On the recordNovember 18, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements related to this bill be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 1541) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows: S. 1541 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP TERMS. Section 30504 of title 36, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) by striking the text preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting ``she is a mother (meaning a woman who filled the role of birthmother, adoptive mother, step-mother, foster- mother, grandmother, or legal guardian) of a person who--''; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``in World War II or the Korean hostilities''; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or is a citizen of the United States living outside the United States'' before the period at the end. ____________________
