,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #e1        
#bjac,mr4 ,ruiz 7for himself and ,mr4   
,nugent7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to clarify that caregivers for veterans 
with serious illnesses are eligible for 
assistance and support services provided
 by the ,secretary of ,veterans         
,affairs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,support our ,services to ,veterans 
,caregivers ,act or the ,s4,o4,s4       
,veterans ,caregivers ,act4  #b4        
,improvements to services provided to   
caregivers of veterans  7a7 ,caregivers 
of veterans with serious illnesses      
,paragraph 7#b77;,b7 of section         
#agbj;,g7a7 of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
illness or after serious4  7b7          
,assessing caregiver and veteran burden 

and satisfaction  7#a7 ,survey          
,paragraph 7#c77;,a77ii7 of such section
 is amended-- 7,a7 in subclause 7,,iv71 
by striking 2 and and inserting a       
semicolon2  7,b7 in subclause 7,v71 by  
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following new subclause3    
7,,vi7 not less than annually1 a        
multidimensional assessment to measure1 
in both objective and subjective terms1 
the burden and strain felt by the family
 caregiver4  4  7#b7 ,reports ,section  
#aja7;c77#b77;,b7 of the ,caregivers and
 ,veterans ,omnibus ,health ,services   
,act of #bjaj 7#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agbj;,g   
note7 is amended-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71  
by striking 2 and and inserting a       
semicolon2  7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by     
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following new clause3  7iii7
 a description of the satisfaction      
experienced by caregivers and veterans  
with respect to such program1 including 

any findings regarding whether such     
program reduces the burden and strain   
felt by caregivers4  4  7c7 ,effective  
date ,the amendments made by subsection 
7a7 shall apply with respect to services
 provided after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4