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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senator Paul Simon Water for the 
World Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 
        (Public Law 109-121)--
                    (A) makes access to safe water and sanitation for 
                developing countries a specific policy objective of 
                United States foreign assistance programs;
                    (B) requires the Secretary of State to--
                            (i) develop a strategy to elevate the role 
                        of water and sanitation policy; and
                            (ii) improve the effectiveness of United 
                        States assistance programs undertaken in 
                        support of that strategy;
                    (C) codifies Target 10 of the United Nations 
                Millennium Development Goals; and
                    (D) seeks to reduce by half between 1990 (the 
                baseline year) and 2015--
                            (i) the proportion of people who are unable 
                        to reach or afford safe drinking water; and
                            (ii) the proportion of people without 
                        access to basic sanitation.
            (2) On December 20, 2006, the United Nations General 
        Assembly, in GA Resolution 61/192, declared 2008 as the 
        International Year of Sanitation, in recognition of the impact 
        of sanitation on public health, poverty reduction, economic and 
        social development, and the environment.
            (3) On August 1, 2008, Congress passed H. Con. Res. 318, 
        which--
                    (A) supports the goals and ideals of the 
                International Year of Sanitation; and
                    (B) recognizes the importance of sanitation on 
                public health, poverty reduction, economic and social 
                development, and the environment.
            (4) While progress is being made on safe water and 
        sanitation efforts--
                    (A) more than 884,000,000 people throughout the 
                world lack access to safe drinking water; and
                    (B) 2 of every 5 people in the world do not have 
                access to basic sanitation services.
            (5) The health consequences of unsafe drinking water and 
        poor sanitation are significant, accounting for--
                    (A) nearly 10 percent of the global burden of 
                disease; and
                    (B) more than 2,000,000 deaths each year.
            (6) The effects of climate change are expected to produce 
        severe consequences for water availability and resource 
        management in the future, with 2,800,000,000 people in more 
        than 48 countries expected to face severe and chronic water 
        shortages by 2025.
            (7) According to the November 2008 report entitled, 
        ``Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World'', the National 
        Intelligence Council expects rapid urbanization and future 
        population growth to exacerbate already limited access to 
        water, particularly in agriculture-based economies.
            (8) A 2009 report published in the Proceedings of the 
        National Academy of Sciences projects that the effects of 
        climate change will produce long-term droughts and raise sea 
        levels for the next 1,000 years, regardless of future efforts 
        to combat climate change.
            (9) According to the 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 
        commissioned by the United Nations, more than \1/5\ of the 
        world population relies on freshwater that is either polluted 
        or excessively withdrawn.
            (10) The impact of water scarcity on conflict and 
        instability is evident in many parts of the world, including 
        the Darfur region of Sudan, where demand for water resources 
        has contributed to armed conflict between nomadic ethnic groups 
        and local farming communities.
            (11) In order to further the United States contribution to 
        safe water and sanitation efforts, it is necessary to--
                    (A) expand foreign assistance capacity to address 
                the challenges described in this section; and
                    (B) represent issues related to water and 
                sanitation at the highest levels of United States 
                foreign assistance and diplomatic deliberations, 
                including those related to issues of global health, 
                food security, the environment, global warming, and 
                maternal and child mortality.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the United States should lead a 
global effort to bring sustainable access to clean water and sanitation 
to poor people throughout the world.

SEC. 4. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is--
            (1) to provide first-time access to safe water and 
        sanitation, on a sustainable basis, for 100,000,000 people in 
        high priority countries (as designated under section 6(f) of 
        the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (22 
        U.S.C. 2152h note)) by 2015; and
            (2) to enhance the capacity of the United States Government 
        to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor 
        Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121).

SEC. 5. DEVELOPING UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CAPACITY.

    Section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2152h) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Office of Water.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--To carry out the purposes of 
        subsection (a), the Administrator of the United States Agency 
        for International Development shall establish the Office of 
        Water within the Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and 
        Trade.
            ``(2) Leadership.--The Office of Water shall be headed by a 
        Director for Safe Water and Sanitation, who shall report 
        directly to the Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for 
        Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade.
            ``(3) Duties.--The Director shall--
                    ``(A) implement this section and the Senator Paul 
                Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-
                121);
                    ``(B) develop and implement country-specific water 
                strategies and expertise, in collaboration with 
                appropriate United States Agency for International 
                Development Mission Directors, to meet the goal of 
                providing 100,000,000 additional people with 
                sustainable access to safe water and sanitation by 
                2015; and
                    ``(C) place primary emphasis on providing safe, 
                affordable, and sustainable drinking water, sanitation, 
                and hygiene in a manner that--
                            ``(i) is consistent with sound water 
                        resource management principles; and
                            ``(ii) utilizes such approaches as direct 
                        service provision, capacity building, 
                        institutional strengthening, regulatory reform, 
                        and partnership collaboration.
            ``(4) Capacity.--The Director may utilize interagency 
        details or partnerships with universities, civil society, and 
        the private sector, as needed, to strengthen implementation 
        capacity.
    ``(f) Special Coordinator for International Water.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--To increase the capacity of the 
        Department of State to address international issues regarding 
        safe water, sanitation, integrated river basin management, and 
        other international water programs, the Secretary of State 
        shall establish a Special Coordinator for International Water 
        (referred to in this subsection as the `Special Coordinator'), 
        who shall report to the Under Secretary for Democracy and 
        Global Affairs.
            ``(2) Duties.--The Special Coordinator shall--
                    ``(A) oversee and coordinate the diplomatic policy 
                of the United States Government with respect to global 
                freshwater issues, including interagency coordination 
                related to--
                            ``(i) sustainable access to safe drinking 
                        water, sanitation, and hygiene;
                            ``(ii) integrated river basin and watershed 
                        management;
                            ``(iii) transboundary conflict;
                            ``(iv) agricultural and urban productivity 
                        of water resources;
                            ``(v) disaster recovery, response, and 
                        rebuilding;
                            ``(vi) pollution mitigation; and
                            ``(vii) adaptation to hydrologic change due 
                        to climate variability; and
                    ``(B) ensure that international freshwater issues 
                are represented--
                            ``(i) within the United States Government; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) in key diplomatic, development, and 
                        scientific efforts with other nations and 
                        multilateral organizations.
            ``(3) Staff.--The Special Coordinator is authorized to hire 
        a limited number of staff to carry out the duties described in 
        paragraph (2).''.

