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Voices for Veterans Act

H.R. 3930 · 117th Congress · Jun 16, 2021 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, gender non-conforming, intersex, or queer.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Voices for Veterans Act”.

Sec. 2 Expansion of membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, gender non-conforming, intersex, or queer

(a)
Expansion of membership— Subsection (a)(2)(A) of section 544 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in clause (iv), by striking “and” at the end;
(2)
in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3)
by inserting after clause (v) the following new clause:

“(vi) veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, gender non-conforming, intersex, or queer.”

(b)
Effective date— Clause (vi) of section 544(a)(2)(A) of title 38, United States Code, shall apply to appointments made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.