H.R.944 - Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2009

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war. as introduced.
  • Short: Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2009 as introduced.

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2/10/2009--Introduced.Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2009 - Amends federal veterans' benefits provisions with respect to former prisoners of war (POWs) to repeal the currently required 30-day minimum period of internment prior to the presumption of service connection for certain list
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2/10/2009--Introduced.Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2009 - Amends federal veterans' benefits provisions with respect to former prisoners of war (POWs) to repeal the currently required 30-day minimum period of internment prior to the presumption of service connection for certain listed diseases, for purposes of the payment of veterans' disability compensation. Adds diabetes (type 2) to the above listed diseases. Removes the requirement that, in order for osteoporosis to be included among the listed diseases, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs must determine that the veteran has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Requires:
(1) such presumption also with respect to any disease that the Secretary determines warrants such presumption by reason of having a positive association with the experience of being a prisoner of war; and
(2) the Secretary to make such a determination within 60 days after a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War that such presumption be established for a non-listed disease.

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12/04/10
ankawa.com » Blog Archive » Chicago Assyrians Protest Iraq Attacks ...

Earlier this year, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 944 with overwhelming bipartisan support, expressing solidarity with religious minorities in Iraq. EDITOR's UPDATE: *Numbers from various news sources put the turnout near ...

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11/08/10
Chicago Assyrians Protest Iraq Attacks, Official Inaction

Earlier this year, the US House of Representatives passed HR 944 with overwhelming bipartisan support, expressing solidarity with religious minorities in Iraq. EDITOR's UPDATE: *Numbers from various news sources put the turnout near ...

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11/06/10
WE ARE ASSYRIAN CHRISTIANS. WE ARE NESTORIAN. WE ARE CHALDEAN ...

(HR 944) We ask that Indigenous Christian lands be reserved so that the millions that have fled have a place to return to. Save the world's oldest civilization. Suffering wave after wave of ethnic cleansing in Iraq since the US-led ...

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