I
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 430
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for hospital
care and medical services under chapter 17 of that title to veterans
who have been awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1999
Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. HYDE, Mr. BURTON of
Indiana, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. WOLF, Mr. BOU-
CHER, Mr. GOODE, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr.
FOSSELLA, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. PALLONE, Mr.
PICKERING, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr.
COOK, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. COYNE, Mr. SCARBOROUGH,
Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. RILEY, Mr. FILNER, Mr. SHAYS, Mr.
PASCRELL, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. HANSEN,
Mr. STUPAK, Ms. DANNER, Mr. DOYLE, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. KLECZKA,
Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Ms. KAPTUR,
Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. MCCARTHY of
New York, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. MEEKS
of New York, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. DIXON, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr.
DIAZ-BALART, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. GRANGER, Mr.
JOHN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. STENHOLM, Ms. CARSON, Mr. CUNNINGHAM,
Mr. JENKINS, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. SMITH of Washington,
Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. TANCREDO, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr.
ABERCROMBIE, Mr. BURR of North Carolina, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. KEN-
NEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. METCALF, Mr. FRANK of Mas-
sachusetts, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. PETERSON of
Pennsylvania, Mr. GARY MILLER of California, Mr. TURNER, Mr. GUT-
KNECHT, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mrs. JONES of Ohio,
Mr. BRYANT, Mr. CALVERT, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr.
DEFAZIO, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. GILLMOR, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio,
Mr. BAKER, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. HORN, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MAR-
TINEZ, Mr. FROST, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr.
HAYWORTH, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr.
UPTON, Mr. LANTOS, and Mr. MCCOLLUM) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility
for hospital care and medical services under chapter 17
of that title to veterans who have been awarded the
Purple Heart, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS FOR HOSPITAL
CARE AND MEDICAL SERVICES BASED ON
AWARD OF PURPLE HEART.
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 1710(a)(2) of title 38,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph
(F);
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub-
paragraph (H); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (G):
‘‘(G) who has been awarded the Purple
Heart; or’’.
(b) ENROLLMENT PRIORITY.—Section 1705(a)(3) of
such title is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and veterans’’ and inserting
‘‘veterans’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and veterans whose eligibility
for care and services under this chapter is based
solely on the award of the Purple Heart’’ before the
period at the end.
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(1) 
Section
1722(a) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘section
1710(a)(2)(G)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1710(a)(2)(H)’’.
(2) Section 5317(c)(3) of such title is amended by
striking ‘‘subsections (a)(2)(G),’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
sections (a)(2)(H),’’.
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