117 S3483 IS: Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2022 U.S. Senate 2022-01-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3483IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 12 (legislative day, January 10), 2022Mr. Coons introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had such disease prior to death, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2022.

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Extension of increased dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Extension

Section 1311(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1)by inserting (A) before The rate; and(2)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:(B)A veteran whom the Secretary determines died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis shall be treated as a veteran described in subparagraph (A) without regard for how long the veteran had such disease prior to death..(b)

Applicability

Subparagraph (B) of section 1311(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to a veteran who dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on or after October 1, 2021.