A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care and medical services to certain persons who participated in armed conflict with an enemy of the United States while serving during World War II in the former First Special Service Force, a joint military unit of the United States and Canada.

Summary

Authorizes veterans' hospital and medical care for certain World War II Members of the Canadian Armed Forces who: (1) have been United States citizens for ten years or longer; and (2) are not receiving or are not eligible for equivalent Canadian veterans' benefits.

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Timeline

1. 3 August 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 3 August 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 August 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 3 August 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

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