[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 852 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 852

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment to 
   States of per diem for veterans who receive adult day health care 
 through State homes, and to authorize the provision of assistance to 
  States for the construction of adult day health care facilities at 
                              State homes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               April 29 (legislative day, April 19), 1993

  Mr. Conrad introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment to 
   States of per diem for veterans who receive adult day health care 
 through State homes, and to authorize the provision of assistance to 
  States for the construction of adult day health care facilities at 
                              State homes.

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

SECTION 1. PAYMENT TO STATES OF PER DIEM FOR VETERANS RECEIVING ADULT 
              DAY HEALTH CARE.

    Section 1741 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2):
    ``(2) The Secretary may pay each State per diem at a rate 
determined by the Secretary for each veteran receiving adult day health 
care in a State home, if such veteran is eligible for such care under 
laws administered by the Secretary.''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADULT DAY HEALTH 
              CARE FACILITIES AT STATE HOMES.

    (a) In General.--Section 8131(3) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ``adult day health,'' before ``or hospital 
care''.
    (b) Declaration of Purpose.--Section 8132 of such title is amended 
by inserting ``adult day health,'' before ``or hospital care''.
    (c) Priority of Applications.--Section 8135(b) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ``or adult day health 
        care facilities'' after ``domiciliary beds''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``or construction 
        (other than new construction) of adult day health care 
        buildings'' before the semicolon.

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