VETERANS see also Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans' Administration

Acknowledgments

Dept. of Veterans' Affairs program for treatment of homeless, chronically mentally ill veterans (S. 405), 2098 [9FE]

Addresses

American Legion State Convention: Representative Skelton, 14910 [17JY]

Award for Life Service to Veterans: Senator Thurmond, 9964 [18MY]

Award for Life Service to Veterans to Senator Thurmond: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 12186 [15JN]

———Representative Hammerschmidt, 12186 [15JN]

———Representative Spence, 12186 [15JN]

———Senator Cranston, 12186 [15JN]

———William C. Westmoreland, 12186 [15JN]

Bull's-Eye of Disaster: James B. Stockdale, 8691-8695 [9MY]

Court of Veterans Appeals: Frank Q. Nebeker, 26501 [30OC]

———William H. Rehnquist, 26501 [30OC]

General William H. Hodge: Representative Skelton, 25312 [19OC]

Jewish War Veterans: Representative McNulty, 10791 [5JN], 11038 [7JN]

Maryland's Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Edward T. Kreiner, 14492 [12JY]

———Katherine Mannion, 14492 [12JY]

———Thomas E. Bratten, Jr., 14491 [12JY]

Reunion of the 33rd Division of World War II Veterans: Representative Skelton, 23993 [10OC]

Utah County War Memorial Dedication: Cathlene Caras, 28345 [9NO]

Veterans Day: Roger F. Bacon, 30125 [19NO]

World Was Forever Changed That Day: Wilfred L. Ebel, 7031 [18AP]

Amendments

Agent orange: exclude settlement payments from countable income under Federal means-tested programs (S. 892), 11347, 11370 [8JN]

Benefits: increase disability and dependency and indemnity compensations and certain other programs (S. 13), 10683 [1JN], 15935 [24JY], 19624 [6SE], 23031, 23033, 23066 [3OC]

———permit certain service-connected disabled veterans compensation concurrently with retired pay (S. 190), 10373 [31MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs for the recruitment and retention of health care personnel (H.R. 901), 23091 [3OC]

———supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2402), 9801, 9928 [18MY], 13172 [22JN], 13242-13251 [23JN]

Analyses

Certification of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Social Workers (S. 1818), 26660 [31OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Appointment of Health Care Professionals, 26659 [31OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Extension Act (S. 748), 6021 [11AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Quality Assistance and Cost Effectiveness Act (S. 1398), 16049 [25JY]

Disability Compensation (H.R. 1335), 22659-22662 [2OC]

Disciplinary Proceedings for Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Professionals (S. 1819), 26662 [31OC]

Employee Leave Sharing Plan at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 7823 [2MY]

Improve Dept. of Veterans Affairs Administration of Health Care Benefits and Personnel Management (S. 1004), 9258 [16MY]

Increase Dept. of Veterans Affairs' Minor Construction Cost Limitation (S. 1305), 14351 [12JY]

Performance of Probationary Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Employees (S. 1820), 26663 [31OC]

Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvement Act (S. 1003), 9255 [16MY]

Veterans' Housing Act Amendments (S. 898), 7822 [2MY]

Articles and editorials

Battle Report—Normandy, 11030 [6JN]

Bay Pines VAMC, Bay Pines, FL, 7054 [19AP]

Chapter 337, Vietnam Veterans of America, 7836 [2MY]

Cooper T. Holt—Veteran's Advocate, 22076 [27SE]

Courage of Sam Bird, 10697 [1JN]

Dad, VA—Strong Points in Graybeard's Life, 3058 [28FE], 5093 [21MR]

GAO Finds No Evidence VA Medical Official Acted Improperly, 11664 [14JN]

In Class, Vietnam Vets Recount Horrors, 5660 [5AP]

Judge Calls United States Too Strict on Agent Orange Proof Standards, 9095 [12MY]

Many Healthy Returns—New State-of-the-Art VA Medical Center Is a Salute to Those Who Served, 7051 [18AP]

McFarlane Says POW's ``Have To Be'' in Indochina, 19619 [6SE]

McFarlane Tells Group He Believes Some U.S. POW's Remain in Indochina, 19619 [6SE]

Meadow of Honor for Veterans of War?, 24753 [16OC]

Medal Recipient ``Just Doing My Job'', 6636 [13AP]

Memorial Designs Bond Students and Vietnam Veterans, 5345 [3AP]

Military Man Tells His Personal Views of Memorial Day, 11250 [7JN]

Never Before Had the Green Berets Lost So Many in One Day, 5952 [11AP]

No More Delays on Agent Orange—Set Compensation Rules for Vietnam Vets—Now, 9020 [11MY], 9095 [12MY]

POW's Alive in Vietnam, Report Concludes, 19619 [6SE]

Recognition Long Overdue for Those Who Fought in Korea, 14496 [12JY]

Remember General Mihailovich, March 27, 1893—July 17, 1946, 5901 [10AP]

Secret Camera of Angelo Spinelli, 7464 [25AP]

Song Remembers Fallen Man Who Was Once Brave Soldier, 11625 [13JN]

Tanner To Recall War Days for Today's 47th Regiment, 12195 [15JN]

That Special Moment Is for You, Veterans, 29821 [17NO]

Tough Enough To Survive—Texas Family Sets Record Risking Lives for Country, 30077 [17NO]

Unnamed Sources, 11665 [14JN]

Veteran Performance, 10042 [23MY]

Veterans Burn Flags to Buck Law, 28025 [8NO]

Veteran's View, 20568 [14SE]

Vietnam Hints MIA's May Be in Bush Areas, 19618 [6SE]

Vietnam Veterans Use Artist for a Doormat, 6642 [13AP]

War and Remembrance—All's Quiet but Never Forgotten, 20224 [12SE]

William J. Dickinson, Marine Colonel, 15860 [24JY]

World War II Veteran Proud To Defend Our Freedom, 30074 [17NO], 31760 [21NO]

Wounds of War, 18680 [3AU]

Bills and resolutions

Adoption: reimbursement of expenses for married veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3176)

