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(A) any local or regional public transpor-
tation authority to access, construct, use, oper-
ate, maintain, repair, or reconstruct public 
mass transit facilities, including, fixed guideway 
facilities and transportation centers; and 
(B) the State of California, county of Los 
Angeles, city of Los Angeles, or any agency or 
political subdivision thereof, or any public util-
ity company (including any company providing 
electricity, gas, water, sewage, or telecommuni-
cation services to the public) for the purpose of 
providing such public utilities. 
(2) IMPROVEMENTS.—Any improvements pro-
posed pursuant to an easement or right-of-way au-
thorized under paragraph (1) shall be subject to 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(3) TERMINATION.—Any easement or right-of- 
way authorized under paragraph (1) shall be termi-
nated upon the abandonment or nonuse of the ease-
ment or right-of-way and all right, title, and interest 
in the land covered by the easement or right-of-way 
shall revert to the United States. 
(f) PROHIBITION ON SALE OF PROPERTY.—Notwith-
standing section 8164 of title 38, United States Code, the 
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Secretary may not sell or otherwise convey to a third party 
fee simple title to any real property or improvements to 
real property made at the Campus. 
(g) CONSISTENCY WITH MASTER PLAN.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that each lease carried out under this 
section is consistent with the draft master plan approved 
by the Secretary on January 28, 2016, or successor mas-
ter plans. 
(h) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN LAWS.— 
(1) LAWS
RELATING
TO
LEASES
AND
LAND 
USE.—If the Inspector General of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs determines, as part of an audit re-
port or evaluation conducted by the Inspector Gen-
eral, that the Department is not in compliance with 
all Federal laws relating to leases and land use at 
the Campus, or that significant mismanagement has 
occurred with respect to leases or land use at the 
Campus, the Secretary may not enter into any lease 
or land-sharing agreement at the Campus, or renew 
any such lease or land-sharing agreement that is not 
in compliance with such laws, until the Secretary 
certifies to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the Senate, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the House of Representatives, and each Member of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives who 
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represents the area in which the Campus is located 
that all recommendations included in the audit re-
port or evaluation have been implemented. 
(2) COMPLIANCE
OF
PARTICULAR
LEASES.— 
Except as otherwise expressly provided by this sec-
tion, no lease may be entered into or renewed under 
this section unless the lease complies with chapter 
33 of title 41, United States Code, and all Federal 
laws relating to environmental and historic preserva-
tion. 
(i) COMMUNITY VETERANS ENGAGEMENT BOARD.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a Community Veterans En-
gagement Board (in this subsection referred to as 
the ‘‘Board’’) for the Campus to coordinate locally 
with the Department of Veterans Affairs to— 
(A) identify the goals of the community; 
and 
(B) provide advice and recommendations 
to the Secretary to improve services and out-
comes for veterans, members of the Armed 
Forces, and the families of such veterans and 
members. 
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(2) MEMBERS.—The Board shall be comprised 
of a number of members that the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate, of which not less than 50 percent 
shall be veterans. The nonveteran members shall be 
family members of veterans, veteran advocates, serv-
ice providers, or stakeholders. 
(3) COMMUNITY INPUT.—In carrying out sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), the Board 
shall— 
(A) provide the community opportunities to 
collaborate and communicate with the Board, 
including by conducting public forums on the 
Campus; and 
(B) focus on local issues regarding the De-
partment that are identified by the community, 
including with respect to health care, benefits, 
and memorial services at the Campus. 
(j) NOTIFICATION AND REPORTS.— 
(1) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—With re-
spect to each lease or land-sharing agreement in-
tended to be entered into or renewed at the Campus, 
the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives, and 
each Member of the Senate and the House of Rep-
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resentatives who represents the area in which the 
Campus is located of the intent of the Secretary to 
enter into or renew the lease or land-sharing agree-
ment not later than 45 days before entering into or 
renewing the lease or land-sharing agreement. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 
less frequently than annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the House of Representatives, and each 
Member of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives who represents the area in which the Campus 
is located an annual report evaluating all leases and 
land-sharing agreements carried out at the Campus, 
including— 
(A) an evaluation of the management of 
the revenue generated by the leases; and 
(B) the records described in subsection 
(b)(3)(D). 
