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S 1446 99th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Dental care Health Prisoners of war Veterans' benefits Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' medical care

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' benefits for former prisoners of wars.

Introduced: July 17, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 6, 1985
Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.
Jul 22, 1985
Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.
Jul 17, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Jul 17, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes a presumption of service-connection for disability purposes for former prisoners of war suffering from the following conditions, manifest to a degree of ten percent or more after active service: (1) chronic liver disease; (2) organic residuals of hypothermia; (3) gastro-intestinal disorders; (4) arthritis; (5) cardiovascular conditions; (6) peripheral neuropathy; (7) immunological dysfunctions; or (8) chronic pulmonary disease.

Decreases from six months to 30 days the amount of time a former prisoner of war must have been incarcerated to be eligible for outpatient dental services.

What's happening now August 6, 1985

Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 864 Identical bill A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' benefits for former prisoners of wars.
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 28, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1446: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' benefits for former prisoners of wars.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1446/
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