3.0.0 1326 2023-01-11T16:32:42Z 2023-01-11T16:32:42Z Senate S S 2007-05-08 110 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-08T16:12:50Z 2007-05-08 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5720-5725) IntroReferral 2007-05-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5719-5720) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Authorization Cemeteries and funerals Congress Congressional reporting requirements Disability evaluation Disabled Economics and Public Finance Finance and Financial Sector Government life insurance Grants-in-aid Health Health information systems Housing and Community Development Housing for the disabled Insurance premiums Judicial review Labor and Employment Law Lung cancer Medical records Medical screening Military medicine Military pensions Mortgages Survivors' benefits Veterans' benefits Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions Armed Forces and National Security

00 2007-05-08 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-24T16:35:33Z Comprehensive Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 2007 - Makes various changes or additions to veterans' compensation, pension, health care, housing, burial, and other benefits, including: (1) a report on veterans who were misclassified as not being catastrophically disabled; (2) a pilot program on veterans' lung cancer screening; (3) a repeal of the prohibition against the concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation or pension and military retired pay; (4) an increase in the rates of veterans' disability compensation; (5) a repeal of the reduction of Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities by the amount of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) received; (6) a report on the adequacy of DIC for survivors of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities; (7) a reduction in premiums under the service-disabled veterans life insurance program; (8) an increase in the veterans' burial plot allowance; (9) an FY2008 authorization of appropriations for the state cemetery grants program; (10) an increase in grant amounts for specially adapted housing for veterans; (11) an increased coverage amount under the veterans' mortgage life insurance program; (12) adjusted veterans' home loan fees; (13) judicial review of the adoption or revision of veterans' disability ratings; (14) establishment of the DOD/VA Clinical Information Data Exchange Bureau; (15) a study and report concerning the disability ratings systems of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); and (16) a report on the provision of assisted living benefits for veterans.

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