EXPANSION OF MODIFICATIONS TO VETERAN DIRECTED CARE PROGRAM.

SEC. 3001. EXPANSION OF MODIFICATIONS TO VETERAN DIRECTED CARE PROGRAM. Section 20006 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended— (1) by striking “During a public health emergency” each place it appears and inserting “During the period specified in subsection (f)”; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “during a public health emergency” and inserting “during the period specified in subsection (f)”; and (B) in paragraph (1), by striking “an area agency on aging” and inserting “a covered provider”; and (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following new subsections: “(e) Transfer of Certain Veterans to the Program.—During the period specified in subsection (f), the Secretary shall allow a veteran residing in an area covered by the Program to be transferred to the Program for the duration of such period if— “(1) the veteran had been receiving extended care services paid for by the Department, such as adult day services or homemaker or home health aide services, immediately preceding such period; and “(2) those services are no longer available due to a public health emergency. “(f) Period Specified.—The period specified in this subsection is the period beginning on the date on which a public health emergency was first declared and ending on the date that is 60 days after the date on which a public health emergency is no longer in effect. “(g) Covered Provider Defined.—In this section, the term ‘covered provider’ means a provider participating in the Program, including— “(1) an Aging and Disability Resource Center, an area agency on aging, or a State agency (as those terms are defined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002)); or “(2) a center for independent living (as defined in section 702 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796a)).” .