A bill to provide interim extensions of Department of Veterans Affairs programs of respite care for certain veterans, community-based residential care for homeless chronically mentally ill veterans, State Home construction grants, and leave transfers for certain health-care professionals, and of department of Veterans Affairs home-loan fees.
PL 101-110 (S.1709), enacted 10/06/1989

103 STAT. 682 
PUBLIC LAW 101-110—OCT. 6, 1989 
Public Law 101-110 
101st Congress 
An Act 
Oct. 6, 1989 
[S. 1709] 
Government 
organization and 
employees. 
38 u s e 620B 
note. 
38 u s e 612 note. 
5 u s e 6302 note. 
38 u s e 1829 
note. 
38 u s e 5033 
note. 
38 u s e 620B 
note. 
To provide interim extensions of Department of Veterans Affairs pr(^rams of respite 
care for certain veterans, community-based residential care for homeless, chron-
ically mentally ill veterans. State home construction grants, and leave transfers for 
certain health-care professionals, and of Department of Veterans Affairs home-loan 
fees. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
HEALTH-CARE PROGRAMS. 
(a) RESPITE CARE.—Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 
(c) of section 620B of title 38, United States Code, the authority 
provided by such section shall terminate on November 30, 1989. 
(b) COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR HOMELESS, CHRON-
ICALLY MENTALLY I I I VETERANS.—Notwithstanding the provisions of 
subsection (d) of section 115 of the Veterans Benefits and Services 
Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-322), the authority for the pilot pro-
gram authorized by such section shall expire on November 30, 1989. 
(c) STATE HOME CONSTRUCTION GRANTS.—Section 5033(a) of title 
38, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking 
out "1989" and inserting in lieu thereof "1990". 
(d) LEAVE TRANSFERS.—The authority of the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs under section 618 of the Treasury, Postal Service and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100-440) 
to operate a leave-transfer progrsun for employees subject to section 
4108 of title 38, United States Code, is extended through November 
30, 1989. The provisions of the final sentence of such section 618 
shall apply to transferred leave that is unused as of November 30, 
1989. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOME-
LOAN FEE. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of section 1829 of 
title 38, United States Code, fees may be collected under such 
section with respect to loans closed before December 1,1989. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; RATIFICATION. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of and amendments made by 
this Act shall take effect as of October 1,1989. 
(b) RATIFICATION.—Any actions of the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs in carrying out the provisions of section 620B of title 38, United 
PUBLIC LAW 101-110—OCT. 6, 1989 
103 STAT. 683 
States Code, section 115 of the Veterans Benefits and Services Act of 
1988, section 618 of the Treasury, Postal Service and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 1989, or section 1829 of such title, 
by contract or otherwise, during the period beginning on October 1, 
1989, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act are hereby 
ratified. 
Approved October 6, 1989. 
LEGISLATIVE fflSTORY—S. 1709: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
Sept. 29, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 2, considered and passed House.