EXPANSION OF HEALTH CARE ASSESSMENT TO INCLUDE ALL TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE ASSESSMENT OF EXTENDED CARE SERVICES.

SEC. 209. EXPANSION OF HEALTH CARE ASSESSMENT TO INCLUDE ALL TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE ASSESSMENT OF EXTENDED CARE SERVICES. Section 213 of the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–182) is amended—(1) in the section header, by striking “pacific territories” and inserting “territories of the united states”;(2) in subsection (a)—(A) by striking “180 days” and inserting “270 days”; and132 STAT. 3174(B) by striking “Pacific territories” and inserting “territories of the United States”;(3) in subsection (b)—(A) in paragraph (1)—(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “Pacific territories” and inserting “territories of the United States”; and(ii) by adding at the end the following:“(E) Extended care.”; and(B) in paragraph (2)—(i) by striking “community-based outpatient clinic” and inserting “medical facility”; and(ii) by striking “Pacific territory” and inserting “territory of the United States”; and(4) in subsection (c)—(A) by striking “Pacific territories” and inserting “territories of the United States”;(B) by striking “and”; and(C) by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands”.