[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2830 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2830

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to give priority to unemployed veterans in furnishing 
   hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to certain 
                 veterans assigned to priority level 8.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2009

Mr. Courtney (for himself and Ms. Shea-Porter) 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 direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to give priority to unemployed veterans in furnishing 
   hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to certain 
                 veterans assigned to priority level 8.

    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 ``Providing Access to Healthcare 
(PATH) for Veterans Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. PRIORITY FOR UNEMPLOYED VETERANS IN FURNISHING HOSPITAL CARE, 
              MEDICAL SERVICES, AND NURSING HOME CARE TO CERTAIN 
              VETERANS.

    (a) Priority.--Section 1710(a)(3) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``In the case'' and inserting ``(A) In the 
        case''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) In furnishing hospital care, medical services, and nursing 
home care pursuant to this paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority 
to a veteran who the Secretary determines has become unemployed during 
the 12-month period immediately preceding the date on which the veteran 
receives such care or services.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subparagraph (B) of section 1710(a)(3) of 
title 38, United States Code, shall apply with respect to hospital 
care, medical services, and nursing home care furnished on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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