119th CongressS. 749
Introduced in Senate
Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF INCREASED DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION TO SURVIVING SPOUSES OF VETERANS WHO DIE FROM AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSISTrack this section →
(a) Extension Section 1311(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (A) before The rate; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) A veteran whom the Secretary determines died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis shall be treated as a veteran described in subparagraph (A) without regard for how long the veteran had such disease prior to death.. (b) Applicability Subparagraph (B) of section 1311(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to a veteran who dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on or after October 1, 2022.
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