STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1270-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.R. No. 45
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, to
which was referred H.R. No. 45 entitled: 

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS
     AFFAIRS AND CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO WORK TOWARD ALLOWING
     FILIPINO-AMERICAN VETERANS TO BE BURIED IN NATIONAL OR STATE
     VETERANS CEMETERIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to urge that the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs and the congressional leaders work towards
allowing Filipino-American veterans who served under USAFFE, the
Philippine Army, the Philippine Scouts, or recognized guerrilla
units to be interred in national or state veterans' cemeteries.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Office of Veterans' Serices and the World War II Fil-Am
Veterans, Hawaii Chapter.

     Your Committee has amended this resolution by:

     (1)  Changing the title to read, "HOUSE RESOLUTION
          REQUESTING THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND
          CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO WORK TOWARD ALLOWING FILIPINO-
          AMERICAN VETERANS TO BE INTERRED IN NATIONAL OR STATE
          CEMETERIES."

     (2)  Changing the word "buried" to "interred" where it
          occurred in the resolved sections of the resolution.

 
 
                                 STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1270-00
                                 Page 2

 
     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs that is attached
to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and
purpose of H.R. No. 45, as amended herein, and recommends its
adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 45, H.D. 1.

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



                                   ______________________________
                                   NESTOR R. GARCIA, Chair