article: SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Table of contents. Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. TITLE I--VETERANS HEALTH-CARE IMPROVEMENTS Sec. 101. Care for newborn children of enrolled women veterans. Sec. 102. Outpatient dental care for all former prisoners of war. Sec. 103. Pay comparability for Director, Nursing Service. TITLE II--VETERANS' BENEFIT PROGRAMS Sec. 201. Limitation on provision of certain benefits. Sec. 202. Clarification of procedures regarding disqualification of certain individuals for memorialization in veterans cemeteries. Sec. 203. Clarification of the period for appealing rulings of the Board of Veterans' Appeals. TITLE III--VA PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENTS Sec. 301. Repeal of cap on number of non-career members of senior executive service serving in VA. Sec. 302. Repeal of preceding-service requirement for VA Deputy Assistant Secretaries. Sec. 303. Revolving supply fund amendments. Sec. 304. Redefinition of ``minority group member'' in 38 U.S.C. Sec. 544(d). SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE. Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to 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--VETERANS HEALTH-CARE IMPROVEMENTS SEC. 101. CARE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN OF ENROLLED WOMEN VETERANS. Section 1701 is amended: (1) in subsection (6), (A) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (A); (B) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (B); and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(C) care for newborn children.''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(11) The term ``care for newborn children'' means care provided to an infant of a woman veteran enrolled in the VA health care system. Such care may be provided until the mother is discharged from the hospital after delivery of the child or for 14 days after the date of birth of the child, whichever period is shorter, and only if the Department contracted for the delivery of the child.''. SEC. 102. OUTPATIENT DENTAL CARE FOR ALL FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR. Section 1712(a)(1)(F) is amended by striking out ``for a period of not less than 90 days''. SEC. 103. PAY COMPARABILITY FOR DIRECTOR, NURSING SERVICE. (a) Section 7306(a)(5) is amended by adding at the end thereof, ``The position shall be exempt from the provisions of section 7451 of this title and shall be paid at the maximum rate payable to a Senior Executive Service employee under 5 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 5304(g) and 5382.''. (b) Section 7404 (d) is amended by deleting ``section'' the first time it appears and inserting in its place ``sections 7306(a)(5) and''. TITLE II--VETERANS' BENEFIT PROGRAMS SEC. 201. LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF CERTAIN BENEFITS. (a) Prohibitions.--(1) Section 112 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(c) A certificate shall not be furnished under this program on behalf of a deceased veteran described in section 2411(b) of this title.''. (2) Section 2301 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(f) A flag shall not be furnished under this section on behalf of a deceased veteran described in section 2411(b) of this title.''. (3) Section 2306 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(f)(1) A headstone or marker shall not be furnished under subsection (a) for the unmarked grave of an individual described in section 2411(b) of this title. ``(2) A memorial headstone or marker shall not be furnished under subsection (b) for the purpose of commemorating an individual described in section 2411(b) of this title.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to deaths occurring on or after the date of its enactment. SEC. 202. CLARIFICATION OF PROCEDURES REGARDING DISQUALIFICATION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS FOR MEMORIALIZATION IN VETERANS CEMETERIES. Section 2411(a)(2) is amended-- (1) by striking ``The prohibition'' and inserting ``In the case of a person described in subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2), the prohibition''; and (2) by striking ``or finding under subsection (b)'' and inserting ``referred to in subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2), respectively''. SEC. 203. CLARIFICATION OF THE PERIOD FOR APPEALING ULINGS OF THE BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS. (a) Clarification.--Paragraph (1) of section 7266(a) is amended by striking ``notice of the decision is mailed pursuant to section 7104(e) of this title'' and inserting ``a copy of the decision, pursuant to section 7104(e) of this title, is mailed or sent to the claimant's representative or, if the claimant is not represented, mailed to the claimant''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions made on or after the date of enactment of this Act. TITLE III--VA PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENTS SEC. 301. REPEAL OF CAP ON NUMBER OF NON-CAREER MEMBERS OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE SERVING IN VA. (a) Section 709(a) is repealed. (b) Section 709 is amended by re-designating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively. SEC. 302. REPEAL OF PRECEDING-SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR VA DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARIES. (a) Section 308(d)(2) is repealed. (b) Section 308 is amended by deleting ``(1)'' from subsection (d). SEC. 303. REVOLVING SUPPLY FUND AMENDMENTS. Section 8121(a) is amended-- (1) by adding ``and for medical supplies, equipment, and services for the Department of Defense'' after ``Department''; (2) in paragraph (2), by adding ``of the Department and the Department of Defense'' after ``appropriations''; and (3) in paragraph (3), by adding ``of the Department and the Department of Defense'' after ``appropriations''. SEC. 304. REDEFINITION OF ``MINORITY GROUP MEMBER'' IN 38 U.S.C. Sec. 544(D). Section 544(d) is amended to read as follows: ``(d) In this section, the term `minority group member' means an individual who is-- ``(1) American Indian or Alaska Native; ``(2) Asian; ``(3) African American; ``(4) Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander; or ``(5) Hispanic, Spanish, or Latino.''.
summary: Revises Federal veterans' programs to: (1) include care for newborn children among medical services provided under the Department of Veterans Affairs health care program for an enrolled woman veteran; (2) require outpatient dental care for all former prisoners of war (currently, only those interned for at least 90 days); (3) set the pay for the Director of Nursing Service at the maximum rate payable to a Senior Executive Service member; (4) prohibit a veteran's honorable service certificate from being awarded on behalf of a veteran convicted of a Federal or State crime; (5) repeal a limitation on the number of non-career members serving in the Department; (6) repeal a requirement for at least five years of continuous Federal service prior to appointment as a Department Deputy Assistant Secretary; (7) allow the Department's operation and maintenance revolving supply fund to be used for medical supplies, equipment, and services for the Department of Defense; and (8) include Spanish or Latino individuals under the definition of a "minority group member" for purposes of the Department's Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans.