing. 
Sec. 306. Extension of authority for grant program for homeless veterans with spe-
cial needs. 
Sec. 307. Extension of authority for the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans. 
Sec. 308. Extension of authority for treatment and rehabilitation services for seri-
ously mentally ill and homeless veterans. 
TITLE IV—OTHER EXTENSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND 
OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 401. Extension of authority for transportation of individuals to and from De-
partment facilities. 
Sec. 402. Extension of authority for operation of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines. 
Sec. 403. Extension of authority for monthly assistance allowances under the Office 
of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events. 
Sec. 404. Extension of requirement to provide reports to Congress regarding equi-
table relief in the case of administrative error. 
Sec. 405. Extension of authorization of appropriations for adaptive sports programs 
for disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 406. Extension of authority for Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans. 
Sec. 407. Modification to authorization of appropriations for comprehensive service 
programs for homeless veterans. 
Sec. 408. Extension of authority for temporary expansion of eligibility for specially 
adapted housing assistance for certain veterans with disabilities causing 
difficulty ambulating. 
Sec. 409. Extension of authority for specially adapted housing assistive technology 
grant program. 
Sec. 410. Extension of authority to guarantee payment of principal and interest on 
certificates or other securities. 
Sec. 411. Extension of authority to enter into agreement with the National Acad-
emy of Sciences regarding associations between diseases and exposure 
to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides. 
Sec. 412. Extension of authority for performance of medical disabilities examina-
tions by contract physicians. 
Sec. 413. Restoration of prior reporting fee multipliers. 
Sec. 414. Extension of requirement for annual report on Department of Defense-De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Interagency Program Office. 
Sec. 415. Extension of authority to approve courses of education in cases of with-
drawal of recognition of accrediting agency by Secretary of Education. 
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 provision, the reference shall 
be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 
38, United States Code. 
SEC. 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 Com-
mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage. 
TITLE I—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY 
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF COPAY-
MENTS FOR HOSPITAL CARE AND NURSING HOME CARE. 
Section 1710(f)(2)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’.
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SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE NURSING HOME 
CARE TO CERTAIN VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED 
DISABILITIES. 
Section 1710A(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CAREGIVERS. 
Section 1720G(e) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) $734,628,000 for fiscal year 2017.’’. 
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. 
Section 1729(a)(2)(E) is amended, in the matter preceding 
clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 1, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘October 
1, 2017’’. 
SEC. 105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM ON ASSIST-
ANCE 
FOR 
CHILD 
CARE 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
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 ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subsection (h) of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘and 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2016, 
and 2017’’. 
SEC. 106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS TO VETERANS 
SERVICE 
ORGANIZATIONS 
FOR 
TRANSPORTATION 
OF 
HIGHLY RURAL VETERANS. 
Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health 
Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1154; 38 
U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM ON COUN-
SELING 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; 38 U.S.C. 1712A) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subsection (f) of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘and 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2016, 
and 2017’’.
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SEC. 108. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAM 
ON USE OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND 
LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO ENSURE 
THAT VETERANS RECEIVE CARE AND BENEFITS FOR 
WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE. 
Section 506(g)(1) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus 
Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 38 U.S.C. 523 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘180 days after the completion of 
the pilot program’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
TITLE II—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY 
RELATING TO BENEFITS 
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE VETERANS’ ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. 
Section 3692(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
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, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2017’’. 
SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO VENDEE LOANS. 
Section 3733(a)(7) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017,’’. 
SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REHABILITATION 
AND VOCATIONAL BENEFITS TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES WITH SEVERE 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, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
TITLE III—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY 
RELATING TO HOMELESS VETERANS 
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS VETERANS RE-
INTEGRATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 2021(e)(1)(F) is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS WOMEN VET-
ERANS AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN RE-
INTEGRATION PROGRAM. 
Section 2021A(f)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’.
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SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REFERRAL AND COUN-
SELING SERVICES FOR VETERANS AT RISK OF HOMELESS-
NESS TRANSITIONING FROM CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 2023(d) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE HOUSING ASSIST-
ANCE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 2041(c) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 305. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE 
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR 
VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMANENT 
HOUSING. 
Subparagraph (E) of section 2044(e)(1) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(E) $320,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 
2017.’’. 
SEC. 306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR 
HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. 
Section 2061(d)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
ON HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 2066(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
SEC. 
308. 
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, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL SERVICES
AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS.—Section 
2033(d) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
TITLE 
IV—OTHER 
EXTENSIONS 
AND 
MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND 
OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION OF 
INDIVIDUALS TO AND FROM DEPARTMENT FACILITIES. 
Section 111A(a)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REGIONAL OFFICE 
IN MANILA, THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. 
Section 315(b) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’.
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SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR MONTHLY ASSISTANCE 
ALLOWANCES UNDER THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL VET-
ERANS SPORTS PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. 
Section 322(d)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 404. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE REPORTS TO 
CONGRESS REGARDING EQUITABLE RELIEF IN THE CASE 
OF ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR. 
Section 503(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR DISABLED VETERANS 
AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Section 521A is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’; and 
(2) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 
MINORITY VETERANS. 
Section 544(e) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
SEC. 407. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR HOME-
LESS VETERANS. 
Section 2013(7) is amended by striking ‘‘$250,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$257,700,000’’. 
SEC. 408. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY EXPANSION 
OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING 
ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES 
CAUSING DIFFICULTY AMBULATING. 
Section 2101(a)(4) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 409. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED 
HOUSING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 2108(g) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 410. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO GUARANTEE PAYMENT OF 
PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON CERTIFICATES OR OTHER 
SECURITIES. 
Section 3720(h)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’.
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SEC. 411. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT 
WITH THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REGARDING 
ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DISEASES AND EXPOSURE TO 
DIOXIN AND OTHER CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS IN HERBI-
CIDES. 
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, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
SEC. 412. 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, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
SEC. 413. RESTORATION OF PRIOR REPORTING FEE MULTIPLIERS. 
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 ‘‘two-year’’ and inserting ‘‘three-year’’. 
SEC. 414. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS INTERAGENCY PROGRAM OFFICE. 
Section 1635(h)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 415. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO APPROVE COURSES OF EDU-
CATION IN CASES OF WITHDRAWAL OF RECOGNITION OF 
ACCREDITING AGENCY BY SECRETARY OF EDUCATION. 
Section 3679(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Any course’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Except as 
provided by paragraph (2), any course’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) In the case of a course of education that would be subject 
to disapproval under paragraph (1) solely for the reason that the 
Secretary of Education withdraws the recognition of the accrediting 
agency that accredited the course, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Education, and notwith-
standing the withdrawal, may continue to treat the course as an 
approved course of education under this chapter for a period not 
to exceed 18 months from the date of the withdrawal of recognition 
of the accrediting agency, unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
or the appropriate State approving agency determines that there 
is evidence to support the disapproval of the course under this 
chapter. The Secretary shall provide to any veteran enrolled in
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such a course of education notice of the status of the course of 
education.’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.