133 STAT. 976  PUBLIC LAW 116–23—JUNE 25, 2019  LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 299:  HOUSE REPORTS: No. 116–58 (Comm. on Veterans’ Affairs).  CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 165 (2019):  May 14, considered and passed House.  June 12, considered and passed Senate.  Æ  SEC. 8. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.  SEC. 7. INFORMATION GATHERING FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS  AFFAIRS HOME LOAN APPRAISALS.  38 USC 3703  note.  38 USC 3703  note.  38 USC 3731  note.  38 USC 3731  note.  The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying  with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined  by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of  PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the  Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Com- mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior  to the vote on passage.  Approved June 25, 2019.  (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3731(b) of title 38, United States  Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:  ‘‘(3) The Secretary shall permit an appraiser on a list developed  and maintained under subsection (a)(3) to make an appraisal for  the purposes of this chapter based solely on information gathered  by a person with whom the appraiser has entered into an agreement  for such services.’’.  (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section  shall apply with respect to an appraisal under section 3731 of  such title, on or after January 1, 2020.  (c) GUIDANCE.—Notwithstanding section 501 of such title, the  Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue guidance to implement  this section before prescribing new regulations under sections 3731  of such title, as amended by subsection (a).  (e) GUIDANCE.—Notwithstanding section 501 of title 38, United  States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue guidance  to implement this section before prescribing new regulations under  sections 3703, 3729, and 3762 of such title, as amended by this  section.  (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section  shall apply with respect to a loan guaranteed under section 3710  of title 38, United States Code, on or after January 1, 2020.  (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following:  ‘‘, or from a member of the Armed Forces who is serving  on active duty and who provides, on or before the date of  loan closing, evidence of having been awarded the Purple  Heart’’. 