[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2713 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2713

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that former prisoners 
of war are eligible for reimbursement for emergency medical expenses on 
   the same basis as veterans with total permanent service-connected 
                             disabilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 1993

   Mr. Rowland (by request) 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 provide that former prisoners 
of war are eligible for reimbursement for emergency medical expenses on 
   the same basis as veterans with total permanent service-connected 
                             disabilities.

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

SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR FORMER 
              PRISONERS OF WAR.

    (a) Eligibility.--Section 1728(a)(2) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``or'' before ``(D)''; and
            (2) by striking out the semicolon at the end and inserting 
        in lieu thereof ``, or (E) for any disability of a veteran who 
        is a former prisoner of war;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to hospital care and medical services rendered on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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