Advisory Committee on Native American Veterans: establish (see S. 1145)

Agent orange: exclude settlement payments from countable income under Federal means-tested programs (see S. 263, 892; H.R. 1129)

Aliens: immigration status for service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 639, 1286)

American Legion: extend patent for the badge of the auxiliary (see S. 616)

Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery: administration (see S. 1315, 1341)

Arlington National Cemetery: burial of cremated remains (see S. 1141)

Aviation Career Improvement Act: enact (see S. 653)

Benefits (see H.R. 1358)

———air travel for service-connected total disability (see S. 107)

———allowance for burial plots (see H.R. 685, 2014)

———annuity payments to surviving families of certain Reserve members (see H.R. 1498, 2888)

———burial plots: headstone allowance (see S. 1147; H.R. 685)

———commissary stores, post and base exchanges privilege for former POW (see H.R. 1678)

———commissary stores, post exchange, and aircraft privileges for certain former enlisted individuals (see H.R. 3769)

———commissary stores and exchange posts privileges to certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2815)

———dependency and indemnity compensation of surviving spouses of certain persons who served before World War II (see H.R. 1258)

———dependency and indemnity compensation relative to the remarriage of a surviving spouse of a veteran (see H.R. 475)

———eliminate the delimiting date for spouse eligibility (see H.R. 2833)

———extend time period between notice and effective date of certain reductions (see H.R. 2828)

———headstone allowance (see S. 1147)

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation paid to dependent parents of deceased veterans (see H.R. 2830)

———increase disability and dependency and indemnity compensations and certain other programs (see S. 13)

———increase procurement action opportunities for those held as POW's during Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 552)

———increase procurement action opportunities for those with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 553)

———medical and personnel records (see H.R. 573)

———minimum monthly annuity relative to death benefits (see H.R. 633)

———permit certain service-connected disabled veterans compensation concurrently with retired pay (see S. 190, 191)

———presumption of service connection for the occurrence of post-traumatic stress disorders (see H.R. 794)

———protection from reduction for the disability ratings (see H.R. 2821)

———reduce time a surviving spouse must have been married to be eligible for certain dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1336)

———reform the standard for preservation of evaluations for compensation purposes (see H.R. 2829)

———remove limitation on pensions furnished to persons under long-term hospital care (see H.R. 1334)

———revise provision relative to housing loans (see H.R. 2342)

———revise formula for payment of dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 2817)

———surviving spouses relative to remarriage (see S. 505)

———time of manifestation of a chronic disease relative to benefit eligibility (see H.R. 2824)

———time period for utilization (see H.R. 2237)

Boughter, Edwin J.: allow service-connected disability as cause of death (see H.R. 3023)

Brick Township, NJ: designate the James J. Howard Veterans' Outpatient Clinic (see H.R. 2557)

Bureau of the Census: exclude certain wages earned in temporary positions in determining income for veterans' benefits (see H.R. 2856)

Burial: permit next of kin to designate style of flag (see H.R. 228)

Canada: health benefits to certain members of the Canadian Armed Forces (see H.R. 2012)

———medical services for members of World War II former First Special Service Force (see H.R. 2512)

Charleston, SC: joint medical facility for Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Medical University of South Carolina (see S. 165; H.R. 2506)

Civil service: amend provisions relative to employment (see H.R. 2827)

Coast Guard: retirement pay for officers cited for extraordinary heroism (see H.R. 827)

Commission on Veterans' Education Policy: implement recommendations (see S. 1092)

Congressional Medal of Honor: dental and medical care for recipients (see S. 189; H.R. 3770)

———funeral and remains transportation relative to deceased recipients (see H.R. 541)

Congressional Medal of Honor Society: hometown hero project (see H. Res. 203)

Consumer Price Index: determining cost-of-living increases (see S. 864)

Court of Veterans Appeals: retirement and survivor benefit program for judges (see S. 1243; H.R. 2727)

Crime and criminals: status of individual's military retirement pay relative to conviction (see H.R. 3604)

Daytona Beach, FL: designate William V. Chappell, Jr., Veterans' Outpatient Clinic (see H.R. 2594)

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: appointment of health care professionals (see S. 1817)

———certification of social workers (see S. 1818)

———expansion of services to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3037)

———extend certain health programs (see S. 860, 1709)

———extend certain home loan guaranty program provisions (see S. 404)

———extend the preventive care pilot program (see S. 1306)

———family services for married veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 1931)

———improve health care benefits and personnel management (see S. 1004)

———incentive pay for certain psychologists (see S. 109)

———issue exemplary rehabilitation certificates for certain individuals (see H.R. 3053)

———limit the apportionment of benefits (see H.R. 3748)

———performance of probationary health care employees (see S. 1820)

———procedural rights for claims for benefits (see H.R. 3343)

———realignment of certain medical facilities (see H.R. 2998)

———recruitment and retention of health-care personnel (see H.R. 901)

———recruitment and retention of nurses (see H.R. 1199)

———retain certain amounts collected from third parties for health care costs (see S. 1703)

———supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 2402)

———treatment of homeless, chronically mentally ill veterans (see S. 405)

———use of third-party reimbursements toward medical care (see H.R. 2401)

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Extension Act: enact (see S. 748)

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Quality Assistance and Cost Effectiveness Act: enact (see S. 1398)

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facilities Realignment Act: enact (see S. 1332)

Disability compensation (see S. 563)

Disabled veteran: amend definition (see H.R. 2822)

Discharged veterans: exemplary rehabilitation certificates for certain individuals (see H.R. 42)

———extend respite care for certain chronically ill (see S. 900)

Diseases: determination of service-connected status of transverse myelitis (see H.R. 2179)

———disability benefit eligibility for victims of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 3750)

District of Columbia: Women's Vietnam War Memorial (see S.J. Res. 207)

Drugs: furnish those prescribed by private physicians for treatment of service-connected disability (see H.R. 474)

Education: assistance for survivors and dependents (see H.R. 2192)

———benefits (see H.R. 338, 2114, 3390)

———correct an inequity in the provision of assistance benefits (see S. 1064)

