,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgbf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ah1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,miller of ,florida introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to authorize the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
enter into contracts and agreements for 
the transfer of veterans to             
non-,department medical foster homes for
 certain veterans who are unable to live
 independently4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,long-,term    
,care ,veterans ,choice ,act4  #b4      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs        
contract authority for transfer of      
veterans non-,department medical foster 
homes ,section #agbj of title #ch1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7h7 7#a7 ,at the request of
 a veteran for whom the ,secretary is   
required to provide nursing home care   

under section #agaj;,a of this title1   
the ,secretary may transfer the veteran 
to a medical foster home that meets     
,department standards1 at the expense of
 the ,united ,states1 pursuant to a     
contract or agreement entered into      
between the ,secretary and the medical  
foster home for such purpose4 ,a veteran
 who is transferred to a medical foster 
home under this subsection shall agree1 
as a condition of such transfer1 to     
accept home health services furnished by
 the ,secretary under section #agag of  
this title4  7#b7 ,for purposes of this 
subsection1 the term medical foster home
 means a home designed to provide       
non-institutional1 long-term1 supportive
 care for veterans who are unable to    
live independently and prefer a family  
setting4  4