[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3279 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3279

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that caregivers for 
veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support 
        services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 27, 2011

  Mr. Reyes 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 clarify that caregivers for 
veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support 
        services provided 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. CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO THE ELIGIBILITY OF CAREGIVERS 
              FOR VETERANS WITH SERIOUS ILLNESSES FOR ASSISTANCE AND 
              SUPPORT SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1720G(a)(2)(B) is amended by inserting 
``illness or'' after ``serious''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to services provided after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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