,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,king 7for himself and ,ms4   
,collins7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,veterans ,affairs to publish a rule to
 implement the requirement that the     
,secretary be permitted to waive the    
limitation in law on reimbursement of   
veterans receiving domiciliary care in  
,state homes4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,reimburse     
,veterans for ,domiciliary ,care ,act4  
#b4 ,publication of rule for waiver on  
limitation of payments to ,state homes  
for domiciliary care provided to        
veterans  7a7 ,proposed rule ,not later 
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall prescribe   
and publish in the ,federal ,register a 
proposed rule implementing the          

requirement under section #cjjg7;a7 of  
the ,johnny ,isakson and ,david ,p4     
,roe1 ,m4,d4 ,veterans ,health ,care and
 ,benefits ,improvement ,act of #bjbj   
7,public ,law #aaf-cae2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4   
#agda note74  7b7 ,final rule ,not later
 than #ahj days after the publication of
 the initial rule required under        
subsection 7a71 or the date that is #bfj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 whichever occurs first1 the 
,secretary shall prescribe and publish  
in the ,federal ,register a final rule  
implementing the requirement specified  
in such subsection4  7c7 ,retroactive   
payments ,in prescribing the proposed   
rule under subsection 7a7 and the final 
rule under subsection 7b71 the          
,secretary shall ensure that the        
authority of the ,secretary to provide  
payments to ,state homes 7as defined in 
section #aja7ai7 of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code7 pursuant to any such rule
 is retroactive to ,january #e1 #bjba4