To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program.

Increases to 26 the maximum age for certain children eligible for medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA).

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5206 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5206

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for 
     children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 2010

  Mr. Teague (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) 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 maximum age for 
     children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM AGE FOR CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL 
              CARE UNDER CHAMPVA PROGRAM.

    (a) Increase.--Section 1781(c) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``twenty-three'' and inserting ``twenty-
        six''; and
            (2) by striking ``twenty-third birthday'' and inserting 
        ``twenty-sixth birthday''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to medical care provided on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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