Veterans' Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001
PL 107-14 (H.R.801), enacted 06/05/2001

PUBLIC LAW 107-14—JUNE 5, 2001 
115 STAT. 25 
Public Law 107-14 
107th Congress 
An Act 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for CHAMPVA, to 
provide for family coverage and retroactive expansion of the increase in maximum 
benefits under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, to make technical amend-
ments, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "Veterans' 
Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001". 
(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. Eligibility for benefits under CHAMPVA for veterans' survivors who are 
eligible for hospital insxirance benefits under the medicare program. 
Sec. 4. Family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance. 
Sec. 5. Retroactive applicability of increase in maximum SGLI benefit for members 
dying in performance of duty on or after October 1, 2000. 
Sec. 6. Expansion of outreach efforts to eligible dependents. 
Sec. 7. Technical amendments to the Montgomery GI Bill statute. 
Sec. 8. Miscellaneous technical amendments. 
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. ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS UNDER CHAMPVA FOR VETERANS' 
SURVIVORS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR HOSPITAL INSUR-
ANCE BENEFITS UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
Subsection (d) of section 1713 is amended to read as follows: 
"(d)(1)(A) An individual otherwise eligible for medical care 
under this section who is also entitled to hospital insurance benefits 
under part A of the medicare program is eligible for medical care 
under this section only if the individual is also enrolled in the 
supplementary medical insurance program under part B of the 
medicare program. 
"(B) The limitation in subparagraph (A) does not apply to 
an individual who— 
"(i) has attained 65 years of age as of the date of the 
enactment of the Veterans' Survivor Benefits Improvements 
Act of 2001; and 
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"(ii) is not enrolled in the supplementary medical insurance 
program under part B of the medicare program as of that 
date. 
"(2) Subject to paragraph (3), if an individual described in 
paragraph (1) receives medical care for which pa5anent may be 
made under both this section and the medicare program, the amount 
payable for such medical care under this section shall be the amount 
by which (A) the costs for such medical care exceed (B) the sum 
of— 
"(i) the amount payable for such medical care under the 
medicare program; and 
"(ii) the total amount paid or payable for such medical 
care by third party payers other than the medicare program. 
"(3) The amount payable under this subsection for medical 
care may not exceed the total amount that would be paid under 
subsection (b) if payment for such medical care were made solely 
under subsection (b). 
"(4) In this paragraph: 
"(A) The term 'medicare program' means the program of 
health insurance administered by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.). 
"(B) The term 'third party' has the meaning given that 
term in section 1729(i)(3) of this title.". 
SEC. 4. FAMILY COVERAGE UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE 
INSURANCE. 
(a) INSURABLE DEPENDENTS.—(1) Section 1965 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(10) The term 'insurable dependent', with respect to a 
member, means the following: 
"(A) The member's spouse. 
"(B) The member's child, as defined in the first sen-
tence of section 101(4)(A) of this title.". 
(2) Section 101(4)(A) is amended in the matter preceding clause 
(i) by inserting "(other than with respect to a child who is an 
insurable dependent under section 1965(10)(B) of such chapter)" 
after "except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title". 
(b) INSURANCE COVERAGE.—(1) Subsection (a) of section 1967 
is amended to read as follows: 
"(a)(1) Subject to an election under paragraph (2), any policy 
of insurance purchased by the Secretary under section 1966 of 
this title shall automatically insure the following persons against 
death: 
"(A) In the case of any member of a uniformed service 
on active duty (other than active duty for training)— 
"(i) the member; and 
"(ii) each insurable dependent of the member. 
"(B) Any member of a uniformed service on active duty 
for training or inactive duty training scheduled in advance 
by competent authority. 
"(C) In the case of any member of the Ready Reserve 
of a uniformed service who meets the qualifications set forth 
in section 1965(5)(B) of this title— 
"(i) the member; and 
"(ii) each insurable dependent of the member. 
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"(2)(A) A member may elect in writing not to be insured under 
this subchapter. 
"(B) A member may elect in writing not to insure the member's 
spouse under this subchapter. 
"(3)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the amount for 
which a person is insured under this subchapter is as follows: 
"(i) In the case of a member, $250,000. 
"(ii) In the case of a member's spouse, $100,000. 
"(iii) In the case of a member's child, $10,000. 
