VOLUNTEER STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN REPRESENTATIVES.

SEC. 602. VOLUNTEER STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN REPRESENTATIVES. Section 712(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 3058g(a)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(E) Rule of construction for volunteer ombudsman representatives.—Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as prohibiting the program from providing and financially supporting recognition for an individual designated under subparagraph (A) as a volunteer to represent the Ombudsman program, or from reimbursing or otherwise providing financial support to such an individual for any costs, such as transportation costs, incurred by the individual in serving as such volunteer. ” .