H.R. 1413 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that domiciliary facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and State homes that provide housing to veterans have resident advocates.

This section establishes a resident advocate requirement for domiciliary facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and for State homes that receive per diem payments for domiciliary care. It adds new 38 U.S.C. § 1720M to require the Secretary to employ a resident advocate in each Department domiciliary facility, and it requires each State home to employ a resident advocate as a condition of eligibility for payment under 38 U.S.C. § 1741 for domiciliary care. As background, domiciliary care is residential care for veterans who need assistance with daily living but do not require hospital or nursing home care. The resident advocate must serve as a liaison between veterans and the Department or State, receive and transmit complaints, respond to complaints, and, when appropriate, submit complaints to the Secretary, the Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General, and, for State homes, an appropriate State official.