[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1762 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1762

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to expand the scope of the respite care program of the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 1999

 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Stearns, and 
 Mr. Saxton) 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 authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to expand the scope of the respite care program of the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.

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

SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS RESPITE CARE PROGRAM.

    Section 1720B of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``eligible'' and 
        inserting ``enrolled'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``the term `respite care' means 
                hospital or nursing home care'' and inserting ``the 
                term `respite care services' means care and services'';
                    (B) by striking ``is'' at the beginning of each of 
                paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting ``are''; and
                    (C) by striking ``in a Department facility'' in 
                paragraph (2); and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) In furnishing respite care services, the Secretary may enter 
into contract arrangements.''.
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