3.0.0 4287 2023-01-11T13:45:36Z 2023-01-11T13:45:36Z Senate S 2020-07-22 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-22T23:21:22Z A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. 116 4320 S 2020-07-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Related bill CRS COVID–19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020 116 7728 HR 2020-10-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2020-07-22 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-07-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2020-07-22 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2020-07-22 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-07-22 True R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2020-07-22 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2020-07-23 False Armed Forces and National Security Cardiovascular and respiratory health Disability assistance Emergency medical services and trauma care Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-07-22 Introduced in Senate 2022-02-24T16:34:47Z COVID-19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020

This bill establishes, for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, a presumption of service-connection if COVID-19 symptoms manifest within a specified time period in individuals serving in the military or reserves during qualified periods of duty (i.e., active duty, training duty, or full-time National Guard duty). For individuals who become disabled or die as a result of COVID-19, it shall be presumed the individual became disabled or died during a qualified period of duty.

An individual who was disabled or died due to COVID-19 and was on training duty or full-time National Guard duty shall be furnished death or disability benefits as if the individual were a veteran, without regard to whether their duty period would constitute active military service.

]]> COVID–19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020 Display Title COVID–19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced COVID–19 Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers, the Reserve Components, and their Survivors Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish presumptions of service-connection for members of the Armed Forces who contract Coronavirus Disease 2019 under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4287is/xml/BILLS-116s4287is.xml 2020-07-22 Read twice and referred to the 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.