3.0.0 1213 2023-01-15T16:48:45Z 2023-01-15T16:48:45Z Senate S S 2003-06-09 108 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2003-07-29T23:18:14Z Hearings by 2003-07-10T21:57:53Z Referred to 2003-06-09T21:20:40Z 2003-07-29 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2003-07-10 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2003-06-09 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7550-7551) IntroReferral 2003-06-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7550, S7551-7552) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-06-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA Y A000121 Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] GEORGE ALLEN R VA F. 2003-07-11 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2003-09-09 False E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2003-09-16 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2003-09-17 False Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals East Asia Filipino Americans Guerrilla warfare Philippines Survivors' benefits Veterans' benefits Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' medical care World War II Armed Forces and National Security 00 2003-06-09 Introduced in Senate 2003-09-10T17:29:38Z Filipino Veterans' Benefits Act of 2003 - Requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish hospital and nursing home care and medical services to any individual who is a Commonwealth Army veteran or new Philippine Scout (current law) and who is: (1) residing in the United States; and (2) a U.S. citizen or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

Provides a rate of payment equal to the rate provided for active-service veterans and their survivors for dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of Commonwealth Army veterans or new Philippine Scouts.

Extends through 2008 the authority to operate a Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in the Republic of the Philippines.

Provides national cemetery burial benefits for new Philippine Scouts residing in the United States.

]]> Filipino Veterans' Benefits Act of 2003 Display Title Filipino Veterans' Benefits Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits for Filipino veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Filipino Veterans' Benefits Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-06-09T04:00:00Z 2003-07-29 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.