S 1467 · 111th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Lance Corporal Josef Lopez Fairness for Servicemembers Harmed by Vaccines Act of 2009
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264.(2009-10-21)
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Lance Corporal Josef Lopez Fairness for Servicemembers Harmed by Vaccines Act of 2009 - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) from excluding from coverage under traumatic injury provisions with respect to the Servicemember's Group life Insurance program a member suffering a qualifying loss resulting from an adverse reaction to a vaccination administered by the Department of Defense (DOD), whether voluntarily or involuntarily, for purposes of military accession, training, or deployment. Makes such amendment retroactive to the establishment of such coverage under the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005.…
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