[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5471 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5471

 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

                           December 18, 2019

Mr. Bishop of Georgia 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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