H.R. 10654

PFB Act

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Introduced Oct 1
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Introduced Oct 1
Committee Now
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Senate —
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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (Oct 1)

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Sec. 1. Short title

Sec. 2. Member of the Armed Forces separated on the sole basis of pseudofolliculitis barbae: honorable discharge; eligibility for veterans benefits

(a) Honorable discharge. The Secretary concerned (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) shall characterize the separation of a member from an Armed Force, solely on the basis that the member has pseudofolliculitis barbae, as honorable.

(b) Veterans benefits. A member separated from an Armed Force solely because the member has pseudofolliculitis barbae may not be treated as ineligible for a benefit administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis that the member has not completed the applicable minimum active-duty service requirement established in section 5303A of title 38, United States Code.