SEC. 6. SAFE WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE STRATEGY.

    Section 6 of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 
(22 U.S.C. 2152h note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``In developing the program activities needed to implement the 
        strategy, the Secretary shall consider the results of the 
        assessment described in subsection (e)(9).''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) an assessment of all United States Government foreign 
        assistance allocated to the drinking water and sanitation 
        sector during the 3 previous fiscal years, across all United 
        States Government agencies and programs, including an 
        assessment of the extent to which the United States 
        Government's efforts are reaching the goal of providing first-
        time access to safe water and sanitation on a sustainable basis 
        for 100,000,000 people in high priority countries;
            ``(8) recommendations on what the United States Government 
        would need to do to achieve the goals referred to in paragraph 
        (7), in support of the United Nation's Millennium Development 
        Goal on access to safe drinking water; and
            ``(9) an assessment of best practices for mobilizing and 
        leveraging the financial and technical capacity of business, 
        governments, nongovernmental organizations, and civil society 
        in forming public-private partnerships that measurably increase 
        access to safe drinking water and sanitation.''.

SEC. 7. DEVELOPING LOCAL CAPACITY.

    The Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 
109-121) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 9, 10, and 11 as sections 10, 
        11, and 12, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 8 the following:

``SEC. 9. WATER AND SANITATION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State and the 
        Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
        Development (referred to in this section as the `Secretary' and 
        the `Administrator', respectively), in consultation with host 
        country institutions, the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention, the Department of Agriculture, and other agencies, 
        as appropriate, shall establish, in every high priority 
        country, a program to build the capacity of host country 
        institutions and officials responsible for water and sanitation 
        in countries that receive assistance under section 135 of the 
        Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including training at 
        appropriate levels, to--
                    ``(A) provide affordable, equitable, and 
                sustainable access to safe drinking water and 
                sanitation;
                    ``(B) educate the populations of such countries 
                about the dangers of unsafe drinking water and lack of 
                proper sanitation; and
                    ``(C) encourage behavior change to reduce 
                individuals' risk of disease from unsafe drinking water 
                and lack of proper sanitation and hygiene.
            ``(2) Coordination.--The programs established under 
        subsection (a) shall be coordinated in each country by the lead 
        country water manager designated in subsection (b)(2).
            ``(3) Expansion.--The Secretary and the Administrator may 
        establish the program described in this section in additional 
        countries if the receipt of such capacity building would be 
        beneficial for promoting access to safe drinking water and 
        sanitation, with due consideration given to good governance.
            ``(4) Capacity.--The Secretary and the Administrator--
                    ``(A) shall designate staff with appropriate 
                expertise to carry out the strategy developed under 
                section 4; and
                    ``(B) may utilize, as needed, interagency details 
                or partnerships with universities, civil society, and 
                the private sector to strengthen implementation 
                capacity.
    ``(b) Designation.--The United States Agency for International 
Development Mission Director for each country receiving a `high 
priority' designation under section 6(f) and for each region containing 
a country receiving such designation shall--
            ``(1) designate safe drinking water and sanitation as a 
        strategic objective;
            ``(2) appoint an employee of the United States Agency for 
        International Development as in-country water and sanitation 
        manager to coordinate the in-country implementation of this Act 
        and section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
        U.S.C. 2152h) with host country officials at various levels of 
        government responsible for water and sanitation, the Department 
        of State, and other relevant United States Government agencies; 
        and
            ``(3) coordinate with the Development Credit Authority and 
        the Global Development Alliance to further the purposes of this 
        Act.''.

SEC. 8. OTHER ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.

