[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 677 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 677

To authorize the establishment on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., 
Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, of a facility 
to provide temporary accommodations for family members of severely ill 
     children being treated at a nearby university medical center.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 30 (legislative day, March 3), 1993

   Mr. Simon introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the establishment on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., 
Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, of a facility 
to provide temporary accommodations for family members of severely ill 
     children being treated at a nearby university medical center.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT FOR USE OF PROPERTY AT 
              EDWARD HINES, JR., DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              HOSPITAL.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into a 
long-term lease or similar agreement with the organization known as the 
The Caring Place at Loyola, Inc., a not-for-profit organization 
operating under the laws of the State of Illinois, to permit that 
organization to establish on the grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., 
Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, a facility to 
provide temporary accommodations for family members of severely ill 
children who are being treated at the Loyola University of Chicago 
Medical Center.
    (b) Conditions.--An agreement under subsection (a) shall ensure 
that there shall be no cost to the Government as a result of the 
property use authorized by that subsection and may permit the use of 
the property without rent.

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