3.0.0 5248 2023-01-11T13:33:02Z 2023-01-11T13:33:02Z House HR 2016-05-16 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 77 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BISHOP of Georgia:H.R. 5248.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H2428]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-05-16T16:01:35Z 2016-05-16 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 N D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2016-05-16 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] CORRINE BROWN D FL 5 2016-05-16 True Armed Forces and National Security Birth defects Child health Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-05-16 Introduced in House 2016-07-21T19:54:41Z This bill states that the effective date for an award of Department of Veterans Affairs benefits for a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida is the date of the child's birth.

This amendment shall be effective as if included in the Agent Orange Benefits Act.

(Under current law the effective date for the provision of such benefits is January, 1, 1997 [but not before receipt of the application for benefits]. This bill thus provides "retroactive" benefits eligibility for children born before January 1, 1997.)

]]> To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Display Title To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5248ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5248ih.xml 2016-05-16 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.