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To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide priority health care to veterans who received one or more nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments…

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide priority health care to veterans who received one or more nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments during active military, naval, or air service.

Introduced: July 31, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Aug 12, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 31, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 31, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1502)
Jul 31, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish hospital care and medical services, and authorizes the Secretary to furnish nursing home care, to any veteran who received one or more nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while serving in active military service between January 1, 1940, and December 31, 1965.

Authorizes the Secretary to examine, and include in the Department of Veterans Affairs Ionizing Radiation Registry Program, any such veteran.

What's happening now August 12, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 5, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4367: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide priority health care to veterans who received one or more nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments during active military, naval, or air service.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4367/
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"H.R. 4367: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide priority health care to veterans who received one or more nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments during active military, naval, or air service.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4367/.
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H.R. 4367, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4367/.
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