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Q: TITLE I--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY

SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES UNDER TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.

(a) Authority To Provide Priority Health Care for Certain Veterans
Exposed to Toxic Substances.--(1) Section 1710(e)(3) of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by striking out ''after June 30, 1995,''
and all that follows through ''December 31, 1995'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ''after December 31, 1996''.
(2) Section 1712(a)(1)(D) of such title is amended by striking out
''December 31, 1995,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ''December 31,
1996,''.
(b) Drug and Alcohol Abuse and Dependence.--Section 1720A(e) of
such title is amended by striking out ''December 31, 1995'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ''December 31, 1997''.
(c) Pilot Program for Noninstitutional Alternatives to Nursing Home
Care.--Section 1720C(a) of such title is amended by striking out
''September 30, 1995,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ''December 31,
1997,''.
(d) Negotiated Interest Rates.--Section 3703(c)(4) of such title is
amended by striking out subparagraph (D).
(e) Mortgages for Energy Efficient Improvements.--Section 3710(d)
of such title is amended by striking out paragraph (7).
(f) Enhanced Loan Asset Sale Authority.--Section 3720(h)(2) of such
title is amended by striking out ''December 31, 1995'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ''December 31, 1996''.
(g) Authority of Lenders of Automatically Guaranteed Loans To
Review Appraisals.--Section 3731(f) of such title is amended by
striking out paragraph (3).
(h) Agreements for Housing Assistance for Homeless Veterans.--
Section 3735(c) of such title is amended by striking out ''December 31,
1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof ''December 31, 1997''.
(i) Use of Data on Compensation for Certified Registered Nurse
Anesthetists.--Section 7451(d)(3)(C)(iii) of such title is amended by
striking out ''April 1, 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof ''January
1, 1998''.
(j) Health Professional Scholarship Program.--Section 7618 of such
title is amended by striking out ''December 31, 1995'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ''December 31, 1997''.
(k) Enhanced-Use Leases of Real Property.--Section 8169 of such
title is amended by striking out ''December 31, 1995'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ''December 31, 1997''.

SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES UNDER OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.

(a) Authority for Community-Based Residential Care for Homeless
Chronically Mentally Ill Veterans and Other Veterans.--Section 115(d)
of the Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988 (38 U.S.C. 1712
note) is amended by striking out ''September 30, 1995'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ''December 31, 1997''.
(b) Demonstration Program of Compensated Work Therapy.--Section
7(a) of Public Law 102-54 (38 U.S.C. 1718 note) is amended by striking
out ''fiscal years 1991 through 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof
''the period beginning on October 1, 1991, and ending on December 31,
1997,''.
(c) Services and Assistance to Homeless Veterans.--The Homeless
Veterans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-
590; 38 U.S.C. 7721 note) is amended--
(1) in section 2, by striking out ''September 30, 1995,'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ''September 30, 1997,'';
(2) in section 3(a)--
(A) by inserting ''(1)'' before ''Subject to'';
(B) by striking out ''fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995,'';
and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(2) The authority of the Secretary to make grants under this
section expires on September 30, 1997.''; and
(3) in section 12, by striking out ''each of the fiscal years
1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof ''each of
fiscal years 1993 through 1997''.
(d) Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Projects.--(1) Section
738(e)(1) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11448(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(D) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.''.
(2) Section 741 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11450) is amended by
striking out ''October 1, 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof
''December 31, 1997''.

SEC. 103. RATIFICATION OF ACTIONS TAKEN DURING PERIOD OF EXPIRED
AUTHORITY.

Any action taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs before the
date of the enactment of this Act under a provision of law amended by
this title that was taken during the period beginning on the date on
which the authority of the Secretary under that provision of law
expired and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be
considered to have the same force and effect as if the amendment to
that provision of law made by this title had been in effect at the time
of that action.

TITLE II--OTHER PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. CODIFICATION OF HOUSING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND CHANGES IN
THEIR FREQUENCY.

(a) Codification of Housing Related Reporting Requirements.--(1)
Chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding after
section 3735 the following new section:

''Sec. 3736. Reporting requirements

''The annual report required by section 529 of this title shall
include a discussion of the activities under this chapter. Beginning
with the report submitted at the close of fiscal year 1996, and every
second year thereafter, this discussion shall include information
regarding the following:
''(1) Loans made to veterans whose only qualifying service was
in the Selected Reserve.
''(2) Interest rates and discount points which were negotiated
between the lender and the veteran pursuant to section
3703(c)(4)(A)(i) of this title.
''(3) The determination of reasonable value by lenders pursuant
to section 3731(f) of this title.
''(4) Loans that include funds for energy efficiency
improvements pursuant to section 3710(a)(10) of this title.
''(5) Direct loans to Native American veterans made pursuant to
subchapter V of this chapter.''.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3735 the
following new item:
''3736. Reporting requirements.''.
(b) Repeal of Superseded Reporting Requirements.--The Veterans Home
Loan Program Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102-547; 106 Stat. 3633) is
amended by striking out sections 2(c), 3(b), 8(d), 9(c), and 10(b).

