,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ba1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,golden 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,young1 and ,ms4 ,pingree7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the          
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
waive certain eligibility requirements  
for a veteran to receive per diem       
payments for domiciliary care at a      
,state home1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,state ,veterans ,homes         
,domiciliary ,care ,flexibility ,act4   
#b4 ,waiver of requirements of          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs for   
receipt of per diem payments for        
domiciliary care at ,state homes and    
modification of eligibility for such    
payments  7a7 ,waiver of requirements   
,notwithstanding section #agda of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code 7as amended  
by subsection 7b771 the ,secretary of   

,veterans ,affairs shall modify section 
#ea4ea7;b7 of title #ch1 ,code of       
,federal ,regulations 7or successor     
regulations71 to provide the ,secretary 
the authority to waive the requirements 
under such section #ea4ea7;b7 for a     
veteran to be eligible for per diem     
payments for domiciliary care at a      
,state home if-- 7#a7 the veteran has   
met not fewer than four of the          
requirements set forth in such section2 
or  7#b7 such waiver would be in the    
best interest of the veteran4  7b7      
,modification of eligibility ,section   
#agda7;a77#a7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended1 in the flush 
text following subparagraph 7,b71 by    
striking in a ,department facility and  
inserting under the laws administered by
 the ,secretary4  7c7 ,state home       
defined ,in this section1 the term      
,state home has the meaning given that  
term in section #aja7ai7 of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code4