[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2417 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2417

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of women veterans 
           receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 13, 2004

  Mr. Coleman 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 authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of women veterans 
           receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. CARE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN OF WOMEN VETERANS RECEIVING 
              MATERNITY CARE.

    (a) Authority To Furnish.--Subchapter VIII of chapter 17 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section:
``Sec. 1786. Care for newborn children of women veterans receiving 
              maternity care
    ``The Secretary may furnish care to a newborn child of a woman 
veteran who is receiving maternity care furnished by the Department for 
up to 14 days after the birth of the child if the veteran delivered the 
child in a Department facility or in a non-Department facility pursuant 
to a Department contract for the delivery services.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 17 of such title is amended by adding at the end following new 
item:

``1786. Care for newborn children of women veterans receiving maternity 
                            care.''.
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