,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,hanabusa introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,secret>y ( ! ,army to det]m9e !        
validity ( ! claims ( c]ta9 ,filip9os t 
!y p]=m$ milit>y s]vice on behalf ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  #a4   
,det]m9ations by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,^u ! writt5 application ( 
any p]son :o is a national ( !          
,philipp9e ,isl&s1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army
 %all det]m9e :e!r su* p]son p]=m$ any  
milit>y s]vice 9 ! ,philipp9e ,isl&s 9  
aid ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii :i* qualifies su*     
p]son to receive any milit>y1 vet]ans'1 
or o!r b5efits "u ! laws ( ! ,unit$     

,/ates4  7b7 ,in=mation ,to be consid]$ 
,9 mak+ a det]m9ation = ! purpose (     
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all consid]
 all in=mation & evid5ce 7relat+ to     
s]vice ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a77 t is 
available to ! ,secret>y1 includ+       
in=mation & evid5ce submitt$ by !       
applicant1 if any4  #b4 ,c]tificate (   
s]vice  7a7 ,issuance ( c]tificate (    
s]vice ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,army %all issue
 a c]tificate ( s]vice to ea* p]son     
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y to h p]=m$       
milit>y s]vice describ$ 9 section       
#a7;a74  7b7 ,effect ( c]tificate (     
s]vice ,a c]tificate ( s]vice issu$ to  
any p]son "u subsection 7a7 %all1 = !   
purpose ( any law ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1    
conclusively e/abli% ! p]iod1 nature1 & 
"* ( ! milit>y s]vice describ$ 9 !      
c]tificate4  #c4 ,applications by       
survivors ,an application submitt$ by a 
surviv+ sp\se1 *ild1 or p>5t ( a deceas$
 p]son describ$ 9 section #a7;a7 %all be
 treat$ z an application submitt$ by su*
 p]son4  #d4 ,limitation p]iod ,!       

,secret>y ( ! ,army may n consid] = !   
purpose ( ?is ,act any application      
receiv$ by ! ,secret>y m ?an two ye>s   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
#e4 ,prospective application (          
det]m9ations by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army   
,no b5efits %all accrue to any p]son =  
any p]iod be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act z a result ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4  #f4 ,regulations ,! ,secret>y ( !
 ,army %all prescribe regulations to    
c>ry out sections #a1 #c1 & #d4  #g4    
,responsibilities ( ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs ,any entitlem5t ( a   
p]son to receive vet]ans' b5efits by    
reason ( ?is ,act %all be adm9i/]$ by ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs pursuant  
to regulations prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #h4 ,def9ition ,9 
?is ,act1 ! t]m ,_w ,w> ,,ii means !    
p]iod beg9n+ on ,decemb] #g1 #aida1 &   
end+ on ,decemb] #ca1 #aidf4