    Section 135(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2152h(c)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end; 
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) foster global cooperation on research and technology 
        development, including regional partnerships among water 
        experts to address safe drinking water, sanitation, water 
        resource management, and other water-related issues;
            ``(6) establish regional and cross-border cooperative 
        activities between scientists and specialists that work to 
        share technologies and best practices, mitigate shared water 
        challenges, foster international cooperation, and defuse cross-
        border tensions;
            ``(7) provide grants through the United States Agency for 
        International Development to foster the development, 
        dissemination, and increased and consistent use of low cost and 
        sustainable technologies, such as household water treatment, 
        hand washing stations, and latrines, for providing safe 
        drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene that are suitable for 
        use in high priority countries, particularly in places with 
        limited resources and infrastructure;
            ``(8) in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control 
        and Prevention, Department of Agriculture, the Environmental 
        Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration, and other agencies, as appropriate, conduct 
        formative and operational research and monitor and evaluate the 
        effectiveness of programs that provide safe drinking water and 
        sanitation; and
            ``(9) integrate efforts to promote safe drinking water, 
        sanitation and hygiene with existing foreign assistance 
        programs, as appropriate, including activities focused on HIV/
        AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, maternal and child health, food 
        security, and nutritional support.''.

SEC. 9. UPDATED REPORT REGARDING WATER FOR PEACE AND SECURITY.

    Section 11(b) of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 
2005, as redesignated by section 7, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``The report submitted under this subsection shall include 
an assessment of current and likely future political tensions over 
water sources and multidisciplinary assessment of the expected impacts 
of global climate change on water supplies in 10, 25, and 50 years.''.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2009 and for each subsequent fiscal year such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act, 
pursuant to the criteria set forth in the Senator Paul Simon Water for 
the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121).
    (b) Use of Funds.--
            (1) General water resource management activities.--Up to 20 
        percent of the amounts appropriated to implement this Act may 
        be used to support general water resource management activities 
        that improve countries' overall water sources.
            (2) Other activities.--Any amounts appropriated to 
        implement this Act that are not used to carry out the 
        activities described in paragraph (1) shall be allocated for 
        activities related to safe drinking water, sanitation, and 
        hygiene.

A: Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the Office of Water within the Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade to: (1) give assistance to provide safe water and sanitation for people worldwide; and (2) be headed by a Director for Safe Water and Sanitation. Outlines the Director's duties.

Requires the Secretary of State, in order to increase the capacity of the Department of State to address international issues regarding safe water, sanitation, integrated river basin management, and other international water programs, to establish a Special Coordinator for International Water. Outlines the Special Coordinator's duties.

Amends the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 to: (1) revise requirements concerning the safe water and sanitation strategy; (2) provide for the establishment of a program to build the capacity of host country institutions and officials responsible for water and sanitation in countries that receive assistance to provide safe water and sanitation under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (3) expand the list of activities that may be supported by assistance furnished by the President for programs in developing countries to provide affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation; and (4) require the report regarding water for peace and security to include an assessment of political tensions over water sources and a multidisciplinary assessment of the expected impacts of global climate change on water supplies in 10, 25, and 50 years.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Devices Technical 
Corrections Act''.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS REGARDING PUBLIC LAW 107-250.

    (a) Title I; Fees Relating to Medical Devices.--Part 3 of 
subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 379i et seq.), as added by section 102 of Public Law 107-250 
(116 Stat. 1589), is amended--
        (1) in section 737--
            (A) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``and for which 
        clinical data are generally necessary to provide a reasonable 
        assurance of safety and effectiveness'' and inserting ``and for 
        which substantial clinical data are necessary to provide a 
        reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness'';
            (B) in paragraph (4)(D), by striking ``manufacturing,'';
            (C) in paragraph (5)(J), by striking ``a premarket 
        application'' and all that follows and inserting ``a premarket 
        application or premarket report under section 515 or a 
        premarket application under section 351 of the Public Health 
        Service Act.''; and
            (D) in paragraph (8), by striking ``The term `affiliate' 
        means a business entity that has a relationship with a second 
        business entity'' and inserting ``The term `affiliate' means a 
        business entity that has a relationship with a second business 
        entity (whether domestic or international)''; and
        (2) in section 738--
            (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A)--

                    (I) in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking 
                ``subsection (d),'' and inserting ``subsections (d) and 
                (e),'';
                    (II) in clause (iv), by striking ``clause (i),'' 
                and all that follows and inserting ``clause (i).''; and
                    (III) in clause (vii), by striking ``clause (i),'' 
                and all that follows and inserting ``clause (i), 
                subject to any adjustment under subsection 
                (e)(2)(C)(ii).''; and

                (ii) in subparagraph (D), in each of clauses (i) and 
            (ii), by striking ``application'' and inserting 
            ``application, report,'';
            (B) in subsection (d)(2)(B), beginning in the second 
        sentence, by striking ``firms. which show'' and inserting 
        ``firms, which show'';
            (C) in subsection (e)--
                (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Where'' and 
            inserting ``For fiscal year 2004 and each subsequent fiscal 
            year, where''; and
                (ii) in paragraph (2)--

                    (I) in subparagraph (B), beginning in the second 
                sentence, by striking ``firms. which show'' and 
                inserting ``firms, which show''; and
                    (II) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``Where'' 
                and inserting ``For fiscal year 2004 and each 
                subsequent fiscal year, where'';