———extend certain assistance benefits to dependents (see H.R. 2820)

———extend certain assistance programs (see H.R. 2837)

———medical school scholarship grants with the condition that such recipients will work in VA facilities (see H.R. 343)

———remove time limitation for use of assistance benefits (see H.R. 316)

———repeal termination of assistance programs (see S. 1873)

———time limit after discharge to remain eligible for certain assistance programs (see S. 945)

82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: charter (see S. 82; H.R. 82)

Employment: eligibility and extension of the readjustment employment program (see S. 1279)

Esposito, Salvatore: award a Purple Heart posthumously (see H.R. 3242)

Federal employees: status of Purple Heart recipients relative to their preference in civil service (see H.R. 2823)

Funerals: extend eligibility for burial allowance to certain individuals (see H.R. 2009)

Gentile, Don: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2436)

Ghost Squadron of the Confederate Air Force: designate as U.S. Ambassador for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of World War II (see H.J. Res. 285)

Handicapped: assistance animals to quadriplegic and hearing-impaired (see H.R. 2044)

———disability compensation (see S. 563; H.R. 1335)

———index disability compensation on cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1397)

———transportation on military aircraft for certain totally disabled former Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2814)

Health care: additional medical services for persons with service-connected disabilities (see S. 336)

———conditions determining whether certain diseases are considered to be service-related (see H.R. 2818)

———develop criteria for treatment and diagnosis of service-connected post-traumatic stress disorders (see H.R. 2720)

———dire emergency appropriations (see H.J. Res. 272)

———eligibility for outpatient medical services furnished by Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1780)

———eligibility requirements relative to care for a nonservice-connected disability at a Dept. of Veterans' Affairs hospital (see S. 328)

———improve benefits (see S. 574)

———improve mental health care (see S. 86)

———new medical facility in south Texas (see H.R. 1575)

———mandatory disclosure of Social Security numbers in claims for disability and death benefits (see H.R. 2644)

———outpatient medical services for any disability of a former POW (see S. 1860)

———presumption of service connection for the occurrence of post-traumatic stress disorders (see H.R. 794)

———prescription drugs prescribed by private physicians for treatment of service-conected disability (see H.R. 474)

———recruitment and retention of nurses (see H.R. 1199)

———reimburse the value of rural hospital care that could have been provided at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facility (see H.R. 1742)

———scholarships to students in mental health professions who agree to work for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 3432)

———supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1382)

———third party reimbursement for disabled health care (see S. 573)

———treatment in State veterans nursing homes (see H.R. 340)

———use of medical disability benefits (see H.R. 3598)

Hispanic Vietnam Veterans National Memorial, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.J. Res. 144)

Housing: amend provisions relative to the home loan program (see H.R. 1415)

———increase amount of mortgage life insurance (see H.R. 2546)

———loan pilot program for veterans (see S. 1146)

———low-interest loans for specially adapted housing assistance (see H.R. 2831)

———revise provisions relative to loans (see H.R. 2342)

Immigration: entry of immediate relatives of Armed Forces members killed in duty (see H.R. 1313)

Income: use of IRS and Social Security Administration data by Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 1188)

Indians: comprehensive study of the psychological problems of Native Americans who are Vietnam veterans (see S. 192)

———housing loan pilot program for veterans (see S. 1146)

Insurance: application period for coverage under the Service Disabled Veterans Insurance Program (see H.R. 3749)

———coverage under the military survivor benefit plan (see H.R. 2552)

———eligibility to purchase national service life insurance (see H.R. 2826)

———extend time period for application for national service life insurance (see H.R. 2819)

———mortgage protection life insurance (see H.R. 2832)

———mortgage protection life insurance relative to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 339)

Jacksonville, FL: VA hospital (see H.R. 78)

Kentucky: allow Vietnam veterans to receive a one-time State bonus (see S. 1887; H.R. 3814)

Korean War: authorize national medal in honor of members of Armed Forces (see H.R. 437)

———benefits to ex-POW (see H.R. 690)

Leavenworth, KS: designate the Dwight D. Eisenhower Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (see S. 1404; H.R. 2987)

Legion of Merit: Armed Forces member receiving three or more Purple Hearts (see H.R. 1545)

Medal of Honor recipients: funeral expense benefits (see S. 189)

Memorial Day: observance on original date (see S. 680; H.R. 1876, 2360)

Merchant marine: active military service status by members during World War II (see H.R. 44, 1932)

Mihailovich, Draza: authorize monument in honor of World War II service (see S.J. Res. 18; H.J. Res. 156)

Military Survivor Benefit Improvement Act: enact (see S. 857)

Mount Vernon, MO: designate the Gene Taylor Veterans' Outpatient Clinic (see H.R. 2983)

National Association of Women Veterans, Inc.: charter (see S. 1624; H.R. 3480)

National cemeteries: eligibility for burial for members of the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 3706)

———marker for each grave in which a veteran is buried (see H.R. 2527)

———permit burials on weekends and holidays (see S. 1361; H.R. 1823)

National Day of Recognition of the Polish Armed Forces of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 147)

National Day of Remembrance of the 749 American Victims of Operation Tiger: designate (see H.J. Res. 93)

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 43. 190; H.J. Res. 94, 364)

National Korean War Veterans Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130)

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 215)

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 129; H.J. Res. 178)

National Service Life Insurance: waive payment of premiums for certain persons (see H.R. 341)

National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (see S.J. Res. 85; H.J. Res. 299)

National Women Veterans of World War II Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 204)

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 221; H.J. Res. 35)

Naturalization: revise health requirements for disabled veterans and military service (see S. 1186)

Nursing homes: demonstration programs for providing care (see H.R. 3756)

———treatment in State facilities (see H.R. 340)

Pensions: dependency and indemnity compensation relative to remarriage of a surviving spouse (see H.R. 93, 337)

———early payment of benefit checks (see H.R. 520)

———improve death and disability pension programs (see H.R. 2011)

———increase the amount payable to a hospitalized veteran (see H.R. 2010)

———military retired pay for nonregular service (see H.R. 2568)

