[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5932 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5932

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate copayments by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs for medicines relating to preventive 
                health services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 6, 2016

  Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Zeldin) 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 eliminate copayments by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs for medicines relating to preventive 
                health services, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Veterans Preventive Health Coverage 
Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT TO PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES FURNISHED BY 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Elimination of Medication Copayments.--Section 1722A(a)(3) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(D) medication that is or is part of a preventive health 
        service.''.
    (b) Elimination of Hospital Care and Medical Services Copayments.--
Section 1710 of such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 
                (6); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following 
                new paragraph (5):
            ``(5) A veteran shall not be liable to the United States 
        under this subsection for any amounts for preventive health 
        services.''; and
            (2) in subsection (g)(3), by adding at the end the 
        following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Preventive health services.''.
    (c) Definition.--Section 1701(9) of such title is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (J), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as subparagraph (L); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(K) items or services covered by paragraphs (1), 
                (2), or (4) of section 2713(a) of the Public Health 
                Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-13(a));''.
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