A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include contracts and grants for residential care for veterans in the exception to the requirement that the Federal Government recover a portion of the value of certain projects.

Bill: 113-s-1540
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2013-09-24
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions

Health programs administration and funding

Public contracts and procurement

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-09-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Includes among the circumstances under which the federal government shall not be entitled to recover a portion of the value of state home facilities that received a grant for, but that the state has ceased to operate for, furnishing domiciliary or nursing home care to veterans the provision by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) of a contract or grant for veterans' residential care in such facilities. </p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1540 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 24, 2013 Mr. Brown introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to include contracts and grants for residential care for veterans in the exception to the requirement that the Federal Government recover a portion of the value of certain projects.

1. Inclusion of contracts and grants for residential care for veterans in exception to certain recapture requirements Section 8136(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting , or the provision by the Secretary of a contract or grant for residential care for veterans, after outpatient clinic .