Gulf War Survivor Benefits Update Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6812 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6812 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the delimiting date for certain benefits for surviving spouses of Persian Gulf War veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 17, 2025 Mr. Pappas (for himself and Mr. Yakym) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the delimiting date for certain benefits for surviving spouses of Persian Gulf War veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 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 ``Gulf War Survivor Benefits Update Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DELIMITING DATE FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES OF PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERANS. Section 1541(f)(1)(E) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``January 1, 2001'' and inserting ``the date that is ten years and one day after the date of the termination of the Persian Gulf War, as prescribed by Presidential proclamation or law''. <all>