(3) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than each of 
two years and five years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and as determined nec-
essary by the Inspector General of the Depart-
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ment of Veterans Affairs thereafter, the Inspec-
tor General shall submit to the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Represent-
atives, and each Member of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives who represents the 
area in which the Campus is located a report on 
all leases carried out at the Campus and the 
management by the Department of the use of 
land at the Campus, including an assessment of 
the efforts of the Department to implement the 
master plan described in subsection (g) with re-
spect to the Campus. 
(B) CONSIDERATION
OF
ANNUAL
RE-
PORT.—In preparing each report required by 
subparagraph (A), the Inspector General shall 
take into account the most recent report sub-
mitted to Congress by the Secretary under 
paragraph (2). 
(k) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as a limitation on the authority 
of the Secretary to enter into other agreements regarding 
the Campus that are authorized by law and not incon-
sistent with this section. 
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(l) PRINCIPALLY BENEFIT VETERANS AND THEIR 
FAMILIES DEFINED.—In this section the term ‘‘prin-
cipally benefit veterans and their families’’, with respect 
to services provided by a person or entity under a lease 
of property or land-sharing agreement— 
(1) means services— 
(A) provided exclusively to veterans and 
their families; or 
(B) that are designed for the particular 
needs of veterans and their families, as opposed 
to the general public, and any benefit of those 
services to the general public is ancillary to the 
intended benefit to veterans and their families; 
and 
(2) excludes services in which the only benefit 
to veterans and their families is the generation of 
revenue for the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(m) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION
ON
DISPOSAL
OF
PROP-
ERTY.—Section 224(a) of the Military Construction 
and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 
2272) is amended by striking ‘‘The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as author-
ized under the Los Angeles Homeless Veterans 
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Leasing Act of 2016, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs’’. 
(2) ENHANCED-USE LEASES.—Section 8162(c) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, other than an enhanced-use lease under 
the Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 
2016,’’ before ‘‘shall be considered’’. 
SEC. 705. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY 
LEASE IN OXNARD, CALIFORNIA. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a 
major medical facility lease for an outpatient clinic, 
Oxnard, California, in an amount not to exceed 
$6,297,000 (not including any estimated cancellation 
costs). 
TITLE VIII—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 801. PROVISION OF STATUS UNDER LAW BY HON-
ORING CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE 
COMPONENTS AS VETERANS. 
(a) VETERAN STATUS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
107 the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who 
performed service in the reserve compo-
nents 
‘‘Any person who is entitled under chapter 1223 of 
title 10 to retired pay for nonregular service or, but for 
age, would be entitled under such chapter to retired pay 
for nonregular service shall be honored as a veteran but 
shall not be entitled to any benefit by reason of this sec-
tion.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 107 
the following new item: 
‘‘107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service in the re-
serve components.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
BENEFITS.—No 
person may receive any benefit under the laws adminis-
tered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs solely by reason 
of section 107A of title 38, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a). 
SEC. 802. RETURN OF NONCITIZEN VETERANS REMOVED 
FROM THE UNITED STATES; STATUS FOR 
NONCITIZEN 
VETERANS 
IN 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) DUTIES
OF
SECRETARY.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall— 
(A) establish a program and application 
procedure to permit— 
(i) deported veterans who meet the re-
quirements of subsection (b) to enter the 
United States as a noncitizen lawfully ad-
mitted for permanent residence; and 
(ii) noncitizen veterans in the United 
States who meet the requirements of sub-
section (b) to adjust status to that of a 
noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence; and 
(B) cancel the removal of noncitizen vet-
erans ordered removed who meet the require-
ments of subsection (b) and allow them to ad-
just status to that of a noncitizen lawfully ad-
mitted for permanent residence. 
