3.0.0 1252 2023-01-11T19:40:25Z 2023-01-11T19:40:25Z Senate S S 2007-04-30 110 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-04-30T20:31:22Z 2007-04-30 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5310) IntroReferral 2007-04-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5309-5310) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N W000803 Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] James Webb D VA H. "Jim" 2007-05-14 False D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2007-06-07 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative procedure Department of Defense Disability evaluation Disability retirement Disabled Employee training Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Health Law Military medicine Veterans' disability compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-04-30 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-27T15:01:29Z Requires the: (1) Secretary of Defense to prescribe standards for determinations of ratings of military disability to assure that such ratings are consistent across the military departments; and (2) standards to take into account all medical conditions incurred by members of the Armed Forces while in military status.

Directs the: (1) Secretary of each military department to utilize the standard schedule for rating disabilities used by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in making disability determinations; and (2) Secretary to prescribe training requirements for personnel making such determinations.

]]> A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for uniformity in the awarding of disability ratings for wounds or injuries incurred by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for uniformity in the awarding of disability ratings for wounds or injuries incurred by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for uniformity in the awarding of disability ratings for wounds or injuries incurred by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2007-04-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1252is/xml/BILLS-110s1252is.xml 2007-04-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5310) 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.