Sec. 2. EXPANSION OF VET CENTER SERVICES
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## SEC. 2 EXPANSION OF VET CENTER SERVICES Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)by striking “clauses
(i)through (iv)” both places it appears and inserting “clauses
(i)through (vi)”; ####
(2)by striking “in clause (v)” both places it appears and inserting “in clause (vii)”; ####
(3)in subsection (a)(1)(C)— #####
(A)by redesignating clauses
(iv)and
(v)as clauses
(vi)and (vii), respectively; and #####
(B)by inserting after clause
(iii)the following new clauses: > > ###### “(iv) > > Any individual who is a veteran or member of the Armed Forces, including a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, who served— > > > ###### “(I) > > on active service in response to a national emergency or major disaster declared by the President; or > > > ###### “(II) > > in the National Guard of a State under orders of the chief executive of that State in response to a disaster or civil disorder in such State. > > > ###### “(v) > > Any individual who participated in a drug interdiction operation as a member of the Coast Guard, regardless of the location of that operation.” > ; and ####
(4)in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(4) > > The term ‘active service’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10. > > > #### “(5) > > The term ‘civil disorder’ has the meaning given that term in section 232 of title 18.” > .