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State plan or waiver under title XIX of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
(2) STANDARDS.—The Secretary may not place,
transfer, or admit a veteran to any facility for as-
sisted living services under this program unless the
Secretary determines that the facility meets such
standards as the Secretary may prescribe for purposes
of the pilot program. Such standards shall, to the ex-
tent practicable, be consistent with the standards of
Federal, State, and local agencies charged with the re-
sponsibility of licensing or otherwise regulating or in-
specting such facilities.
(e) CONTINUATION OF CASE MANAGEMENT AND REHA-
BILITATION SERVICES.—In carrying the pilot program
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall continue to provide
each veteran who is receiving assisted living services under
the pilot program with rehabilitative services and shall des-
ignate Department health-care employees to furnish case
management services for veterans participating in the pilot
program.
(f) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after
the completion of the pilot program, the Secretary
shall submit to the congressional veterans affairs com-
mittees a report on the pilot program.
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(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following:
(A) A description of the pilot program.
(B) An assessment of the utility of the ac-
tivities under the pilot program in enhancing
the rehabilitation, quality of life, and commu-
nity reintegration of veterans with traumatic
brain injury.
(C) Such recommendations as the Secretary
considers appropriate regarding the extension or
expansion of the pilot program.
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘assisted living services’’ means
services of a facility in providing room, board, and
personal care for and supervision of residents for
their health, safety, and welfare.
(2) The term ‘‘case management services’’ in-
cludes the coordination and facilitation of all services
furnished to a veteran by the Department of Veterans
Affairs, either directly or through contract, including
assessment of needs, planning, referral (including re-
ferral for services to be furnished by the Department,
either directly or through a contract, or by an entity
other than the Department), monitoring, reassess-
ment, and followup.
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(3) The term ‘‘congressional veterans affairs
committees’’ means—
(A) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of
the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of
the House of Representatives.
(4) The term ‘‘eligible veteran’’ means a veteran
who—
(A) is enrolled in the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs health care system;
(B) has received treatment for traumatic
brain injury from the Department of Veterans
Affairs;
(C) is unable to manage routine activities
of daily living without supervision and assist-
ance; and
(D) could reasonably be expected to receive
ongoing services after the end of the pilot pro-
gram under this section under another govern-
ment program or through other means.
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to carry out this section, $8,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2008 through 2013.
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SEC. 1706. RESEARCH ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
(a) INCLUSION OF RESEARCH ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY UNDER ONGOING RESEARCH PROGRAMS.—The
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, in carrying out research
programs and activities under the provisions of law referred
to in subsection (b), ensure that such programs and activi-
ties include research on the sequelae of mild to severe forms
of traumatic brain injury, including—
(1) research on visually-related neurological con-
ditions;
(2) research on seizure disorders;
(3) research on means of improving the diag-
nosis, rehabilitative treatment, and prevention of such
sequelae;
(4) research to determine the most effective cog-
nitive and physical therapies for the sequelae of trau-
matic brain injury; and
(5) research on dual diagnosis of post-traumatic
stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.
(b) RESEARCH AUTHORITIES.—The provisions of law
referred to in this subsection are the following:
(1) Section 3119 of title 38, United States Code,
relating to rehabilitation research and special
projects.
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(2) Section 7303 of such title, relating to re-
search programs of the Veterans Health Administra-
tion.
(3) Section 7327 of such title, relating to re-
search, education, and clinical activities on complex
multi-trauma associated with combat injuries.
(c) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out the research re-
quired by subsection (a), the Secretary shall collaborate
with facilities that—
(1) conduct research on rehabilitation for indi-
viduals with traumatic brain injury; and
(2) receive grants for such research from the Na-
tional Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Re-
search of the Department of Education.
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives a report describing in comprehensive detail the re-
search to be carried out pursuant to subsection (a).
SEC. 1707. AGE-APPROPRIATE NURSING HOME CARE.
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that young veterans who
are injured or disabled through military service and require
long-term care should have access to age-appropriate nurs-
ing home care.