State Veterans Homes Relief Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-330
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2021-02-12
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations

Building construction

Department of Veterans Affairs

Disability and paralysis

Executive agency funding and structure

Health facilities and institutions

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Nursing

State and local finance

State and local government operations

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>State Veterans Homes Relief Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill appropriates $500 million to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to fund projects on the grant program priority list for construction of state homes that are approved by the VA prior to the enactment of this bill. A <i>state home</i> is a home established by a state for veterans who are disabled by age, disease, or otherwise and incapable of earning a living because of such disability. The term also includes a home that furnishes nursing home care for veterans.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 330 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 12, 2021 Mr. Wicker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To appropriate amounts to the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund State home construction projects that have been approved before the date of the enactment of this Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Veterans Homes Relief Act of 2021 . 2. Appropriation of amounts to Department of Veterans Affairs for State home relief (a) In general There is appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000 to fund projects on the grant program priority list for construction of State homes under subchapter III of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, that are approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs before the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Supplement, not supplant The amount appropriated by subsection (a) shall supplement and not supplant amounts appropriated or otherwise made available before the date of the enactment of this Act for the purposes described in such subsection. (c) Availability of amounts (1) In general The amount appropriated by subsection (a) shall remain available until December 31, 2021. (2) Remainder to Treasury Any amounts appropriated by subsection (a) that are available after December 31, 2021, shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. (d) State home defined In this section, the term State home has the meaning given that term in section 101(19) of title 38, United States Code. 3. Emergency designation (a) In general The amounts provided under this Act are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ). (b) Designation in senate In the Senate, this Act is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.