,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #accj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bg1    
#bjbc,mr4 ,boozman 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,peters7 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 and  
funeral allowance for certain veterans  
who die at home or in other settings    
while in receipt of hospice care        
furnished by the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,gerald's ,law ,act4
  #b4 ,burial and funeral allowance for 
certain veterans who die at home or in  
other settings while in receipt of      
hospice care furnished by ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general    
,section #bcjc7;a77#b77;,a7 of title    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code is amended-- 
7#a7 in clause 7i71 by striking 2 or and
 inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in clause 

7ii77,,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-cae2 #acd ,stat4     
#dicb74