,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bg1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,pappas7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to extend increased      
dependency and indemnity compensation   
paid to surviving spouses of veterans   
who die from amyotrophic lateral        
sclerosis1 regardless of how long the   
veterans had such disease prior to      
death4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,justice for ,,als      
,veterans ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,extension
 of increased dependency and indemnity  
compensation to surviving spouses of    
veterans who die from amyotrophic       
lateral sclerosis  7a7 ,extension       
,section #acaa7;a77#b7 of title #ch1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 by inserting 7,a7 before ,the rate2
 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the     

following new subparagraph3  7,b7 ,a    
veteran who died from amyotrophic       
lateral sclerosis shall be treated as a 
veteran described in subparagraph 7,a7  
without regard for how long the veteran 
had such disease prior to death4  7,c7  
,for purposes of the payment of         
compensation under this subsection by   
reason of the death of veteran described
 in subparagraph 7,b71 the term         
surviving spouse means a person who was 
married to the veteran for a continuous 
period of eight years or longer prior to
 the death of the veteran4  4  7b7      
,applicability ,subparagraphs 7,b7 and  
7,c7 of section #acaa7;a77#b7 of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by 
subsection 7a71 shall apply to a veteran
 who dies from amyotrophic lateral      
sclerosis on or after ,october #a1      
#bjbe4  #c4 ,report on additional       
medical conditions  7a7 ,report required
 ,not later than #ahj days after the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  

submit to ,congress a report that       
includes an identification of any       
service-connected disability1 other than
 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis1 that the
 ,secretary determines should be treated
 in the same manner as amyotrophic      
lateral sclerosis is treated under      
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 of section  
#acaa7;a77#b7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as added by section #b4  
7b7 ,contents ,the report required by   
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,a comprehensive list of
 service-connected disabilities with    
high mortality rates4  7#b7 ,detailed   
information on the average life         
expectancy for persons with each such   
disability4