(b) SURVIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE.—Sections 3532(d) and 3565(b)(1) are
amended by striking out ‘‘a rate in Philippine pesos equiv-
alent to’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the rate of’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to payments made
after December 31, 1994.
SEC. 508. STUDY OF HEALTH CONSEQUENCES FOR FAMILY
MEMBERS OF ATOMIC VETERANS OF EXPO-
SURE OF ATOMIC VETERANS TO IONIZING
RADIATION.
(a) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement with the
Medical Follow-Up Agency of the Institute of the Medicine
of the National Academy of Sciences under which that
agency shall convene a panel of appropriate individuals to
carry out the evaluation described in subsection (b).
(b) EVALUATION OF FEASIBILITY OF STUDY.—(1)
The panel convened under subsection (a) shall evaluate the
feasibility of carrying out a study as described in sub-
section (c).
(2) The panel shall submit the results of the evalua-
tion under paragraph (1) to the Secretary not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The
Secretary shall promptly notify the Committees on Veter-
ans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives of such results.
(c) DESCRIPTION OF STUDY TO BE EVALUATED.—
The study referred to in subsection (b) (the feasibility of
which is to be evaluated under that subsection by the
panel convened under subsection (a)) is one which would
determine the nature and extent, if any, of the relationship
between the exposure of veterans described in subsection
(d) to ionizing radiation and the following:
(1) Genetic defects and illnesses in the children
and grandchildren of such veterans.
(2) Untoward pregnancy outcomes experienced
by the wives of such veterans, including premature
births, stillbirths, miscarriages, neonatal illnesses
and deaths.
(3) Periparturient diseases of the mother which
are the direct result of such untoward pregnancy
outcomes.
(d) COVERED VETERANS.—Subsection (c) applies
to—
(1) any veteran who was exposed (as deter-
mined by the Secretary) to ionizing radiation as a
result of—
(A) participation while on active duty in
the Armed Forces in an atmospheric nuclear
test that included the detonation of a nuclear
device;
(B) service in the Armed Forces with the
United States occupation force of Hiroshima or
Nagasaki, Japan, before July 1, 1946; or
(C) internment or detention as a prisoner
of war of Japan before that date in cir-
cumstances providing the opportunity for expo-
sure to ionizing radiation comparable to the ex-
posure of individuals who served with such oc-
cupation force before that date; and
(2) any other veteran who the Secretary des-
ignates for coverage under the study.
SEC. 509. CENTER FOR MINORITY VETERANS AND CENTER
FOR WOMEN VETERANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 is amended by striking
out section 317 and inserting in lieu thereof the following
new sections:
‘‘§ 317. Center for Minority Veterans
‘‘(a) There is in the Department a Center for Minor-
ity Veterans. There is at the head of the Center a Direc-
tor.
‘‘(b) The Director shall be a noncareer appointee in
the Senior Executive Service. The Director shall be ap-
pointed for a term of six years.
‘‘(c) The Director reports directly to the Secretary
or the Deputy Secretary concerning the activities of the
Center.
‘‘(d) The Director shall perform the following func-
tions with respect to veterans who are minorities:
‘‘(1) Serve as principal adviser to the Secretary
on the adoption and implementation of policies and
programs affecting veterans who are minorities.
‘‘(2) Make recommendations to the Secretary,
the Under Secretary for Health, the Under Sec-
retary for Benefits, and other Department officials
for the establishment or improvement of programs in
the Department for which veterans who are minori-
ties are eligible.
‘‘(3) Promote the use of benefits authorized by
this title by veterans who are minorities and the con-
duct of outreach activities to veterans who are mi-
norities, in conjunction with outreach activities car-
ried out under chapter 77 of this title.
‘‘(4) Disseminate information and serve as a re-
source center for the exchange of information re-
garding innovative and successful programs which
improve the services available to veterans who are
minorities.
‘‘(5) Conduct and sponsor appropriate social
and demographic research on the needs of veterans
who are minorities and the extent to which programs
authorized under this title meet the needs of those
veterans, without regard to any law concerning the
collection of information from the public.
‘‘(6) Analyze and evaluate complaints made by
or on behalf of veterans who are minorities about
the adequacy and timeliness of services provided by
the Department and advise the appropriate official
of the Department of the results of such analysis or
evaluation.
‘‘(7) Consult with, and provide assistance and
information to, officials responsible for administering
Federal, State, local, and private programs that as-
sist veterans, to encourage those officials to adopt
policies which promote the use of those programs by
veterans who are minorities.
‘‘(8) Advise the Secretary when laws or policies
have the effect of discouraging the use of benefits by
veterans who are minorities.
‘‘(9) Publicize the results of medical research
which are of particular significance to veterans who
are minorities.
‘‘(10) Perform such other duties consistent with
this section as the Secretary shall prescribe.
‘‘(e) The Secretary shall ensure that the Director is
furnished sufficient resources to enable the Director to
carry out the functions of the Center in a timely manner.
