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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 1971 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend title 38, United States Code, to include adaptive prostheses and |
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| 6 | 6 | | terminal devices for sports and other recreational activities in the medical |
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| 7 | 7 | | services furnished to eligible veterans by the Secretary of Veterans Af- |
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| 8 | 8 | | fairs. |
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| 9 | 9 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 10 | 10 | | MARCH10, 2025 |
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| 11 | 11 | | Mrs. M |
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| 12 | 12 | | ILLER-MEEKSintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the |
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| 13 | 13 | | Committee on Veterans’ Affairs |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL |
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| 15 | 15 | | To amend title 38, United States Code, to include adaptive |
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| 16 | 16 | | prostheses and terminal devices for sports and other |
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| 17 | 17 | | recreational activities in the medical services furnished |
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| 18 | 18 | | to eligible veterans by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 20 | 20 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 22 | 22 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Supporting 4 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Prosthetics Opportunities and Recreational Therapy Act’’ 5 |
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| 24 | 24 | | or the ‘‘Veterans SPORT Act’’. 6 |
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| 27 | 27 | | •HR 1971 IH |
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| 28 | 28 | | SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF ADAPTIVE PROSTHESES AND TER-1 |
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| 29 | 29 | | MINAL DEVICES FOR SPORTS AND OTHER 2 |
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| 30 | 30 | | RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN MEDICAL 3 |
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| 31 | 31 | | SERVICES FURNISHED TO ELIGIBLE VET-4 |
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| 32 | 32 | | ERANS BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF-5 |
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| 33 | 33 | | FAIRS. 6 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Section 1701 of title 38, United States Code, is 7 |
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| 35 | 35 | | amended, in paragraph (6)(F)(i), by inserting ‘‘(including 8 |
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| 36 | 36 | | adaptive prostheses and terminal devices for sports and 9 |
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| 37 | 37 | | other recreational activities)’’ after ‘‘artificial limbs’’. 10 |
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