House
File
2107
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2107
BY
PETTENGILL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
veterans
affairs
by
expanding
the
definition
1
of
veteran.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
35.1,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
1
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2),
Code
2014,
are
amended
to
read
as
2
follows:
3
(1)
Former
members
of
the
reserve
forces
of
the
United
4
States
who
served
at
least
twenty
years
in
the
reserve
forces
5
and
who
were
discharged
under
honorable
conditions.
However,
a
6
member
of
the
reserve
forces
of
the
United
States
who
completed
7
a
minimum
aggregate
of
ninety
days
of
served
on
federal
active
8
duty,
other
than
training,
and
was
discharged
under
honorable
9
conditions,
or
was
retired
under
Tit.
10
of
the
United
States
10
Code
shall
be
included
as
a
veteran.
11
(2)
Former
members
of
the
Iowa
national
guard
who
served
12
at
least
twenty
years
in
the
Iowa
national
guard
and
who
were
13
discharged
under
honorable
conditions.
However,
a
member
of
14
the
Iowa
national
guard
who
was
activated
for
served
on
state
15
active
duty
or
federal
active
duty,
other
than
training
,
for
16
a
minimum
aggregate
of
ninety
days,
and
was
discharged
under
17
honorable
conditions
or
was
retired
under
Tit.
10
of
the
United
18
States
Code
shall
be
included
as
a
veteran.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
bill
relates
to
veterans
affairs
by
expanding
the
23
definition
of
veteran
in
Code
section
35.1.
24
Under
current
law
the
term
veteran
includes
former
members
25
of
the
reserve
forces
of
the
United
States
who
served
at
least
26
20
years
in
the
reserve
forces
and
who
were
discharged
under
27
honorable
conditions
and
members
of
the
reserve
forces
who
28
completed
a
minimum
aggregate
of
90
days
of
federal
active
29
duty,
other
than
training,
and
were
discharged
under
honorable
30
conditions,
or
retired
under
Title
10
of
the
United
States
31
Code.
32
The
term
also
includes
former
members
of
the
Iowa
national
33
guard
who
served
at
least
20
years
in
the
Iowa
national
guard
34
and
who
were
discharged
under
honorable
conditions
and
members
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of
the
Iowa
national
guard
who
were
activated
for
federal
duty,
1
other
than
training,
for
a
minimum
aggregate
of
90
days,
and
2
were
discharged
under
honorable
conditions
or
were
retired
3
under
Title
10
of
the
United
States
Code.
4
The
bill
maintains
current
law
for
former
members
who
served
5
at
least
20
years,
but
provides
that
any
member
of
the
reserve
6
forces
of
the
United
States
who
served
on
federal
active
duty,
7
other
than
training,
and
any
Iowa
national
guard
member
who
8
served
on
state
or
federal
active
duty,
other
than
training,
9
who
was
discharged
under
honorable
conditions
or
was
retired
10
under
Title
10
of
the
United
States
Code
shall
be
included
as
11
a
veteran.
12
The
definition
of
veteran
in
Code
section
35.1
is
cited
13
elsewhere
throughout
the
Code,
including
in
provisions
related
14
to
veterans
benefits,
employment,
education,
property
taxes,
15
and
insurance.
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