To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that an injury or death sustained as a result of participation in a medical research program of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be treated for purpose of benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the same manner as if the injury were incurred as a result of military service, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 18, 2004

Requires certain injuries and deaths sustained after January 1, 1980, as the result of an individual's participation in medical research programs conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to be treated in the same manner as injuries and deaths resulting from military service.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide, by contract, for an independent study of the Department's experience in adjudicating claims under the statutory provision governing benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation.

Requires the results of such study and related recommendations to be reported to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs within one year of enactment of this Act.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] · R–AZ

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Jul 14, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 14, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Jun 18, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 18, 2004
Introduced in House
Jun 18, 2004
Introduced in House

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4621

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Discuss H.R.4621, 108th Congress: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that an injury or death sustained as a result of participation in a medical research program of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be treated for purpose of benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the same manner as if the injury were incurred as a result of military service, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4621

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-06-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr4621/BILLS-108hr4621ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.4621, 108th Congress: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that an injury or death sustained as a result of participation in a medical research program of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be treated for purpose of benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the same manner as if the injury were incurred as a result of military service, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4621

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-06-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr4621/BILLS-108hr4621ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T16:28:08Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.4621 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.