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Union Calendar No. 96 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1005 

[Report No. 115–148] 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult 

day health care services for veterans. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2017 

Mr. ZELDIN (for himself and Miss RICE of New York) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

MAY 23, 2017 

Additional sponsors: Mr. WALZ, Mr. JONES, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. SMITH of Washington, 

Mrs. LOVE, Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. HECK, Mr. STEWART, Mr. BISHOP of 

Utah, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. FASO, Mr. NEAL, Ms. 

MENG, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. WELCH, Mr. KILMER, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 

KENNEDY, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. STEFANIK, 

Ms. TENNEY, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. COLLINS

of New York, Mr. KATKO, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N of 

Puerto Rico, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 

MOULTON, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. MCGOVERN, 

Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. WITTMAN, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. LANCE, Ms. 

SLAUGHTER, and Mr. KEATING

MAY 23, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 

provision of adult day health care services for veterans. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. PROVISION OF ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE 

4 SERVICES FOR VETERANS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1745 of title 38, United 

6 States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall enter into an agreement 

10 under section 1720(c)(1) of this title or a contract with 

11 each State home for payment by the Secretary for adult 

12 day health care provided to a veteran who is eligible for, 

13 but does not receive, nursing home care pursuant to sub14 section (a). 

15 ‘‘(2) Payment under each agreement or contract be16 tween the Secretary and a State home under paragraph 

17 (1) for each veteran who receives care under such para18 graph shall be made at a rate that is equal to 65 percent 

19 of the payment that the Secretary would pay to the State 

20 home pursuant to subsection (a)(2) if the veteran received 

21 nursing home care under subsection (a) rather than under 

22 paragraph (1) of this subsection. 

23 ‘‘(3) Payment by the Secretary under paragraph (1) 

24 to a State home for adult day health care provided to a 

25 veteran described in that paragraph constitutes payment 


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1 in full to the State home for such care furnished to that 

2 veteran.’’; and 

3 (2) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, adult day 

4 health care,’’ after ‘‘home care’’. 

5 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

6 at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended 

7 by striking the item relating to section 1745 and inserting 

8 the following new item: 

‘‘1745. Nursing home care, adult day health care, and medications for veterans 

with service-connected disabilities.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 96 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1005 

[Report No. 115–148] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 

veterans. the provision of adult day health care services for 

MAY 23, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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