115 S423 IS: CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017 U.S. Senate 2017-02-16 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.

II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 423IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 16, 2017Mr. Tester (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Brown, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Udall) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017.

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Increase of maximum age for children eligible for medical care under CHAMPVA program

(a)

Increase

Subsection (c) of section 1781 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (c)(1)Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (iii) of section 101(4)(A) of this title and except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of this section, a child is eligible for benefits under subsection (a) until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status. (2)Before January 1, 2018, paragraph (1) shall not apply to a child who is eligible to enroll in an eligible employer-sponsored plan (as defined in section 5000A(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). (3)This subsection shall not be construed to limit eligibility for benefits under subsection (a) of a child described in section 101(4)(A)(ii) of this title.. (b)

Effective date

Such subsection, as so amended, shall apply with respect to medical care provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.