Sec. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS
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## SECTION 1 SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS ###
(a)Short Title **[**[38 U.S.C. 101 note](/us/usc/t38/s101)**]** This Act may be cited as the “Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020”. ###
(b)Table of Contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Determination of budgetary effects. TITLE I—EDUCATION Subtitle A—Education Generally Sec. 1001. Improvements to Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 1002. Expansion of eligibility for Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 1003. Period for election to receive benefits under All-Volunteer Educational Assistance Program of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 1004. Phase out of All-Volunteer Educational Assistance Program. Sec. 1005. Requirements for in-State tuition. Sec. 1006. Expansion of authority for certain qualifying work-study activities for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include outreach services provided through congressional offices. Sec. 1007. Restoration of entitlement to rehabilitation programs for veterans affected by school closure or disapproval. Sec. 1008. Technical correction to clarify eligibility for participation in Yellow Ribbon Program of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 1009. Clarification of educational assistance for individuals who pursue an approved program of education leading to a degree while on active duty. Sec. 1010. Verification of enrollment for purposes of receipt of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits. Sec. 1011. Clarification regarding the dependents to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post 9/11 Educational Assistance Program. Sec. 1012. Expansion of reasons for which a course of education may be disapproved. Sec. 1013. Oversight of educational institutions with approved programs: risk-based surveys. Sec. 1014. Oversight of educational institutions subject to Government action for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 1015. Additional requirement for approval of educational institutions for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 1016. Clarification of accreditation for law schools for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 1017. Clarification of grounds for disapproval of a course for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 1018. Requirements for educational institutions participating in the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 1019. Overpayments to eligible persons or veterans. Sec. 1020. Improvements to limitation on certain advertising, sales, and enrollment practices. Sec. 1021. Charge to entitlement to educational assistance for individuals who do not transfer credits from certain closed or disapproved programs of education. Sec. 1022. Department of Veterans Affairs treatment of for-profit educational institutions converted to nonprofit educational institutions. Sec. 1023. Authority of State approving agencies to conduct outreach activities. Sec. 1024. Limitation on colocation and administration of State approving agencies. Sec. 1025. Elimination of period of eligibility for training and rehabilitation for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. Subtitle B—Pandemic Assistance Sec. 1101. Definitions. Sec. 1102. Continuation of Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance benefits during COVID-19 emergency. Sec. 1103. Effects of closure of educational institution and modification of courses by reason of COVID-19 emergency. Sec. 1104. Payment of educational assistance in cases of withdrawal. Sec. 1105. Modification of time limitations on use of entitlement. Sec. 1106. Apprenticeship or on-job training requirements. Sec. 1107. Inclusion of training establishments in certain provisions related to COVID-19 emergency. Sec. 1108. Treatment of payment of allowances under Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act. TITLE II—BENEFITS Subtitle A—Benefits Generally Sec. 2001. Revision of definition of Vietnam era for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 2002. Matters relating to Department of Veterans Affairs medical disability examinations. Sec. 2003. Medal of Honor special pension for surviving spouses. Sec. 2004. Modernization of service-disabled veterans insurance. Sec. 2005. Denial of claims for traumatic injury protection under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance. Sec. 2006. Publication and acceptance of disability benefit questionnaire forms of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 2007. Threshold for reporting debts to consumer reporting agencies. Sec. 2008. Removal of dependents from award of compensation or pension. Sec. 2009. Eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses who remarry after age 55. Sec. 2010. Study on exposure by members of the Armed Forces to toxicants at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base in Uzbekistan. Sec. 2011. Comptroller General briefing and report on repealing manifestation period for presumptions of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents. Sec. 2012. Extension of authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use income information from other agencies. Sec. 2013. Extension on certain limits on payments of pension. Subtitle B—Housing Sec. 2101. Eligibility of certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces for home loans from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 2102. Reducing loan fees for certain veterans affected by major disasters. Sec. 2103. Extension of certain housing loan fees. Sec. 2104. Collection of overpayments of specially adapted housing assistance. Subtitle