,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #aj1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,mull9 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,moylan1 & ,mr4 ,case7 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 ( #bjbe4  #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 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 ,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