[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2320 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2320

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement 
 that veterans of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and the dependents 
 and survivors of such veterans be paid certain benefits in Philippine 
                                 pesos.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 26 (legislative day, July 20), 1994

 Mr. Rockefeller (by request) introduced the following bill; which was 
     read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement 
 that veterans of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and the dependents 
 and survivors of such veterans be paid certain benefits in Philippine 
                                 pesos.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Philippine Veterans Currency Act of 
1994''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN BENEFITS IN 
              PHILIPPINE PESOS.

    (a) In General.--Section 107 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the flush matter in subsection (a) below paragraph 
        (3)--
                    (A) by striking out ``in pesos''; and
                    (B) by striking out ``in Philippine pesos''; and
            (2) in the flush matter in subsection (b) below paragraph 
        (3)--
                    (A) by striking out ``in pesos''; and
                    (B) by striking out ``in Philippine pesos''.
    (b) Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance.--(1) Section 
3532(d) of such title is amended by striking out ``in Philippine 
pesos''.
    (2) Section 3565(b)(1) of such title is amended by striking out 
``in Philippine pesos''.
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