,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #idjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #bc1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,kean of ,new ,jersey         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to authorize the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs to provide extended care      
services to spouses of certain veterans4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,home ,health ,aides for   
,veterans' ,spouses ,act4  #b4          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
provision of extended care services to  
spouses of certain veterans ,section    
#agaj;,b of title #ch1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new subsection3  7f7 ,the 
,secretary may provide extended care    
services under this section to the      
spouse of a veteran in the same manner  
as such services may be provided to a   
veteran1 if-- 7#a7 the veteran is over  

the age of #ge2 and  7#b7 the ,secretary
 determines that under the              
circumstances1 that the provision of    
extended care services to the spouse is 
in the best interests of the spouse and 
the veteran4  4