,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dihe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #e1        
#bjai,ms4 ,de,lauro 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,himes1 ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1   
and ,mr4 ,courtney7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to direct the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs to furnish1 at the
 request of an eligible veteran1 nursing
 home care and hospital care at ,state  
licensed or certified residential care  
facilities4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,veterans          
,residential ,care ,choice ,act4  #b4   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
provision of nursing home care and      
hospital care at ,state licensed or     
certified residential care facilities   
7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,ii of     
chapter #ag of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      

#agbj;,j4 ,state licensed or certified  
residential care facilities  7a7 ,in    
general ,at the request of an eligible  
veteran for whom the ,secretary is      
required to provide domiciliary1 nursing
 home1 adult day health1 or hospital    
care under this chapter1 or whom the    
,secretary determines is in need of such
 care1 the ,secretary may place the     
veteran in a ,state licensed or         
certified residential care facility that
 meets ,department standards1 at the    
expense of the ,united ,states1 pursuant
 to a contract or agreement entered into
 between the ,secretary and the facility
 for such purpose1 if the cost of       
providing such care to such veteran     
through such facility is less than the  
cost of providing such care to the      
veteran through any other available     
option4 ,a veteran who is placed in such
 a facility under this section shall    
agree1 as a condition of such placement1
 to accept home health services         
furnished by the ,secretary under       

section #agag of this title4  7b7       
,eligibility ,for purposes of this      
section1 an eligible veteran is a       
veteran who is eligible for hospital    
care or medical services under section  
#agaj of this title4  7c7 ,definition of
 ,state licensed or certified           
residential care facility ,in this      
section1 the term ,state licensed or    
certified residential care facility     
means any assisted living facility1     
basic care facility1 community          
residence1 enriched housing program1    
home for the aged1 personal care home1  
shared housing establishment1 or other  
similar licensed or certified facility4 
4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of
 sections at the beginning of such      
chapter is amended by adding at the end 
of the items relating to such subchapter
 the following new item3  #agbj;,j4     
,state licensed or certified residential
 care facilities4  4  7c7 ,applicability
 ,section #agbj;,j of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 as added by subsection  

7a71 shall take effect on the date of   
the enactment of this ,act and shall    
apply with respect to any veteran who is
 eligible under subsection 7b7 of that  
section1 including such a veteran who1  
as of the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 resides in a ,state licensed or   
certified residential care facility1 as 
such term is defined in subsection 7c7  
of such section4