(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graph (B) or (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs 
(B), (C), and (D)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an eligible 
person referred to in that subparagraph who is made eligi-
ble under section 3501(a)(1)(D)(i) of this title by reason 
of a service-connected disability that was determined to 
be a total disability permanent in nature not later than 
three years after discharge from service may be afforded 
educational assistance under this chapter during the 20- 
year period beginning on the date the disability was so 
determined to be a total disability permanent in nature, 
but only if the eligible person remains the spouse of the 
disabled person throughout the period.’’. 
SEC. 120. CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONAL CONTRIBU-
TIONS AND PAYMENTS IN CALCULATING EN-
TITLEMENT CHARGE FOR CERTAIN PRO-
GRAMS OF EDUCATION. 
(a) TUITION ASSISTANCE.—Section 3014(b)(2)(C) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or (e)(1) of section 3015 of this 
title,’’ and inserting ‘‘(e)(1), or (g) of section 3015 of this 
title, or section 16131(i) of title 10,’’. 
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(b) FLIGHT
TRAINING.—Section 3032(e)(3) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or (e)(1) of section 3015 of this 
title,’’ and inserting ‘‘(e)(1), or (g) of section 3015 of this 
title, or section 16131(i) of title 10,’’. 
(c) LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION TESTS.—Section 
3032(f)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘or (e)(1) of section 
3015 of this title,’’ and inserting ‘‘(e)(1), or (g) of section 
3015 of this title, or section 16131(i) of title 10,’’. 
SEC. 121. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSIST-
ANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RE-
SERVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS 
SUPPORTING 
CONTINGENCY 
OPERATIONS 
AND CERTAIN OTHER OPERATIONS. 
(a) MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE.—Sec-
tion 16131(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘at the fol-
lowing rates’’ and all that follows through the end; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) The educational assistance allowance provided 
under this subchapter shall be based on the applicable per-
cent under paragraph (4) of the applicable rate provided 
under section 3015 of title 38 for a member whose entitle-
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ment is based on completion of an obligated period of ac-
tive duty of 3 years. 
‘‘(3) The educational assistance allowance provided 
under this section for a person who is undertaking a pro-
gram for which a reduced rate is specified in chapter 30 
of such title, that rate shall be further adjusted by the 
applicable percent specified in paragraph (4). 
‘‘(4) The adjusted educational assistance allowance 
under paragraph (2) or (3), as applicable, shall be 47 per-
cent.’’. 
(b) RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS SUPPORTING 
CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS AND CERTAIN OTHER OPER-
ATIONS.—Paragraph (4) of section 16162(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) The adjusted educational assistance allowance 
under paragraph (2) or (3), as applicable, shall be— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent in the case of a member of a 
reserve component who performed active service for 
90 cumulative days but less than 180 cumulative 
days; 
‘‘(B) 55 percent in the case of a member of a 
reserve component who performed active service for 
180 cumulative days but less than 365 cumulative 
days; 
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‘‘(C) 60 percent in the case of a member of a 
reserve component who performed active service for 
365 cumulative days but less than 545 cumulative 
days; 
‘‘(D) 70 percent in the case of a member of a 
reserve component who performed active service for 
545 cumulative days but less than 730 cumulative 
days; 
‘‘(E) 80 percent in the case of a member of a 
reserve component who performed active service for 
730 cumulative days but less than 910 cumulative 
days; 
‘‘(F) 90 percent in the case of a member of a 
reserve component who performed active service for 
910 cumulative days but less than 1095 cumulative 
days; and 
‘‘(G) 100 percent in the case of a member of 
a reserve component who performed active service 
for 1095 cumulative days or more.’’. 
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SEC. 122. EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION ELIGI-
BLE FOR ACCELERATED PAYMENTS OF EDU-
CATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER LAWS ADMIN-
ISTERED BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS. 
(a) COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 3014A of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘that leads to’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
the following: ‘‘or (B) employment as an operator of 
a commercial motor vehicle (as defined in section 
31301(4) of title 49)’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) HEADING.—The heading of section 3014A 
of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘and 
employment 
in 
certain 
other occupations’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 30 of such title is 
amended in the item relating to section 3014A by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘and employment in certain other occupations’’. 
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TITLE II—CIVIL SERVICE 
ENTITLEMENT REFORM 
SEC. 201. VOUCHER PLAN FOR FEHBP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8906(b) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section, the maximum annual Government contribution for 
an employee or annuitant enrolled in a health benefits plan 
under this chapter is, for any year beginning after 2009, 
equal to— 
‘‘(A) $3,600 in the case of an employee or an-
nuitant enrolled for self alone; and 
‘‘(B) $8,400 in the case of an employee or an-
nuitant enrolled for self and family. 
