,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #e1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,houchin introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to provide for           
consideration of certain factors under  
the ,veterans ,community ,care ,program1
 to provide for expedited approval of   
certain requests for ,veterans ,care    
,agreements1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,larry ,barrett ,veterans' 
,memory ,care ,act of #bjbe4  #b4       
,consideration under ,veterans          
,community ,care ,program of veteran    
preference for care1 continuity of care1
 and need for caregiver or attendant    
7a7 ,in general ,section #agjc7;d77#b7  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subparagraphs3  7,f7      
,during the three-year period beginning 

on the date of the enactment of the     
,dignity in ,veterans ,aging ,act of    
#bjbe--  7i7 in the case of a covered   
veteran seeking extended care services--
 7,i7 the preference of the covered     
veteran for where1 when1 and how to seek
 such services2 and  7,,ii7 whether the 
covered veteran requests or requires the
 assistance of a caregiver or attendant 
when seeking such services2 and  7ii7   
continuity of care4  4  7b7 ,treatment  
of sunset ,in the case of a veteran who 
is a covered veteran under section #agjc
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1   
and who is receiving extended care      
services pursuant to subparagraph 7,f7  
of subsection 7d77#b7 of such section1  
the veteran may continue to receive such
 care or services until the end of the  
episode of care notwithstanding the     
termination date specified in such      
subparagraph4  #c4 ,expedited approval  
process for certain requests for        
,veterans ,care ,agreements ,section    
#agjc;,a of title #ch1 ,united ,states  

,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by            
redesignating subsections 7k7 and 7l7 as
 subsections 7l7 and 7m71 respectively2 
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7j7  
the following new subsection 7k73  7k7  
,expedited approval process  7#a7 ,in   
the case of a request made by a covered 
individual described in paragraph 7#b7  
for a ,veterans ,care ,agreement with an
 eligible entity or provider1 the       
,secretary shall-- 7,a7 approve the     
request under this section1 including   
the certification under subsection 7c7  
regardless of whether the eligible      
entity or provider meets the criteria   
under such subsection or the            
requirements under subsection 7e71 by   
not later than #cj days after the date  
on which the request is made2 and  7,b7 
during the period beginning on the date 
of the request and ending on the date of
 the approval of the request1 provide   
in-home care services for the covered   
veteran under section #agbj,l of this   
title4  7#b7 ,a covered individual      

described in this subsection is a       
covered individual who--  7,a7 has      
expressed to the ,secretary a preference
 to receive an extended care service    
required by the individual from an      
eligible entity or provider that-- 7i7  
is not party to a ,veterans ,care       
,agreement under this section2 and  7ii7
 is not a health care provider specified
 in section #agjc7;c7 of this title2 and
  7,b7 resides in a location that       
requires traveling for longer than an   
hour to reach the location of any health
 care provider specified in section     
#agjc7;c7 of this title who is qualified
 to furnish the extended care service   
required by the individual4  2 and  7#c7
 in subsection 7e77#a71 by striking     
subsection 7k7 and inserting subsection 
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