"(B) A member may elect in writing to be insured or to insure 
the member's spouse in an amount less than the amount provided 
for under subparagraph (A). The member may not elect to insure 
the member's child in an amount less th£in $10,000. The amount 
of insurance so elected shall, in the case of a member or spouse, 
be evenly divisible by $10,000. 
"(C) In no case may the amount of insurance coverage under 
this subsection of a member's spouse exceed the amount of insur-
ance coverage of the member. 
"(4)(A) An insurable dependent of a member is not insured 
under this chapter unless the member is insured under this sub-
chapter. 
"(B) An insurable dependent who is a child may not be insured 
at any time by the insurance coverage under this chapter of more 
than one member. If an insurable dependent who is a child is 
otherwise eligible to be insured by the coverage of more than 
one member under this chapter, the child shall be insured by 
the coverage of the member whose eligibility for insurance under 
this subchapter occurred first, except that if that member does 
not have legal custody of the child, the child shall be insured 
by the coverage of the member who has legal custody of the child. 
"(5) The insurance shall be effective with respect to a member Effective date. 
and the insurable dependents of the member on the latest of the 
following dates: 
"(A) The first day of active duty or active duty for training. 
"(B) The beginning of a period of inactive duty training 
scheduled in advance by competent authority. 
"(C) The first day a member of the Ready Reserve meets 
the qualifications set forth in section 1965(5)(B) of this title. 
"(D) The date certified by the Secretary to the Secretary 
concerned as the date Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
under this subchapter for the class or group concerned takes 
effect. 
' 
"(E) In the case of an insurable dependent who is a spouse, 
the date of marriage of the spouse to the member. 
"(F) In the case of an insurable dependent who is a child, 
the date of birth of such child or, if the child is not the 
natural child of the member, the date on which the child 
acquires status as an insurable dependent of the member.". 
(2) Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking the 
first sentence and inserting the following: "If a person eligible 
for insurance under this subchapter is not so insured, or is insured 
for less than the maximum amount provided for the person under 
subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(3), by reason of an election 
made by a member under subparagraph (B) of that subsection, 
the person may thereafter be insured under this subchapter in 
the maximum amount or any lesser amount elected as provided 
in such subparagraph (B) upon written application by the member. 
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proof of good health of each person (other than a child) to be 
so insured, and compliance with such other terms and conditions 
as may be prescribed by the Secretary.". 
(c) TERMINATION OF COVERAGE.—(1) Subsection (a) of section 
1968 is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
"and any insurance thereunder on any insurable dependent 
of such a member," after "any insurance thereunder on any 
member of the uniformed services,"; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
Termination 
"(5) With respect to an insurable dependent of the member, 
date. 
insurance under this subchapter shall cease— 
"(A) 120 days after the date of an election made in 
writing by the member to terminate the coverage; or 
"(B) on the earliest of— 
"(i) 120 days after the date of the member's death; 
"(ii) 120 days after the date of termination of the 
insurance on the member's life under this subchapter; 
or 
"(iii) 120 days after the termination of the depend-
ent's status as an insurable dependent of the member.". 
(2) Such subsection is further amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
", and such insurance shall cease—" and inserting "and such 
insurance shall cease as follows:"; 
(B) by striking "with" after the paragraph designation in 
each of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) and inserting "With"; 
(C) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking "thirty-one days—" and inserting "31 days, insur-
ance under this subchapter shall cease—"; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking '*one hundred and twenty days" 
after "(A)" and inserting "120 days"; and 
(II) by striking "prior to the expiration of one hun-
dred and twenty days" and inserting "before the end 
of 120 days"; and 
(iii) by striking the semicolon at the end of subpara-
graph (B) and inserting a period; 
(D) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking "thirty-one days" and inserting "31 
days,"; 
(ii) by striking "one hundred and twenty days" both 
places it appears and inserting "120 days"; and 
(iii) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting 
a period; 
(E) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting a comma after "competent authority"; 
(ii) by striking "one hundred and twenty days" both 
places it appears and inserting "120 days"; and 
(iii) by striking "; and" at the end and inserting a 
period; and 
(F) in paragraph (4), by inserting "insurance under this 
subchapter shall cease" before "120 days after" the first place 
it appears. 
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(3) Subsection (b)(1)(A) of such section is amended by inserting 
"(to insure against death of the member only)" after "converted 
to Veterans' Group Life Insurance". 
