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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #d1 #bjba,ms4 
,cortez ,ma/o introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs to increase ! am\nt ( 
c]ta9 paym5ts dur+ ! em]g5cy p]iod      
result+ f ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,aid & ,att5dance ,support 
,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,increase ( am\nt (  
c]ta9 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs     
paym5ts dur+ em]g5cy p]iod result+ f    
,,covid-#ai p&emic  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ !
 cov]$ p]iod1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs %all apply ea* ( ! foll[+      
provisions ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 by sub/itut+ = ea* ( ! doll>     
am\nts 9 su* provision ! am\nt equal to 
#abe p]c5t ( ! doll> am\nt t 0 9 effect 
"u su* provision on ! day be=e ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,subsections
 7l71 7m71 7r71 & 7t7 ( section #aaad4  

7#b7 ,p>agraph 7#a77;,e7 ( section      
#aaae4  7#c7 ,subsection 7c7 ( section  
#acaa4  7#d7 ,subsection 7g7 ( section  
#acae4  7#e7 ,p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 (   
subsection 7d7 ( section #aeba4  7#f7   
,p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#d7 ( subsection 7f7 
( section #aeba4  7b7 ,treatm5t ( am\nts
 ,any am\nt payable to an individual "u 
subsection 7a7 9 excess ( ! am\nt       
o!rwise 9 effect %all be 9 addition to  
any o!r b5efit or any o!r am\nt payable 
to t individual "u any provision ( law  
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 or any o!r   
provision ( law adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7c7 ,cov]$ p]iod  
,9 ?is section1 ! cov]$ p]iod is ! p]iod
 t beg9s on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act & ends #fj days aft] ! la/ day ( ! 
em]g5cy p]iod 7z def9$ 9 section        
#aace7;g77#a7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#e7;g77#a777    
result+ f ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic4