Pub. L. 108-199, div. G, tit. IV, sec. 426

Sec. 426. (a) Treatment of Pioneer Homes in Alaska as State Home for Veterans.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may—118 STAT. 418(1) treat the Pioneer Homes in the State of Alaska collectively as a single State home for veterans for purposes of section 1741 of title 38, United States Code; and(2) make per diem payments to the State of Alaska for care provided to veterans in the Pioneer Homes in accordance with the provisions of that section.(b) Treatment Notwithstanding Non-Veteran Residency.—The Secretary may treat the Pioneer Homes as a State home under subsection (a) notwithstanding the residency of non-veterans in one or more of the Pioneer Homes.(c) Pioneer Homes Defined.—In this section, the term “Pioneer Homes” means the six regional homes in the State of Alaska known as Pioneer Homes, which are located in the following:(1) Anchorage, Alaska.(2) Fairbanks, Alaska.(3) Juneau, Alaska.(4) Ketchikan, Alaska.(5) Palmer, Alaska.(6) Sitka, Alaska.(d) Limitation.—The number of beds occupied by veterans collectively in the six Pioneer Homes listed under subsection (c) for which per diem would be paid under this authority shall not exceed the number of veterans in State beds that otherwise would be permitted in Alaska under the Department of Veterans Affairs State home regulations governing the number of beds per veteran population.