(2) NO NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in 
this section or in any other law shall be construed 
to apply a numerical limitation on the number of 
veterans who may be eligible to receive benefits 
under paragraph (1). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, including sections 212 and 237 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182; 1227), a veteran shall be eligible for the pro-
gram established under subsection (a)(1)(A), or can-
cellation of removal under subsection (a)(1)(B), if 
the Secretary determines that the veteran— 
(A) was not ordered removed, or removed, 
from the United States due to a criminal con-
viction for— 
(i) a crime of violence; or 
(ii) a crime that endangers the na-
tional security of the United States for 
which the noncitizen has served a term of 
imprisonment of at least 5 years; and 
(B) is not inadmissible to, or deportable 
from, the United States due to such a convic-
tion. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive para-
graph (1) for humanitarian purposes, to assure fam-
ily unity, due to exceptional service in the United 
States Armed Forces, or if such waiver otherwise is 
in the public interest. 
(c) PROTECTING VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS 
FROM REMOVAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
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of law, including section 237 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227), a noncitizen who is a vet-
eran or service member shall not be removed from the 
United States unless the noncitizen has a criminal convic-
tion for a crime of violence. 
(d) NATURALIZATION THROUGH SERVICE IN THE 
ARMED FORCES
OF
THE UNITED STATES.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, a noncitizen who has 
obtained the status of a noncitizen lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence pursuant to subsection (b) shall be 
eligible for naturalization through service in the Armed 
Forces of the United States under sections 328 and 329 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1439; 
1440), except that— 
(1) the ground or grounds on which the noncit-
izen was ordered removed, or removed, from the 
United States, or was rendered inadmissible to, or 
deportable from, the United States, shall be dis-
regarded when determining whether the noncitizen is 
a person of good moral character; and 
(2) any period of absence from the United 
States due to the noncitizen having been removed, or 
being inadmissible, shall be disregarded when deter-
mining if the noncitizen satisfies any requirement re-
lating to continuous residence or physical presence. 
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(e) ACCESS TO MILITARY BENEFITS.—A noncitizen 
who has obtained the status of a noncitizen lawfully admit-
ted for permanent residence pursuant to subsection (b) 
shall be eligible for all military and veterans benefits for 
which the noncitizen would have been eligible if the noncit-
izen had never been ordered removed, been removed, or 
voluntarily departed, from the United States. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IDENTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall identify cases involving service 
members and veterans at risk of removal from the 
United States by— 
(A) inquiring of every noncitizen processed 
prior to initiating removal proceedings whether 
the noncitizen is serving, or has served, as a 
member of a regular or reserve component of 
the Armed Forces of the United States on ac-
tive duty or as a member of a reserve compo-
nent of the Armed Forces in an active status; 
(B) requiring personnel to seek supervisory 
approval prior to initiating removal proceedings 
against a service member or veteran; and 
(C) keeping records of service members 
and veterans who have had removal proceedings 
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against them initiated, been detained, or been 
removed. 
(2) RECORD
ANNOTATION.—When the Sec-
retary has identified a case under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall annotate all immigration and natu-
ralization records of the Department of Homeland 
Security relating to the noncitizen involved so as to 
reflect that identification and afford an opportunity 
to track the outcomes for the noncitizen. Such anno-
tation shall include— 
(A) the individual’s branch of military 
service; 
(B) whether or not the individual is serv-
ing, or has served, during a period of military 
hostilities described in section 329 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1440); 
(C) the individual’s immigration status at 
the time of enlistment; 
(D) whether the individual is serving hon-
orably or was separated under honorable condi-
tions; and 
(E) the basis for which removal was 
sought; and, if the basis for removal was a 
criminal conviction, the crime or crimes for 
which conviction was obtained. 
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(g) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro-
mulgate regulations to implement this section. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘crime of violence’’ means an of-
fense defined in section 16 of title 18, United States 
Code, excluding a purely political offense, for which 
the noncitizen has served a term of imprisonment of 
at least 5 years. 
(2) The term ‘‘deported veteran’’ means a vet-
eran who is a noncitizen and who— 
(A) was removed from the United States; 
or 
(B) is abroad and is inadmissible under 
section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)). 
(3) The term ‘‘noncitizen’’ means an individual 
who is not a national of the United States (as de-
fined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22))). 
(4) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Homeland Security. 
(5) The term ‘‘service member’’ means an indi-
vidual who is serving as a member of a regular or 
reserve component of the Armed Forces of the 
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United States on active duty or as a member of a 
reserve component of the Armed Forces in an active 
status. 
