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 124 STAT. 1132 PUBLIC LAW 111–163—MAY 5, 2010 TITLE X—OTHER MATTERS Sec. 1001. Expansion of authority for Department of Veterans Affairs police offi- cers. Sec. 1002. Uniform allowance for Department of Veterans Affairs police officers. Sec. 1003. Submission of reports to Congress by Secretary of Veterans Affairs in electronic form. Sec. 1004. Determination of budgetary effects for purposes of compliance with Stat- utory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 38, United States Code. TITLE I—CAREGIVER SUPPORT SEC. 101. ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CAREGIVERS. (a) ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 17 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ‘‘§ 1720G. Assistance and support services for caregivers ‘‘(a) PROGRAM OF COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS.—(1)(A) The Secretary shall establish a program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of eligible veterans. ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall only provide support under the pro- gram required by subparagraph (A) to a family caregiver of an eligible veteran if the Secretary determines it is in the best interest of the eligible veteran to do so. ‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, an eligible veteran is any individual who— ‘‘(A) is a veteran or member of the Armed Forces under- going medical discharge from the Armed Forces; ‘‘(B) has a serious injury (including traumatic brain injury, psychological trauma, or other mental disorder) incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service on or after September 11, 2001; and ‘‘(C) is in need of personal care services because of— ‘‘(i) an inability to perform one or more activities of daily living; ‘‘(ii) a need for supervision or protection based on symp- toms or residuals of neurological or other impairment or injury; or ‘‘(iii) such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. ‘‘(3)(A) As part of the program required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to family caregivers of eligible veterans the following assistance: ‘‘(i) To each family caregiver who is approved as a provider of personal care services for an eligible veteran under paragraph (6)— ‘‘(I) such instruction, preparation, and training as the Secretary considers appropriate for the family caregiver to provide personal care services to the eligible veteran; ‘‘(II) ongoing technical support consisting of informa- tion and assistance to address, in a timely manner, the Determination.