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118THCONGRESS
2
DSESSION H. R. 9742
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions
of law, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER20, 2024
Mrs. S
YKES(for herself, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. CARAVEO, Mr.
C
ARTWRIGHT, Mr. MRVAN, Ms. PEREZ, and Ms. BUDZINSKI) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain
expiring provisions of law, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Extension of Depart-4
ment of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 5
2024’’. 6
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TITLE I—HEALTH CARE 1
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR COLLECTION OF 2
COPAYMENTS FOR HOSPITAL CARE AND 3
NURSING HOME CARE. 4
Section 1710(f)(2)(B) of title 38, United States 5
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and 6
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 7
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE 8
NURSING HOME CARE TO CERTAIN VET-9
ERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABIL-10
ITIES. 11
Section 1710A(d) of title 38, United States Code, is 12
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting 13
‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 14
SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF EXPANSION OF RURAL ACCESS 15
NETWORK FOR GROWTH ENHANCEMENT 16
PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VET-17
ERANS AFFAIRS. 18
Section 2(d) of the Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans 19
Mental Health Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–21; 38 20
U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and 21
inserting ‘‘2025’’. 22
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SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE 1
VETERANS ACCESS TO COMPLEMENTARY 2
AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS 3
THROUGH ANIMAL THERAPY, AGRITHERAPY, 4
SPORTS AND RECREATION THERAPY, ART 5
THERAPY, AND POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH 6
PROGRAMS. 7
Section 203(d)(1) of the Scott Hannon Veterans 8
Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 (Public 9
Law 116–171; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended by 10
striking ‘‘for a three-year period beginning on the com-11
mencement of the pilot program’’ and inserting ‘‘until 12
September 30, 2025’’. 13
SEC. 105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT DEPART-14
MENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VET-15
ERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-16
ONSTRATION FUND. 17
Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authoriza-18
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 19
Stat. 2573), as most recently amended by section 104 of 20
division E of the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine 21
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117– 22
180; 136 Stat. 2137), is amended by striking ‘‘September 23
30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 24
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TITLE II—MEMORIAL AFFAIRS 1
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF ENTITLEMENT TO MEMORIAL 2
HEADSTONES AND MARKERS FOR COMMEMO-3
RATION OF VETERANS AND CERTAIN INDI-4
VIDUALS. 5
Section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 6
is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ both places it 7
appears and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 8
SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO BURY REMAINS OF 9
CERTAIN SPOUSES AND CHILDREN IN NA-10
TIONAL CEMETERIES. 11
Section 2402(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, 12
is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ and inserting 13
‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 14
SEC. 203. AUTHORITY FOR USE OF FLAT GRAVE MARKERS 15
AT SANTA FE NATIONAL CEMETERY, NEW 16
MEXICO. 17
Section 2404(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 18
is amended— 19
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 20
and inserting a period at the end; 21
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 22
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 23
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-24
paragraph: 25
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‘‘(F) in the case of Santa Fe National Ceme-1
tery, New Mexico, the Secretary may provide for flat 2
grave markers in any section of such cemetery in 3
which flat markers were in use on December 22, 4
2023.’’. 5
TITLE III—HOMELESSNESS 6
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSIST-7
ANCE FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING 8
FOR DISABLED VETERANS RESIDING TEMPO-9
RARILY IN HOUSING OWNED BY A FAMILY 10
MEMBER. 11
Section 2102A(e) of title 38, United States Code, is 12
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and inserting 13
‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 14
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SPECIALLY 15
ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY 16
GRANT PROGRAM. 17
Section 2108(g) of title 38, United States Code, is 18
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting 19
‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 20
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SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-1
TIONS FOR HOMELESS WOMEN VETERANS 2
AND HOMELESS VETERANS WITH CHILDREN 3
REINTEGRATION GRANT PROGRAM. 4
Section 2021A(f)(1) of title 38, United States Code, 5
is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 6
SEC. 304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TREATMENT AND 7
REHABILITATION FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY 8
ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS. 9
(a) G
ENERALTREATMENT.—Section 2031(b) of title 10
38, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-11
tember 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 12
(b) A
DDITIONALSERVICES AT CERTAINLOCA-13
TIONS.—Section 2033(d) of such title is amended by strik-14
ing ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 15
2025’’. 16
SEC. 305. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR FINANCIAL ASSIST-17
ANCE FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY 18
LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES IN PERMA-19
NENT HOUSING. 20
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Section 2044(e)(H) of title 38, 21
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and 22
inserting ‘‘2025’’. 23
(b) T
ECHNICALAMENDMENT.—Section 2044(e) of 24
such title is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 25
through (H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively. 26
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SEC. 306. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR GRANT PROGRAM 1
FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH SPECIAL 2
NEEDS. 3
Section 2061(d)(1) of title 38, United States Code, 4
is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 5
TITLE IV—OTHER AUTHORITIES 6
SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSPORT INDI-7
VIDUALS TO AND FROM DEPARTMENT OF 8
VETERANS AFFAIRS FACILITIES. 9
Section 111A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 10
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and insert-11
ing ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 12
SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF TESTIMONIAL SUBPOENA AU-13
THORITY OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE 14
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 15
Section 312(d)(7)(A) of title 38, United States Code, 16
is amended by striking ‘‘May 31, 2025’’ and inserting 17
‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 18
SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO MAINTAIN RE-19
GIONAL OFFICE IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE 20
PHILIPPINES. 21
Section 315(b) of title 38, United States Code, is 22
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and inserting 23
‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 24
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SEC. 404. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 1
FOR MONTHLY ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE FOR 2
DISABLED VETERANS TRAINING IN 3
PARALYMPIC AND OLYMPIC SPORTS PRO-4
GRAM. 5
Section 322 of title 38, United States Code, is 6
amended— 7
(1) by striking ‘‘the United States Olympic 8
Committee’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the 9
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee’’; 10
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Veterans 11
Benefits Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Veterans 12
Health Administration’’; and 13
(3) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph 14
(4) to read as follows: 15
‘‘(4) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 16
out this subsection the following: 17
‘‘(A) For each of fiscal years 2010 through 18
2023, $2,000,000. 19
‘‘(B) For each of fiscal years 2024 through 20
2027, $2,500,000.’’. 21
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SEC. 405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REPORT ON EQ-1
UITABLE RELIEF PROVIDED DUE TO ADMIN-2
ISTRATIVE ERROR. 3
Section 503(c) of title 38, United States Code, is 4
amended, in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘December 5
31, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 6
SEC. 406. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN HOUSING LOAN 7
FEES. 8
The loan fee table in section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, 9
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘November 10
15, 2031’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘November 11
29, 2031’’. 12
SEC. 407. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF 13
REAL PROPERTY. 14
Section 8118(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, 15
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2024’’ and insert-16
ing ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 17
SEC. 408. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 18
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE DEPART-19
MENT. 20
Section 7103 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. 21
Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improve-22
ment Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315) is amended by 23
striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2022 and each of the next three 24
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subsequent fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal 1
years 2026 through 2029’’. 2
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