,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dig #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fjdg
 ,report ,no4 #aai-egg ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,november #ag1 #bjbe,mr4 ,barrett 7for  
himself1 ,mr4 ,bost1 ,mr4 ,van ,orden1  
,mr4 ,ciscomani1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 ,ms4 
,king-,hinds1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mrs4       
,kiggans of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,hill of    
,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,luttrell1 ,mr4         
,wittman1 and ,mrs4 ,miller-,meeks7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,april #b1         
#bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,van   
,drew1 ,mr4 ,crank1 and ,mrs4 ,hinson   
,april #b1 #bjbf,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
 ,november #ag1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to   

amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to direct the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs to increase the dollar amounts 
for the payment of certain disability   
compensation and dependency and         
indemnity compensation under the laws   
administered by the ,secretary4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,sharri ,briley and ,eric ,edmundson
 ,veterans ,benefits ,expansion ,act of 
#bjbf4  #b4 ,increase in rates of       
certain disability compensation and     
dependency and indemnity compensation   
under laws administered by ,secretary of
 ,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,increase to   
rates of wartime disability compensation
  7#a7 ,in general ,section #aaad of    
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7u7 ,in the  
case of a veteran eligible for a monthly
 aid and attendance allowance under     
subsection 7r7 or subsection 7t7 of this
 section1 the ,secretary shall1 in      
addition to the total amount of         

compensation for which the veteran is   
eligible under this section1 pay the    
veteran a supplemental monthly allowance
 at the rate of #hcc4cc4  4  7#b7       
,effective date2 applicability          
,subsection 7u7 of such section 7as     
added by paragraph 7#a77 shall take     
effect on ,december #a1 #bjbf1 and shall
 apply to months beginning on or after  
such date4  7b7 ,increase to rates of   
dependency and indemnity compensation   
,section #ecab of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7d7 7#a7 ,whenever there is
 an increase in benefit amounts payable 
under title ,,ii of the ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dja et   
seq47 as a result of a determination    
made under section #bae7;i7 of such ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dae7;i771 the          
,secretary shall1 except as provided in 
paragraph 7#b71 effective on the date of
 such increase in benefit amounts1      
increase the dollar amounts in effect   
for the payment of dependency and       

indemnity compensation by the ,secretary
 under paragraph 7#a7 and paragraph 7#c7
 of section #acaa7;a7 of this title1 as 
such amounts were in effect immediately 
before the date of such increase in     
benefit amounts payable under title ,,ii
 of the ,social ,security ,act1 by a    
percentage equal to the sum of-- 7,a7   
the percentage by which such benefit    
amounts are increased2 and  7,b7 one    
percent4  7#b7 ,after the first increase
 under paragraph 7#a7 to the dollar     
amounts in effect for the payment of    
dependency and indemnity compensation by
 the ,secretary under paragraph 7#a7 and
 paragraph 7#c7 of section #acaa7;a7 of 
this title1 the ,secretary shall carry  
out paragraph 7#a77;,b7 by substituting 
one half of one percent for one percent4
  7#c7 ,whenever there is an increase   
under paragraph 7#a7 in amounts in      
effect for the payment of dependency and
 indemnity compensation1 the ,secretary 
shall publish such amounts1 as increased
 pursuant to such paragraph1 in the     

,federal ,register at the same time as  
the material required by section        
#bae7;i77#b77;,d7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dae7;i77#b77;,d77 is published by      
reason of a determination under section 
#bae7;i7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dae7;i774  7#d7 ,the requirement to    
increase1 pursuant to paragraph 7#a71   
the amounts in effect for the payment of
 dependency and indemnity compensation  
under paragraph 7#a7 and paragraph 7#c7 
of section #acaa 7a7 of this title by   
the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 take effect 
on ,december #a1 #bjbf1 and shall apply 
with respect to months beginning on or  
after such date2 and  7,b7 terminate    
after the date on which the second      
increase to such amounts pursuant to    
such paragraph occurs4  4  #c4          
,modification of waivers of fees        
collected for housing loans guaranteed1 
insured1 or made by the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs ,section             
#cgbi7;b77#b7 of such title is amended1 

