H.R. 348
108th Congress
House
Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2003
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative procedureCardiovascular diseasesDepartment of Veterans AffairsDiabetes
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Evidence (Law)Ex-prisoners of warFamiliesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHealthLabor and EmploymentLawLiver diseasesMedical researchOsteoporosisScience, Technology, CommunicationsStrokeSurvivors' benefitsVeterans' disability compensationVeterans' medical care
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 19, 2004
Provision incorporated. See H. R. 4175, Section 4.
Apr 29, 2004
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Jan 27, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 27, 2003
Introduced in House
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Provision incorporated. See H. R. 4175, Section 4.
Plain-English summary
Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2003 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions with respect to former prisoners of war to repeal the currently required: (1) 30-day minimum period of internment prior to the presumption of service connection for certain listed diseases, for purposes of the payment of veterans' disability compensation; and (2) 90-day minimum period of internment prior to eligibility for dental care furnished through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Adds the following to the listed diseases under (1), above: heart disease, stroke, liver disease, diabetes (type 2), and osteoporosis. Requires: (1) such presumption also with respect to any disease that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines warrants such presumption by reason of having a positive association with the experience of being a prisoner of war; and (2) the Secretary to make such a determination within 60 days after a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War that such presumption be established for a non-listed disease.
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