Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 5.djvu/249

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PUBLIC LAW 104-275—OCT. 9, 1996 110 STAT. 3323 TITLE IV—VETERANS LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAMS Sec. 401. Short title. Sec. 402. Merger of Retired Reserve Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance and extension of Veterans' Group Life Insurance to members of the Ready Reserve. Sec. 403. Conversion of SGLI and VGLI to commercial life insurance policy. Sec. 404. Information to be provided members concerning automatic maximum coverage of $200,000 under Serviremen's Group Life Insurance. Sec. 405. Renaming of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance program. Sec. 406. Technical amendment. TITLE V—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS Sec. 501. Revision of authority relating to Centers for Minority Veterans and Women Veterans. Sec. 502. Limitation on clothing allowance for incarcerated veterans. Sec. 503. Extension of Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission. Sec. 504. Pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations. Sec. 505. Expansion of period of Vietnam era for certain veterans. Sec. 506. Payment of benefit to surviving spouse for month in which veteran dies. Sec. 507. Increase in period for which accrued benefits payable. Sec. 508. Appointment of veterans service organizations as claimants' representatives. Sec. 509. Provision of copies of Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions. Sec. 510. Limitation on relocation or reduction in staJtfing of certain elements of the Education Service of the Veterans Benefits Administration. TITLE VI—OTHER MATTERS Sec. 601. Extension of certain authorities for services for homeless veterans. Sec. 602. Repair and long-term maintenance of war memorials. TITLE VII—COMMISSION ON SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS TRANSITION ASSISTANCE Sec. 701. Establishment of Commission. Sec. 702. Duties of Commission. Sec. 703. Powers of Commission. Sec. 704. Miscellaneous administrative provisions. Sec. 705. Commission personnel matters. Sec. 706. Termination of Commission. Sec. 707. Definitions. ' Sec. 708. Funding. 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—EDUCATION BENEFITS SEC. 101. EMPLOYMENT HANDICAP FOR WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL MAY RECEIVE TRAINING AND REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE. (a) DEFINITIONS. — Section 3101 is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ", resulting in substantial part from a disability described in section 3102(1)(A) of this title," after "impairment"; (2) in paragraph (6), by inserting "authorized under section 3120 of this title" after "assistance"; and (3) in paragraph (7), by inserting ", resulting in substantial part from a service-connected disability rated at 10 percent or more," after "impairment". (b) BASIC ENTITLEMENT.— Section 3102 is amended—