S.Amdt. 2576

SA 2576. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr.
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1066. CERTAIN SERVICE DEEMED TO BE ACTIVE MILITARY
SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF LAWS ADMINISTERED BY
THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) In General.--For purposes of section 401(a)(1)(A) of
the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-202; 38
U.S.C. 106 note), the Secretary of Defense is deemed to have
determined that qualified service of an individual
constituted active military service.
(b) Determination of Discharge Status.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue an
honorable discharge under section 401(a)(1)(B) of the GI Bill
Improvement Act of 1977 to each person whose qualified
service warrants an honorable discharge.
(2) Timing.--A discharge under paragraph (1) shall be
issued before the end of the one-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Prohibition of Retroactive Benefits.--No benefits may
be paid to any individual as a result of the enactment of
this section for any period before the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(d) Qualified Service Defined.--In this section, the term
``qualified service'' means service of an individual as a
member of the organization known as the United States Cadet
Nurse Corps during the period beginning on July 1, 1943, and
ending on December 15, 1945.
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