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regulations, which shall apply to the determination of an
alien’s eligibility to be granted asylum under section 208
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, interpreting, in
a manner consistent with international law and standards,
the term ‘‘persecution’’, as used in section 101(a)(42)(A)
of such Act, to include gender-related persecution, includ-
ing female genital mutilation. The regulations under this
subsection may not create burdens, or increase require-
ments, for establishing persecution beyond those estab-
lished by international law and standards and recent deci-
sions of the Board of Immigration Appeals.
(b) REGULATIONS FOR USE IN WITHHOLDING DE-
PORTATION
OR RETURN.—The Attorney General shall
promulgate regulations relating to gender-related persecu-
tion, including female genital mutilation, which shall apply
to the determination under section 243(h) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act. The regulations under this sub-
section shall be consistent, to the extent appropriate under
such Act, with the regulations under subsection (a).
(c) DEADLINE.—The Attorney General shall promul-
gate the regulations required by this Act not later than
the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term
‘‘gender-related persecution’’ means a harm that—
(1) is specific to, or disproportionately affects,
women on the ground of their gender; and
(2) otherwise would be considered persecution
for purposes of section 101(a)(42)(A) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 826
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide specific penalties for
taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 1997
Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. BAKER, Mr.
RIGGS, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. GOODE, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. HOBSON, and
Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide specific
penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law en-
forcement officer.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gun Retention Act
of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. TAKING A FIREARM FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘§ 117. Taking a firearm from a law enforcement
officer
‘‘(a) Whoever knowingly takes a firearm—
‘‘(1) from the person of a law enforcement offi-
cer, while such officer is engaged in the performance
of official duties; and
‘‘(2) against that officer’s will;
or attempts to do so, shall be punished as provided in sub-
section (b).
‘‘(b) The punishment for an offense under this sec-
tion is—
‘‘(1) in the case of an offense other than an at-
tempt, or an offense that is an attempt during which
the firearm is discharged (other than intentionally
by the officer), a fine under this title and imprison-
ment for not less than 10 nor more than 15 years;
and
‘‘(2) in the case of any other offense that is an
attempt, a fine under this title and imprisonment for
not less than 5 nor more than 10 years.
‘‘(c) A term of imprisonment imposed under this sec-
tion shall not run concurrently with any other term of im-
prisonment imposed with respect to the same criminal
episode.
‘‘(d) As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘firearm’ has the meaning given
that term in section 921 of this title; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘law enforcement officer’ means
a person designated in section 1114 of this title.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 7 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘117. Taking a firearm from a law enforcement officer.’’.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 827
To provide for nuclear disarmament and economic conversion in accordance
with District of Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1993.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 1997
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide for nuclear disarmament and economic conversion
in accordance with District of Columbia Initiative Meas-
ure Number 37 of 1993.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nuclear Disarmament
and Economic Conversion Act’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND
ECONOMIC CONVERSION.
The United States Government—
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(1) shall disable and dismantle all its nuclear
weapons and refrain from replacing them at any
time with any weapons of mass destruction;
(2) shall undertake vigorous good faith efforts
to eliminate war, armed conflict, and all military op-
erations;
(3) shall actively promote policies to induce all
other countries to join in these commitments for
peace on earth; and
(4) shall redirect resources that are currently
being used for nuclear weapons programs to use—
(A) in converting all nuclear weapons in-
dustry employees, processes, plants, and pro-
grams smoothly to constructive, ecologically
beneficial peacetime activities during the 3
years following the effective date of this Act,
and
(B) in addressing human needs such as
housing, health care, education, agriculture,
and environmental restoration.
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect when the President certifies
to the Congress that all foreign countries possessing nu-
clear weapons have established legal requirements com-
parable to those set forth in section 2 and those require-
ments have taken effect.
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COMMITTEE
ON
HOUSE
OVERSIGHT: Mr. Thomas,
Chairman; Mr. Boehner; Mr. Ehlers; Mr. Ney; and Ms.
Granger.
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Mr. Gil-
man, Chairman; Mr. Goodling; Mr. Leach; Mr. Hyde; Mr.
Bereuter; Mr. Smith of New Jersey; Mr. Burton of Indiana;
Mr. Gallegly; Ms. Ros-Lehtinen; Mr. Ballenger; Mr.
