[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4438 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4438

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend from two years to five 
years the eligibility of veterans who served in recent hostilities for 
hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any illness.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 2004

 Mr. Emanuel (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Strickland, Mr. 
Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. McCarthy of New 
   York, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
Schiff, Mr. Ballance, and Mr. Rodriguez) 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 extend from two years to five 
years the eligibility of veterans who served in recent hostilities for 
hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any illness.

    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 ``Discharged Combat Veterans Medical 
Care Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. FIVE-YEAR ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS WHO SERVED IN RECENT 
              HOSTILITIES FOR HOSPITAL CARE, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND 
              NURSING HOME CARE FOR ANY ILLNESS.

    Section 1710(e)(3)(C) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``five years''.
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