Benefits Fairness for Filipino Veterans Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1559
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2013-09-27
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia

Immigration status and procedures

Philippines

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-09-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Benefits Fairness for Filipino Veterans Act of 2013 - Provides that, with respect to eligibility for benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of Filipino veterans who are lawful U.S. residents, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not determine that such a person is not an individual residing in the United States solely because the person is outside the United States for any period of less than one year.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1559 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 27, 2013 Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the method of determining whether Filipino veterans are United States residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Benefits Fairness for Filipino Veterans Act of 2013 . 2. Determination of eligibility of certain Filipino veterans for full-dollar rate of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Section 107(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The Secretary may not determine that a person is not an individual residing in the United States for purposes of this subsection solely because the person is outside the United States for any period of time less than one year. .