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
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Became law
Sep 29, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 29, 2010
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1