In the Senate of the United States, 
July 18, 2012. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1627) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to provide for certain requirements for the 
placement of monuments in Arlington National Cemetery, 
and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENTS: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp 
Lejeune Families Act of 2012’’. 
(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—HEALTH CARE MATTERS 
Sec. 101. Short title.
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Sec. 102. Hospital care and medical services for veterans stationed at Camp 
Lejeune, North Carolina. 
Sec. 103. Authority to waive collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedi-
cine visits of veterans. 
Sec. 104. Temporary expansion of payments and allowances for beneficiary travel 
in connection with veterans receiving care from Vet Centers. 
Sec. 105. Contracts and agreements for nursing home care. 
Sec. 106. Comprehensive policy on reporting and tracking sexual assault inci-
dents and other safety incidents. 
Sec. 107. Rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury. 
Sec. 108. Teleconsultation and telemedicine. 
Sec. 109. Use of service dogs on property of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 110. Recognition of rural health resource centers in Office of Rural Health. 
Sec. 111. Improvements for recovery and collection of amounts for Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund. 
Sec. 112. Extension of authority for copayments. 
Sec. 113. Extension of authority for recovery of cost of certain care and services. 
TITLE II—HOUSING MATTERS 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Temporary expansion of eligibility for specially adapted housing assist-
ance for certain veterans with disabilities causing difficulty with 
ambulating. 
Sec. 203. Expansion of eligibility for specially adapted housing assistance for vet-
erans with vision impairment. 
Sec. 204. Revised limitations on assistance furnished for acquisition and adapta-
tion of housing for disabled veterans. 
Sec. 205. Improvements to assistance for disabled veterans residing in housing 
owned by a family member. 
Sec. 206. Department of Veterans Affairs housing loan guarantees for surviving 
spouses of certain totally disabled veterans. 
Sec. 207. Occupancy of property by dependent child of veteran for purposes of 
meeting occupancy requirement for Department of Veterans Af-
fairs housing loans. 
Sec. 208. Making permanent project for guaranteeing of adjustable rate mort-
gages. 
Sec. 209. Making permanent project for insuring hybrid adjustable rate mort-
gages. 
Sec. 210. Waiver of loan fee for individuals with disability ratings issued during 
pre-discharge programs. 
Sec. 211. Modification of authorities for enhanced-use leases of real property. 
TITLE III—HOMELESS MATTERS 
Sec. 301. Enhancement of comprehensive service programs. 
Sec. 302. Modification of authority for provision of treatment and rehabilitation 
to certain veterans to include provision of treatment and reha-
bilitation to homeless veterans who are not seriously mentally 
ill. 
Sec. 303. Modification of grant program for homeless veterans with special needs. 
Sec. 304. Collaboration in provision of case management services to homeless vet-
erans in supported housing program. 
Sec. 305. Extensions of previously fully funded authorities affecting homeless vet-
erans.
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TITLE IV—EDUCATION MATTERS 
Sec. 401. Aggregate amount of educational assistance available to individuals 
who receive both survivors’ and dependents’ educational assist-
ance and other veterans and related educational assistance. 
Sec. 402. Annual reports on Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program and Sur-
vivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program. 
TITLE V—BENEFITS MATTERS 
Sec. 501. Automatic waiver of agency of original jurisdiction review of new evi-
dence. 
Sec. 502. Authority for certain persons to sign claims filed with Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs on behalf of claimants. 
Sec. 503. Improvement of process for filing jointly for social security and depend-
ency and indemnity compensation. 
Sec. 504. Authorization of use of electronic communication to provide notice to 
claimants for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 505. Duty to assist claimants in obtaining private records. 
Sec. 506. Authority for retroactive effective date for awards of disability com-
pensation in connection with applications that are fully-devel-
oped at submittal. 
Sec. 507. Modification of month of death benefit for surviving spouses of veterans 
who die while entitled to compensation or pension. 
