,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ah1 #bjai,mr4
 ,coons 7= himself & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to ext5d
 increas$ dep5d5cy & indemnity          
comp5sation paid to surviv+ sp\ses (    
vet]ans :o die f amyotrophic lat]al     
scl]osis1 reg>dless ( h[ long ! vet]ans 
_h su* disease prior to dea?1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,ju/ice = ,,als ,vet]ans   
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,ext5sion ( increas$ 
dep5d5cy & indemnity comp5sation to     
surviv+ sp\ses ( vet]ans :o die f       
amyotrophic lat]al scl]osis  7a7        
,ext5sion ,section #acaa7;a77#b7 ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--   
7#a7 by ins]t+ 7,a7 be=e ,! rate2 &     
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
subp>agraph3  7,b7 ,a vet]an :om !      
,secret>y det]m9es di$ f amyotrophic    

lat]al scl]osis %all be treat$ z a      
vet]an describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 )\t  
reg>d = h[ long ! vet]an _h su* disease 
prior to dea?4  4  7b7 ,applicability   
,subp>agraph 7,b7 ( section             
#acaa7;a77#b7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 %all  
apply to a vet]an :o dies f amyotrophic 
lat]al scl]osis on or aft] ,octob] #a1  
#bjai4