,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ah1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,gottheimer introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to require that          
domiciliary facilities of the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs and   
,state homes that provide housing to    
veterans have resident advocates4  #a4  
,requirement of resident advocate in a  
domiciliary facility of the ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs or ,state home    
7a7 ,domiciliary facilities of the      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,subchapter ,i of chapter #ag of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
section 7and conforming the table of    
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter accordingly73  #agbj,m4         
,resident advocates in domiciliary      
facilities of the ,department  7a7      

,requirement ,the ,secretary shall      
employ in each domiciliary facility of  
the ,department a resident advocate4    
7b7 ,duties ,a resident advocate shall  
have duties that include the following3 
7#a7 ,to serve as a liaison between     
veterans in the domiciliary facility and
 the ,secretary4  7#b7 ,to receive      
complaints from such veterans1 transmit 
such complaints to the director of such 
domiciliary facility1 and respond to    
such complaints4  7#c7 ,when the        
resident advocate determines it         
appropriate1 to submit such a complaint 
to the ,secretary1 the ,inspector       
,general of the ,department4  4  7b7    
,state homes ,section #agda of title    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7g7 as
 subsection 7h72 and  7#b7 by inserting1
 after subsection 7f71 the following new
 subsection 7g73  7g7 ,to be eligible   
for payment for domiciliary care        
provided to a veteran in a ,state home  
under this section1 a ,state shall      

employ in such ,state home a resident   
advocate4 ,a resident advocate shall    
have duties that include the following3 
7#a7 ,to serve as a liaison between     
veterans in such ,state home and the    
,state4  7#b7 ,to receive complaints    
from such veterans1 transmit such       
complaints to the director of the ,state
 home1 and respond to such complaints4  
7#c7 ,when the resident advocate        
determines it appropriate1 to submit    
such a complaint to the ,secretary1 the 
,inspector ,general of the ,department1 
or an appropriate ,state official4  4