(d) PREMIUMS.—Section 1969 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsections: 
"(g)(lXA) During any period in which a spouse of a member 
is insured under this subchapter and the member is on active 
duty, there shall be deducted each month from the member's basic 
or other pay until separation or release from active duty an amount 
determined by the Secretary as the premium allocable to the pay 
period for providing that insurance coverage. No premium may 
be charged for providing insurance coverage for a child. 
"(B) During any month in which a member is assigned to 
the Ready Reserve of a uniformed service under conditions which 
meet the qualifications set forth in section 1965(5)(B) of this title 
and the spouse of the member is insured under a policy of insurance 
purchased by the Secretary under section 1966 of this title, there 
shall be contributed from the appropriation made for active duty 
pay of the uniformed service concerned an amount determined 
by the Secretary (which shall be the same for all such members) 
as the share of the cost attributable to insuring the spouse of 
such member under this policy, less any costs traceable to the 
extra hazards of such duty in the uniformed services. Any amounts 
so contributed on behalf of any individual shall be collected by 
the Secretary concerned from such individual (by deduction from 
pay or otherwise) and shall be credited to the appropriation from 
which such contribution was made. 
"(2)(A) The Secretary shall determine the premium amounts 
to be charged for life insurance coverage for spouses of members 
under this subchapter. 
"(B) The premium amounts shall be determined on the basis 
of sound actuarial principles and shall include an amount necessary 
to cover the administrative costs to the insurer or insurers providing 
such insurance. 
"(C) Each premium rate for the first policy year shall be contin-
ued for subsequent policy years, except that the rate may be 
adjusted for any such subsequent policy year on the basis of the 
experience under the policy, as determined by the Secretary in 
advance of that policy year. 
"(h) Any overpajmaent of a premium for insurance coverage 
for an insurable dependent of a member that is terminated under 
section 1968(a)(5) of this title shall be refunded to the member.". 
(e) 
PAYMENTS OF INSURANCE PROCEEDS.—Section 1970 
is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(i) Any amount of insurance in force on an insurable dependent 
of a member under this subchapter on the date of the dependent's 
death shall be paid, upon the establishment of a valid claim 
therefor, to the member or, in the event of the member's death 
before payment to the member can be made, then to the person 
or persons entitled to receive payment of the proceeds of insurance 
on the member's life under this subchapter.". 
(f) CONVERSION OF SGLI TO PRIVATE LIFE INSURANCE.—Section 
1968(b) is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
"(3)(A) In the case of a policy purchased under this subchapter 
for an insurable dependent who is a spouse, upon election of the 
spouse, the policy may be converted to an individual policy of 
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insurance under the same conditions as described in section 1977(e) 
of this title (with respect to conversion of a Veterans' Group Life 
Insurance poHcy to such an individual policy) upon written applica-
tion for conversion made to the participating company selected 
by the spouse and payment of the required premiums. Conversion 
of such policy to Veterans' Group Life Insurance is prohibited. 
"(B) In the case of a policy purchased under this subchapter 
for an insurable dependent who is a child, such policy may not 
be converted under this subsection.". 
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(g) EFFECTIVE DATE AND INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION.—(1) The 
amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first 
day of the first month that begins more than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) Each Secretary concerned, acting in consultation with the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall take such action as is necessary 
to ensure that during the period between the date of the enactment 
of this Act and the effective date determined under paragraph 
(1) each eligible member— 
(A) is furnished an explanation of the insurance benefits 
available for dependents under the amendments made by this 
section; and 
(B) is afforded an opportunity before such effective date 
to make elections that are authorized under those amendments 
to be made with respect to dependents. 
(3) For purposes of paragraph (2): 
(A) The term "Secretary concerned" has the meaning given 
that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 
(B) The term "eligible member" means a member of the 
uniformed services described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of 
section 1967(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, as amended 
by subsection (b)(1). 
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SEC. 5. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY OF INCREASE IN MAXIMUM SGLI 
note. 
BENEFIT FOR MEMBERS DYING IN PERFORMANCE OF 
DUTY ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2000. 
Effective date. 
(a) APPLICABILITY OF INCREASE IN BENEFIT.—Notwithstanding 
subsection (c) of section 312 of the Veterans Benefits and Health 
Care Improvement Act of 2000 (PubHc Law 106-419; 114 Stat. 
1854), the amendments made by subsection (a) of that section 
shall take effect on October 1, 2000, with respect to any member 
of the uniformed services who died in the performance of duty 
(as determined by the Secretary concerned) during the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2000, and ending at the close of March 31, 
2001, 
and who on the date of death was insured under the 
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program under subchapter 
III of chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code, for the maximum 
coverage available under that program. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term "Secretary concerned" has the meaning given 
that term in section 101(25) of title 38, United States Code. 
