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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.

Introduced: March 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
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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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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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 Latest action May 19, 2004

Provision incorporated. See H. R. 4175, Section 4.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 348: Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-348/
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