,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ac1 #bjae 
,mr4 ,heller 7for himself and ,ms4      
,hirono7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,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 ,list1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,filipino ,veterans 
,promise ,act4  #b4 ,determination of   
certain service in ,philippines during  
,world ,war ,,ii  7a7 ,in general ,the  
,secretary of ,defense1 in consultation 
with the ,secretary of ,veterans        
,affairs and such military historians as
 the ,secretary of ,defense considers   
appropriate1 shall establish a process  
to determine whether a covered          

individual served as described in       
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 of section #ajg of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 for  
purposes of determining whether such    
covered individual is eligible for      
benefits described in such subsections4 
7b7 ,covered individuals ,for purposes  
of this section1 a covered individual is
 any individual who--  7#a7 claims      
service described in subsection 7a7 or  
7b7 of section #ajg of title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code2 and  7#b7 is not 
included in the ,approved ,revised      
,reconstructed ,guerilla ,roster of     
#aidh1 known as the ,missouri ,list4