,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #c1  
#bjbe,ms4 ,warren 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,daines1 ,mr4 ,king1 and ,mr4           
,blumenthal7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to recognize and 
honor the service of individuals who    
served in the ,united ,states ,cadet    
,nurse ,corps during ,world ,war ,,ii1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,united ,states ,cadet ,nurse ,corps    
,service ,recognition ,act of #bjbe4    
#b4 ,recognition and honoring of service
 of individuals who served in ,united   
,states ,cadet ,nurse ,corps during     
,world ,war ,,ii ,section #ajf of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7g7 7#a7 7,a7 ,service as a
 member of the ,united ,states ,cadet   

,nurse ,corps during the period         
beginning on ,july #a1 #aidc1 and ending
 on ,december #ca1 #aidh1 of any        
individual who was honorably discharged 
therefrom pursuant to subparagraph 7,b7 
shall be considered active duty for     
purposes of eligibility and entitlement 
to benefits under chapters #bc and #bd  
of this title 7including with respect to
 headstones and markers71 other than    
such benefits relating to the interment 
of the individual in ,arlington         
,national ,cemetery provided solely by  
reason of such service4  7,b7 7i7 ,not  
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this subsection1 the   
,secretary of ,defense shall issue to   
each individual who served as a member  
of the ,united ,states ,cadet ,nurse    
,corps during the period beginning on   
,july #a1 #aidc1 and ending on ,december
 #ca1 #aidh1 a discharge from such      
service under honorable conditions if   
the ,secretary determines that the      
nature and duration of the service of   

the individual so warrants4  7ii7 ,a    
discharge under clause 7i7 shall        
designate the date of discharge4 ,the   
date of discharge shall be the date1 as 
determined by the ,secretary1 of the    
termination of service of the individual
 concerned as described in that clause4 
7#b7 ,an individual who receives a      
discharge under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 for 
service as a member of the ,united      
,states ,cadet ,nurse ,corps shall be   
honored as a veteran but shall not be   
entitled by reason of such service to   
any benefit under a law administered by 
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1   
except as provided in paragraph         
7#a77;,a74  7#c7 ,the ,secretary of     
,defense may design and produce a       
service medal or other commendation1 or 
memorial plaque or grave marker1 to     
honor individuals who receive a         
discharge under paragraph 7#a77;,b74  4