[109th Congress Public Law 233]
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Public Law 109-233
109th Congress
An Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and extend housing,
insurance, outreach, and benefits programs provided under the laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to improve and extend
employment programs for veterans under laws administered by the
Secretary of Labor, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: June 15, 2006 - [S.
1235]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Veterans' Housing
Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006. 38 USC 101
note.>> assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Housing
Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--HOUSING MATTERS
Sec. 101. Adapted housing assistance for disabled veterans residing
temporarily in housing owned by a family member.
Sec. 102. Adjustable rate mortgages.
Sec. 103. Permanent authority to make direct housing loans to Native
American veterans.
Sec. 104. Extension of eligibility for direct loans for Native American
veterans to a veteran who is the spouse of a Native American.
Sec. 105. Technical corrections to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of
2004.
TITLE II--EMPLOYMENT MATTERS
Sec. 201. Additional duty for the Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Veterans' Employment and Training to raise awareness of
skills of veterans and of the benefits of hiring veterans.
Sec. 202. Modifications to the Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment
and Training.
Sec. 203. Reauthorization of appropriations for homeless veterans
reintegration programs.
TITLE III--LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE MATTERS
Sec. 301. Duration of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for
totally disabled veterans following separation from service.
Sec. 302. Limitation on premium increases for reinstated health
insurance of servicemembers released from active military
service.
Sec. 303. Preservation of employer-sponsored health plan coverage for
certain reserve-component members who acquire TRICARE
eligibility.
TITLE IV--OTHER MATTERS
Sec. 401. Inclusion of additional diseases and conditions in diseases
and disabilities presumed to be associated with prisoner of
war status.
Sec. 402. Consolidation and revision of outreach authorities.
Sec. 403. Extension of annual report requirement on equitable relief
cases.
TITLE V--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
Sec. 501. Technical and clarifying amendments to new traumatic injury
protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life
Insurance.
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Sec. 502. Terminology amendments to revise references to certain
veterans in provisions relating to eligibility for
compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation.
Sec. 503. Technical and clerical amendments.
TITLE I--HOUSING MATTERS
SEC. 101. ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR DISABLED VETERANS RESIDING
TEMPORARILY IN HOUSING OWNED BY A FAMILY MEMBER.
(a) Assistance Authorized.--Chapter 21 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 2102 the following new
section:
``Sec. 2102A. Assistance for veterans residing temporarily in housing
owned by a family member
``(a) Provision of Assistance.--In the case of a disabled veteran
who is described in subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) of section 2101 of this
title and who is residing, but does not intend to permanently reside, in
a residence owned by a member of such veteran's family, the Secretary
may assist the veteran in acquiring such adaptations to such residence
as are determined by the Secretary to be reasonably necessary because of
the veteran's disability.
``(b) Amount of Assistance.--The assistance authorized under
subsection (a) may not exceed--
``(1) $14,000, in the case of a veteran described in section
2101(a)(2) of this title; or
``(2) $2,000, in the case of a veteran described in section
2101(b)(2) of this title.
``(c) Limitation.--The assistance authorized by subsection (a) shall
be limited in the case of any veteran to one residence.
``(d) Regulations.--Assistance under this section shall be provided
in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.
``(e) Termination.--No assistance may be provided under this section
after the end of the five-year period that begins on the date of the
enactment of the Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement
Act of 2006.''.
(b) Limitations on Adapted Housing Assistance.--Section 2102 of such
title is amended--
(1) in the matter in subsection (a) preceding paragraph
(1)--
(A) by striking ``shall be limited in the case of
any veteran to one housing unit, and necessary land
therefor, and''; and
(B) by striking ``veteran but shall not exceed
$50,000 in any one case--'' and inserting ``veteran--'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d)(1) The aggregate amount of assistance available to a veteran
under sections 2101(a) and 2102A of this title shall be limited to
$50,000.
``(2) The aggregate amount of assistance available to a veteran
under sections 2101(b) and 2102A of this title shall be limited to
$10,000.
``(3) No veteran may receive more than three grants of assistance
under this chapter.''.
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(c) Coordination of Administration of Benefits.--Chapter 21 of such
title is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2107. Coordination of administration of benefits
``The Secretary shall provide for the coordination of the
administration of programs to provide specially adapted housing that are
administered by the Under Secretary for Health and such programs that
are administered by the Under Secretary for Benefits under this chapter,
chapter 17, and chapter 31 of this title.''.
(d) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended--
(1) by inserting after the item relating to section 2102 the
following new item:
``2102A. Assistance for veterans residing temporarily in housing owned
by a family member.'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new item:
``2107. Coordination of administration of benefits.''.
(e) GAO Reports.--
(1) Interim report.--Not later than three years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall
submit to Congress an interim report on the implementation by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of section 2102A of title 38,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
(2) Final report.--Not later than five years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall
submit to Congress a final report on the implementation of such
section.
(f) <<NOTE: 38 USC 3729 note.>> Temporary Increase in Certain
Housing Loan Fees.--For a subsequent loan described in subsection (a) of
section 3710 of title 38, United States Code, to purchase or construct a
dwelling with 0-down or any other subsequent loan described in that
subsection, other than a loan with 5-down or 10-down, that is closed
during fiscal year 2007, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall apply
section 3729(b)(2) of such title by substituting ``3.35'' for ``3.30''.
SEC. 102. ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES.
Section 3707A(c)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``1 percentage point'' and inserting ``such percentage points
as the Secretary may prescribe''.
