[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 288 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 288

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for 
     children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 15, 2013

 Mr. Michaud (for himself and Mr. Walz) 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 increase the maximum age for 
     children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program.

    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 ``CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 
2013''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM AGE FOR CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL CARE 
              UNDER CHAMPVA PROGRAM.

    (a) Increase.--Section 1781(c) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``twenty-three'' and inserting ``twenty-
        six''; and
            (2) by striking ``twenty-third birthday'' and inserting 
        ``twenty-sixth birthday''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to medical care provided on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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