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HR 5112 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Asia Conflicts and wars Marine and inland water transportation Transportation employees Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Vietnam

To provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in the United States merchant marine in the Southeast Asia theater of operations during the Vietnam Era.

Introduced: July 15, 2014 Introduced by: Bishop, Sanford D. Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Aug 15, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jul 15, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 15, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires service in the United States Merchant Marine of an individual who served as a crew member of a vessel that was in oceangoing service during the Vietnam Era in the Southeast Asia theater of operations and who receives a certificate of honorable discharge under this Act to be considered to be active duty in determining the individual's eligibility for veterans benefits.

Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), upon application, to issue a certificate of honorable discharge to such an individual who engaged in service of a nature and duration that warrants such certificate in accordance with standards under the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977.

What's happening now August 15, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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