[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3009 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3009

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to enable veterans to transfer 
  from a State veterans home in one State to a State veterans home in 
  another State, on a space-available basis, without a waiting period 
           with respect to establishment of State residency.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2005

  Mr. Filner 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 enable veterans to transfer 
  from a State veterans home in one State to a State veterans home in 
  another State, on a space-available basis, without a waiting period 
           with respect to establishment of State residency.

    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 ``A Guaranteed Home for Our Veterans 
Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR VETERANS TO TRANSFER FROM A STATE VETERANS HOME 
              IN ONE STATE TO A STATE VETERANS HOME IN ANOTHER STATE.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting at the end of subchapter V the following new 
section:
``Sec. 1744. Transfers from State home in one State to State home in 
              another State
    ``No payment or grant may be made under this subchapter to a home 
in a State that does not allow a veteran who is a resident of a State 
home in a different State to transfer to a State home in that State, on 
a space-available basis, without a requirement for a waiting period 
with respect to establishment of State residency.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1743 the 
following new item:

``1744. Transfers from State home in one State to State home in another 
                            State.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 1744 of title 38, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to payments and 
grants made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under subchapter V of 
chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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