(6) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given 
such term under section 101(2) of title 38, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 803. REVIEW OF DISCHARGE CHARACTERIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this section, 
the appropriate discharge boards— 
(1) shall review the discharge characterization 
of covered members at the request of the covered 
member; and 
(2) if such characterization is any characteriza-
tion except honorable, may change such character-
ization to honorable. 
(b) CRITERIA.—In changing the discharge character-
ization of a covered member to honorable under subsection 
(a)(2), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that such 
changes are carried out consistently and uniformly across 
the military departments using the following criteria: 
(1) The original discharge must be based on 
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (in this Act referred to as 
‘‘DADT’’) or a similar policy in place prior to the 
enactment of DADT. 
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(2) Such discharge characterization shall be so 
changed if, with respect to the original discharge, 
there were no aggravating circumstances, such as 
misconduct, that would have independently led to a 
discharge characterization that was any character-
ization except honorable. For purposes of this para-
graph, such aggravating circumstances may not in-
clude— 
(A) an offense under section 925 of title 
10, United States Code (article 125 of the Uni-
form Code of Military Justice), committed by a 
covered member against a person of the same 
sex with the consent of such person; or 
(B) statements, consensual sexual conduct, 
or consensual acts relating to sexual orientation 
or identity, or the disclosure of such state-
ments, conduct, or acts, that were prohibited at 
the time of discharge but after the date of such 
discharge became permitted. 
(3) When requesting a review, a covered mem-
ber, or their representative, shall be required to pro-
vide either— 
(A) documents consisting of— 
(i) a copy of the DD–214 form of the 
member; 
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(ii) a personal affidavit of the cir-
cumstances surrounding the discharge; and 
(iii) any relevant records pertaining to 
the discharge; or 
(B) an affidavit certifying that the mem-
ber, or their representative, does not have the 
documents specified in subparagraph (A). 
(4) If a covered member provides an affidavit 
described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3)— 
(A) the appropriate discharge board shall 
make every effort to locate the documents speci-
fied in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph 
within the records of the Department of De-
fense; and 
(B) the absence of such documents may 
not be considered a reason to deny a change of 
the discharge characterization under subsection 
(a)(2). 
(c) REQUEST FOR REVIEW.—The appropriate dis-
charge board shall ensure the mechanism by which covered 
members, or their representative, may request to have the 
discharge characterization of the covered member reviewed 
under this section is simple and straightforward. 
(d) REVIEW.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Each covered member whose 
discharge characterization is changed under sub-
section (e) shall be treated without regard to the 
original discharge characterization of the member, 
including for purposes of— 
(A) benefits provided by the Federal Gov-
ernment to an individual by reason of service in 
the Armed Forces; and 
(B) all recognitions and honors that the 
Secretary of Defense provides to members of 
the Armed Forces. 
(2) REINSTATEMENT.—In carrying out para-
graph (1)(B), the Secretary shall reinstate all rec-
ognitions and honors of a covered member whose 
discharge characterization is changed under sub-
section (e) that the Secretary withheld because of 
the original discharge characterization of the mem-
ber. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate discharge board’’ 
means the boards for correction of military records 
under section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, 
or the discharge review boards under section 1553 
of such title, as the case may be. 
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(2) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means any 
former member of the Armed Forces who was dis-
charged from the Armed Forces because of the sex-
ual orientation of the member. 
(3) The term ‘‘discharge characterization’’ 
means the characterization under which a member 
of the Armed Forces is discharged or released, in-
cluding ‘‘dishonorable’’, ‘‘general’’, ‘‘other than hon-
orable’’, and ‘‘honorable’’. 
(4) The term ‘‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’’ means 
section 654 of title 10, United States Code, as in ef-
fect before such section was repealed pursuant to the 
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 (Public 
Law 111–321). 
(5) The term ‘‘representative’’ means the sur-
viving spouse, next of kin, or legal representative of 
a covered member. 
(i) REPORTS.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a review of the consistency and uniformity 
of the reviews conducted under this section. 
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and each year 
thereafter for a 4-year period, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on the reviews under 
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subsection (a). Such reports shall include any com-
ments or recommendations for continued actions. 
