,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7= himself & ,mr4
 ,pappas7 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 ( #bjbe4  #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  
#bjbe4  #c4 ,report on additional m$ical
 conditions  7a7 ,report requir$ ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all submit to ,congress a     
report t includes an id5tification ( any
 s]vice-connect$ disability1 o!r ?an    
amyotrophic lat]al scl]osis1 t !        
,secret>y det]m9es %\ld be treat$ 9 !   
same mann] z amyotrophic lat]al scl]osis
 is treat$ "u subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 (

 section #acaa7;a77#b7 ( title #ch1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by section  
#b4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,! report requir$ by  
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,a compreh5sive li/ (              
s]vice-connect$ disabilities ) high     
mortality rates4  7#b7 ,detail$         
in=mation on ! av]age life expectancy = 
p]sons ) ea* su* disability4