Gerald’s Law Act

Bill: 117-hr-7176
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2022-03-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals

Veterans' medical care

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Gerald's Law Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a burial and funeral allowance for a veteran who dies from a non-service-connected disability in a home or other setting at which the veteran was receiving VA hospice care (if such care was directly preceded by VA hospital or nursing home care).</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7176 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2022 Mr. Bergman (for himself and Mr. Allred ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a burial allowance for certain veterans who die at home while in receipt of hospice care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gerald’s Law Act . 2. Burial allowance for certain veterans who die at home while in receipt of hospice care furnished by Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Subsection (a)(2)(A) of section 2303 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 2202 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–315 ; 134 Stat. 4984), is further amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (2) in clause (ii)— (A) in subclause (II), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; and (B) in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) a home or other setting at which the deceased veteran was, at the time of death, receiving hospice care pursuant to section 1717(a) of this title if such care was directly preceded by the Secretary furnishing to the veteran hospital care or nursing home care as described in subclauses (I), (II), or (III) of clause (ii). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–315 ).