‘‘(f) The Secretary shall include in documents sub-
mitted to Congress by the Secretary in support of the
President’s budget for each fiscal year—
‘‘(1) detailed information on the budget for the
Center;
‘‘(2) the Secretary’s opinion as to whether the
resources (including the number of employees) pro-
posed in the budget for that fiscal year are adequate
to enable the Center to comply with its statutory
and regulatory duties; and
‘‘(3) a report on the activities and significant
accomplishments of the Center during the preceding
fiscal year.
‘‘§ 318. Center for Women Veterans
‘‘(a) There is in the Department a Center for Women
Veterans. There is at the head of the Center a Director.
‘‘(b) The Director shall be a noncareer appointee in
the Senior Executive Service. The Director shall be ap-
pointed for a term of six years.
‘‘(c) The Director reports directly to the Secretary
or the Deputy Secretary concerning the activities of the
Center.
‘‘(d) The Director shall perform the following func-
tions with respect to veterans who are women:
‘‘(1) Serve as principal adviser to the Secretary
on the adoption and implementation of policies and
programs affecting veterans who are women.
‘‘(2) Make recommendations to the Secretary,
the Under Secretary for Health, the Under Sec-
retary for Benefits, and other Department officials
for the establishment or improvement of programs in
the Department for which veterans who are women
are eligible.
‘‘(3) Promote the use of benefits authorized by
this title by veterans who are women and the con-
duct of outreach activities to veterans who are
women, in conjunction with outreach activities car-
ried out under chapter 77 of this title.
‘‘(4) Disseminate information and serve as a re-
source center for the exchange of information re-
garding innovative and successful programs which
improve the services available to veterans who are
women.
‘‘(10) Advise the Secretary and other appro-
priate officials on the effectiveness of the Depart-
ment’s efforts to accomplish the goals of section
492B of the Public Health Service Act (relating to
the inclusion of women and minorities in clinical re-
search) and of particular health conditions affecting
womens’ health which should be studied as part of
the Department’s medical research program and
promote cooperation between the Department and
other sponsors of medical research of potential bene-
fit to veterans who are women.
‘‘(11) Provide support and administrative serv-
ices to the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans
established under section 542 of this title.
‘‘(12) Perform such other duties consistent with
this section as the Secretary shall prescribe.
‘‘(e) The Secretary shall ensure that the Director is
furnished sufficient resources to enable the Director to
carry out the functions of the Center in a timely manner.
‘‘(f) The Secretary shall include in documents sub-
mitted to Congress by the Secretary in support of the
President’s budget for each fiscal year—
‘‘(1) detailed information on the budget for the
Center;
‘‘(2) the Secretary’s opinion as to whether the
resources (including the number of employees) pro-
posed in the budget for that fiscal year are adequate
to enable the Center to comply with its statutory
and regulatory duties; and
‘‘(3) a report on the activities and significant
accomplishments of the Center during the preceding
fiscal year.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking
out the item relating to section 317 and inserting in lieu
thereof the following new items:
‘‘317. Center for Minority Veterans.
‘‘318. Center for Women Veterans.’’.
SEC. 510. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY VETERANS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subchapter III of chapter 5
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 544. Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans
‘‘(a)(1) The Secretary shall establish an advisory
committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Mi-
nority Veterans (hereinafter in this section referred to as
‘the Committee’).
‘‘(2)(A) The Committee shall consist of members
appointed by the Secretary from the general public,
including—
‘‘(i) representatives of veterans who are minor-
ity group members;
‘‘(ii) individuals who are recognized authorities
in fields pertinent to the needs of veterans who are
minority group members;
‘‘(iii) veterans who are minority group members
and who have experience in a military theater of op-
erations; and
‘‘(iv) veterans who are minority group members
and who do not have such experience.
‘‘(B) The Committee shall include, as ex officio mem-
bers, the following:
‘‘(i) The Secretary of Labor (or a representative
of the Secretary of Labor designated by the Sec-
retary after consultation with the Assistant Sec-
retary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment).
‘‘(ii) The Secretary of Defense (or a representa-
tive of the Secretary of Defense designated by the
Secretary of Defense).
‘‘(iii) The Secretary of the Interior (or a rep-
resentative of the Secretary of the Interior des-
ignated by the Secretary of the Interior).
‘‘(iv) The Secretary of Commerce (or a rep-
resentative of the Secretary of Commerce designated
by the Secretary of Commerce).
‘‘(v) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices (or a representative of the Secretary of Health
and Human Services designated by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services).
‘‘(vi) The Under Secretary for Health and the
Under Secretary for Benefits, or their designees.
‘‘(C) The Secretary may invite representatives of
other departments and agencies of the United States to
participate in the meetings and other activities of the
Committee.
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall determine the number,
terms of service, and pay and allowances of members of
the Committee appointed by the Secretary, except that a
term of service of any such member may not exceed three
years. The Secretary may reappoint any such member for
additional terms of service.
‘‘(4) The Committee shall meet as often as the Sec-
retary considers necessary or appropriate, but not less
often than twice each fiscal year.
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall, on a regular basis, consult
with and seek the advice of the Committee with respect
to the administration of benefits by the Department for
veterans who are minority group members, reports and
studies pertaining to such veterans and the needs of such
veterans with respect to compensation, health care, reha-
bilitation, outreach, and other benefits and programs ad-
ministered by the Department.
