[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3320-S3321]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2402. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to

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amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1066. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON AVAILABILITY OF LONG-
                   TERM CARE OPTIONS FOR VETERANS FROM DEPARTMENT 
                   OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study on the availability of long-term 
     care options from the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
     veterans with combat-related disabilities, including veterans 
     who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001.
       (b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall--
       (1) determine the potential demand for long-term care by 
     veterans eligible for health care from the Department;
       (2) determine the capacity of the Department for providing 
     all four levels of long-term care, which are independent 
     living, assisted living, nursing home care, and memory care;
       (3) identify the number of veterans with combat-related 
     disabilities who require a personal care assistant and which 
     facilities of the Department provide this service; and
       (4) examine the value of long-term care benefits provided 
     by the Department, including personal care assistant 
     services, to identify the potential elements of a pilot 
     program that affords aging veterans the choice of receiving 
     long-term care benefits at nonprofit continuing care 
     retirement communities.
       (c) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2020, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on 
     the study conducted under this section.
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