H.R. 315 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 315 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2015 Ms. Meng (for herself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Takano, and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Filipino Veterans Promise Act. 2. Determination of certain service in Philippines during World War II (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and such military historians as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, shall establish a process to determine whether a covered individual served as described in subsection (a) or (b) of section 107 of title 38, United States Code, for purposes of determining whether such covered individual is eligible for benefits described in such subsections. (b) Covered individuals For purposes of this section, a covered individual is any individual who— (1) claims service described in subsection (a) or (b) of section 107 of title 38, United States Code; and (2) is not included in the Approved Revised Reconstructed Guerilla Roster of 1948, known as the Missouri List.