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 PUBLIC LAW 109–233—JUNE 15, 2006

120 STAT. 397

Public Law 109–233 109th Congress An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and extend housing, insurance, outreach, and benefits programs provided under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to improve and extend employment programs for veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Labor, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

June 15, 2006 [S. 1235]

Veterans’ Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006. 38 USC 101 note.

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 101. Sec. 102. Sec. 103. Sec. 104. Sec. 105.

TITLE I—HOUSING MATTERS Adapted housing assistance for disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member. Adjustable rate mortgages. Permanent authority to make direct housing loans to Native American veterans. Extension of eligibility for direct loans for Native American veterans to a veteran who is the spouse of a Native American. Technical corrections to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004.

TITLE II—EMPLOYMENT MATTERS Sec. 201. Additional duty for the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training to raise awareness of skills of veterans and of the benefits of hiring veterans. Sec. 202. Modifications to the Advisory Committee on Veterans Employment and Training. Sec. 203. Reauthorization of appropriations for homeless veterans reintegration programs. TITLE III—LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE MATTERS Sec. 301. Duration of Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance coverage for totally disabled veterans following separation from service. Sec. 302. Limitation on premium increases for reinstated health insurance of servicemembers released from active military service. Sec. 303. Preservation of employer-sponsored health plan coverage for certain reserve-component members who acquire TRICARE eligibility. TITLE IV—OTHER MATTERS Sec. 401. Inclusion of additional diseases and conditions in diseases and disabilities presumed to be associated with prisoner of war status. Sec. 402. Consolidation and revision of outreach authorities. Sec. 403. Extension of annual report requirement on equitable relief cases. TITLE V—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS Sec. 501. Technical and clarifying amendments to new traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance.

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