Sec. 508. Increase in rate of pension for disabled veterans married to one another 
and both of whom require regular aid and attendance. 
Sec. 509. Exclusion of certain reimbursements of expenses from determination of 
annual income with respect to pensions for veterans and sur-
viving spouses and children of veterans. 
TITLE VI—MEMORIAL, BURIAL, AND CEMETERY MATTERS 
Sec. 601. Prohibition on disruptions of funerals of members or former members 
of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 602. Codification of prohibition against reservation of gravesites at Arling-
ton National Cemetery. 
Sec. 603. Expansion of eligibility for presidential memorial certificates to persons 
who died in the active military, naval, or air service. 
Sec. 604. Requirements for the placement of monuments in Arlington National 
Cemetery. 
TITLE VII—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 701. Assistance to veterans affected by natural disasters. 
Sec. 702. Extension of certain expiring provisions of law. 
Sec. 703. Requirement for plan for regular assessment of employees of Veterans 
Benefits Administration who handle processing of claims for 
compensation and pension. 
Sec. 704. Modification of provision relating to reimbursement rate for ambulance 
services. 
Sec. 705. Change in collection and verification of veteran income. 
Sec. 706. Department of Veterans Affairs enforcement penalties for misrepresenta-
tion of a business concern as a small business concern owned 
and controlled by veterans or as a small business concern owned 
and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
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Sec. 707. Quarterly reports to Congress on conferences sponsored by the Depart-
ment. 
Sec. 708. Publication of data on employment of certain veterans by Federal con-
tractors. 
Sec. 709. VetStar Award Program. 
Sec. 710. Extended period of protections for members of uniformed services relat-
ing to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction. 
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 Senate Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas-
sage. 
TITLE I—HEALTH CARE 
MATTERS 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Janey Ensminger Act’’.
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SEC. 102. HOSPITAL CARE AND MEDICAL SERVICES FOR 
VETERANS STATIONED AT CAMP LEJEUNE, 
NORTH CAROLINA. 
(a) HOSPITAL CARE AND MEDICAL SERVICES FOR 
VETERANS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 
1710(e) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) Subject to paragraph (2), a veteran who served 
on active duty in the Armed Forces at Camp Lejeune, North 
Carolina, for not fewer than 30 days during the period be-
ginning on January 1, 1957, and ending on December 31, 
1987, is eligible for hospital care and medical services under 
subsection (a)(2)(F) for any of the following illnesses or con-
ditions, notwithstanding that there is insufficient medical 
evidence to conclude that such illnesses or conditions are 
attributable to such service: 
‘‘(i) Esophageal cancer. 
‘‘(ii) Lung cancer. 
‘‘(iii) Breast cancer. 
‘‘(iv) Bladder cancer. 
‘‘(v) Kidney cancer. 
‘‘(vi) Leukemia. 
‘‘(vii) Multiple myeloma. 
‘‘(viii) Myleodysplasic syndromes. 
‘‘(ix) Renal toxicity.
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‘‘(x) Hepatic steatosis. 
‘‘(xi) Female infertility. 
‘‘(xii) Miscarriage. 
‘‘(xiii) Scleroderma. 
‘‘(xiv) Neurobehavioral effects. 
‘‘(xv) Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.’’. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Paragraph (2)(B) of such sec-
tion is amended by striking ‘‘or (E)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(E), or (F)’’. 
(b) FAMILY MEMBERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter VIII of chapter 17 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 1787. Health care of family members of veterans 
stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Caro-
lina 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), a family 
member of a veteran described in subparagraph (F) of sec-
tion 1710(e)(1) of this title who resided at Camp Lejeune, 
North Carolina, for not fewer than 30 days during the pe-
riod described in such subparagraph or who was in utero 
during such period while the mother of such family member 
resided at such location shall be eligible for hospital care 
and medical services furnished by the Secretary for any of 
the illnesses or conditions described in such subparagraph,