Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act

Bill: 114-hr-2286
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2015-05-13
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: 2015-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Prioritizing Urgent Claims for Veterans Act</strong></p> <p>Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 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 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2286 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2015 Mr. Cook 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. .