{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-5293","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 5293","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2021","title_source":"Short Titles as Enacted","official_title":"To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2021"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Titles as Enacted","title":"Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Titles as Passed 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the VA may accept donations of real property or facilities from specified entities (e.g., a state or local authority)."}],"words":115},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Extends or removes the end date of three Department of Veterans Affairs authorities: a dental insurance plan, travel payments for Vet Center care, and a pilot program on donated facilities.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5293/text/enr#H443E627B70DF468FADEE68CFCC8398EA:~:text=2.%20Extension%20of%20authority%20for%20dental%20insurance"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5293/text/enr#H71CAF651D2BA4C9DBB23DD7965B76F26:~:text=3.%20Extension%20of%20temporary%20expansion%20of%20payments"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5293/text/enr#H54C2F4B7922A416799021080EE8A6B06:~:text=4.%20Extension%20of%20authority%20for%20pilot%20program"}]},"core_areas":["Department of 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3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5293/text/enr#H71CAF651D2BA4C9DBB23DD7965B76F26:~:text=3.%20Extension%20of%20temporary%20expansion%20of%20payments"}},{"text":"Replaces the pilot program end date of 5 years after enactment with \"December 16, 2026\" in section 2(i) of the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5293/text/enr#H54C2F4B7922A416799021080EE8A6B06:~:text=4.%20Extension%20of%20authority%20for%20pilot%20program"}},{"text":"Provides that the budgetary effects of the Act for purposes of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 are determined by the latest \"Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation\" statement printed in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, if submitted before the vote on passage.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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H.R. 5293, 117th Congress: Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2021. House: 423 Yea, 0 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 30 Sep 2021."}}