[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 4168 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4168

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide the same level of 
health care for certain Filipino World War II veterans residing in the 
    Philippines that veterans residing in the United States receive.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 1998

  Mr. Filner 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 the same level of 
health care for certain Filipino World War II veterans residing in the 
    Philippines that veterans residing in the United States receive.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Filipino Veterans Health Care Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE BENEFITS TO CERTAIN FILIPINO VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 107 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``17,'' before ``and 
        23'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) by striking out ``and 13'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``, 13''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and 17'' before ``of this 
                title.'';
            (3) by striking out ``Payments under such chapters'' each 
        place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Except as 
        provided in subsection (c), payments under such chapters''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) In the case of service described in subsection (a) or (b) by 
an individual who is a resident of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, 
in determining inability to defray necessary expenses under section 
1722 of this title for such individual, the Secretary shall apply a 
ratio to reflect in such determination the differences between median 
per capita income levels in the United States and in the Commonwealth 
of the Philippines.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to benefits furnished under chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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