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 91 STAT. 262

PUBLIC LAW 95-62—JULY 5, 1977

Public Law 95-62 95th Congress An Act July 5, 1977 [H.R. 3695]

To amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to revise and improve the program of making grants to the States for the construction, remodeling, or renovation of State home facilities for furnishing hospital, domiciliary, and nursing home care for eligible veterans, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State Veterans' United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may Home Assistance be cited as the "State Veterans' Home Assistance Improvement Act Improvement Act of 1977". of 1977. SEC. 2. Subchapter V of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, 38 USC 101 note. is amended by striking out section 644 in its entirety. Repeal. SEC. 3. Subchapter III of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— "Construction". (1) amending section 5031(c) to read as follows: " (c) The term 'construction' means the construction of new domiciliary or nursing home buildings, the expansion, remodeling, or alteration of existing buildings for the provision of domiciliary, nursing home, or hospital care in State homes, and the provision of initial equipment for any such buildings."; "Cost of (2) amending section 5031(d) to read as follows: construction' " (d) The term 'cost of construction' means the amount found by the Administrator to be necessary for a construction project, including architect fees, but excluding land acquisition costs."; (3) amending section 5032 to read as follows: " The purpose of this subchapter is to assist the several States to construct State home facilities for furnishing domiciliary or nursing home care to veterans, and to expand, remodel, or alter existing buildings for furnishing domiciliary, nursing home, or hospital care to veterans in State homes."; Appropriation (4) amending section 5033 to read as follows: authorization. " (a) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, and a like sum for the succeeding fiscal year. Sums appropriated pursuant to this section shall be used for making g r a n t s to States which have submitted, and have had approved by the Administrator, applications for carrying out the purposes and meeting the requirements of this subchapter. Funds, " (b) Sums appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section availability. shall remain available until expended."; (5) amending section 5034(2) to read as follows: " (2) General standards of construction, repair, and equipment for facilities constructed with assistance received under this subchapter."; (6) striking out in section 5034(3) "nursing h o m e "; (7) striking out in section 5035(a) "for furnishing nursing home care"; (8) amending section 5035(a)(4) by striking out "nursing home care to veterans" and inserting in lieu thereof "to veterans the level of care for which such application is m a d e "; by striking

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