,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bccg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1 #bjad
 ,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,franken1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mrs4        
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,begich1 ,mr4          
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,levin1 and ,mr4      
,pryor7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to authorize the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
inter in national cemeteries individuals
 who supported the ,united ,states in   
,laos during the ,vietnam ,war era4  #a4
  ,short title  ,this ,act may be cited 
as the ,hmong ,veterans' ,service       
,recognition ,act4  #b4  ,eligibility   
for interment in national cemeteries    
7a7  ,in general  ,section #bdjb7;a7 of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#aj7 ,any    
individual--  7,a7 who--  7i7 was       

naturalized pursuant to section #b7a7 of
 the ,hmong ,veterans' ,naturalization  
,act of #bjjj 7,public ,law #ajf-bjg2 #h
 ,u4,s4,c4 #adbc note72 and  7ii7 at the
 time of the individual's death resided 
in the ,united ,states2 or  7,b7 who--  
7i7 the ,secretary determines served    
with a special guerrilla unit or        
irregular forces operating from a base  
in ,laos in support of the ,armed       
,forces of the ,united ,states at any   
time during the period beginning        
,february #bh1 #aifa1 and ending ,may   
#g1 #aige2 and  7ii7 at the time of the 
individual's death--  7,i7 was a citizen
 of the ,united ,states or an alien     
lawfully admitted for permanent         
residence in the ,united ,states2 and   
7,,ii7 resided in the ,united ,states4  
4  7b7  ,effective date  ,the amendment 
made by this ,act shall apply with      
respect to an individual dying on or    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4