———prorating compensation and pension benefits for month in which death of veteran occurs (see H.R. 250)

———receive compensation concurrently with retired pay and without deductions from either (see H.R. 303)

———remove limitation on payments furnished to persons under long-term hospital care (see H.R. 1334)

———termination of allocation of military retired pay to former spouse (see H.R. 572)

Philippine Scout Retirement Pay Equity Act: enact (see H.R. 1314)

Philippines: naturalization of certain war veterans (see S. 60; H.R. 525, 2407)

———terminate assistance for medical care (see H.R. 2659)

———veterans' benefits for Commonwealth Army service in World War II (see H.R. 2545)

POW: award the Purple Heart for injuries received during captivity (see H.R. 2816)

———eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical expenses (see H.R. 2825)

POW/MIA: accounting and negotiations for return (see H. Con. Res. 92)

———disclosure of information by Federal agencies on certain individuals (see H.R. 3603)

———payment of rewards for the return of persons who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 3327)

———State and local government display of National League of Families POW/MIA flag (see H. Con. Res. 54)

———use of the Capitol rotunda to inaugurate the display of the flag (see H. Con. Res. 36)

Prisons: availability of benefits to those incarcerated in Federal penal or correctional institutions (see H.R. 3453)

Pueblo (U.S.S.): authorizing the issuance of POW medals to crew members captured by Democratic People's Republic of Korea (see H.R. 819)

Purple Heart: eligibility standards (see H.R. 3043)

Radiation Victims Fair Treatment Act: enact (see S. 982)

Readjustment appointments: amend provisions (see H.R. 2486)

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: charter (see S. 670)

Roanoke, VA: convey certain land for use as veterans' nursing home (see S. 284; H.R. 310)

Rubin, Tibor: commend meritorious conduct (see H. Con. Res. 31)

———waive time limitation for Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 571)

Rural areas: reimbursement of expenses for medical care provided at rural hospitals (see H.R. 2876)

Saginaw, MI: designate Aleda E. Lutz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (see H.R. 2569)

Salais-Vela, Rudolph: time limitation for award of Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 714)

Seattle, WA: designate the Joe Hooper Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Center (see H.R. 769)

States: require at least one regional office in every State (see S. 1982)

State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 231; H.J. Res. 452)

Survivor's benefits (see H.R. 92)

Taxation: deductibility of certain flight training expenses (see H.R. 2314)

Veterans' Agent Orange Exposure and Vietnam Service Benefits Act: enact (see S. 1153)

Veterans' and Survivors' Compensation Indexing Act: enact (see S. 613)

Veterans Compensated Work Therapy Program Improvements Act: enact (see S. 846)

Veterans Day: restore the traditional observance (see S. 680)

Veterans Educational Assistance Improvement Act: enact (see S. 1003)

Veterans Health-Care Personnel Act: enact (see S. 947)

Veterans Housing Act: amend (see S. 898)

Vietnamese Conflict: change beginning date to expand benefit eligibility (see H.R. 590)

———location of a memorial to the women veterans (see H.J. Res. 421)

———presumption of service connection between certain diseases and active duty (see H.R. 3004)

Vocational education (see H.R. 3444)

Wall, Michael J.: claims against U.S. for death (see H.R. 3022)

West Palm Beach, FL: programs for veterans' inpatient health care (see H.R. 637)

World War I: benefits for veterans (see H.R. 342, 508, 640, 1598, 1918, 2013)

World War II: bonus (see H.R. 3397)

———commemorative medal for Armed Forces members present at Pearl Harbor attack (see S. 1664; H.R. 2575)

———compensation under certain circumstances while unattached to regular unit (see H.R. 1641)

———memorial and museum (see S. 160; H.R. 537, 2807)

———payment to U.S. victims of nuclear bomb explosions (see H.R. 1034)

Citations

Silver Star and Bronze Medals to George W. Fry, 10458 [31MY]

Commentaries

Assessment of the VA methods of analyzing its hospital mortality rates: VA Chief Medical Director, 11665 [14JN]

Budget speech versus the budget plan, 3095 [1MR]

Proposed Bush spending freeze would cut nonentitlement program below a freeze level and cut entitlements more than Reagan's budget, 3096 [1MR]

Comparisons

Responses to congressional questions relative to veterans agent orange exposure studies, 31307 [21NO]

Compositions

Once in a lifetime: Tony Strong, 10310 [31MY]

Descriptions

Ordeal as a POW: Daniel Crowley, 25562 [24OC]

Documents

Kentucky Vietnam-Era Veterans' Benefits Resolution, 1342 [31JA]

Essays

Uncle Greg: Joey Penny, 9974 [18MY]

What Price Freedom? Jennifer L. Sherman, 10066 [23MY]

Explanations

Agreement on H.R. 901, Dept. of Veterans Affairs recruitment and retention of health care personnel, 30628-30640 [20NO]

Letters

Agent orange compensation: Arthur F. McConnell, Jr., 20416 [13SE]

———Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 10619 [1JN]

———Senator Cranston, 10619 [1JN]

Agent orange study: Don M. Newman, Dept. of HHS, 12295 [19JN]

———John H. Gibbons, OTA, 12290 [19JN]

———Oliver H. Meadows, VA (sundry), 12293 [19JN]

Assessment of the VA methods of analyzing its hospital mortality rates: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 11665 [14JN]

———John Gibbons, 11665 [14JN]

———Senator Cranston, 11665 [14JN]

Benefits: Michael F. Dau, 3831 [8MR]

Budget reconciliation: Senator Cranston, 24477 [12OC]

Certification of Dept. of Veterans Affairs social workers: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 26660 [31OC]

Congressional medal for members of the Armed Forces present during the Pearl Harbor attack: Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, 21438 [25SE]

Construction of veterans facilities: Milton J. Socolar, 30627 [20NO]

———Representative Montgomery (sundry), 10150 [24MY]

Court of Veterans Appeals: Frank Q. Nebeker, 20680, 20681 [18SE]

———George M. White, 13131 [22JN]

———GSA, 13131 [22JN]

———Senator Cranston, 13130, 13131 [22JN]

———Senator Cranston and Representative Montgomery, 13130 [22JN]

———Senator Mikulski, 13130 [22JN]

Court ruling on agent orange claims: Representatives Montgomery and Hammerschmidt, 10041 [23MY]

Deletion of a requirement of approval for certain VA construction settlements: Edward J. Derwinski, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 11920 [15JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs appointment of health care professionals: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 26659 [31OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Extension Act: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 6021 [11AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Quality Assistance and Cost Effectiveness Act: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 16048 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care system retention of third party reimbursements: American Legion, 23086 [3OC]

———Paralyzed Veterans of America, 23086 [3OC]

———Senator Cranston, 23085 [3OC]

———Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., 23086 [3OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs supplemental appropriations: Cooper T. Holt, VFW, 11573 [13JN]

———Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 11574 [13JN]

———Gordon H. Mainsfield, Paralyzed Veterans of America, 11573 [13JN]

———H.F. Gierke, Paralyzed Veterans of America, 11575 [13JN]

———Jimmy T. Smith, AMVETS, 11573 [13JN]

———Larry W. Rivers, VFW, 11575 [13JN]

Disciplinary proceedings for Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care professionals: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 26661 [31OC]

Distinguished life of Helda Lutz: Frederick Holt, 13520 [27JN]

Dwight D. Eisenhower Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Leavenworth, KS: AMVETS, 23087 [3OC]

———American Legion, 23086 [3OC]

———VFW, 23087 [3OC]

Emergency supplemental appropriations: Larry W. Rivers, 13210 [22JN]

Employee leave sharing plan at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 7822 [2MY]

Former Spouses Protection Act: Albert C. Willis, 15079 [18JY]

———Barry J. Doick, 15079 [18JY]

———Dorothy Cook, 13644 [27JN]

———John D. Kite, 13644 [27JN]

———M.D. Carmody, 15079 [18JY]

———Richard A. Morgan, 15078 [18JY]

———Rosalie A. and Richard R. Curtis, 13644 [27JN]

Hauie W. Smith: Darrah McCann, 28143 [9NO]

———Mrs. Huddleston, 28143 [9NO]

Headstone allowance for veterans: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 11351 [8JN]

Health care benefits and personnel management: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 9259 [16MY]

Health care funding, 10093 [24MY]

———Jimmy T. Smith, AMVETS, 10019, 10042 [23MY]

———Representative Conte, 9640 [18MY]

———Senator Cranston, 20866 [19SE]

Mandatory disclosure of Social Security numbers in claims for veterans' disability and death benefits: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 10646 [1JN]

Medical Followup Agency: Dept. of Defense, 20873 [19SE]

———Dept. of HHS, 20873 [19SE]

———John A. Gronvall, 20872 [19SE]

———Senator Cranston, 20872, 20873 [19SE]

Military disabled dependent benefits, 7450 [25AP]

National Association of Radiation Survivors' claims: Senator Cranston and Representative Don Edwards, 2075 [9FE]

Nomination of Edward J. Derwinski as Sec. of Veterans Affairs: C. Boyden Gray, 3297 [2MR]

———Senator Specter, 3297, 3298 [2MR]

———Senators Cranston and Murkowski, 3297 [2MR]

Nomination of Frank Q. Nebeker: Senator Cranston, 9572 [17MY]

Performance of probationary Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care employees: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 26663 [31OC]

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: John A. Gronvall, 531-532 [25JA]

Rate of veterans' disability compensation: Thomas E. Harvey, 4581 [16MR]

VA lease prospectus: Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 14014 [10JY]

VA medical research center in Charleston, SC: Albert F. Hyman, Sr., 811 [25JA]

———Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Governor of South Carolina, 811 [25JA]

———Frederick G. Strohm, Jr., 811 [25JA]

———Joyce King, 811 [25JA]

———Mary E. Maddox, 811 [25JA]

———Patrick Hawkins, 811 [25JA]

———Thomas C. Rowland, Jr., 811 [25JA]

VA Requests GAO Study of Key Management Activities press release: Charles A. Bowsher, 14513 [13JY]

———Senator Cranston, 14512 [13JY]

VA satellite outpatient clinic function in Boston, MA: Representative Montgomery, 14014 [10JY]

VA security service: Senator Cranston, 535 [25JA]

———Thomas K. Turnage, 535 [25JA]

Veterans Educational Assistance Improvement Act: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 9256 [16MY]

Veterans home loan guaranty program: Senator Cranston, 31119 [21NO]

Veterans hospital understaffed, several nurses, 26701 [31OC]

Veterans Housing Act amendments: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 7819-7820 [2MY]

Volunteers crucial to VA hospitals: R.J. Vogel, 13202 [22JN]

Lists

American living Medal of Honor recipients: Congressional Medal of Honor Society, 844 [25JA]

Cosponsors of H.R. 1400, Federal retirement credit for National Guard technicians, 3670 [7MR]

———H.R. 2807, District of Columbia memorial to World War II members of the Armed Forces, 13955 [29JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs' Readjustment Counseling Service staff, 31730 [11DE]

POW/MIA from North Carolina, 19619 [6SE]

Service-connected veterans disabilities, 31305 [21NO]

Memorandums

Agent Orange Study: Robert M. Worth, 12320 [19JN]

———(sundry), 12293-12321 [19JN]

Federal Health Budget and Health Care for Veterans: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 7514-7517 [26AP]

Medical Care Estimate: CBO, 7514 [26AP]

Review of American Legion Study Papers on Health of Vietnam Veterans: Dept. of HHS, 12320 [19JN]

Memorials of legislature

California, 14017 [10JY], 14573 [13JY], 21378 [22SE], 23739 [6OC], 24130 [11OC], 27666, 27668, 27670 [7NO]

Maine, 5395, 5396 [4AP], 6969 [18AP], 8710 [9MY], 9527 [17MY], 10789 [5JN]

Massachusetts, 10965 [6JN]

Minnesota, 3142, 3143 [1MR]

Montana, 11420 [9JN]

Nevada, 19782 [7SE], 20521 [14SE]

