Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4772) to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the application and review process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for clothing allowance claims submitted by veterans, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 4772 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 ``Mark O'Brien VA Clothing Allowance Improvement Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO PROCESS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR CLOTHING ALLOWANCE CLAIMS. (a) Process for Clothing Allowance Claims.--Section 1162 of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``The Secretary under'' and inserting: ``(a) Eligibility Requirements.--The Secretary, under''; (2) in paragraph (2)-- (A) by striking ``which (A) a physician'' and inserting: ``which--'' ``(A) a physician''; and (B) by striking ``, and (B) the Secretary'' and inserting ``; and'' ``(B) the Secretary''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections: ``(b) Continuous Nature of Payments.--Payments made to a veteran under subsection (a) shall continue on an automatically recurring annual basis until the earlier of the following: ``(1) The date on which the veteran elects to no longer receive such payments.…”