[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 615 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 615

  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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 24 (legislative day, March 23), 1995

 Mr. Akaka (for himself and Mr. Craig) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and 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 subparagraph (C);
            (2) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
        (D) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(E) to any former prisoner of war for any disability.''.
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