[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2484 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2484

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority for 
   operation of a Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in 
    Manila, the Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 17, 2019

  Ms. Hirono introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority for 
   operation of a Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in 
    Manila, the Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Our Commitment to Overseas 
Veterans Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS REGIONAL OFFICE IN MANILA, THE REPUBLIC OF THE 
              PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

    Section 315(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2019'' and inserting ``September 30, 2020''.
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