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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4204
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the
United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 23, 2019
Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. COOK, and Mr. LANGEVIN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national ceme-
teries individuals who supported the United States in
Laos during the Vietnam War era, and for other pur-
poses.
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 ‘‘Special Guerrilla Unit
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(SGU) Veterans Service Recognition Expansion Act of
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2019’’.
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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR INTERNMENT IN NATIONAL CEME-
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TERIES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2402(a)(10) of title 38,
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United States Code, is amended—
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(1) by striking the period at the end and insert-
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ing ‘‘; or’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
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paragraph:
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‘‘(B) who—
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‘‘(i) the Secretary determines served
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honorably with a special guerrilla unit or
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irregular forces operating from a base in
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Laos in support of the Armed Forces of
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the United States at any time during the
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period beginning February 28, 1961, and
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ending May 7, 1975; and
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‘‘(ii) at the time of the individual’s
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death—
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‘‘(I) was a citizen of the United
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States or an alien lawfully admitted
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for permanent residence in the United
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States; and
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‘‘(II) resided in the United
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States.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
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this section shall have effect as if included in the enact-
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ment of section 251(a) of title II of the Military Construc-
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tion, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropria-
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tions Act, 2018 (division J of Public Law 115–141; 132
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Stat. 824).
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