[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3772 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3772

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that veterans who are 
   otherwise eligible for health care provided by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs shall not lose that eligibility by reason of being 
              held as a prisoner in a county or city jail.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2002

  Mr. Gordon 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 veterans who are 
   otherwise eligible for health care provided by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs shall not lose that eligibility by reason of being 
              held as a prisoner in a county or city jail.

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

SECTION 1. CONTINUATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS MEDICAL CARE FOR OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE VETERANS WHO 
              ARE PRISONERS IN A COUNTY OR CITY JAIL.

    Section 1710(h) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(h)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a veteran being held as a 
prisoner in a county or city jail may not be denied health care or 
medical services under this chapter by reason of the veteran's status 
as such a prisoner if--
            ``(A) the veteran is otherwise eligible for such care or 
        services;
            ``(B) such care or services would be provided if the 
        veteran were not a prisoner; and
            ``(C) the veteran is transported to a Department health 
        care facility for such care or services and such care or 
        services are provided at that facility.''.
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