C—Burial Matters Sec. 2201. Transportation of deceased veterans to veterans’ cemeteries. Sec. 2202. Increase in certain funeral benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 2203. Outer burial receptacles for each new grave in cemeteries that are the subjects of certain grants made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 2204. Provision of inscriptions for spouses and children on certain headstones and markers furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 2205. Aid to counties for establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans’ cemeteries. Sec. 2206. Increase in maximum amount of grants to States, counties, and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans’ cemeteries. Sec. 2207. Provision of urns and commemorative plaques for remains of certain veterans whose cremated remains are not interred in certain cemeteries. Sec. 2208. Training of State and tribal veterans’ cemetery personnel by National Cemetery Administration. TITLE III—HEALTH CARE Subtitle A—Health Care Generally Sec. 3001. Expansion of modifications to Veteran Directed Care program. Sec. 3002. Prohibition on collection of a health care copayment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from a veteran who is a member of an Indian tribe. Sec. 3003. Oversight for State homes regarding COVID-19 infections, response capacity, and staffing levels. Sec. 3004. Grants for State homes located on tribal lands. Sec. 3005. Continuation of Women’s Health Transition Training program of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 3006. Authority for Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish medically necessary transportation for newborn children of certain women veterans. Sec. 3007. Waiver of requirements of Department of Veterans Affairs for receipt of per diem payments for domiciliary care at State homes and modification of eligibility for such payments. Sec. 3008. Expansion of quarterly update of information on staffing and vacancies at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include information on duration of hiring process. Sec. 3009. Requirement for certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities to have physical location for the disposal of controlled substances medications. Sec. 3010. Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program for clinical observation by undergraduate students. Subtitle B—Scheduling and Consult Management Sec. 3101. Process and requirements for scheduling appointments for health care from Department of Veterans Affairs and non-Department health care. Sec. 3102. Audits regarding scheduling of appointments and management of consultations for health care from Department of Veterans Affairs and non-Department health care. Sec. 3103. Administration of non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care. Sec. 3104. Examination of health care consultation and scheduling positions of Department of Veterans Affairs. TITLE IV—NAVY SEAL BILL MULDER Sec. 4001. Short title. Subtitle A—Service-connection and COVID-19 Sec. 4101. Presumptions of service-connection for members of Armed Forces who contract Coronavirus Disease 2019 under certain circumstances. Subtitle B—Assistance for Homeless Veterans Sec. 4201. Flexibility for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in caring for homeless veterans during a covered public health emergency. Sec. 4202. Legal services for homeless veterans and veterans at risk for homelessness. Sec. 4203. Gap analysis of Department of Veterans Affairs programs that provide assistance to women veterans who are homeless. Sec. 4204. Improvements to grants awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to entities that provide services to homeless veterans. Sec. 4205. Repeal of sunset on authority to carry out program of referral and counseling services for veterans at risk for homelessness who are transitioning from certain institutions. Sec. 4206. Coordination of case management services for veterans receiving housing vouchers under Tribal Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program. Sec. 4207. Contracts relating to case managers for homeless veterans in supported housing program. Sec. 4208. Report on staffing of Department of Housing and Urban Development-Department of Veterans Affairs supported housing program. Subtitle C—Retraining Assistance for Veterans Sec. 4301. Access for the Secretaries of Labor and Veterans Affairs to the Federal directory of new hires. Sec. 4302. Expansion of eligible class of providers of high technology programs of education for veterans. Sec. 4303. Pilot program for off-base transition training for veterans and spouses. Sec. 4304. Grants for provision of transition assistance to members of the Armed Forces after separation, retirement, or discharge. Sec. 4305. One-year independent assessment of the effectiveness of Transition Assistance Program. Sec. 4306. Longitudinal study on changes to Transition Assistance Program. TITLE V—DEBORAH SAMPSON Sec. 5001. Short title. Subtitle A—Improving Access for Women Veterans to the Department of Veterans Affairs Sec. 5101. Office of Women’s Health in Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 5102. Women veterans retrofit initiative. Sec. 5103. Establishment of environment of care standards and inspections at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers. Sec. 5104. Provision of reintegration and readjustment services to veterans and family members in group retreat settings. Sec. 5105. Provision of legal services for women veterans. Sec. 5106. Comptroller General surveys and report on supportive services provided for very low-income women veterans. Sec. 5107. Programs on assistance for child care for certain veterans. Sec. 5108. Availability