‘‘(c)(1) Not later than July 1 of each year, the Com-
mittee shall submit to the Secretary a report on the pro-
grams and activities of the Department that pertain to
veterans who are minority group members. Each such re-
port shall include—
‘‘(A) an assessment of the needs of veterans
who are minority group members with respect to
compensation, health care, rehabilitation, outreach,
and other benefits and programs administered by
the Department;
‘‘(B) a review of the programs and activities of
the Department designed to meet such needs; and
‘‘(C) such recommendations (including rec-
ommendations for administrative and legislative ac-
tion) as the Committee considers appropriate.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall, within 60 days after receiv-
ing each report under paragraph (1), submit to Congress
a copy of the report, together with any comments concern-
ing the report that the Secretary considers appropriate.
‘‘(3) The Committee may also submit to the Sec-
retary such other reports and recommendations as the
Committee considers appropriate.
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall submit with each annual re-
port submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 529
of this title a summary of all reports and recommendations
of the Committee submitted to the Secretary since the pre-
vious annual report of the Secretary submitted pursuant
to such section.
‘‘(d) In this section, the term ‘minority group mem-
ber’ means an individual who is—
‘‘(1) Asian American;
‘‘(2) Black;
‘‘(3) Hispanic;
‘‘(4) Native American (including American In-
dian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian); or
‘‘(5) Pacific-Islander American.
‘‘(e) The Committee shall cease to exist December 31,
1997.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding
after the item relating to section 543 the following new
item:
‘‘544. Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans.’’.
SEC. 511. MAILING OF NOTICES OF APPEAL TO THE COURT
OF VETERANS APPEALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7266(a) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(a)(1) In order to obtain review by the Court of Vet-
erans Appeals of a final decision of the Board of Veterans’
Appeals, a person adversely affected by such decision shall
file a notice of appeal with the Court within 120 days after
the date on which notice of the decision is mailed pursuant
to section 7104(e) of this title.
‘‘(2) An appellant shall file a notice of appeal under
this section by delivering or mailing the notice to the
Court.
‘‘(3) A notice of appeal shall be deemed to be received
by the Court as follows:
‘‘(A) On the date of receipt by the Court, if the
notice is delivered.
‘‘(B) On the date of the United States Post
Service postmark stamped on the cover in which the
notice is posted, if the notice is properly addressed
to the Court and is mailed.
‘‘(4) For a notice of appeal mailed to the Court to
be deemed to be received under paragraph (3)(B) on a
particular date, the United States Postal Service postmark
on the cover in which the notice is posted must be legible.
The Court shall determine the legibility of any such post-
mark and the Court’s determination as to legibility shall
be final and not subject to review by any other Court.’’.
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act and shall apply to notices of appeal that are
delivered or mailed to the United States Court of Veterans
Appeals on or after that date.
TITLE VI—EDUCATION AND
TRAINING PROGRAMS
SEC. 601. FLIGHT TRAINING.
(a) ACTIVE DUTY PROGRAM.—Section 3034(d) is
amended—
(1) by striking out paragraph (2);
(2) by striking out ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(d)’’; and
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
(b) POST-VIETNAM ERA.—Section 3241(b) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking out paragraph (2);
(2) by striking out ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
(c) RESERVE PROGRAM.—Section 2136(c) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking out paragraph (2);
(2) by striking out ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect as of October 1, 1994.
SEC. 602. TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS
WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.
(a) REHABILITATION RESOURCES.—Section 3115 is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking out ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘(includ-
ing the Department of Veterans Affairs),’’;
and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or of any federally
recognized Indian tribe,’’ after ‘‘financial
assistance,’’; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘any
federally recognized Indian tribe,’’ after ‘‘con-
tributions,’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘federally
recognized Indian tribe’ means any Indian tribe, band, na-
tion, pueblo, or other organized group or community, in-
cluding any Alaska Native village or regional corporation
as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act, which is recognized as eligible for
the special programs and services provided by the United
States to Indians because of their status as Indians.’’.
(b) ALLOWANCES.—Section 3108(c)(2) is amended
by inserting ‘‘or federally recognized Indian tribe’’ after
‘‘local government agency’’.
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—(1) Section 404(b) of
the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4338) is
amended by striking out the period at the end and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘, but shall not apply to veterans and
other persons who originally applied for assistance under
chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, before Novem-
ber 1, 1990.’’.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
take effect as of October 29, 1992.
SEC. 
603. 
ALTERNATIVE 
TEACHER 
CERTIFICATION
PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3452(c) is amended by
adding at the end the following: ‘‘For the period ending
on September 30, 1996, such term includes any entity that
provides training required for completion of any State-ap-
proved alternative teacher certification program (as deter-
mined by the Secretary).’’.
(b) CLARIFYING
AMENDMENT.—Section 3002 is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(8) The term ‘educational institution’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 3452(c) of this title.’’.
