,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ag1  
#bjai,mr4 ,merkley introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to remove limitations on    
inmate eligibility for ,medicare1 the   
,children's ,health ,insurance ,program1
 and veteran's health benefits4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,restoring ,health ,benefits for    
,justice-,involved ,individuals ,act of 
#bjai4  #b4 ,removal of inmate          
limitation on benefits under ,medicare1 
,,chip1 and veterans' health benefits   
7a7 ,medicare ,section #ahfb7;a77#c7 of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aciey7a77#c77 is amended by  
inserting in the case of services       
furnished to individuals who are in     
custody pending disposition of charges1 
after #ahhj7;e714  7b7 ,,chip ,section  
#baaj7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           

#acig;jj7b77#b77;,a77 is amended by     
inserting 7except as an individual in   
custody pending disposition of charges7 
after inmate of a public institution4   
7c7 ,provision of health care from      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs to    
incarcerated veterans pending           
disposition of charges ,the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs may not exclude a 
veteran from the receipt of health care 
under the laws administered by the      
,secretary1 including hospital care and 
outpatient care1 solely because the     
veteran is incarcerated pending the     
disposition of charges4  7d7 ,effective 
date ,this section and the amendments   
made by this section shall take effect  
on the first day of the first calendar  
quarter beginning more than #fj days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act and shall apply to items1 services1
 and health care benefits furnished for 
periods beginning on or after such date4