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 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status