S.Amdt. 2402

SA 2402. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to

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amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain)
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1066. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON AVAILABILITY OF LONG-
TERM CARE OPTIONS FOR VETERANS FROM DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study on the availability of long-term
care options from the Department of Veterans Affairs for
veterans with combat-related disabilities, including veterans
who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001.
(b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall--
(1) determine the potential demand for long-term care by
veterans eligible for health care from the Department;
(2) determine the capacity of the Department for providing
all four levels of long-term care, which are independent
living, assisted living, nursing home care, and memory care;
(3) identify the number of veterans with combat-related
disabilities who require a personal care assistant and which
facilities of the Department provide this service; and
(4) examine the value of long-term care benefits provided
by the Department, including personal care assistant
services, to identify the potential elements of a pilot
program that affords aging veterans the choice of receiving
long-term care benefits at nonprofit continuing care
retirement communities.
(c) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2020, the
Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Armed
Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate
and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on
the study conducted under this section.
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