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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3930
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the membership of the
Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, gender non-con-
forming, intersex, or queer.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 16, 2021
Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. PANETTA,
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. KILMER, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. SWALWELL,
Mr. LYNCH, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. SEWELL, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LARSEN of
Washington, Mr. RYAN, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Miss RICE of New York, Ms.
TITUS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. CARSON, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mrs.
HAYES, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. MEEKS, and Mr. COOPER) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the mem-
bership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans
to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, gender diverse, gender non-conforming,
intersex, or queer.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Voices for Veterans
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF MEMBERSHIP OF THE ADVISORY
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COMMITTEE ON MINORITY VETERANS TO IN-
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CLUDE VETERANS WHO ARE LESBIAN, GAY,
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BISEXUAL,
TRANSGENDER,
GENDER
DI-
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VERSE,
GENDER
NON-CONFORMING,
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INTERSEX, OR QUEER.
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(a)
EXPANSION
OF
MEMBERSHIP.—Subsection
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(a)(2)(A) of section 544 of title 38, United States Code,
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is amended—
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(1) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
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(2) in clause (v), by striking the period at the
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end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(3) by inserting after clause (v) the following
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new clause:
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‘‘(vi) veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual,
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transgender, gender diverse, gender non-conforming,
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intersex, or queer.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Clause (vi) of section
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544(a)(2)(A) of title 38, United States Code, shall apply
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to appointments made on or after the date of the enact-
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ment of this Act.
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