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107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3826

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2002

 Mr. Filner (for himself and Mr. Evans) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 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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