[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 24, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3270]
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  SA 1783. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
Daines, and Mr. Tester) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 10__. 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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