SEC. 103. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO MAKE DIRECT HOUSING LOANS TO NATIVE
AMERICAN VETERANS.
(a) Permanent Authority.--Section 3761 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``establish and implement a pilot
program under which the Secretary may'' in the first
sentence; and
(B) by striking ``shall establish and implement the
pilot program'' in the third sentence and inserting
``shall make such loans'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``In carrying out the
pilot program under this subchapter, the'' and inserting
``The''; and
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(3) by striking subsection (c).
(b) Reports.--Section 3762(j) of such title <<NOTE: 38 USC
3762.>> is amended to read as follows:
``(j) The Secretary shall include as part of the annual benefits
report of the Veterans Benefits Administration information concerning
the cost and number of loans provided under this subchapter for the
fiscal year covered by the report.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 3762.--Section 3762 of such title is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ``under this
subchapter'' after ``to a Native American veteran'';
(B) in subsection (b)(1)(E), by striking ``the pilot
program established under this subchapter is
implemented'' and inserting ``loans under this
subchapter are made'';
(C) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ``carry out
the pilot program under this subchapter in a manner that
demonstrates the advisability of making direct housing
loans'' in the second sentence and inserting ``make
direct housing loans under this subchapter'';
(D) in subsection (i)--
(i) by striking ``the pilot program provided
for under this subchapter and'' in paragraph (1);
(ii) by striking ``under the pilot program and
in assisting such organizations and veterans in
participating in the pilot program'' in paragraph
(2)(A) and inserting ``under this subchapter and
in assisting such organizations and veterans with
respect to such housing benefits''; and
(iii) by striking ``in participating in the
pilot program'' in paragraph (2)(E) and inserting
``with respect to such benefits''.
(2) Conforming repeal.--Section 8(b) of the Veterans Home
Loan Program Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102-547; 38 U.S.C.
3761 note) is repealed.
(d) Establishment of Maximum Amount of Loans.--Section 3762(c)(1)(B)
of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``(B) The'' and inserting ``(B)(i) Subject
to clause (ii), the''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(ii) The amount of a loan made by the Secretary under this
subchapter may not exceed the maximum loan amount authorized for loans
guaranteed under section 3703(a)(1)(C) of this title.''.
(e) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (c)(1)(A) of section 3762 of
such title is amended by inserting ``veteran'' after ``Native
American''.
(f) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Subchapter heading.--The heading for subchapter V of
chapter 37 of such title is amended to read as follows:
``SUBCHAPTER V--DIRECT HOUSING LOANS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS''.
(2) Section heading.--The heading for section 3761 of such
title is amended to read as follows:
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``Sec. 3761. Direct housing loans to Native American veterans; program
authority''.
(3) Section heading.--The heading for section 3762 of such
title is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3762. Direct housing loans to Native American veterans; program
administration''.
(4) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 37 of such title is amended by striking the
items relating to subchapter V and sections 3761 and 3762 and
inserting the following new items:
``subchapter v--direct housing loans for native american veterans
``3761. Direct housing loans to Native American veterans; program
authority.
``3762. Direct housing loans to Native American veterans; program
administration.''.
SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DIRECT LOANS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN
VETERANS TO A VETERAN WHO IS THE SPOUSE OF A NATIVE
AMERICAN.
(a) Extension.--Subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 3764 as section 3765; and
(2) by inserting after section 3763 the following new
section:
``Sec. 3764. Qualified non-Native American veterans
``(a) Treatment of Non-Native American Veterans.--Subject to the
succeeding provisions of this section, for purposes of this subchapter--
``(1) a qualified non-Native American veteran is deemed to
be a Native American veteran; and
``(2) for purposes of applicability to a non-Native American
veteran, any reference in this subchapter to the jurisdiction of
a tribal organization over a Native American veteran is deemed
to be a reference to jurisdiction of a tribal organization over
the Native American spouse of the qualified non-Native American
veteran.
``(b) Use of Loan.--In making direct loans under this subchapter to
a qualified non-Native American veteran by reason of eligibility under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the tribal organization
permits, and the qualified non-Native American veteran actually holds,
possesses, or purchases, using the proceeds of the loan, jointly with
the Native American spouse of the qualified non-Native American veteran,
a meaningful interest in the lot, dwelling, or both, that is located on
trust land.
``(c) Restrictions Imposed by Tribal Organizations.--Nothing in
subsection (b) shall be construed as precluding a tribal organization
from imposing reasonable restrictions on the right of the qualified non-
Native American veteran to convey, assign, or otherwise dispose of such
interest in the lot or dwelling, or both, if such restrictions are
designed to ensure the continuation in trust status of the lot or
dwelling, or both. Such requirements may include the termination of the
interest of the qualified non-Native American veteran in the lot or
dwelling, or both, upon the dissolution of the marriage of the qualified
non-Native American veteran to the Native American spouse.''.
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(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 3765 of such title, as
redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(5) The term `qualified non-Native American veteran' means
a veteran who--
``(A) is the spouse of a Native American, but
``(B) is not a Native American.''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 37 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to
section 3764 and inserting the following new items:
``3764. Qualified non-Native American veterans.
``3765. Definitions.''.
SEC. 105. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO VETERANS BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF
2004.