in the loan fee table-- 7#a7 by striking
 ,june #i1 #bjcd each place it appears  
and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjcf2    
7#b7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking  
#j4ej both places it appears and        
inserting #a4dj2 and  7#c7 in           
subparagraph 7,i71 by striking #j4ej    
each place it appears and inserting     
#a4j4  #d4 ,extension of certain limits 
on payments of pension ,section         
#eejc7;d77#g7 of such title is amended  
by striking ,january #ca1 #bjcc and     
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjcf4  #e4   
,home affordability for ,guard and      
,reserve  7a7 ,short title ,this section
 may be cited as the ,home              
,affordability for ,guard and ,reserve  
,act4  7b7 ,eligibility of certain      
members of the reserve components and   
the ,national ,guard for guaranteed     
housing loans  7#a7 ,expanded definition
 of active duty for purposes of housing 
loans ,section #cgja7;b7 of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     

paragraph3  7#i7 ,the term active duty  
has the meanings as follows3 7,a7 ,in   
the case of members of the regular      
components of the ,armed ,forces1 the   
meaning given such term in section      
#aja7ba77;,a74  7,b7 ,in the case of    
members of the reserve components of the
 ,armed ,forces-- 7i7 service on active 
duty 7as defined in section #aja7;d7 of 
title #aj71 inactive-duty training 7as  
defined in section #aja7;d7 of title    
#aj71 or annual training duty2 or  7ii7 
service on active duty under a call or  
order to active duty under section #fhh1
 #abcja7;a71 #abcja7;d71 #abcja7;g71    
#abcja7;h71 #abcjb1 #abcjd1 #abcjd;a1 or
 #abcjd;b of title #aj or section #gac  
of title #ad1 but not including inactive
 duty training 7as defined in section   
#aja7;d7 of title #aj7 or annual        
training duty4  7,c7 ,in the case of a  
member of the ,army ,national ,guard of 
the ,united ,states or ,air ,national   
,guard of the ,united ,states1 in       
addition to service described in        

subparagraph 7,b71 full-time service--  
7i7 in the ,national ,guard of a ,state 
for the purpose of organizing1          
administering1 recruiting1 instructing1 
or training the ,national ,guard2  7ii7 
in the ,national ,guard when performing 
full-time ,national ,guard duty 7as     
defined in section #aja of title #cb72  
or  7iii7 in the ,national ,guard when  
performing active duty 7as defined in   
section #aja of title #cb74  4  7#b7    
,retroactive applicability to service   
performed ,the amendments made by this  
subsection shall apply with respect to  
any service performed on or after       
,september #aa1 #bjja4  7c7 ,expansion  
of eligibility for guaranteed housing   
loans to certain additional personnel   
upon payment of additional loan fee     
7#a7 ,expansion to individuals with at  
least #ad days of service ,section      
#cgja7;b7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by inserting after    
paragraph 7#g7 the following new        
paragraph3  7#h7 ,the term veteran also 

includes1 for purposes of home loans    
7subject to the additional loan fee in  
section #cgbi7;b77#d77;,j7 of this      
title71 an individual who-- 7,a7 is not 
otherwise eligible for the benefits of  
this chapter2  7,b7 has completed a     
total service of at least #ad days on   
active duty under paragraph 7,b7 or 7,c7
 of paragraph 7#i72 and  7,c7 following 
completion of such service1 continued to
 serve until the completion of entry    
level and skill training 7as defined in 
section #ccja7c7 of this title74  4     
7#b7 ,basic entitlement ,section        
#cgjb7;a77#b7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7,h7 ,each      
individual described in section         
#cgja7;b77#h7 of this title4  4  7#c7   
,additional loan fee for such           
individuals ,section #cgbi7;b77#d7 of   
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subparagraph3  7,j7 ,in   
the case of a housing loan in which the 

veteran has eligibility under section   
#cgja7;b77#h7 of this title and does not
 otherwise have eligibility1 the loan   
fee table in paragraph 7#b7 shall be    
applied to the veteran or other obligor 
7as applicable7 by adding #a4jj to the  
percentage in the table4  4  7#d7       
,notification to personnel ,the         
,secretary of ,veteran ,affairs shall   
provide information about this benefit  
to the ,secretary of ,defense to ensure 
that each member of a reserve component 
or a member of the ,army ,national      
,guard of the ,united ,states or ,air   
,national ,guard of the ,united ,states 
who completes entry level and skill     
training 7as defined in section #ccja7c7
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code7   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act is notified of their eligibility   
for housing loan benefits under chapter 
#cg of such title1 including eligibility
 7subject to the additional loan fee7   
under section #cgja7;b77#h7 of such     
title4  ,april #b1 #bjbf,reported with  

an amendment1 committed to the          
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed