S 7 · 96th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans Health Care Amendments of 1979
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee✓
Senate Vote4
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EnactedLatest: Public Law 96-22.(1979-06-13)
Recorded Votes
PassedHouse · 1979-05-30
Yea 342Nay 0
PassedHouse · 1979-05-30
Yea 342Nay 0
Plain Language Summary
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Veterans' Health Care Amendments of 1979 - Title I: Health Services Programs - Provides that medical examinations for service-connected disability compensation claims be included in the third priority category for veterans' outpatient care. Extends outpatient dental care benefits eligibility to all war veterans who were prisoners of war for more than six months or who have 100 percent service-connected disabilities. Provides for the establishment of a program of readjustment counseling for any veteran who served on active duty during the Vietnam era who requests such counseling within two years from discharge or within two years after the date of enactment of this Act. Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, in the event of another declaration of war, to recommend to the Congress within six months of such declaration whether the readjustment counseling program should be extended to veterans of such war. Authorizes necessary followup mental health services, including services for family members of eligible veterans. Directs the Veterans' Administration (VA) to provide upon request referral services for non-VA mental health services to former service personnel not eligible f…
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Cosponsors (9)
6 Democrats3 Republicans