#aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bid  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title   
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to authorize
 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to
 enter into contracts and agreements for
 the placement of veterans in           
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 placement of     
veterans in non-,department medical     
foster homes  7a7 ,authority  7#a7 ,in  
general ,section #agbj of title #ch1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7h7  7#a7 ,during the      
#c-year period beginning on ,october #a1
 #bjae1 and subject to paragraph 7#b71  
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 place

 the veteran in 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 placed in a  
medical foster home under this          
subsection shall agree1 as a condition  
of such placement1 to accept home health
 services furnished by the ,secretary   
under section #agag of this title4  7#b7
 ,not more than #ijj veterans placed in 
a medical foster home1 whether placed   
before or after the enactment of the    
,long-,term ,care ,veterans ,choice     
,act1 may have their care covered at the
 expense of the ,united ,states under   
subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,in 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  7#b7 ,effective date       

,subsection 7h7 of title #ch1 ,united   
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a71 shall take effect on ,october #a1  
#bjae4  7b7 ,limitations on awards and  
bonuses ,section #gje of the ,veterans  
,access1 ,choice1 and ,accountability   
,act of #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-adf2   
#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #gjc note7 is amended to  
read as follows3  #gje4 ,limitation on  
awards and bonuses paid to employees of 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,the  
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
ensure that the aggregate amount of     
awards and bonuses paid by the          
,secretary in a fiscal year under       
chapter #de or #ec of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 or any other awards or   
bonuses authorized under such title or  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 does  
not exceed the following amounts3  7#a7 
,with respect to each of fiscal years   
#bjae through #bjah1 #cjj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7
 ,with respect to each of fiscal years  
#bjai through #bjbd1 #cfj1jjj1jjj4  4   
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  

,march #b1 #bjae4;,clerk4