,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #chai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bf1
 #bjag,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
extend certain expiring provisions of   
law administered by the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title2 table of   
contents  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs ,expiring            
,authorities ,act of #bjag4  7b7 ,table 
of contents ,the table of contents for  
this ,act is as follows3  ,sec4 #a4     
,short title2 table of contents4 ,sec4  
#b4 ,references to title #ch1 ,united   
,states ,code4 ,sec4 #c4 ,scoring of    
budgetary effects4 ,,title              
,i--,extensions of ,authority ,relating 
to ,health ,care ,sec4 #aja4 ,extension 
of authority for collection of          
copayments for hospital care and nursing
 home care4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,extension of   
requirement to provide nursing home care

 to certain veterans with               
service-connected disabilities4 ,sec4   
#ajc4 ,extension of authorization of    
appropriations for assistance and       
support services for caregivers4 ,sec4  
#ajd4 ,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 disability4 ,sec4 
#aje4 ,extension of authority for pilot 
program on assistance for child care for
 certain veterans receiving health care4
 ,sec4 #ajf4 ,extension of authority to 
make grants to veterans service         
organizations for transportation of     
highly rural veterans4 ,sec4 #ajg4      
,extension of pilot program on          
community-based brain injury            
rehabilitative care services for        
veterans with traumatic brain injury4   
,sec4 #ajh4 ,extension of authority for 
pilot program on counseling in retreat  
settings for women veterans newly       
separated from service4 ,sec4 #aji4     

,extension of temporary expansion of    
payments and allowances for beneficiary 
travel in connection with veterans      
receiving care from ,vet ,centers4      
,,title ,,ii--,extensions of ,authority 
,relating to ,benefits ,sec4 #bja4      
,extension of authority for calculating 
net value of real property at time of   
foreclosure4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,extension of  
authority relating to vendee loans4     
,sec4 #bjc4 ,extension of authority to  
provide rehabilitation and vocational   
benefits to members of the ,armed       
,forces with severe injuries or         
illnesses4 ,,title ,,iii--,extensions of
 ,authority ,relating to ,homeless      
,veterans ,sec4 #cja4 ,extension of     
authority for homeless veterans         
reintegration programs4 ,sec4 #cjb4     
,extension of authority for homeless    
women veterans and homeless veterans    
with children reintegration program4    
,sec4 #cjc4 ,extension of authority for 
referral and counseling services for    
veterans at risk of homelessness        

transitioning from certain institutions4
 ,sec4 #cjd4 ,extension and modification
 of authority to provide financial      
assistance for supportive services for  
very low-income veteran families in     
permanent housing4 ,sec4 #cje4          
,extension of authority for grant       
program for homeless veterans with      
special needs4 ,sec4 #cjf4 ,extension of
 authority for the ,advisory ,committee 
on ,homeless ,veterans4 ,sec4 #cjg4     
,extension of authority for treatment   
and rehabilitation services for         
seriously mentally ill and homeless     
veterans4 ,,title ,,iv--,other          
,extensions and ,modifications of       
,authority and ,other ,matters ,sec4    
#dja4 ,extension of authority for       
transportation of individuals to and    
from ,department facilities4 ,sec4 #djb4
 ,extension of authority for operation  
of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs
 regional office in ,manila1 the        
,republic of the ,philippines4 ,sec4    
#djc4 ,extension of authority for       

