92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB0854
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House Sponsors:
BEAUBIEN-SAVIANO-LYONS,EILEEN-CAPPARELLI-BUGIELSKI, 
   BASSI AND TENHOUSE.

Senate Sponsors:
DONAHUE-SULLIVAN-GEO-KARIS

Short description: 
VET HOMES-HOSTILE FIRE                                                     

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends  the  Department  of  Veterans  Affairs  Act.   Authorizes      
   eligibility  for  domiciliary  or  nursing  home  care  to   honorably      
   discharged  veterans who served in a hostile fire environment and were      
   awarded a campaign medal. Authorizes eligibility for domiciliary  care      
   for  those  who served in the National Guard or Reserved Forces for 20      
   years and meet certain other requirements.  Effective  on  January  1,      
   2002.                                                                       
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Provides that qualified honorably discharged  former  members  of      
   the   armed  services,  as  well  as  qualified  honorably  discharged      
   veterans, may be admitted to a veterans home.  Provides  that  serving      
   in a hostile fire environment and being awarded an expeditionary medal      
   constitutes eligibility for domiciliary and nursing home care.              
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
        Deletes  everything  after  the  enacting  clause.   Amends   the      
   Department of Veterans Affairs Act.  Provides that qualified honorably      
   discharged  former members of the armed services, as well as qualified      
   honorably discharged veterans, may be admitted  to  a  veterans  home.      
   Provides  that serving in a hostile fire environment and being awarded      
   a campaign or  an  expeditionary  medal  constitutes  eligibility  for      
   domiciliary or nursing home care.  Effective on January 1, 2002.            
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Deletes  everything  after  the  enacting  clause.   Amends   the      
   Department  of  Veterans  Affairs  Act.   Authorizes  eligibility  for      
   domiciliary  or nursing home care to honorably discharged veterans who      
   served in a hostile fire  environment  and  were  awarded  a  campaign      
   medal.  Authorizes  eligibility  for  domiciliary  care  for those who      
   served in the National Guard or Reserved Forces for 20 years and  meet      
   certain other requirements. Effective on January 1, 2002.                   
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0351

   Last action date: AUG-15-2001

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   2     SENATE -   1


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