; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking Ensure and inserting Monitor . 1424. Modification of authority on acceptance of gifts for the Armed Forces Retirement Home Paragraph (1) of section 1515(f) of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 ( 24 U.S.C. 415(f) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) The Chief Operating Officer may accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any gift, devise, or bequest, either absolutely or in trust, of real or personal property, or any income therefrom or other interest therein, for the benefit of the Retirement Home. . 1425. Relief for residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home impacted by increase in fees (a) Prohibition on removal for inability To pay fee increase A resident of the Armed Forces Retirement Home as of September 30, 2018, may not be removed or released from the Retirement Home after that date based solely upon the inability of the resident to pay the amount of any increase in fees applicable to residents of the Retirement Home that takes effect on October 1, 2018. (b) Other relief The Chief Operating Officer of the Armed Forces Retirement Home shall take all actions practicable to accommodate residents of the Retirement Home who are impacted by the fee structure applicable to residents of the Retirement Home that takes effect on October 1, 2018, including through hardship relief, additional deductions from gross income, and other appropriate actions. 1426. Limitation on applicability of fee increase for residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home In the case of an individual who was a resident of the Armed Forces Retirement Home as of April 9, 2018, the increase in fees pursuant to the increase in fees for residents of the Home scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2018, may not exceed an amount equal to 50 percent of the fees payable by such individual as such a resident as of April 9, 2018. D Other Matters 1431. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for