SEC. 101. Extension of Authority for Collection of Copayments for Hospital Care and Nursing Home Care.
Section 1710(f)(2)(B) is amended by striking “ September 30, 2017” and inserting “ September 30, 2019”.
Title I — Extensions of Authority Relating to Health Care
TITLE I Extensions of Authority Relating to Health Care
SEC. 102. Extension of Requirement to Provide Nursing Home Care to Certain Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities.
Section 1710A(d) is amended by striking “ December 31, 2017” and inserting “ September 30, 2019”.
SEC. 103. Extension of Authorization of Appropriations for Assistance and Support Services for Caregivers.
SEC. 104. Extension of Authority for Recovery from Third Parties of Cost of Care and Services Furnished to Veterans with Health-Plan Contracts for Non-Service-Connected Disability.
Section 1729(a)(2)(E) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “ October 1, 2017” and inserting “ September 30, 2019”.
SEC. 105. Extension of Authority for Pilot Program on Assistance for Child Care for Certain Veterans Receiving Health Care.
Extension.— Subsection (e) of section 205 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1144; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by striking “ December 31, 2017” and inserting “ September 30, 2019”.
Authorization of Appropriations.— Subsection (h) of such section is amended by striking “ and 2017” and inserting “ 2017, 2018, and 2019”.
SEC. 106. Extension of Authority to Make Grants to Veterans Service Organizations for Transportation of Highly Rural Veterans.
Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1154; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by striking “ 2017” and inserting “ 2019”.
SEC. 107. Extension of Pilot Program on Community-Based Brain Injury Rehabilitative Care Services for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury.
Extension.— Subsection (g) of section 1705 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 38 U.S.C. 1710C note) is amended by striking “ October 6, 2017” and inserting “ January 6, 2018”.
Final Report Submittal Date.— Subsection (e)(2)(A) of such section is amended by striking “ 60 days after the completion of the pilot program” and inserting “ December 6, 2017”.
Notification to Participants in Program.— Not later than December 6, 2017, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify veterans participating in the pilot program under such section regarding a plan for transition of care for such veterans.
SEC. 108. Extension of Authority for Pilot Program on Counseling in Retreat Settings for Women Veterans Newly Separated from Service.
Extension.— Subsection (d) of section 203 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1143; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended by striking “ December 31, 2017” and inserting “ September 30, 2019”.
Report Submittal Date.— Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking “ 180 days after the completion of the pilot program” and inserting “ March 31, 2018”.
Authorization of Appropriations.— Subsection (f) of such section is amended by striking “ and 2017” and inserting “ 2017, 2018, and 2019”.
SEC. 109. Extension of Temporary Expansion of Payments and Allowances for Beneficiary Travel in Connection with Veterans Receiving Care from Vet Centers.
Extension.— Subsection (a) of section 104 of the Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–154; 126 Stat. 1169) is amended by striking “ a three-year initiative” and inserting “ an initiative, to run through September 30, 2018,”.
Report Submittal Date.— Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended by striking “ 180 days after the date of the completion of the initiative” and inserting “ March 31, 2018”.