[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4720 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4720

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the priority for 
 enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system of 
                  the Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2014

 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Weber of 
   Texas, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Connolly, and Mr. 
    Tonko) 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 priority for 
 enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system of 
                  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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medal of Honor Priority Care Act''.

SEC. 2. PRIORITY OF MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS IN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OF 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1705 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting the following: ``and veterans who were awarded 
        the medal of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 
        10 or section 491 of title 14.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``veterans who were 
        awarded the medal of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of 
        title 10 or section 491 of title 14,''.
    (b) Application.--The priority of enrollment of medal of honor 
recipients pursuant to section 1705(a)(1) of title 38, United States 
Code, as amended by subsection (a), shall apply to each such recipient, 
regardless of the date on which the medal is awarded.
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