Supporting Military Families Exposed to Toxic Substances Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
Makes certain family members and other non-veterans exposed at locations tied to presumptive toxic-exposure illnesses eligible for VA hospital care and medical services, subject to limits and reporting.
Who Benefits and How
Family members and others exposed at locations linked to toxic exposures gain a path to VA care for covered illnesses and conditions.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The VA must determine eligibility, pay for additional care subject to appropriations, and report annually to Congress.
Key Provisions
- Creates a new VA eligibility pathway for non-veterans who lived, worked, or were in utero at covered toxic-exposure locations.
- Limits care to covered illnesses and conditions and to appropriated funding, with coordination against third-party payment sources.
- Requires annual reports to Congress on the care provided, denials, and pending applications.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Makes certain family members and other non-veterans exposed at locations tied to presumptive toxic-exposure illnesses eligible for VA hospital care and medical services, subject to limits and reporting.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans Affairs, Healthcare, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Makes certain family members and other non-veterans exposed at locations tied to presumptive toxic-exposure illnesses eligible for VA hospital care and medical services, subject to limits and reporting.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Family members and other non-veterans exposed at covered locations
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Federal budget
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Ms. Brownley (for herself and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following …
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Family members and other non-veterans exposed at covered locations
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the secretary"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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