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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1617 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 267

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1617

                          [Report No. 103-476]

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                                 A BILL

To authorize the establishment on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., 
Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, of a facility 
to provide temporary accommodations for family members of severely ill 
     children being treated at a nearby university medical center.

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                             April 14, 1994

   Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
                    Union, and ordered to be printed

                                                 Union Calendar No. 267
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1617

                          [Report No. 103-476]

To authorize the establishment on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., 
Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, of a facility 
to provide temporary accommodations for family members of severely ill 
     children being treated at a nearby university medical center.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 1993

   Mrs. Collins of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

                             April 14, 1994

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Durbin, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Yates, 
 Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sangmeister, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
 Evans, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Michel, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
  Gutierrez, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Stump, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
Quinn, Mr. Ridge, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Richardson, 
   Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Parker, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
                       Bilirakis, and Mr. Linder

                             April 14, 1994

   Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
                    Union, and ordered to be printed

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
To authorize the establishment on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., 
Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, of a facility 
to provide temporary accommodations for family members of severely ill 
     children being treated at a nearby university medical center.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT FOR USE OF PROPERTY AT 
              EDWARD HINES, JR., DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              HOSPITAL.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into a 
long-term lease or similar agreement with the organization known as The 
Caring Place at Loyola, Inc., a not-for-profit organization operating 
under the laws of the State of Illinois, to permit that organization to 
establish on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., Department of 
Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, a facility to provide 
temporary accommodations for family members of severely ill children 
who are being treated at the Loyola University of Chicago Medical 
Center and other hospitals.
    (b) Conditions.--An agreement under subsection (a) shall ensure 
that there shall be no cost to the United States as a result of the 
property use authorized by that subsection and may permit the use of 
the property without rent.
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