Introduced in House
PFB Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Protecting our Forces’ Benefits Act or the PFB Act.
SEC. 2. MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES SEPARATED ON THE SOLE BASIS OF PSEUDOFOLLICULITIS BARBAE: HONORABLE DISCHARGE; ELIGIBILITY FOR VETERANS BENEFITSTrack this section →
(a) Honorable discharge The Secretary concerned (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) shall characterize the separation of a member from an Armed Force, solely on the basis that the member has pseudofolliculitis barbae, as honorable. (b) Veterans benefits A member separated from an Armed Force solely because the member has pseudofolliculitis barbae may not be treated as ineligible for a benefit administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis that the member has not completed the applicable minimum active-duty service requirement established in section 5303A of title 38, United States Code.