[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2837]
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  SA 5061. Ms. LUMMIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5051 submitted by Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Moran) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 3967, to improve health 
care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Beginning on page 58, strike line 19 and all that follows 
     through page 61, line 11, and insert the following:
       (c) Effective Dates and Applicability.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     shall apply as follows:
       (A) On the date of the enactment of this Act for claimants 
     for dependency and indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of 
     title 38, United States Code, and for veterans whom the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are--
       (i) terminally ill;
       (ii) homeless;
       (iii) under extreme financial hardship;
       (iv) more than 85 years old; or
       (v) capable of demonstrating other sufficient cause.
       (B) On October 1, 2022, for everyone not described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (2) Retroactive application.--Notwithstanding any Federal 
     court decisions or settlements in effect on the day before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall award retroactive claims for a 
     condition under section 1116(a)(2)(L) of title 38, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (b) of this section, only 
     to claimants for dependency and indemnity compensation under 
     chapter 13 of such title described in paragraph (1)(A) of 
     this subsection.
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