SEC. 604. EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section 3476
is amended to read as follows: ‘‘An eligible veteran may
not enroll in any course offered by an educational institu-
tion not located in a State unless that educational institu-
tion is an approved institution of higher learning and the
course is approved by the Secretary.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to courses approved
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 605. CORRESPONDENCE COURSES.
(a) APPROVAL OF PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION.—(1)
Section 3672 is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(e) A program of education exclusively by cor-
respondence, and the correspondence portion of a com-
bination correspondence-residence course leading to a vo-
cational objective, that is offered by an educational institu-
tion (as defined in section 3452(c) of this title) may be
approved only if (1) the educational institution is accred-
(2) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to services provided under such section
after September 30, 1994.
(b) ELIMINATION
OF REQUIREMENT
FOR QUAR-
TERLY REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 3674(a)(3) is
amended—
(1) by striking out subparagraph (B); and
(2) by striking out ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’.
(c) EVALUATION OF AGENCY PERFORMANCE.—Sec-
tion 3674A is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking out paragraph (3); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘subsection (a)(5) of
this section’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘subsection (a)(4)’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘of this title’’ after ‘‘sec-
tion 3674(a)’’ both places it appears.
SEC. 607. MEASUREMENT OF COURSES.
Section 3688(b) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘this chapter or’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘this chapter,’’; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end
thereof the following: ‘‘, or chapter 106 of title 10’’.
SEC. 
608. 
VETERANS’ 
ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE 
ON
EDUCATION.
Section 3692 is amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘34,’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and chapter 106 of title
10’’ before the period at the end;
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by
striking out ‘‘this chapter’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘of this title’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘this chapter, chapter 30, 32, and 35 of this title,
and chapter 106 of title 10’’; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking out ‘‘December
31, 1994’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘December
31, 2003’’.
SEC. 609. CONTRACT EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL
COUNSELING.
(a) PAYMENT
LIMITATION.—Section 3697(b) is
amended by striking out ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘$6,000,000’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1994.
SEC. 610. SERVICE MEMBERS OCCUPATIONAL CONVERSION
AND TRAINING ACT OF 1992.
(a) PERIOD OF TRAINING.—(1) Section 4485(d) of
the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Train-
ing Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 2759; 10 U.S.C. 1143 note)
is amended by striking out ‘‘or more than 18 months’’.
(2)(A) Section 4486(d)(2) of such Act (102 Stat.
2760; 10 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended by striking out
the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof
the following: ‘‘in the community for the entire period of
training of the eligible person.’’.
(B) The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall
apply with respect to programs of training under the Serv-
ice Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act
of 1992 beginning after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(b) PAYMENTS.—Section 4487 of such Act (106 Stat.
2762; 10 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ in
subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘subparagraphs (B) and (C)’’;
(B) by inserting before the period at the
end of subparagraph (A) the following: ‘‘but in
no event to exceed hours equivalent to 18
months of training’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(C) Assistance may be paid under this subtitle on
behalf of an eligible person to that person’s employer for
training under two or more programs of job training under
this subtitle if such employer has not received (or is not
due) on that person’s behalf assistance in an amount ag-
gregating the applicable amount set forth in subparagraph
(B).’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting before the
period at the end thereof ‘‘, or upon the completion
of the 18th month of training under the last training
program approved for the person’s pursuit with that
employer under this subtitle, whichever is earlier’’.
(c) ENTRY INTO PROGRAM OF JOB TRAINING.—Sec-
tion 4488(a) of such Act (106 Stat. 2764; 10 U.S.C. 1143
note) is amended by striking out the third sentence thereof
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘The eligible person may
begin such program of job training with the employer on
the day that notice is transmitted to such official by means
prescribed by such official. However, assistance under this
subtitle may not be provided to the employer if such offi-
cial, within two weeks after the date on which such notice
is transmitted, disapproves the eligible person’s entry into
that program of job training in accordance with this
section.’’.
TITLE VII—EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAMS
SEC. 701. JOB COUNSELING, TRAINING, AND PLACEMENT.
(a) DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR FOR
VETERANS’ 
EMPLOYMENT
AND
TRAINING.—Section
4102A(a) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘(1)’’ and ‘‘(2)’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘(A)’’ and ‘‘(B)’’, respectively;
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) There shall be within the Department of Labor
a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Em-
ployment and Training. The Deputy Assistant Secretary
shall perform such functions as the Assistant Secretary
of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training pre-
scribes. The Deputy Assistant Secretary shall be a vet-
eran.’’.
(b) DVOP SPECIALISTS COMPENSATION RATES.—
Section 4103A(a)(1) is amended by striking out ‘‘a rate
not less than the rate prescribed for an entry level profes-
sional’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘rates comparable to
those paid other professionals performing essentially simi-
lar duties’’.
(c) SPECIAL UNEMPLOYMENT STUDY.—Subsection
(a) of section 4110A is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a)(1) The Secretary, through the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, shall conduct a study every two years of unem-
ployment among each of the following categories of
veterans:
‘‘(A) Special disabled veterans.
‘‘(B) Veterans of the Vietnam era who served
in the Vietnam theater of operations during the
Vietnam era.
