[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1617 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1617

To authorize the establishment on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., 
Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, of a facility 
to provide temporary accommodations for family members of severely ill 
     children being treated at a nearby university medical center.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 1993

   Mrs. Collins of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the establishment on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., 
Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, of a facility 
to provide temporary accommodations for family members of severely ill 
     children being treated at a nearby university medical center.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT FOR USE OF PROPERTY AT 
              EDWARD HINES, JR., DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              HOSPITAL.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into a 
long-term lease or similar agreement with the organization known as The 
Caring Place at Loyola, Inc., a not-for-profit organization operating 
under the laws of the State of Illinois, to permit that organization to 
establish on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., Department of 
Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, a facility to provide 
temporary accommodations for family members of severely ill children 
who are being treated at the Loyola University of Chicago Medical 
Center and other hospitals.
    (b) Conditions.--An agreement under subsection (a) shall ensure 
that there shall be no cost to the United States as a result of the 
property use authorized by that subsection and may permit the use of 
the property without rent.

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