Keeping Our Commitment to Overseas Veterans Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3415
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2018-09-06
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia

Department of Veterans Affairs

Executive agency funding and structure

Philippines
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Keeping Our Commitment to Overseas Veterans Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill extends authority through FY2020 for operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3415 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 6, 2018 Ms. Hirono introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To extend, for a period of two years, the authority for operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Our Commitment to Overseas Veterans Act of 2018 . 2. Extension of authority for operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines Section 315(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking September 30, 2018 and inserting September 30, 2020 .