,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,brownley 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,houlahan1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 and ,ms4   
,omar7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs and the ,secretary of ,defense 
to carry out programs to provide to     
certain veterans who are women a        
compensation benefit and an upgrade to  
the discharge status of such veterans1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,women ,involuntarily ,separated        
,earning ,remittance ,act of #bjbe or   
the ,,wiser ,act of #bjbe4  #b4         

,programs to provide compensation       
benefit and discharge status upgrades   
for certain veterans who are women      
discharged pursuant to ,executive ,order
 #ajbdj  7a7 ,discharge status upgrade  
program  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to   
the availability of amounts made        
available in advance in appropriations  
,acts1 the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs1 in coordination with the      
,secretary of ,defense1 shall establish 
and carry out a program to1 subject to  
the eligibility criteria under          
subsection 7c7 and conditions to be     
prescribed by the ,secretary of         
,defense1 upgrade the discharge status  
of covered veterans4  7#b7 ,applications
 ,a covered veteran desiring to         
participate in such program shall submit
 to the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs
 and the ,secretary of ,defense an      
application in such form1 at such time1 
and containing such information and     
assurances as such ,secretaries         
determine appropriate4  7#c7 ,treatment 

of certain covered veterans ,with       
respect to the provision of benefits    
under the laws administered by the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 such  
,secretary shall treat a covered veteran
 who receives a discharge status upgrade
 pursuant to such program as if such    
covered veteran completed the duty to   
which such covered veteran was assigned 
at the time such covered veteran was    
separated from active military1 naval1  
air1 or space service4  7b7             
,compensation benefit program  7#a7 ,in 
general ,the ,secretary of ,defense     
shall establish and carry out a program 
to provide to covered veterans1 subject 
to the eligibility criteria under       
subsection 7c7 and paragraph 7#b71 a    
one-time compensation benefit in the    
amount of #be1jjj4  7#b7 ,surviving     
spouse eligibility ,if a covered veteran
 who satisfies the eligibility criteria 
under subsection 7c7 dies after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
surviving spouse of such covered veteran

 shall be eligible for participation in 
the program under paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 
,applications ,a covered veteran1 or the
 surviving spouse of a covered veteran1 
desiring to participate in such program 
shall submit to the ,secretary of       
,defense an application in such form1 at
 such time1 and containing such         
information and assurances as the       
,secretary determines appropriate4  7#d7
 ,authorization of appropriations ,there
 are authorized to be appropriated to   
the ,secretary of ,defense such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out this      
subsection4  7c7 ,eligibility criteria  
7#a7 ,irrebuttable presumption ,there is
 an irrebuttable presumption of         
eligibility for participation in the    
programs under subsections 7a7 and 7b7  
for a covered veteran who was           
involuntarily separated from active     
military1 naval1 air1 or space service  
pursuant to ,executive ,order #ajbdj4   
7#b7 ,rebuttable presumptions ,there is 
a rebuttable presumption for eligibility

 for participation in such programs for 
a covered veteran who--  7,a7 gave birth
 to a child1 obtained legal or physical 
custody of a child1 or adopted a child  
during the #aj-month period beginning   
after the date the veteran was separated
 from active military1 naval1 air1 or   
space service2 or  7,b7 experienced an  
incomplete pregnancy 7including due to  
an abortion or miscarriage7 during such 
#aj-month period4  7d7 ,definitions ,in 
this section3 7#a7 ,the term active     
military1 naval1 air1 or space service  
has the meaning given such term in      
section #aja of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,the term covered  
veteran means a veteran who-- 7,a7 is a 
woman2 and  7,b7 performed active       
military1 naval1 air1 or space service  
during the period beginning on ,april   
#bg1 #aiea and ending on ,february #bc1 
#aigf4