SEC. 804. HISTORICAL REVIEW OF DISCHARGES FROM THE 
ARMED FORCES DUE TO SEXUAL ORIENTA-
TION. 
The Secretary of each military department shall en-
sure that oral historians of the department— 
(1) review the facts and circumstances sur-
rounding the estimated 100,000 members of the 
Armed Forces discharged from the Armed Forces 
between World War II and September 2011 because 
of the sexual orientation of the member; and 
(2) receive oral testimony of individuals who 
personally experienced discrimination and discharge 
because of the actual or perceived sexual orientation 
of the individual so that such testimony may serve 
as an official record of these discriminatory policies 
and their impact on American lives. 
SEC. 805. MODIFICATION OF ARTICLE 125 OF THE UNIFORM 
CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. 
Section 925(a) of title 10, United States Code (article 
125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
by striking ‘‘with another person of the same or opposite 
sex’’. 
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SEC. 806. EXEMPTION FROM IMMIGRANT VISA LIMIT. 
Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(F) Aliens who— 
‘‘(i) are eligible for a visa under paragraph 
(1) or (3) of section 203(a); and 
‘‘(ii) have a parent (regardless of whether 
the parent is living or dead) who was natural-
ized pursuant to— 
‘‘(I) section 405 of the Immigration 
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–649; 8 
U.S.C. 1440 note); or 
‘‘(II) title III of the Act of October 
14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1137, chapter 876), as 
added by section 1001 of the Second War 
Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182, chapter 
199).’’. 
SEC. 807. CERTAIN SERVICE IN THE ORGANIZED MILITARY 
FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE PHIL-
IPPINE SCOUTS DEEMED TO BE ACTIVE 
SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 107 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘not’’ after ‘‘Army of the 
United States, shall’’; and 
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘, 
except 
benefits 
under—’’ and all that follows in that subsection 
and inserting a period; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘not’’ after ‘‘Armed Forces 
Voluntary Recruitment Act of 1945 shall’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘except—’’ and all that fol-
lows in that subsection and inserting a period; 
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—(1) In de-
termining the eligibility of the service of an individual 
under this section, the Secretary shall take into account 
any alternative documentation regarding such service, in-
cluding documentation other than the Missouri List, that 
the Secretary determines relevant. 
‘‘(2) Not later than March 1 of each year, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report that 
includes— 
‘‘(A) the number of individuals applying for 
benefits pursuant to this section during the previous 
year; and 
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‘‘(B) the number of such individuals that the 
Secretary approved for benefits.’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) RELATION
TO FILIPINO VETERANS EQUITY 
COMPENSATION FUND.—Section 1002(h) of the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (title X of divi-
sion A of Public Law 111–5; 123 Stat. 200; 38 U.S.C. 
107 note) shall not apply to an individual described in sub-
section (a) or (b) of this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading 
of such section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 107. Certain service deemed to be active service: 
service in organized military forces of the 
Philippines 
and 
in 
the 
Philippine 
Scouts’’. 
(2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 1 of such title is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘107. Certain service deemed to be active service: service in organized military 
forces of the Philippines and in the Philippine Scouts.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that is 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(2) APPLICABILITY.—No benefits shall accrue 
to any person for any period before the effective date 
of this section by reason of the amendments made 
by this section. 
SEC. 808. ELIGIBILITY FOR INTERMENT IN NATIONAL 
CEMETERIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2402(a) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) Any individual— 
‘‘(A) who— 
‘‘(i) was naturalized pursuant to sec-
tion 2(1) of the Hmong Veterans’ Natu-
ralization Act of 2000 (Public Law 106– 
207; 8 U.S.C. 1423 note); and 
‘‘(ii) at the time of the individual’s 
death resided in the United States; or 
‘‘(B) who— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary determines served 
with a special guerrilla unit or irregular 
forces operating from a base in Laos in 
support of the Armed Forces of the United 
States at any time during the period begin-
ning February 28, 1961, and ending May 
7, 1975; and 
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‘‘(ii) at the time of the individual’s 
death— 
‘‘(I) was a citizen of the United 
States or an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(II) resided in the United 
States.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply with respect to an individual dying 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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