,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cahd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #i1      
#bjah,mr4 ,bennet introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to modify the requirements for          
applications for construction of ,state 
home facilities to increase the maximum 
percentage of nonveterans allowed to be 
treated at such facilities1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,modification of   
requirements for applications for       
construction of ,state home facilities  
to increase the maximum percentage of   
nonveterans treated  ,section           
#hace7;a77#d7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking ,reasonable assurance and      
inserting 7,a7 ,reasonable assurance2   
7#b7 by inserting 1 except as provided  
in subparagraph 7,b71 after and that2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      

following new subparagraph3  7,b7       
,reasonable assurance that1 for purposes
 of providing care to spouses of        
veterans1 during a period in which a    
facility is operating with a bed        
occupancy rate of #ij percent or less1  
not more than #dj percent of the bed    
occupancy at any one time will consist  
of patients who are not receiving such  
level of care as veterans4  4