STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1763

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.C.R. No. 47

      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 International Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 47 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO SUPPORT S.57 AND H.R.760, ENTITLED THE FILIPINO VETERANS EQUITY ACT OF 2007,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the President of the United States and Congress to support the Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2007, which would make health benefits available to qualified Filipino veterans.

     The WWII Fil-Am Veterans, Hawaii Chapter, testified in support of this concurrent resolution.

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

     (1)  Changing its title to, "REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO SUPPORT THE FILIPINO VETERANS EQUITY ACT OF 2007";

     (2)  Removing reference to specific congressional bill numbers; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 47, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 47, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on International Affairs,

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair