,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ac1       
#bjae,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,murray and ,mr4 ,heller7 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 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,champva           
,children's ,care ,protection ,act of   
#bjae4  #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 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 #bjaf1 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 benefits under    
subsection 7a7 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