‘‘(2)(A) In the case of each year beginning after 
2010, each of the dollar amounts in paragraph (1) shall 
be increased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment for such year. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the cost-of- 
living adjustment for any year is the percentage (if any) 
by which— 
‘‘(i) the CPI for the preceding year, exceeds 
‘‘(ii) the CPI for 2009. 
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same ratio to the amount determined under paragraph (3) 
as the average number of hours in such employee’s regu-
larly scheduled workweek bears to the average number of 
hours in the regularly scheduled workweek of an employee 
serving in a comparable position on a full-time career basis 
(as determined under regulations prescribed by the Of-
fice). 
‘‘(5) For an employee, the Government contribution 
computed under this subsection with respect to a year be-
gins on the first day of the employee’s first pay period 
of each year. For an annuitant, the Government contribu-
tion begins on the first day of the first period of the year 
for which an annuity payment is made.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8906(a) of 
title 5, United States Code, is repealed. 
(c) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes described 
in paragraph (2), the provisions of chapter 89 of 
title 5, United States Code, shall be applied as if the 
amendments made by this section had not been en-
acted. 
(2) PURPOSES
DESCRIBED.—Paragraph (1) 
shall apply for purposes of determining the indi-
vidual and Government contributions payable— 
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(A) for any period before the first day of 
the first applicable pay or other period begin-
ning in 2010, in the case of any individual; and 
(B) for any period beginning on or after 
the first day described in subparagraph (A), in 
the case of any individual who, as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act— 
(i) is enrolled in a health benefits plan 
under chapter 89 of such title 5 as an an-
nuitant; or 
(ii) would (but for being enrolled as a 
family member) be eligible under section 
8905(b) of such title for continued enroll-
ment as an annuitant. 
SEC. 202. GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ANNUITANTS 
UNDER FEHBP TO BE DETERMINED BASED 
ON LENGTH OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE. 
Section 8906(b) of title 5, United States Code, as 
amended by section 201, is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5)(A) In the case of an annuitant, the dollar 
amount specified in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B) (as appli-
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cable) shall be reduced by 1⁄6 of 1 percent for each full 
month that— 
‘‘(i) in the case of an annuitant within the 
meaning of subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 
8901(3), the total amount of creditable service per-
formed by such annuitant is less than 20 years; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an annuitant within the 
meaning of subparagraph (B) or (D) of section 
8901(3), the total amount of creditable service per-
formed by the deceased employee or former employee 
(as referred to in such subparagraph (B) or (D), as 
applicable) is less than 20 years. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
‘creditable service’ means any employment creditable 
under section 8332 or 8411. 
‘‘(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall apply in the 
case of any individual who becomes an annuitant, within 
the meaning of section 8901(3), before January 1, 2010.’’. 
SEC. 203. BENEFITS UNDER CSRS AND FERS TO BE COM-
PUTED BASED ON MODIFIED DEFINITION OF 
‘‘AVERAGE PAY’’. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8331(4) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘3’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘5’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any annuity 
which is payable based on a separation from service occur-
ring after September 30, 2008. 
(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—For purposes of any annu-
ity which is payable based on a separation from service 
occurring before October 1, 2008, the provisions of section 
8331(4) of title 5, United States Code, shall be applied 
as if the amendments made by subsection (a) had not been 
enacted. 
SEC. 204. ELIMINATION OF ANNUITY SUPPLEMENT UNDER 
FERS AND RELATED RETIREMENT SYSTEMS. 
(a) SUPPLEMENTS UNDER FERS.—Chapter 84 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by repealing sections 8421 and 8421a; and 
(2) by repealing subsection (f) of section 8442. 
(b) SUPPLEMENT UNDER FOREIGN SERVICE PEN-
SION SYSTEM.—Subsection (c) of section 855 of the For-
eign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071d(c)) is repealed. 
(c) SUPPLEMENT UNDER CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM.—Para-
graph (2) of section 305(c) of the Central Intelligence 
Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2154(c)(2) is repealed. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 8349(a)(3)(B)(i)(II) of title 5, United States 
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Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 8421(b)(3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 8421(b)(3) (as last in effect)’’. 
(2) The analysis for chapter 84 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by repealing the items relating 
to sections 8421 and 8421a, respectively. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to any individual 
whose entitlement to retirement benefits under the Fed-
eral Employees’ Retirement System (or other retirement 
system) is based on a separation from service occurring 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE III—NATIONAL ENVIRON-
MENT AND ENERGY DEVEL-
OPMENT ACT 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Environment 
and Energy Development Act’’. 
SEC. 302. TERMINATION OF PROHIBITIONS ON EXPENDI-
TURES FOR, AND WITHDRAWALS FROM, OFF-
SHORE GAS LEASING. 
(a) PROHIBITIONS ON EXPENDITURES.—All provi-
sions of Federal law that prohibit the expenditure of ap-
propriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and 
preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental 
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