            (D) in subsection (f), by striking ``for filing''; and
            (E) in subsection (h)(2)(B)--
                (i) in clause (ii), by redesignating subclauses (I) and 
            (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively;
                (ii) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 
            subclauses (I) and (II), respectively;
                (iii) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
            following:
                ``(i) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(ii) More than 5 percent.--To the extent such costs 
            are more than 5 percent below the specified level in 
            subparagraph (A)(ii), fees may not be collected under this 
            section for that fiscal year.''.
    (b) Title II; Amendments Regarding Regulation of Medical Devices.--
        (1) Inspections by accredited persons.--Section 704(g) of the 
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 374(g)), as added 
    by section 201 of Public Law 107-250 (116 Stat. 1602), is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``conducting inspections'' and all that follows and inserting 
        ``conducting inspections of establishments that manufacture, 
        prepare, propagate, compound, or process class II or class III 
        devices, which inspections are required under section 510(h) or 
        are inspections of such establishments required to register 
        under section 510(i).'';
            (B) in paragraph (5)(B), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``or poses'' and all that follows through the period and 
        inserting ``poses a threat to public health, fails to act in a 
        manner that is consistent with the purposes of this subsection, 
        or where the Secretary determines that there is a financial 
        conflict of interest in the relationship between the accredited 
        person and the owner or operator of a device establishment that 
        the accredited person has inspected under this subsection.'';
            (C) in paragraph (6)(A)--
                (i) in clause (i), by striking ``of the establishment 
            pursuant to subsection (h) or (i) of section 510'' and 
            inserting ``described in paragraph (1)'';
                (ii) in clause (ii)--

                    (I) in the matter preceding subclause (I)--

                        (aa) by striking ``each inspection'' and 
                    inserting ``inspections''; and
                        (bb) by inserting ``during a 2-year period'' 
                    after ``person''; and

                    (II) in subclause (I), by striking ``such a 
                person'' and inserting ``an accredited person'';

                (iii) in clause (iii)--

                    (I) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by 
                striking ``and the following additional conditions are 
                met:'' and inserting ``and 1 or both of the following 
                additional conditions are met:'';
                    (II) in subclause (I), by striking ``accredited'' 
                and all that follows through the period and inserting 
                ``(accredited under paragraph (2) and identified under 
                clause (ii)(II)) as a person authorized to conduct such 
                inspections of device establishments.''; and
                    (III) in subclause (II), by inserting ``or by a 
                person accredited under paragraph (2)'' after ``by the 
                Secretary'';

                (iv) in clause (iv)(I)--

                    (I) in the first sentence--

                        (aa) by striking ``the two immediately 
                    preceding inspections of the establishment'' and 
                    inserting ``inspections of the establishment during 
                    the previous 4 years''; and
                        (bb) by inserting ``section'' after ``pursuant 
                    to'';

                    (II) in the third sentence--

                        (aa) by striking ``the petition states a 
                    commercial reason for the waiver;''; and
                        (bb) by inserting ``not'' after ``the Secretary 
                    has not determined that the public health would''; 
                    and

                    (III) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``granted 
                until'' and inserting ``granted or deemed to be granted 
                until''; and

                (v) in clause (iv)(II)--

                    (I) by inserting ``of a device establishment 
                required to register'' after ``to be conducted''; and
                    (II) by inserting ``section'' after ``pursuant 
                to'';

            (D) in paragraph (6)(B)(iii)--
                (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``, and data 
            otherwise describing whether the establishment has 
            consistently been in compliance with sections 501 and 502 
            and other'' and inserting ``and with other''; and
                (ii) in the second sentence--

                    (I) by striking ``inspections'' and inserting 
                ``inspectional findings''; and
                    (II) by inserting ``relevant'' after ``together 
                with all other'';

