I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4505 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 26, 2010 Mr. Thornberry (for himself and Mr. Snyder) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents any of whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces.

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Expansion of state home care for parents of veterans who died while serving in armed forces

In administering section 51.210(d) of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall permit a State home to provide services to, in addition to non-veterans described in such subsection, a non-veteran any of whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces.