,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ffj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,br[nley 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,h\lahan1 ,mr4
 ,got!im]1 & ,ms4 ,om>7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs & ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se to c>ry out programs to provide 
to c]ta9 vet]ans :o are wom5 a          
comp5sation b5efit & an upgrade to !    
dis*>ge /atus ( su* vet]ans1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,wom5 ,involunt>ily        
,sep>at$ ,e>n+ ,remittance ,act ( #bjbe 
or ! ,,wis] ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,programs
 to provide comp5sation b5efit & dis*>ge
 /atus upgrades = c]ta9 vet]ans :o are  
wom5 dis*>g$ pursuant to ,executive     

,ord] #ajbdj  7a7 ,dis*>ge /atus upgrade
 program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to !   
availability ( am\nts made available 9  
advance 9 appropriations ,acts1 !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 9        
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1    
%all e/abli% & c>ry out a program to1   
subject to ! eligibility crit]ia "u     
subsection 7c7 & conditions to be       
prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1     
upgrade ! dis*>ge /atus ( cov]$ vet]ans4
  7#b7 ,applications ,a cov]$ vet]an    
desir+ to p>ticipate 9 su* program %all 
submit to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs & ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se an     
application 9 su* =m1 at su* "t1 &      
conta9+ su* in=mation & assurances z su*
 ,secret>ies det]m9e appropriate4  7#c7 
,treatm5t ( c]ta9 cov]$ vet]ans ,)      
respect to ! provision ( b5efits "u !   
laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs1 su* ,secret>y %all treat a    
cov]$ vet]an :o receives a dis*>ge /atus
 upgrade pursuant to su* program z if   
su* cov]$ vet]an complet$ ! duty to :i* 

su* cov]$ vet]an 0 assign$ at ! "t su*  
cov]$ vet]an 0 sep>at$ f active milit>y1
 naval1 air1 or space s]vice4  7b7      
,comp5sation b5efit program  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all       
e/abli% & c>ry out a program to provide 
to cov]$ vet]ans1 subject to !          
eligibility crit]ia "u subsection 7c7 & 
p>agraph 7#b71 a "o-"t comp5sation      
b5efit 9 ! am\nt ( #be1jjj4  7#b7       
,surviv+ sp\se eligibility ,if a cov]$  
vet]an :o satisfies ! eligibility       
crit]ia "u subsection 7c7 dies aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! surviv+ 
sp\se ( su* cov]$ vet]an %all be        
eligible = p>ticipation 9 ! program "u  
p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,applications ,a   
cov]$ vet]an1 or ! surviv+ sp\se ( a    
cov]$ vet]an1 desir+ to p>ticipate 9 su*
 program %all submit to ! ,secret>y (   
,def5se an application 9 su* =m1 at su* 
"t1 & conta9+ su* in=mation & assurances
 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4    
7#d7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re
 are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !    

,secret>y ( ,def5se su* sums z may be   
necess>y to c>ry out ?is subsection4    
7c7 ,eligibility crit]ia  7#a7          
,irrebuttable presumption ,!re is an    
irrebuttable presumption ( eligibility =
 p>ticipation 9 ! programs "u           
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 = a cov]$ vet]an  
:o 0 involunt>ily sep>at$ f active      
milit>y1 naval1 air1 or space s]vice    
pursuant to ,executive ,ord] #ajbdj4    
7#b7 ,rebuttable presumptions ,!re is a 
rebuttable presumption = eligibility =  
p>ticipation 9 su* programs = a cov]$   
vet]an :o--  7,a7 gave bir? to a *ild1  
obta9$ legal or physical cu/ody ( a     
*ild1 or adopt$ a *ild dur+ ! #aj-mon?  
p]iod beg9n+ aft] ! date ! vet]an 0     
sep>at$ f active milit>y1 naval1 air1 or
 space s]vice2 or  7,b7 exp]i5c$ an     
incomplete pregnancy 7includ+ due to an 
abortion or misc>riage7 dur+ su*        
#aj-mon? p]iod4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m active milit>y1    
naval1 air1 or space s]vice has ! mean+ 
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja ( title #aj1

 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$
 vet]an means a vet]an :o-- 7,a7 is a   
woman2 &  7,b7 p]=m$ active milit>y1    
naval1 air1 or space s]vice dur+ ! p]iod
 beg9n+ on ,april #bg1 #aiea & end+ on  
,febru>y #bc1 #aigf4