[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2300 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2300

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for 
 pension benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
   Affairs to veterans who served during certain periods of time in 
                          specified locations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 2005

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for 
 pension benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
   Affairs to veterans who served during certain periods of time in 
                          specified locations.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              PENSION BENEFITS.

     Section 1501(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Such term includes--
            ``(1) the period beginning on February 1, 1955, and ending 
        on August 4, 1964, in the case of active military, naval, or 
        air service performed in the Republic of Korea;
            ``(2) the period beginning on May 8, 1975, and ending on 
        August 1, 1990, in the case of active military, naval, or air 
        service performed in the Republic of Korea;
            ``(3) the period beginning on August 24, 1982, and ending 
        on July 31, 1984, in the case of active military, naval, or air 
        service performed in Lebanon or Granada; and
            ``(4) the period beginning on December 20, 1989, and ending 
        on January 31, 1990, in the case of active military, naval, or 
        air service performed in Panama.''.
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