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 “Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012”. ###
(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. Sec. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects. TITLE I—HEALTH CARE MATTERS Sec. 101. Short title. Sec. 102. Hospital care and medical services for veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Sec. 103. Authority to waive collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of veterans. Sec. 104. Temporary expansion of payments and allowances for beneficiary travel in connection with veterans receiving care from Vet Centers. Sec. 105. Contracts and agreements for nursing home care. Sec. 106. Comprehensive policy on reporting and tracking sexual assault incidents and other safety incidents. Sec. 107. Rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury. Sec. 108. Teleconsultation and telemedicine. Sec. 109. Use of service dogs on property of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 110. Recognition of rural health resource centers in Office of Rural Health. Sec. 111. Improvements for recovery and collection of amounts for Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund. Sec. 112. Extension of authority for copayments. Sec. 113. Extension of authority for recovery of cost of certain care and services. TITLE II—HOUSING MATTERS Sec. 201. Short title. Sec. 202. Temporary expansion of eligibility for specially adapted housing assistance for certain veterans with disabilities causing difficulty with ambulating. Sec. 203. Expansion of eligibility for specially adapted housing assistance for veterans with vision impairment. Sec. 204. Revised limitations on assistance furnished for acquisition and adaptation of housing for disabled veterans. Sec. 205. Improvements to assistance for disabled veterans residing in housing owned by a family member. Sec. 206. Department of Veterans Affairs housing loan guarantees for surviving spouses of certain totally disabled veterans. Sec. 207. Occupancy of property by dependent child of veteran for purposes of meeting occupancy requirement for Department of Veterans Affairs housing loans. Sec. 208. Making permanent project for guaranteeing of adjustable rate mortgages. Sec. 209. Making permanent project for insuring hybrid adjustable rate mortgages. Sec. 210. Waiver of loan fee for individuals with disability ratings issued during pre-discharge programs. Sec. 211. Modification of authorities for enhanced-use leases of real property. TITLE III—HOMELESS MATTERS Sec. 301. Enhancement of comprehensive service programs. Sec. 302. Modification of authority for provision of treatment and rehabilitation to certain veterans to include provision of treatment and rehabilitation to homeless veterans who are not seriously mentally ill. Sec. 303. Modification of grant program for homeless veterans with special needs. Sec. 304. Collaboration in provision of case management services to homeless veterans in supported housing program. Sec. 305. Extensions of previously fully funded authorities affecting homeless veterans. TITLE IV—EDUCATION MATTERS Sec. 401. Aggregate amount of educational assistance available to individuals who receive both survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance and other veterans and related educational assistance. Sec. 402. Annual reports on Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program and Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program. TITLE V—BENEFITS MATTERS Sec. 501. Automatic waiver of agency of original jurisdiction review of new evidence. Sec. 502. Authority for certain persons to sign claims filed with Secretary of Veterans Affairs on behalf of claimants. Sec. 503. Improvement of process for filing jointly for social security and dependency and indemnity compensation. Sec. 504. Authorization of use of electronic communication to provide notice to claimants for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 505. Duty to assist claimants in obtaining private records. Sec. 506. Authority for retroactive effective date for awards of disability compensation in connection with applications that are fully-developed at submittal. Sec. 507. Modification of month of death benefit for surviving spouses of veterans who die while entitled to compensation or pension. Sec. 508. Increase in rate of pension for disabled veterans married to one another and both of whom require regular aid and attendance. Sec. 509. Exclusion of certain reimbursements of expenses from determination of annual income with respect to pensions for veterans and surviving spouses and children of veterans. TITLE VI—MEMORIAL, BURIAL, AND CEMETERY MATTERS Sec. 601. Prohibition on disruptions of funerals of members or former members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 602. Codification of prohibition against reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery. Sec. 603. Expansion of eligibility for presidential memorial certificates to persons who died in the active military, naval, or air service. Sec. 604. Requirements for the placement of monuments in Arlington National Cemetery. TITLE VII—OTHER MATTERS Sec. 701. Assistance to veterans affected by natural disasters. Sec. 702. Extension of certain expiring provisions of law. Sec. 703. Requirement for plan for regular assessment of employees of Veterans Benefits Administration who handle processing of claims for compensation and pension. Sec. 704. Modification of provision relating to reimbursement rate for ambulance services. Sec. 705. Change in collection and verification of veteran income. Sec. 706. Department of Veterans Affairs enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or as a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. Sec. 707. Quarterly reports to Congress on conferences sponsored by the Department. Sec. 708. Publication of data on employment of certain veterans by Federal contractors. Sec. 709. VetStar Award Program. Sec. 710. Extended period of protections for members of uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction.
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