Pennsylvania, 268 [19JA], 10160 [24MY]

Motions

Agent orange: exclude settlement payments from countable income under Federal means-tested programs (S. 892), 29946 [17NO]

Obituaries

George B. Lockhart, 9363 [16MY]

Orders

Memorial Day designation (May 5, 1868): John A. Logan, 10157 [24MY]

Petitions

Delray Beach, FL, City Council, 16818 [28JY]

United Filipino-American World War II Veterans Association, Inc., 1153 [27JA]

Poems

``George Bouras—In Memoriam,'' David Cole, 10467 [31MY]

``Nor Shall Your Story Be Forgot,'' Theodore O'Hara, 10168 [24MY]

``Patriotic Poem,'' Rae A. Testi, 28179 [9NO]

``Soldier's Response,'' B.L. Hale, 30585 [20NO]

``Taps,'' Edwin J. Bray, 10256 [25MY]

Prayers

Our Kind Eternal Father in Heaven: Pearl B. Rex, 28345 [9NO]

Press releases

DAV charges political gamesmanship is threatening veterans' lives, 11573 [13JN]

Services available to California earthquake victims: Dept. of Veterans Affairs (sundry), 25945 [25OC]

VA funding delay prompts service cutbacks, 11574 [13JN]

VA Secretary warns of health care budget crisis, 11574 [13JN]

VA will not appeal agent orange decision: VA, 10619 [1JN]

VFW chief upset with Congress over piecemeal VA funding, 11573 [13JN]

Proposals

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facilities Realignment Act, 9934-9937 [18MY]

Qualifications

Edward J. Derwinski to be Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 3287 [2MR]

Questions and answers

VA Dept. of Medicine and Surgery, VA police officer employment, 535 [25JA]

Remarks in House

Agent orange: court decision on compensation, 8601 [9MY], 9020 [11MY], 9323 [16MY], 9613, 9618 [18MY], 10020, 10040 [23MY], 11055 [7JN]

———exclude settlement payments from countable income under Federal means-tested programs (H.R. 1129), 29944, 29945 [17NO]

———exclude settlement payments from countable income under Federal means-tested programs (S. 892), 29946 [17NO]

Aliens: immigration status for service in the Armed Forces (H.R. 639), 352 [24JA], 28556 [13NO], 30067 [17NO]

———special immigrant status for honorable Armed Forces service (H.R. 1286), 3562 [7MR]

Allen Park, MI: tribute to VA hospital, 14710 [13JY], 14914 [17JY]

American Ex-Prisoners of War: tribute to Milton Moore, 3671 [7MR]

American Legion: anniversary, 4118 [14MR], 4191 [15MR]

———Maryland Department convention, 13872 [28JN], 14703 [13JY]

Arlington National Cemetery, VA: unmarked burial of cremated remains (H.R. 88), 24752 [16OC]

Armed Forces: retaining certain information in personnel files of individuals in a missing status or deceased (H.R. 1730), 23315 [4OC]

Aviation Career Improvement Act: enact, 5192 [22MR]

Battle of the Bulge Historical Foundation: tribute, 31744 [21NO]

Bay Pines, FL: completion of VA medical center, 7054 [19AP]

Benefits (H.R. 1358), 3831 [8MR], 22669-22674 [2OC]

———extend time period between notice and effective date of certain reductions (H.R. 2828), 14062 [11JY]

———expansion of services to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder (H.R. 3037), 16772 [28JY], 24735-24739 [16OC], 25324 [19OC]

———home loan guaranty program, 31118 [21NO]

———funeral allowance (H.R. 685), 1362 [31JA]

———hospital funding, 7484 [26AP]

———improve programs for the recruitment and retention of health care personnel (H.R. 901), 13501-13512 [27JN]

———postsecondary education assistance for certain students in health professions (H.R. 3199), 19436 [4AU], 26472-26476 [30OC]

———recruitment and retention of health care personnel (H.R. 901)-30306 [20NO]

———recruitment and retention of nurses (H.R. 1199), 3199 [1MR], 13512-13518 [27JN]

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks: observance of Veterans Remembrance Month, 30060 [17NO]

Bennington, VT: observance of Capstone Day in commemoration of the Revolutionary War, 28358 [9NO]

Boshko, P.P.: Butler County, PA, Veteran of the Year, 26353 [26OC]

Brick Township, NJ: designate the James J. Howard Veterans' Outpatient Clinic (H.R. 2557), 13518, 13519 [27JN]

Brooklyn Council of VFW: candle light vigil for POW-MIA Day, 10181 [24MY]

California: damage from earthquake to veterans facilities, 25233 [19OC]

———observance of Hire a Vet Week, 8717 [9MY]

Charleston, SC: tribute to Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 22462 [28SE]

Chemical warfare: victims of mustard gas, 25169 [19OC]

Childless Veterans' Assistance Act: enact (H.R. 1931), 6633 [13AP]

Congressional Medal of Honor Society: hometown hero project (H. Res. 203), 15095 [18JY]

Court of Veterans Appeals: convening, 26501 [30OC]

Darlington County, SC: Veterans Day observance, 27057 [2NO]

Daytona Beach, FL: designate William V. Chappell, Jr., Veterans' Outpatient Clinic (H.R. 2594), 22665-22667 [2OC], 23116 [3OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: appropriations, 1876 [7FE], 2190 [9FE], 3083 [1MR], 4011 [9MR], 6842 [18AP]

———awards program for vocational rehabilitation efforts, 19682 [6SE]

———closing of regional offices, 25520 [24OC]

———construction appropriations, 15389 [20JY]

———supplemental appropriations, 10482 [1JN]

———supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2402), 9614, 9615, 9617-9621, 9626-9630, 9638-9644 [18MY], 10144 [24MY], 11572 [13JN], 12734 [21JN], 12834 [21JN], 13242 [23JN], 13656 [27JN]

———supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2402), motion for consideration, 10143 [24MY]

Devil's Brigade: tribute to World War II fighting unit, 10258 [25MY]

Diseases: determination of service-connected status of transverse myelitis (H.R. 2179), 7727 [2MY]

Education: assistance for survivors and dependents (H.R. 2192), 7724 [2MY], 28180 [9NO]

———certain programs (H.R. 3390), 26476-26481 [30OC]

———impact of GI bill, 15101 [19JY]

———medical school scholarship grants with the condition that such recipients will work in VA facilities (H.R. 343), 2511 [22FE]

Fenton, MI: tribute to VFW Post 3243, 26895 [1NO]

Fritz, Howard J.: Butler County, PA, Veteran of the Year, 26353 [26OC]

GAO: report on health care, 19491 [4AU]

GI bill: anniversary, 13210 [22JN]

Handicapped: assistive animals to quadriplegic and hearing-impaired (H.R. 2044), 7083 [19AP]

———disability compensation (H.R. 1335), 22656-22663 [2OC], 23118 [3OC]

———revise disabled dependent benefits, 7450 [25AP]

Health care, 2822 [28FE], 27938 [8NO]

———agent orange controversy, 20416 [13SE]

———criteria for treatment and diagnosis of service-connected post-traumatic-stress disorders (H.R. 2720), 13221 [22JN]

———emergency appropriations, 10014, 10017, 10018-10020 [23MY]

———emergency appropriations (H.J. Res. 272), 9475 [17MY], 9598 [17MY]

———extend certain programs (S. 1709), 22656 [2OC]

———funding, 8812 [10MY], 8872 [10MY], 10042 [23MY], 10473 [31MY], 15719 [20JY]

———funds for hospitals, 9478 [17MY], 12424 [20JN]

———level of service provided to certain individuals, 28282 [9NO]

———pilot program of contract with public and private facilities in Florida, 1187 [27JA]

———presumption of service connection for certain diseases relative to Vietnamese Conflict, 16442 [26JY]

———presumption of service connection for the occurrence of post-traumatic stress disorders (H.R. 794), 1659 [2FE]

———recruitment and retention of health care personnel (H.R. 901), 30273-30306 [20NO], 31747 [21NO]

———reimbursement of the value of rural hospital care that could have been provided at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facility (H.R. 1742), 5797 [6AP]

———supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1382), 3668 [7MR], 4060 [14MR]

———supplemental appropriations delay, 8887 [11MY], 9480 [17MY], 9613 [18MY]

Homeless: assistance, 1695 [6FE]

Housing: amend provisions relative to the home loan program (H.R. 1415), 10807-10814 [6JN]

Johnson, Henry: award Congressional Medal of Honor (H.R. 1157), 3046 [28FE]

Kansas: observance of Poppy Month, 4017 [9MR]

Kingston, PA: anniversary of VFW Post 283, 28360 [9NO]

Korean War: anniversary of armistice, 10720 [1JN]

———erect memorial, 1869 [7FE], 14495 [12JY]

Leavenworth, KS: designate the Dwight D. Eisenhower Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (H.R. 2987), 22667 [2OC]

Marion County, IN: tribute to DAV Chapter 52, 11839 [14JN]

Maryland's Vietnam Veterans Memorial: dedication, 14491 [12JY]

Memorial Day: observance, 10080 [23MY], 10208 [25MY], 10251, 10258 [25MY]

Merchant marine: military service credit for service of members during World War II (H.R. 44), 125 [3JA]

Michigan: tribute to northeast Vietnam veterans visiting Washington, DC, 9983 [18MY]

Middletown, OH: tribute to American Legion Post 218, 28472 [13NO]

Mihailovich, Draza: authorize monument in honor of World War II service (H.J. Res. 156), 3039 [28FE], 5901 [10AP]

Miller, Dorris: award Congressional Medal of Honor (H.R. 1158), 3046 [28FE]

Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial: design by Mississippi State University students, 5345 [3AP]

Mount Vernon, MO: designate the Gene Taylor Veterans' Outpatient Clinic (H.R. 2983), 22668 [2OC], 23645 [5OC]

National Association of Women Veterans, Inc.: charter (H.R. 3480), 24764 [17OC]

National cemeteries: eligibility for burial for members of the Selected Reserve (H.R. 3706), 30073 [17NO]

———permit burials on weekends and holidays (H.R. 1823), 6361 [12AP]

National Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 43), 5499 [5AP]

National Guard: Federal retirement credit for technicians, 3670 [7MR]

National Korean War Veterans Recognition Day: designate (H.J. Res. 130), 1878 [7FE]

National League of Families of POW/MIA: display flag in Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 5), 2503 [22FE], 2507 [27FE]

———display flag at U.S. diplomatic missions abroad, 1359 [31JA]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 215), 27769 [7NO]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 129), 14887 [17JY], 14890 [27JY]-14891 [17JY]

———observance, 20228 [12SE], 20415 [13SE], 20591 [14SE]

National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week: observance, 2193, 2198 [9FE]

National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (H.J. Res. 299), 13225 [22JN]

———designate (S.J. Res. 85), 15755 [21JY]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (H.J. Res. 35), 26568 [31OC]

New Baltimore, MI: tribute to Lempke Blackwell VFW Post 7573, 26502 [30OC]

New York, NY: Memorial Day tribute to Brooklyn County Council of VFW, 10168 [24MY]

Office of Strategic Services: tribute to Women's Army Auxiliary Corps unit, 10475 [31MY]

OMB: hiring practices relative to disabled veterans, 7592 [27AP]

137th Ordnance Company: tribute, 25157 [18OC]

187th Regiment (the Rakkasans): tribute, 15724 [20JY]

Palo Alto VA Medical Center, CA: dedication of National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, 27059 [2NO]

Pensions: remove limitation on payments furnished to persons under long-term hospital care (H.R. 1334), 13521 [27JN]

———termination of allocation of military retired pay to former spouse (H.R. 572), 12205 [15JN], 13643 [27JN], 14484 [12JY]

———widows' entitlements, 3674 [8MR]

Philippine Scout Retirement Pay Equity Act: enact (H.R. 1314), 3820 [8MR]

Philippines: naturalization of certain veterans (H.R. 525), 28554-28556 [13NO], 28966 [14NO]

