,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #iae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjae   
,ms4 ,del,bene 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,br[nley 
( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,lee1   
,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1
 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,swalwell (     
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4           
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4    
,coh51 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4   
,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mrs4 ,davis (   
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle    
,lujan ,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 ,ms4     
,max9e ,wat]s ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4         
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,f>r1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1  
,ms4 ,e/y1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,ellison1
 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1    
,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 
,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4  
,a%=d1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney (   
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1
 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4        
,kildee1 ,mr4 ,k9d1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4   
,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4  
,gutirrez1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,ms4 ,titus1   

,mr4 ,honda1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,heck (    
,wa%+ton1 ,mrs4 ,capps1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 &  
,mr4 ,walz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to ext5d & exp& ! 
memb]%ip ( ! ,advisory ,committee on    
,m9ority ,vet]ans to include vet]ans :o 
are lesbian1 gay1 or bisexual & vet]ans 
:o are transg5d]4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,voices = ,vet]ans 
,act4  #b4 ,ext5sion & expansion (      
memb]%ip ( ! ,advisory ,committee on    
,m9ority ,vet]ans to include vet]ans :o 
are lesbian1 gay1 or bisexual & vet]ans 
:o are transg5d]  7a7 ,expansion (      
memb]%ip ,subsection 7a77#b77;,a7 (     
section #edd ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 clause 7iv71  
by /rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7 9 clause 7v71
 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2
 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] clause 7v7 !    
foll[+ new clauses3  7vi7 vet]ans :o are
 lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 or transg5d]4  
4  7b7 ,ext5sion ,subsection 7e7 ( su*  

section is am5d$ by /rik+ ,decemb] #ca1 
#bjae & ins]t+ ,decemb] #ca1 #bjag4  7c7
 ,effective date ,clause 7vi7 ( section 
#edd7;a77#b77;,a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 %all apply to appo9tm5ts  
made on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act4