H.R. 6036 ensures that female service members who served in female cultural support teams between 2010 and 2021 receive proper recognition and benefits for their military service. The bill requires the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs to officially document this service in military records and include it when calculating retirement pay within one year of enactment. Veterans who served in these roles will be able to file claims for service-connected disabilities related to their service, with the VA treating their service as combat engagement to help them qualify for benefits. The bill also directs the VA to conduct outreach to inform affected service members and survivors about their eligibility to file or supplement claims, and requires the departments to study similar service roles that may lack proper documentation. Additionally, the bill makes a minor technical change to extend the deadline for certain VA housing loan fees by about two weeks.
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