,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dibb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bb1
 #bjbb,mr4 ,boozman 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,peters1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 and ,mr4         
,manchin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to provide a burial      
allowance for certain veterans who die  
at home while in receipt of hospice care
 furnished by the ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,gerald's
 ,law ,act4  #b4 ,burial allowance for  
certain veterans who die at home while  
in receipt of hospice care furnished by 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,in general ,subsection 7a77#b77;,a7 of 
section #bcjc of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as amended by section    
#bbjb7;a77#c77;,b77ii7 of the ,johnny   
,isakson and ,david ,p4 ,roe1 ,m4,d4    
,veterans ,health ,care and ,benefits   

,improvement ,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law
 #aaf-cae2 #acd ,stat4 #dihd71 is       
further amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7i71 by
 striking 2 or and inserting a          
semicolon2  7#b7 in clause 7ii7-- 7,a7  
in subclause 7,,ii71 by striking 2 or   
and inserting a semicolon2 and  7,b7 in 
subclause 7,,iii71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 or2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following new clause3  7iii7 a home or  
other setting at which the deceased     
veteran was1 at the time of death1      
receiving hospice care pursuant to      
section #agag7;a7 of this title if such 
care was directly preceded by the       
,secretary furnishing to the veteran    
hospital care or nursing home care as   
described in subclause 7,i71 7,,ii71 or 
7,,iii7 of clause 7ii74  4  7b7         
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
subsection 7a7 shall take effect as if  
included in the enactment of the ,johnny
 ,isakson and ,david ,p4 ,roe1 ,m4,d4   
,veterans ,health ,care and ,benefits   

,improvement ,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law
 #aaf-cae74