[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1871 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1871

 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report to Congress on 
the long-term needs of veterans in the State of New Jersey for nursing 
home care and on the feasibility of providing a State home construction 
grant to that State to assist in the construction of a new nursing home 
   in central New Jersey to meet the nursing home needs of veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 1993

   Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report to Congress on 
the long-term needs of veterans in the State of New Jersey for nursing 
home care and on the feasibility of providing a State home construction 
grant to that State to assist in the construction of a new nursing home 
   in central New Jersey to meet the nursing home needs of veterans.

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

SECTION 1. REPORT ON STATE HOME CONSTRUCTION GRANT FOR AN ADDITIONAL 
              STATE NURSING HOME IN NEW JERSEY.

    (a) Report.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 
Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report on the feasibility and desirability of making 
a grant to the State of New Jersey under the State home grants program 
for the construction in central New Jersey of a new State nursing home 
for veterans in that State.
    (b) Study of Long-Term Needs.--Before submitting the report 
required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct a study of 
the long-term needs of veterans in the State of New Jersey for nursing 
home care and the adequacy of existing facilities in the State to meet 
those needs.
    (c) Deadline.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
submitted not later than six months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (d) Definition.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term ``State 
home grants program'' means the Department of Veterans Affairs program 
carried out under subchapter III of chapter 81 of title 38, United 
States Code.

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