[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 402 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 402

 To improve the lives of our Nation's veterans and their families and 
    provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American dream.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 10, 2009

  Ms. Snowe (for herself, Mr. Baucus, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Burr, and Ms. 
   Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To improve the lives of our Nation's veterans and their families and 
    provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American dream.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Our Promise to America's 
Military Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR 
              NATION'S VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

    It is the sense of Congress that, in order to express the unending 
gratitude of the American people for the sacrifices of America's 
veterans and their families in defending the American way of life, 
legislation should be enacted to improve the lives of our Nation's 
veterans and their families and provide them with the opportunity to 
achieve the American dream, including legislation that--
            (1) assures timely, predictable, and adequate funding of 
        the Department of Veterans Affairs, especially funding for 
        medical care activities, so that the Department may readily 
        provide veterans the services for which they are eligible;
            (2) improves the ability of the Veterans Benefits 
        Administration to provide timely and accurate decisions on all 
        claims for veterans benefits;
            (3) assures that the Department provides timely access to 
        high-quality treatment for mental health conditions, including 
        for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain 
        Injury (TBI); and
            (4) facilitates a seamless transition from military life to 
        civilian life for members of the Armed Forces who are 
        separating from the Armed Forces and for their families.
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