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HR 1335 IH

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1335

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 5, 2009

Mrs. HALVORSON (for herself, Mr. FILNER, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. ROSS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. CHILDERS, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. WALZ, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. NYE, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. LUJAN, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. POLIS of Colorado, Mr. HEINRICH, and Ms. KILROY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION OF CERTAIN COPAYMENTS FROM VETERANS WHO ARE CATASTROPHICALLY DISABLED.

(a) Prohibition on Collection of Copayments and Other Fees for Hospital or Nursing Home Care- Section 1710 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection (h):

‘(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a veteran who is catastrophically disabled shall not be required to make any payment otherwise required under subsection (f) or (g) for the receipt of hospital care or nursing home care under this section.’.

(b) Effective Date- Subsection (h) of section 1710 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to hospital care or nursing home care provided after the date of the enactment of this Act.