113 HR 4720 IH: Medal of Honor Priority Care Act U.S. House of Representatives 2014-05-22 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4720 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2014 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Connolly, and Mr. Tonko) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Medal of Honor Priority Care Act.

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Priority of medal of honor recipients in health care system of Department of Veterans Affairs

(a)

In general

Section 1705 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (a)(1), by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: and veterans who were awarded the medal of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10 or section 491 of title 14.; and (2)in paragraph (3), by striking veterans who were awarded the medal of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10 or section 491 of title 14,. (b)

Application

The priority of enrollment of medal of honor recipients pursuant to section 1705(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), shall apply to each such recipient, regardless of the date on which the medal is awarded.