,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ah1       
#bjai,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to clarify the   
eligibility of children of ,vietnam     
veterans born with spina bifida for     
benefits of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs4  #a4 ,clarification of       
eligibility for spina bifida-related    
benefits of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs  7a7 ,in general ,section     
#ahcb of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a71 by striking ,the provisions and    
inserting ,except as provided by        
subsection 7c71 the provisions2 and     
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 
new subsection3  7c7 ,exception for     
benefits for spina bifida               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the effective date for an award of 

benefits under subchapter ,i of this    
chapter for a child of a ,vietnam       
veteran who is suffering from spina     
bifida is the date on which the child is
 born4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the     
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
be effective as if included in the      
enactment of chapter #ah of such title  
#ch4