,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #g1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,moulton 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,clyburn7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to extend to ,black      
veterans of ,world ,war ,,ii1 and       
surviving spouses and certain direct    
descendants of such veterans1           
eligibility for certain housing loans   
and educational assistance administered 
by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,sgt4 ,isaac ,woodard1 ,jr4 and ,sgt4   
,joseph ,h4 ,maddox ,,gi ,bill ,repair  
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,housing loans      
guaranteed by the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs for ,black veterans  
of ,world ,war ,,ii and survivors and   
certain direct descendants of such      
veterans  7a7 ,establishment ,chapter   

#cg of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended as follows3 7#a7 ,definition
 ,section #cgja7;b7 of such title is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraphs3  7#g7 ,the    
term veteran also includes1 for purposes
 of housing loans1 a former member of   
the ,armed ,forces who-- 7,a7 is ,black2
 and  7,b7 served on active duty at any 
time during ,world ,war ,,ii4  7#h7 ,the
 term veteran also includes1 for        
purposes of housing loans1 an individual
 who-- 7,a7 is the surviving spouse1    
child1 grandchild1 or other direct      
descendant of a veteran described in    
paragraph 7#g72 and  7,b7 is living on  
the date of the enactment of the ,sgt4  
,isaac ,woodard1 ,jr4 and ,sgt4 ,joseph 
,h4 ,maddox ,,gi ,bill ,repair ,act of  
#bjbj4  4  7#b7 ,basic entitlement      
,section #cgjb7;a77#b77;,e7 of such     
title is amended by striking section    
#cgja7;b77#e7 and inserting paragraph   
7#e71 7#g71 or 7#h7 of section          
#cgja7;b74  7b7 ,deadline ,the          

,secretary shall carry out the amendment
 made by this section not later than #ij
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4  7c7 ,regulations ,the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
prescribe regulations to carry out the  
amendment made by this section4  7d7    
,,gao report ,not later than one year   
after the deadline under subsection 7b71
 the ,comptroller ,general of the       
,united ,states shall submit to         
,congress a report regarding-- 7#a7 the 
number of individuals who received      
housing loan benefits pursuant to the   
amendment made by this section2 and     
7#b7 the total value of housing loan    
benefits administered by the ,secretary 
pursuant to the amendment made by this  
section4  #c4 ,educational assistance   
for survivors and certain direct        
descendants of ,black veterans of ,world
 ,war ,,ii  7a7 ,establishment          
,subsection 7b7 of section #ccaa of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        

following new paragraph3  7#aa7 ,an     
individual described in section         
#cgja7;b77#h7 of this title4  4  7b7    
,deadline ,the ,secretary shall carry   
out the amendment made by this section  
not later than #ij days after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  7c7     
,regulations ,the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs shall prescribe      
regulations to carry out the amendment  
made by this section4  7d7 ,,gao report 
,not later than one year after the      
deadline under subsection 7b71 the      
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to ,congress a     
report regarding-- 7#a7 the number of   
individuals who received educational    
assistance pursuant to the amendment    
made by this section2 and  7#b7 the     
total amount of educational assistance  
paid by the ,secretary pursuant to the  
amendment made by this section4  #d4    
,blue ,ribbon panel on benefits and     
assistance for female and minority      
veterans  7a7 ,establishment ,not later 

than #cj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall establish a 
panel of independent experts on-- 7#a7  
inequities in the distribution of       
benefits and assistance administered by 
the ,secretary2 and  7#b7 military      
service by female and minority members  
of the ,armed ,forces4  7b7 ,duties ,the
 panel shall develop recommendations    
regarding additional benefits and       
assistance for individuals described in 
subsection 7a77#b71 and related         
legislation4  7c7 ,report ,not later    
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the panel shall 
submit to ,congress and the ,president a
 report containing the recommendations  
developed under this section4