monthly assistance allowances under the 
,office of ,national ,veterans ,sports  
,programs and ,special ,events4 ,sec4   
#djd4 ,extension of requirement to      
provide reports to ,congress regarding  
equitable relief in the case of         
administrative error4 ,sec4 #dje4       
,extension of authorization of          
appropriations for adaptive sports      
programs for disabled veterans and      
members of the ,armed ,forces4 ,sec4    
#djf4 ,extension of authority for       
,advisory ,committee on ,minority       
,veterans4 ,sec4 #djg4 ,extension of    
authority for temporary expansion of    
eligibility for specially adapted       
housing assistance for certain veterans 
with disabilities causing difficulty    
ambulating4 ,sec4 #djh4 ,extension of   
authority for specially adapted housing 
assistive technology grant program4     
,sec4 #dji4 ,extension of authority to  
guarantee payment of principal and      
interest on certificates or other       
securities4 ,sec4 #daj4 ,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 herbicides4 ,sec4 
#daa4 ,modifications of reductions of   
reporting fee multipliers4 ,,title      
,v--,technical corrections ,sec4 #eja4  
,technical corrections to ,harry ,w4    
,colmery ,veterans ,educational         
,assistance ,act of #bjag4  #b4         
,references to title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code ,except as otherwise      
expressly provided1 whenever in this    
,act an amendment or repeal is expressed
 in terms of an amendment to1 or repeal 
of1 a section or other provision1 the   
reference shall be considered to be made
 to a section or other provision of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  #c4  
,scoring of budgetary effects ,the      
budgetary effects of this ,act1 for the 
purpose of complying with the ,statutory
 ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall 
be determined by reference to the latest

 statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of
 ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1    
submitted for printing in the           
,congressional ,record by the ,chairman 
of the ,house ,budget ,committee1       
provided that such statement has been   
submitted prior to the vote on passage4 
,i ,extensions of ,authority ,relating  
to ,health ,care  #aja4 ,extension of   
authority for collection of copayments  
for hospital care and nursing home care 
,section #agaj7;f77#b77;,b7 is amended  
by striking ,september #cj1 #bjag and   
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjai4  #ajb4 
,extension of requirement to provide    
nursing home care to certain veterans   
with service-connected disabilities     
,section #agaj;,a7d7 is amended by      
striking ,december #ca1 #bjag and       
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjai4  #ajc4 
,extension of authorization of          
appropriations for assistance and       
support services for caregivers ,section
 #agbj;,g7e7 is amended-- 7#a7 in       
paragraph 7#c71 by striking and2  7#b7  

in paragraph 7#d71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following new paragraph3  7#e7          
#hci1hbh1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjah and #bjai4  4  #ajd4 ,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 #agbi7;a77#b77;,e7  
is amended1 in the matter preceding     
clause 7i71 by striking ,october #a1    
#bjag and inserting ,september #cj1     
#bjai4  #aje4 ,extension of authority   
for pilot program on assistance for     
child care for certain veterans         
receiving health care  7a7 ,extension   
,subsection 7e7 of section #bje of the  
,caregivers and ,veterans ,omnibus      
,health ,services ,act of #bjaj 7,public
 ,law #aaa-afc2 #abd ,stat4 #aadd2 #ch  
,u4,s4,c4 #agaj note7 is amended by     
striking ,december #ca1 #bjag and       
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjai4  7b7   

,authorization of appropriations        
,subsection 7h7 of such section is      
amended by striking and #bjag and       
inserting #bjag1 #bjah1 and #bjai4      
#ajf4 ,extension of authority to make   
grants to veterans service organizations
 for transportation of highly rural     
veterans ,section #cjg7;d7 of the       
,caregivers and ,veterans ,omnibus      
,health ,services ,act of #bjaj 7,public
 ,law #aaa-afc2 #abd ,stat4 #aaed2 #ch  
,u4,s4,c4 #agaj note7 is amended by     
striking #bjag and inserting #bjai4     
#ajg4 ,extension of pilot program on    
community-based brain injury            
rehabilitative care services for        
veterans with traumatic brain injury    
7a7 ,extension ,subsection 7g7 of       
section #agje of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-aha2 #ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #agaj;,c note7 is amended by  
striking ,october #f1 #bjag and         
inserting ,january #f1 #bjah4  7b7      
,final report submittal date ,subsection

