[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 257 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.257

                       One Hundred Fourth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
  the fourth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five


                                 An Act


 
 To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to make eligible 
                               for member-


 ship those veterans that have served within the territorial limits of 
                              South Korea.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5 of the 
Act of May 28, 1936 (36 U.S.C. 115), is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 5. A person may not be a member of the corporation created 
by this Act unless that person--
        ``(1) served honorably as a member of the Armed Forces of the 
    United States in a foreign war, insurrection, or expedition, which 
    service has been recognized as campaign-medal service and is 
    governed by the authorization of the award of a campaign badge by 
    the Government of the United States; or
        ``(2) while a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, 
    served honorably on the Korean peninsula or in its territorial 
    waters for not less than 30 consecutive days, or a total of 60 
    days, after June 30, 1949.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.