,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #efjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ai1 #bjba,ms4
 ,slotk9 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 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?4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,ju/ice = ,,als ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjba4
  #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$-- 7#a7 by ins]t+ 7,a7  
be=e ,! rate2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,b7 ,a vet]an
 :o di$ 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    
7,c7 ,= purposes ( ! paym5t (           
comp5sation "u ?is subsection by reason 
( ! dea? ( vet]an describ$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,b71 ! t]m surviv+ sp\se means a p]son
 :o 0 m>ri$ to ! vet]an = a cont9u\s    
p]iod ( eight ye>s or long] prior to !  
dea? ( ! vet]an4  4  7b7 ,applicability 
,subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 ( 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  
#bjba4