,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bgfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #g1 #bjaf,mr4   
,m55dez 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 & ,mrs4
 ,%ahe57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide t s]vice ( ! memb]s ( !         
organization kn[n z ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,cadet ,nurse ,corps dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii  
con/itut$ active milit>y s]vice =       
purposes ( laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,cadet ,nurse ,corps    
,equity ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 ,s]vice deem$
 to be active milit>y s]vice  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,= purposes ( section             
#dja7;a77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,,gi ,bill        
,improvem5t ,act ( #aigg 7#ch ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajf note71 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se is    
deem$ to h det]m9$ t qualifi$ s]vice ( a
 p]son con/itut$ active milit>y s]vice4 
7b7 ,det]m9ation ( dis*>ge /atus ,!     
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all issue an       

honorable dis*>ge "u section            
#dja7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,,gi ,bill        
,improvem5t ,act ( #aigg to ea* p]son ^:
 qualifi$ s]vice w>rants an honorable   
dis*>ge4 ,su* dis*>ge %all be issu$ be=e
 ! end ( ! "o-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4          
,prohibition ( retroactive b5efits ,no  
b5efits may be paid to any p]son z a    
result ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act = any    
p]iod be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4  #d4 ,qualifi$ s]vice def9$ ,9 ?is
 ,act1 ! t]m qualifi$ s]vice means      
s]vice ( a p]son z a memb] ( !          
organization kn[n z ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,cadet ,nurse ,corps dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+
 on ,july #a1 #aidc1 & end+ on ,decemb] 
#ae1 #aide4