STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1350

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 253

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 253 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO EXPEDITE PAYMENT OF WAR BENEFITS TO FILIPINO VETERANS WHO FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR II BUT WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DENIED THEIR ENTITLED BENEFITS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to assist Filipino war veterans by urging the President of the United States and the United States Congress to expedite payment of war benefits to Filipino veterans who fought in World War II but were subsequently denied their entitled benefits.

     The Office of Veterans Services supported the intent of this measure.

     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 H.C.R. No. 253 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on International Affairs.

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

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for HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair