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S. 2082 (114th)

Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015

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Introduced

25 September 2015

Last action

30 September 2015 · Floor

Status

Became Public Law No: 114-58.

Sponsors

Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Richard Blumenthal

Subjects

Healthcare, Defence, Housing, Education

Source updated

4 March 2026

Healthcare · Defence · Housing · Education

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Summary

Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015 This bill extends specified Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs. TITLE I--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HEALTH CARE Extends through FY2016: authority for collection of copaypayments for hospital care and nursing home care, authorization of appropriations for assistance and support services for caregivers, authority for recovery from third parties of the cost of care and services furnished to veterans with health-plan contracts for non-service-connected disability, authority for the pilot program on assistance for child care for certain veterans receiving health care, authority to make grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans, authority for Department of Defense (DOD)-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, and authority for the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service. Extends through December 31, 2016, the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. Extends through FY2017 authority for the Joint DOD-VA Demonstration Fund. TITLE II--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO BENEFITS Extends through FY2016: specified housing loan provisions and definitions, including the calculation of net value of real property at time of foreclosure; and authority relating to vendee loans. Extends through December 31, 2016, authority: for the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education, and to provide rehabilitation and vocational benefits at VA facilities to members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses. TITLE III--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS Extends through FY2016 authority: for homeless veterans reintegration programs; for the homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegration program; to provide housing assistance for homeless veterans; to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing; for the grant program for homeless veterans with special needs; for treatment and rehabilitation services for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans, including a program to provide homeless veterans with benefits and services at certain locations; and to provide referral and counseling services for certain veterans at risk of homelessness. Extends through December 31, 2016, authority for the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans. TITLE IV--OTHER EXTENSIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY Extends through FY2016 authority: for monthly assistance allowances under the Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events; for operation of the VA regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines; for appropriations for adaptive sports programs for disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces; for temporary eligibility expansion for specially adapted housing assistance for certain veterans with disabilities causing difficulty ambulating; the requirement for an annual report on the DOD-VA Interagency Program Office; and the current multipliers used in calculating the fees the VA is authorized to pay to educational institutions and apprenticeship providers for reports regarding each eligible individual's enrollment in veterans' education or training programs and the interruption or termination of their participation in such programs. Extends through December 31, 2016: authority for transportation of individuals to and from VA facilities for vocational rehabilitation, counseling, treatment, or care; the requirement to provide annual reports to Congress regarding equitable relief in the case of administrative error; authority for Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans; 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; and authority for performance of medical disabilities examinations by contract physicians. Funding authority is modified to provide for constructing a new bed tower at the VA medical center in Tampa, Florida, in lieu of providing bed tower upgrades at such medical center. The VA may carry out the following major medical facility projects (with each project not to exceed specified amounts): construction of a community living center, outpatient clinic, renovated domiciliary, and renovation of existing buildings in Canandaigua, New York; seismic corrections to the mental health and community living center in Long Beach, California; seismic correction of 12 buildings in West Los Angeles, California; and construction of a spinal cord injury building and seismic corrections in San Diego, California. TITLE V--MATTERS RELATING TO MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT IN DENVER Increases the amount authorized for the replacement of the existing VA Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. It is the sense of Congress that the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2016 authorizes the VA to transfer discretionary unobligated balances appropriated for FY2015 and discretionary advance appropriations for FY2016 to fund such increase. In the case of any super construction project, the VA shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate non-VA federal entity to provide full project management services for the super construction project, including management over the project design, acquisition, construction, and contract changes. Such agreement shall provide for reimbursement to the federal entity for project management service costs. TITLE VI--OTHER MATTERS Various technical and clerical amendments are made.

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Timeline

  1. 25 September 2015

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6955-6959)

    Source: Floor

  2. 25 September 2015

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6956-6958)

    Source: Floor

  3. 25 September 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in the Senate, read twice.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 September 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 28 September 2015

    Floor

    Held at the desk.

    Source: Floor

  6. 28 September 2015

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

  7. 30 September 2015

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  8. 30 September 2015

    Vote

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 526). (text: CR H6719-6722)

    Source: Floor

  9. 30 September 2015

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  10. 30 September 2015

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 114-58.

    Source: President

  11. 30 September 2015

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

  12. 30 September 2015

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

  13. 30 September 2015

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  14. 30 September 2015

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 526).(text: CR H6719-6722)

    Source: Floor

  15. 30 September 2015

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6719-6727)

    Source: Floor

  16. 30 September 2015

    Vote

    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

    Source: Floor

  17. 30 September 2015

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2082.

    Source: Floor

  18. 30 September 2015

    Floor

    Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    Source: Floor

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