H.R. 1292 – Reading Mode

109th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1292

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 15, 2005

Mr. Buyer (for himself and Mr. Evans) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To make technical corrections to the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004.

Technical corrections to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004

Section 2101 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 401 of the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–454; 118 Stat. 3614), is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);

(2)

by inserting after subsection (b) a new subsection (c) consisting of the text of subsection (c) of such section 2101 as in effect immediately before the enactment of such Act, modified—

(A)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

in the first sentence, by striking paragraph (1), (2), or (3) and inserting subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2); and

(ii)

in the second sentence, by striking the second sentence and inserting paragraph (3); and

(B)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

in the first sentence, by striking paragraph (1) and inserting paragraph (2); and

(ii)

in the second sentence, by striking paragraph (2) and inserting paragraph (3); and

(3)

in subsection (a)(3), by striking subsection (c) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting subsection (d).

Effective date

The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect as of December 10, 2004, as if enacted immediately after the enactment of the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 on that date.