Rohrabacher; Mr. Manzullo; Mr. Royce; Mr. King; Mr. Kim;
Mr. Chabot; Mr. Sanford; Mr. Salmon; Mr. Houghton; Mr.
Campbell; Mr. Fox; Mr. McHugh; Mr. Graham; Mr. Blunt;
and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY: Mr. Hyde, Chairman;
Mr. Sensenbrenner; Mr. McCollum; Mr. Gekas; Mr. Coble;
Mr. Smith of Texas; Mr. Schiff; Mr. Gallegly; Mr. Canady;
Mr. Inglis of South Carolina; Mr. Goodlatte; Mr. Buyer; Mr.
Bono; Mr. Bryant; Mr. Chabot; Mr. Barr of Georgia; Mr.
Jenkins; Mr. Hutchinson; Mr. Pease; and Mr. Cannon.
COMMITTEE
ON
NATIONAL
SECURITY: Mr. Spence,
Chairman; Mr. Stump; Mr. Hunter; Mr. Kasich; Mr. Bate-
man; Mr. Hansen; Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania; Mr. Hefley;
Mr. Saxton; Mr. Buyer; Mr. Fowler; Mr. McHugh; Mr. Tal-
ent; Mr. Everett; Mr. Bartlett of Maryland; Mr. McKeon; Mr.
Lewis of Kentucky; Mr. Watts of Oklahoma; Mr. Thornberry;
Mr. 
Hostettler; 
Mr. 
Chambliss; 
Mr. 
Hilleary; 
Mr.
that exceeds 5 years from the date of the enactment
of this Act or the submission of a plan under section
3(d), whichever is longer, shall lose all forms of Fed-
eral assistance beginning in the first fiscal year after
such 5-year period until the State complies with the
provisions of this Act.
(d) REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Funds for elemen-
tary and secondary education that are not distributed to
a State as a result of applying subsection (c) shall be re-
allocated by the Secretary to other States that have com-
plied with the requirements of section 3, that are imple-
menting compliance plans, or are developing compliance
plans pursuant to section 3(d).
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act the following terms have the
following meanings:
(1) The term ‘‘coefficient of variation’’ means
the standard deviation of local educational agency
expenditures divided by the mean per student ex-
penditure, in which local educational agencies with
fewer than 250 students have been excluded.
(2) The term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has
the same meaning given such term in section
14101(18) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801(18)).
(3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of Education.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 829
To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
to prohibit executive agencies from awarding contracts that contain a
provision allowing for the acquisition by the contractor, at Government
expense, of certain equipment or facilities to carry out the contract,
if the principal purpose of such provision is to increase competition
by establishing an alternative source of supply for property or services.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 1997
Mr. OLVER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949 to prohibit executive agencies from awarding
contracts that contain a provision allowing for the acqui-
sition by the contractor, at Government expense, of cer-
tain equipment or facilities to carry out the contract,
if the principal purpose of such provision is to increase
competition by establishing an alternative source of sup-
ply for property or services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CONTRACT PROVI-
SION FOR PURPOSE OF INCREASING COM-
PETITION BY ESTABLISHING ALTERNATIVE
SOURCE OF SUPPLY.
Section 303 of the Federal Property and Administra-
tive Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(j) In conducting a procurement of property or serv-
ices covered by this section, an executive agency may not
award a contract that contains a provision allowing for
the contractor to acquire, at Government expense, produc-
tion, construction, or technical equipment or facilities to
carry out the contract, if the principal purpose of such
provision is to increase competition by establishing an al-
ternative source of supply for that property or service.’’.
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Capital Serv-
ice Area shall include any Federal real property af-
fronting or abutting such Area as of the effective
date of this Act.
