S.Amdt. 386

SA 386. Ms. WARREN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. King, Mr. Daines,
Mr. Murphy, Mr. Moran, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Hassan, Mr.
Merkley, Mr. Jones, Mr. Tester, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mrs.
Shaheen, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cardin, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Coons, and Ms. Baldwin) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations
for fiscal year 2020 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

SEC. ___. RECOGNITION AND HONORING OF SERVICE OF INDIVIDUALS
WHO SERVED IN UNITED STATES CADET NURSE CORPS
DURING WORLD WAR II.

(a) Determination of Active Military Service.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall be deemed
to have determined under subparagraph (A) of section
401(a)(1) of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (Public Law
95-202; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) that the service of the
organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps
during the period beginning on July 1, 1943, and ending on
December 31, 1948, constitutes active military service.
(2) Issuance of discharge.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall,
pursuant to

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subparagraph (B) of such section, issue to each member of
such organization a discharge from service of such
organization under honorable conditions where the nature and
duration of the service of such member so warrants.
(b) Benefits.--
(1) Status as a veteran.--Except as otherwise provided in
this subsection, an individual who receives a discharge under
subsection (a)(2) for service shall be honored as a veteran
but shall not be entitled by reason of such service to any
benefit under a law administered by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs.
(2) Burial benefits.--Service for which an individual
receives a discharge under subsection (a)(2) shall be
considered service in the active military, naval, or air
service (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States
Code) for purposes of eligibility and entitlement to benefits
under chapters 23 and 24 of title 38, United States Code.
(3) Medals or other commendations.--The Secretary of
Defense may design and produce a service medal or other
commendation to honor individuals who receive a discharge
under subsection (a)(2).
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