3.0.0 13 2018-02-03T18:58:14Z 2018-02-05T15:29:49Z Senate S S 2005-01-24 109 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-01-24T21:01:44Z 2005-01-24 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S169-174) IntroReferral 2005-01-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S168-169) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2005-01-24 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2005-01-24 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2005-01-24 True I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2005-01-24 True D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2005-01-24 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2005-01-24 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2005-01-24 True S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2005-01-24 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2005-01-24 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2005-01-24 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2005-01-24 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2005-01-24 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-01-24 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2005-01-24 True C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2005-01-24 True P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2005-01-24 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2005-01-24 True S000064 Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] PAUL SARBANES D MD SPYROS 2005-01-24 True D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2005-01-24 True K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2005-01-31 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2005-02-07 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2005-02-28 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2005-03-10 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2005-03-19 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2006-09-05 False Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Administrative procedure Afghanistan Ambulatory care Armed forces abroad Case management Coinsurance Community health services Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Counseling Defense budgets Department of Defense Department of Veterans Affairs Disabled Drugs Economics and Public Finance Education Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Environmental Protection Epidemiology Families Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health Health information systems Higher education Indexing (Economic policy) Iraq Iraq compilation Labor and Employment Law Legislation Legislative resolutions Medical records Medical research Mental health services Middle East and North Africa Military dependents Military medicine Military operations Military pensions Pharmacies Physical examinations Post-traumatic stress disorder Psychiatrists Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare South Asia Student aid Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' education Veterans' medical care Veterans' rehabilitation Vocational rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2005-01-24 Introduced in Senate 2005-02-09T22:47:02Z Fulfilling Our Duty to America's Veterans Act of 2005 - States that, upon enactment, funding for the programs, functions, and activities of the Veterans Health Administration shall be provided through a combination of discretionary and mandatory funding in order to ensure access to health care for all veterans. Requires: (1) the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the extent to which such funding has achieved its objectives; and (2) congressional consideration of such report via the joint resolution process.

Provides for: (1) post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the Global War on Terrorism; and (2) a review by each military department of the sufficiency of its military health care programs.

Authorizes Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to Medicare-eligible veterans on prescriptions written by private practitioners.

Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2005 - Requires the full concurrent payment of military retired pay and service-connected disability compensation.

Requires a joint report from the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs on the development of interoperable electronic records for military personnel and veterans that are utilized by both departments. Expands preseparation physical examination and counseling requirements. Authorizes such Secretaries to carry out epidemiological studies relating to health conditions that develop as a result of occupational exposure during military service. Requires such Secretaries to develop protocols to facilitate the sharing of members' and veterans' duty assignments and medical conditions information.

Increased Government Commitment to Veterans' Education Act - Provides for the: (1) exclusion of basic pay contributions for participation in veterans' educational assistance from computations used to determine eligibility for student financial aid; and (2) opportunity to enroll in a basic educational assistance program for certain individuals who participated, or were eligible to participate, in the post-Vietnam era veterans' educational assistance program.

]]> Fulfilling Our Duty to America's Veterans Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Fulfilling Our Duty to America's Veterans Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Increased Government Commitment to Veterans' Education Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2005 Display Title Fulfilling Our Duty to America's Veterans Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits for veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-01-24T05:00:00Z 2005-01-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S169-174) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.