Keeping Our Commitment to Overseas Veterans Act

Bill: 115-s-1635
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2017-07-26
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia

Department of Veterans Affairs

Executive agency funding and structure

Philippines
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Keeping Our Commitment to Overseas Veterans Act</b></p> <p>This bill extends authority through FY2018 for operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1635 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 26, 2017 Ms. Hirono 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 extend 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 . 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, 2017 and inserting September 30, 2018 .