[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 67 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 67

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that a veteran who is 
a former prisoner of war and who was detained or interned for not less 
  than 90 days shall be deemed to have a service-connected disability 
   rated at not less than 50 percent for the purposes of determining 
                     benefits due to such veteran.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 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 provide that a veteran who is 
a former prisoner of war and who was detained or interned for not less 
  than 90 days shall be deemed to have a service-connected disability 
   rated at not less than 50 percent for the purposes of determining 
                     benefits due to such veteran.

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

SECTION 1. DISABILITY RATING FOR CERTAIN FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR.

    (a) Rating of Disability.--Chapter 11 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1116 the following new 
section:
``Sec. 1117. Disability rating for certain former prisoners of war
    ``A veteran who is a former prisoner of war and who was detained or 
interned for not less than 90 days as a prisoner of war shall be deemed 
to have a service-connected disability rated at not less than 50 
percent for the purpose of determining the benefits due such veteran 
under laws administered by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1116 the following new item:

``1117. Disability rating for certain former prisoners of war.''.

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