(2) PROPERTY
INCLUDED.—For purposes of
paragraph (1), Federal real property affronting or
abutting the National Capital Service Area shall—
(A) include the Department of Housing
and Urban Development Building, the Depart-
ment of Energy Building, Fort Lesley McNair,
the Washington Navy Yard, the Anacostia
Naval Annex, the United States Naval Station,
Bolling Air Force Base, and the Naval Re-
search Laboratory; and
(B) not include any portion of Rock Creek
Park, any portion of Anacostia Park east of the
northern side of the Eleventh Street Bridge, or
any territory not located in the District of Co-
lumbia on the day before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
SEC. 5. TRANSITION PROVISIONS RELATING TO HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) TEMPORARY INCREASE IN APPORTIONMENT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Until the taking effect of the
first reapportionment occurring after the effective
date of this Act—
(A) the individual serving as the Delegate
to the House of Representatives from the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall serve as a member of
the House of Representatives from the State of
Maryland;
(B) the State of Maryland shall be entitled
to 1 additional Representative until the taking
effect of such reapportionment; and
(C) such Representative shall be in addi-
tion to the membership of the House of Rep-
resentatives as now prescribed by law.
(2) INCREASE NOT COUNTED AGAINST TOTAL
NUMBER OF MEMBERS.—The temporary increase in
the membership of the House of Representatives
provided under paragraph (1) shall not operate to ei-
ther increase or decrease the permanent membership
of the House of Representatives as prescribed in the
Act of August 8, 1911 (37 Stat. 13; 2 U.S.C. 2),
nor shall such temporary increase affect the basis of
reapportionment established by the Act of November
15, 1941 (55 Stat. 761; 2 U.S.C. 2a), for the 82nd
Congress and each Congress thereafter.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 830
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, popularly known
as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to require that collections of informa-
tion that ask a respondent to specify a racial classification or ethnic
classification from among a list of classifications shall provide an oppor-
tunity for the respondent to specify, respectively, ‘‘multiracial’’ or ‘‘multi-
ethnic’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 1997
Mr. PETRI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, popu-
larly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to require
that collections of information that ask a respondent
to specify a racial classification or ethnic classification
from among a list of classifications shall provide an
opportunity for the respondent to specify, respectively,
‘‘multiracial’’ or ‘‘multiethnic’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPECIFY ‘‘MULTIRACIAL’’ OR ‘‘MULTIETHNIC’’,
RESPECTIVELY, AS RACIAL OR ETHNIC CLAS-
SIFICATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3507 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(k) The Director may not approve a collection of in-
formation that would request or direct a respondent to
specify a racial classification from among a list of racial
classifications, or an ethnic classification from among a
list of ethnic classifications, the approval of such a collec-
tion of information by the Director shall not be inferred,
and an agency shall not sponsor or conduct such a collec-
tion of information, unless the list provides an opportunity
for the respondent to specify ‘multiracial’, in the case of
a list of racial classifications, or ‘multiethnic’, in the case
of a list of ethnic classifications.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect January 1, 1998.
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(b) REPEAL OF LAWS PROVIDING FOR DELEGATE
FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—Sections 202 and
204 of the District of Columbia Delegate Act (Public Law
91–405; sections 1–401 and 1–402, D.C. Code) are re-
pealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by
such sections are restored or revived as if such sections
had not been enacted.
SEC. 6. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.
No law or regulation which is in force on the effective
date of this Act shall be deemed amended or repealed by
this Act except to the extent specifically provided in this
Act, or to the extent that such law or regulation is incon-
sistent with this Act.
SEC. 7. PROCLAMATION REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF RET-
ROCESSION BY MARYLAND.
Not later than 30 days after the State of Maryland
enacts legislation accepting the retrocession described in
section 2(a), the President shall issue a proclamation an-
nouncing such acceptance and declaring that the territory
ceded to Congress by the State of Maryland to serve as
the District constituting the permanent seat of the Gov-
ernment of the United States has been ceded back to the
State of Maryland.
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SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The provisions of this Act and the amendments made
by this Act shall take effect on the date the President is-
sues a proclamation under section 7 or the date of the
ratification of an amendment to the Constitution of the
United States repealing the twenty-third article of amend-
ment to the Constitution, whichever comes later.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 833
To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study regarding Fort
King, Florida.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 1997
Mr. STEARNS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study
regarding Fort King, Florida.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) the Second Seminole War, 1835–1837, is
an important period of conflict in the history of the
Nation and lasted longer than any other armed con-
flict in which the Nation participated, except the
Vietnam War;
(2) Fort King, in central Florida, played an im-
portant historic role in the Second Seminole War as
the site of the outbreak of hostilities between the
United States Government and the Seminole Indians
of Florida, who were led by Seminole Indian Chief
Osceola;
(3) Fort King represents a unique site for ex-
ploration and interpretation of the attack that ig-
nited the Second Seminole War on December 28,
1835; and
(4) Fort King and the surrounding area contain
materials and artifacts used in the attack and in the
life of the Seminole Indians.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT OF STUDY.
The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this Act
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall conduct a study to
identify potential means to preserve, develop, and inter-
pret Fort King, in central Florida, and the surrounding
area. As part of the study, the Secretary shall propose
alternatives for cooperation in the preservation and inter-
pretation of Fort King and shall provide recommendations
with respect to the suitability and feasibility of establish-
ing Fort King as a unit of the National Park System.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS INCLUDED IN STUDY.
The study required by section 2 shall contain, but
need not be limited to, findings with respect to—
(1) the role played by Fort King in the Second
Seminole War;
(2) identification of the historical, cultural, and
archaeological material found in Fort King and the
surrounding area relating to life at the time of and
preceding the Second Seminole War;
(3) the types of Federal, State, and local pro-
grams that are available to preserve and develop
Fort King and the surrounding area and to make
the fort and the surrounding area accessible for pub-
lic use and enjoyment; and
(4) the potential use of, and coordination with,
Federal, State, and local programs to manage, in
the public interest, the historical and cultural re-
sources found at and around Fort King.
SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.
The Secretary shall submit a report detailing the re-
sults of the study required by section 2 to the committees
of jurisdiction of the House of Representatives and the
Senate not later than 12 months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 834
To permit the current refunding of certain tax-exempt bonds.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 25, 1997
Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To permit the current refunding of certain tax-exempt bonds.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CURRENT REFUNDINGS OF CERTAIN TAX-
EXEMPT BONDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 10632
of the Revenue Act of 1987 (relating to bonds issued by
Indian tribal governments) is amended by adding at the
end the following new sentence: ‘‘The amendments made
by this section shall not apply to any obligation issued
after such date if—
‘‘(v) the amount of the qualified preretirement
survivor annuity under the plan is equal to the
amount of the survivor annuity payable under the
minimum-required qualified joint and survivor annu-
ity.
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘mini-
mum-required qualified joint and survivor annuity’ means
the qualified joint and survivor annuity which is the actu-
arial equivalent of a single annuity for the life of the par-
ticipant and under which the survivor annuity is 50 per-
cent of the amount of the annuity which is payable during
the joint lives of the participant and the spouse.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made
by this subsection shall apply to judgments, orders,
and decrees issued, and settlement agreements en-
tered into, on or after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(b) CIVIL PENALTIES FOR BREACH OF FIDUCIARY
RESPONSIBILITY.—
(1) IMPOSITION
AND
AMOUNT
OF
PENALTY
MADE
DISCRETIONARY.—Section 
502(l)(1) 
(29
U.S.C. 1132(l)(1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting
‘‘may’’, and
‘‘(1) such obligation is issued (or is part of a
series of obligations issued) to refund an obligation
issued on or before such date,
‘‘(2) the average maturity date of the issue of
which the refunding obligation is a part is not later
than the average maturity date of the obligations to
be refunded by such issue,
‘‘(3) the amount of the refunding obligation
does not exceed the outstanding amount of the re-
funded obligation, and
‘‘(4) the net proceeds of the refunding obliga-
tion are used to redeem the refunded obligation not
later than 90 days after the date of the issuance of
the refunding obligation.
For purposes of paragraph (2), average maturity shall be
determined in accordance with section 147(b)(2)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to refunding obligations issued
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 836
To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the
organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of
the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service
for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 26, 1997
Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. FILNER) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain
service in the organized military forces of the Govern-
ment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the
Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes
of benefits under programs administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Filipino Veterans
Equity Act of 1995’’.
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SEC. 2. 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)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘not’’ after ‘‘Army of
the United States, shall’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘, except benefits
under—’’ and all that follows and inserting in
lieu thereof a period; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘not’’ after ‘‘Armed
Forces Voluntary Recruitment Act of 1945
shall’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘except—’’ and all that
follows and inserting in lieu thereof a period.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading
of such section is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 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.’’.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this
Act shall take effect on llllll.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—No benefits shall accrue to any
person for any period before the effective date of this Act
by reason of the amendments made by this Act.
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