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Filipino Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 2003

Introduced: January 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jan 7, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S64)
Jan 7, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S63-64)
Jan 7, 2003
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Filipino Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 2003 - Authorizes: (1) payment of the full rate of compensation (currently, 50%) for the service-connected disability of members of the New Philippine Scouts (and their survivors) who served with U.S. armed forces during World War II and who now are U.S. citizens or lawfully reside in the United States; (2) full dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouses of Filipino veterans who became U.S. citizens or lawfully resided in the United States; and (3) hospital and nursing home care and medical services for such veterans and new Philippine Scouts in the same manner as U.S. veterans. Limits the disability pension to $100 per month for such veterans who reside in the Philippines.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care and services to veterans of World War II, Commonwealth Army veterans, and new Philippine Scouts for the treatment of service-connected disabilities and non-service connected disabilities of such veterans and scouts residing in the Philippines on an outpatient basis at the Manila VA Outpatient Clinic. Limits to $500,000 the amount to be expended during a fiscal year for such services.

What's happening now January 7, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S64)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 3, 2004
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 28, 2004
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 22, 2003
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 12, 2003
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 23, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 68: Filipino Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-68/
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"S. 68: Filipino Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-68/.
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S. 68, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-68/.
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