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HR 944 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Digestive and metabolic diseases Disability and paralysis Mental health Musculoskeletal and skin diseases Veterans' pensions and compensation

Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2009

Introduced: February 10, 2009 Introduced by: Bilirakis, Gus M. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2009 - Amends federal veterans' benefits provisions with respect to former prisoners of war (POWs) 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 diabetes (type 2) to the above listed diseases. Removes the requirement that, in order for osteoporosis to be included among the listed diseases, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs must determine that the veteran has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Requires: (1) such presumption also with respect to any disease that the Secretary 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.
What's happening now February 13, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 944: Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-944/
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"H.R. 944: Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-944/.
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H.R. 944, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-944/.
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