(a) Corrections.--Section 2101 of title 38, United States Code, as
amended by section 401 of the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004
(Public Law 108-454; 118 Stat. 3614), is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) a new subsection (c)
consisting of the text of subsection (c) of such section 2101 as
in effect immediately before the enactment of such Act,
modified--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking
``paragraph (1), (2), or (3)'' and inserting
``subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph
(2)''; and
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``the
second sentence'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)'';
and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking
``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)'';
and
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking
``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)'';
and
(3) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``subsection (c)'' in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting ``subsection
(d)''.
(b) <<NOTE: 38 USC 2101 note.>> Effective Date.--The amendments made
by subsection (a) shall take effect as of December 10, 2004, as if
enacted immediately after the enactment of the Veterans Benefits
Improvement Act of 2004 on that date.
TITLE II--EMPLOYMENT MATTERS
SEC. 201. ADDITIONAL DUTY FOR THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR FOR
VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING TO RAISE AWARENESS OF
SKILLS OF VETERANS AND OF THE BENEFITS OF HIRING VETERANS.
Subsection (b) of section 4102A of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(8) With advice and assistance from the Advisory Committee
on Veterans Employment and Training, and Employer Outreach
established under section 4110 of this title, furnish
information to employers (through meetings in person with hiring
executives of corporations and otherwise) with respect to the
training and skills of veterans and disabled veterans,
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and the advantages afforded employers by hiring veterans with
such training and skills, and to facilitate employment of
veterans and disabled veterans through participation in labor
exchanges (Internet-based and otherwise), and other means.''.
SEC. 202. MODIFICATIONS TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS EMPLOYMENT
AND TRAINING.
(a) Committee Name.--
(1) Change of name.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 4110 of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Advisory
Committee on Veterans Employment and Training'' and inserting
``Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and
Employer Outreach''.
(2) Section heading.--The heading of such section is amended
to read as follows:
``Sec. 4110. Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and
Employer Outreach''.
(3) Table of sections.--The item relating to section 4110 in
the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 of such
title is amended to read as follows:
``4110. Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and
Employer Outreach.''.
(4) <<NOTE: 38 USC 4110 note.>> References.--Any reference
to the Advisory Committee established under section 4110 of such
title in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other
paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference
to the Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment, Training, and
Employer Outreach.
(b) Expansion of Duties of Advisory Committee.--Subsection (a)(2) of
such section is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and their
integration into the workforce'' after ``veterans'';
(2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (E);
and
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new
subparagraphs:
``(C) assist the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans'
Employment and Training in carrying out outreach activities to
employers with respect to the training and skills of veterans
and the advantages afforded employers by hiring veterans;
``(D) make recommendations to the Secretary, through the
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and
Training, with respect to outreach activities and the employment
and training of veterans; and''.
(c) Modification of Advisory Committee Membership.--
(1) Membership.--Subsection (c)(1) of such section is
amended to read as follows:
``(c)(1) The Secretary of Labor shall appoint at least 12, but no
more than 15, individuals to serve as members of the advisory committee
as follows:
``(A) Six individuals, one each from among representatives
nominated by each of the following organizations:
``(i) The National Society of Human Resource
Managers.
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``(ii) The Business Roundtable.
``(iii) The National Association of State Workforce
Agencies.
``(iv) The United States Chamber of Commerce.
``(v) The National Federation of Independent
Business.
``(vi) A nationally recognized labor union or
organization.
``(B) Not more than five individuals from among
representatives nominated by veterans service organizations that
have a national employment program.
``(C) Not more than five individuals who are recognized
authorities in the fields of business, employment, training,
rehabilitation, or labor and who are not employees of the
Department of Labor.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Subsection (d) of such section
is amended--
(A) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), (8), (10),
(11), and (12); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and
(9) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively.
(d) Reinstatement and Modification of Reporting Requirement.--
Subsection (f)(1) of such section is amended--
(1) by striking the first sentence and inserting the
following: ``Not later than December 31 of each year, the
advisory committee shall submit to the Secretary and to the
Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of
Representatives a report on the employment and training needs of
veterans, with special emphasis on disabled veterans, for the
previous fiscal year.'';
(2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and their
integration into the workforce'' after ``veterans'';
(3) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
(4) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
subparagraphs (C) and (F), respectively;
(5) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) an assessment of the outreach activities carried out
by the Secretary of Labor to employers with respect to the
training and skills of veterans and the advantages afforded
employers by hiring veterans;''; and
(6) by inserting after subparagraph (C), as so redesignated,
the following new subparagraphs:
``(D) a description of the activities of the advisory
committee during that fiscal year;
``(E) a description of activities that the advisory
committee proposes to undertake in the succeeding fiscal year;
and''.
SEC. 203. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS.
Subsection (e)(1) of section 2021 of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(F) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through
2009.''.
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TITLE III--LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE MATTERS
SEC. 301. DURATION OF SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR
TOTALLY DISABLED VETERANS FOLLOWING SEPARATION FROM SERVICE.
(a) Separation or Release From Active Duty.--
(1) Extension of period of coverage.--Paragraph (1)(A) of
section 1968(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``shall cease'' and all that follows and inserting
``shall cease on the earlier of the following dates (but in no
event before the end of 120 days after such separation or
release):
``(i) The date on which the insured ceases to
be totally disabled.
``(ii) The date that is--
``(I) two years after the date of
separation or release from such active
duty or active duty for training, in the
case of such a separation or release
during the period beginning on the date
that is one year before the date of the
enactment of Veterans' Housing
Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act
of 2006 and ending on September 30,
2011; and
``(II) 18 months after the date of
separation or release from such active
duty or active duty for training, in the
case of such a separation or release on
or after October 1, 2011.''.
