[July 2004]

• Fund Availability Under the VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published a notice in the Federal Register on July 8, 2004, to announce the availability of funds for assistance under the Life Safety Code grant component of VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program.
  Applications must be received by Grant and Per Diem Field Office, by 4 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, August 17, 2004. [Applications may not be sent by facsimile.]
  Application Source: Download directly from VA's Grant and Per Diem Program web page at: http://www.va.gov/homeless/page.cfm?pg=3 or call the Grant and Per Diem Program at (toll-free) 1-877-332-0334.
  Contact: Guy Liedke, VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, Department of Veterans Affairs, 10770 N. 46th Street, Suite C-100, Tampa, FL33617; toll-free telephone: 1-877-332-0334.
• Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education; Notice of Meeting - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published a notice in the Federal Register on July 6, 2004, that the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education will meet on July 26 - 28, 2003, in New York, New York. The Committee agenda will include town hall-style meeting with VA Education Liaison Representatives, certifying officials, veteran students, and State Approving Agency Directors; and Committee discussions on pending and new legislation, and briefings from subcommittees on accelerated payment issues, the Veterans' Education Outreach Program, Chapter 1606 restructuring, and other Chapter 1606 reserve issues.
  Contact: Mr. Stephen Dillard or Mr. Michael Yunker, Department of Veterans Affairs, Education Service (225B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420; telephone: (202) 273-7187.
• Copayments for Extended Care Services - The Department of Veterans Affairs published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on July 1, 2004, to amend VA's medical regulations by modifying provisions regarding the methodology of computing copayments for extended care services provided to veterans. This final rule enhances the protection of veterans' spouses by not counting certain assets as available resources for computing these copayments.
  Effective Date: August 2, 2004.
  Contact: Eileen Downey, Chief Business Office, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420; telephone: (202) 254-0347. Or contact Daniel Schoeps, Geriatrics and Extended Care (114), Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420; telephone: (202) 273-8540.
• Eligibility for Burial in a National Cemetery for Surviving Spouses Who Remarry and New Philippine Scouts - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published a final rule in the Federal Register on April 1, 2003, to implement sections 212 and 502 of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-183). Section 502 of the Act extends eligibility for burial in a national cemetery to a remarried surviving spouse who died on or after January 1, 2000, based on his or her prior marriage to an eligible veteran. Additionally, section 212 of the Act extends eligibility for burial in a national cemetery to New Philippine Scouts who lawfully resided in the United States and died on or after December 16, 2003.
  Effective Date: August 2, 2004.
  Contact: Beth Beardsley, Program Analyst, Office of Field Programs (41A), National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420; telephone: (202) 273-5227 .

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