,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #cejd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bd1     
#bjai,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend   
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
provide for improvements to the         
specially adapted housing program and   
educational assistance programs of the  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,ryan    
,kules ,specially ,adaptive ,housing    
,improvement ,act of #bjai4  #b4        
,priority in award of specially adapted 
housing grants to seriously ill veterans
  7a7 ,in general ,section #baja of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7d7 ,priority
 for seriously ill veterans  7#a7 ,in   
providing assistance under this section1
 the ,secretary shall give priority to  
seriously ill veterans4  7#b7 ,in this  
section1 the term seriously ill veteran 
shall have the meaning given such term  

by the ,secretary4  4  7b7 ,definition  
of seriously ill veteran  7#a7 ,in      
general ,by not later than #ij days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs shall--  7,a7 determine the    
meaning of the term seriously ill       
veteran for purposes of subsection 7d7  
of section #baja of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a72 and  7,b7 submit to the ,committees
 on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate  
and ,house of ,representatives the      
meaning of such term as so determined4  
7#b7 ,applicability ,the definition of  
seriously ill veteran as determined     
under paragraph 7#a7 shall apply for    
purposes of such subsection 7d7         
beginning on the date that is #cj days  
after the date on which the ,secretary  
submits to the ,committees on ,veterans'
 ,affairs of the ,senate and ,house of  
,representatives the definition of such 
term as so determined4  7c7 ,effective  
date ,the amendment made by subsection  

7a7 shall take effect on ,october #a1   
#bjbj1 and apply with respect to        
assistance provided on or after that    
date4  #c4 ,increase in amounts of      
assistance provided  7a7 ,increase of   
number of grants per veteran ,section   
#bajb7;d77#c7 of such title is amended  
by striking three and inserting six4    
7b7 ,increase in number of applications 
authorized ,to be approved ,section     
#baja7;a77#d7 of such title is amended  
by striking #cj applications and        
inserting #abj applications4  7c7       
,increase in maximum amount of          
assistance for adaptation to veteran's  
residence ,section #bajb7;b77#b7 of such
 title is amended by striking #ab1jjj   
and inserting #ai1gcc4  7d7 ,increase in
 aggregate amount of assistance for     
acquisition of housing with special     
features ,section #bajb7;d77#a7 of such 
title is amended by striking #fc1ghj and
 inserting #ih1dib4  7e7 ,increase in   
aggregate amount of assistance for      
adaptations to veterans' residences     

,section #bajb7;d77#b7 of such title is 
amended by striking #ab1gef and         
inserting #ai1gcc4  7f7 ,effective date 
and application ,the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on       
,october #a1 #bjbj4 ,the amendments made
 by subsections 7c7 and 7d7 shall apply 
with respect to individuals who have not
 received the maximum amount of         
assistance under section #baja of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 before such 
date4  #d4 ,provision of additional     
amounts of specially adapted housing    
assistance for certain veterans ,section
 #bajb of such title is amended by      
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7f7 7#a7 ,notwithstanding  
the aggregate amounts specified in      
subsection 7d71 a covered veteran may   
apply for and receive an additional     
amount of assistance under subsection   
7a7 or 7b7 of section #baja of this     
title in an amount that does not exceed 
half of the amount specified in         
subsection 7d74  7#b7 ,in this          

subsection1 a covered veteran is a      
veteran who-- 7,a7 is described in      
section #baja7;a77#b7 of this title2    
7,b7 first receives assistance under    
this chapter on or after ,october #a1   
#bjbj2  7,c7 as of the date of the      
veteran's application for assistance    
under paragraph 7#a71 most recently     
received assistance under this chapter  
more than #aj years before such date2   
and  7,d7 lives in a home that the      
,secretary determines does not have     
adaptations that are reasonably         
necessary because of the veteran's      
disability4  4  #e4 ,improvement to     
work-study allowance program  7a7       
,payment of allowance ,subsection 7a7 of
 section #cdhe of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,individuals
 and inserting ,in accordance with      
paragraph 7#d71 individuals2  7#b7 by   
redesignating paragraphs 7#d71 7#e71 and
 7#f7 as paragraphs 7#e71 7#f71 and     
7#g71 respectively2 and  7#c7 by        

inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the      
following new paragraph3  7#d7  7,a7    
,the ,secretary shall carry out this    
section by providing to educational     
institutions an annual amount for the   
institution to use in paying work-study 
allowance under paragraph 7#a7 to       
individuals enrolled at the institution4
  7,b7 ,with respect to an educational  
institution that participated in the    
work-study program under this section   
during the academic year beginning      
,august #a1 #bjah1 the ,secretary shall 
determine the annual amount to provide  
to the educational institution under    
subparagraph 7,a7 as follows3  7i7 ,for 
the academic year beginning ,august #a1 
#bjbj1 the amount shall be the total    
amount the ,secretary paid under this   
section to individuals enrolled at such 
educational institution during the      
academic year beginning ,august #a1     
#bjah4  7ii7 ,except as provided by     
subparagraph 7,d77ii71 for each academic
 year beginning on or after ,august #a1 

#bjba1 the amount shall be the total    
amount the educational institution paid 
under this section for work-study       
allowance to individuals enrolled at    
such educational institution during the 
previous academic year in which         
individuals participated in the         
work-study program4  7,c7 ,with respect 
to an educational institution that did  
not participate in the work-study       
program under this section during the   
academic year beginning ,august #a1     
#bjah1 the ,secretary shall determine   
the annual amount to provide to the     
educational institution under           
subparagraph 7,a7 as follows3  7i7 ,for 
the first academic year in which the    
educational institution participates in 
the work-study program beginning on or  
after ,august #a1 #bjbj1 the amount     
shall be an amount the ,secretary       
determines appropriate based on amounts 
provided to similar educational         
institutions pursuant to subparagraph   
7,b74  7ii7 ,except as provided by      

subparagraph 7,d77ii71 for each academic
 year occurring after the academic year 
specified in clause 7i71 the amount     
shall be the total amount the           
educational institution paid under this 
section for work-study allowance to     
individuals enrolled at such educational
 institution during the previous        
academic year in which individuals      
enrolled at such educational institution
 participated in the work-study program4
  7,d7  7i7 ,except as provided in      
clause 7ii71 if the ,secretary provides 
an annual amount to an educational      
institution under subparagraph 7,b7 or  
7,c7 that is more than the total amount 
the educational institution pays to     
individuals under paragraph 7#a71 the   
educational institution shall return to 
the ,secretary the unpaid amount and the
 ,secretary shall transfer such amount  
into the general fund of the ,treasury4 
7ii7 ,if the annual amount provided to  
an educational institution under        
subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 is more1 but  

less than #be percent more1 than the    
total amount the educational institution
 pays to individuals under paragraph    
7#a71 and the educational institution   
plans to participate in the work-study  
program under this section during the   
subsequent academic year1 the           
educational institution may retain the  
amount of the overpayment if the        
educational institution notifies the    
,secretary of the amount of the         
overpayment and the intention of the    
educational institution to retain such  
amount4 ,any amount retained by an      
educational institution under this      
clause may only be used by the          
educational institution to provide      
work-study allowance to individuals     
enrolled at the educational institution4
  7iii7 ,at any time an educational     
institution may request the ,secretary  
to increase the annual amount that the  
,secretary provides the educational     
institution under subparagraph 7,b7 or  
7,c74  7,e7 ,pursuant to section        

#cfij7;c71 section #cfic1 and other     
provisions of chapter #cf of this title1
 the ,secretary shall ensure that       
educational institutions carry out the  
work-study allowance program in         
compliance with this section4  4  7b7   
,conforming amendment ,subsection       
7e77#a7 of such section is amended by   
striking subsection 7a77#d7 and         
inserting subsection 7a77#e74  7c7      
,application ,the amendments made by    
this section shall apply with respect to
 a quarter1 semester1 or term1 as       
applicable1 commencing on or after      
,august #a1 #bjbj4  #f4 ,expansion of   
eligibility for ,fry ,scholarship to    
children and spouses of certain deceased
 members of the ,armed ,forces  7a7 ,in 
general ,subsection 7b7 of section #ccaa
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraph 7#aj7 as paragraph 7#ab72 and 
7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#i7  
the following new paragraphs 7#aj7 and  
7#aa73  7#aj7 ,an individual who is the 

child or spouse of a person who1 on or  
after ,september #aa1 #bjja1 dies in    
line of duty while serving on duty other
 than active duty as a member of the    
,armed ,forces4  7#aa7 ,an individual   
who is the child or spouse of a member  
of the ,selected ,reserve who dies on or
 after ,september #aa1 #bjja--  7,a7    
from a service-connected disability2 and
  7,b7 not later than #d years after the
 date of the last discharge or release  
of that member from active duty or      
active duty for training4  4  7b7       
,applicability date ,the amendments made
 by subsection 7a7 apply with respect to
 a quarter1 semester1 or term1 as       
applicable1 commencing on or after      
,august #a1 #bjbj4  7c7 ,conforming     
amendments  7#a7 ,subsection 7f7 of such
 section is amended by striking         
paragraph 7#i7 each place it appears and
 inserting paragraphs 7#i71 7#aj71 and  
7#aa74  7#b7 ,section #ccbb of such     
title is amended--  7,a7 in subsection  
7e71 by striking both sections          

