,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dihe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #e1 #bjai,ms4
 ,de,lauro 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 
,l>son ( ,connecticut1 & ,mr4 ,c\rtney7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs to furni%1 at ! reque/
 ( an eligible vet]an1 nurs+ home c>e & 
hospital c>e at ,/ate lic5s$ or c]tifi$ 
resid5tial c>e facilities4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans
 ,resid5tial ,c>e ,*oice ,act4  #b4     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs provision 
( nurs+ home c>e & hospital c>e at ,/ate
 lic5s$ or c]tifi$ resid5tial c>e       
facilities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,ii 
( *apt] #ag ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new section3  #agbj;,j4 ,/ate    
lic5s$ or c]tifi$ resid5tial c>e        
facilities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,at ! reque/ ( 
an eligible vet]an = :om ! ,secret>y is 

requir$ to provide domicili>y1 nurs+    
home1 adult day heal?1 or hospital c>e  
"u ?is *apt]1 or :om ! ,secret>y        
det]m9es is 9 ne$ ( su* c>e1 ! ,secret>y
 may place ! vet]an 9 a ,/ate lic5s$ or 
c]tifi$ resid5tial c>e facility t meets 
,dep>tm5t /&>ds1 at ! exp5se ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 pursuant to a contract or       
agreem5t ent]$ into betwe5 ! ,secret>y &
 ! facility = su* purpose1 if ! co/ (   
provid+ su* c>e to su* vet]an ?r\gh su* 
facility is less ?an ! co/ ( provid+ su*
 c>e to ! vet]an ?r\gh any o!r available
 option4 ,a vet]an :o is plac$ 9 su* a  
facility "u ?is section %all agree1 z a 
condition ( su* placem5t1 to accept home
 heal? s]vices furni%$ by ! ,secret>y "u
 section #agag ( ?is title4  7b7        
,eligibility ,= purposes ( ?is section1 
an eligible vet]an is a vet]an :o is    
eligible = hospital c>e or m$ical       
s]vices "u section #agaj ( ?is title4   
7c7 ,def9ition ( ,/ate lic5s$ or c]tifi$
 resid5tial c>e facility ,9 ?is section1
 ! t]m ,/ate lic5s$ or c]tifi$          

resid5tial c>e facility means any assi/$
 liv+ facility1 basic c>e facility1     
community resid5ce1 enri*$ h\s+ program1
 home = ! ag$1 p]sonal c>e home1 %>$    
h\s+ e/abli%m5t1 or o!r simil> lic5s$ or
 c]tifi$ facility4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical     
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( su* *apt] is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ( 
! items relat+ to su* sub*apt] ! foll[+ 
new item3  #agbj;,j4 ,/ate lic5s$ or    
c]tifi$ resid5tial c>e facilities4  4   
7c7 ,applicability ,section #agbj;,j (  
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$  
by subsection 7a71 %all take effect on !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all    
apply ) respect to any vet]an :o is     
eligible "u subsection 7b7 ( t section1 
includ+ su* a vet]an :o1 z ( ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 resides 9 a ,/ate  
lic5s$ or c]tifi$ resid5tial c>e        
facility1 z su* t]m is def9$ 9          
subsection 7c7 ( su* section4