TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 37.

SEC. 415. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 37. (a) Technical Reorganization of Subchapter I.— (1) Section 1802(a) is amended— (A) by striking out “(a)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(a)(1)”; (B) by striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof: “The veterans described in paragraph (2) of this subsection are eligible for the housing loan benefits of this chapter.”; (C) by striking out “in the preceding sentence, or in section 1818 of this title,” in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “in paragraph (2)”; (D) by striking out “(1)” and “(2)” in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof “(A)” and “(B)”, respectively; (E) by redesignating clauses (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and (F) by adding at the end the following: “(2) The veterans referred to in the first sentence of paragraph (1) of this subsection are the following: “(A) Each veteran who served on active duty at any time during World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era and whose total service was for 90 days or more. “(B) Each veteran who after September 15, 1940, was discharged or released from a period of active duty for a service-connected disability. “(C) Each veteran, other than a veteran described in clause (A) or (B) of this paragraph, who— 102 STAT. 550 “(i) served after July 25, 1947, for a period of more than 180 days and was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable; or “(ii) has served more than 180 days in active duty status and continues on active duty without a break therein. “(3) Any unused entitlement of World War II or Korean conflict veterans which expired under provisions of law in effect before October 23, 1970, is hereby restored and shall not expire until used.”. (2) Subsection (g) of section 1802— (A) is amended by striking out “1801(a)” and inserting in lieu thereof “1801(b)”; and (B) as amended by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, is transferred so that it will appear at the end of subsection (a) of such section and is redesignated as paragraph (4) of such subsection (a). (3) (A) Section 1815— (i) is amended by striking out the section heading; (ii) is amended by redesignating subsection (a) as paragraph (2)(A) and redesignating subsection (b) as subparagraph (B); and (iii) as amended by clauses (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph, is transferred so that it will appear as paragraph (2) of section 1803(a), as amended by subparagraph (B)(ii) of this paragraph. (B) Section 1803 is amended— (i) by striking out the section heading and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “§ 1803. Basic provisions relating to loan guaranty and insurance” ; and (ii) in subsection (a) by striking out paragraph (2). (4) Section 1807 is repealed. (b) Technical Reorganization of Subchapters II and III.— (1) (A) Section 1816(a)(4)(A)(i)(I) is amended by striking out “section 1816(a)(2) of this title” and inserting in lieu thereof “paragraph (2) of this subsection”. (B) Section 1816(c)(10) is amended— (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “(or such earlier date following the expiration of a reasonable period of time for such sale to occur as the Administrator may specify pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Administrator to implement this subsection)” after “loan”; and (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting “(5)(A) or” after “under paragraph”. (C) The heading and subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 1816, as amended by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph, are redesignated as a new section 1832 and transferred to subchapter III of chapter 37 so that they will appear following section 1831. (D) Subsections (d), (e), and (f) of section 1816 are redesignated as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively, and transferred so that they will appear after section 1832, as transferred by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph with the following heading: “§ 1833. Property management”. (2) (A) Section 1817(a) is amended by striking out “under section 1810” and inserting in lieu thereof “for purposes specified in section 1810” 102 STAT. 551 (B) Section 1817, as amended by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, and section 1817 A are redesignated as sections 1813 and 1814, respectively, and transferred so that they will appear after section 1812, as transferred by paragraph (4)(C) of this subsection. (3) Section 1818 is repealed. (4) (A) Section 1819 is amended by striking out “under this section” each place it appears in subsections (a)(4)(C), (b)(1), (c)(2), (c)(4), (d)(1), (e), (f), (g) (except where it appears in the second sentence), and (h)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof “for purposes specified in this section”. (B) Section 1819(c) is amended— (i) in the first sentence of paragraph (3) by inserting before the period the following: “as specified in paragraph (4) of this subsection”; (ii) in the second sentence of paragraph (4), by striking out “under section 1810” and inserting in lieu thereof “for purposes specified in section 1810”; and (iii) in the second sentence of paragraph (4), by striking out “under such section 1810” and inserting in lieu thereof “for purposes specified in such section 1810”. (C) Section 1819, as amended by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph, is redesignated as section 1812 and transferred so that it will appear following section 1811. (5) Section 1832— (A) is amended by striking out the section heading; (B) is amended by redesignating subsection (a) as subsection (d)(1) and subsection (b) as paragraph (2); and (C) as amended by clause (A) and (B) of this paragraph, is transferred so that it will appear at the end of the new section 1833 added by paragraph (4) of this subsection. (c) Conforming Amendments.— (1) Section 1801(a) is amended by striking out “1819(a)(1)” and inserting in lieu thereof “1812(a)(1)”. (2) Section 1803(c)(3) is amended— (A) in clause (A), by striking out “1819(a)(1)(F)” and inserting in lieu thereof ”1812(a)(1)(F)”; and (B) in clause (E), by striking out “1819(a)(1)(G)” and inserting in lieu thereof “1812(a)(1)(G)”. (3) Section 1804 is amended— (A) in clause (C) of subsection (c)(2), by striking out “1819(a)(5)(A)(i)” and inserting in lieu thereof “4812(a)(5)(A)(i)”; (B) in clause (D) of subsection (c)(2), by striking out “1819(e)(5)” and inserting in lieu thereof “1812(e)(5)”; and (C) in subsection (f), by striking out “1817A” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “1814”. (4) Section 1810 is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(9)(B)(ii), by striking out “section 1819(a)(5)” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 1812(a)(5)”; and (B) in subsection (g)(2), by striking out “section 1819(e)(2)” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 1812(e)(2)”. (5) Section 1811 is amended— (A) by striking out “1819” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “1812”; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking out “1819(a)(1)(F)” and inserting in lieu thereof “1812(a)(1)(F)”. (6) Section 1829(d) is amended by striking out “1817A” and inserting in lieu thereof “1814”. (7) Any reference, in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, in any law, rule, or regulation to any of the sections, or parts 102 STAT. 552thereof, which are redesignated or transferred by this section shall be construed to refer to the section, or part thereof, as redesignated or transferred by this section. (d) Technical Amendments.— (1) Section 1803(a)(1) is amended— (A) in clause (A)(ii), by inserting “as specified in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph” before the period; and (B) in clause (B), by striking out “under section 1810 of this chapter” and inserting in lieu thereof “for purposes specified in section 1810 of this title”. (2) Section 1811 is amended— (A) in subsections (a), (b), and (g), by striking out “under section 1810 or” and inserting in lieu thereof “for purposes specified in section 1810 or”; and (B) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking out “under section 1810(c)” and inserting in lieu thereof “for purposes specified in section 1810”. (e) Clerical Amendments.— The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 37 is amended— (1) by striking out the item relating to section 1803 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “1803. Basic provisions relating to loan guaranty and insurance.”; (2) by striking out the item relating to section 1807; (3) by striking out the items relating to subchapter II and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “SUBCHAPTER II— LOANS “1810. Purchase or construction of homes. “1811. Direct loans to veterans. “1812. Loans to purchase manufactured homes and lots. “1818. Release from liability under guaranty. “1814. Assumptions; release from liability.”; and (4) by striking out the item relating to section 1832 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “1832. Procedure on default. “1833. Property management”. (f) Technical Nature of Amendments.— The status of any veteran with respect to benefits under chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, shall not be affected by the amendments made by, or other provisions of, this section.