,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ai1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,fortenberry introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to increase the maximum  
age for children eligible for medical   
care under the ,,champva program4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,veterans ,dependents' ,parity ,act4
  #b4 ,increase of maximum age for      
children eligible for medical care under
 ,,champva program  7a7 ,increase       
,subsection 7c7 of section #agha of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7c7  7#a7  
,notwithstanding clauses 7i7 and 7iii7  
of section #aja7d77;,a7 of this title1  
for purposes of this section1 a child   
who is eligible for benefits under      
subsection 7a7 shall be eligible for    
benefits under this section until the   
child's #bfth birthday1 regardless of   

the marital status of the child or      
whether the child is pursuing a         
full-time course of instruction at an   
educational institution4  7#b7 ,this    
subsection shall not be construed to    
limit eligibility for coverage of a     
child described in section              
#aja7d77;,a77ii7 of this title4  4  7b7 
,effective date ,such subsection1 as so 
amended1 shall apply with respect to    
medical care provided on or after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act4