[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4276 Engrossed in House (EH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4276
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To extend and modify a pilot program on assisted living services for
veterans with traumatic brain injury.
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 Traumatic Brain Injury Care
Improvement Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON ASSISTED LIVING
SERVICES FOR VETERANS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
(a) Modification of Report Requirements.--Subsection (e) of section
1705 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
(Public Law 110-181; 38 U.S.C. 1710C note) is amended to read as
follows:
``(e) Reports.--
``(1) Quarterly reports.--
``(A) In general.--For each calendar quarter
occurring during the period beginning January 1, 2015,
and ending September 30, 2017, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
pilot program.
``(B) Elements.--Each report submitted under
subparagraph (A) shall include each of the following
for the quarter preceding the quarter during which the
report is submitted the following:
``(i) The number of individuals that
participated in the pilot program.
``(ii) The number of individuals that
successfully completed the pilot program.
``(iii) The degree to which pilot program
participants and family members of pilot
program participants were satisfied with the
pilot program.
``(iv) The interim findings and conclusions
of the Secretary with respect to the success of
the pilot program and recommendations for
improvement.
``(2) Final report.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the
completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a final report
on the pilot program.
``(B) Elements.--The final report required by
subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
``(i) A description of the pilot program.
``(ii) The Secretary's assessment of the
utility of the activities carried out under the
pilot program in enhancing the rehabilitation,
quality of life, and community reintegration of
veterans with traumatic brain injury.
``(iii) An evaluation of the pilot program
in light of independent living programs carried
out by the Secretary under title 38, United
States Code, including--
``(I) whether the pilot program
duplicates services provided under such
independent living programs;
``(II) the ways in which the pilot
program provides different services
that the services provided under such
independent living program;
``(III) how the pilot program could
be better defined or shaped; and
``(IV) whether the pilot program
should be incorporated into such
independent living programs.
``(iv) Such recommendations as the
Secretary considers appropriate regarding
improving the pilot program.''.
(b) Definition of Community-based Brain Injury Residential
Rehabilitative Care Services.--Such section is further amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``assisted living''
and inserting ``community-based brain injury residential
rehabilitative care'';
(2) in subsection (c), in the subsection heading, by
striking ``Assisted Living'' and inserting ``Community-Based
Brain Injury Residential Rehabilitative Care'';
(3) by striking ``assisted living'' each place it appears,
and inserting ``community-based brain injury rehabilitative
care''; and
(4) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``and personal care''
and inserting ``rehabilitation, and personal care''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Prohibition on New Appropriations.--No additional funds are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act and the amendments
made by this Act, and this Act and such amendments shall be carried out
using amounts otherwise available for such purpose.
Passed the House of Representatives September 16, 2014.
Attest:
Clerk.
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4276
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To extend and modify a pilot program on assisted living services for
veterans with traumatic brain injury.