(2) Technical amendments.--Paragraph (1) of such section is
further amended--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``shall cease--'' and inserting ``shall cease
as follows:''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``at'' after
``(B)'' and inserting ``At''.
(b) Separation or Release From Certain Reserve Assignments.--
Paragraph (4) of such section is amended by striking ``shall cease'' the
second place it appears and all that follows and inserting ``shall cease
on the earlier of the following dates (but in no event before the end of
120 days after separation or release from such assignment):
``(A) The date on which the insured ceases to be
totally disabled.
``(B) The date that is--
``(i) two years after the date of separation
or release from such assignment, in the case of
such a separation or release during the period
beginning on the date that is one year before the
date of the enactment of Veterans' Housing
Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006
and ending on September 30, 2011; and
``(ii) 18 months after the date of separation
or release from such assignment, in the case of
such a separation or release on or after October
1, 2011.''.
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SEC. 302. LIMITATION ON PREMIUM INCREASES FOR REINSTATED HEALTH
INSURANCE OF SERVICEMEMBERS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE MILITARY
SERVICE.
(a) Premium Protection.--Section 704 of the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 594) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(e) Limitation on Premium Increases.--
``(1) Premium protection.--The amount of the premium for
health insurance coverage that was terminated by a servicemember
and required to be reinstated under subsection (a) may not be
increased, for the balance of the period for which coverage
would have been continued had the coverage not been terminated,
to an amount greater than the amount chargeable for such
coverage before the termination.
``(2) Increases of general applicability not precluded.--
Paragraph (1) does not prevent an increase in premium to the
extent of any general increase in the premiums charged by the
carrier of the health care insurance for the same health
insurance coverage for persons similarly covered by such
insurance during the period between the termination and the
reinstatement.''.
(b) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (b)(3) of such section is
amended by striking ``if the'' and inserting ``in a case in which the''.
SEC. 303. PRESERVATION OF EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH PLAN COVERAGE FOR
CERTAIN RESERVE-COMPONENT MEMBERS WHO ACQUIRE TRICARE
ELIGIBILITY.
(a) Continuation of Coverage.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 4317 of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``by reason
of service in the uniformed services,'' the following: ``or such person
becomes eligible for medical and dental care under chapter 55 of title
10 by reason of subsection (d) of section 1074 of that title,''.
(b) Reinstatement of Coverage.--Subsection (b) of such section is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting after ``by reason of service in the
uniformed services,'' the following: ``or by reason of
the person's having become eligible for medical and
dental care under chapter 55 of title 10 by reason of
subsection (d) of section 1074 of that title,''; and
(B) by inserting ``or eligibility'' before the
period at the end of the first sentence; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) In the case of a person whose coverage under a health plan is
terminated by reason of the person having become eligible for medical
and dental care under chapter 55 of title 10 by reason of subsection (d)
of section 1074 of that title but who subsequently does not commence a
period of active duty under the order to active duty that established
such eligibility because the order is canceled before such active duty
commences, the provisions of paragraph (1) relating to any exclusion or
waiting period in connection with the reinstatement of coverage under a
health plan shall apply to such person's continued employment, upon the
termination of such eligibility for medical and dental care under
chapter 55 of title 10 that is incident to the cancellation of such
order, in the
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same manner as if the person had become reemployed upon such termination
of eligibility.''.
TITLE IV--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 401. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL DISEASES AND CONDITIONS IN DISEASES
AND DISABILITIES PRESUMED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH PRISONER OF
WAR STATUS.
Section 1112(b)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(L) Atherosclerotic heart disease or hypertensive vascular
disease (including hypertensive heart disease) and their
complications (including myocardial infarction, congestive heart
failure and arrhythmia).
``(M) Stroke and its complications.''.
SEC. 402. CONSOLIDATION AND REVISION OF OUTREACH AUTHORITIES.
(a) In General.--Part IV of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 63--OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
``6301. Purpose; definitions.
``6302. Biennial plan.
``6303. Outreach services.
``6304. Veterans assistance offices.
``6305. Outstationing of counseling and outreach personnel.
``6306. Use of other agencies.
``6307. Outreach for eligible dependents.
``6308. Biennial report to Congress.
``Sec. 6301. Purpose; definitions
``(a) Purpose.--The Congress declares that--
``(1) the outreach services program authorized by this
chapter is for the purpose of ensuring that all veterans
(especially those who have been recently discharged or released
from active military, naval, or air service and those who are
eligible for readjustment or other benefits and services under
laws administered by the Department) are provided timely and
appropriate assistance to aid and encourage them in applying for
and obtaining such benefits and services in order that they may
achieve a rapid social and economic readjustment to civilian
life and obtain a higher standard of living for themselves and
their dependents; and
``(2) the outreach services program authorized by this
chapter is for the purpose of charging the Department with the
affirmative duty of seeking out eligible veterans and eligible
dependents and providing them with such services.
``(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this chapter--
``(1) the term `other governmental programs' includes all
programs under State or local laws as well as all programs under
Federal law other than those authorized by this title; and
``(2) the term `eligible dependent' means a spouse,
surviving spouse, child, or dependent parent of a person who
served in the active military, naval, or air service.
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``Sec. 6302. Biennial plan
``(a) Biennial Plan Required.--The Secretary shall, during the first
nine months of every odd-numbered year, prepare a biennial plan for the
outreach activities of the Department for the two-fiscal-year period
beginning on October 1 of that year.
``(b) Elements.--Each biennial plan under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
``(1) Plans for efforts to identify eligible veterans and
eligible dependents who are not enrolled or registered with the
Department for benefits or services under the programs
administered by the Secretary.
``(2) Plans for informing eligible veterans and eligible
dependents of modifications of the benefits and services under
the programs administered by the Secretary, including
eligibility for medical and nursing care and services.
``(c) Coordination in Development.--In developing the biennial plan
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the following:
``(1) Directors or other appropriate officials of
organizations approved by the Secretary under section 5902 of
this title.
``(2) Directors or other appropriate officials of State and
local education and training programs.
``(3) Representatives of nongovernmental organizations that
carry out veterans outreach programs.
``(4) Representatives of State and local veterans employment
organizations.
``(5) Other individuals and organizations that the Secretary
considers appropriate.
``Sec. 6303. Outreach services
``(a) Requirement To Provide Services.--In carrying out the purposes
of this chapter, the Secretary shall provide the outreach services
specified in subsections (b) through (d). In areas where a significant
number of eligible veterans and eligible dependents speak a language
other than English as their principal language, such services shall, to
the maximum feasible extent, be provided in the principal language of
such persons.
``(b) Individual Notice to New Veterans.--The Secretary shall by
letter advise each veteran at the time of the veteran's discharge or
release from active military, naval, or air service (or as soon as
possible after such discharge or release) of all benefits and services
under laws administered by the Department for which the veteran may be
eligible. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure,
through the use of veteran-student services under section 3485 of this
title, that contact, in person or by telephone, is made with those
veterans who, on the basis of their military service records, do not
have a high school education or equivalent at the time of discharge or
release.
``(c) Distribution of Information.--(1) The Secretary--
``(A) shall distribute full information to eligible veterans
and eligible dependents regarding all benefits and services to
which they may be entitled under laws administered by the
Secretary; and
``(B) may, to the extent feasible, distribute information on
other governmental programs (including manpower and training
programs) which the Secretary determines would be beneficial to
veterans.
[[Page 120 STAT. 409]]
``(2) Whenever a veteran or dependent first applies for any benefit
under laws administered by the Secretary (including a request for burial
or related benefits or an application for life insurance proceeds), the
Secretary shall provide to the veteran or dependent information
concerning benefits and health care services under programs administered
by the Secretary. <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Such information shall be provided
not later than three months after the date of such application.
``(d) Provision of Aid and Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide,
to the maximum extent possible, aid and assistance (including personal
interviews) to members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and eligible
dependents with respect to subsections (b) and (c) and in the
preparation and presentation of claims under laws administered by the
Department.
``(e) <<NOTE: Homeless.>> Assignment of Employees.--In carrying out
this section, the Secretary shall assign such employees as the Secretary
considers appropriate to conduct outreach programs and provide outreach
services for homeless veterans. Such outreach services may include site
visits through which homeless veterans can be identified and provided
assistance in obtaining benefits and services that may be available to
them.
``Sec. 6304. Veterans assistance offices
``(a) <<NOTE: Establishment.>> In General.--The Secretary shall
establish and maintain veterans assistance offices at such places
throughout the United States and its territories and possessions, and in
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as the Secretary determines to be
necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The Secretary may
maintain such offices on such military installations located elsewhere
as the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense and
taking into account recommendations, if any, of the Secretary of Labor,
determines to be necessary to carry out such purposes.
``(b) Location of Offices.--In establishing and maintaining such
offices, the Secretary shall give due regard to--
``(1) the geographical distribution of veterans recently
discharged or released from active military, naval, or air
service;
``(2) the special needs of educationally disadvantaged
veterans (including their need for accessibility of outreach
services); and
``(3) the necessity of providing appropriate outreach
services in less populated areas.
``Sec. 6305. Outstationing of counseling and outreach personnel
``The Secretary may station employees of the Department at locations
other than Department offices, including educational institutions, to
provide--
``(1) counseling and other assistance regarding benefits
under this title to veterans and other persons eligible for
benefits under this title; and
``(2) outreach services under this chapter.
``Sec. 6306. Use of other agencies
``(a) In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary shall arrange with
the Secretary of Labor for the State employment service to match the
particular qualifications of an eligible veteran or eligible dependent
with an appropriate job or job training opportunity, including, where
possible, arrangements for outstationing the State
[[Page 120 STAT. 410]]
employment personnel who provide such assistance at appropriate
facilities of the Department.
``(b) In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary shall, in
consultation with the Secretary of Labor, actively seek to promote the
development and establishment of employment opportunities, training
opportunities, and other opportunities for veterans, with particular
emphasis on the needs of veterans with service-connected disabilities
and other eligible veterans, taking into account applicable rates of
unemployment and the employment emphases set forth in chapter 42 of this
title.
``(c) In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary shall cooperate
with and use the services of any Federal department or agency or any
State or local governmental agency or recognized national or other
organization.
``(d) In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary shall, where
appropriate, make referrals to any Federal department or agency or State
or local governmental unit or recognized national or other organization.
``(e) In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary may furnish
available space and office facilities for the use of authorized
representatives of such governmental unit or other organization
providing services.
``(f) In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary shall conduct and
provide for studies, in consultation with appropriate Federal
departments and agencies, to determine the most effective program design
to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
``Sec. 6307. Outreach for eligible dependents
``(a) Needs of Dependents.--In carrying out this chapter, the
Secretary shall ensure that the needs of eligible dependents are fully
addressed.
