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HR 5068 100th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Alcohol and Alcoholic Beverages Alcoholism Drug abuse Drugs and narcotics Survivors' benefits Treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics Treatment and rehabilitation of narcotic addicts Veterans' benefits Veterans' education Veterans' rehabilitation Vietnam veterans

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the tolling of delimiting periods for receipt of veterans' educational benefits in the case of certain veterans with an alcohol or drug…

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the tolling of delimiting periods for receipt of veterans' educational benefits in the case of certain veterans with an alcohol or drug dependence or abuse condition.

Introduced: July 14, 1988 See on congress.gov
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Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 14, 1988
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Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to provide for the tolling of the ten-year delimiting period for educational and rehabilitative assistance to veterans when an alcohol or drug dependence or abuse condition exists and the veteran is under recognized treatment for such condition. Outlines limits to the extension of such delimiting period. Makes similar extensions of such tolling period for alcohol or drug dependence or abuse conditions recognized and treated in connection with the following programs: (1) rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities; (2) educational assistance for post-Vietnam era veterans; (3) educational assistance for Vietnam-era veterans; and (4) educational assistance for veterans' survivors and dependents. Outlines limits to the extension of the delimiting period in each case.

What's happening now July 14, 1988

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 28, 1988
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5068: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the tolling of delimiting periods for receipt of veterans' educational benefits in the case of certain veterans with an alcohol or drug dependence or abuse condition.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5068/
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"H.R. 5068: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the tolling of delimiting periods for receipt of veterans' educational benefits in the case of certain veterans with an alcohol or drug dependence or abuse condition.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5068/.
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H.R. 5068, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5068/.
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[H.R. 5068: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the tolling of delimiting periods for receipt of veterans' educational benefits in the case of certain veterans with an alcohol or drug dependence or abuse condition.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5068/)
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