,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ebc #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bii ,report ,no4 #aae-fhj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #e1 #bjag ,mr4 ,valadao 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,mr4 ,ross1 and ,mr4 ,lo,biondo7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs ,may #ah1 #bjah;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,thomas ,j4 ,rooney of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,zeldin1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,mr4 ,curbelo of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,webster of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,knight1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,farenthold1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,yoder1 ,mr4 ,nunes1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4 ,meehan1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,frankel of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,sensenbrenner1 ,mr4 ,delaney1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,comstock1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,costello of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,barletta1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,mr4 ,marino1 ,ms4 ,michelle ,lujan ,grisham of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 ,ms4 ,herrera ,beutler1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,mr4 ,young of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,walberg1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,kentucky1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1 ,mr4 ,jenkins of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,hill1 ,mr4 ,calvert1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,rohrabacher1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,duffy1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,kind1 ,mr4 ,mac,arthur1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mr4 ,griffith1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,esty of ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,ms4 ,jenkins of ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,faso1 ,mr4 ,huizenga1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,mr4 ,upton1 ,mr4 ,rouzer1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,fortenberry1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,crawford1 ,mr4 ,mast1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,paulsen1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 ,bergman1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,gallagher1 ,mr4 ,renacci1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,hanabusa1 ,mr4 ,bridenstine1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,love1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mrs4 ,torres1 ,mr4 ,duncan of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,king of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,poliquin1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,mr4 ,rice of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,hultgren1 ,ms4 ,tenney1 ,mr4 ,turner1 ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,blum1 ,mr4 ,o',rourke1 ,mr4 ,rothfus1 ,mr4 ,grothman1 ,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,williams1 ,mr4 ,westerman1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,donovan1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,aguilar1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mrs4 ,noem1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,rutherford1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,mrs4 ,roby1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,tiberi1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,harper1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,missouri1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,taylor1 ,mr4 ,issa1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,schrader1 ,mr4 ,de,santis1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,peterson1 ,mr4 ,price of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,ben ,ray ,lujn of ,new ,mexico1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,brady of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,walden1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 ,mr4 ,smucker1 ,mr4 ,buchanan1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,simpson1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4 ,crowley1 ,mrs4 ,brooks of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,kihuen1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,stivers1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,jordan1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,ms4 ,granger1 ,mr4 ,dent1 ,mr4 ,graves of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,brat1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,murphy of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodgers1 ,mr4 ,amash1 ,mr4 ,lewis of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,messer1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,estes of ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,reichert1 ,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,denham1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,ms4 ,maxine ,waters of ,california1 ,mr4 ,roskam1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,garrett1 ,mr4 ,kinzinger1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,frelinghuysen1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,shuster1 ,mrs4 ,handel1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,collins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,goodlatte1 ,mr4 ,aderholt1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mrs4 ,black1 and ,mr4 ,sessions ,may #ah1 #bjah ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,january #e1 #bjag ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the ,republic of ,vietnam1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,clarification of presumptions of exposure for veterans who served in vicinity of ,republic of ,vietnam 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #aa of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after section #aaaf the following new section3 #aaaf;,a4 ,presumptions of service connection for veterans who served in the territorial seas of the ,republic of ,vietnam 7a7 ,service connection ,for the purposes of section #aaaj of this title1 and subject to section #aaac of this title1 a disease covered by section #aaaf of this title becoming manifest as specified in that section in a veteran who1 during active military1 naval1 or air service1 served in the territorial seas of the ,republic of ,vietnam during the period beginning on ,january #i1 #aifb1 and ending on ,may #g1 #aige1 shall be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by such service1 notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such disease during the period of such service4 7b7 ,exposure ,a veteran who1 during active military1 naval1 or air service1 served in the territorial seas of the ,republic of ,vietnam during the period beginning on ,january #i1 #aifb1 and ending on ,may #g1 #aige1 shall be presumed to have been exposed during such service to an herbicide agent containing dioxin or #b1d-;dichlorophenoxyacetic acid1 and may be presumed to have been exposed during such service to any other chemical compound in an herbicide agent1 unless there is affirmative evidence to establish that the veteran was not exposed to any such agent during that service4 7c7 ,effective date of award 7#a7 ,except as provided by paragraph 7#b71 the effective date of an award under this section shall be determined in accordance with section #eaaj of this title4 7#b7 7,a7 ,notwithstanding subsection 7g7 of section #eaaj of this title1 the ,secretary shall determine the effective date of an award based on a claim under this section for a veteran described in subparagraph 7,b7 by treating the date on which the veteran filed the prior claim specified in clause 7i7 of such subparagraph as the date on which the veteran filed the claim so awarded under this section4 7,b7 ,a veteran described in this subparagraph is a veteran who meets the following criteria3 7i7 ,the veteran submitted a claim for disability compensation on or after ,september #be1 #aihe1 and before ,january #a1 #bjai1 for a disease covered by this section1 and the claim was denied by reason of the claim not establishing that the disease was incurred or aggravated by the service of the veteran4 7ii7 ,the veteran submits a claim for disability compensation on or after ,january #a1 #bjai1 for the same condition covered by the prior claim under clause 7i71 and the claim is approved pursuant to this section4 7d7 ,herbicide agent ,in this section1 the term herbicide agent has the meaning given that term in section #aaaf 7a77#c7 of this title4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #aaaf the following new item3 #aaaf;,a4 ,presumptions of service connection for veterans who served in the territorial seas of the ,republic of ,vietnam4 4 7c7 ,health care ,section #agaj7;e77#d7 of such title is amended by inserting 7including the territorial seas of such ,republic7 after served on active duty in the ,republic of ,vietnam4 7d7 ,outreach 7#a7 ,requirement ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall conduct outreach to inform veterans described in paragraph 7#b7 of the ability to submit a claim for disability compensation under section #aaaf;,a of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,veteran described ,a veteran described in this paragraph is a veteran who1 during active military1 naval1 or air service1 served in the territorial seas of the ,republic of ,vietnam during the period beginning on ,january #i1 #aifb1 and ending on ,may #g1 #aige4 7e7 ,reports ,not later than ,january #a1 #bjbj1 and not later than ,january #a1 #bjbb1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to the ,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate a report on claims for disability compensation under section #aaaf;,a of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7a74 ,each report shall include the following with respect to the period covered by the report1 disaggregated by the regional offices of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs3 7#a7 ,the number of claims filed under such section4 7#b7 ,the number of such claims granted4 7#c7 ,the number of such claims denied4 7f7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect on ,january #a1 #bjai4 #b4 ,presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in ,korea 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #aa of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after section #aaaf;,a1 as added by section #a1 the following new section3 #aaaf;,b4 ,presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in ,korea 7a7 ,presumption of service-,connection 7#a7 ,for the purposes of section #aaaj of this title1 and subject to section #aaac of this title1 a disease specified in subsection 7b7 that becomes manifest as specified in that subsection in a veteran described in paragraph 7#b7 shall be considered to have been incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the active military1 naval1 or air service1 notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such disease during the period of such service4 7#b7 ,a veteran described in this paragraph is a veteran who1 during active military1 naval1 or air service1 served in or near the ,korean demilitarized zone 7,,dmz71 during the period beginning on ,september #a1 #aifg1 and ending on ,august #ca1 #aiga4 7b7 ,diseases ,a disease specified in this subsection is-- 7#a7 a disease specified in paragraph 7#b7 of subsection 7a7 of section #aaaf of this title that becomes manifest as specified in that paragraph2 or 7#b7 any additional disease that-- 7,a7 the ,secretary determines in regulations warrants a presumption of service-connection by reason of having positive association with exposure to an herbicide agent2 and 7,b7 becomes manifest within any period prescribed in such regulations4 7c7 ,herbicide agent ,for purposes of this section1 the term herbicide agent has the meaning given such term in section #ahba7;d7 of this title4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #aaaf;,a1 as added by section #a1 the following new item3 #aaaf;,b4 ,presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in ,korea4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect on ,january #a1 #bjai4 #c4 ,benefits for children of certain ,thailand service veterans born with spina bifida 7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ah of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #ahbb4 ,benefits for children of certain ,thailand service veterans born with spina bifida 7a7 ,benefits authorized ,the ,secretary may provide to any child of a veteran of covered service in ,thailand who is suffering from spina bifida the health care1 vocational training and rehabilitation1 and monetary allowance required to be paid to a child of a ,vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under subchapter ,i of this chapter as if such child of a veteran of covered service in ,thailand were a child of a ,vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under such subchapter4 7b7 ,spina bifida conditions covered ,this section applies with respect to all forms and manifestations of spina bifida1 except spina bifida occulta4 7c7 ,veteran of covered service in ,thailand ,for purposes of this section1 a veteran of covered service in ,thailand is any individual1 without regard to the characterization of that individual's service1 who-- 7#a7 served in the active military1 naval1 or air service in ,thailand1 as determined by the ,secretary in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense1 during the period beginning on ,january #i1 #aifb1 and ending on ,may #g1 #aige2 and 7#b7 is determined by the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense1 to have been exposed to a herbicide agent during such service in ,thailand4 7d7 ,herbicide agent ,for purposes of this section1 the term herbicide agent means a chemical in a herbicide used in support of ,united ,states and allied military operations in ,thailand1 as determined by the ,secretary in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense1 during the period beginning on ,january #i1 #aifb1 and ending on ,may #g1 #aige4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendments 7#a7 ,subchapter heading ,the heading for subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ah of such title is amended by inserting and ,thailand after ,korea4 7#b7 ,table of sections ,the table of sections at the beginning of chapter #ah of such title is amended-- 7,a7 by striking the item relating to subchapter ,,iii and inserting the following new item3 ,subchapter ,,iii--,children of certain ,korea and ,thailand service veterans born with spina bifida 2 and 7,b7 by inserting after the item relating to section #ahba the following new item3 #ahbb4 ,benefits for children of certain ,thailand service veterans born with spina bifida4 4 7c7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall submit to the ,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate a report identifying-- 7#a7 the military installations of the ,united ,states located in ,thailand during the period beginning on ,january #i1 #aifb1 and ending on ,may #g1 #aige1 at which an herbicide agent 7as defined in section #ahbb of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7a77 was actively used2 and 7#b7 the period of such use4 #d4 ,report on certain ,gulf ,war ,illness study ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to the ,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate a report on the findings1 as of the date of the report1 of the ,follow-up ,study of a ,national ,cohort of ,gulf ,war and ,gulf ,era ,veterans under the epidemiology program of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 #e4 ,loans guaranteed under home loan program of ,department of ,veterans ,affairs 7a7 ,adjustment of loan limit ,section #cgjc7;a77#a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a77i77,,iv7-- 7,a7 by striking the lesser of2 and 7,b7 by striking or #be percent of the loan2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking ,freddie ,mac and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting amount of the loan44 7b7 ,loan fees ,section #cgbi7;b77#b7 of such title is amended by striking the loan fee table and inserting the following3 ,type of loan,active duty veteran,reservist,other obligor 7,a77i7 ,initial loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 to purchase or construct a dwelling with #j-;down1 or any other initial loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 other than with #e-;down or #aj-;down 7closed on or after ,october #a1 #bjjd1 and before ,january #a1 #bjai7 #b4aeb4dj,,na 7,a77ii7 ,initial loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 to purchase or construct a dwelling with #j-;down1 or any other initial loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 other than with #e-;down or #aj-;down 7closed on or after ,january #a1 #bjai1 and before ,october #a1 #bjbf7b4djb4dj,,na 