[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3334-S3335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6133. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. __. RECOGNITION AND HONORING OF SERVICE OF INDIVIDUALS 
                   WHO SERVED IN UNITED STATES CADET NURSE CORPS 
                   DURING WORLD WAR II.

       Section 106 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g)(1)(A) Service as a member of the United States Cadet 
     Nurse Corps during the period beginning on July 1, 1943, and 
     ending on December 31, 1948, of any individual who was 
     honorably discharged therefrom pursuant to subparagraph (B) 
     shall be considered active duty for purposes of eligibility 
     and entitlement to benefits under chapters 23 and 24 of this 
     title (including with respect to headstones and markers), 
     other than such benefits relating to the interment of the 
     individual in Arlington National Cemetery provided solely by 
     reason of such service.
       ``(B)(i) Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the

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     Secretary of Defense shall issue to each individual who 
     served as a member of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps 
     during the period beginning on July 1, 1943, and ending on 
     December 31, 1948, a discharge from such service under 
     honorable conditions if the Secretary determines that the 
     nature and duration of the service of the individual so 
     warrants.
       ``(ii) A discharge under clause (i) shall designate the 
     date of discharge. The date of discharge shall be the date, 
     as determined by the Secretary, of the termination of service 
     of the individual concerned as described in that clause.
       ``(2) An individual who receives a discharge under 
     paragraph (1)(B) for service as a member of the United States 
     Cadet Nurse Corps shall be honored as a veteran but shall not 
     be entitled by reason of such service to any benefit under a 
     law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, except 
     as provided in paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense may design and produce a 
     service medal or other commendation, or memorial plaque or 
     grave marker, to honor individuals who receive a discharge 
     under paragraph (1)(B).''.
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