Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
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This Act may be cited as the . Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Education Sec. 101. Inclusion of certain additional periods of active duty service for purposes of suspension of charges to entitlement during periods of suspended participation in Department of Veterans Affairs vocational rehabilitation programs. Sec. 102. Provision of monthly housing stipend information under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program.
Sec. 103. Disapproval for purposes of educational assistance programs of Department of Veterans Affairs of certain courses of education that do not permit individuals to attend or participate in courses pending payment. Sec. 104. Provision of information on required additional actions to allow individuals to stay enrolled in courses of education pending receipt of educational assistance from department of veterans affairs. Sec. 105. Calculation of monthly housing stipend under high technology pilot program based on location of campus where veteran attends classes.
Sec. 106. Clarification regarding applicability of authority to use educational assistance to pursue independent study programs at certain educational institutions that are not institutions of higher learning. Title II—Memorial affairs Sec. 201. Eligibility of spouses and children of veterans buried in tribal cemeteries for certain Department of Veterans Affairs burial benefits. Sec. 202. Department of Veterans Affairs provision of headstones and markers for, and interment in national cemeteries of, spouses and dependent children of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty.
Title III—Civil relief Sec. 301. Termination of leases of premises of deceased servicemembers who die while in military service. Sec. 302. Residence of spouses of servicemembers for tax purposes. Sec. 303. Residence of spouses of servicemembers for voting. Sec. 304. Termination of multichannel video programming and internet access service contracts. Title IV—Transition assistance Sec. 401. Study of community-based transition assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces after separation, retirement, or discharge.
Title V—Departmental administration Sec. 501. Misuse of Department of Veterans Affairs purchase cards by Department employees. Sec. 502. Updating dependent information. Sec. 503. Oversight of Electronic Health Record Modernization Program. Sec. 504. Department of Veterans Affairs notice relating to debt collection activities. Title VI—Medical facilities Sec. 601. Authorization of major medical facility projects for fiscal year 2019. Sec. 602. Plans to improve medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Title VII—Other matters Sec. 701. Homeless veterans reintegration programs. Sec. 702. Technical corrections. Sec. 703. Medical Surgical Prime Vendor program. Sec. 704. Report on expanding access to dental care for veterans eligible for health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs.