To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the requirement that for former prisoners of war to be eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs dental benefits they must have been interned for a specified minimum period of time.

March 19, 2003

Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the requirement that for former prisoners of war to be eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs dental benefits they must have been interned for a specified minimum period of time.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Former Prisoners of War Equitable Dental Benefits Act'.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIRED MINIMUM PERIOD OF INTERNMENT FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR TO BE ELIGIBILE FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DENTAL BENEFITS.

Section 1712(a)(1)(F) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking `for a period of not less than 90 days'.

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