(2) The term "uniformed services" has the meaning given 
that term in section 1965(6) of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 6. EXPANSION OF OUTREACH EFFORTS TO ELIGIBLE DEPEND-
ENTS. 
(a) 
AVAILABILITY OF OUTREACH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, 
SPOUSES, SURVIVING SPOUSES, AND DEPENDENT PARENTS.—Para-
graph (2) of section 7721(b) is amended to read as follows: 
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"(2) the term 'eligible dependent' means a spouse, surviving 
spouse, child, or dependent parent of a person who served 
in the active military, naval, or air service.". 
(b) IMPROVED OUTREACH PROGRAM.—<1) Subchapter II of 
chapter 77 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
"§ 7727. Outreach for eligible dependents 
"(a) In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary shall ensure 
that the needs of eligible dependents are fully addressed. 
"(b) The Secretary shall ensure that the availability of outreach 
services and assistance for eligible dependents under this sub-
chapter is made known through a variety of means, including 
the 
Internet, 
announcements 
in veterans 
publications, 
and 
announcements to the media.". 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of that chapter is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7726 the 
following new item: 
"7727. Outreach for eligible dependents.". 
SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE MONTGOMERY GI BILL 
STATUTE. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR BENE-
FITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Clause (i) of section 3011(a)(1)(A), as 
amended by section 103(a)(1)(A) of the Veterans Benefits and 
Health Care Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-419; 
114 Stat. 1825), is amended by striking "serves an obligated 
period of active duty of" and inserting "(I) in the case of 
an individual whose obligated period of active duty is three 
years or more, serves at least three years of continuous active 
duty in the Armed Forces, or (II) in the case of an individual 
whose obligated period of active duty is less than three years, 
serves". 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph 
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(1) shall take effect as if enacted on November 1, 2000, imme- ^o^. 
diately after the enactment of the Veterans Benefits and Health 
Care Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-419). 
(b) ENTITLEMENT CHARGE FOR OFF-DUTY TRAINING AND EDU-
CATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3014(b)(2) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking "(without regard 
to" and all that follows through "this subsection"; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
"(C) The number of months of entitlement charged under this 
chapter in the case of an individual who has been paid a basic 
educational assistance allowance under this subsection shall be 
equal to the number (including any fraction) determined by dividing 
the total amount of such educational assistance allowance paid 
the individual by the full-time monthly institutional rate of edu-
cational assistance which such individual would otherwise be paid 
under subsection (a)(1), (b)(1), (c)(1), (d)(1), or (e)(1) of section 3015 
of this title, as the case may be.". 
(2) 
CONFORMING 
AMENDMENTS.—(A) 
Section 
3015 
is 
amended— 
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(i) in subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1), by inserting "sub-
section (h)" after "from time to time under"; and 
(ii) by striking the subsection that was inserted as 
subsection (g) by section 1602(b)(3)(C) of the Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001 (as enacted by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-
359) and redesignated as subsection (h) by 105(b)(2) of 
the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act 
of 2000 (Public Law 106-419; 114 Stat. 1829). 
(B) Section 3032(b) is amended— 
(i) by striking "the lesser of and inserting "the least 
of the following:"; 
(ii) by striking "or" after "chapter,"; and 
(iii) by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ", or (3) the amount of the charges of the edu-
cational institution elected by the individual under section 
3014(b)(1) of this title". 
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(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sub-
oote. 
section shall take effect as if enacted on November 1, 2000, 
immediately after the enactment of the Veterans Benefits and 
Health Care Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-419). 
(c) INCREMENTAL INCREASES FOR CONTRIBUTING ACTIVE DUTY 
MEMBERS.— 
(1) ACTIVE DUTY PROGRAM.—Section 3011(e), as added by 
section 105(a)(1) of the Veterans Benefits and Health Care 
Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-419; 114 Stat. 1828), 
is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ", but not more 
frequently than monthly" before the period; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking "$4" and inserting 
"$20"; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking "Secretary. The" and inserting "Sec-
retary of the military department concerned. That"; 
and 
(ii) by striking "by the Secretary". 
(2) 
SELECTED 
RESERVE PROGRAM.—Section 3012(f), 
as 
added by section 105(a)(2) of such Act, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ", but not more 
frequently than monthly" before the period; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking "$4" and inserting 
"$20"; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking "Secretary. The" and inserting "Sec-
retary of the military department concerned. That"; 
and 
(ii) by striking "by the Secretary". 
