1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2023 . 2. Improvement of veterans benefits furnished to certain individuals who served in the forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts (a) Expansion of benefits Section 107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: (4) sections 1541 and 1542 of this title. ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) sections 1541 and 1542 of this title. ; and (b) Eligibility Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: (e) Determination of eligibility (1) In determining the eligibility of the service of an individual under this section, the Secretary shall take into account any alternative documentation regarding such service, including documentation other than the recognized guerrilla rosters stored at the National Personnel Records Center, that the Secretary determines relevant. (2) Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report that includes— (A) the number of individuals applying for benefits pursuant to this section during the previous year; and (B) the number of such individuals that the Secretary approved for benefits. (f) Relation to Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund Section 1002(h) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (title X of division A of Public Law 111–5 ; 123 Stat. 200