7,a77iii7 ,initial loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 to purchase or construct a dwelling with #j-;down1 or any other initial loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 other than with #e-;down or #aj-;down 7closed on or after ,october #a1 #bjbf1 and before ,october #a1 #bjbg7 #b4aeb4ae,,na 7,a77iv7 ,initial loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 to purchase or construct a dwelling with #j-;down1 or any other initial loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 other than with #e-;down or #aj-;down 7closed on or after ,october #a1 #bjbg7a4dja4dj,,na 7,b77i7 ,subsequent loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 to purchase or construct a dwelling with #j-;down1 or any other subsequent loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 7closed on or after ,october #a1 #bjjd1 and before ,january #a1 #bjai7 #c4cjc4cj,,na 7,b77ii7 ,subsequent loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 to purchase or construct a dwelling with #j-;down1 or any other subsequent loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 7closed on or after ,january #a1 #bjai1 and before ,october #a1 #bjbf7 #c4hjc4hj,,na 7,b77iii7 ,subsequent loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 to purchase or construct a dwelling with #j-;down1 or any other subsequent loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 7closed on or after ,october #a1 #bjbf1 and before ,october #a1 #bjbg7 #c4cjc4cj,,na 7,b77iv7 ,subsequent loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 to purchase or construct a dwelling with #j-;down1 or any other subsequent loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 7closed on or after ,october #a1 #bjbg7a4bea4be,,na 7,c77i7 ,loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 to purchase or construct a dwelling with #e-;down 7closed before ,january #a1 #bjai7 #a4eja4ge,,na 7,c77ii7 ,loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 to purchase or construct a dwelling with #e-;down 7closed on or after ,january #a1 #bjai1 and before ,october #a1 #bjbf7 #a4gea4ge,,na 7,c77iii7 ,loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 to purchase or construct a dwelling with #e-;down 7closed on or after ,october #a1 #bjbf1 and before ,october #a1 #bjbg7 #a4eja4ej,,na 7,c77iv7 ,loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 to purchase or construct a dwelling with #e-;down 7closed on or after ,october #a1 #bjbg7j4gej4ge,,na 7,d77i7 ,loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 to purchase or construct a dwelling with #aj-;down 7closed before ,january #a1 #bjai7 #a4bea4ej,,na 7,d77ii7 ,loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 to purchase or construct a dwelling with #aj-;down 7closed on or after ,january #a1 #bjai1 and before ,october #a1 #bjbf7 #a4dea4de,,na 7,d77iii7 ,loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 to purchase or construct a dwelling with #aj-;down 7closed on or after ,october #a1 #bjbf1 and before ,october #a1 #bjbg7 #a4bea4be,,na 7,d77iv7 ,loan described in section #cgaj7;a7 to purchase or construct a dwelling with #aj-;down 7closed on or after ,october #a1 #bjbg7j4ejj4ej,,na 7,e7 ,interest rate reduction refinancing loan#j4ejj4ej,,na 7,f7 ,direct loan under section #cgaaa4jja4jj,,na 7,g7 ,manufactured home loan under section #cgab 7other than an interest rate reduction refinancing loan7#a4jja4jj,,na 7,h7 ,loan to ,native ,american veteran under section #cgfb 7other than an interest rate reduction refinancing loan7#a4bea4be,,na 7,i7 ,loan assumption under section #cgadj4ejj4ejj4ej 7,j7 ,loan under section #cgcc7;a7#b4beb4beb4be 4 7c7 ,collection of loan fees ,section #cgbi7;c7 of such title is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,a fee and inserting ,subject to paragraph 7#c71 a fee2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#c7 ,a fee shall be collected under this section from any veteran with a service-connected disability rated as less than total1 or any surviving spouse of such a veteran1 who1 on or after ,january #a1 #bjai1 receives a loan in an amount that exceeds the ,freddie ,mac conforming loan limit limitation determined under section #cje7;a77#b7 of the ,federal ,home ,loan ,mortgage ,corporation ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #aded7;a77#b77 for a single-family residence1 as adjusted for the year involved4 4 7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to a loan guaranteed under section #cgaj of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 on or after ,january #a1 #bjai4 7e7 ,guidance ,notwithstanding section #eja of such title1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may issue guidance to implement this section before prescribing new regulations under sections #cgjc and #cgbi of such title1 as amended by subsections 7a71 7b71 and 7c74 #f4 ,information gathering for ,department of ,veterans ,affairs home loan appraisals 7a7 ,in general ,section #cgca7;b7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#c7 ,the ,secretary shall permit an appraiser on a list developed and maintained under subsection 7a77#c7 to make an appraisal for the purposes of this chapter based solely on information gathered by a person with whom the appraiser has entered into an agreement for such services4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to an appraisal under section #cgca of such title1 on or after ,january #a1 #bjai4 7c7 ,guidance ,notwithstanding section #eja of such title1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may issue guidance to implement this section before prescribing new regulations under sections #cgca of such title1 as amended by subsection 7a74 ,may #ah1 #bjah ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed