II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 552 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 8, 2005 Mr. Akaka introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To make technical corrections to the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004.

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Technical corrections to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004

Section 2101 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 401 of the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–454), is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); (2) by inserting after subsection (b) a new subsection (c) consisting of the text of subsection (c) of such section 2101 as in effect immediately before the enactment of such Act, modified— (A) by inserting after (c) the following: Assistance to Members of the Armed Forces.—; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the first sentence, by striking paragraph (1), (2), or (3) and inserting subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2); and (ii) in the second sentence, by striking the second sentence and inserting paragraph (3); and (C) in paragraph (2)— (i) in the first sentence, by striking paragraph (1) and inserting paragraph (2); and (ii) in the second sentence, by striking paragraph (2) and inserting paragraph (3); and (3) in subsection (a)(3), by striking subsection (c) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting subsection (d).

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Effective date

The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect immediately after the enactment of the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–454).