,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bd  #aadth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bid 
,report ,no4 #aad-ce  ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,january #ac1  
#bjae ,mr4 ,miller of ,florida          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,march #b1 #bjae   
,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,cole and    
,mr4 ,norcross  ,march #b1 #bjae        
,reported with amendments1 committed to 
the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on  
the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to
 be printed ,strike out all after the   
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,january #ac1 #bjae  ,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 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      
three-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   
,amend the title so as to read3 ,a bill 
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         
independently44  ,march #b1 #bjae       

,reported with amendments1 committed to 
the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on  
the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to
 be printed