[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 59 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 59

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize certain disabled 
  former prisoners of war to use Department of Defense commissary and 
                            exchange stores.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 24, 2005

  Mr. Inouye introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize certain disabled 
  former prisoners of war to use Department of Defense commissary and 
                            exchange stores.

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

SECTION 1. USE OF COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE STORES BY CERTAIN DISABLED 
              FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 54 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 1064 the following new section:
``Sec. 1064a. Use of commissary and exchange stores by certain disabled 
              former prisoners of war
    ``(a) In General.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense, former prisoners of war described in subsection (b) may use 
commissary and exchange stores.
    ``(b) Covered Individuals.--Subsection (a) applies to any former 
prisoner of war who--
            ``(1) separated from active duty in the armed forces under 
        honorable conditions; and
            ``(2) has a service-connected disability rated by the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs at 30 percent or more.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `former prisoner of war' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 101(32) of title 38.
            ``(2) The term `service-connected' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 101(16) of title 38.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1064 the following new item:

``1064a. Use of commissary and exchange stores by certain disabled 
                            former prisoners of war.''.
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