Extension of Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2024

This bill extends several expiring authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through September 30, 2025, with some modifications. It covers health care, memorial affairs, homelessness programs, and other VA operations.

Title I, Health Care: Extends the VA's authority to collect copayments for hospital and nursing home care until September 30, 2025. Extends the requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities until September 30, 2025. Extends the Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement (RANGE) program until 2025. Extends a pilot program for complementary and integrative health programs (including animal, agri-, sports, art therapy, and posttraumatic growth) until September 30, 2025. Extends the joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility demonstration fund until September 30, 2025.

Title II, Memorial Affairs: Extends entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for veterans and certain individuals until September 30, 2025. Extends authority to bury remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries until September 30, 2025. Authorizes the use of flat grave markers at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico, in sections where flat markers were in use on December 22, 2023.

Title III, Homelessness: Extends authority for specially adapted housing for disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member until September 30, 2025. Extends the specially adapted housing assistive technology grant program until September 30, 2025. Extends authorization of appropriations for the homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegration grant program until 2025. Extends authority for treatment and rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans until September 30, 2025. Extends funding for financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing until 2025, with a technical amendment to redesignate subparagraphs. Extends funding for the grant program for homeless veterans with special needs until 2025.

Title IV, Other Authorities: Extends authority to transport individuals to and from VA facilities until September 30, 2025. Extends testimonial subpoena authority of the VA Inspector General until September 30, 2025. Extends authority to maintain a regional office in the Republic of the Philippines until September 30, 2025. Extends and modifies authority for monthly assistance allowance for disabled veterans training in Paralympic and Olympic sports, updating references to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and the Veterans Health Administration, and authorizing $2,500,000 for each fiscal year 2024 through 2027. Extends authority for a report on equitable relief due to administrative error until December 31, 2025. Modifies certain housing loan fees by extending the date from November 15, 2031 to November 29, 2031. Extends authority for transfer of real property until September 30, 2025. Extends requirements relating to the Chief Financial Officer of the Department for fiscal years 2026 through 2029.