Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act

Bill: 113-hr-2382
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2013-06-14
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aging

Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in processing veterans claims for compensation, to provide priority over other claimants to: (1) veterans who have attained age 70, (2) veterans who are terminally ill, and (3) veterans who have life-threatening illnesses.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2382 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 14, 2013 Mr. Cook (for himself and Mrs. Negrete McLeod ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a priority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in processing certain claims for compensation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act . 2. Priority for processing claims of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 51 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 5109C. Priority for processing claims In processing claims for compensation under this chapter, the Secretary shall provide the following claimants with priority over other claimants: (1) Veterans who have attained the age of 70. (2) Veterans who are terminally ill. (3) Veterans with life-threatening illnesses. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5109B the following new item: 5109C. Priority for processing claims. .