[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 549 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 549

                 To provide a veterans bill of rights.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 17, 1995

 Mr. Stearns introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
                 To provide a veterans bill of rights.

    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 ``Veterans Bill of Rights Act''.

SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take any action necessary 
to ensure that any rights and benefits provided under title 38, United 
States Code, to veterans who qualify for the rights and benefits--
            (1) are made available to the veterans in any 1 State or 
        geographic location to the same extent as the rights and 
        benefits are made available to the veterans in any other State 
        or geographic location; and
            (2) are not denied to any veteran on the basis of race, 
        ethnicity, sex, religion, age, or geographic location.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION.

    For purposes of this Act, the term ``State'' has the same meaning 
given such term in section 101(20) of title 38, United States Code.

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