,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aia  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ie 
,report ,no4 #aae-bff  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,january
 #c1 #bjag ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california
 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,ms4 ,kuster 
of ,new ,hampshire1 ,miss ,rice of ,new 
,york1 ,mr4 ,takano1 and ,mr4 ,higgins  
of ,new ,york7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,july
 #bh1 #bjag ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4  
,higgins of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,o',rourke1
 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 
,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1
 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 and ,mr4
 ,kind  ,july #bh1 #bjag ,reported with 
an amendment1 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 #c1 #bjag  ,a    

,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to direct the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs to provide child  
care assistance to veterans receiving   
certain medical services provided by the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,veterans' ,access to ,child ,care 
,act4  #b4 ,child care assistance for   
veterans receiving mental health care   
and other intensive health care services
 provided by the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general     
,subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ag of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #agcj;,b4 ,child
 care assistance for veterans receiving 
mental health care and other intensive  
health care services  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary shall provide child care
 assistance to an eligible veteran for  
any period that the veteran-- 7#a7      
receives covered health care services at
 a facility of the ,department2 and     

7#b7 is required travel to and return   
from such facility for the receipt of   
such health care services4  7b7 ,child  
,care ,assistance  7#a7 ,child care     
assistance provided under this section  
may include any of the following3  7,a7 
,a stipend for the payment of child care
 offered by a licensed child care center
 7either directly or through a voucher  
program7 which shall be1 to the extent  
practicable1 modeled after the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,child
 ,care ,subsidy ,program established    
pursuant to section #eij of title #dj4  
7,b7 ,direct provision of child care at 
an on-site facility of the ,department4 
7,c7 ,a payment made directly to a      
private child care agency4  7,d7 ,a     
collaboration with a facility or program
 of another ,federal department or      
agency4  7,e7 ,such other form of       
assistance as the ,secretary considers  
appropriate4  7#b7 ,in the case that    
child care assistance under this section
 is provided as a stipend under         

paragraph 7#a77;,a71 such stipend shall 
cover the full cost of such child care4 
7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,the term eligible veteran means a      
veteran who--  7,a7 is the primary      
caretaker of a child or children2 and   
7,b7 is--  7i7 receiving covered health 
care services from the ,department2 or  
7ii7 in need of covered health care     
services1 and but for lack of child care
 services1 would receive such covered   
health care services from the           
,department4  7#b7 ,the term covered    
health care services means-- 7,a7       
regular mental health care services2    
7,b7 intensive mental health care       
services2 or  7,c7 such other intensive 
health care services that the ,secretary
 determines that provision of assistance
 to the veteran to obtain child care    
would improve access to such health care
 services by the veteran4  4  7b7       
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   

the item relating to section #agcj;,a   
the following new item3  #agcj;,b4      
,child care assistance for veterans     
receiving mental health care and other  
intensive health care services4  4  #c4 
,extension of reduction in amount of    
pension furnished by ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs for certain veterans 
covered by medicaid plans for services  
furnished by nursing facilities ,section
 #eejc7;d77#g7 of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
,september #cj1 #bjbd and inserting     
,september #cj1 #bjbf4  #d4 ,extension  
of requirement for collection of fees   
for housing loans guaranteed by         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs        
,section #cgbi7;b77#b7 of title #ch1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subparagraph 7,a7--  7,a7 in clause 
7iii71 by striking ,september #cj1 #bjbd
 and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjbd2 and
  7,b7 in clause 7iv71 by striking      
,september #cj1 #bjbd and inserting     
,december #ca1 #bjbd2  7#b7 in          

subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 
by striking ,september #cj1 #bjbd and   
inserting ,december #ca1 #bjbd2 and     
7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking        
,september #cj1 #bjbd and inserting     
,december #ca1 #bjbd2  7#c7 in          
subparagraph 7,c7--  7,a7 in clause 7i71
 by striking ,september #cj1 #bjbd and  
inserting ,december #ca1 #bjbd2 and     
7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking        
,september #cj1 #bjbd and inserting     
,december #ca1 #bjbd2 and  7#d7 in      
subparagraph 7,d7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 
by striking ,september #cj1 #bjbd and   
inserting ,december #ca1 #bjbd2 and     
7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking        
,september #cj1 #bjbd and inserting     
,december #ca1 #bjbd4  ,july #bh1 #bjag 
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed