Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015
PL 114-58 (S.2082), enacted 09/30/2015

129 STAT. 530 
PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 
Public Law 114–58 
114th Congress 
An Act 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of 
law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 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 ‘‘Department 
of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015’’. 
(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. Scoring of budgetary effects. 
TITLE I—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HEALTH CARE 
Sec. 101. Extension of authority for collection of copayments for hospital care and 
nursing home care. 
Sec. 102. Extension of requirement to provide nursing home care to certain vet-
erans with service-connected disabilities. 
Sec. 103. Extension of authorization of appropriations for assistance and support 
services for caregivers. 
Sec. 104. Extension of authority for recovery from third parties of cost of care and 
services furnished to veterans with health-plan contracts for non-serv-
ice-connected disability. 
Sec. 105. Extension of authority for pilot program on assistance for child care for 
certain veterans receiving health care. 
Sec. 106. Extension of authority to make grants to veterans service organizations 
for transportation of highly rural veterans. 
Sec. 107. Extension of authority for DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund. 
Sec. 108. Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 
Sec. 109. Extension of authority for pilot program on counseling in retreat settings 
for women veterans newly separated from service. 
TITLE II—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO BENEFITS 
Sec. 201. Extension of authority for the Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Edu-
cation. 
Sec. 202. Extension of authority for calculating net value of real property at time 
of foreclosure. 
Sec. 203. Extension of authority relating to vendee loans. 
Sec. 204. Extension of authority to provide rehabilitation and vocational benefits to 
members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses. 
TITLE III—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS 
Sec. 301. Extension of authority for homeless veterans reintegration programs. 
Sec. 302. Extension of authority for homeless women veterans and homeless vet-
erans with children reintegration program. 
Sec. 303. Extension of authority to provide housing assistance for homeless vet-
erans. 
Sec. 304. Extension of authority to provide financial assistance for supportive serv-
ices for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing. 
Department of 
Veterans Affairs 
Expiring 
Authorities 
Act of 2015. 
38 USC 101 note. 
Sept. 30, 2015 
[S. 2082] 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 
Sec. 305. Extension of authority for grant program for homeless veterans with spe-
cial needs. 
Sec. 306. Extension of authority for the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans. 
Sec. 307. Extension of authority for treatment and rehabilitation services for seri-
ously mentally ill and homeless veterans. 
Sec. 308. Extension of authority to provide referral and counseling services for cer-
tain veterans at risk of homelessness. 
TITLE IV—OTHER EXTENSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY 
Sec. 401. Extension of authority for transportation of individuals to and from De-
partment facilities. 
Sec. 402. Extension of authority for monthly assistance allowances under the Office 
of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events. 
Sec. 403. Extension of authority for operation of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines. 
Sec. 404. Extension of requirement to provide reports to Congress regarding equi-
table relief in the case of administrative error. 
Sec. 405. Extension of authorization of appropriations for adaptive sports programs 
for disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 406. Extension of authority for Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans. 
Sec. 407. Extension of authority for temporary expansion of eligibility for specially 
adapted housing assistance for certain veterans with disabilities causing 
difficulty ambulating. 
Sec. 408. Extension of authority to enter into agreement with the National Acad-
emy of Sciences regarding associations between diseases and exposure 
to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides. 
Sec. 409. Extension of authority for performance of medical disabilities examina-
tions by contract physicians. 
Sec. 410. Restoration of prior reporting fee multipliers. 
Sec. 411. Extension of requirement for annual report on Department of Defense-De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Interagency Program Office. 
Sec. 412. Modification of authorization of fiscal year 2008 major medical facility 
project at Department medical center in Tampa, Florida. 
Sec. 413. Authorization of major medical facility projects. 
TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING TO MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT IN 
DENVER 
Sec. 501. Increase in authorization for Department of Veterans Affairs medical fa-
cility project previously authorized. 
Sec. 502. Project management of super construction projects. 
TITLE VI—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 601. Technical and clerical 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. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 
by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 
PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 
Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Com-
mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage. 
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129 STAT. 532 
PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 
TITLE I—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY 
RELATING TO HEALTH CARE 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF COPAY-
MENTS FOR HOSPITAL CARE AND NURSING HOME CARE. 
