HR 2300 · 93th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Rehabilitation Act

Introduced 1973-01-18· Sponsored by Rep. Dulski, Thaddeus J. [D-NY-37]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1973-01-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Veterans Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Rehabilitation Act - Defines "disability" for purposes of hospital, domicilary and medical care for veterans so as to include alcoholism and drug dependence. Makes veterans with undesirable or bad conduct discharges generally eligible for veterans assistance care and makes such care available to those discharged as conscientious objectors, for refusing to obey a lawful order, for desertion, or on resignation from officer status, which discharge the Administrator determines is a product of any disability incurred during services. Defines the term "rehabilitative services" so as to include such services as professional counseling, educational and vocational guidance, education, training and job referral and placement and such other intensive, skilled services applied, on an inpatient or out-patient basis, over a protracted period as may be necessary to assist the individual disabled veteran to achieve maximum utilization of his potential and to return, as soon and as completely as practicable, to his or her family and community as a productive, self-respecting, and self-sustaining member of society. Extends the presumption of service-connected …

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