SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS OF LAW ADMINISTERED 
              BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Authority for Health Care for Participation in DOD Chemical and 
Biological Warfare Testing.--Section 1710(e)(3)(D) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31, 2005'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2007''.
    (b) Grant and Per Diem Grant Assistance for Homeless Veterans.--
Section 2011(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking ``September 30, 
2005'' and inserting ``September 30, 2007''.
    (c) Treatment and Rehabilitation for Seriously Mentally Ill and 
Homeless Veterans.--Section 2031(b) of such title is amended by 
striking ``December 31, 2006'' and inserting ``December 31, 2007''.
    (d) Additional Services for Homeless and Seriously Mentally Ill 
Veterans.--Section 2033(d) of such title is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2006'' and inserting ``December 31, 2007''.
    (e) Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans.--Section 2066(d) of 
such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2006'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2007''.
    (f) Government Markers in Private Cemeteries.--Section 2306(d)(3) 
of such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2006'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2007''.
    (g) Additional Educational Assistance Allowance for Work-Study.--
Section 3485(a)(4) of such title is amended in subparagraphs (A), (C), 
and (F) by striking ``December 27, 2006'' and inserting ``June 30, 
2007''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SURVIVORS' AND DEPENDENTS' 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Expansion of Eligibility.--Section 3501(a)(1) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (A) 
        and inserting a semicolon;
            (2) by striking the comma at the end of subparagraph (B) 
        and inserting a semicolon;
            (3) by striking ``, or'' at the end of subparagraph (C) and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (4) by striking the comma at the end of subparagraph (D) 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (5) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
        subparagraph:
            ``(E) the spouse or child of a person who at the time of 
        application by such spouse or child for educational assistance 
        under this chapter is a member of the Armed Forces who, as 
        determined by the Secretary, has a total disability permanent 
        in nature incurred or aggravated in the active military, naval, 
        or air service;''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such title is further amended--
            (1) in section 3511--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Each eligible person'' 
                        and inserting the following: ``Each eligible 
                        person, whether made eligible by one or more of 
                        the provisions of section 3501(a)(1) of this 
                        title,'';
                            (ii) by striking ``a period'' and inserting 
                        ``an aggregate period''; and
                            (iii) by striking the second sentence;
                    (B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``section 
                3501(a)(1)(D)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (D) or (E) 
                of section 3501(a)(1)''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``or 
                3501(a)(1)(D)(i)'' and inserting ``3501(a)(1)(D)(i), or 
                3501(a)(1)(E)'';
            (2) in section 3512--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``an eligible 
                person (within the meaning of section 3501(a)(1)(A) of 
                this title)'' and inserting ``an eligible person whose 
                eligibility is based on the death or disability of a 
                parent'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                                    (I) by inserting after ``section 
                                3501(a)(1) of this title'' the 
                                following: ``or a person made eligible 
                                by the disability of a spouse under 
                                section 3501(a)(1)(E) of this title'';
                                    (II) by striking ``or 
                                3501(a)(1)(D)(ii) of this title'' and 
                                inserting ``3501(a)(1)(D)(ii), or 
                                3501(a)(1)(E) of this title'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by adding at the 
                        end the following new clause:
            ``(iii) The date on which the Secretary notifies the member 
        of the Armed Forces from whom eligibility is derived that the 
        member has a total disability permanent in nature incurred or 
        aggravated in the active military, naval, or air service.''; 
        and
                            (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or 
                        (D) of this title'' and inserting ``(D), or (E) 
                        of this title'';
            (3) in section 3540, by striking ``and (D)'' and inserting 
        ``(D), and (E)'';
            (4) in section 3563, by striking ``each eligible person 
        defined in section 3501(a)(1)(A) of this title'' and inserting 
        the following: ``each eligible person whose eligibility is 
        based on the death or disability of a parent'';
            (5) in section 3686(a)(1), by striking ``or (D)'' and 
        inserting ``(D), or (E)''; and
            (6) in section 5113(b)(3)(B), by striking ``or (D)'' and 
        inserting ``(D), or (E)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to a payment of educational assistance for a course 
of education pursued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.
Amends federal veterans' benefits provisions to extend through 2007: (1) the authority for health care provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) due to prior participation in Department of Defense (DOD) chemical and biological warfare testing; (2) certain grants and per diem assistance for homeless veterans; (3) VA treatment and rehabilitation and additional services for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans; (4) the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; and (5) VA authority to reimburse the next of kin of a deceased veteran for the placement of a government marker at a burial site in a private cemetery.

Extends through June 30, 2007, VA authority for an additional educational assistance allowance for work-study performed by veterans.

Expands eligibility for educational assistance under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program to include the spouse or child of a member of the Armed Forces who has a total permanent disability incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
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