H. R. 366
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-three
An Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to treat certain individuals who served
in Vietnam as a member of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea as a
veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of the provision
of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Korean American Vietnam Allies
Long Overdue for Relief Act’’ or the ‘‘Korean American VALOR
Act’’.
SEC. 2. PROVISION OF CERTAIN BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO
SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF
KOREA.
Section 109 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d)(1) Any person described in paragraph (2) is eligible for
the benefits specified in subsection (a) to the same extent and
under the same conditions (including with respect to applicable
reciprocity requirements) as a discharged member of the armed
forces of a government specified in such subsection who is eligible
for such benefits under such subsection.
‘‘(2) A person described in this paragraph is a person whom
the Secretary determines served in Vietnam as a member of the
armed forces of the Republic of Korea at any time during the
period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975,
or such other period as determined appropriate by the Secretary
for purposes of this subsection.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.