[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4682]
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  SA 3002. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3944, making appropriations for 
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division A, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM AGE FOR CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR 
                   MEDICAL CARE UNDER CHAMPVA PROGRAM.

       (a) Increase.--Subsection (c) of section 1781 of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c)(1) Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (iii) of section 
     101(4)(A) of this title and except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), for purposes of this section, a child is eligible for 
     benefits under subsection (a) until the child's 26th 
     birthday, regardless of the child's marital status.
       ``(2) This subsection shall not be construed to limit 
     eligibility for benefits under subsection (a) of a child 
     described in section 101(4)(A)(ii) of this title.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (c) of such section, as 
     amended by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to 
     medical care provided under such section on or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
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