3.0.0 2947 2022-11-01T06:17:30Z 2022-11-01T06:17:30Z House HR 2019-05-23 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 87 (Thursday, May 23, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARBAJAL:H.R. 2947.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:``The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution which provides Congress with the power tolay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises in orderto provide for the general Welfare of the United States.''[Page H4165]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2019-06-13T13:22:32Z Referred to 2019-05-23T13:01:10Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-24T13:38:08Z Referred to 2019-05-23T13:01:05Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 116 2500 HR 2020-08-11 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512. Related bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 116 1790 S 2019-12-20 Became Public Law No: 116-92. Related bill CRS 2019-06-13 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2019-05-24 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2019-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2019-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 N L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2019-05-23 True L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2019-09-11 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Defense Fires Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Military personnel and dependents Missouri Personnel records Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-05-23 Introduced in House 2020-03-30T16:47:32Z Veterans' Record Reconstruction Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop guidelines regarding the use by the military departments and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of unofficial sources of information to determine the eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces for benefits and decorations when the member's service records are incomplete because of damage from the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, or any subsequent incident while the records were in DOD's possession.

DOD shall prepare the guidelines in consultation with the VA with respect to veterans benefits whose eligibility determinations depend on the use of service records maintained by DOD.

]]> Veterans' Record Reconstruction Act of 2019 Display Title Veterans' Record Reconstruction Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop guidelines regarding the use by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources of information to determine the eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces for benefits and decorations when the member's service records are incomplete because of damage to the records, including records damaged by a 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans' Record Reconstruction Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2947ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2947ih.xml 2019-06-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. 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.