STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2102

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.C.R. No. 39

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 39, H.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING ENACTMENT OF THE FILIPINO AMERICAN VETERANS EQUITY ACT OF 2007, OR SIMILAR LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES FEDERAL VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES TO FILIPINO WORLD WAR II VETERANS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request that the United States Congress and the President of the United States enact the Filipino American Veterans Equity Act of 2007, or similar legislation to provide federal veterans benefits and services to Filipino World War II veterans.

     The Oahu Filipino Community Council, Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness Research and Training, National Federation of Filipino American Associations – Region 12, Congress of Visayan Organizations, Filipino Coalition for Solidarity, Nursing Advocates and Mentors, Inc., United Filipino Council of Hawaii, Philippine Nurses Association – Hawaii, and a concerned individual supported this concurrent resolution.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 39, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,

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SHARON E. HAR, Acting Chair and Vice Chair