[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1442 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1442

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
    Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient medical services for any 
                disability of a former prisoner of war.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 1993

Mr. Bilirakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
    Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient medical services for any 
                disability of a former prisoner of war.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR TO RECEIVE OUTPATIENT 
              MEDICAL SERVICES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 1712(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of clause (B);
            (2) by striking out the period at the end of clause (C) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
            ``(D) to any former prisoner of war for any disability.''.

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