[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1948 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1948
To provide that service of the members of the organization known as the
United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted active
military service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 24, 2003
Mr. Reid (for himself and Mr. Daschle) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To provide that service of the members of the organization known as the
United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted active
military service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Cadet Nurse Corps
Equity Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. SERVICE DEEMED TO BE ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE.
(a) In General.--For purposes of section 401(a)(1)(A) of the GI
Bill Improvement Act of 1977 (38 U.S.C. 106 note), the Secretary of
Defense is deemed to have determined that qualified service of a person
constituted active military service.
(b) Determination of Discharge Status.--(1) 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) Such discharge shall be issued before the end of the one-year
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF RETROACTIVE BENEFITS.
No benefits may be paid to any person as a result of the enactment
of this Act for any period before the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 4. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, the term ``qualified service'' means
service of a person 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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