CA AJR35

Urges United States Congress and the President to permit states to extend veterans cemetery burial and memorial benefits to Republic of Korea veterans who served in the Vietnam War and became United States citizens.

Recognizes that approximately 320,000 Republic of Korea soldiers served in Vietnam between 1965 and 1973, with 5,099 killed in action and 10,962 injured at casualty rates comparable to United States forces.

Notes that approximately 3,000 Korean American Vietnam War veterans are naturalized United States citizens, with more than 31 percent of the estimated 1,700,000 Korean Americans in the country residing in California.

Highlights that the federal government extended national cemetery burial benefits to certain Hmong refugees who served in American-backed units during the Vietnam War and became naturalized citizens, but states currently lack authority to extend similar benefits in state veterans cemeteries without risking loss of federal Veterans Cemetery Grant Program funding.

Directs the Chief Clerk of the Assembly to transmit copies of the resolution to the President, Vice President, Congressional leaders, and California's federal representatives.