S.Amdt. 5061

SA 5061. Ms. LUMMIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 5051 submitted by Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Moran)
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 3967, to improve health
care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Beginning on page 58, strike line 19 and all that follows
through page 61, line 11, and insert the following:
(c) Effective Dates and Applicability.--
(1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and
shall apply as follows:
(A) On the date of the enactment of this Act for claimants
for dependency and indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of
title 38, United States Code, and for veterans whom the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are--
(i) terminally ill;
(ii) homeless;
(iii) under extreme financial hardship;
(iv) more than 85 years old; or
(v) capable of demonstrating other sufficient cause.
(B) On October 1, 2022, for everyone not described in
subparagraph (A).
(2) Retroactive application.--Notwithstanding any Federal
court decisions or settlements in effect on the day before
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall award retroactive claims for a
condition under section 1116(a)(2)(L) of title 38, United
States Code, as added by subsection (b) of this section, only
to claimants for dependency and indemnity compensation under
chapter 13 of such title described in paragraph (1)(A) of
this subsection.
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