(3) INCREASED ASSISTANCE AMOUNT.—Section 3015(g), as 
added by section 105(b)(3) of such Act, is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
"effective as of the first day of the enrollment period fol-
lowing receipt of such contributions from such individual 
by the Secretary concerned," after "by section 3011(e) or 
3012(f) of this title,"; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking "$1" and inserting "$5"; 
(ii) by striking "$4" and inserting "$20"; and 
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(iii) by inserting "of this title" after "section 3011(e) 
or 3012(f)". 
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sub- 
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section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of note. 
section 105 of the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improve-
ment Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-419; 114 Stat. 1828). 
(d) DEATH BENEFITS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—^Paragraph (1) of section 3017(b) is 
amended to read as follows: 
"(1) the total of— 
"(A) the amount reduced from the individual's basic 
pay imder section 3011(b), 3012(c), 3018(c), 3018A(b), 
3018B(b), 3018C(b), or 3018C(e) of this title; 
"(B) the amount reduced from the individual's retired 
pay under section 3018C(e) of this title; 
"(C) the amount collected from the individual by the 
Secretary under section 3018B(b), 3018C(b), or 3018C(e) 
of this title; and 
"(D) the amount of any contributions made by the 
individual under section 3011(c) or 3012(f) of this title, 
less". 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph 
38 USC 3017 
(1) shall take effect as of May 1, 2001. 
note. 
(e) 
CLARIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRED BY V E A P 
PARTICIPANTS WHO ENROLL IN BASIC EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) CLARIFICATION.—Section 3018C(b), as amended by sec-
tion 104(b) of the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improve-
ment Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-419; 114 Stat. 1828), is 
amended by striking "or (e)". 
(2) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS.—Any amount 38USC30i8C 
collected under section 3018C(b) of title 38, United States Code note. 
(whether by reduction in basic pay under paragraph (1) of 
that section, collection under paragraph (2) of that section, 
or both), with respect to an individual who enrolled in basic 
educational assistance under section 3018C(e) of that title, 
during the period beginning on November 1, 2000, and ending 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be treated 
as an amount collected with respect to the individual under 
section 3018C(e)(3)(A) of that title (whether as a reduction 
in basic pay under clause (i) of that section, a collection under 
clause (ii) of that section, or both) for basic educational assist-
ance under section 3018C of that title. 
(f) CLARIFICATION OF TIME PERIOD FOR ELECTION OF BEGINNING 
OF CHAPTER 35 ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPENDENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) Section 3512(a)(3)(B), as amended 
by section 112 of the Veterans Benefits and Health Care 
Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-419; 114 Stat. 1831), 
is amended to read as follows: 
"(B) the eligible person elects that beginning date by 
not later than the end of the 60-day period beginning 
on the date on which the Secretary provides written notice 
to that person of that person's opportunity to make such 
election, such notice including a statement of the deadline 
for the election imposed under this subparagraph; and". 
(B) Section 3512(a)(3)(C), as so amended, is amended by 
striking "between the dates described in" £ind inserting "the 
date determined pursuant to". 
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph 
°ot^- 
(1) shall take effect as if enacted on November 1, 2000, imme-
diately after the enactment of the Veterans Benefits and Health 
Care Improvement Act of 2000. 
SEC. 8. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 38, United States 
Code, is amended as follows: 
Effective date. 
(1) Effective as of November 1, 2000, section 107 is 
amended— 
(A) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by 
inserting "or (d)" after "subsection (c)"; 
(B) by redesignating the second subsection (c) (added 
by section 332(a)(2) of the Veterans Benefits and Health 
Care Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-419)) as 
subsection (d); and 
(C) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking 
"In" in paragraph (1) and inserting "With respect to benefits 
under chapter 23 of this title, in". 
(2) Section 1710B(c)(2)(B) is amended by striking "on the 
date of the enactment of the Veterans Millennium Health Care 
and Benefits Act" and inserting "November 30, 1999". 
(3) Section 2301(f) is amended— 
(A) in the matter in paragraph (1) preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking "(as" and all that follows through 
"in section" and inserting "(as described in section"; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking "subparagraphs" and 
inserting "subparagraph". 
