[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2112 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2112

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit per diem payments by 
       the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to State veterans homes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 1995

Mr. Torricelli introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit per diem payments by 
       the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to State veterans homes.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Care Commitment Act 
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PER DIEM PAYMENTS TO STATE VETERANS HOMES.

    Section 1742 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) No payment or grant may be made to a State home under this 
subchapter if after the date of the enactment of this subsection the 
State home (or other State entity acting on behalf of the State home) 
enters into (or renews or extends) a contract for, or otherwise 
arranges for, the performance of any function at that home by 
individuals who are not employees of the State unless the Secretary 
certifies to Congress that the performance of that function at that 
home by individuals who are not employees of the State will not have an 
adverse effect on the quality of patient care and services provided at 
that home.''.
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