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United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2003

Introduced: November 24, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Nov 24, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15843)
Nov 24, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2003 - Deems service of a person as a member of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps between July 1, 1943, and December 15, 1945 (qualified service), to be active military service for purposes of all laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Requires: (1) the Secretary of Defense to issue an honorable discharge to each person whose qualified service warrants one; and (2) the discharge to be issued before the end of the one-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act.

Prohibits benefits from being paid to persons as a result of such enactment for any period before the enactment date.

What's happening now November 24, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15843)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 476 Identical bill United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 11, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1948: United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1948/
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