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H.R. 5879

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era.
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Committee
Latest Action · July 30, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Congress
111th (2009–2011)
Introduced
July 27, 2010
Cosponsors (22)
14D 8R
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Makes eligible for interment in a national cemetery any individual who: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) determines served in combat support of the Armed Forces in Laos during the period beginning on February 28, 1961, and ending on May 15, 1975; and (2) at the time of death was a U.S. citizen or lawfully admitted alien.

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