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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 272 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 272

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the priority for 
 enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system of 
      the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2015

Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Tonko, 
Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Connolly, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL

 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the priority for 
 enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system of 
      the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medal of Honor Priority Care Act''.

SEC. 2. PRIORITY OF MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS IN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OF 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Enrollment Priority.--Section 1705(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting the following: ``and veterans who were awarded the 
        medal of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10 or 
        section 491 of title 14.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``veterans who were 
        awarded the medal of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of 
        title 10 or section 491 of title 14,''.
    (b) Eligibility.--Section 1710(a)(2)(D) of such title is amended by 
inserting after ``war'' the following: ``, who was awarded the medal of 
honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10 or section 491 of 
title 14,''.
    (c) Extended Care Services.--Section 1710B(c)(2) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(D) to a veteran who was awarded the medal of honor under 
        section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10 or section 491 of title 
        14.''.
    (d) Copayment for Medications.--Section 1722A(a)(3) of such title 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(D) to a veteran who was awarded the medal of honor under 
        section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10 or section 491 of title 
        14.''.
    (e) Application.--The priority of enrollment of medal of honor 
recipients pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, as 
amended by this section, shall apply to each such recipient, regardless 
of the date on which the medal is awarded.
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