[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E542]
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                        INTRODUCTION OF H.R. 804

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                            HON. BOB FILNER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 29, 2011

  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, in September 2010, Operation Iraqi Freedom 
was renamed Operation New Dawn.
  To this effect, I introduced, H.R. 804, legislation that would ensure 
that military service in Operation New Dawn continues to be considered 
service in a theater of operations, for purposes of eligibility for 
veterans' hospital and nursing home care and medical services through 
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  Our nation's brave men and women have fought together hand in hand in 
the war against terror, and many of them are experiencing multiple and 
extended deployments in support of Iraq and Afghanistan.
  When they return home, we must make certain that veterans would not 
be denied access to certain programs because of the way the law is 
currently written.
  I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation.

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