Section 1710(f)(2)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE NURSING HOME 
CARE TO CERTAIN VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED 
DISABILITIES. 
Section 1710A(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CAREGIVERS. 
Section 1720G(e) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) $625,000,000 for fiscal year 2016.’’. 
SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR RECOVERY FROM THIRD 
PARTIES OF COST OF CARE AND SERVICES FURNISHED 
TO VETERANS WITH HEALTH-PLAN CONTRACTS FOR NON- 
SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY. 
Section 1729(a)(2)(E) is amended, in the matter preceding 
clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘October 
1, 2016’’. 
SEC. 105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM ON ASSIST-
ANCE 
FOR 
CHILD 
CARE 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
VETERANS 
RECEIVING HEALTH CARE. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (e) of section 205 
of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 
2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1144; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subsection (h) of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘and 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘, 2015, 
and 2016’’. 
SEC. 106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS TO VETERANS 
SERVICE 
ORGANIZATIONS 
FOR 
TRANSPORTATION 
OF 
HIGHLY RURAL VETERANS. 
Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health 
Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1154; 38 
U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DOD–VA HEALTH CARE 
SHARING INCENTIVE FUND. 
Section 8111(d)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
38 USC 1710. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 
SEC. 108. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL 
FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND. 
Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), as amended 
by section 722 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291;128 Stat. 3417), is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
SEC. 109. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PILOT PROGRAM ON COUN-
SELING IN RETREAT SETTINGS FOR WOMEN VETERANS 
NEWLY SEPARATED FROM SERVICE. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (d) of section 203 of the Caregivers 
and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 
111–163; 124 Stat. 1143) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subsection (f) of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘and 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2015, 
and 2016’’. 
TITLE II—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY 
RELATING TO BENEFITS 
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE VETERANS’ ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. 
Section 3692(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CALCULATING NET VALUE 
OF REAL PROPERTY AT TIME OF FORECLOSURE. 
Section 3732(c)(11) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2016’’. 
SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO VENDEE LOANS. 
Section 3733(a)(7) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016,’’. 
SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REHABILITATION 
AND VOCATIONAL BENEFITS TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES WITH SEVERE INJURIES OR ILLNESSES. 
Section 1631(b)(2) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of 
Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 458; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
TITLE III—EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY 
RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS 
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS VETERANS RE-
INTEGRATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 2021(e)(1)(F) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
38 USC 3692. 
38 USC 1712A 
note. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS WOMEN VET-
ERANS AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN RE-
INTEGRATION PROGRAM. 
Section 2021A(f)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE HOUSING ASSIST-
ANCE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 2041(c) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
SEC. 304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME 
VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMANENT HOUSING. 
Section 2044(e)(1)(E) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2013 
through 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2015 through 2016’’. 
SEC. 305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR 
HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. 
Section 2061(d)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
ON HOMELESS VETERANS. 
Section 2066(d) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
SEC. 
307. 
EXTENSION 
OF 
AUTHORITY 
FOR 
TREATMENT 
AND 
REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY 
ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) GENERAL TREATMENT.—Section 2031(b) is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL SERVICES
AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS.—Section 
2033(d) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
SEC. 308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE REFERRAL AND 
COUNSELING SERVICES FOR CERTAIN VETERANS AT RISK 
OF HOMELESSNESS. 
Section 2023(d) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
TITLE IV—OTHER EXTENSIONS AND 
MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY 
SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION OF 
INDIVIDUALS TO AND FROM DEPARTMENT FACILITIES. 
Section 111A(a)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR MONTHLY ASSISTANCE 
ALLOWANCES UNDER THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL VET-
ERANS SPORTS PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. 
Section 322(d)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘2016’’. 
38 USC 2021A. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 
SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REGIONAL OFFICE 
IN MANILA, THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES. 
Section 315(b) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’. 
SEC. 404. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE REPORTS TO 
CONGRESS REGARDING EQUITABLE RELIEF IN THE CASE 
OF ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR. 
Section 503(c) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ADAPTIVE SPORTS PROGRAMS FOR DISABLED VETERANS 
AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Section 521A(g)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 
‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON 
MINORITY VETERANS. 
Section 544(e) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
SEC. 407. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY EXPANSION 
OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING 
ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES 
CAUSING DIFFICULTY AMBULATING. 
Section 2101(a)(4) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2015’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 
2014 and 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2016’’. 
SEC. 408. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT 
WITH THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REGARDING 
ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DISEASES AND EXPOSURE TO 
DIOXIN AND OTHER CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS IN HERBI-
CIDES. 
Section 3(i) of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 (Public Law 
102–4; 38 U.S.C. 1116 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
SEC. 409. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL 
DISABILITIES EXAMINATIONS BY CONTRACT PHYSICIANS. 
Subsection (c) of section 704 of the Veterans Benefits Act of 
2003 (38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2016’’. 
SEC. 410. RESTORATION OF PRIOR REPORTING FEE MULTIPLIERS. 
Section 406 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring 
Authorities Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–175; 38 U.S.C. 3684 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘one-year’’ and inserting ‘‘two-year’’. 
38 USC 315. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 
SEC. 411. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS INTERAGENCY PROGRAM OFFICE. 
Section 1635(h)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 412. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2008 
MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT AT DEPARTMENT 
MEDICAL CENTER IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. 
(a) MODIFICATION
OF AUTHORIZATION.—In chapter 3 of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–252; 122 
Stat. 2326), in the matter under the heading ‘‘Department of Vet-
erans Affairs–Departmental Administration–Construction, Major 
Projects’’, after ‘‘Five Year Capital Plan’’ insert the following: ‘‘and 
for constructing a new bed tower at the Department of Veterans 
Affairs medical center in Tampa, Florida, in lieu of providing bed 
tower upgrades at such medical center’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) is designated as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory 
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 
(2) DESIGNATION
IN
SENATE.—In the Senate, subsection 
(a) is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 403(a) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. 
SEC. 413. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
carry out the following major medical facility projects, with each 
project to be carried out in an amount not to exceed the amount 
specified for that project: 
(1) Construction of a community living center, outpatient 
clinic, renovated domiciliary, and renovation of existing 
buildings in Canandaigua, New York, in an amount not to 
exceed $158,980,000. 
(2) Seismic corrections to the mental health and community 
living center in Long Beach, California, in an amount not 
to exceed $126,100,000. 
(3) Seismic correction of 12 buildings in West Los Angeles, 
California, in an amount not to exceed $70,500,000. 
(4) Construction of a spinal cord injury building and seismic 
corrections in San Diego, California, in an amount not to exceed 
$205,840,000. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal 
year 2015 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the 
Construction, Major Projects, account, a total of $561,420,000 for 
the projects authorized in subsection (a). 
(c) LIMITATION.—The projects authorized under this section may 
only be carried out using— 
(1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2015 pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations in subsection (b); 
(2) funds available for Construction, Major Projects for 
a fiscal year before fiscal year 2015 that remain available 
for obligation; 
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(3) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for 
a fiscal year after fiscal year 2015 that remain available for 
obligation; 
(4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
for fiscal year 2015 for a category of activity not specific to 
a project; 
(5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
for a fiscal year before 2015 for a category of activity not 
specific to a project; and 
(6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, 
for a fiscal year after 2015 for a category of activity not specific 
to a project. 
TITLE V—MATTERS RELATING TO MED-
ICAL FACILITY PROJECT IN DENVER 
SEC. 501. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS 
AFFAIRS 
MEDICAL 
FACILITY 
PROJECT 
PRE-
VIOUSLY AUTHORIZED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a) of the Construction Authorization 
and Choice Improvement Act (Public Law 114–19; 129 Stat. 215), 
as amended by section 1 of Public Law 114–25, is further amended 
by striking ‘‘$1,050,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,675,000,000’’. 
(b) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2016 authorizes the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to transfer discretionary unobligated 
balances appropriated for fiscal year 2015 and discretionary advance 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to fund the increase under 
subsection (a) of the authorization to carry out the medical facility 
construction project in Denver, Colorado, specified in section 2 
of the Construction Authorization and Choice Improvement Act 
(Public Law 114–19; 129 Stat. 215). 
(c) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS.—The Sec-
retary may not transfer any amounts from the Veterans Choice 
Fund established under section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, 
and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 
1701 note) to fund the increase under subsection (a) of the 
authorization to carry out the medical facility construction project 
described in subsection (b). 
SEC. 
502. 
PROJECT 
MANAGEMENT 
OF 
SUPER 
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8103 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e)(1) In the case of any super construction project, the Sec-
retary shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate non- 
Department Federal entity to provide full project management serv-
ices for the super construction project, including management over 
the project design, acquisition, construction, and contract changes. 
‘‘(2) An agreement entered into under paragraph (1) with a 
Federal entity shall provide that the Secretary shall reimburse 
the Federal entity for all costs associated with the provision of 
project management services under the agreement. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘super construction project’ 
means a project for the construction, alteration, or acquisition of 
Definition. 
Reimbursement. 
Contracts. 
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a medical facility involving a total expenditure of more than 
$100,000,000.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to the following: 
(1) The medical facility construction project in Denver, 
Colorado, specified in section 2 of the Construction Authoriza-
tion and Choice Improvement Act (Public Law 114–19; 129 
Stat. 215). 
(2) Any super construction project (as defined in section 
8103(e)(3) of title 38, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a)) that is authorized on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VI—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 601. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
Title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 111(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (g)(2)(A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)(2)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 
1395(l))’’ and inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1395m(l))’’; 
(2) in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
5 of such title, by striking the item relating to section 521A 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘521A. Adaptive sports programs for disabled veterans and members of the Armed 
Forces.’’; 
(3) in section 1503(a)(5), by striking ‘‘subclause’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subparagraph’’ each place it appears; 
(4) in section 1710(e)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘(as defined in 
section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of this title)’’; and 
(B) 
in 
subparagraph 
(F)(viii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘Myleodysplasic’’ and inserting ‘‘Myelodysplastic’’; 
(5) in section 1710D(c)(1), by striking ‘‘(as defined in section 
1712A(a)(2)(B) of this title)’’; 
(6) in section 1720G(a)(7)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘has’’ and 
inserting ‘‘have’’; 
(7) in section 1781(a)(4), by striking the semicolon and 
inserting a comma; 
(8) in section 1832(b)(2), by striking ‘‘(b)(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(b)(3)’’; 
(9) in section 2044(b)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘federal’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Federal’’; 
(10) in section 2101(a), by moving the margins of paragraph 
(2), and of the subparagraphs, clauses, and subclauses therein, 
2 ems to the left; 
(11) in section 2101(a)(2)(B) by striking clause (ii) and 
inserting the following new clause (ii): 
‘‘(ii) The disability is due to— 
‘‘(I) blindness in both eyes, having only light perception, 
plus 
‘‘(II) loss or loss of use of one lower extremity.’’. 
(12) in section 2109(a) by striking ‘‘provisions of section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘provisions of sections’’; 
38 USC 111. 
38 USC 8103 
note. 
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129 STAT. 539 
PUBLIC LAW 114–58—SEPT. 30, 2015 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2082: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015): 
Sept. 25, considered and passed Senate. 
Sept. 30, considered and passed House. 
(13) in section 2303(c), by striking ‘‘internment’’ and 
inserting ‘‘interment’’; 
(14) in section 2411(e)(1), by striking ‘‘federal official’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Federal official’’; 
(15) in section 3108(b)(4), by inserting ‘‘the’’ before 
‘‘rehabilitation program concerned’’; 
(16) in section 3313, by striking ‘‘1070a’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘1070a(b)’’; 
(17) in section 3313(e)(2)(A)(iii), by striking the second 
period; 
(18) in section 3313(g)(3)(A)(iii), by inserting a comma after 
‘‘books’’; 
(19) in section 3319, by striking ‘‘armed forces’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Armed Forces’’; 
(20) in section 4102A(c)(9)(A)(ii)(III), by striking the 
quotation mark at the end; 
(21) in section 5302A— 
(A) by amending the enumerator and section heading 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 5302A. Collection of indebtedness: certain debts of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
of injury incurred or aggravated in the line of 
duty in a combat zone’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(as that term is 
defined in section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of this title)’’; 
(22) in section 7309(c)(1), by inserting ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘Vet-
erans Health Administration’’; 
(23) in section 7401(3)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘that’’; 
(24) in section 7683(d), by inserting a period at the end; 
and 
(25) in section 8162(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘if’’ after ‘‘housing 
and’’. 
Approved September 30, 2015. 
38 USC 2303. 
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