S.Amdt. 1209

SA 1209. Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Tester) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1092 proposed by Mrs. Murray
(for herself and Ms. Collins) to the bill H.R. 4366, making
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2024, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in division A, insert the
following:

SEC. ___. REPORT ON IMPACT OF PROPOSED RULE ON ACCESS OF
VETERANS TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.

(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report on the impact of the proposed rule submitted by the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to
``Medicare and Medicaid programs; minimum staffing standards
for long-term care facilities and Medicaid institutional
payment transparency reporting'' (88 Fed. Reg. 61352;
published September 6, 2023) on the access of veterans to
long-term care facilities under the laws administered by the
Secretary, which shall include the following:
(1) The number of State homes at which current staffing
would not meet the threshold for minimum staffing outlined in
such proposed rule.
(2) The number of veterans who reside in a State home
described in paragraph (1).
(3) The number of community nursing homes currently
contracted with the Department of Veterans Affairs that would
not meet the threshold for minimum staffing outlined in such
proposed rule.
(4) The number of veterans who reside in a community
nursing home described in paragraph (3).
(5) An assessment of whether or not such proposed rule
would have any impact on community living centers of the
Department.
(6) An analysis of whether the Department will be able to
adequately meet the long-term care needs of veterans after
the full implementation of such proposed rule, including
veterans in--
(A) rural and highly rural areas;
(B) medically underserved areas;
(C) territories of the United States; or
(D) Tribal areas.
(7) Such other matters as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
(2) State home.--The term ``State home'' has the meaning
given that term in section 101(19) of title 38, United States
Code.
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