I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 154 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Al Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.