[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1040 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1040

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for 
    hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care from the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to include veterans of World War II.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 25, 2021

  Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Booker, Mr. Daines, Mr. 
Coons, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Tillis, and Ms. Sinema) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                          on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for 
    hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care from the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to include veterans of World War II.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HOSPITAL CARE, MEDICAL 
              SERVICES, AND NURSING HOME CARE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS TO INCLUDE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II.

    Section 1710(a)(2)(E) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``of the Mexican border period or of World War I;'' and 
inserting ``of--
                    ``(i) the Mexican border period;
                    ``(ii) World War I; or
                    ``(iii) World War II;''.
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