            (E) in paragraph (6)(B)(iv)--
                (i) by inserting ``(I)'' after ``(iv)''; and
                (ii) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(II) If, during the two-year period following clearance under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary determines that the device 
establishment is substantially not in compliance with this Act, the 
Secretary may, after notice and a written response, notify the 
establishment that the eligibility of the establishment for the 
inspections by accredited persons has been suspended.'';
            (F) in paragraph (6)(C)(ii), by striking ``in accordance 
        with section 510(h), or has not during such period been 
        inspected pursuant to section 510(i), as applicable'';
            (G) in paragraph (10)(B)(iii), by striking ``a reporting'' 
        and inserting ``a report''; and
            (H) in paragraph (12)--
                (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
            following:
        ``(A) the number of inspections conducted by accredited persons 
    pursuant to this subsection and the number of inspections conducted 
    by Federal employees pursuant to section 510(h) and of device 
    establishments required to register under section 510(i);''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``obtained by the 
            Secretary'' and all that follows and inserting ``obtained 
            by the Secretary pursuant to inspections conducted by 
            Federal employees;''.
        (2) Other corrections.--
            (A) Prohibited acts.--Section 301(gg) of the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331(gg)), as amended by 
        section 201(d) of Public Law 107-250 (116 Stat. 1609), is 
        amended to read as follows:
    ``(gg) The knowing failure to comply with paragraph (7)(E) of 
section 704(g); the knowing inclusion by a person accredited under 
paragraph (2) of such section of false information in an inspection 
report under paragraph (7)(A) of such section; or the knowing failure 
of such a person to include material facts in such a report.''.
            (B) Electronic labeling.--Section 502(f) of the Federal 
        Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352(f)), as amended by 
        section 206 of Public Law 107-250 (116 Stat. 1613), is amended, 
        in the last sentence--
                (i) by inserting ``or by a health care professional and 
            required labeling for in vitro diagnostic devices intended 
            for use by health care professionals or in blood 
            establishments'' after ``in health care facilities'';
                (ii) by inserting a comma after ``means'';
                (iii) by striking ``requirements of law and, that'' and 
            inserting ``requirements of law, and that'';
                (iv) by striking ``the manufacturer affords health care 
            facilities the opportunity'' and inserting ``the 
            manufacturer affords such users the opportunity''; and
                (v) by striking ``the health care facility''.
    (c) Title III; Additional Amendments.--
        (1) Effective date.--Section 301(b) of Public Law 107-250 (116 
    Stat. 1616), is amended by striking ``18 months'' and inserting 
    ``36 months''.
        (2) Premarket notification.--Section 510(o) of the Federal 
    Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(o)), as added by 
    section 302(b) of Public Law 107-250 (116 Stat. 1616), is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``, adulterated'' and 
        inserting ``or adulterated''; and
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, adulterated'' 
            and inserting ``or adulterated''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``semicritical'' 
            and inserting ``semi-critical''.
    (d) Miscellaneous Corrections.--
        (1) Certain amendments to section 515.--
            (A) In general.--
                (i) Technical correction.--Section 515(c) of the 
            Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360e(c)), 
            as amended by sections 209 and 302(c)(2)(A) of Public Law 
            107-250 (116 Stat. 1613, 1618), is amended by redesignating 
            paragraph (3) (as added by section 209 of such Public Law) 
            as paragraph (4).
                (ii) Modular review.--Section 515(c)(4)(B) of the 
            Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
            360e(c)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``unless an issue of 
            safety'' and inserting ``unless a significant issue of 
            safety''.
            (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 210 of Public Law 107-
        250 (116 Stat. 1614) is amended by striking
        ``, as amended'' and all that follows through ``by adding'' and 
        inserting ``is amended in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 
        section 302(c)(2)(A) of this Act, by adding''.
        (2) Certain amendments to section 738.--
            (A) In general.--Section 738(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
        and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j(a)), as amended by subsection 
        (a), is amended--
                (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--

                    (I) by striking ``(a) Types of Fees.--Beginning 
                on'' and inserting the following:

    ``(a) Types of Fees.--
        ``(1) In general.--Beginning on''; and

                    (II) by striking ``this section as follows:'' and 
                inserting ``this section.''; and

                (ii) by striking ``(1) Premarket application,'' and 
            inserting the following: ``(2) Premarket application,''.
            (B) Conforming amendments.--Section 738 of the Federal 
        Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j), as amended by 
        subparagraph (A), is amended--
                (i) in subsection (d)(1), in the last sentence, by 
            striking ``subsection (a)(1)(A)'' and inserting 
            ``subsection (a)(2)(A)'';
                (ii) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``subsection 
            (a)(1)(A)(vii)'' and inserting ``subsection 
            (a)(2)(A)(vii)'';
                (iii) in subsection (e)(2)(C)--

                    (I) in each of clauses (i) and (ii), by striking 
                ``subsection (a)(1)(A)(vii)'' and inserting 
                ``subsection (a)(2)(A)(vii)''; and
                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking ``subsection 
                (a)(1)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``subsection 
                (a)(2)(A)(i)''; and

                (iv) in subsection (j), by striking ``subsection 
            (a)(1)(D),'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(2)(D),''.
            (C) Additional conforming amendment.--Section 102(b)(1) of 
        Public Law 107-250 (116 Stat. 1600) is amended, in the matter 
        preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 
        738(a)(1)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``section 738(a)(2)(A)(ii)''.
        (3) Public law 107-250.--Public Law 107-250 is amended--
            (A) in section 102(a) (116 Stat. 1589), by striking ``(21 
        U.S.C. 379F et seq.)'' and inserting ``(21 U.S.C. 379f et 
        seq.)'';
            (B) in section 102(b) (116 Stat. 1600)--
                (i) by striking paragraph (2);
                (ii) in paragraph (1), by redesignating subparagraphs 
            (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
                (iii) by striking:
    ``(b) Fee Exemption for Certain Entities Submitting Premarket 
Reports.--
        ``(1) In general.--A person submitting a premarket report'' and 
    inserting:
    ``(b) Fee Exemption for Certain Entities Submitting Premarket 
Reports.--A person submitting a premarket report''; and
            (C) in section 212(b)(2) (116 Stat. 1614), by striking ``, 
        such as phase IV trials,''.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON BARRIERS TO AVAILABILITY OF DEVICES INTENDED FOR 
CHILDREN.
    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a 
report on the barriers to the availability of devices intended for the 
treatment or diagnosis of diseases and conditions that affect children. 
The report shall include any recommendations of the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services for changes to existing statutory authority, 
regulations, or agency policy or practice to encourage the invention 
and development of such devices.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

A: Medical Devices Technical Corrections Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as amended by the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002) to revise provisions concerning medical devices user fees.

Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from collecting fees to defray costs in any fiscal year where the amount appropriated is more than five percent below the costs of the resources allocated for the review of device applications.

Allows the Secretary to withdraw accreditation to inspect from any person where the Secretary determines that there is a conflict of interest between the company and the accredited inspector.

Permits a company that markets at least one medical device in the United States and one medical device in another country to use an accredited third party inspector if the company certifies that the foreign country recognizes inspections by: (1) the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); and/or (2) the third party inspector. (Current law requires a country to recognize both types of inspections.)

Allows the Secretary to withdraw eligibility for third party inspections from a company if the Secretary determines that the company is substantially not in compliance with the Act.

Allows electronic labeling for prescription devices intended for use by health care professionals and for in vitro diagnostic devices intended for use by health care professionals or in blood establishments.

Delays by 18 additional months the effective date of the provision deeming a device misbranded if the identification of the manufacturer is not conspicuously displayed.

Directs the Secretary to submit a report to the relevant committees on the barriers to the availability of devices intended for treatment or diagnosis of diseases or conditions that affect children.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' 
Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
            TITLE I--COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT

Sec. 101. Increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency 
                            and indemnity compensation.
Sec. 102. Publication of adjusted rates.
      TITLE II--UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS

Sec. 201. Extending temporary expansion of United States Court of 
                            Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Sec. 202. Recall of retired judges of United States Court of Appeals 
                            for Veterans Claims.
Sec. 203. Life insurance program relating to judges of United States 
                            Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Sec. 204. Voluntary contributions to enlarge survivors' annuity.
Sec. 205. Salaries of judges of United States Court of Appeals for 
                            Veterans Claims.
Sec. 206. Selection of chief judge of United States Court of Appeals 
                            for Veterans Claims.
              TITLE III--IMPROVEMENT OF CLAIMS PROCESSING

Sec. 301. Interim payments of compensation benefits under laws 
                            administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
                            Affairs.
Sec. 302. Claims processors training.
Sec. 303. Notice of average times for processing claims and percentage 
                            of claims approved.
                        TITLE IV--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 401. Clarification of eligible recipients of certain accrued 
                            benefits upon death of beneficiary.
Sec. 402. Observance of Veterans Day.

            TITLE I--COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT

SEC. 101. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND DEPENDENCY 
              AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.

    (a) Rate Adjustment.--Effective on December 1, 2015, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in accordance with subsection (c), 
the dollar amounts in effect on November 30, 2015, for the payment of 
disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under 
the provisions specified in subsection (b).
    (b) Amounts To Be Increased.--The dollar amounts to be increased 
pursuant to subsection (a) are the following:
            (1) Wartime disability compensation.--Each of the dollar 
        amounts under section 1114 of title 38, United States Code.
            (2) Additional compensation for dependents.--Each of the 
        dollar amounts under section 1115(1) of such title.
            (3) Clothing allowance.--The dollar amount under section 
        1162 of such title.
            (4) Dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving 
        spouse.--Each of the dollar amounts under subsections (a) 
        through (d) of section 1311 of such title.
            (5) Dependency and indemnity compensation to children.--
        Each of the dollar amounts under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of 
        such title.
    (c) Determination of Increase.--
            (1) Percentage.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), each 
        dollar amount described in subsection (b) shall be increased by 
        the same percentage as the percentage by which benefit amounts 
        payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        401 et seq.) are increased effective December 1, 2015, as a 
        result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 415(i)).
            (2) Rounding.--Each dollar amount increased under paragraph 
        (1), if not a whole dollar amount, shall be rounded to the next 
        lower whole dollar amount.
    (d) Special Rule.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may adjust 
administratively, consistent with the increases made under subsection 
(a), the rates of disability compensation payable to persons under 
section 10 of Public Law 85-857 (72 Stat. 1263) who have not received 
compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code.

SEC. 102. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the Federal 
Register the amounts specified in section 101(b), as increased under 
that section, not later than the date on which the matters specified in 
section 215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
415(i)(2)(D)) are required to be published by reason of a determination 
made under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2016.

      TITLE II--UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS

SEC. 201. EXTENDING TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF UNITED STATES COURT OF 
              APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS.

    Section 7253(i)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``January 1, 2013'' and inserting ``January 1, 2020''.

SEC. 202. RECALL OF RETIRED JUDGES OF UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 
              FOR VETERANS CLAIMS.

    Paragraph (1) of section 7257(b) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(1)(A) The chief judge may recall for further service on the 
Court a recall-eligible retired judge in accordance with this section. 
Such a recall shall be made upon written certification by the chief 
judge that substantial service is expected to be performed by the 
retired judge for such period, not to exceed 90 days (or the 
equivalent), as determined by the chief judge to be necessary to meet 
the needs of the Court.
    ``(B)(i) A recall-eligible judge may request that the chief judge 
recall the recall-eligible judge for a period of service of not less 
than 90 days (or the equivalent).
    ``(ii) The chief judge shall approve a request made by a recall-
eligible judge pursuant to clause (i) unless the chief judge certifies, 
in writing, that the Court does not have--
            ``(I) sufficient work to assign such recall-eligible judge 
        during the period of recalled service; or
            ``(II) sufficient resources to provide to such recall-
        eligible judge appropriate administrative and office support.
    ``(iii) At any time during the period of recalled service of a 
judge who is recalled pursuant to clause (i), the chief judge may 
terminate such recalled service if the chief judge makes a written 
certification described in clause (ii).''.

