S. 4166, Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID-19 Act of 2020

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116th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4166

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to secure medical opinions for veterans with service-connected disabilities who die from COVID–19 to determine whether their service-connected disabilities were the principal or contributory cases of death, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 2, 2020

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

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to secure medical opinions for veterans with service-connected disabilities who die from COVID–19 to determine whether their service-connected disabilities were the principal or contributory cases of death, 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 “Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID–19 Act of 2020”.