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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 2027
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of the Advisory
Committee on Minority Veterans, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 27, 2019
Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs.
GILLIBRAND, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. KAINE, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. SHAHEEN,
Ms. HIRONO, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) in-
troduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope
of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, and
for other purposes.
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. EXPANSION OF SCOPE OF ADVISORY COM-
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MITTEE ON MINORITY VETERANS.
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Section 544(d) of title 38, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in-
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serting a semicolon;
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(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at
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the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new
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paragraph:
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‘‘(4) lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.’’.
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