US Congress House Bill 5745 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 19 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-12-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Commends the veterans of the Korean Constabulary and thanks them for their support during the difficult times leading to the establishment of South Korea. (The Korean Constabulary undertook internal security tasks on behalf of the U.S. military government in Korea and the South Korean people from November 1945 to January 1949.) Requires the Secretary of State to urge the South Korean government to: (1) reexamine Article 16-9 of South Korea's Military Pension Act, and (2) expeditiously locate the records and remains of 7,235 combat dead of the Korean Constabulary. (Article 16-9 of South Korea's Military Pension Act denies veterans of the Korean Constabulary coverage for their service prior to the establishment of South Korea.) Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit a report that: (1) describes potential awards and recognition for officers and enlisted men of the Korean Constabulary; and (2) examines the possibility of establishing new awards and recognition for those individuals if no awards or recognition currently apply. Includes among persons who are eligible for interment in national cemeteries any veteran of the Korean Constabulary who, at the time of death, resided in the United States and was a citizen of, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in, the United States.

Recognizing Officers and Enlisted Men of the Korean Constabulary Act of 2014

Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2014-11-19	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2014-11-19	House	Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
2014-11-19	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2014-11-19	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5745/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5745/BILLS-113hr5745ih.pdf