,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dha  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #d1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,heck of ,nevada introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs to accept certain    
documents as proof of service in        
determining the eligibility of an       
individual to receive amounts from the  
,filipino ,veterans ,equity             
,compensation ,fund1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,proof of eligibility for
 ,filipino ,veterans ,equity            
,compensation ,fund  7a7 ,proof ,section
 #ajjb of the ,american ,recovery and   
,reinvestment ,act of #bjji 7division ,a
 of ,public ,law #aaa-e2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajg note7 is amended by adding at the  
end the following new subsections3  7m7 
,proof of service  7#a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary shall accept as proof of the
 service described in subsection 7d7 or 
7n7--  7,a7 the name of the eligible    

person included on the ,approved        
,revised ,reconstructed ,guerilla       
,roster 7commonly known as the ,missouri
 ,list72  7,b7 documents included in the
 claims folder of the eligible person   
that prove such service1 including an   
affidavit from the government of the    
,philippines certifying such service    
7,,ago ,form #bc72 or  7,c7 any other   
documents that are issued or accepted by
 the government of the ,philippines as  
proof of such service4  7#b7 ,source of 
documents ,the ,secretary may not reject
 a document under paragraph 7#a7 solely 
because the document is issued by the   
government of the ,philippines4  7#c7   
,government of the ,philippines ,in this
 subsection1 the term government of the 
,philippines includes the ,commonwealth 
of the ,philippines1 the ,commonwealth  
,army of the ,philippines1 and the      
,republic of the ,philippines4  7n7     
,civilian guerilla forces ,service as a 
civilian guerilla in the ,philippines   
during the period described in paragraph

 7#a7 of subsection 7d7 shall be treated
 as service described under such        
subsection for purposes of a person     
being eligible for benefits under this  
section4  7o7 ,cooperation ,the         
,secretary of the ,army shall cooperate 
with the ,secretary of ,veterans        
,affairs in carrying out this section4  
4  7b7 ,extended application period     
,section #ajjb7;c7 of the ,american     
,recovery and ,reinvestment ,act of     
#bjji 7division ,a of ,public ,law      
#aaa-e2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #ajg note7 is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#c7 ,extended
 application period ,notwithstanding    
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary may make 
a payment from the compensation fund to 
an eligible person who1 during the      
#ahj-;day period beginning on the date  
of the enactment of this section1       
submits to the ,secretary--  7,a7 a     
claim for benefits under this section2  
or  7,b7 with respect to a person who   
filed a claim for benefits under this   

section during the period described in  
paragraph 7#a71 a new claim or an appeal
 to such previously filed claim4  4