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‘‘(ii) the potential to carry out such purposes effectively 
in the reasonably foreseeable future. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGNATION.—(1) The Secretary may 
not designate a Department health-care facility as a location for 
a center under subsection (a) unless the peer review panel estab-
lished under subsection (d) has determined under that subsection 
that the proposal submitted by such facility as a location for a 
new center under subsection (a) is among those proposals that 
meet the highest competitive standards of scientific and clinical 
merit. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not designate a Department health-
care facility as a location for a center under subsection (a) unless 
the Secretary (upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary 
for Health) determines that the facility has (or may reasonably 
be anticipated to develop) each of the following: 
‘‘(A) An arrangement with an accredited medical school 
that provides education and training in neurology and with 
which the Department health-care facility is affiliated under 
which residents receive education and training in innovative 
diagnosis and treatment of chronic neurodegenerative diseases, 
including multiple sclerosis. 
‘‘(B) The ability to attract the participation of scientists 
who are capable of ingenuity and creativity in health-care 
research efforts. 
‘‘(C) An advisory committee composed of veterans and 
appropriate health-care and research representatives of the 
Department health-care facility and of the affiliated school 
or schools to advise the directors of such facility and such 
center on policy matters pertaining to the activities of the 
center during the period of the operation of such center. 
‘‘(D) The capability to conduct effectively evaluations of 
the activities of such center. 
‘‘(E) The capability to coordinate (as part of an integrated 
national system) education, clinical, and research activities 
within all facilities with such centers. 
‘‘(F) The capability to jointly develop a consortium of pro-
viders with interest in treating multiple sclerosis at facilities 
without such centers in order to ensure better access to state-
of-the-art diagnosis, care, and education for autoimmune dis-
ease affecting the central nervous system throughout the health 
care system of the Department. 
‘‘(G) The capability to develop a national repository in 
the health care system of the Department for the collection 
of data on health services delivered to veterans seeking care 
for autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system. 
‘‘(d) PEER REVIEW PANEL.—(1) The Under Secretary for Health 
shall establish a panel to assess the scientific and clinical merit 
of proposals that are submitted to the Secretary for the establish-
ment of centers under this section. 
‘‘(2)(A) The membership of the panel shall consist of experts 
in autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system. 
‘‘(B) Members of the panel shall serve for a period of no longer 
than two years, except as specified in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(C) Of the members first appointed to the panel, one half 
shall be appointed for a period of three years and one half shall 
be appointed for a period of two years, as designated by the Under 
Secretary at the time of appointment.
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‘‘(3) The panel shall review each proposal submitted to the 
panel by the Under Secretary and shall submit its views on the 
relative scientific and clinical merit of each such proposal to the 
Under Secretary. 
‘‘(4) The panel shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. 
‘‘(e) PRIORITY OF FUNDING.—Before providing funds for the oper-
ation of a center designated under subsection (a) at a Department 
health-care facility other than at a facility designated pursuant 
to subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall ensure that each multiple 
sclerosis center at a facility designated pursuant to subsection (b)(2) 
is receiving adequate funding to enable that center to function 
effectively in the areas of multiple sclerosis research, education, 
and clinical activities. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the support 
of the research and education activities of the centers established 
pursuant to subsection (a). The Under Secretary for Health shall 
allocate to such centers from other funds appropriated generally 
for the Department medical services account and medical and pros-
thetics research account, as appropriate, such amounts as the Under 
Secretary for Health determines appropriate. 
‘‘(g) AWARD COMPETITIONS.—Activities of clinical and scientific 
investigation at each center established under subsection (a) shall 
be eligible to compete for the award of funding from funds appro-
priated for the Department medical and prosthetics research 
account. Such activities shall receive priority in the award of 
funding from such account insofar as funds are awarded to projects 
for research in multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative dis-
orders.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 7328 the following new items:
‘‘7329. Parkinson’s Disease research, education, and clinical centers. 
‘‘7330. Multiple sclerosis centers of excellence.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Sections 7329 and 7330 of title 38, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect at the 
end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY LEASES. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2006 LEASES.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility leases 
in fiscal year 2006 at the locations specified, in an amount for 
each lease not to exceed the amount specified for that location: 
(1) 
For 
an 
outpatient 
clinic, 
Baltimore, 
Maryland, 
$10,908,000. 
(2) 
For 
an 
outpatient 
clinic, 
Evansville, 
Indiana, 
$8,989,000. 
(3) For an outpatient clinic, Smith County, Texas, 
$5,093,000. 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2007 LEASES.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility leases 
in fiscal year 2007 at the locations specified, in an amount for 
each lease not to exceed the amount specified for that location: 
(1) For an outpatient and specialty care clinic, Austin, 
Texas, $6,163,000.
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(2) For an outpatient clinic, Lowell, Massachusetts, 
$2,520,000. 
(3) For an outpatient clinic, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 
$4,409,000. 
(4) For up to four outpatient clinics, Las Vegas, Nevada, 
$8,518,000. 
(5) For an outpatient clinic, Parma, Ohio, $5,032,000. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MAJOR MEDICAL 
FACILITY LEASES.—
(1) FISCAL YEAR 2006 LEASES.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal 
year 2006 for the Medical Care account, $24,990,000 for the 
leases authorized in subsection (a). 
(2) FISCAL YEAR 2007 LEASES.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal 
year 2007 for the Medical Care account, $26,642,000 for the 
leases authorized in subsection (b). 
SEC. 8. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 38, United States 
Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) CITATION CORRECTION.—Section 1718(c)(2) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘of 1938’’ after ‘‘Act’’. 
(2) CITATION CORRECTION.—Section 1785(b)(1) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Robert B.’’ and inserting ‘‘Robert T.’’. 
(3) PUNCTUATION CORRECTION.—Section 2002(1) is amended 
by inserting a closing parenthesis before the period at the 
end. 
(4) PUNCTUATION
CORRECTION.—Section 2011(a)(1)(C) is 
amended by inserting a period at the end. 
(5) 
CROSS
REFERENCE
CORRECTION.—Section 
2041(a)(3)(A)(i) is amended by striking ‘‘under this chapter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘established under section 3722 of this title’’. 
(6) CITATION CORRECTION.—Section 8111(b)(1) is amended 
by striking ‘‘into the strategic’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘and Results Act of 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘into the strategic 
plan of each Department under section 306 of title 5 and 
the performance plan of each Department under section 1115 
of title 31’’. 
(7) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE TEXT.—Section 8111 is further 
amended—
(A) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘effective October 
1, 2003,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(2)—
(i) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘shall be 
implemented no later than October 1, 2003, and’’; and 
(ii) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘, following 
implementation of the schedule,’’. 
(8) CITATION
CORRECTION.—Section 8111A(a)(2)(B)(i) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Robert B.’’ and inserting ‘‘Robert T.’’. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 107–296.—Effective as of November 25, 2002, 
section 1704(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107–296; 116 Stat. 2315) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘101(25)(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘101(25)(D)’’; and 
(2) 
by 
striking 
‘‘3011(a)(1)(A)(ii)(II)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘3011(a)(1)(A)(ii)(III)’’.
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SEC. 9. CODIFICATION OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT PROVIDED 
IN PUBLIC LAW 109–361. 
