3.0.0 481 2022-11-15T16:33:50Z 2022-11-15T16:33:50Z House H HR 2013-02-04 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HECK of Nevada:H.R. 481.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8,Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, to make all lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoexecution the foregoing Powers, and all other powers vestedby the Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or officer thereof.[Page H344]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2013-02-08T15:50:51Z Referred to 2013-02-04T19:04:10Z 2013-02-08 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2013-02-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H348) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-04 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001055 Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] Joseph Heck R NV J. 3 N B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2013-03-12 False E000292 Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12] William Enyart D IL L. 12 2013-03-13 False C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2013-04-11 False N000187 Rep. Negrete McLeod, Gloria [D-CA-35] Gloria Negrete McLeod D CA 35 2013-04-11 False O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2013-04-11 False S000937 Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] STEVE STOCKMAN R TX 36 2013-04-16 False A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2013-05-07 False M000508 Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] HOWARD MCKEON R CA P. 25 2013-05-09 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2013-06-12 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Asia Conflicts and wars Department of Veterans Affairs Evidence and witnesses Philippines Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-02-04 Introduced in House 2013-02-13T17:50:12Z Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept any of the following as proof of service in determining the eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund: (1) the name of the eligible person included on the Approved Revised Reconstructed Guerilla Roster (commonly known as the "Missouri List"); (2) documents included in the claims folder of the eligible person that prove such service, including an affidavit from the government of the Philippines certifying such service; or (3) any other documents issued or accepted by the government of the Philippines as proof of such service.

Authorizes the Secretary to make a payment to such an individual filing a claim within 180 days after the enactment of this Act.

]]> To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept certain documents as proof of service in determining the eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and for other purposes. Display Title To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept certain documents as proof of service in determining the eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept certain documents as proof of service in determining the eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2013-02-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr481ih/xml/BILLS-113hr481ih.xml 2013-02-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. 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.