of prosthetics for women veterans from Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 5109. Requirement to improve Department of Veterans Affairs women veterans call center. Sec. 5110. Study on infertility services furnished at Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 5111. Sense of Congress on access to facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs by reservists for counseling and treatment relating to military sexual trauma. Subtitle B—Increasing Staff Cultural Competency Sec. 5201. Staffing of women’s health primary care providers at medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 5202. Additional funding for primary care and emergency care clinicians in Women Veterans Health Care Mini-Residency Program. Sec. 5203. Establishment of women veteran training module for non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers. Sec. 5204. Study on staffing of women veteran program manager program at medical centers of Department of Veterans Affairs and training of staff. Sec. 5205. Study on Women Veteran Coordinator program. Sec. 5206. Staffing improvement plan for peer specialists of Department of Veterans Affairs who are women. Subtitle C—Eliminating Harassment and Assault Sec. 5301. Expansion of coverage by Department of Veterans Affairs of counseling and treatment for sexual trauma. Sec. 5302. Assessment of effects of intimate partner violence on women veterans by Advisory Committee on Women Veterans. Sec. 5303. Anti-harassment and anti-sexual assault policy of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 5304. Pilot program on assisting veterans who experience intimate partner violence or sexual assault. Sec. 5305. Study and task force on veterans experiencing intimate partner violence or sexual assault. Subtitle D—Data Collection and Reporting Sec. 5401. Requirement for collection and analysis of data on Department of Veterans Affairs benefits and services and disaggregation of such data by gender, race, and ethnicity. Sec. 5402. Study on barriers for women veterans to receipt of health care from Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 5403. Study on feasibility and advisability of offering Parenting STAIR program at all medical centers of Department of Veterans Affairs. Subtitle E—Benefits Matters Sec. 5501. Evaluation of service-connection of mental health conditions relating to military sexual trauma. Sec. 5502. Choice of sex of Department of Veterans Affairs medical examiner for assessment of claims for compensation relating to disability resulting from physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment. Sec. 5503. Secretary of Veterans Affairs report on implementing recommendations of Inspector General of Department of Veterans Affairs in certain report on denied posttraumatic stress disorder claims related to military sexual trauma. TITLE VI—REPRESENTATION AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION MATTERS Sec. 6001. Short title. Sec. 6002. Plan to address the financial exploitation of veterans receiving pension from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 6003. Overpayments of pension to veterans receiving pension from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 6004. Evaluation of additional actions for verifying direct deposit information provided by veterans on applications for veterans pension. Sec. 6005. Annual report on efforts of Department of Veterans Affairs to address the financial exploitation of veterans receiving pension. Sec. 6006. Notice regarding fees charged in connection with filing an application for veterans pension. Sec. 6007. Outreach plan for educating vulnerable veterans about potential financial exploitation relating to the receipt of pension. TITLE VII—OTHER MATTERS Subtitle A—Administrative and Other Matters Sec. 7001. Medical examination protocol for volunteer drivers participating in program of transportation services for veterans. Sec. 7002. Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs. Sec. 7003. Preference for offerors employing veterans. Sec. 7004. Extension of certain employment and reemployment rights to members of the National Guard who perform State active duty. Sec. 7005. Repayment of misused benefits. Sec. 7006. Exemption of certain transfers. Sec. 7007. Report and planned actions of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to address certain high-risk areas of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 7008. Annual report by Secretary of Veterans Affairs on implementation of priority recommendations of Comptroller General of the United States pertaining to Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 7009. Clarification of methods used to monitor compliance with certain limitations on subcontracting. Sec. 7010. Department of Veterans Affairs requirement to provide certain notice to persons filing claims for damage, injury, or death on Standard Form 95. Subtitle B—Matters Relating to the Chief Financial Officer of Department of Veterans Affairs Sec. 7101. Definitions. Sec. 7102. Plans for addressing material weaknesses and providing sufficient authority to Chief Financial Officer of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 7103. Chief Financial Officer attestation. Sec. 7104. Chief Financial Officer responsibility for subordinate chief financial officers. Subtitle C—Servicemembers Civil Relief Sec. 7201. Clarification of delivery of notice of termination of leases of premises and motor vehicles for purposes of relief under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Sec. 7202. Technical correction regarding extension of lease protections for servicemembers under stop movement orders in response to local, national, or global emergency.
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