STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1717

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.R. No. 79

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on International Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 79 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO SUPPORT THE FILIPINO VETERANS FAMILY REUNIFICATION ACT OF 2009, OR SIMILAR LEGISLATION, TO EXPEDITE FAMILY REUNIFICATION FOR CERTAIN FILIPINO VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to urge the President of the United States and United States Congress to support The Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2009, or similar legislation, to expedite family reunification for certain Filipino veterans of World War II.

     The Adult Residential Care Administrators and two concerned individuals testified in support of this measure. 

     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 H.R. No. 79 and recommends its adoption.

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

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KAREN L. AWANA, Chair