,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #g1 #bjah,mr4    
,higg9s ( ,l\isiana introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 to ent] into contracts & agreem5ts = ! 
placem5t ( vet]ans 9 non-,dep>tm5t      
m$ical fo/] homes = c]ta9 vet]ans :o are
 unable to live indep5d5tly4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,long-,t]m ,c>e ,vet]ans ,*oice ,act4   
#b4 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs       
contract au?ority = placem5t ( vet]ans 9
 non-,dep>tm5t m$ical fo/] homes  7a7   
,au?ority ,section #agbj ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7h7    
7#a7 ,dur+ ! ?ree-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on   
,octob] #a1 #bjai1 & subject to p>agraph
 7#b71 at ! reque/ ( a vet]an = :om !   
,secret>y is requir$ to provide nurs+   
home c>e "u section #agaj;,a ( ?is      

title1 ! ,secret>y may place ! vet]an 9 
a m$ical fo/] home t meets ,dep>tm5t    
/&>ds1 at ! exp5se ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
pursuant to a contract or agreem5t ent]$
 into betwe5 ! ,secret>y & ! m$ical fo/]
 home = su* purpose4 ,a vet]an :o is    
plac$ 9 a m$ical fo/] home "u ?is       
subsection %all agree1 z a condition (  
su* placem5t1 to accept home heal?      
s]vices furni%$ by ! ,secret>y "u       
section #agag ( ?is title4  7#b7 ,n m   
?an #ijj vet]ans plac$ 9 a m$ical fo/]  
home1 :e!r plac$ be=e or aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 may h _! c>e
 cov]$ at ! exp5se ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u 
subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,9 ?is subsection1
 ! t]m m$ical fo/] home means a home    
design$ to provide non-in/itutional1    
long-t]m1 supportive c>e = vet]ans :o   
are unable to live indep5d5tly & pref] a
 family sett+4  4  7b7 ,effective date  
,subsection 7h7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 
%all take effect on ,octob] #a1 #bjai4