H.R. 6645 · 110th Congress
Filipino Veterans Assistance Act of 2008
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Dana Rohrabacher
- Introduced
- 2008-07-29
- Latest action
- 2008-07-29 · Introduced in House
Summary
Filipino Veterans Assistance Act of 2008 - Authorizes the President to provide assistance to the Republic of the Philippines to provide benefits to persons (and certain dependents thereof) who served: (1) before July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, while in the service of the Armed Forces of the United States; or (2) in the Philippine Scouts.
Includes within the benefits to be provided: (1) compensation for service-connected disabilities; (2) dependency and indemnity compensation; (3) medical care; (4) education benefits; and (5) death pensions.