SEC. 203. LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM RELATING TO JUDGES OF UNITED STATES 
              COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 7281 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) For purposes of chapter 87 of title 5, a judge who is in 
regular active service and a judge who is retired under section 7296 of 
this title or under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5 shall be treated as an 
employee described in section 8701(a)(5) of title 5.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to any payment made on or after the first day of the 
first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 204. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENLARGE SURVIVORS' ANNUITY.

    Section 7297 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(p)(1) A covered judge who makes an election under subsection (b) 
may purchase, in 3-month increments, up to an additional year of 
service credit for each year of Federal judicial service completed, 
under the terms set forth in this section.
    ``(2) In this subsection, the term `covered judge' means any of the 
following:
            ``(A) A judge in regular active service.
            ``(B) A retired judge who is a recall-eligible retired 
        judge pursuant to subsection (a) of section 7257 of this title.
            ``(C) A retired judge who would be a recall-eligible 
        retired judge pursuant to subsection (a) of section 7257 but 
        for--
                    ``(i) meeting the aggregate recall service 
                requirements under subsection (b)(3) of such section; 
                or
                    ``(ii) being permanently disabled as described by 
                subsection (b)(4) of such section.''.

SEC. 205. SALARIES OF JUDGES OF UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR 
              VETERANS CLAIMS.

    Section 7253(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``district courts'' and inserting ``courts of appeals''.

SEC. 206. SELECTION OF CHIEF JUDGE OF UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 
              FOR VETERANS CLAIMS.

    Section 7253(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                subparagraph (C); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following new subparagraph (B):
            ``(B) are 64 years of age or under and have at least 3 
        years remaining in term of office; and''; and
            (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
    ``(2)(A) In any case in which there is no judge of the Court in 
regular active service who meets the requirements under paragraph (1), 
the judge of the Court in regular active service who is senior in 
commission and meets subparagraph (A) or (B) and subparagraph (C) of 
paragraph (1) shall act as the chief judge.
    ``(B) In any case under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph in which 
there is no judge of the Court in regular active service who meets 
subparagraph (A) or (B) and subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), the 
judge of the Court in regular active service who is senior in 
commission and meets subparagraph (C) shall act as the chief judge.''.

              TITLE III--IMPROVEMENT OF CLAIMS PROCESSING

SEC. 301. INTERIM PAYMENTS OF COMPENSATION BENEFITS UNDER LAWS 
              ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 51 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 5127. Interim payments of compensation benefits
    ``(a) In General.--In the case of a claim described in subsection 
(b), prior to adjudicating the claim, the Secretary shall make interim 
payments of monetary benefits to the claimant based on any disability 
for which the Secretary has made a decision or, with respect to such a 
disability that is not compensable, notify the claimant of the rating 
relating to such disability. Upon the adjudication of the claim, the 
Secretary shall pay to the claimant any monetary benefits awarded to 
the claimant for the period of payment under section 5111 of this title 
less the amount of such benefits paid to the claimant under this 
section.
    ``(b) Claim Described.--A claim described in this subsection is a 
claim for disability compensation under chapter 11 of this title 
(including a claim regarding an increased rating)--
            ``(1) the adjudication of which requires the Secretary to 
        make decisions with respect to two or more disabilities; and
            ``(2) for which, before completing the adjudication of the 
        claim, the Secretary makes a decision with respect to a 
        disability that would result in the payment of monetary 
        benefits to the claimant upon the adjudication of the claim.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to 
such subchapter the following new item:

``5127. Interim payments of compensation benefits.''.

SEC. 302. CLAIMS PROCESSORS TRAINING.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
establish a training program to provide newly hired claims processors 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs with training for a period of not 
less than 2 years. In carrying out such program, the Secretary shall 
identify successful claims processors of the Department who can assist 
in the training of newly hired claims processors.
    (b) Ability To Process Claims.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
training program established under subsection (a) without increasing 
the amount of time in which claims are processed by the Department.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date 
that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 303. NOTICE OF AVERAGE TIMES FOR PROCESSING CLAIMS AND PERCENTAGE 
              OF CLAIMS APPROVED.

