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Title IV — Other Extensions and Modifications of Authority and Other Matters

115th Congress · Approved Sep 29, 2017 · 131 Stat. 1159

TITLE IV Other Extensions and Modifications of Authority and Other Matters

SEC. 401. Extension of Authority for Transportation of Individuals to and from Department Facilities.

Section 111A(a)(2) is amended by striking “ December 31, 2017” and inserting “ September 30, 2019”.

SEC. 402. Extension of Authority for Operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines.

Section 315(b) is amended by striking “ September 30, 2017” and inserting “ September 30, 2018”.

SEC. 403. Extension of Authority for Monthly Assistance Allowances under the Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events.

Section 322(d)(4) is amended by striking “ 2017” and inserting “ 2019”.

SEC. 404. Extension of Requirement to Provide Reports to Congress Regarding Equitable Relief in the Case of Administrative Error.

Section 503(c) is amended by striking “ December 31, 2017” and inserting “ December 31, 2018”.

SEC. 405. Extension of Authorization of Appropriations for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces.

Section 521A is amended—
(1)
in subsection (g)(1), by striking “ 2017” and inserting “ 2019”; and
(2)
in subsection (l), by striking “ 2017” and inserting “ 2019”.

SEC. 406. Extension of Authority for Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans.

Section 544(e) is amended by striking “ December 31, 2017” and inserting “ September 30, 2018”.

SEC. 407. Extension of Authority for Temporary Expansion of Eligibility for Specially Adapted Housing Assistance for Certain Veterans with Disabilities Causing Difficulty Ambulating.

Section 2101(a)(4) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A), by striking “ September 30, 2017” and inserting “ September 30, 2018”; and
(2)
in subparagraph (B), by striking “ 2017” and inserting “ 2018”.

SEC. 408. Extension of Authority for Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology Grant Program.

Section 2108(g) is amended by striking “ September 30, 2017” and inserting “ September 30, 2018”.

SEC. 409. Extension of Authority to Guarantee Payment of Principal and Interest on Certificates or Other Securities.

Section 3720(h)(2) is amended by striking “ December 31, 2017” and inserting “ September 30, 2018”.

SEC. 410. Extension of Authority to Enter into Agreement with the National Academy of Sciences Regarding Associations Between Diseases and Exposure to Dioxin and Other Chemical Compounds in Herbicides.

Section 3(i) of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–4; 38 U.S.C. 1116 note) is amended by striking “ December 31, 2017” and inserting “ September 30, 2018”.

SEC. 411. Modifications of Reductions of Reporting Fee Multipliers.

(a)
Through July 31, 2018.—
(1)
In general.— Section 412 of the Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–315; 38 U.S.C. 3684 note) is amended—
(A)
in subsection (a), by striking “ September 25, 2017” and inserting “ July 31, 2018”; and
(B)
by striking subsection (b).
(2)
Clerical amendment.— The heading for subsection (a) of such section is amended by striking “ September 25, 2017” and inserting “ July 31, 2018”.
(b)
August 1, 2018, Through July 31, 2020.— During the period beginning on August 1, 2018, and ending on July 31, 2020, section 3684(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 304 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–48) shall be applied by substituting “$15” for “$16”.