,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #d1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,heck ( ,nevada introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to accept c]ta9 docum5ts z pro( ( s]vice
 9 det]m9+ ! eligibility ( an individual
 to receive am\nts f ! ,filip9o ,vet]ans
 ,equity ,comp5sation ,fund1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,pro( ( eligibility =    
,filip9o ,vet]ans ,equity ,comp5sation  
,fund  7a7 ,pro( ,section #ajjb ( !     
,am]ican ,recov]y & ,re9ve/m5t ,act (   
#bjji 7division ,a ( ,public ,law       
#aaa-e2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #ajg note7 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsections3  7m7 ,pro( ( s]vice  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all accept z pro(
 ( ! s]vice describ$ 9 subsection 7d7 or
 7n7--  7,a7 ! "n ( ! eligible p]son    
includ$ on ! ,approv$ ,revis$           
,recon/ruct$ ,gu]illa ,ro/] 7commonly   
kn[n z ! ,miss\ri ,li/72  7,b7 docum5ts 

includ$ 9 ! claims fold] ( ! eligible   
p]son t prove su* s]vice1 includ+ an    
affidavit f ! gov]nm5t ( ! ,philipp9es  
c]tify+ su* s]vice 7,,ago ,=m #bc72 or  
7,c7 any o!r docum5ts t are issu$ or    
accept$ by ! gov]nm5t ( ! ,philipp9es z 
pro( ( su* s]vice4  7#b7 ,s\rce (       
docum5ts ,! ,secret>y may n reject a    
docum5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 solely because 
! docum5t is issu$ by ! gov]nm5t ( !    
,philipp9es4  7#c7 ,gov]nm5t ( !        
,philipp9es ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m    
gov]nm5t ( ! ,philipp9es includes !     
,commonweal? ( ! ,philipp9es1 !         
,commonweal? ,army ( ! ,philipp9es1 & ! 
,republic ( ! ,philipp9es4  7n7         
,civilian gu]illa =ces ,s]vice z a      
civilian gu]illa 9 ! ,philipp9es dur+ ! 
p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 (        
subsection 7d7 %all be treat$ z s]vice  
describ$ "u su* subsection = purposes ( 
a p]son be+ eligible = b5efits "u ?is   
section4  7o7 ,coop]ation ,! ,secret>y (
 ! ,army %all coop]ate ) ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs 9 c>ry+ out ?is       

section4  4  7b7 ,ext5d$ application    
p]iod ,section #ajjb7;c7 ( ! ,am]ican   
,recov]y & ,re9ve/m5t ,act ( #bjji      
7division ,a ( ,public ,law #aaa-e2 #ch 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajg note7 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7     
,ext5d$ application p]iod ,not)/&+      
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y may make a   
paym5t f ! comp5sation fund to an       
eligible p]son :o1 dur+ ! #ahj-;day     
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is section1 submits to ! ,secret>y--   
7,a7 a claim = b5efits "u ?is section2  
or  7,b7 ) respect to a p]son :o fil$ a 
claim = b5efits "u ?is section dur+ !   
p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 a new   
claim or an appeal to su* previ\sly fil$
 claim4  4