Public Law 118-20 | Public Law 118–20: To amend title 38, United States Code, to treat certain individuals who served in Vietnam as a member of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea as a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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PUBLIC LAW 118–20—NOV. 13, 2023

137 STAT. 108

Public Law

118–20

118th Congress

An Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to treat certain individuals who served in Vietnam as a member of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea as a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Nov. 13, 2023

[H.R. 366]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Korean American Vietnam Allies Long Overdue for Relief Act.

SECTION 1.

38 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “

Korean American Vietnam Allies Long Overdue for Relief Act

” or the “

Korean American VALOR Act

”.

SEC. 2.

PROVISION OF CERTAIN BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

Section 109 of title 38, United States Code,

is amended

adding

at the end the following new subsection:

“(d)

(1)

Any person described in paragraph (2) is eligible for the benefits specified in subsection (a) to the same extent and under the same conditions (including with respect to applicable reciprocity requirements) as a discharged member of the armed forces of a government specified in such subsection who is eligible for such benefits under such subsection.

“(2)

Determination.

Time period.

A person described in this paragraph is a person whom the Secretary determines served in Vietnam as a member of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea at any time during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, or such other period as determined appropriate by the Secretary for purposes of this subsection.”

Approved November 13, 2023.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 366:

HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 118–64 (Comm. on Veterans’ Affairs).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 169 (2023):

May 22, considered and passed House.

Oct. 19, considered and passed Senate.

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