(4) Section 3452 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) by striking "or" at the end of subparagraph 
(A); and 
(ii) by striking "clause (B) of this paragraph" in 
subparagraph (C) and inserting "subparagraph (B)"; 
(B) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(i) by striking "paragraph (1)(A) or (B)" and 
inserting "subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1)"; 
and 
(ii) by striking "one hundred and eighty days" and 
inserting "180 days"; 
(C) in subsection (a)(3), by striking "section 511(d) 
of title 10" and inserting "section 12103(d) of title 10"; 
and 
(D) in subsection (e), by striking "chapter 4C of title 
29," and inserting "the Act of August 16, 1937, popularly 
known as the 'National Apprenticeship Act' (29 U.S.C. 50 
et seq.),". 
(5) Section 3462(a) is amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(6) Section 3512 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(5), by striking "clause (4) of this 
subsection" and inserting "paragraph (4)"; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking "willfull" and 
inserting "willful". 
(7) Section 3674 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(I) by striking ", effective at the beginning 
of fiscal year 1988,"; and 
(II) by striking "section 3674A(a)(4)" and 
inserting "section 3674A(a)(3)"; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking "paragraph 
(3)(A)" and inserting "paragraph (3)"; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking "section 
3674A(a)(4)" and inserting "section 3674A(a)(3)"; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking "on September 30, 1978, and"; and 
(ii) by striking "thereafter,". 
(8) Section 3674A(a)(2) is amended by striking "clause (1)" 
and inserting "paragraph (1)". 
(9) Section 3734(a) is amended— 
(A) by striking "United States Code," in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1); and 
(B) by striking "appropriations in" in paragraph (2) 
and inserting "appropriations for". 
(10) Section 4104 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) by striking "Beginning with fiscal year 1988," 
and inserting "For any fiscal year,"; 
(ii) by striking "clause" in subparagraph (B) and 
inserting "subparagraph"; and 
(iii) by striking "clauses" in subparagraph (C) and 
inserting "subparagraphs"; 
(B) in subsection (a)(4), by striking "on or after July 
1, 1988"; and 
(C) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking "shall—" in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1) and inserting "shall perform the fol-
lowing functions:"; 
(ii) by capitalizing the initial letter of the first 
word of each of paragraphs (1) through (12); 
(iii) by striking the semicolon at the end of each 
of paragraphs (1) through (10) and inserting a period; 
and 
(iv) by striking "; and" at the end of paragraph 
(11) and inserting a period. 
(11) Section 4303(13) is amended by striking the second 
period at the end. 
(12) Section 5103(b)(1) is amended by striking "1 year" 
and inserting "one year". 
(13) Section 5701(g) is amended by striking "clause" in 
paragraphs (2)(B) and (3) and inserting "subparagraph". 
(14)(A) Section 7367 is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 73 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 7367. 
(15) Section 8125(d) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking "(beginning in 1992)"; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking "(beginning in 1993)"; 
and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3). 
(16) The following provisions are each amended by striking 
"hereafter" and inserting "hereinafter": 
sections 545(a)(1), 
1710B(e)(l), 3485(a)(1), 3537(a), 3722(a), 3763(a), 5121(a), 
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7101(a), 7105(b)(1), 7671, 7672(e)(1)(B), 7681(a)(1), 7801, and 
8520(a). 
Effective date. 
(b) PUBLIC LAW 106-419.—Effective as of November 1, 2000, 
and as if included therein as originally enacted, the Veterans Bene-
fits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-
419) is amended as follows: 
38 use 3564 
(1) Section 111(f)(3) (114 Stat. 1831) is amended by striking 
note. 
"3654" and inserting "3564". 
38 use 4303. 
(2) Section 323(a)(1) (114 Stat. 1855) is amended by 
inserting a comma in the second quoted matter therein after 
"duty". 
38 use 1802. 
(3) Section 401(e)(1) (114 Stat. 1860) is amended by striking 
"this" both places it appears in quoted matter and inserting 
"This". 
38 use 3729. 
(4) Section 402(b) (114 Stat. 1861) is amended by striking 
the close quotation marks and period at the end of the table 
in paragraph (2) of the matter inserted by the amendment 
made that section. 
(c) PUBLIC LAW 102-590.—Section 3(a)(1) of the Homeless Vet-
erans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. 
7721 note) is amended by striking ", during,". 
Approved June 5, 2001. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 801: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 107-27 (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs). 
Mar. 27, considered and passed House. 
May 24, considered and passed Senate, amended. House concurred in Senate 
amendments.