I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 650 
To provide for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program 
to determine the effectiveness of contracting for the use of private mem-
ory care facilities for veterans with Alzheimer’s Disease. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2007 
Mr. REYNOLDS (for himself, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. COLE of Okla-
homa, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. FORTUN˜O, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. HAYES, Mr. 
KUHL of New York, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. SESSIONS, and Mr. WOLF) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct 
a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of con-
tracting for the use of private memory care facilities 
for veterans with Alzheimer’s Disease. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PILOT 
PROGRAM OF USE OF PRIVATE MEMORY 
CARE FACILITIES FOR VETERANS WITH ALZ-
HEIMER’S DISEASE. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall conduct a pilot program to determine the effec-
tiveness of contracting with private memory care facilities 
to provide needed services for veterans suffering from Alz-
heimer’s Disease as an alternative to the provision by the 
Secretary of inpatient care or home health care for such 
veterans. 
(b) SCOPE OF PILOT PROGRAM.—(1) The pilot pro-
gram shall be conducted through five medical centers of 
the Veterans Health Administration selected by the Sec-
retary for such purpose. 
(2) The program shall be conducted during fiscal 
years 2007 and 2008. 
(3) Under the pilot program, the Secretary may con-
tract for services for eligible veterans from private memory 
care facilities. Any such contract shall be entered into in 
the same manner as applies to contracts under section 
1703 of title 38, United States Code. 
(c) REPORT.—Upon the conclusion of the pilot pro-
gram, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report pro-
viding the results of the pilot program. The report shall 
be submitted not later than 90 days after the end of the 
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pilot program. The Secretary shall include in the report 
the following: 
(1) The Secretary’s assessment of the benefits 
to veterans of the pilot program. 
(2) The Secretary’s assessment of the effect of 
the pilot program on the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, including the effect on delivery of health 
care to veterans suffering from Alzheimer’s disease 
or related memory disorders. 
(3) Any other findings and conclusions of the 
Secretary with respect to the pilot program. 
(4) Any recommendations of the Secretary 
for— 
(A) continuation of the pilot program; 
(B) extension of the pilot program to other 
service regions or to all service regions of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs; or 
(C) for making the authority to enter into 
contracts as described in subsection (b)(3) a 
permanent authority under section 1703 of title 
38, United States Code. 
(d) MEMORY CARE FACILITIES.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘‘memory care facility’’ means a fa-
cility that provides specialized services and housing that 
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are tailored to the individual needs of those suffering from 
Alzheimer’s disease or related memory disorders. 
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