(a) VETERANS’ DISABILITY COMPENSATION.—Section 1114 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$112’’ and inserting 
‘‘$115’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$218’’ and inserting 
‘‘$225’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$337’’ and inserting 
‘‘$348’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$485’’ and inserting 
‘‘$501’’; 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$690’’ and inserting 
‘‘$712’’; 
(6) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$873’’ and inserting ‘‘$901’’; 
(7) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘$1,099’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,135’’; 
(8) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘$1,277’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,319’’; 
(9) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘$1,436’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,483’’; 
(10) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘$2,393’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,471’’; 
(11) in subsection (k)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$87’’ both places it appears and 
inserting ‘‘$89’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$2,977’’ and ‘‘$4,176’’ and inserting 
‘‘$3,075’’ and ‘‘$4,313’’, respectively; 
(12) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘$2,977’’ and inserting 
‘‘$3,075’’; 
(13) in subsection (m), by striking ‘‘$3,284’’ and inserting 
‘‘$3,392’’; 
(14) in subsection (n), by striking ‘‘$3,737’’ and inserting 
‘‘$3,860’’; 
(15) in subsections (o) and (p), by striking ‘‘$4,176’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘$4,313’’; 
(16) in subsection (r)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$1,792’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,851’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2,669’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,757’’; and 
(17) in subsection (s), by striking ‘‘$2,678’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,766’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL
COMPENSATION
FOR
DEPENDENTS.—Section 
1115(1) of such title is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$135’’ and inserting 
‘‘$139’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$233’’ and ‘‘$68’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$240’’ and ‘‘$70’’, respectively; 
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘$91’’ and ‘‘$68’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$94’’ and ‘‘$70’’, respectively; 
(4) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘$109’’ and inserting 
‘‘$112’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘$257’’ and inserting 
‘‘$265’’; and 
(6) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘$215’’ and inserting 
‘‘$222’’.
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(c) CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS.—
Section 1162 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘$641’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$662’’. 
(d) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVING 
SPOUSES.—
(1) NEW LAW DIC.—Subsection (a) of section 1311 of such 
title is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$1,033’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,067’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$221’’ and inserting 
‘‘$228’’. 
(2) OLD
LAW
DIC.—The table in paragraph (3) of such 
subsection is amended to read as follows:
Pay grade 
Monthly rate 
Pay grade 
Monthly rate 
E–1 .............................
$1,067
W–4 ..........................
$1,276
E–2 .............................
$1,067
O–1 ...........................
$1,128
E–3 .............................
$1,067
O–2 ...........................
$1,165
E–4 .............................
$1,067
O–3 ...........................
$1,246
E–5 .............................
$1,067
O–4 ...........................
$1,319
E–6 .............................
$1,067
O–5 ...........................
$1,452
E–7 .............................
$1,104
O–6 ...........................
$1,637
E–8 .............................
$1,165
O–7 ...........................
$1,768
E–9 .............................
$1,2151
O–8 ...........................
$1,941
W–1 ............................
$1,128
O–9 ...........................
$2,076
W–2 ............................
$1,172
O–10 .........................
$2,2762 
W–3 ............................
$1,207
1 If the veteran served as Sergeant Major of the Army, Senior Enlisted Advisor of 
the Navy, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of the Marine 
Corps, or Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time des-
ignated by section 1302 of this title, the surviving spouse’s rate shall be $1,312. 
2 If the veteran served as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air 
Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard, at 
the applicable time designated by section 1302 of this title, the surviving spouse’s 
rate shall be $2,443. 
(3) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR CHILDREN OR DISABILITY.—Such 
section is further amended—
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$257’’ and inserting 
‘‘$265’’; 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$257’’ and inserting 
‘‘$265’’; and 
(C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$122’’ and inserting 
‘‘$126’’. 
(e) DEPENDENCY
AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION
FOR CHIL-
DREN.—
(1) DIC WHEN NO SURVIVING SPOUSE.—Section 1313(a) of 
such title is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$438’’ and inserting 
‘‘$452’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$629’’ and inserting 
‘‘$649’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘$819’’ and inserting 
‘‘$846’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$819’’ and ‘‘$157’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$846’’ and ‘‘$162’’, respectively. 
(2) SUPPLEMENTAL
DIC
FOR
CERTAIN
CHILDREN.—Section 
1314 of such title is amended—
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(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$257’’ and inserting 
‘‘$265’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘$438’’ and inserting 
‘‘$452’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$218’’ and inserting 
‘‘$225’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.