Section 711.1 Of Chapter 1. Department Of Veterans Affairs From California Military And Veterans Code >> Division 4. >> Chapter 1.
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. (a) If the federal government acts to reinstate benefits to
discharged veterans, regardless of their discharge classification,
who were denied those benefits solely on the basis of sexual
orientation pursuant to any federal policy prohibiting homosexual
personnel from serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, the
state shall reinstate to those veterans any state-offered benefits
they were denied due to those federal policies.
(b) To the extent practicable, the department shall do the
following:
(1) On the department's Internet Web site, provide Internet
resources or links to Internet resources that provide information
regarding veterans' legal services organizations that specialize in
military discharge upgrades.
(2) In the department's offices and walk-in locations, provide
printed resources, to the extent available, created by veterans'
legal services organizations that specialize in military discharge
upgrades.