 7e77#b77;,a7 of such section is amended
 by striking #fj days after the         
completion of the pilot program and     
inserting ,december #f1 #bjag4  7c7     
,notification to participants in program
 ,not later than ,december #f1 #bjag1   
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
shall notify veterans participating in  
the pilot program under such section    
regarding a plan for transition of care 
for such veterans4  #ajh4 ,extension of 
authority for pilot program on          
counseling in retreat settings for women
 veterans newly separated from service  
7a7 ,extension ,subsection 7d7 of       
section #bjc of the ,caregivers and     
,veterans ,omnibus ,health ,services    
,act of #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-afc2   
#abd ,stat4 #aadc2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4        
#agab;,a note7 is amended by striking   
,december #ca1 #bjag and inserting      
,september #cj1 #bjai4  7b7 ,report     
submittal date ,subsection 7e7 of such  
section is amended by striking #ahj days
 after the completion of the pilot      

program and inserting ,march #ca1 #bjah4
  7c7 ,authorization of appropriations  
,subsection 7f7 of such section is      
amended by striking and #bjag and       
inserting #bjag1 #bjah1 and #bjai4      
#aji4 ,extension of temporary expansion 
of payments and allowances for          
beneficiary travel in connection with   
veterans receiving care from ,vet       
,centers  7a7 ,extension ,subsection 7a7
 of section #ajd of the ,honoring       
,america's ,veterans and ,caring for    
,camp ,lejeune ,families ,act of #bjab  
7,public ,law #aab-aed2 #abf ,stat4     
#aafi7 is amended by striking a         
three-year initiative and inserting an  
initiative1 to run through ,september   
#cj1 #bjah14  7b7 ,report submittal date
 ,subsection 7b77#a7 of such section is 
amended by striking #ahj days after the 
date of the completion of the initiative
 and inserting ,march #ca1 #bjah4  ,,ii 
,extensions of ,authority ,relating to  
,benefits  #bja4 ,extension of authority
 for calculating net value of real      

property at time of foreclosure ,section
 #cgcb7;c77#aa7 is amended by striking  
,october #a1 #bjag and inserting        
,september #cj1 #bjah4  #bjb4 ,extension
 of authority relating to vendee loans  
,section #cgcc7;a77#g7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in the matter preceding subparagraph   
7,a71 by striking ,september #cj1 #bjag 
and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjah2 and
  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking
 ,september #cj1 #bjag1 and inserting   
,september #cj1 #bjah14  #bjc4          
,extension of authority to provide      
rehabilitation and vocational benefits  
to members of the ,armed ,forces with   
severe injuries or illnesses ,section   
#afca7;b77#b7 of the ,wounded ,warrior  
,act 7title ,,xvi of ,public ,law       
#aaj-aha2 #abb ,stat4 #deh2 #aj         
,u4,s4,c4 #ajga note7 is amended by     
striking ,december #ca1 #bjag and       
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjah4  ,,iii 
,extensions of ,authority ,relating to  
,homeless ,veterans  #cja4 ,extension of
 authority for homeless veterans        

reintegration programs ,section         
#bjba7;e77#a77;,f7 is amended by        
striking #bjag and inserting #bjah4     
#cjb4 ,extension of authority for       
homeless women veterans and homeless    
veterans with children reintegration    
program ,section #bjba;,a7f77#a7 is     
amended by striking #bjag and inserting 
#bjah4  #cjc4 ,extension of authority   
for referral and counseling services for
 veterans at risk of homelessness       
transitioning from certain institutions 
,section #bjbc7;d7 is amended by        
striking ,september #cj1 #bjag and      
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjah4  #cjd4 
,extension and modification of authority
 to provide financial assistance for    
supportive services for very low-income 
veteran families in permanent housing   
,section #bjdd7;e77#a7 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,f7 #cbj1jjj1jjj for    
each of fiscal years #bjah through      
#bjai4  4  #cje4 ,extension of authority
 for grant program for homeless veterans

