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S 3902 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Iraq Middle East Military operations and strategy Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

A bill to deem references to Operation Iraqi Freedom in provisions of Federal law providing benefits for service in the Armed Forces to include references to Operation New Dawn.

Introduced: September 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 29, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Deems any reference to Operation Iraqi Freedom in a provision of federal law providing a benefit for service in the Armed Forces to include a reference to Operation New Dawn, unless otherwise terminated by an explicit delimiting or other termination date.

Considers active-duty service in Operation New Dawn as service on active duty in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities, for purposes of eligibility for certain veterans' benefits.

What's happening now September 29, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3902: A bill to deem references to Operation Iraqi Freedom in provisions of Federal law providing benefits for service in the Armed Forces to include references to Operation New Dawn.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3902/
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"S. 3902: A bill to deem references to Operation Iraqi Freedom in provisions of Federal law providing benefits for service in the Armed Forces to include references to Operation New Dawn.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3902/.
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S. 3902, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3902/.
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[S. 3902: A bill to deem references to Operation Iraqi Freedom in provisions of Federal law providing benefits for service in the Armed Forces to include references to Operation New Dawn.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3902/)
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