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Parity for Native Hawaiian Veterans Act of 2025
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of direct housing loans and medical care from the Department of Veterans Affairs for Native Hawaiians.
Summary
This bill would modify the Department of Veterans Affairs' direct housing loan program for Native American veterans to include Native Hawaiians as eligible beneficiaries. The bill would require the VA to reimburse Native Hawaiian health care systems for medical care and services provided to eligible veterans, whether delivered directly or through referrals and travel arrangements. The bill would also exempt Native Hawaiian veterans from cost-sharing requirements for VA medical care, treating them the same as other Native American veterans.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
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Actions (3)
- Jun 6, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · house
- May 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- May 23, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 23, 2025
Ms. Tokuda (for herself and Mr. Case) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of direct housing loans and medical care from the Department of Veterans Affairs for Native Hawaiians.
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 “Parity for Native Hawaiian Veterans Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO PROGRAM FOR DIRECT HOUSING LOANS MADE TO NATIVE AMERICAN VETERANS BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Section 3765(3)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “as that term” and all that follows through “42 Stat.
108)” and inserting “as defined in section 801 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221)”.
SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENT OF PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS.
(a) Reimbursement of Costs of Certain Care Provided Through Native Hawaiian Health Care System.—
(1) In general.—Subchapter I of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1703G the following new section: “Sec. 1703H. Reimbursement of costs of certain care provided through Native Hawaiian health care system
“(a) In General.—The Secretary shall reimburse a Native Hawaiian health care system for the costs of care or services provided through such system to veterans eligible for such care or services under the laws administered by the Secretary, regardless of whether such care or services are provided directly through such system, through purchased or referred care, or through a contract for travel.
“(b) Native Hawaiian Health Care System Defined.—The term ‘Native Hawaiian health care system’ has the meaning given that term in section 12 of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 11711).”.
(2) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1703G the following new item:
“1703H. Reimbursement of costs of certain care provided through Native Hawaiian health care system.”.
(b) Exemption From Cost Sharing.—Section 1730A(b) of such title is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(3) is a Native Hawaiian (as defined in section 12 of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 11711)).”. <all>
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