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H. Rept. 118-284 1 (2023-11-29)

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                     118TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                        1st Session    HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           118-284







                        ELIZABETH DOLE HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED
                     SERVICES FOR VETERANS AND CAREGIVERS ACT OF 2023




                       NOVEMBER 29, 2023.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
                                     State of the Union and ordered to be printed





                            Mr.  BOST, from the Committee   on Veterans' Affairs,
                                          submitted  the  following



                                              R  E  P  O  R  T


                                            [To accompany H.R. 542]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee   on  Veterans' Affairs, to whom  was  referred the
                    bill (H.R. 542) to amend   title 38, United States Code, to improve
                    certain programs   of the Department  of Veterans  Affairs for home-
                    and  community-based   services for veterans, and for other purposes,
                    having  considered  the  same,  reports favorably  thereon  with  an
                    amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
                                                                                     Page
                    Amendment  .............................................................................................................. 2
                    Purpose and Summary ............................................................................................ 8
                    Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  9
                    Hearings ................................................................................................................... 16
                    Subcommittee Consideration .................................................................................. 17
                    Committee Consideration ........................................................................................ 17
                    Committee Votes ...................................................................................................... 17
                    Committee Correspondence ....................................................................................
                    Com m ittee Oversight  Findings  ...............................................................................  18
                    Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ....................................  18
                    Earmarks and Tax and Tariff Benefits  ..................................................................  18
                    Committee Cost Estimate ....................................................................................... 18
                    Budget Authority and Congressional Budget Office Estimate      ............................ 18
                    Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  24
                    Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  24
                    Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  24
                    Statement on Duplication of Federal Programs ....................................................  24
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  ......................................................  25
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill as Reported ......................................  29
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