[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3227 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3227

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt amounts owed for 
  prescription drugs and medical supplies dispensed by Department of 
Veterans Affairs pharmacies from otherwise applicable interest charges 
 and administrative cost charges imposed on indebtedness to the United 
States resulting from the provision of medical care or services by the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 4, 1999

 Mrs. Mink of Hawaii 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 exempt amounts owed for 
  prescription drugs and medical supplies dispensed by Department of 
Veterans Affairs pharmacies from otherwise applicable interest charges 
 and administrative cost charges imposed on indebtedness to the United 
States resulting from the provision of medical care or services by the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.

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

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF AMOUNTS OWED FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND MEDICAL 
              SUPPLIES DISPENSED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              PHARMACIES FROM OTHERWISE APPLICABLE INTEREST CHARGES AND 
              ADMINISTRATIVE COST CHARGES.

    (a) Exemption.--Section 5315(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ``(other than an indebtedness resulting from 
the provision of prescription drugs or medical supplies by a Department 
pharmacy)'' after ``of this title''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the first day of the first month beginning on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to 
charges for months beginning on or after that date, regardless of when 
an indebtedness was incurred.
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