‘‘(C) Veterans who served on active duty during
the Vietnam era who did not serve in the Vietnam
theater of operations.
‘‘(D) Veterans who served on active duty after
the Vietnam era.
‘‘(E) Veterans discharged or released from ac-
tive duty within four years of the applicable study.
‘‘(2) Within each of the categories of veterans speci-
fied in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include a sepa-
rate category for women who are veterans.
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall promptly submit to Con-
gress a report on the results of each study under para-
graph (1).’’.
SEC. 702. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OF VETERANS.
(a) FEDERAL
CONTRACTS.—Section 4212(a) is
amended by striking out ‘‘all of its suitable employment
openings,’’ in clause (1) of the third sentence and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘all of its employment openings except
that the contractor may exclude openings for executive
and top management positions, positions which are to be
filled from within the contractor’s organization, and posi-
tions lasting three days or less,’’.
(b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
FOR VETERANS
UNDER FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT
AND TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 4213 is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘chapters 11, 13, 31, 34,
35, and 36 of this title by an eligible veteran and’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘chapters 11, 13, 30,
31, 35, and 36 of this title by an eligible veteran,’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘and any amounts received by
an eligible person under chapter 106 of title 10,’’
after ‘‘chapters 13 and 35 of such title, and’’; and
(3) by striking out ‘‘the needs or qualifications
of participants in’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘eli-
gibility under’’.
TITLE VIII—CEMETERIES AND
MEMORIAL AFFAIRS
SEC. 801. ELIGIBILITY FOR BURIAL IN NATIONAL CEME-
TERIES 
OF 
SPOUSES 
WHO 
PREDECEASE
VETERANS.
Section 2402(5) is amended by inserting ‘‘spouse,’’
after ‘‘The’’.
SEC. 802. RESTORATION OF BURIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR
UNREMARRIED SPOUSES.
Section 2402(5), as amended by section 801, is fur-
ther amended by inserting after ‘‘surviving spouse’’ the
following: ‘‘(which for purposes of this chapter includes
an unremarried surviving spouse who had a subsequent
remarriage which was terminated by death or divorce)’’.
SEC. 803. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS 
FOR 
STATE 
CEMETERY 
GRANT
PROGRAM.
Paragraph (2) of section 2408(a) is amended by
striking 
out 
‘‘nine’’ 
and 
inserting 
in 
lieu
thereof ‘‘fourteen’’.
SEC. 804. AUTHORITY TO USE FLAT GRAVE MARKERS AT
THE 
WILLAMETTE 
NATIONAL 
CEMETERY,
OREGON.
Notwithstanding section 2404(c)(2) of title 38, Unit-
ed States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
provide for flat grave markers at the Willamette National
Cemetery, Oregon.
TITLE IX—HOUSING PROGRAMS
SEC. 901. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) RESERVISTS DISCHARGED BECAUSE OF A SERV-
ICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY.—Section 3701(b)(5)(A) is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ before ‘‘who has’’; and
(2) by striking out the period at the end and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘, or (ii) who was dis-
charged or released from the Selected Reserve before
completing 6 years of service because of a service-
connected disability.’’.
(b) SURVIVING SPOUSES OF RESERVISTS WHO DIED
WHILE IN ACTIVE MILITARY, NAVAL, OR AIR SERVICE.—
The second sentence of section 3701(b)(2) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘or service in the Selected Re-
serve’’ after ‘‘duty’’ each place it appears; and
(2) by striking out ‘‘spouse shall’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘deceased spouse shall’’.
SEC. 902. REVISION IN COMPUTATION OF AGGREGATE
GUARANTY.
Section 3702(b) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking out ‘‘loan, if—’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘loan under the following circumstances:’’;
(2) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘the property’’ at the
beginning of subparagraph (A) and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘The property’’;
(B) by striking out the semicolon at the
end and inserting in lieu thereof a period;
(3) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘a veteran-transferee’’
at the beginning and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘A veteran-transferee’’;
(B) by striking out ‘‘; or’’ at the end and
inserting in lieu thereof a period;
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking out ‘‘the loan’’
at the beginning of subparagraph (A) and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘The loan’’;
(5) by inserting after paragraph (3) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(4) In a case not covered by paragraph (1) or
(2)—
‘‘(A) the loan has been repaid in full and,
if the Secretary has suffered a loss on the loan,
the loss has been paid in full; or
‘‘(B) the Secretary has been released from
liability as to the loan and, if the Secretary has
suffered a loss on the loan, the loss has been
paid in full.’’;
(6) in the last sentence, by striking out ‘‘clause
(1) of the preceding sentence’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and
(7) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The authority of the Secretary under this
subsection to exclude an amount of guaranty or in-
surance housing loan entitlement previously used by
a veteran may be exercised only once for that vet-
eran under the authority of paragraph (4).’’.
SEC. 903. PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY WATER AND SEWERAGE
SYSTEMS.
Section 3704 is amended—
(1) by striking out subsection (e); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as
subsections (e) and (f), respectively.
SEC. 904. AUTHORITY TO GUARANTEE HOME REFINANCE
LOANS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVE-
MENTS.
