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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS

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## SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS **[**[38 U.S.C. 101 note](/us/usc/t38/s101)**]** ###
(a)Short Title This Act may be cited as the “Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016”. ###
(b)Table of Contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. TITLE I—DISABILITY COMPENSATION MATTERS Sec. 101. Expedited payment of survivors’ benefits. Sec. 102. Board of Veterans’ Appeals video hearings. Sec. 103. Requirement that Secretary of Veterans Affairs publish the average time required to adjudicate early-filed and later-filed appeals. Sec. 104. Comptroller General review of claims processing performance of regional offices of Veterans Benefits Administration. Sec. 105. Report on staffing levels at regional offices of Department of Veterans Affairs under National Work Queue. Sec. 106. Inclusion in annual budget submission of information on capacity of Veterans Benefits Administration to process benefits claims. Sec. 107. Report on plans of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reduce inventory of non-rating workload; sense of Congress regarding Monday Morning Workload Report. Sec. 108. Annual report on progress in implementing Veterans Benefits Management System. Sec. 109. Improvements to authority for performance of medical disabilities examinations by contract physicians. Sec. 110. Independent review of process by which Department of Veterans Affairs assesses impairments that result from traumatic brain injury for purposes of awarding disability compensation. Sec. 111. Reports on claims for disability compensation. Sec. 112. Sense of Congress regarding American veterans disabled for life. Sec. 113. Sense of Congress on submittal of information relating to claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. TITLE II—UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS Sec. 201. Extension of temporary increase in number of judges on United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Sec. 202. Life insurance program relating to judges of United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Sec. 203. Voluntary contributions to enlarge survivors’ annuity. Sec. 204. Selection of chief judge of United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. TITLE III—BURIAL BENEFITS AND OTHER MATTERS Sec. 301. Expansion of eligibility for headstones, markers, and medallions. Sec. 302. Expansion of Presidential Memorial Certificate program. Sec. 303. Department of Veterans Affairs study on matters relating to burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries. Sec. 304. Study on provision of interments in veterans’ cemeteries during weekends. Sec. 305. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces. TITLE IV—EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION Sec. 401. Clarification of eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship. Sec. 402. Approval of courses of education and training for purposes of the vocational rehabilitation program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 403. Authority to prioritize vocational rehabilitation services based on need. Sec. 404. Reports on progress of students receiving Post-9/11 Educational Assistance. Sec. 405. Recodification and improvement of election process for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program. Sec. 406. Work-study allowance. Sec. 407. Centralized reporting of veteran enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions. Sec. 408. Role of State approving agencies. Sec. 409. Modification of requirements for approval for purposes of educational assistance provided by Department of Veterans Affairs of programs designed to prepare individuals for licensure or certification. Sec. 410. Criteria used to approve courses. Sec. 411. Compliance surveys. Sec. 412. Modification of reductions in reporting fee multipliers for payments by Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educational institutions. Sec. 413. Composition of Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education. Sec. 414. Survey of individuals using their entitlement to educational assistance under the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 415. Department of Veterans Affairs provision of information on articulation agreements between institutions of higher learning. Sec. 416. Retention of entitlement to educational assistance during certain additional periods of active duty. Sec. 417. Technical amendment relating to in-state tuition rate for individuals to whom entitlement is transferred under all-volunteer force educational assistance program and post-9/11 educational assistance. Sec. 418. Study on the effectiveness of veterans transition efforts. TITLE V—SMALL BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT MATTERS Sec. 501. Modification of treatment under contracting goals and preferences of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 502. Longitudinal study of job counseling, training, and placement service for veterans. Sec. 503. Limitation on administrative leave for employees of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 504. Required coordination between Directors for Veterans’ Employment and Training with State departments of labor and veterans affairs. TITLE VI—HEALTH CARE MATTERS Subtitle A—Medical Care Sec. 601. Requirement for advance appropriations for the Medical Community Care account of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 602. Improved access to appropriate immunizations for veterans. Sec. 603. Priority of medal of honor recipients in health care system of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 604. Requirement that Department of Veterans Affairs collect health-plan contract information from veterans. Sec. 605. Mental health treatment for veterans who served in classified missions. Sec. 606. Examination and treatment by Department of Veterans Affairs for emergency medical conditions and women in labor. Subtitle B—Veterans Health Administration Sec. 611. Time period covered by annual report on Readjustment Counseling Service. Sec. 612. Annual report on Veterans Health Administration and furnishing of hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care. Sec. 613. Expansion of qualifications for licensed mental health counselors of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include doctoral degrees. Sec. 614. Modification of hours of employment for physicians employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 615. Repeal of compensation panels to determine market pay for physicians and dentists. Sec. 616. Clarification regarding liability for breach of agreement under Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Incentive Scholarship Program. Sec. 617. Extension of period for increase in graduate medical education residency positions at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 618. Report on public access to research by Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 619. Authorization of certain major medical facility projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Subtitle C—Toxic Exposure Sec. 631. Definitions. Sec. 632. National Academy of Medicine assessment on research relating to the descendants of individuals with toxic exposure. Sec. 633. Advisory board on research relating to health conditions of descendants of veterans with toxic exposure while serving in the Armed Forces. Sec. 634. Research relating to health conditions of descendants of veterans with toxic exposure while serving in the Armed Forces. TITLE VII—HOMELESSNESS MATTERS Subtitle A—Access of Homeless Veterans to Benefits Sec. 701. Expansion of definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 702. Authorization to furnish certain benefits to homeless veterans with discharges or releases under other than honorable conditions. Sec. 703. Waiver of minimum period of continuous active duty in Armed Forces for certain benefits for homeless veterans. Sec. 704. Training of personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs and grant recipients. Sec. 705. Regulations. Sec. 706. Effective date. Subtitle B—Other Homelessness Matters Sec. 711. Increased per diem payments for transitional housing assistance that becomes permanent housing for homeless veterans. Sec. 712. Program to improve retention of housing by formerly homeless veterans and veterans at risk of becoming homeless. Sec. 713. Establishment of National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans. Sec. 714. Requirement for Department of Veterans Affairs to assess comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans. Sec. 715. Report on outreach relating to increasing the amount of housing available to veterans. TITLE VIII—OTHER MATTERS Sec. 801. Department of Veterans Affairs construction reforms. Sec. 802. Technical and clerical amendments.
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