S 1271
109th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative procedure
Cardiovascular diseases
Department of Veterans Affairs
Diabetes
Disabled
Evidence (Law)
Ex-prisoners of war
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Labor and Employment
Law
Medical research
Osteoporosis
Science, Technology, Communications
Stroke
Survivors' benefits
Veterans' disability compensation
Veterans' medical care
Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2005
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2005
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1235, as amended, ordered to be reported.
Jun 23, 2005
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Jun 20, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 20, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2005 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions with respect to former prisoners of war (POW) to repeal the currently required 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. Adds the following diseases to the above listed diseases heart disease, stroke, 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 because of 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.
What's happening now
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1235, as amended, ordered to be reported.
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