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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION S. 749 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency |
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| 6 | 6 | | and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who |
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| 7 | 7 | | die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans |
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| 8 | 8 | | had such disease prior to death, and for other purposes. |
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| 9 | 9 | | IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES |
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| 10 | 10 | | FEBRUARY26, 2025 |
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| 11 | 11 | | Ms. M |
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| 12 | 12 | | URKOWSKI(for herself, Mr. COONS, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, |
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| 13 | 13 | | Ms. S |
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| 14 | 14 | | LOTKIN, and Mr. CASSIDY) introduced the following bill; which was |
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| 15 | 15 | | read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs |
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| 16 | 16 | | A BILL |
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| 17 | 17 | | To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased |
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| 18 | 18 | | dependency and indemnity compensation paid to sur- |
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| 19 | 19 | | viving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic |
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| 20 | 20 | | lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had |
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| 21 | 21 | | such disease prior to death, and for other purposes. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Justice for ALS Vet-4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | erans Act of 2025’’. 5 |
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| 29 | 29 | | •S 749 IS |
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| 30 | 30 | | SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF INCREASED DEPENDENCY AND IN-1 |
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| 31 | 31 | | DEMNITY COMPENSATION TO SURVIVING 2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | SPOUSES OF VETERANS WHO DIE FROM 3 |
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| 33 | 33 | | AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS. 4 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (a) E |
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| 35 | 35 | | XTENSION.—Section 1311(a)(2) of title 38, 5 |
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| 36 | 36 | | United States Code, is amended— 6 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘The rate’’; and 7 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (2) by adding at the end the following new sub-8 |
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| 39 | 39 | | paragraph: 9 |
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| 40 | 40 | | ‘‘(B) A veteran whom the Secretary determines died 10 |
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| 41 | 41 | | from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis shall be treated as a 11 |
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| 42 | 42 | | veteran described in subparagraph (A) without regard for 12 |
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| 43 | 43 | | how long the veteran had such disease prior to death.’’. 13 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (b) A |
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| 45 | 45 | | PPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (B) of section 14 |
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| 46 | 46 | | 1311(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as added by 15 |
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| 47 | 47 | | subsection (a), shall apply to a veteran who dies from 16 |
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| 48 | 48 | | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on or after October 1, 2022. 17 |
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| 49 | 49 | | Æ |
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