I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1591 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2009 Mr. Adler of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Nye, Mr. Mitchell, and Mr. Michaud) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that the United States may not recover or collect any charges from a third party for hospital care or medical services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to a veteran for a service-connected disability.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fulfilling America’s Promise to Our Veterans Act.

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Clarification that the United States may not recover charges from a third party for treatment of veterans’ service-connected disabilities

Section 1729 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—— (1)by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (k); and (2)by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection (i): (i)In any case in which a veteran is furnished care or services under this chapter for a service-connected disability, the United States has no right to recover or collect any charges for such care or services from any third party. .