,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #bc1         
#bjai,mr4 ,costa 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,young1 ,mr4 ,cook1 and ,mr4 ,langevin7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 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 era1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,special ,guerrilla 
,unit 7,,sgu7 ,veterans ,service        
,recognition ,expansion ,act of #bjai4  
#b4 ,eligibility for internment in      
national cemeteries  7a7 ,in general    
,section #bdjb7;a77#aj7 of title #ch1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 by striking the period at the end  
and inserting 2 or2 and  7#b7 by adding 
at the end the following new            

subparagraph3  7,b7 who-- 7i7 the       
,secretary determines served honorably  
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 amendments 
made by this section shall have effect  
as if included in the enactment of      
section #bea7;a7 of title ,,ii of the   
,military ,construction1 ,veterans      
,affairs1 and ,related ,agencies        
,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7division ,j
 of ,public ,law #aae-ada2 #acb ,stat4  
#hbd74