,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #faba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #cj1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,mull9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4    
,moylan1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1 ,ms4   
,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,b]a1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4   
,*u1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4     
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,davis (    
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1  
,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( 
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1  
,mr4 ,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,jacobs1 
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 
,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,ms4 
,l(gr51 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,ms4   
,norton1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4           
,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4       
,%]man1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,ms4 ,titus1    
,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 & ,ms4       
,wat]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to improve !      
b5efits furni%$ by ! ,secret>y (        

,vet]ans ,affairs to c]ta9 individuals  
:o s]v$ 9 ! =ces ( ! ,philipp9es & !    
,philipp9e ,sc\ts4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,filip9o ,vet]ans 
,fairness ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,improvem5t
 ( vet]ans b5efits furni%$ to c]ta9     
individuals :o s]v$ 9 ! =ces ( !        
,philipp9es & ! ,philipp9e ,sc\ts  7a7  
,expansion ( b5efits ,section #ajg (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a  
semicolon2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by    
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#c7 !     
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#d7 sections     
#aeda & #aedb ( ?is title4  2 &  7#b7 9 
subsection 7b7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 
by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a semicolon2  7,b7
 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft]
 p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3   
7#c7 sections #aeda & #aedb ( ?is title4
  2 &  7b7 ,eligibility ,su* section is 
fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+   

new subsections3  7e7 ,det]m9ation (    
eligibility  7#a7 ,9 det]m9+ !          
eligibility ( ! s]vice ( an individual  
"u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all take   
into acc\nt any alt]native docum5tation 
reg>d+ su* s]vice1 includ+ docum5tation 
o!r ?an ! recogniz$ gu]rilla ro/]s /or$ 
at ! ,national ,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t]1
 t ! ,secret>y det]m9es relevant4  7#b7 
,n lat] ?an ,m>* #a ( ea* ye>1 !        
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committees  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives a report t includes--
 7,a7 ! numb] ( individuals apply+ =    
b5efits pursuant to ?is section dur+ !  
previ\s ye>2 &  7,b7 ! numb] ( su*      
individuals t ! ,secret>y approv$ =     
b5efits4  7f7 ,relation to ,filip9o     
,vet]ans ,equity ,comp5sation ,fund     
,section #ajjb7;h7 ( ! ,am]ican ,recov]y
 & ,re9ve/m5t ,act ( #bjji 7title ,x (  
division ,a ( ,public ,law #aaa-e2 #abc 
,/at4 #bjj2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #ajg note7    
%all n apply to an individual describ$ 9
 subsection 7a7 or 7b7 ( ?is section4  4

  7c7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all take  
effect on ! date t is #bgj days aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7     
,applicability ,no b5efits %all accrue  
to any p]son = any p]iod be=e !         
effective date ( ?is ,act by reason ( ! 
am5dm5ts made by ?is section4