[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4537]
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  SA 571. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. ____. CERTAIN SERVICE DEEMED TO BE ACTIVE MILITARY 
                   SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF LAWS ADMINISTERED BY 
                   THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--For purposes of section 401(a)(1)(A) of 
     the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-202; 38 
     U.S.C. 106 note), the Secretary of Defense is deemed to have 
     determined that qualified service of an individual 
     constituted active military service.
       (b) Determination of Discharge Status.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue an 
     honorable discharge under section 401(a)(1)(B) of the GI Bill 
     Improvement Act of 1977 to each person whose qualified 
     service warrants an honorable discharge.
       (2) Timing.--A discharge under paragraph (1) shall be 
     issued before the end of the one-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Prohibition of Retroactive Benefits.--No benefits may 
     be paid to any individual as a result of the enactment of 
     this section for any period before the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (d) Qualified Service Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``qualified service'' means service of an individual as a 
     member of the organization known as the United States Cadet 
     Nurse Corps during the period beginning on July 1, 1943, and 
     ending on December 15, 1945.
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