S.Amdt. 3002

SA 3002. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3944, making appropriations for
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title II of division A, insert
the following:

SEC. ___. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM AGE FOR CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR
MEDICAL CARE UNDER CHAMPVA PROGRAM.

(a) Increase.--Subsection (c) of section 1781 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(c)(1) Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (iii) of section
101(4)(A) of this title and except as provided in paragraph
(2), for purposes of this section, a child is eligible for
benefits under subsection (a) until the child's 26th
birthday, regardless of the child's marital status.
``(2) This subsection shall not be construed to limit
eligibility for benefits under subsection (a) of a child
described in section 101(4)(A)(ii) of this title.''.
(b) Effective Date.--Subsection (c) of such section, as
amended by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to
medical care provided under such section on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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