A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-635.

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SenateMay 4, 2022IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House bill: H.R.3730 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 4, 2022

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States to provide advice and guidance to the VA on matters relating to veterans residing in American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Among other duties, the committee must advise the VA on how to improve its programs and services to better serve veterans living in the listed areas.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D–HI

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Jul 13, 2022
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-635.
May 4, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 4, 2022
Introduced in Senate

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HR 3730 · To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.

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Discuss S.4141, 117th Congress: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4141

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2022-05-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s4141/BILLS-117s4141is.htm

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Discuss S.4141, 117th Congress: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4141

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2022-05-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s4141/BILLS-117s4141is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-05-29T10:56:27Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.4141, 117th Congress: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4141

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2022-05-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s4141/BILLS-117s4141is.htm

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Discuss S.4141, 117th Congress: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4141

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2022-05-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s4141/BILLS-117s4141is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-05-29T10:56:27Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.4141 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.