,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bj1      
#bjai,mr4 ,ruiz introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to clarify that          
caregivers for veterans with serious    
illnesses are eligible for assistance   
and support services provided by the    
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,support 
,our ,services to ,veterans ,caregivers 
,act or the ,s4,o4,s4 ,veterans         
,caregivers ,act4  #b4 ,improvements to 
services provided to caregivers of      
veterans  7a7 ,caregivers of veterans   
with serious illnesses ,paragraph       
7#b77;,b7 of section #agbj;,g7a7 of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting illness or after   
serious each place it appears4  7b7     
,assessing caregiver and veteran burden 

and satisfaction  7#a7 ,survey          
,paragraph 7#c77;,a77ii7 of such section
 is amended-- 7,a7 in subclause 7,v71 by
 striking 2 and and inserting a         
semicolon2  7,b7 in subclause           
7,,vi77bb71 by striking the period at   
the end and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7  
by adding at the end the following new  
subclause3  7,,vii7 not less than       
annually1 a multidimensional assessment 
to measure1 in both objective and       
subjective terms1 the burden and strain 
felt by the family caregiver4  4  7#b7  
,reports ,section #aja7;c77#b77;,b7 of  
the ,caregivers and ,veterans ,omnibus  
,health ,services ,act of #bjaj 7#ch    
,u4,s4,c4 #agbj;,g note7 is amended--   
7,a7 in clause 7ii71 by striking 2 and  
and inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in     
clause 7iii71 by striking the period at 
the end and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7  
by adding at the end the following new  
clause3  7iv7 a description of the      
satisfaction experienced by caregivers  
and veterans with respect to such       

program1 including any findings         
regarding whether such program reduces  
the burden and strain felt by           
caregivers4  4  7c7 ,effective date ,the
 amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall
 apply with respect to services provided
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act4