,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #cj1 #bjac    
,mrs4 ,capps 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 ( ,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 to       
develop guidel9es reg>d+ ! use by !     
,secret>ies ( ! milit>y dep>tm5ts & !   
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs (         
un(ficial s\rces ( in=mation to det]m9e 
! eligibility ( a memb] or =m] memb] ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces = b5efits & decorations :5 
! memb]'s s]vice records are incomplete 
because ( damage to ! records1 includ+  
records damag$ by a #aigc fire at !     
,national ,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t] 9 ,/4
 ,l\is1 ,miss\ri4  #a4 ,developm5t (    
guidel9es = use ( un(ficial s\rces (    

in=mation to det]m9e eligibility (      
memb]s & =m] memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces =   
b5efits & decorations :5 ! s]vice       
records are incomplete because ( damage 
to ! (ficial record  7a7 ,guidel9es     
requir$ ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all     
develop guidel9es reg>d+ ! use by !     
,secret>ies ( ! milit>y dep>tm5ts & !   
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs (         
un(ficial s\rces ( in=mation1 includ+   
eyewitness /atem5ts1 to det]m9e !       
eligibility ( a memb] or =m] memb] ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces = b5efits & decorations :5 !
 s]vice records ( ! memb] are incomplete
 because ( damage to ! records z a      
result ( ! #aigc fire at ! ,national    
,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t] 9 ,/4 ,l\is1   
,miss\ri1 or any subsequ5t incid5t :ile 
! records 7 9 ! possession ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se4  7b7 ,consultation ,!       
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all prep>e !       
guidel9es 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs1 ) respect to vet]ans
 b5efits "u title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 ^: eligibility det]m9ations dep5d

 on ! use ( s]vice records ma9ta9$ by ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7c7 ,"t =         
completion ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all  
complete developm5t ( ! guidel9es n lat]
 ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act4