I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6464 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept certain documents 
as proof of service in determining the eligibility of an individual to 
receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 
Mr. HECK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept certain 
documents as proof of service in determining the eligi-
bility of an individual to receive amounts from the Fili-
pino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FILIPINO VET-
ERANS EQUITY COMPENSATION FUND. 
(a) PROOF.—Section 1002 of the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (division A of Public Law 
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111–5; 38 U.S.C. 107 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(m) PROOF OF SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 
as proof of the service described in subsection (d) or 
(n)— 
‘‘(A) the name of the eligible person in-
cluded on the Approved Revised Reconstructed 
Guerilla Roster (commonly known as the ‘Mis-
souri List’); 
‘‘(B) documents included in the claims 
folder of the eligible person that prove such 
service, including an affidavit from the govern-
ment of the Philippines certifying such service 
(AGO Form 23); or 
‘‘(C) any other documents that are issued 
or accepted by the government of the Phil-
ippines as proof of such service. 
‘‘(2) SOURCE OF DOCUMENTS.—The Secretary 
may not reject a document under paragraph (1) 
solely because the document is issued by the govern-
ment of the Philippines. 
‘‘(3) GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘government of the Phil-
ippines’ includes the Commonwealth of the Phil-
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ippines, the Commonwealth Army of the Philippines, 
and the Republic of the Philippines. 
‘‘(n) CIVILIAN GUERILLA FORCES.—Service as a ci-
vilian guerilla in the Philippines during the period de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) shall be treated 
as service described under such subsection for purposes 
of a person being eligible for benefits under this section. 
‘‘(o) COOPERATION.—The Secretary of the Army 
shall cooperate with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
carrying out this section.’’. 
(b) EXTENDED
APPLICATION
PERIOD.—Section 
1002(c) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
of 2009 (division A of Public Law 111–5; 38 U.S.C. 107 
note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) EXTENDED
APPLICATION
PERIOD.—Not-
withstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
make a payment from the compensation fund to an 
eligible person who, during the 180-day period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this section, 
submits to the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) a claim for benefits under this sec-
tion; or 
‘‘(B) with respect to a person who filed a 
claim for benefits under this section during the 
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period described in paragraph (1), a new claim 
or an appeal to such previously filed claim.’’. 
Æ 
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