,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ah1 #bjac ,mr4 
,mill] ( ,florida introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 to ent] into contracts & agreem5ts = ! 
transf] ( vet]ans to non-,dep>tm5t      
m$ical fo/] homes = c]ta9 vet]ans :o are
 unable to live indep5d5tly4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,long-,t]m ,c>e ,vet]ans ,*oice ,act4   
#b4 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs       
contract au?ority = transf] ( vet]ans   
non-,dep>tm5t m$ical fo/] homes ,section
 #agbj ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new 
subsection3  7h7 7#a7 ,at ! reque/ ( a  
vet]an = :om ! ,secret>y is requir$ to  
provide nurs+ home c>e "u section       
#agaj;,a ( ?is title1 ! ,secret>y may   
transf] ! vet]an to a m$ical fo/] home t
 meets ,dep>tm5t /&>ds1 at ! exp5se ( ! 

,unit$ ,/ates1 pursuant to a contract or
 agreem5t ent]$ into betwe5 ! ,secret>y 
& ! m$ical fo/] home = su* purpose4 ,a  
vet]an :o is transf]r$ to a m$ical fo/] 
home "u ?is subsection %all agree1 z a  
condition ( su* transf]1 to accept home 
heal? s]vices furni%$ by ! ,secret>y "u 
section #agag ( ?is title4  7#b7 ,=     
purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m m$ical 
fo/] home means a home design$ to       
provide non-in/itutional1 long-t]m1     
supportive c>e = vet]ans :o are unable  
to live indep5d5tly & pref] a family    
sett+4  4