[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5454 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5454

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of 
service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for purposes of the 
        laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2008

    Mr. Brown of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Price of North 
  Carolina) 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 establish a presumption of 
service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for purposes of the 
        laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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

SECTION 1. PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL 
              SCLEROSIS.

    Section 1112(a) is amended by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(6) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis developing a 10 percent 
        degree of disability or more at any time;''.
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