,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #cj1 #bjag,ms4
 ,esty 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,costello of  
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4     
,murphy of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,ryan of 
,ohio1 and ,mrs4 ,radewagen7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to expand eligibility for 
the program of comprehensive assistance 
for family caregivers of the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,caregivers ,access and ,responsible    
,expansion for ,all ,veterans ,act or   
the ,,care for ,all ,veterans ,act4  #b4
 ,expansion of eligibility for          
participation in family caregiver       
program of ,department of ,veterans     
,affairs  7a7 ,expansion of eligibility 
,subsection 7a77#b77;,b7 of section     
#agbj;,g of title #ch1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by inserting before   
the semicolon the following3 1 or1 in   

accordance with paragraph 7#aa71 has    
such an injury or illness that was so   
incurred or aggravated before such date4
  7b7 ,clarification of eligibility for 
illness ,such subsection is further     
amended by inserting or illness after   
serious injury4  7c7 ,expansion of      
needed services in eligibility criteria 
,subsection 7a77#b77;,c7 of such section
 is amended--  7#a7 in clause 7ii71 by  
striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2
  7#b7 by redesignating clause 7iii7 as 
clause 7iv72 and  7#c7 by inserting     
after clause 7ii7 the following new     
clause 7iii73  7iii7 a need for regular 
or extensive instruction or supervision 
in completing two or more instrumental  
activities of daily living2 or  4  7d7  
,eligibility for assistance ,subsection 
7a7 of such section is amended by adding
 at the end the following new paragraph3
  7#aa7 ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of this subsection1 a family  
caregiver of an eligible veteran who is 
eligible under paragraph 7#b7 solely    

because of a serious injury or illness  
7including traumatic brain injury1      
psychological trauma1 or other mental   
disorder7 incurred or aggravated in the 
line of duty in the active military1    
naval1 or air service before ,september 
#aa1 #bjja1 is eligible for assistance  
under this subsection as follows3  7,a7 
,not earlier than ,october #a1 #bjai1 if
 the family caregiver would merit a     
monthly personal caregiver stipend under
 paragraph 7#c77;,a77ii77,v7 in an      
amount that is in the highest tier      
specified in the schedule established by
 the ,secretary under paragraph         
7#c77;,c77i74  7,b7 ,not earlier than   
,october #a1 #bjba1 if the family       
caregiver would merit such a stipend in 
an amount that is in the middle tier    
specified in such schedule4  7,c7 ,not  
earlier than ,october #a1 #bjbc1 if the 
family caregiver would merit such a     
stipend in an amount that is in the     
lowest tier specified in such schedule4 
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