,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #f1 #bjac ,mrs4  
,l[ey 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,capps1 ,ms4     
,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mr4          
,connolly1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,lance1 
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,polis1 & ,mr4    
,s*iff7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = 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 provide t s]vice
 ( ! memb]s ( ! organization kn[n z !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,cadet ,nurse ,corps dur+ 
,_w ,w> ,,ii con/itut$ active milit>y   
s]vice = purposes ( laws adm9i/]$ by !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,cadet ,nurse ,corps      
,equity ,act4  #b4 ,s]vice deem$ to be  
active milit>y s]vice  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,=  
purposes ( section #dja7;a77#a77;,a7 ( !

 ,,gi ,bill ,improvem5t ,act ( #aigg    
7#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #ajf note71 ! ,secret>y (
 ,def5se is deem$ to h det]m9$ t        
qualifi$ s]vice ( a p]son con/itut$     
active milit>y s]vice4  7b7 ,det]m9ation
 ( dis*>ge /atus ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se 
%all issue an honorable dis*>ge "u      
section #dja7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,,gi ,bill
 ,improvem5t ,act ( #aigg to ea* p]son  
^: qualifi$ s]vice w>rants an honorable 
dis*>ge4 ,su* dis*>ge %all be issu$ be=e
 ! end ( ! "o-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4          
,prohibition ( retroactive b5efits ,no  
b5efits may be paid to any p]son z a    
result ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act = any    
p]iod be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4  #d4 ,def9ition ,= purposes ( ?is 
,act1 ! t]m qualifi$ s]vice means s]vice
 ( a p]son z a memb] ( ! organization   
kn[n z ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,cadet ,nurse    
,corps dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,july #a1 
#aidc1 & end+ on ,decemb] #ae1 #aide4