#ccaa7;b77#i7 and #ccai and inserting   
section #ccai and paragraph 7#i71 7#aj71
 or 7#aa7 of section #ccaa of this      
title2  7,b7 in subsection 7f71 by      
striking section #ccaa7;b77#i7 and      
inserting paragraph 7#i71 7#aj71 or     
7#aa7 of section #ccaa of this title2   
and  7,c7 in subsection 7h77#b71 by     
striking either section #ccaa7;b77#i7 or
 chapter #ce and inserting either       
chapter #ce or paragraph 7#i71 7#aj71 or
 7#aa7 of section #ccaa4  #g4 ,treatment
 of certain preparatory courses as      
programs of education for purposes of   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
educational assistance programs  7a7 ,in
 general ,chapter #cc of title #ch1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #ccae;,a the    
following new section3  #ccae;,b4       
,preparatory courses for licensure1     
certification1 or national tests  7a7   
,in general ,an individual entitled to  
educational assistance under this       
chapter shall also be entitled to       

payment for a preparatory course for a  
licensing or certification test that is 
required or used to enter into1         
maintain1 or advance in employment in a 
predetermined and identified vocation or
 profession4  7b7 ,amount ,the amount of
 educational assistance payable under   
this chapter for a course described in  
subsection 7a7 is the lesser of--  7#a7 
the fee charged for the course2 or  7#b7
 the amount of entitlement available to 
the individual under this chapter at the
 time of payment for the course under   
this section4  7c7 ,charge against      
entitlement ,the number of months of    
entitlement charged an individual under 
this chapter for a course described in  
subsection 7a7 shall be pro-rated based 
on the actual amount of the fee charged 
for the course relative to the rate for 
#a month payable--  7#a7 for the        
academic year beginning on ,august #a1  
#bjbj1 #a1dfj2 or  7#b7 for an academic 
year beginning on any subsequent ,august
 #a1 the amount for the previous        

academic year beginning on ,august #a   
under this subsection1 as increased by  
the percentage increase equal to the    
most recent percentage increase         
determined under section #cjae7;h74  4  
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #ccae;,a   
the following new item3  #ccae;,b4      
,preparatory courses for licensure1     
certification1 or national tests4  4    
7c7 ,conforming amendments ,section     
#cecb7;g7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#a71 by inserting or a preparatory     
course described in section #ccae;,b7a7 
of this title after or national test    
providing an opportunity for course     
credit at institutions of higher        
learning described in section           
#ceja7;a77#e7 of this title2 and  7#b7  
in paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 by         
inserting or preparatory course after   
test everywhere it appears4  7d7        

,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to months beginning after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4  #h4        
,adjustment of loan fees ,section       
#cgbi7;b77#b7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 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      
#bjbj7 #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 #bjbj1 and     
before ,october #a1 #bjbg7 #b4cjb4cj,,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 #bjbg1 and before    
,october #a1 #bjbi7 #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 #bjbi7a4dja4dj,,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 #bjbj7 #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 #bjbj1 and before ,october #a1      
#bjbg7 #c4fjc4fj,,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 #bjbg1 and before ,october #a1      
#bjbi7 #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 #bjbi7a4bea4be,,na 7,c77i7 ,loan    
described in section #cgaj7;a7 to       
purchase or construct a dwelling with   
#e-;down 7closed before ,january #a1    
#bjbj7 #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 #bjbj1 and before ,october #a1      

#bjbg7 #a4fea4fe,,na 7,c77iii7 ,loan    
described in section #cgaj7;a7 to       
purchase or construct a dwelling with   
#e-;down 7closed on or after ,october   
#a1 #bjbg1 and before ,october #a1      
#bjbi7 #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 #bjbi7j4gej4ge,,na 7,d77i7 ,loan    
described in section #cgaj7;a7 to       
purchase or construct a dwelling with   
#aj-;down 7closed before ,january #a1   
#bjbj7 #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 #bjbj1 and before ,october #a1      
#bjbg7 #a4dja4dj,,na 7,d77iii7 ,loan    
described in section #cgaj7;a7 to       
purchase or construct a dwelling with   
#aj-;down 7closed on or after ,october  
#a1 #bjbg1 and before ,october #a1      
#bjbi7 #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 #bjbi7j4ejj4ej,,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  #i4 ,authority
 of ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to 
assist blind veterans who have not lost 
use of a leg in acquiring specially     
adapted housing ,section #baja of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b77;,b77ii7--  
7,a7 in the matter preceding subclause  
7,i71 by striking due to-- and inserting
 due to blindness in both eyes1 having  

central visual acuity of #bj_/bjj or    
less in the better eye with the use of a
 standard correcting lens4 ,for the     
purposes of this clause1 an eye with a  
limitation in the fields of vision such 
that the widest diameter of the visual  
field subtends an angle no greater than 
#bj degrees shall be considered as      
having a central visual acuity of       
#bj_/bjj or less42 and  7,b7 by striking
 subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii72 and  7#b7  
in subsection 7b77#b7--  7,a7 by        
striking subparagraph 7,a72 and  7,b7 by
 redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7 and   
7,c7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71    
respectively4  #aj4 ,determination 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 
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,july #bc1 #bjai4;,cheryl ,l4           
,johnson1,clerk4