,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #d1 #bjba,mr4 
,hudson 7= himself & ,miss ,rice ( ,new 
,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to improve        
assi/ance & support s]vices = c>egiv]s (
 vet]ans4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,c>e = ! ,vet]an ,c>egiv]  
,act4  #b4 ,improvem5ts to ! program (  
compreh5sive assi/ance = family c>egiv]s
  7a7 ,ext5d$ /ip5d paym5ts ,subp>agraph
 7,c7 ( p>agraph 7#c7 ( section         
#agbj;,g7a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] clause   
7iv7 ! foll[+ new clause3  7v7 ,if an   
eligible vet]an dies dur+ ! p]iod 9 :i* 
! ,secret>y provides to ! family c>egiv]
 ( su* vet]an assi/ance "u subp>agraph  
7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all cont9ue to       
provide to ! family c>egiv] m$ical c>e  
"u section #agha ( ?is title & ! mon?ly 
p]sonal c>egiv] /ip5d = n less ?an a    

six-mon? p]iod foll[+ ! date ( su* dea?4
 ,! ,secret>y may ext5d su* p]iod = all1
 or gr\ps (1 family c>egiv]s ( eligible 
vet]ans specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,c74  
4  7b7 ,eligibility = ! program (       
compreh5sive assi/ance = family c>egiv]s
  7#a7 ,/&>diz$ evaluation crit]ia      
,subp>agraph 7,d7 ( p>agraph 7#c7 ( su* 
section is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,9     
provid+ & ins]t+ 7i7 ,9 provid+2 &  7,b7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new clause3  
7ii7 ,9 conduct+ p]iodic evaluations "u 
clause 7i71 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t ! 
crit]ia us$ 9 conduct+ su* evaluations1 
! me?ods by :i* su* crit]ia are assess$1
 ! measurem5ts & /&>ds us$1 & !         
evaluation process & review me?ods us$1 
are /&>diz$ across all facilities ( !   
,dep>tm5t & ,vet]an ,integrat$ ,s]vice  
,networks4  4  7#b7 ,p]man5t eligibility
 ,subp>agraph 7,c7 ( su* p>agraph is    
am5d$-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+ clause 7iv7 z
 clause 7v72 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft]     
clause 7iii7 ! foll[+ new clause3  7iv7 
,bas$ ^u ! crit]ia specifi$ 9 clause    

7iii71 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a       
process by :i* vet]ans :o are det]m9$ to
 h ! mo/ significant ne$ = c>egiv]      
assi/ance are p]man5tly eligible "u ?is 
subsection4  4  7c7 ,/&>diz$ application
 proc$ures ,p>agraph 7#e7 ( su* section 
is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7#e7 7,a7 ,=
 ea* application submitt$ jo9tly by an  
eligible vet]an & family memb]1 !       
,secret>y %all evaluate 79 collaboration
 ) ! prim>y c>e team = ! eligible vet]an
 to ! maximum ext5t practicable7-- 7i7 !
 eligible vet]an-- 7,i7 to id5tify !    
p]sonal c>e s]vices requir$ by !        
eligible vet]an2 &  7,,ii7 to det]m9e   
:e!r su* requirem5ts c\ld be            
significantly or sub/antially satisfi$  
?r\gh ! provision ( p]sonal c>e s]vices 
f a family memb]2 &  7ii7 ! family memb]
 to det]m9e ! am\nt ( in/ruction1       
prep>ation1 & tra9+1 if any1 ! family   
memb] requires to provide ! p]sonal c>e 
s]vices requir$ by ! eligible vet]an--  
7,i7 z a provid] ( p]sonal c>e s]vices =
 ! eligible vet]an2 &  7,,ii7 z ! prim>y

 provid] ( p]sonal c>e s]vices = !      
eligible vet]an4  7,b7 ,9 e/abli%+ &    
evaluat+ ! applications "u subp>agraph  
7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t !       
crit]ia us$ 9 accept+ & evaluat+ su*    
applications1 ! me?ods by :i* su*       
applications are evaluat$1 ! measurem5ts
 & /&>ds us$1 & ! evaluation process &  
review me?ods us$1 are /&>diz$ across   
all facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t & ,vet]an  
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,networks4  4  7d7   
,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,su* section is fur!r  
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#f71 by /rik+  
"u p>agraph 7#e77;,b7 & ins]t+ "u       
p>agraph 7#e77;,a77ii72 &  7#b7 9       
p>agraph 7#g77;,b71 by /rik+ "u p>agraph
 7#e77;,a77i7 & ins]t+ "u p>agraph      
7#e77;,a77i77,i74