,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ad1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,heller1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,baucus1   
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,begich1 and ,mr4
 ,rockefeller7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and 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        
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,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 title   
and except as provided in paragraph     
7#b71 for purposes of this section1 a   
child who is eligible for benefits under

 subsection 7a7 shall remain eligible   
for benefits under this section until   
the child's #bfth birthday1 regardless  
of the child's marital status4  7#b7    
,before ,january #a1 #bjad1 paragraph   
7#a7 shall not apply to a child who is  
eligible to enroll in an eligible       
employer-sponsored plan 7as defined in  
section #ejjj;,a7f77#b7 of the ,internal
 ,revenue ,code of #aihf74  7#c7 ,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