S 71
106th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Acupuncture
Blood
Blood transfusions
Disabled
Health
Hepatitis
Kidney diseases
Liver diseases
Medical personnel
Medical tests
Military medicine
Veterans' disability compensation
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis C, and for other purposes.
Introduced: January 19, 1999
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Jan 19, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S506-507)
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Considers hepatitis C becoming manifest in a veteran to a degree of ten percent or more to be service-connected, and therefore compensable under veterans' disability provisions, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such illness during the period of such service, as long as it is shown that during such service the veteran experienced: (1) a blood transfusion before December 31, 1992; (2) blood exposure on or through skin or mucous membrane; (3) hemodialysis; (4) a tattoo, body piercing, or acupuncture; (5) unexplained liver disease; (6) an unexplained liver dysfunction value or test; or (7) working in a health-care position or specialty.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1