California 2019-2020 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AJR35 Compare Versions

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1	1	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Joint Resolution No. 35Introduced by Assembly Member ChoiJune 15, 2020 Relative to Republic of Korea veterans who served in Vietnam. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAJR 35, as introduced, Choi. State veterans cemeteries: Republic of Korea veterans.This measure would urge the United States Congress and the President of the United States to permit states to extend veterans cemetery burial and memorial benefits to Republic of Korea veterans who served in the Vietnam War and who subsequently became United States citizens.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, At the request of the United States, the Republic of Korea provided more military support to the United States during the Vietnam War than any other ally, with approximately 320,000 Republic of Korea soldiers serving in Vietnam between 1965 and 1973; andWHEREAS, Republic of Korea forces suffered 10,962 injured and 5,099 killed in action during the war, approximately the same rate, per capita, as United States forces; andWHEREAS, An estimated 1,700,000 Korean Americans live in the United States, with more than 31 percent calling California their home, making California the state with the highest population of Korean Americans in the country; andWHEREAS, There are approximately 3,000 Korean American veterans of the Vietnam War who are naturalized citizens of the United States; andWHEREAS, A citizen of the United States who, during any war in which the United States has or may be engaged, served in the Armed Forces of any government allied with the United States during that war, whose last active service was terminated honorably by death or otherwise, and who was a citizen of the United States at the time of entry into service and at the time of death, is eligible for burial in a national cemetery; andWHEREAS, In 2018, the federal government extended burial benefits in national veterans cemeteries to certain Hmong refugees who served in American-backed guerrilla units during the Vietnam War and who subsequently became naturalized United States citizens, but states are still unable to permit Hmong veterans to be buried in a state veterans cemetery without risk of losing funding from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Cemetery Grant Program; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature respectfully urges the United States Congress and the President of the United States to permit states to extend burial and memorial benefits in state cemeteries to Republic of Korea veterans who served in the Vietnam War and who subsequently became United States citizens; and be it furtherResolved, That the Legislature stands in solidarity with Republic of Korea veterans who served in Vietnam; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, to each Senator and Representative from California in the United States Congress, and to the author for appropriate distribution.
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3	3	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Joint Resolution No. 35Introduced by Assembly Member ChoiJune 15, 2020 Relative to Republic of Korea veterans who served in Vietnam. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAJR 35, as introduced, Choi. State veterans cemeteries: Republic of Korea veterans.This measure would urge the United States Congress and the President of the United States to permit states to extend veterans cemetery burial and memorial benefits to Republic of Korea veterans who served in the Vietnam War and who subsequently became United States citizens.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
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9	9	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
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13	13	No. 35
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15	15	Introduced by Assembly Member ChoiJune 15, 2020
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20	20	Relative to Republic of Korea veterans who served in Vietnam.
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26	26	AJR 35, as introduced, Choi. State veterans cemeteries: Republic of Korea veterans.
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28	28	This measure would urge the United States Congress and the President of the United States to permit states to extend veterans cemetery burial and memorial benefits to Republic of Korea veterans who served in the Vietnam War and who subsequently became United States citizens.
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30	30	This measure would urge the United States Congress and the President of the United States to permit states to extend veterans cemetery burial and memorial benefits to Republic of Korea veterans who served in the Vietnam War and who subsequently became United States citizens.
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36	36	WHEREAS, At the request of the United States, the Republic of Korea provided more military support to the United States during the Vietnam War than any other ally, with approximately 320,000 Republic of Korea soldiers serving in Vietnam between 1965 and 1973; and
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38	38	WHEREAS, Republic of Korea forces suffered 10,962 injured and 5,099 killed in action during the war, approximately the same rate, per capita, as United States forces; and
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40	40	WHEREAS, An estimated 1,700,000 Korean Americans live in the United States, with more than 31 percent calling California their home, making California the state with the highest population of Korean Americans in the country; and
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42	42	WHEREAS, There are approximately 3,000 Korean American veterans of the Vietnam War who are naturalized citizens of the United States; and
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44	44	WHEREAS, A citizen of the United States who, during any war in which the United States has or may be engaged, served in the Armed Forces of any government allied with the United States during that war, whose last active service was terminated honorably by death or otherwise, and who was a citizen of the United States at the time of entry into service and at the time of death, is eligible for burial in a national cemetery; and
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46	46	WHEREAS, In 2018, the federal government extended burial benefits in national veterans cemeteries to certain Hmong refugees who served in American-backed guerrilla units during the Vietnam War and who subsequently became naturalized United States citizens, but states are still unable to permit Hmong veterans to be buried in a state veterans cemetery without risk of losing funding from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Cemetery Grant Program; now, therefore, be it
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48	48	Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature respectfully urges the United States Congress and the President of the United States to permit states to extend burial and memorial benefits in state cemeteries to Republic of Korea veterans who served in the Vietnam War and who subsequently became United States citizens; and be it further
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50	50	Resolved, That the Legislature stands in solidarity with Republic of Korea veterans who served in Vietnam; and be it further
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52	52	Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, to each Senator and Representative from California in the United States Congress, and to the author for appropriate distribution.