[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 804 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 804

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of 
    certain veterans who serve in support of Operation New Dawn for 
hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care provided by the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 18, 2011

  Mr. Filner 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 the eligibility of 
    certain veterans who serve in support of Operation New Dawn for 
hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care provided by the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.

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

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN VETERANS WHO SERVE IN SUPPORT OF 
              OPERATION NEW DAWN FOR HOSPITAL CARE, MEDICAL SERVICES, 
              AND NURSING HOME CARE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 1710(e)(1)(D) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Subject to paragraphs'' and inserting 
        ``(i) Subject to paragraphs''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
    ``(ii) Notwithstanding any determination of the Secretary under 
clause (i), for the purposes of such clause, service in support of 
Operation New Dawn shall be considered to be a service in a theater of 
combat operations during a period of war.''.
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