(a) LOANS.—Section 3710(a) is amended by insert-
ing after paragraph (10) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(11) To refinance in accordance with sub-
section (e) an existing loan guaranteed, insured, or
made under this chapter, and to improve the dwell-
ing securing such loan through energy efficiency im-
provements, as provided in subsection (d).’’.
(b) AMOUNT OF GUARANTY.—Section 3710(e)(1) is
amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by inserting ‘‘or for the purpose specified in sub-
section (a)(11)’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)(8)’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking out ‘‘may
not exceed’’ and all that follows in such subpara-
graph and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘may not ex-
ceed—
‘‘(i) an amount equal to the sum of the
balance of the loan being refinanced and such
closing costs (including any discount permitted
pursuant to section 3703(c)(3)(A) of this title)
as may be authorized by the Secretary (under
regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe)
to be included in the loan; or
‘‘(ii) in the case of a loan for the purpose
specified in subsection (a)(11), an amount equal
to the sum of the amount referred to with re-
spect to the loan under clause (i) and the
amount specified under subsection (d)(2);’’.
(c) FEE.—Section 3729(a)(2)(E) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘3710(a)(11),’’ after ‘‘3710(a)(9)(B)(i),’’.
SEC. 905. AUTHORITY TO GUARANTEE LOANS TO REFI-
NANCE ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES TO
FIXED RATE MORTGAGES.
Section 3710(e)(1)(A) is amended by inserting before
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘or, in a case in
which the loan is a fixed rate loan and the loan being refi-
nanced is an adjustable rate loan, the loan bears interest
at a rate that is agreed upon by the veteran and the
mortgagee’’.
SEC. 906. MANUFACTURED HOME LOAN INSPECTIONS.
(a) CERTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY WITH STAND-
ARDS.—Paragraph (2) of subsection (h) of section 3712
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) Any manufactured housing unit properly dis-
playing a certification of conformity to all applicable Fed-
eral manufactured home construction and safety stand-
ards pursuant to section 616 of the National Manufac-
tured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5415) shall be deemed to meet the stand-
ards required by paragraph (1).’’.
(b) REPEAL OF INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS.—Sub-
section (j) of such section is amended by striking out ‘‘in
the case of’’ the first place it appears and all that follows
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘in the case of—
‘‘(1) manufactured homes constructed by a
manufacturer who fails or is unable to discharge the
manufacturer’s obligations under the warranty;
‘‘(2) manufactured homes which are determined
by the Secretary not to conform to the standards
provided for in subsection (h); or
‘‘(3) a manufacturer of manufactured homes
who has engaged in procedures or practices deter-
mined by the Secretary to be unfair or prejudicial to
veterans or the Government.’’.
(c) ELIMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—
Subsection (l) of such section is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘the results of inspections
required by subsection (h) of this section,’’; and
(2) by striking out ‘‘of this section,’’.
SEC. 907. PROCEDURES ON DEFAULT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (7) of section 3732(c)
is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking out ‘‘that was the minimum amount for
which, under applicable State law, the property was
permitted to be sold at the liquidation sale’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘the Secretary may ac-
cept conveyance of the property to the United
States for a price not exceeding’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘(i) the amount was the mini-
mum amount for which, under applicable State
law, the property was permitted to be sold at
the liquidation sale, the holder shall have the
option to convey the property to the United
States in return for payment by the Secretary
of an amount equal to’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘loan;’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘or’’;
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(ii) there was no minimum amount for which
the property had to be sold at the liquidation sale
under applicable State law, the holder shall have the
option to convey the property to the United States
in return for payment by the Secretary of an
amount equal to the lesser of such net value or total
indebtedness; and’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ‘‘para-
graph (6)(B)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘paragraph (6)’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (6) of
such section is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘either’’;
(2) by striking out ‘‘sale or acquires’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘(B) the’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘sale, the’’; and
(3) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as
clauses (A) and (B), respectively.
SEC. 908. MINIMUM ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE REQUIREMENT.
Subparagraph (F) of section 5303A(b)(3) is amended
by inserting ‘‘or chapter 37’’ after ‘‘chapter 30’’ in the
matter preceding clause (i).
TITLE X—HOMELESS VETERANS
PROGRAMS
SEC. 1001. REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ASSIST HOMELESS
VETERANS.
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) Not later than April 15
of each year, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate
and House of Representatives a report on the activities
of the Department of Veterans Affairs during the year
preceding the report under programs of the Department
for the provision of assistance to homeless veterans.
(2) The report shall—
(A) set forth the number of homeless veterans
provided assistance under those programs;
(B) describe the cost to the Department of pro-
viding such assistance under those programs; and
(C) provide any other information on those pro-
grams and on the provision of such assistance that
the Secretary considers appropriate.
(b) BI-ANNUAL REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall
include in the report submitted under subsection (a)(1)
in 1995, and every two years thereafter, an evaluation of
the effectiveness of the programs of the Department in
providing assistance to homeless veterans.
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 10 of Public
Law 102–590 (106 Stat. 5141; 37 U.S.C. 7721 note) is
repealed.
