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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3014 

To extend and modify a pilot program on assisted living services for veterans 

with traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 12, 2014 

Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mrs. SHAHEEN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To extend and modify a pilot program on assisted living 

services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 

for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Traumatic 

5 Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PRO7 GRAM ON ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES FOR 

8 VETERANS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. 

9 (a) MODIFICATION OF REPORT REQUIREMENTS.— 

10 Subsection (e) of section 1705 of the National Defense 


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1 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110– 

2 181; 38 U.S.C. 1710C note) is amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) QUARTERLY REPORTS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each calendar 

6 quarter occurring during the period beginning 

7 January 1, 2015, and ending September 30, 

8 2017, the Secretary shall submit to the Com9 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 

10 the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

11 House of Representatives a report on the pilot 

12 program. 

13 ‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted 

14 under subparagraph (A) shall include each of 

15 the following for the quarter preceding the 

16 quarter during which the report is submitted: 

17 ‘‘(i) The number of individuals that 

18 participated in the pilot program. 

19 ‘‘(ii) The number of individuals that 

20 successfully completed the pilot program. 

21 ‘‘(iii) The degree to which pilot pro22 gram participants and family members of 

23 pilot program participants were satisfied 

24 with the pilot program. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) The interim findings and conclu2 sions of the Secretary with respect to the 

3 success of the pilot program and rec4 ommendations for improvement. 

5 ‘‘(2) FINAL REPORT.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 

7 days after the completion of the pilot program, 

8 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

9 Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com10 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 

11 Representatives a final report on the pilot pro12 gram. 

13 ‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—The final report re14 quired by subparagraph (A) shall include the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(i) A description of the pilot pro17 gram. 

18 ‘‘(ii) The Secretary’s assessment of 

19 the utility of the activities carried out 

20 under the pilot program in enhancing the 

21 rehabilitation, quality of life, and commu22 nity reintegration of veterans with trau23 matic brain injury. 

24 ‘‘(iii) An evaluation of the pilot pro25 gram in light of independent living proVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:40 Dec 22, 2014 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3014.IS S3014

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1 grams carried out by the Secretary under 

2 title 38, United States Code, including— 

3 ‘‘(I) whether the pilot program 

4 duplicates services provided under 

5 such independent living programs; 

6 ‘‘(II) the ways in which the pilot 

7 program provides different services 

8 than the services provided under such 

9 independent living program; 

10 ‘‘(III) how the pilot program 

11 could be better defined or shaped; and 

12 ‘‘(IV) whether the pilot program 

13 should be incorporated into such inde14 pendent living programs. 

15 ‘‘(iv) Such recommendations as the 

16 Secretary considers appropriate regarding 

17 improving the pilot program.’’. 

18 (b) DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY-BASED BRAIN IN19 JURY RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATIVE CARE SERVICES.— 

20 Such section is further amended— 

21 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AS22 SISTED LIVING’’ and inserting ‘‘COMMUNITY23 BASED BRAIN INJURY RESIDENTIAL REHABILI24 TATIVE CARE’’; 


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1 (2) in subsection (c), in the subsection heading, 

2 by striking ‘‘ASSISTED LIVING’’ and inserting ‘‘COM3 MUNITY-BASED BRAIN INJURY RESIDENTIAL REHA4 BILITATIVE CARE’’; 

5 (3) by striking ‘‘assisted living’’ each place it 

6 appears, and inserting ‘‘community-based brain in7 jury rehabilitative care’’; and 

8 (4) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘and per9 sonal care’’ and inserting ‘‘rehabilitation, and per10 sonal care’’. 

11 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

12 this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 

13 of this Act. 

14 (d) PROHIBITION ON NEW APPROPRIATIONS.—No 

15 additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to 

16 carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act, 

17 and this Act and such amendments shall be carried out 

18 using amounts otherwise available for such purpose. 

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