``(b) Information as to Availability of Outreach Services for
Dependents.--The Secretary shall ensure that the availability of
outreach services and assistance for eligible dependents under this
chapter is made known through a variety of means, including the
Internet, announcements in veterans publications, and announcements to
the media.
``Sec. 6308. Biennial report to Congress
``(a) Report Required.--The Secretary shall, not later than December
1 of every even-numbered year (beginning in 2008), submit to Congress a
report on the outreach activities carried out by the Department.
``(b) Content.--Each report under this section shall include the
following:
``(1) A description of the implementation during the
preceding fiscal year of the current biennial plan under section
6302 of this title.
``(2) Recommendations for the improvement or more effective
administration of the outreach activities of the Department.''.
(b) Incorporation of Recommendations To Improve Outreach and
Awareness.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, to the extent
appropriate, incorporate the recommendations for the improvement of
veterans outreach and awareness activities included in the report
submitted to Congress by the Secretary
[[Page 120 STAT. 411]]
pursuant to section 805 of the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004
(Public Law 108-454).
(c) Repeal of Recodified Provisions.--Subchapter II of chapter 77 of
title 38, <<NOTE: 38 USC 7721-7727.>> United States Code, is repealed.
(d) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Subchapter III of chapter 77 of such title is
redesignated as subchapter II.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by striking the items relating to the heading for
subchapter II, sections 7721 through 7727, and the heading for
subchapter III and inserting the following:
``subchapter ii--quality assurance''.
(3) The tables of chapters at the beginning of such title,
and at the beginning of part IV of such title, are amended by
inserting after the item relating to chapter 61 the following
new item:
``63. Outreach Activities........................................6301''.
(e) Cross-Reference Amendments.--
(1) Section 3485(a)(4)(A) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by striking ``subchapter II of chapter 77'' and
inserting ``chapter 63''.
(2) Section 4113(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking
``section 7723(a)'' and inserting ``section 6304(a)''.
(3) Section 4214(g) of such title is amended by striking
``section 7722'' and ``section 7724'' and inserting ``section
6303'' and ``section 6305'', respectively.
(4) Section 168(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2913(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking
``subchapter II of chapter 77'' and inserting ``chapter 63''.
SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORT REQUIREMENT ON EQUITABLE RELIEF
CASES.
Section 503(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2004'' and inserting ``December 31, 2009''.
TITLE V--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
SEC. 501. TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS TO NEW TRAUMATIC INJURY
PROTECTION COVERAGE UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE
INSURANCE.
(a) Section 1980A.--Section 1980A of title 38, United States Code,
is amended as follows:
(1) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows:
``(a)(1) A member of the uniformed services who is insured under
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance shall automatically be insured for
traumatic injury in accordance with this section. Insurance benefits
under this section shall be payable if the member, while so insured,
sustains a traumatic injury on or after December 1, 2005, that results
in a qualifying loss specified pursuant to subsection (b)(1).
``(2) If a member suffers more than one such qualifying loss as a
result of traumatic injury from the same traumatic event, payment shall
be made under this section in accordance with the
[[Page 120 STAT. 412]]
schedule prescribed pursuant to subsection (d) for the single loss
providing the highest payment.''.
(2) Subsection (b) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``issued a'' and all that
follows through ``limited to--'' and inserting
``insured against traumatic injury under this
section is insured against such losses due to
traumatic injury (in this section referred to as
`qualifying losses') as are prescribed by the
Secretary by regulation. Qualifying losses so
prescribed shall include the following:'';
(ii) by capitalizing the first letter of the
first word of each of subparagraphs (A) through
(H);
(iii) by striking the semicolon at the end of
each of subparagraphs (A) through (F) and
inserting a period; and
(iv) by striking ``; and'' at the end of
subparagraph (G) and inserting a period;
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``subsection--'' and inserting
``subsection:'';
(ii) by striking ``the'' at the beginning of
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) and inserting
``The'';
(iii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``4
limbs;'' and inserting ``four limbs.'';
(iv) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``;
and'' at the end and inserting a period;
(v) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``1
side'' and inserting ``one side''; and
(vi) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) The term `inability to carry out the activities of
daily living' means the inability to independently perform two
or more of the following six functions:
``(i) Bathing.
``(ii) Continence.
``(iii) Dressing.
``(iv) Eating.
``(v) Toileting.
``(vi) Transferring.'';
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``, in collaboration with the
Secretary of Defense,'';
(ii) by striking ``shall prescribe'' and
inserting ``may prescribe''; and
(iii) by striking ``the conditions under which
coverage against loss will not be provided'' and
inserting ``conditions under which coverage
otherwise provided under this section is
excluded''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(4) A member shall not be considered for the purposes of this
section to be a member insured under Servicemembers' Group Life
Insurance if the member is insured under Servicemembers' Group Life
Insurance only as an insurable dependent of another member pursuant to
subparagraph (A)(ii) or (C)(ii) of section 1967(a)(1) of this title.''.
(3) Subsection (c) is amended to read as follows:
[[Page 120 STAT. 413]]
``(c)(1) A payment may be made to a member under this section only
for a qualifying loss that results directly from a traumatic injury
sustained while the member is covered against loss under this section
and from no other cause.
