#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ajje  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to improve  
the provision of adult day health care  
services for veterans4  #a4 ,provision  
of adult day health care services for   
veterans  7a7 ,in general ,section #agde
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended-- 7#a7 by adding at the end the
 following new subsection3  7d7  7#a7   
,the ,secretary shall enter into an     
agreement under section #agbj7;c77#a7 of
 this title or a contract with each     
,state home for payment by the          
,secretary for adult day health care    
provided to a veteran who is eligible   
for1 but does not receive1 nursing home 
care pursuant to subsection 7a74  7#b7  
,payment under each agreement or        
contract between the ,secretary and a   
,state home under paragraph 7#a7 for    
each veteran who receives care under    
such paragraph shall be made at a rate  
that is equal to #fe percent of the     
payment that the ,secretary would pay to

 the ,state home pursuant to subsection 
7a77#b7 if the veteran received nursing 
home care under subsection 7a7 rather   
than under paragraph 7#a7 of this       
subsection4  7#c7 ,payment by the       
,secretary under paragraph 7#a7 to a    
,state home for adult day health care   
provided to a veteran described in that 
paragraph constitutes payment in full to
 the ,state home for such care furnished
 to that veteran4  2 and  7#b7 in the   
heading1 by inserting 1 adult day health
 care1 after home care4  7b7 clerical   
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #ag of such title  
is amended by striking the item relating
 to section #agde and inserting the     
following new item3  #agde4 ,nursing    
home care1 adult day health care1 and   
medications for veterans with           
service-connected disabilities4  4      
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,may #bc1 #bjag4;,clerk4