SEC. 1002. REPORT ON ASSESSMENT AND PLANS FOR RE-
SPONSE TO NEEDS OF HOMELESS VETERANS.
(a) UPDATE
OF ASSESSMENT.—Subsection (b) of
section 107 of the Veterans’ Medical Programs Amend-
ments of 1992 (Public Law 102–405; 106 Stat. 1977; 38
U.S.C. 527 note) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(6) The Secretary shall require that the directors
referred to in paragraph (1) update the assessment re-
quired under that paragraph during each of 1995, 1996,
and 1997.’’.
(b) REPORTS ON ASSESSMENTS AND PLAN.—Sub-
section (i) of such section (106 Stat. 1978) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘REPORT.—’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘REPORTS.—(1)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) Not later than December 31, 1994, the Sec-
retary shall submit to such committees a report that—
‘‘(A) describes the results of the assessment
carried out under subsection (b);
‘‘(B) sets forth the lists developed under para-
graph (1) of subsection (c); and
‘‘(C) describes the progress, if any, made by the
directors of the medical centers and the directors of
the benefits offices referred to in such subsection (c)
in developing the plan referred to in paragraph (2)
of such subsection (c).
‘‘(3) Not later than December 31 of each of 1995,
1996, and 1997, the Secretary shall submit to such com-
mittees a report that describes the update to the assess-
ment that is carried out under subsection (b)(6) in the
year preceding the report.’’.
SEC. 1003. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAMS UNDER HOMELESS VETERANS
COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS ACT
OF 1992.
Section 2(b) of the Homeless Veterans Comprehen-
sive Service Programs Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. 7721 note)
is amended in the first sentence by striking out ‘‘four’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘eight’’.
SEC. 1004. REMOVAL OF FUNDING REQUIREMENT OF
HOMELESS 
VETERANS 
COMPREHENSIVE
SERVICE PROGRAMS ACT OF 1992.
Section 12 of the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive
Service Programs Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. 7721 note) is
amended by striking out the second sentence.
SEC. 1005. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) of the funds appropriated for any fiscal year
to support Federal programs which are designed to
assist homeless individuals, a share more closely ap-
proximating the proportion of the population of
homeless individuals who are veterans should be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
programs to assist homeless veterans that are ad-
ministered by that Secretary;
(2) of the Federal grants made available to as-
sist community organizations that assist homeless
individuals, a share of such grants more closely ap-
proximating the proportion of the population of
homeless individuals who are veterans should be pro-
vided to community organizations that provide as-
sistance primarily to homeless veterans; and
(3) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should
take such actions as are necessary to ensure that
Federal agencies that provide assistance, either di-
rectly or indirectly, to homeless individuals, includ-
ing homeless veterans, are aware of and encouraged
to make appropriate referrals to facilities of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs for benefits and serv-
ices, such as health care, substance abuse treatment,
counseling, and income assistance.
TITLE XI—REDUCTIONS IN DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS PERSONNEL
SEC. 1101. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Under proposals for national health care re-
form, the Department of Veterans Affairs will be re-
quired to provide health care services to veterans on
a competitive basis with other health care providers.
(2) The elimination of positions from the De-
partment that the Office of Management and Budg-
et has scheduled to occur in fiscal years 1995
through 1999 would prevent the Department from
meeting the responsibilities of the Department to
provide health care to veterans under law and from
maintaining the quality of health care that is cur-
rently provided to veterans.
SEC. 1102. REQUIREMENT FOR MINIMUM NUMBER OF
FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 712. Full-time equivalent positions: limitation on
reduction
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
number of full-time equivalent positions in the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs during the period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this section and ending on
September 30, 1999, may not (except as provided in sub-
section (c)) be less than 224,377.
‘‘(b) In determining the number of full-time equiva-
lent positions in the Department of Veterans Affairs dur-
ing a fiscal year for purposes of ensuring under section
5(b) of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994
(Public Law 103–226; 108 Stat. 115; 5 U.S.C. 3101 note)
that the total number of full-time equivalent positions in
all agencies of the Federal Government during a fiscal
year covered by that section does not exceed the limit pre-
scribed for that fiscal year under that section, the total
number of full-time equivalent positions in the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs during that fiscal year shall be
the number equal to—
‘‘(1) the number of such positions in the De-
partment during that fiscal year, reduced by
‘‘(2) the sum of—
‘‘(A) the number of such positions in the
Department during that fiscal year that are
filled by employees whose salaries and benefits
are paid primarily from funds other than appro-
priated funds; and
‘‘(B) the number of such positions held
during that fiscal year by persons involved in
medical care cost recovery activities under sec-
tion 1729 of this title.
‘‘(c) The Secretary shall not be required to make a
reduction in the number of full-time equivalent positions
in the Department unless such reduction—
‘‘(1) is necessary due to a reduction in funds
available to the Department; or
‘‘(2) is required under a law that is enacted
after the date of the enactment of this section and
that refers specifically to this section.
