[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2327 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2327

    To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that per diem 
payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care of veterans 
  in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other payments 
                        made to assist veterans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 21, 2004

 Mr. Campbell (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Ms. Snowe) 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 clarify that per diem 
payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care of veterans 
  in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other payments 
                        made to assist veterans.

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

SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PER DIEM 
              PAYMENTS TO STATE HOMES FOR VETERANS.

    Section 1741 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Payments to States pursuant to this section shall not be 
considered a liability of a third party, or otherwise be utilized to 
offset or reduce any other payment made to assist veterans.''.
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