TREATMENT OF FISHER HOUSE FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN AND MEDITATION PAVILION AT DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DELAWARE, AS A FISHER HOUSE.

SEC. 652. TREATMENT OF FISHER HOUSE FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN AND MEDITATION PAVILION AT DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, DELAWARE, AS A FISHER HOUSE.(a) Fisher Houses and Authorized Fisher House Residents.—Subsection (a) of section 2493 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking “by patients” and all that follows through “such patients;” and inserting “by authorized Fisher House residents;”;(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:“(2) The term ‘Fisher House’ includes the Fisher House for the Families of the Fallen and Meditation Pavilion at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, so long as such facility is available for residential use on a temporary basis by authorized Fisher House residents.”; and(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(4) The term ‘authorized Fisher House residents’ means the following:“(A) With respect to a Fisher House described in paragraph (1) that is located in proximity to a health care facility of the Army, the Air Force, or the Navy, the following persons:“(i) Patients of that health care facility.“(ii) Members of the families of such patients.“(iii) Other persons providing the equivalent of familial support for such patients.“(B) With respect to the Fisher House described in paragraph (2), the following persons:“(i) The primary next of kin of a member of the armed forces who dies while located or serving overseas.“(ii) Other family members of the deceased member who are eligible for transportation under section 481f(e) of title 37.“(iii) An escort of a family member described in clause (i) or (ii).”.(b) Conforming Amendments.—Subsections (b), (e), and (f) of such section are amended by striking “health care” each place it appears.(c) Repeal of Fiscal Year 2012 Freestanding Designation.—Section 643 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1466) is repealed.126 STAT. 1785