‘‘(d) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives an annual report, through the year 2000, on
the number and type of full-time equivalent positions in
the Department that are reduced under this section. The
report shall include a justification for the reductions and
shall be submitted with the materials provided in support
of the budget for the Department contained in the Presi-
dent’s budget submitted to Congress for a fiscal year pur-
suant to section 1105 of title 31.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
‘‘712. Full-time equivalent positions: limitation on reduction.’’.
SEC. 1103. ENHANCED AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR NEC-
ESSARY SERVICES.
Section 8110(c) is amended by striking out para-
graph (7) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘(7) Paragraphs (1) through (6) shall not be in effect
during fiscal years 1995 through 1999.
‘‘(8) During the period covered by paragraph (7),
whenever an activity at a Department health-care facility
is converted from performance by Federal employees to
performance by employees of a contractor of the Govern-
ment, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) require in the contract for the perform-
ance of such activity that the contractor, in hiring
employees for the performance of the contract, give
priority to former employees of the Department who
have been displaced by the award of the contract;
and
‘‘(B) provide to such former employees of the
Department all possible assistance in obtaining other
Federal employment or entrance into job training
and retraining programs.
‘‘(9) The Secretary shall include in the Secretary’s
annual report to Congress under section 529 of this title,
for each fiscal year covered by paragraph (7), a report
on the use during the year covered by the report of con-
tracting-out authority made available by reason of para-
graph (7). The Secretary shall include in each such report
a description of each use of such authority, together with
the rationale for the use of such authority and the effect
of the use of such authority on patient care and on em-
ployees of the Department.’’.
SEC. 1104. STUDY.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate
non-Federal entity under which the entity shall carry out
a study of the feasibility and advisability of alternative or-
ganizational structures, such as the establishment of a
wholly-owned Government corporation or a Government-
sponsored enterprise, for the effective provision of health
care services to veterans.
(b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—The Secretary shall
submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives a report on the study
required under subsection (a). The report shall be submit-
ted not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS.—There is hereby au-
thorized to be appropriated for the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs the sum of $1,000,000 for the purposes of car-
rying out the study required under subsection (a).
TITLE XII—TECHNICAL AND
CLERICAL AMENDMENTS
SEC. 1201. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES
CODE.
(a) REFERENCES TO ‘‘SECRETARY’’ AND ‘‘DEPART-
MENT’’.—Title 38, United States Code, is amended as fol-
lows:
(1) Paragraph (1) of section 101 is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(1) The terms ‘Secretary’ and ‘Department’ mean
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Department of
Veterans Affairs, respectively.’’.
(2) Section 1532(c) is amended by striking out
‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Veterans’
Administration’’.
(3) Section 3745(a) is amended by striking out
‘‘Secretary’’ after ‘‘consult with the’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘Administrator’’.
(4) Section 4102A(e) is amended by striking
out ‘‘Regional Secretary’’ both places it appears and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Regional Administrator’’.
(5) Section 4110(d)(9) is amended by striking
out ‘‘Secretary of the Small Business Administra-
tion’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Administrator of
the Small Business Administration’’.
(b) REFERENCES TO DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
AND SURGERY.—
(1) The following sections of title 38, United
States Code, are amended by striking out ‘‘Depart-
ment of Medicine and Surgery’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Veterans Health
Administration’’: 
sections 
3120(a), 
3120(f),
3121(a)(3), 7603(a), 7603(c)(1)(B), 7604(1)(B),
7604(2)(D), 
7612(c)(1)(B), 
7615, 
7616(b)(2),
7616(c), 
7622(b)(1), 
7622(c)(2)(A), 
7623(b),
7635(a)(1), 7635(a)(2), and 8110(a).
(2) Section 7622(c)(2)(B) of such title is
amended by striking out ‘‘such Department’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the Veterans Health
Administration’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CON-
VERSION OF POSITIONS OF CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR
AND CHIEF BENEFITS DIRECTOR TO UNDER SECRETARY
POSITIONS.—Title 38, United States Code, is amended as
follows:
(1) Section 305 is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ‘‘a
Under Secretary’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘an Under Secretary’’; and
(B) in subsection (d)(2)(F), by striking out
‘‘Under Secretary’’ the second place it appears
and all that follows through the closing paren-
thesis and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Medi-
cal Director of the Veterans’ Administration)’’.
(2) Section 306 is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking out ‘‘a
Under Secretary’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘an Under Secretary’’; and
(B) in subsection (d)(2)(F), by striking out
‘‘Under Secretary’’ the second place it appears
and all that follows through the closing paren-
thesis and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Bene-
fits Director of the Veterans’ Administration)’’.
(3) Section 7306 is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking out
‘‘Assistant Chief Medical Directors’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Assistant Under
Secretaries for Health’’;
(ii) by redesignating the last three
paragraphs as paragraphs (8), (7), and (9)
respectively;
(iii) by reversing the order in which
the penultimate and antepenultimate para-
graphs appear; and
(iv) in paragraph (8), as so redesig-
nated, by striking out ‘‘Chief Medical Di-
rector’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘Under Secretary for Health’’;
(B) in subsection (b), by striking out ‘‘As-
sistant Chief Medical Directors’’ in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu