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(i) the cost of travel to and, if applicable, 
temporarily relocate to reside near the facility 
where the War on Terror Wounded Hero is re-
ceiving medical treatment, and 
(ii) the financial impact on family members 
who have left employment to care for the War 
on Terror Wounded Hero. 
(C) Any change in pay status of a War on Ter-
ror Wounded Hero. 
(D) Any applicable incorrect orders. 
(E) Debts owed by a War on Terror Wounded 
Hero to the United States for equipment issued, or 
overpayment made, to the War on Terror Wounded 
Hero by the military departments. 
(F) Level of indebtedness of the War on Terror 
Wounded Hero and family, including consideration 
of the ability of the family to secure basic necessities 
of life, such as food and shelter. 
(G) Consideration of the standard of living of 
the War on Terror Wounded Hero and family before 
the severe injury was incurred. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of De-
fense $50,000,000 for each fiscal year, beginning with fis-
cal year 2007, to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 3. EXPANSION AND MODIFICATION OF MEDICAL AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS 
OF WAR ON TERROR WOUNDED HEROES AND 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
(a) SPECIALLY
TAILORED
PROGRAM.—(1) Sub-
chapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended adding at the end the following new sections: 
‘‘§ 1720F. Improvement of medical services for War 
on Terror Wounded Heroes 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT FOR UNIFORM AND SUFFICIENT 
ASSISTANCE.—In providing the medical services specified 
in subsection (c) to veterans who are War on Terror 
Wounded Heroes, the Secretary shall ensure the provision 
of sufficient services in a uniform manner to meet the 
needs of all such veterans without regard to geographic 
location of the residences of such veterans. The scope and 
intensity of services required by this section shall be suffi-
cient to permit the spouse of the veteran, who would other-
wise be providing care in the home to the veteran, to be 
employed on a full-time basis. 
‘‘(b) MODIFICATION OF SERVICES TO MEET NEEDS 
OF WAR ON TERROR WOUNDED HEROES.—The medical 
services required to be provided to War on Terror Wound-
ed Heroes under subsection (a) shall be tailored to meet 
the needs of the population of War on Terror Wounded 
Heroes and shall include specialized programs for the re-
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habilitation of such veterans, reintegration of such vet-
erans into civilian life, and promotion of independent liv-
ing for such veterans. 
‘‘(c) SPECIFICATION OF MEDICAL SERVICES.—The 
medical services referred to in subsection (a) are the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Adult day health care under section 
1710(b) of this title. 
‘‘(2) Home health services under section 1717 
of this title. 
‘‘(3) Respite care under section 1720B of this 
title. 
‘‘(4) Home-based primary care. 
‘‘(5) Hospice services. 
‘‘(6) Such other noninstitutional extended care 
services (as defined in section 1701(10)(B) of this 
title) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—(1) In this section and section 
1720G of this title, the term ‘War on Terror Wounded 
Hero’ means a veteran who on or after September 11, 
2001, was severely injured while serving on active duty 
in the theater of combat operations (as determined by the 
Secretary of Defense) of Operation Enduring Freedom or 
Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
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