A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the commencement date of the period of service at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for eligibility for hospital care and medical services in connection with exposure to contaminated water, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-529
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2013-03-12
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Veterans Affairs

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Military facilities and property

North Carolina

Veterans' medical care

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2013-05-09
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Changes the commencement for the period of military service at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for purposes of eligibility for hospital care and medical services for specified illnesses or conditions related to exposure to contaminated water at such installation, from January 1, 1957, to either August 1, 1953, or an earlier date that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in consultation with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, shall specify.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register any earlier date chosen.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 529 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2013 Mr. Burr (for himself, Mrs. Hagan , Mr. Nelson , and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the commencement date of the period of service at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for eligibility for hospital care and medical services in connection with exposure to contaminated water, and for other purposes.

1. Modification of commencement date of period of service at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for eligibility for hospital care and medical services in connection with exposure to contaminated water (a) Modification Section 1710(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking January 1, 1957, and inserting August 1, 1953 (or such earlier date for the commencement of exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune as the Secretary, in consultation with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, shall specify), . (b) Publication The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of any earlier date for the commencement of exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for purposes of section 1710(e)(1)(F) of title 38, as amended by subsection (a).