,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #d1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,brown 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4            
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 
,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 
,murphy1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 and ,mr4        
,durbin7 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  
#bjai4  #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 is eligible for benefits under    
subsection 7a7 until the child's #bfth  
birthday1 regardless of the child's     
marital status4  7#b7 ,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