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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2138
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 8, 2019Mr. Tipton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility of low-income veterans to receive dental care.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Dental Care for Low-Income Veterans Act.
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Expansion of dental care to low-income veterans
Section 1712(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking or;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new subparagraph (H):
(H) beginning on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, from which a veteran whose attributable income is not greater than the amount set forth in section 1722(b) of this title is suffering; or
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