[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5248 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5248

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of 
children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits of the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2016

Mr. Bishop of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Dent, and Ms. Brown of Florida) 
 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 
children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits 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. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SPINA BIFIDA-RELATED 
              BENEFITS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1832 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``The provisions'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided by subsection (c), the 
        provisions''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Exception for Benefits for Spina Bifida.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the effective date for an award of benefits 
under subchapter I of this chapter for a child of a Vietnam veteran who 
is suffering from spina bifida is the date on which the child is 
born.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective as if included in the enactment of chapter 18 of such title 
38.
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