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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2038
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 16, 2013
Ms. Speier (for
herself, Mr. Vargas, and
Ms. McCollum) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the
eligibility of certain veterans while they have disability claims pending under
title 38 of the United States Code.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Disabled Veterans Nutrition Fairness
Act of 2013.
2.
Amendments
Section 3(j)(4) of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph
(A) by striking or at the end,
(2) in subparagraph
(B) by adding or at the end, and
(3) by adding at the
end the following:
(C) has pending under title 38 of the United
States Code a claim for compensation for a service-connected disability for
which no disposition has yet been made by the Secretary of Veteran
Affairs;
.