[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1172 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1172

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements 
 relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for 
emergency treatment furnished to veterans in non-Department of Veterans 
              Affairs facilities, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 18, 2023

 Ms. Sinema (for herself and Mr. Braun) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements 
 relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for 
emergency treatment furnished to veterans in non-Department of Veterans 
              Affairs facilities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Removing Extraneous Loopholes 
Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act'' or the ``RELIEVE Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR 
              EMERGENCY TREATMENT FURNISHED TO VETERANS.

    (a) Eligibility Requirements.--Section 1725(b)(2)(B) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the veteran'' and inserting ``(i) the 
        veteran'';
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
        or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
            ``(ii) the veteran was furnished such emergency treatment 
        during the 60-day period following the date on which the 
        veteran enrolled in the health care system specified in 
        subparagraph (A).''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to emergency treatment furnished on or after the 
date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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