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HR 5816 101th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Ex-prisoners of war Veterans' medical care

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the same health benefits as are provided to former prisoners of war to veterans who while in active…

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the same health benefits as are provided to former prisoners of war to veterans who while in active military, naval, or service evaded enemy capture while behind enemy lines.

Introduced: October 11, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Revises the definition of "former prisoner of war," for purposes of eligibility for veterans' health benefits, to include veterans who evaded enemy capture while behind enemy lines for not less than 30 days during a period of war.

What's happening now October 11, 1990

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Oct 26, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5816: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the same health benefits as are provided to former prisoners of war to veterans who while in active military, naval, or service evaded enemy capture while behind enemy lines.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5816/
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"H.R. 5816: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the same health benefits as are provided to former prisoners of war to veterans who while in active military, naval, or service evaded enemy capture while behind enemy lines.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5816/.
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H.R. 5816, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5816/.
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[H.R. 5816: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the same health benefits as are provided to former prisoners of war to veterans who while in active military, naval, or service evaded enemy capture while behind enemy lines.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5816/)
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