SEC. 202. OTHER REPORT REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Report on Consolidation of Certain Programs.--The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress, not later than March 1,
1997, a report on the advantages and disadvantages of consolidating
into one program the following three programs:
(1) The alcohol and drug abuse contract care program under
section 1720A of title 38, United States Code.
(2) The program to provide community-based residential care to
homeless chronically mentally ill veterans under section 115 of the
Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988 (38 U.S.C. 1712 note).
(3) The demonstration program under section 7 of Public Law
102-54 (38 U.S.C. 1718 note).
(b) Health Professional Scholarship Program.--(1) The Secretary
shall submit to Congress, not later than March 31, 1997, a report
setting forth the results of a study evaluating the operation of the
health professional scholarship program under subchapter II of chapter
76 of title 38, United States Code. The study shall evaluate the
efficacy of the program with respect to recruitment and retention of
health care personnel for the Department of Veterans Affairs and shall
compare the costs and benefits of the program with the costs and
benefits of alternative methods of ensuring adequate recruitment and
retention of such personnel.
(2) The Secretary shall carry out the study under this paragraph
through a private contractor. The report under paragraph (1) shall
include the report of the contractor and the comments, if any, of the
Secretary on that report.
(c) Enhanced Use Leases.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress,
not later than March 31, 1997, a report evaluating the operation of the
program under subchapter V of chapter 81 of title 38, United States
Code.

SEC. 203. CONTRACTS FOR UTILITIES, AUDIE L. MURPHY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

(a) Authority To Contract.--Subject to subsection (b), the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into contracts for the
provision of utilities (including steam and chilled water) to the Audie
L. Murphy Memorial Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Each such contract
may--
(1) be for a period not to exceed 35 years;
(2) provide for the construction and operation of a production
facility on or near property under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary;
(3) require capital contributions by the parties involved for
the construction of such a facility, such contribution to be in the
form of cash, equipment, or other in-kind contribution; and
(4) provide for a predetermined formula to compute the cost of
providing such utilities to the parties for the duration of the
contract.
(b) Funds.--A contract may be entered into under subsection (a)
only to the extent as provided for in advance in appropriations Acts.
(c) Additional Terms.--The Secretary may include in a contract
under subsection (a) such additional provisions as the Secretary
considers necessary to secure the provision of utilities and to protect
the interests of the United States.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
A:
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Extensions of Authority
Title II: Other Provisions
Title I: Extensions of Authority
- Extends through December 31, 1996, the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to: (1) provide priority hospital care and medical services to Persian Gulf veterans exposed to toxic substances or environmental hazards during such service; (2) provide outpatient services to such veterans; and (3) guarantee the payment of principal and interest on certificates or other securities evidencing an interest in a pool of Department-guaranteed mortgage loans made in connection with the sale of properties represented by such loans.
Extends through December 31, 1997, Department authority to: (1) contract with community-based treatment facilities for the care of eligible veterans suffering from alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities; (2) provide a pilot program for furnishing veterans with noninstitutional alternatives to nursing home care; (3) enter into agreements with nonprofit organizations and State and local governments to assist homeless veterans and their families to obtain shelter; (4) provide a health professionals scholarship program; (5) enter into enhanced use leases of Department real property; and (6) use data on local compensation rates for determining the pay rates of certified registered nurse anesthetists.
Repeals a Federal provision authorizing: (1) the veteran and the mortgagee to negotiate the interest rate on a Department-guaranteed loan; and (2) a lender on such a loan to appraise the property which is the basis for the loan.
Amends the Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988 to extend through December 31, 1997, the authority to use community-based residential care for the treatment of homeless chronically mentally ill veterans and other veterans. Extends through such date the Department's compensated work therapy and therapeutic transitional housing program.
Amends the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 1992 to extend through September 30, 1997, the authority for a pilot program (and grants made under the program) to expand and improve Department benefits and services to homeless veterans.
Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to extend through December 31, 1997, the authority for homeless veterans' reintegration projects.
Ratifies any actions taken by the Secretary before the enactment of this Act during any periods of expired authority for programs and projects amended by this Act.
Title II: Other Provisions
- Requires, within an annual fiscal report from the Secretary to the Congress, the inclusion of a discussion of Department housing and small business loans made to veterans. Repeals superseded reporting requirements under the Veterans Home Loan Program Amendments of 1992.
Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress: (1) on the advantages and disadvantages of consolidating into one program the alcohol and drug abuse program, the program to provide community-based residential care to homeless chronically mentally ill veterans, and the demonstration program of compensated work therapy and therapeutic transitional housing; (2) the results of a study evaluating the operation of the health professionals scholarship program; and (3) evaluating the operation of the Department's real property enhanced use lease program.
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts for the provision of utilities to the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Outlines contract requirements, including a contract term limit of no more than 35 years. Allows such contracts only to the extent provided for in advance in appropriations Acts.