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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-3372| Senate 
| Updated: 7/13/2022
Mike Braun

Mike Braun

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (3)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill addresses Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and care for covered children. Under the bill, a covered child is an individual, regardless of age or marital status, who is the natural child of a Vietnam veteran or a veteran of specified service in Korea or Thailand who was conceived after the date on which the veteran entered service in Vietnam, Korea, or Thailand. The bill requires the VA to establish an advisory council on health care and benefits for covered children. Additionally, the VA must establish care and coordination teams for covered children. At least every 180 days, the teams must conduct outreach to ensure the continued care of the children and assist with any necessary changes in care. The VA must report to Congress a list of conditions that will trigger outreach to covered children, and contact such children as soon as practicable after the identification of a condition. The bill requires the VA to provide a covered child with health care and benefits for the duration of the child's life, regardless of the death of a parent preceding the death of the child. The Veterans Benefits Administration and the Veterans Health Administration must enter into a memorandum of understanding to better assist covered children and establish conditions to be included in the report required by this bill.
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Timeline
Dec 9, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Dec 9, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 13, 2022
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
  • December 9, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 9, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • July 13, 2022
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-3372| Senate 
| Updated: 7/13/2022
This bill addresses Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and care for covered children. Under the bill, a covered child is an individual, regardless of age or marital status, who is the natural child of a Vietnam veteran or a veteran of specified service in Korea or Thailand who was conceived after the date on which the veteran entered service in Vietnam, Korea, or Thailand. The bill requires the VA to establish an advisory council on health care and benefits for covered children. Additionally, the VA must establish care and coordination teams for covered children. At least every 180 days, the teams must conduct outreach to ensure the continued care of the children and assist with any necessary changes in care. The VA must report to Congress a list of conditions that will trigger outreach to covered children, and contact such children as soon as practicable after the identification of a condition. The bill requires the VA to provide a covered child with health care and benefits for the duration of the child's life, regardless of the death of a parent preceding the death of the child. The Veterans Benefits Administration and the Veterans Health Administration must enter into a memorandum of understanding to better assist covered children and establish conditions to be included in the report required by this bill.
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Timeline
Dec 9, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Dec 9, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 13, 2022
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
  • December 9, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 9, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • July 13, 2022
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Mike Braun

Mike Braun

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (3)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaBirth defectsConflicts and warsMilitary personnel and dependentsMusculoskeletal and skin diseasesVeterans' pensions and compensationVietnam