[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 725 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 725

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain authorities 
    relating to the provision of community-based health care by the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               April 25 (legislative day, April 24), 1995

 Mr. Rockefeller (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Dorgan, and 
Mr. Wellstone) 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 extend certain authorities 
    relating to the provision of community-based health care by the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

    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 Community-Based Care Act of 
1995''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES RELATING TO COMMUNITY-BASED 
              CARE.

    (a) Alcohol or Drug Dependence and Abuse.--Section 1720A(e) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``December 31, 
1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``December 31, 2000''.
    (b) Noninstitutional Alternatives to Nursing Home Care.--Section 
1720C(a) of such title is amended by striking out ``September 30, 
1995,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``December 31, 2000,''.
    (c) Community-Based Residential Care for Homeless Chronically 
Mentally Ill Veterans and Other Veterans.--Section 115(d) of the 
Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988 (38 U.S.C. 1712 note) is 
amended by striking out ``September 30, 1995'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``December 31, 2000''.
    (d) Demonstration Program of Compensated Work Therapy.--Section 
7(a) of Public Law 102-54 (38 U.S.C. 1718 note) is amended by striking 
out ``fiscal years 1991 through 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``the period beginning on October 1, 1990, and ending on December 31, 
2000''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL 
              PROPERTY.

    Section 8169 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``December 31, 2000''.
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