S 211
105th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Disabled
Disabled veterans
History
Persian Gulf War
Veterans' disability compensation
Persian Gulf War Veterans Compensation Act of 1997
Introduced: January 28, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Jan 28, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S738)
Jan 28, 1997
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Persian Gulf War Veterans Compensation Act of 1997 - Extends until ten years after the date on which a veteran last performed active military duty in the Persian Gulf War the time period in which a chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness must become manifest and be therefore compensable through veterans' disability compensation. (Currently, the presumptive time period is to be determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1