,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agcf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ai1 
#bjac,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,burr1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,harkin1 and
 ,mr4 ,kirk7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend titles #e and    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to clarify  
the veteran status of an individual     
based on the attendance of the          
individual at a preparatory school of a 
service academy1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,support ,earned           
,recognition for ,veterans ,act or the  
,s,e,r,ve ,act4  #b4 ,clarification of  
veteran status  7a7 ,clarification of   
definition of military service ,section 
#aja of title #ch1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#ba77;,d71 by inserting after ,naval   
,academy the following3 7but1 except for
 purposes of chapter #ag of this title  

in accordance with section #ajg7;e77#b71
 does not include any service performed 
by a student at a preparatory school of 
a service academy who is not otherwise a
 member of the ,armed ,forces72  7#b7 in
 paragraph 7#bb71 by inserting before   
the period at the end the following3 or1
 except for purposes of chapter #ag of  
this title in accordance with section   
#ajg7;e77#b71 duty performed by a       
student at a preparatory school of a    
service academy who is not otherwise a  
member of the ,armed ,forces2 and  7#c7 
in paragraph 7#bc71 by adding after the 
period at the end the following3 ,except
 for purposes of chapter #ag of this    
title in accordance with section        
#ajg7;e77#b71 such term does not include
 duty performed by a student at a       
preparatory school of a service academy 
who is not otherwise a member of the    
,armed ,forces44  7b7 ,service deemed   
not ,to be active service ,section #ajg 
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        

following new subsection3  7e7 7#a7     
,except as provided by paragraph 7#b71  
duty performed by a student at a        
preparatory school of a service academy 
who is not otherwise a member of the    
,armed ,forces shall not be deemed to   
have been active military1 naval1 or air
 service for the purposes of any of the 
laws administered by the ,secretary1    
regardless of whether the student was   
injured or disabled as a result of such 
duty4  7#b7 ,chapter #ag of this title  
shall apply to an individual described  
in paragraph 7#a7 with respect to       
furnishing hospital care and medical    
services solely for an injury or        
disability incurred by the individual as
 a result of military training related  
to future active duty service performed 
as a student during the course of       
required training at a preparatory      
school of a service academy4 ,an        
individual who receives such care and   
services under this paragraph may not be
 treated as a veteran for the purposes  

of any other provision of law solely by 
reason of receiving such care and       
services under this paragraph4  4  7c7  
,small business concerns ,section       
#habg7l7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new paragraph3  7#c7 ,the 
term veteran1 in accordance with        
sections #aja and #ajg of this title1   
does not include an individual whose    
veteran status is based solely on the   
attendance of the individual as a       
student at a preparatory school of a    
service academy1 regardless of whether  
the individual was injured or disabled  
as a result of duty performed as such a 
student4  4  7d7 ,preference eligible   
,section #bajh of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
paragraph 7#d77;,b71 by striking 2 and  
and inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in     
paragraph 7#e71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#f7 an individual whose

 veteran status is based solely on the  
attendance of the individual as a       
student at a preparatory school of a    
service academy1 regardless of whether  
the individual was injured or disabled  
as a result of duty performed as such a 
student1 may not be treated as a        
veteran1 disabled veteran1 or preference
 eligible4  4