[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1917 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1917

     To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize military 
 recreational facilities to be used by any veteran with a compensable 
                     service-connected disability.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2003

  Mr. Filner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize military 
 recreational facilities to be used by any veteran with a compensable 
                     service-connected disability.

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

SECTION 1. USE OF MILITARY RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BY VETERANS WITH 
              COMPENSABLE SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 54 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1066. Morale, welfare, and recreation facilities: use by 
              veterans with compensable service-connected disabilities
    ``(a) Disabled Veterans.--A person who is a veteran with a 
compensable service-connected disability (as determined by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs) shall be permitted to use MWR recreation 
facilities on the same basis as members entitled to retired pay.
    ``(b) Dependents.--Dependents of a person who is permitted under 
subsection (a) to use MWR recreation facilities shall be permitted to 
use such facilities on the same basis as dependents of members entitled 
to retired pay.
    ``(c) MWR Recreation Facilities Defined.--In this section, the term 
`MWR recreation facilities' means recreation facilities operated by 
nonappropriated fund activities of the Department of Defense for the 
morale, welfare, and recreation of members of the armed forces. Such 
term does not include exchange stores and other revenue-generating 
facilities operated by those activities.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1066. Morale, welfare, and recreation retail facilities: use by 
                            veterans with compensable service-connected 
                            disabilities.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 1066 of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), shall take effect at the end of the 180-day 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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