Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 101 Part 1.djvu/124

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101 STAT. 94

PUBLIC LAW 100-6—FEB. 12, 1987 on the experience under this section. The report shall include the Administrator's evaluation and findings regarding— "(1) the quality of care furnished to participating veterans through contract facilities; "(2) any health advantages that may result from furnishing such care and services to veterans in such contract facilities rather than in inpatient facilities over which the Administrator has direct jurisdiction; "(3) the effectiveness of the use of contract facilities under this section in enabling the participating veterans to live outside of Veterans' Administration inpatient facilities and to achieve independence in living and functioning in their communities; "(4) the health advantages and cost effectiveness of the use of contract facilities under this section to furnish shelter and health care to homeless veterans who are suffering from chronic mental illness disabilities; "(5) the cost-effectiveness of furnishing such care through contract facilities under this section, including the effect on the average daily census in the Veterans' Administration hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities participating in the program (taking into account whether the beds previously occu, pied by the participating veterans were subsequently occupied by other eligible veterans or remained unoccupied) and the effect on the numbers of Veterans' Administration staff employed at such facilities; and "(6) any plans for administrative action, and any recommendations for legislation, that the Administrator considers appropriate to include in such report.", (b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 620B the following new item:

Contracts.

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"620C. Community-based psychiatric residential treatment for chronically mentally ill veterans.".

38 USC 620C (c) Any contract authority or other spending authority granted by note. this section shall be limited to $5,000,000. 2 USC 358 note. SEC. 3. The recommendations of the President relating to rates of pay for offices and positions within the purview of section 225(f) of 2 USC 356. the Federal Salary Act of 1967, as included (pursuant to section 2 USC 358. 225(h) of such Act) in the budget transmitted to the Congress for fiscal year 1988, are disapproved. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE -h./'

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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE TEMPORARY EMERGpNCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

(Disapproval of Deferral) '

The Congress disapproves the proposed deferral D87-33, in the amount of $28,559,000, relating to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Temporary Emergency Food Assistance