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Re: HR 850 - POW Specials Compensation Bill

From: POW-MIA InterNetwork

Date: April 23, 2003

"H.R.850
Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide special compensation for former prisoners of war, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep Simpson, Michael K. [ID-2] (introduced 2/13/2003)      


Cosponsors: 30
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions.

Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)

* SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED:
Former Prisoners of War Special Compensation Act of 2003
* OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide special compensation for former prisoners of war, and for other purposes.

STATUS:

2/13/2003:
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

3/14/2003:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

4/10/2003:
Subcommittee Hearings Held.

COMMITTEE(S):


Committee/Subcommittee: Activity:
House Veterans' Affairs Referral
  Subcommittee on Benefits Referral

RELATED BILL DETAILS:

***NONE***



AMENDMENT(S):

***NONE***

COSPONSORS(30), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     

Rep Bilirakis, Michael - 3/13/2003 [FL-9]
Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. - 4/2/2003 [GA-2]
Rep Boehner, John A. - 2/13/2003 [OH-8]
Rep Bonilla, Henry - 3/27/2003 [TX-23]
Rep Brown, Corrine - 3/18/2003 [FL-3]
Rep Burr, Richard - 3/27/2003 [NC-5]
Rep Camp, Dave - 3/13/2003 [MI-4]
Rep Carson, Brad - 3/18/2003 [OK-2]
Rep Cox, Christopher - 2/13/2003 [CA-48]
Rep Dreier, David - 2/13/2003 [CA-26]
Rep Gillmor, Paul E. - 4/8/2003 [OH-5]
Rep Gutknecht, Gil - 3/27/2003 [MN-1]
Rep Hyde, Henry J. - 2/13/2003 [IL-6]
Rep Issa, Darrell E. - 3/25/2003 [CA-49]
Rep Jenkins, William L. - 3/25/2003 [TN-1]
Rep Kline, John - 3/13/2003 [MN-2]
Rep Kolbe, Jim - 2/13/2003 [AZ-8]
Rep Latham, Tom - 3/13/2003 [IA-4]
Rep LaTourette, Steve C. - 3/27/2003 [OH-14]
Rep Leach, James A. - 2/13/2003 [IA-2]
Rep Manzullo, Donald A. - 3/13/2003 [IL-16]
Rep Otter, C. L. (Butch) - 2/13/2003 [ID-1]
Rep Paul, Ron - 3/25/2003 [TX-14]
Rep Rangel, Charles B. - 3/25/2003 [NY-15]
Rep Saxton, Jim - 3/27/2003 [NJ-3]
Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. - 2/13/2003 [WI-5]
Rep Sherwood, Don - 3/27/2003 [PA-10]
Rep Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) - 3/27/2003 [LA-3]
Rep Terry, Lee - 3/27/2003 [NE-2]
Rep Wilson, Joe - 2/13/2003 [SC-2]

SUMMARY AS OF:
2/13/2003--Introduced.

Former Prisoners of War Special Compensation Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay special monthly compensation to each veteran who is a former prisoner of war and was detained or interned for at least 30 days. Provides various rates of payment, ranging from $150 for those detained for between 30 and 120 days to a maximum of $450 for those detained more than 540 days. States that such special compensation shall: (1) be in addition to any other authorized payments; and (2) shall not be considered income for purposes of eligibility under any Federal or federally assisted program.

Prohibits the payment of veterans' disability compensation for any alcohol- or drug-related disability even if the abuse is secondary to a service-connected disability.

Removes the requirement that former prisoners of war must have been detained or interned for at least 90 days in order to be eligible for veterans' outpatient dental care. "