 with special needs ,section            
#bjfa7;d77#a7 is amended by striking    
#bjag and inserting #bjai4  #cjf4       
,extension of authority for the         
,advisory ,committee on ,homeless       
,veterans ,section #bjff7;d7 is amended 
by striking ,december #ca1 #bjag and    
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjah4  #cjg4 
,extension of authority for treatment   
and rehabilitation services for         
seriously mentally ill and homeless     
veterans  7a7 ,general treatment        
,section #bjca7;b7 is amended by        
striking ,september #cj1 #bjag and      
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjai4  7b7   
,additional services at certain         
locations ,section #bjcc7;d7 is amended 
by striking ,september #cj1 #bjag and   
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjai4  ,,iv  
,other ,extensions and ,modifications of
 ,authority and ,other ,matters  #dja4  
,extension of authority for             
transportation of individuals to and    
from ,department facilities ,section    
#aaa;,a7a77#b7 is amended by striking   

,december #ca1 #bjag and inserting      
,september #cj1 #bjai4  #djb4 ,extension
 of authority for operation of the      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
regional office in ,manila1 the         
,republic of the ,philippines ,section  
#cae7;b7 is amended by striking         
,september #cj1 #bjag and inserting     
,september #cj1 #bjah4  #djc4 ,extension
 of authority for monthly assistance    
allowances under the ,office of         
,national ,veterans ,sports ,programs   
and ,special ,events ,section           
#cbb7;d77#d7 is amended by striking     
#bjag and inserting #bjai4  #djd4       
,extension of requirement to provide    
reports to ,congress regarding equitable
 relief in the case of administrative   
error ,section #ejc7;c7 is amended by   
striking ,december #ca1 #bjag and       
inserting ,december #ca1 #bjah4  #dje4  
,extension of authorization of          
appropriations for adaptive sports      
programs for disabled veterans and      
members of the ,armed ,forces ,section  

#eba;,a is amended--  7#a7 in subsection
 7g77#a71 by striking #bjag and         
inserting #bjai2 and  7#b7 in subsection
 7l71 by striking #bjag and inserting   
#bjai4  #djf4 ,extension of authority   
for ,advisory ,committee on ,minority   
,veterans ,section #edd7;e7 is amended  
by striking ,december #ca1 #bjag and    
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjah4  #djg4 
,extension of authority for temporary   
expansion of eligibility for specially  
adapted housing assistance for certain  
veterans with disabilities causing      
difficulty ambulating ,section          
#baja7;a77#d7 is amended--  7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking          
,september #cj1 #bjag and inserting     
,september #cj1 #bjah2 and  7#b7 in     
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking #bjag and
 inserting #bjah4  #djh4 ,extension of  
authority for specially adapted housing 
assistive technology grant program      
,section #bajh7;g7 is amended by        
striking ,september #cj1 #bjag and      
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjah4  #dji4 

,extension of authority to guarantee    
payment of principal and interest on    
certificates or other securities        
,section #cgbj7;h77#b7 is amended by    
striking ,december #ca1 #bjag and       
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjah4  #daj4 
,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         
herbicides ,section #c7;i7 of the ,agent
 ,orange ,act of #aiia 7,public ,law    
#ajb-d2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #aaaf note7 is    
amended by striking ,december #ca1 #bjag
 and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjah4   
#daa4 ,modifications of reductions of   
reporting fee multipliers  7a7 ,through 
,july #ca1 #bjah  7#a7 ,in general      
,section #dab of the ,jeff ,miller and  
,richard ,blumenthal ,veterans ,health  
,care and ,benefits ,improvement ,act of
 #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-cae2 #ch      
,u4,s4,c4 #cfhd note7 is amended--  7,a7
 in subsection 7a71 by striking         

,september #be1 #bjag and inserting     
,july #ca1 #bjah2 and  7,b7 by striking 
subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,clerical         
amendment ,the heading for subsection   
7a7 of such section is amended by       
striking ,september #be1 #bjag and      
inserting ,july #ca1 #bjah4  7b7 ,august
 #a1 #bjah1 through ,july #ca1 #bjbj    
,during the period beginning on ,august 
#a1 #bjah1 and ending on ,july #ca1     
#bjbj1 section #cfhd7;c77#b7 of title   
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended  
by section #cjd of the ,harry ,w4       
,colmery ,veterans ,educational         
,assistance ,act of #bjag 7,public ,law 
#aae-dh7 shall be applied by            
substituting #ae for #af4  ,v ,technical
 corrections  #eja4 ,technical          
corrections to ,harry ,w4 ,colmery      
,veterans ,educational ,assistance ,act 
of #bjag  7a7 ,use of ,state approving  
agencies for oversight activities       
,section #cfgc7;d7 is amended by        
inserting compliance and before         
risk-based surveys4  7b7 ,calculation of

 monthly housing stipend under          
post-#i_/aa educational assistance      
program based on location of campus     
where classes are attended  7#a7 ,in    
general ,section                        
#ccac7;g77#c77;,a77ii77,i77aa7 is       
amended by striking the institution at  
which the individual is enrolled and    
inserting the campus of the institution 
of where the individual physically      
participates in a majority of classes4  
7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made
 by paragraph 7#a7 shall apply with     
respect to enrollment for a quarter1    
semester1 or term1 as applicable1       
commencing on or after ,august #a1      
#bjah4  7#c7 ,additional technical      
correction ,subsection 7b7 of section   
#ajg of the ,harry ,w4 ,colmery         
,veterans ,educational ,assistance ,act 
of #bjag 7,public ,law #aae-dh7 is      
amended to read as follows3  7b7        
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to enrollment for a quarter1 semester1  

or term1 as applicable1 commencing on or
 after ,august #a1 #bjah4  4  7c7       
,determination of monthly housing       
stipends during active duty service     
7#a7 ,in general ,subsection 7j7 of     
section #ccac is amended to read as     
follows3  7j7 ,determination of monthly 
housing stipends during active duty     
service ,for any month during which an  
individual who is entitled to a monthly 
housing stipend under this section is   
performing active duty service1 the     
,secretary shall determine the amount of
 such stipend payable to such individual
 for such month on a pro rata basis for 
the period of such month during which   
the individual is not performing active 
duty service4  4  7#b7 ,applicability   
,such subsection1 as amended by         
paragraph 7#a71 shall apply with respect
 to a quarter1 semester1 or term1 as    
applicable1 commencing on or after      
,august #a1 #bjah4  7d7 ,special        
application of school closure rule to   
recently enrolled individuals           

,subparagraph 7,b7 of section           
#aji7;c77#a7 of the ,harry ,w4 ,colmery 
,veterans ,educational ,assistance ,act 
of #bjag 7,public ,law #aae-dh7 is      
amended to read as follows3  7,b7       
,special application  7i7 ,in general   
,with respect to courses and programs of
 education discontinued as described in 
section #cfii of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a77#a71 during the period beginning    
,january #a1 #bjae1 and ending on the   
date of the enactment of this ,act1 an  
individual described in clause 7ii7 who 
does not transfer credits from such     
program of education shall be deemed to 
be an individual who did not receive    
such credits1 as described in subsection
 7b77#b7 of such section1 except that   
the period for which such individual's  
entitlement is not charged shall be the 
entire period of the individual's       
enrollment in the program of education4 
,in carrying out this subparagraph1 the 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 in    

consultation with the ,secretary of     
,education1 shall establish procedures  
to determine whether the individual     
transferred credits to a comparable     
course or program of education4  7ii7   
,individual described ,an individual    
described in this clause is an          
individual who is enrolled in a course  
or program of education discontinued as 
described in clause 7i7 during the      
period beginning on the date that is    
#abj days before the date of such       
discontinuance and ending on the date of
 such discontinuance4  4  ,passed the   
,house of ,representatives ,september   
#be1 #bjag4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk