[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9404 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9404

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
   Veterans Affairs to provide extended care services to spouses of 
                           certain veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 23, 2024

    Mr. Kean of New Jersey 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 provide extended care services to spouses of 
                           certain veterans.

    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 ``Home Health Aides for Veterans' 
Spouses Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROVISION OF EXTENDED CARE 
              SERVICES TO SPOUSES OF CERTAIN VETERANS.

    Section 1710B of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) The Secretary may provide extended care services under this 
section to the spouse of a veteran in the same manner as such services 
may be provided to a veteran, if--
            ``(1) the veteran is over the age of 75; and
            ``(2) the Secretary determines that under the 
        circumstances, that the provision of extended care services to 
        the spouse is in the best interests of the spouse and the 
        veteran.''.
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