    (a) Public Notice.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall post 
the information described in subsection (c)--
            (1) in a conspicuous place in each regional office and 
        claims intake facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
        and
            (2) on the Internet Web site of the Department.
    (b) Notice to Applicants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide to each person 
        who submits a claim for benefits under the laws administered by 
        the Secretary before the person submits such claim--
                    (A) notice of the information described in 
                subsection (c); and
                    (B) notice that the person is eligible to receive 
                up to an extra year of benefits payments if the person 
                files a claim that is fully developed.
            (2) Acknowledgment of receipt of notice.--Each person who 
        submits a claim for benefits under the laws administered by the 
        Secretary shall include in such application a signed form 
        acknowledging that the person received the information 
        described in subsection (c).
    (c) Information Described.--
            (1) In general.--The information described in this 
        subsection is the following:
                    (A) The average processing time of the claims 
                described in paragraph (2) and the percentage of such 
                submitted claims for which benefits are awarded.
                    (B) The percentage of each of the following types 
                of submitted claims for benefits under the laws 
                administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
                which benefits are awarded:
                            (i) Claims filed by veterans who authorized 
                        a veterans service organization to act on the 
                        veterans' behalf under a durable power of 
                        attorney.
                            (ii) Claims filed by veterans who 
                        authorized a person other than a veterans 
                        service organization to act on the veterans' 
                        behalf under a durable power of attorney.
                            (iii) Claims filed by veterans who did not 
                        authorize a person to act on the veterans' 
                        behalf under a durable power of attorney.
            (2) Claims described.--The claims described in this 
        paragraph are each of the following types of claims for 
        benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs:
                    (A) A fully developed claim that is submitted in 
                standard electronic form.
                    (B) A fully developed claim that is submitted in 
                standard paper form.
                    (C) A claim that is not fully developed that is 
                submitted in standard electronic form.
                    (D) A claim that is not fully developed that is 
                submitted in standard paper form.
                    (E) A claim that is not fully developed that is 
                submitted in non-standard paper form.
            (3) Update of information.--The information described in 
        this subsection shall be updated not less frequently than once 
        each fiscal quarter.

                        TITLE IV--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 401. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN ACCRUED 
              BENEFITS UPON DEATH OF BENEFICIARY.

    (a) Eligibility of Estate.--Section 5121(a)(2) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
        ``, or estate,'' after ``person''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) The estate of the veteran (unless the estate 
                will escheat).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to the death of an individual on or after the date 
that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 402. OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY.

    (a) Two Minutes of Silence.--Chapter 1 of title 36, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 145. Veterans Day
    ``The President shall issue each year a proclamation calling on the 
people of the United States to observe 2 minutes of silence on Veterans 
Day in honor of the service and sacrifice of veterans throughout the 
history of the Nation, beginning at--
            ``(1) 3:11 p.m. Atlantic standard time;
            ``(2) 2:11 p.m. eastern standard time;
            ``(3) 1:11 p.m. central standard time;
            ``(4) 12:11 p.m. mountain standard time;
            ``(5) 11:11 a.m. Pacific standard time;
            ``(6) 10:11 a.m. Alaska standard time; and
            ``(7) 9:11 a.m. Hawaii-Aleutian standard time.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1 of 
title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``145. Veterans Day.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

A:
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 16, 2015.  Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 TITLE I--COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT (Sec. 101) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of November 30, 2015, the rates of:   veterans' disability compensation,  additional compensation for dependents,   wartime disability compensation,  the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and  dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.  Each such increase shall be the same percentage as the benefits increase provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act, as of December 1, 2015. (Sec. 102) The VA shall publish such adjusted rates in the Federal Register. TITLE II--UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS (Sec. 201) The temporary expansion of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is extended till January 1, 2020.  (Sec. 202) Specified recall requirements for retired judges are amended. A recall-eligible judge may request a recall for a period of service of at least 90 days (or the equivalent). (Sec. 203) A regular active service judge or a retired judge shall be treated as an employee for government life insurance purposes.  (Sec. 204) Regular service judges, retired recall-eligible judges, and certain retired but not recall-eligible judges may purchase in three-month increments up to an additional year of service credit for each year of federal judicial service completed.  (Sec. 205) The salary of Court judges is set at the rate applicable to federal appellate court judges. (Their salary is currently set at the rate applicable to federal district court judges.)  (Sec. 206) The chief judge of the Court, in addition to existing qualifications, must not be older than 64 and have at least 3 years remaining in term of office as a judge of the Court in regular active service.  TITLE III--IMPROVEMENT OF CLAIMS PROCESSING  (Sec. 301) In the case of a disability compensation claim for two or more disabilities for which the VA, before completing the full adjudication, makes a decision with respect to a disability that would result in the payment of monetary benefits to the claimant, the VA shall make interim payments to the claimant based on such disability. Upon completion of the adjudication of all the disability claims the VA will pay the full amount of accrued benefits, less the amount of the interim payments that the claimant has already received. (Sec. 302) The VA shall: (1) establish a minimum two-year training program for newly hired claims processors, and (2) identify successful claims processors to assist in such training.  (Sec. 303) The VA shall: (1) inform each person who submits a claim for benefits that he or she is eligible to receive up to an extra year of benefits payments upon the filing of a fully developed claim; and (2) post at each VA Regional Office, claims-intake facility, and on its website information regarding the average processing time of claims and the percentage of submitted claims for which benefits are awarded. TITLE IV--OTHER MATTERS (Sec. 401) The VA shall pay any accrued benefits due and unpaid, as of a veteran's date of death, to the veteran's estate unless the estate will escheat. (Sec. 402) The President shall issue an annual proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe two minutes of silence on Veterans Day in honor of the service and sacrifice of veterans throughout the history of the nation.
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