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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1034
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for
children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and
for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 4, 2019
Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr.
REED, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. STABENOW, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. MURPHY,
Mr. SANDERS, and Mr. DURBIN) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the
maximum age for children eligible for medical care under
the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘CHAMPVA Children’s
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Care Protection Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM AGE FOR CHILDREN ELIGI-
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BLE FOR MEDICAL CARE UNDER CHAMPVA
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PROGRAM.
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(a) INCREASE.—Subsection (c) of section 1781 of
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title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
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lows:
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‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (iii) of sec-
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tion 101(4)(A) of this title and except as provided in para-
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graph (2), for purposes of this section, a child is eligible
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for benefits under subsection (a) until the child’s 26th
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birthday, regardless of the child’s marital status.
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‘‘(2) This subsection shall not be construed to limit
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eligibility for benefits under subsection (a) of a child de-
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scribed in section 101(4)(A)(ii) of this title.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Such subsection, as so
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amended, shall apply with respect to medical care provided
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on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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