Establishes a presumption of service-connection for disability purposes for former prisoners of war suffering from the following conditions after active service: (1) organic residuals of hypothermia; (2) spastic colon; and (3) arthritis due to trauma.
Decreases from six months to 90 days the amount of time a former prisoner of war must have been incarcerated to be eligible for outpatient dental services.
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Executive Comment Requested from VA.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Executive Comment Received From VA.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported.
Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 99-728.
Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 99-728.
Placed on Union Calendar No: 434.
Referred to House Committee on Appropriations Sequentially, for a Period not to Exceed Fifteen Legislative Days.
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Considered by House Unfinished Business.
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 413 - 0 (Record Vote No: 286).
Roll Call #286 (House)Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 413 - 0 (Record Vote No: 286).
Roll Call #286 (House)Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Certain Provisions Included in H.R.5299.
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