(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—INITIAL CARE 
Sec. 101. Access of veterans service organizations and military service organiza-
tions to veterans at military and veterans hospitals. 
Sec. 102. Authority to provide civilian clothing to members traveling in connec-
tion with medical evacuation. 
TITLE II—HEALTH CARE 
Sec. 201. Minimum standards for postdeployment medical examinations. 
Sec. 202. Requirement for vouchers for psychiatric services not offered in De-
partment of Veterans Affairs clinics. 
Sec. 203. Health registry for veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Oper-
ation Enduring Freedom. 
Sec. 204. Rescission of Department of Veterans Affairs memorandum. 
TITLE III—TRANSITION ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 301. Disabled Servicemembers Support System. 
Sec. 302. Reauthorization of Service Members Occupational Conversion and 
Training Act. 
Sec. 303. Sense of Congress on DoD/VA information sharing. 
TITLE IV—HOMEOWNERSHIP 
Sec. 401. Mortgage assistance. 
TITLE V—EDUCATION 
Sec. 501. Repeal of $1,200 reduction in basic pay required for participation by 
members of the Armed Forces in the Montgomery GI Bill edu-
cational assistance program. 
TITLE I—INITIAL CARE 
SEC. 101. ACCESS OF VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS 
AND MILITARY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO 
VETERANS 
AT 
MILITARY 
AND 
VETERANS 
HOSPITALS. 
(a) ACCESS TO VA FACILITIES.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall allow access by representatives of 
military and veterans’ service organizations and by rep-
resentatives of veterans’ services agencies of States to vet-
erans being furnished hospital care and medical services 
by the Secretary in order to provide information and coun-
seling to those veterans on the care and services author-
ized to be provided under laws administered by the Sec-
retary. Access to veterans under this subsection shall be 
provided at each facility of the Department at which the 
Secretary furnishes care and services to veterans and at 
each non-Department facility at which the Secretary fur-
nishes such care and services. 
(b) ACCESS TO DOD FACILITIES.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall allow access by representatives of military 
and veterans’ service organizations and by representatives 
of veterans’ services agencies of States to members of the 
Armed Forces being furnished hospital care and medical 
services by the Secretary in order to provide information 
and counseling to those veterans on the care and services 
authorized to be provided under laws administered by the 
Secretary of Defense and under laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Access to servicemembers 
under this subsection shall be provided at each military 
treatment facility at each other facility at which the Sec-
retary furnishes such care and services. 
(c) CONSENT REQUIRED.— Access to a veteran 
under this section is subject to the consent of the veteran.
SEC. 102. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CIVILIAN CLOTHING TO 
MEMBERS TRAVELING IN CONNECTION WITH 
MEDICAL EVACUATION. 
Section 1047 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(b) CERTAIN ENLISTED MEM-
BERS.—’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by inserting after the section heading the 
following: 
‘‘(a) MEMBERS TRAVELING IN CONNECTION WITH 
MEDICAL EVACUATION.—The Secretary of the military 
department concerned may furnish civilian clothing and 
personal care products to a member at a cost not to exceed 
$250, or reimburse a member for the purchase of civilian 
clothing in an amount not to exceed $250, in the case of 
a member who—
‘‘(1) is medically evacuated for treatment in a 
medical facility by reason of an illness or injury in-
curred or aggravated while on active duty; or 
‘‘(2) after being medically evacuated as de-
scribed in paragraph (1), is in an authorized travel 
status from a medical facility to another location ap-
proved by the Secretary.’’.
TITLE II—HEALTH CARE 
SEC. 201. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR POSTDEPLOYMENT 
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. 
(a) QUALITY ASSURANCE.—The Secretary of De-
fense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Health Affairs, shall establish an effective quality as-
surance program that will help ensure that the Armed 
Forces comply with the requirements of section 1074f(d) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) UNIFORM APPLICABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the content and standards prescribed for 
predeployment and postdeployment medical examinations 
are applied uniformly at all installations and medical fa-
cilities of the Armed Forces where medical examinations 
required under this section are performed for members of 
the Armed Forces returning from a deployment as part 
of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Free-
dom. 
(c) INCLUSION
OF
SCREENING
FOR
MENTAL 
HEALTH DISORDERS.—Any such postdeployment exam-
ination shall include content and standards for screening 
for mental health disorders. In the case of acute post-trau-
matic stress disorder and delayed onset post-traumatic 
stress disorder, such examination shall specifically include 
a personal evaluation to identify stressors experienced by
servicemembers that have the potential to lead to post- 
traumatic stress disorders. An examination consisting 
solely or primarily of an assessment questionnaire com-
pleted by a member does not meet the requirements of 
this subsection for a medical examination and does not 
meet the requirements of this section for an assessment. 
An examination of a member required under this section 
may not be waived by the Secretary (or any official exer-
cising the Secretary’s authority under this section) or by 
the member. 
SEC. 
202. 
REQUIREMENT 
FOR 
VOUCHERS 
FOR 
PSY-
CHIATRIC SERVICES NOT OFFERED IN DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CLINICS. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide 
vouchers to veterans entitled to psychiatric and mental 
health services at medical facilities of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for use at non-Department facilities in 
the case of eligible veterans who reside more than 50 miles 
from the nearest such facility of the Department. 
SEC. 203. HEALTH REGISTRY FOR VETERANS OF OPER-
ATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION EN-
DURING FREEDOM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall establish and maintain a special record con-
taining health status information concerning individuals