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<title>Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2013</title>
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<action-date>2013-05-15</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide for a program under which postal benefits are provided to a member of the Armed Forces who is on active duty and who is either: (1) serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, or (2) hospitalized at a military medical facility as a result of such service. Provides the postal benefits in the form of coupons or other evidence of credit (vouchers) to use for postal-free mailings.</p> <p>Makes the benefits program applicable during FY2014-FY2019.</p>]]></summary-text>
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