STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1352-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.R. No. 23

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.R. No. 23 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS AND HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO SUPPORT THE VETERANS HEALTH AND BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2013 AND SUPPORT THE RECOGNITION AS VETERANS OF THOSE WHO SERVE IN THE NATIONAL GUARD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to honor reserve-component members of the Armed Services of the United States by urging Congress, including Hawaii's Congressional delegation, to support the Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013, particularly the section providing those serving in the National Guard with veteran status.

The State Department of Defense and National Association for Uniformed Services-Hawaii Chapter testified in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 23 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts,

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K. MARK TAKAI, Chair