``(2)(A) A payment may be made to a member under this section for a
qualifying loss resulting from a traumatic injury only for a loss that
is incurred during the applicable period of time specified pursuant to
subparagraph (B).
``(B) <<NOTE: Regulations.>> For each qualifying loss, the Secretary
shall prescribe, by regulation, a period of time to be the period of
time within which a loss of that type must be incurred, determined from
the date on which the member sustains the traumatic injury resulting in
that loss, in order for that loss to be covered under this section.''.
(4) <<NOTE: Regulations.>> Subsection (d) is amended by
striking ``losses described in subsection (b)(1) shall be--''
and all that follows and inserting ``qualifying losses shall be
made in accordance with a schedule prescribed by the Secretary,
by regulation, specifying the amount of payment to be made for
each type of qualifying loss, to be based on the severity of the
qualifying loss. The minimum payment that may be prescribed for
a qualifying loss is $25,000, and the maximum payment that may
be prescribed for a qualifying loss is $100,000.''.
(5) Subsection (e) is amended--
(A) by striking ``of Veterans Affairs'' each place
it appears;
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``as the premium
allocable'' and all that follows through ``protection
under this section'';
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Secretary of the
concerned service'' and inserting ``Secretary
concerned''; and
(D) by striking paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) and
inserting the following:
``(6) The cost attributable to insuring members under this section
for any month or other period specified by the Secretary, less the
premiums paid by the members, shall be paid by the Secretary concerned
to the Secretary. The Secretary shall allocate the amount payable among
the uniformed services using such methods and data as the Secretary
determines to be reasonable and practicable. Payments under this
paragraph shall be made on a monthly basis or at such other intervals as
may be specified by the Secretary and shall be made within 10 days of
the date on which the Secretary provides notice to the Secretary
concerned of the amount required.
``(7) For each period for which a payment by a Secretary concerned
is required under paragraph (6), the Secretary concerned shall
contribute such amount from appropriations available for active duty pay
of the uniformed service concerned.
``(8) The sums withheld from the basic or other pay of members, or
collected from them by the Secretary concerned, under this subsection,
and the sums contributed from appropriations under this subsection,
together with the income derived from any dividends or premium rate
adjustments received from insurers shall be deposited to the credit of
the revolving fund established in the Treasury of the United States
under section 1869(d)(1) of this title.''.
(6) Subsection (f) is amended to read as follows:
[[Page 120 STAT. 414]]
``(f) When a claim for benefits is submitted under this section, the
Secretary of Defense or, in the case of a member not under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary concerned, shall
certify to the Secretary whether the member with respect to whom the
claim is submitted--
``(1) was at the time of the injury giving rise to the claim
insured under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance for the
purposes of this section; and
``(2) has sustained a qualifying loss.''.
(7) Subsection (g) of such section is amended--
(A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(g)'';
(B) by striking ``will not be made'' and inserting
``may not be made under the insurance coverage under
this section'';
(C) by striking ``the period'' and all that follows
through ``the date'' and inserting ``a period prescribed
by the Secretary, by regulation, for such purpose that
begins on the date'';
(D) by designating the second sentence as paragraph
(2);
(E) by striking ``If the member'' and inserting ``If
a member eligible for a payment under this section'';
(F) by striking ``will be'' and inserting ``shall
be''; and
(G) by striking ``according to'' and all that
follows and inserting ``to the beneficiary or
beneficiaries to whom the payment would be made if the
payment were life insurance under section 1967(a) of
this title.''.
(8) Subsection (h) of such section is amended--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ``member's
separation from the uniformed service'' and inserting
``termination of the member's duty status in the
uniformed services that established eligibility for
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance'';
(B) by striking the second sentence; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``The termination of coverage under this section is
effective in accordance with the preceding sentence,
notwithstanding any continuation after the date
specified in that sentence of Servicemembers' Group Life
Insurance coverage pursuant to 1968(a) of this title for
a period specified in that section.''.
(9) Such section is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(j) <<NOTE: Regulations.>> Regulations under this section shall be
prescribed in consultation with the Secretary of Defense.''.
(b) <<NOTE: 38 USC 1980A note.>> Applicability to Qualifying Losses
Incurred in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom
Before Effective Date of New Program.--
(1) Eligibility.--A member of the uniformed services who
during the period beginning on October 7, 2001, and ending at
the close of November 30, 2005, sustains a traumatic injury
resulting in a qualifying loss is eligible for coverage for that
loss under section 1980A of title 38, United States Code, if, as
determined by the Secretary concerned, that loss was a direct
result of a traumatic injury incurred in the theater of
operations for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
[[Page 120 STAT. 415]]
(2) Certification of persons entitled to payment.--The
Secretary concerned shall certify to the life insurance company
issuing the policy of life insurance for Servicemembers' Group
Life Insurance under chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code,
the name and address of each person who the Secretary concerned
determines to be entitled by reason of paragraph (1) to a
payment under section 1980A of title 38, United States Code,
plus such additional information as the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs may require.
(3) Funding.--At the time a certification is made under
paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned, from funds then
available to that Secretary for the pay of members of the
uniformed services under the jurisdiction of that Secretary,
shall pay to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the amount of
funds the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines to be
necessary to pay all costs related to payments to be made under
that certification. Amounts received by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs under this paragraph shall be deposited to the
credit of the revolving fund in the Treasury of the United
States established under section 1969(d) of title 38, United
States Code.
(4) Qualifying loss.--For purposes of this subsection, the
term ``qualifying loss'' means--
(A) a loss specified in the second sentence of
subsection (b)(1) of section 1980A of title 38, United
States Code, as amended by subsection (a); and
(B) any other loss specified by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs pursuant to the first sentence of that
subsection.
(5) Secretary concerned.--For purposes of this subsection,
the term ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given that term
in paragraph (25) of section 101 of title 38, United States
Code.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1965 of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking paragraph (11).
(2) Section 1032(c) of Public Law 109-13 (119 Stat. 257; 38
U.S.C. 1980A note) is repealed.
SEC. 502. TERMINOLOGY AMENDMENTS TO REVISE REFERENCES TO CERTAIN
VETERANS IN PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY FOR
COMPENSATION OR DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.
Title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Section 1114(l) is amended by striking ``so helpless''
and inserting ``with such significant disabilities''.
(2) Section 1114(m) is amended by striking ``so helpless''
and inserting ``so significantly disabled''.
(3) Sections 1115(1)(E)(ii), 1122(b)(2), 1311(c)(2),
1315(g)(2), and 1502(b)(2) are amended by striking ``helpless or
blind, or so nearly helpless or blind as to'' and inserting
``blind, or so nearly blind or significantly disabled as to''.
SEC. 503. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.
Title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) Typographical error.--Section 1117(h)(1) is amended by
striking ``nothwithstanding'' and inserting ``notwithstanding''.
[[Page 120 STAT. 416]]
(2) Insertion of missing word.--Section 1513(a) <<NOTE: 38
USC 1513.>> is amended by inserting ``section'' after
``prescribed by''.
(3) Deletion of extra words.--Section 3012(a)(1)(C)(ii) is
amended by striking ``on or''.
(4) Cross reference correction.--Section 3017(b)(1)(D) is
amended by striking ``3011(c)'' and inserting ``3011(e)''.
(5) Stylistic amendments.--Section 3018A is amended--
(A) by striking ``of this section'' in subsections
(b) and (c);
(B) by striking ``of this subsection'' in
subsections (a)(4), (a)(5), (d)(1) (both places it
appears), and (d)(3); and
(C) by striking ``of this chapter'' in subsection
(d)(3) and inserting ``of this title''.
(6) Cross reference correction.--Section 3117(b)(1) is
amended--
(A) by striking ``section 8'' and inserting
``section 4(b)(1)''; and
(B) by striking ``633(b)'' and inserting
``633(b)(1)''.
(7) Insertion of missing word.--Section 3511(a)(1) is
amended by inserting ``sections'' after ``under both''.
(8) Subsection headings.--
(A) Sections 3461, 3462, 3481, 3565, 3680, and 3690
are each amended by revising each subsection heading for
a subsection therein (appearing as a centered heading
immediately before the text of the subsection) so that
such heading appears immediately after the subsection
designation and is set forth in capitals-and-small-
capitals typeface, followed by a period and a one-em
dash.
(B) Section 3461(c) is amended by inserting after
the subsection designation the following: ``Duration of
Entitlement.--''.
(C) Section 3462 is amended--
(i) in subsection (d), by inserting after the
subsection designation the following: ``Prisoners
of War.--''; and
(ii) in subsection (e), by inserting after the
subsection designation the following:
``Termination of Assistance.--''.
(9) Cross reference correction.--Section 3732(c)(10)(D) is
amended by striking ``clause (B) of paragraphs (5), (6), (7),
and (8) of this subsection'' and inserting ``paragraphs (5)(B),
(6), (7)(B), and (8)(B)''.
(10) Date of enactment reference.--Section 3733(a)(7) is
amended by striking ``the date of the enactment of the Veterans
Benefits Act of 2003'' and inserting ``December 16, 2003''.
(11) Repeal of obsolete provisions.--Section 4102A is
amended--
(A) in subsection (c)(7)--
(i) by striking ``With respect to program
years beginning during or after fiscal year 2004,
one percent of'' and inserting ``Of''; and
(ii) by striking ``for the program year'' and
inserting ``for any program year, one percent'';
and
(B) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``By not later
than May 7, 2003, the'' and inserting ``The''.
[[Page 120 STAT. 417]]
(12) Repeal of obsolete provisions.--Section
4105(b) <<NOTE: 38 USC 4105.>> is amended--
(A) by striking ``shall provide,'' and all that
follows through ``Affairs with'' and inserting ``shall,
on the 15th day of each month, provide the Secretary and
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with updated
information regarding''; and
(B) by striking ``and shall'' and all that follows
through ``regarding the list''.
(13) Citation correction.--Section 4110B is amended--
(A) by striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998''; and
(B) by inserting ``(29 U.S.C. 2822(b))'' before the
period at the end.
(14) Cross-reference correction.--Section 4331(b)(2)(C) is
amended by striking ``section 2303(a)(2)(C)(ii)'' and inserting
``section 2302(a)(2)(C)(ii)''.
(15) Capitalization correction.--Section 7253(d)(5) is
amended by striking ``court'' and inserting ``Court''.
Approved June 15, 2006.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1235 (H.R. 2046) (H.R. 3665):
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HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 109-88 accompanying H.R. 2046 and 109-263
accompanying H.R. 3665 (both from Comm. on Veterans' Affairs).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 109-139 (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 151 (2005):
Sept. 28, considered and passed
Senate.
Vol. 152 (2006):
May 22, considered and passed House,
amended.
May 25, Senate concurred in House
amendments.
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