A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Armed Forces who dies while on active duty shall be considered to be a veteran for purposes of the entitlement of such member's survivors to medical care under the civilian health and medical program of the Veterans' Administration.

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Introduced

24 January 1979

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Status

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summary

Makes the widow or child of a person who died while on active military service eligible for certain veterans' survivors' and dependents' medical care benefits if they are not otherwise eligible for such benefits under the CHAMPUS programs.

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summary · EN · 24 January 1979
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/1413
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