A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include veterans of World War II.

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1040 To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include veterans of World War II. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 25, 2021 Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. DAINES, Mr. COONS, Mr. RUBIO, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. TILLIS, and Ms. SINEMA) in- troduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com- mittee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include veterans of World War II. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:52 Apr 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1040.IS S1040 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1040 IS SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HOSPITAL 1 CARE, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND NURSING 2 HOME CARE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF 3 VETERANS AFFAIRS TO INCLUDE VETERANS 4 OF WORLD WAR II. 5 Section 1710(a)(2)(E) of title 38, United States 6 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘of the Mexican border pe- 7 riod or of World War I;’’ and inserting ‘‘of— 8 ‘‘(i) the Mexican border period; 9 ‘‘(ii) World War I; or 10 ‘‘(iii) World War II;’’. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:52 Apr 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1040.IS S1040 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS