A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years after discharge or release.

3.0.0 481 2022-02-03T05:26:19Z 2022-02-03T05:26:19Z Senate S S 2005-03-01 109 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2005-06-09T19:33:40Z Referred to 2005-03-01T21:14:22Z 2005-06-09 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-217. Committee 2005-03-01 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2005-03-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2005-03-14 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-07-14 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2006-03-06 False Armed Forces and National Security Environmental Protection Health Hospital care Radiation victims Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security

00 2005-03-01 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-29T15:29:28Z Extends from two years to five years following discharge or release the eligibility period for veterans who served in combat during or after the Persian Gulf War to receive hospital care, medical services, or nursing home care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, notwithstanding a lack of evidence to conclude that their condition is attributable to such service.

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years after discharge or release. Display Title A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years after discharge or release. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years after discharge or release. Introduced in Senate 2005-03-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s481is/xml/BILLS-109s481is.xml 2005-06-09 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-217. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.