,,ii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bfjg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ae1 #bjad ,mr4 ,booker 7for himself and ,mr4 ,heller7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to extend and modify the pilot program of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,assisted ,living ,pilot ,program for ,veterans with ,traumatic ,brain ,injury ,extension ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the wars in ,iraq and ,afghanistan have resulted in a generation of veterans with traumatic brain injuries4 7#b7 ,since #bjja1 more than #bfe1jjj members of the ,armed ,forces have suffered traumatic brain injuries4 7#c7 ,since #bjja1 more than #bf1jjj members of the ,armed ,forces have suffered moderate or severe head wounds4 7#d7 ,advances in medicine have kept members of the ,armed ,forces alive who have suffered head wounds that might have killed them in previous conflicts4 7#e7 ,the pilot program of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs to assess the effectiveness of providing assisted living services to eligible veterans to enhance the rehabilitation1 quality of life1 and community integration of such veterans required by section #agje7;a7 of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-aha2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agaj;,c note7 has provided to veterans who have moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries1 often coupled with other significant physical and psychological challenges1 a level of comprehensive1 coordinated care in residential facilities across the ,united ,states since #bjjh4 7#f7 ,the model of care practiced under the pilot program specified in paragraph 7#e7 has yielded impressive results and helped rehabilitate dozens of veterans from severe injuries that are notoriously difficult to treat4 7#g7 ,the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs does not offer to veterans any alternatives to the pilot program specified in paragraph 7#e7 that replicate-- 7,a7 the comprehensiveness of the rehabilitative care provided under such program2 7,b7 the benefit of providing care under such program in a residential setting2 and 7,c7 the significant positive impact on veterans of the sustained1 longer-term care provided under such program4 #c4 ,extension and modification of pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury 7a7 ,extension of program ,subsection 7a7 of section #agje of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-aha2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agaj;,c note7 is amended by striking a five-year and inserting an eight-year4 7b7 ,modification of locations ,subsection 7b7 of such section is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72 and 7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following new paragraphs3 7#a7 ,in general ,the pilot program shall be carried out at locations selected by the ,secretary for purposes of the pilot program4 7#b7 ,located in same region as polytrauma centers ,of the locations selected under paragraph 7#a71 at least one location shall be in each health care region of the ,veterans ,health ,administration of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs that contains a polytrauma center of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 4 7c7 ,modification of report requirements ,subsection 7e7 of such section is amended to read as follows3 7e7 ,reports 7#a7 ,annual report 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than two years after the date of the enactment of the ,assisted ,living ,pilot ,program for ,veterans with ,traumatic ,brain ,injury ,extension ,act1 and not later than ,september #cj each year thereafter until #bjah1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the pilot program4 7,b7 ,elements ,each report submitted under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include the following3 7i7 ,the number of individuals that participated in the pilot program during the year preceding the submission of the report4 7ii7 ,the number of individuals that successfully completed the pilot program during the year preceding the submission of the report4 7iii7 ,the degree to which pilot program participants and family members of pilot program participants were satisfied with the pilot program4 7iv7 ,the interim findings and conclusions of the ,secretary with respect to the success of the pilot program and recommendations for improvement4 7#b7 ,final report 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #fj days after the completion of the pilot program1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives a final report on the pilot program4 7,b7 ,elements ,the final report required by subparagraph 7,a7 shall include the following3 7i7 ,a description of the pilot program4 7ii7 ,an assessment of the utility of the activities under the pilot program in enhancing the rehabilitation1 quality of life1 and community reintegration of veterans with traumatic brain injury1 including complex mild traumatic brain injury4 7iii7 ,such recommendations as the ,secretary considers appropriate regarding improving the pilot program4 4 7d7 ,modification of definitions 7#a7 ,community-based brain injury residential rehabilitative care services ,such section is further amended-- 7,a7 in the section heading1 by striking assisted living and inserting community-based brain injury residential rehabilitative care2 7,b7 in subsection 7c71 in the subsection heading1 by striking assisted living and inserting community-,based brain injury residential rehabilitative care2 7,c7 by striking assisted living each place it appears1 and inserting community-based brain injury rehabilitative care2 and 7,d7 in subsection 7f77#a71 by striking and personal care and inserting rehabilitation1 and personal care4 7#b7 ,eligible veteran ,subsection 7f77#c7 of such section is amended-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,e7 has a traumatic brain injury that is classified as complex-mild to severe4 4 7e7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated for the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs for fiscal year #bjae #df1jjj1jjj to carry out the pilot program under section #agje of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-aha2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agaj;,c note71 as amended by this section4 ,the amount so authorized to be appropriated shall be available for obligation for the three-year period beginning on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7f7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect on ,october #a1 #bjad4