,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #caai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #f1 #bjbe,mr4 
,moran 7= himself & ,mr4 ,blum5?al7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to make tempor>y lodg+ facilities ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs available 
= memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 o!r           
individuals on active duty1 & family    
memb]s ( su* individuals on a           
space-available basis1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,fi%] ,h\se ,availability ,act (    
#bjbe4  #b4 ,expansion ( availability ( 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs tempor>y  
lodg+ to c]ta9 individuals ,section     
#agjh ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by am5d+ subsection 7a7 
to read z foll[s3  7a7 ,! ,secret>y may 
furni% p]sons describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 
) tempor>y lodg+ 9 a ,fi%] h\se or o!r  

appropriate facility 9 accordance ) ?is 
section4  2  7#b7 9 subsection 7b7--    
7,a7 by am5d+ p>agraph 7#b7 to read z   
foll[s3  7#b7 ,a memb] ( ! family ( a   
vet]an describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 & o!rs  
:o accompany su* vet]an & provide !     
equival5t ( familial support = su*      
vet]an4  2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+ new p>agraphs3  7#c7 ,on a       
space-available basis-- 7,a7 an eligible
 individual :o mu/ travel a significant 
di/ance to receive c>e or s]vices at a  
,dep>tm5t facility or non-,dep>tm5t     
facility2 &  7,b7 a memb] ( ! family (  
an eligible individual describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,a7 & o!rs :o accompany su*
 eligible individual & provide !        
equival5t ( familial support = su*      
eligible individual dur+ ! receipt ( c>e
 or s]vices describ$ 9 su* subp>agraph4 
7#d7 ,on a space-available basis-- 7,a7 
a memb] ( ! family ( a vet]an :o mu/    
travel a significant di/ance = su*      
family memb] to receive c>e or s]vices  
at a ,dep>tm5t facility or non-,dep>tm5t

 facility2 &  7,b7 ! vet]an & o!rs :o   
accompany su* family memb] & provide !  
equival5t ( familial support = su*      
family memb] dur+ ! receipt ( c>e or    
s]vices describ$ 9 su* subp>agraph4     
7#e7 ,on a space-available basis-- 7,a7 
a memb] ( ! family ( an eligible        
individual :o mu/ travel a significant  
di/ance = su* family memb] to receive   
c>e or s]vices at a ,dep>tm5t facility  
or non-,dep>tm5t facility2 &  7,b7 !    
eligible individual & o!rs :o accompany 
su* family memb] & provide ! equival5t (
 familial support = su* family memb]    
dur+ ! receipt ( c>e or s]vices describ$
 9 su* subp>agraph4  2  7#c7 by /rik+   
subsection 7c7 & r$esignat+ subsections 
7d7 & 7e7 z subsections 7c7 & 7d71      
respectively2  7#d7 9 subsection 7d71 z 
s r$esignat$-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by 
/rik+ subsection 7d7 & ins]t+ subsection
 7c72  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ a 
vet]an "u subsection 7b77#b7 & ins]t+ an
 individual "u subsection 7b72  7,c7 9  
p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ & aft] !        

semicolon2  7,d7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 
7#e7 z p>agraph 7#f72 &  7,e7 by ins]t+ 
aft] p>agraph 7#d7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph
 7#e73  7#e7 e/abli%+ crit]ia = provid+ 
access to tempor>y lodg+ facilities on a
 space-available basis "u p>agraphs 7#c7
 ?r\gh 7#e7 ( subsection 7b72 &  2 &    
7#e7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
subsection3  7e7 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,!
 t]m eligible individual means a memb] (
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 reg>dless ( duty /atus1 
or any individual on active duty4  7#b7 
,! t]m ,fi%] h\se means a h\s+ facility 
t-- 7,a7 is locat$ at1 or 9 proximity   
to1 a ,dep>tm5t m$ical facility2  7,b7  
is available = resid5tial use on a      
tempor>y basis by pati5ts ( t facility &
 o!rs describ$ 9 subsection 7b72 &  7,c7
 is con/ruct$ by1 & donat$ to !         
,secret>y by1 ! ,za*>y & ,elizabe? ,m4  
,fi%] ,arm$ ,s]vices ,f\ndation or !    
,fi%] ,h\se ,f\ndation1 ,inc4  4