———naturalization of certain veterans for service in U.S. Armed Forces (H.R. 2407), 9986 [18MY]

———veterans' benefits for Commonwealth Army service in World War II (H.R. 2545), 11029 [6JN]

POW/MIA: disclosure of information by executive departments on certain individuals (H.R. 3603), 28181, 28182 [9NO]

———status, 5375-5377 [4AP]

Pringle (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking, 6357 [12AP]

Prisons: availability of benefits to those incarcerated in Federal penal or correctional institutions (H.R. 3453), 24231 [12OC], 24543 [13OC]

Readjustment appointments: amend provisions (H.R. 2486), 16971-16972 [31JY]

Roanoke, VA: convey parcel of land to Virginia for use as veterans nursing home (H.R. 310), 5923 [11AP]

Saginaw, MI: designate Aleda E. Lutz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (H.R. 2569), 13519 [27JN]

San Diego, CA: Marine Corps Museum dedication, 5914 [10AP]

San Francisco, CA: observance of Armed Forces Week, 9419 [16MY]

Seattle, WA: designate the Joe Hooper Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Center (H.R. 769), 1372 [31JA]

St. Charles, MO: tribute to VFW Post 2866, 8418 [4MY]

Struthers, OH: tribute to VFW's Louis J. Campbell Post 3538, 7715 [1MY]

Texas: national cemetery in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, 8109 [3MY]

The Quiet Ones (organization): tribute, 14004 [29JN]

Tribute, 31807 [21NO]

VA: praise for hospitals, 3058 [28FE]

———revitalization, 10421 [31MY]

———understaffed hospitals, 26701 [31OC]

Veteran-owned business: opportunity, 281 [19JA]

Veterans Day: observance, 26111 [25OC], 28179, 28182, 28278 [9NO], 28340, 28345, 28355, 28356, 28360-28362 [9NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: location of a memorial to women veterans (H.J. Res. 421), 25157 [18OC]

———presumption of service connection for certain diseases (H.R. 3004), 16074 [25JY]

Vocational education (H.R. 3444), 24158 [11OC]

Volunteer workers: crucial to veterans' medical facilities, 24549 [13OC]

Women's Vietnam War Memorial: erect in District of Columbia (S.J. Res. 207), 30006-30008 [17NO]

World War I: pension (H.R. 1918), 193 [4JA], 14623 [13JY], 20224 [12SE], 28340 [9NO]

World War II: commemorative medal for Armed Forces members present at Pearl Harbor attack (H.R. 2575), 11260 [7JN]

———District of Columbia memorial to members of the Armed Forces (H.R. 2807), 13954 [29JN]

———plaques honoring dead from South Pacific campaigns, 20431 [14SE]

———tribute to Flying Tigers, 8602 [9MY]

World War II Veterans Memorial and Museum: establish, 286 [19JA]

Remarks in Senate

Advisory Committee on Native American Veterans: establish (S. 1145), 11124 [7JN]

Agent orange: court decision on compensation, 8494 [9MY], 8752 [10MY], 9095 [12MY]

———exclusion of settlement payments from countable income under Federal means-tested programs (S. 892), 7810 [2MY], 11347 [8JN], 30481 [20NO]

———exclusion of settlement payments from countable income and resources under Federal means-tested programs (S. 263), 1015 [25JA]

———study of health effects, 12289 [19JN]

American Legion: extend patent for badge (S. 615), 4582 [16MR]

———extend patent for the badge of the auxiliary (S. 616), 4582 [16MR]

Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery: administration (S. 1341), 14596 [13JY], 15051 [18JY]

Armed Forces: commemorate 50th anniversary of airborne units (S. Con. Res. 28), 7012, 7039 [18AP]

Aviation Career Improvement Act: enact (S. 653), 4823-4825, 4828 [17MR]

Benefits: funding, 11114 [7JN]

———headstone allowance (S. 1147), 11351 [8JN]

———increase disability and dependency and indemnity compensations and certain other programs (S. 13), 386, 518-531 [25JA], 15935 [24JY], 23044 [3OC], 23067, 23087-23091 [3OC]

———permit certain service-connected disabled veterans compensation concurrently with retired pay (S. 190, 191), 847 [25JA]

———surviving spouses relative to remarriage (S. 505), 3483 [3MR]

———Vietnam-era veterans' bonus payments, 1342 [31JA]

Birmingham, AL: Veterans Day observance, 30125 [19NO]

Blackhawks Squadron: tribute to Vietnam veterans, 19031 [4AU]

Charleston, SC: VA medical research center (S. 165), 810 [25JA]

Commission on Veterans' Education Policy: implement recommendations (S. 1092), 10624-10626 [1JN]

Consumer Price Index: determining cost-of-living increases (S. 864), 7314 [19AP]

Daytona Beach, FL: designaterr William V. Chappell, Jr., Veterans' Outpatient Clinic (H.R. 2594), 31698 [21NO]

Delaware Valley Vietnam Veterans Flag Memorial: observance, 19025 [4AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: appointment of health care professionals (S. 1817), 26658 [31OC]

———appointments to the positions of Chief Medical Director and Chief Benefits Director, 19624 [6SE]

———certification of social workers (S. 1818), 26660 [31OC]

———disciplinary proceedings for health care professionals (S. 1819), 26661 [31OC]

———extend certain home loan guaranty program provisions (S. 404), 2096 [9FE]

———extend the preventive care pilot program (S. 1306), 14352-14353 [12JY]

———improve health care benefits and personnel management (S. 1004), 9257 [16MY]

———incentive pay for certain psychologists (S. 109), 722 [25JA]

———increase minor construction cost limitation (S. 1305), 14351 [12JY]

———mandatory disclosure of Social Security numbers in claims for disability and death benefits (S. 1110), 10646 [1JN]

———performance of probationary health care employees (S. 1820), 26662 [31OC]

———recruitment and retention of health care personnel (H.R. 901), 26119 [26OC]

———recruitment and retention of health care personnel (H.R. 901), S. 13 language passed in lieu, 23091 [3OC]

———retain certain amounts collected from third party for health care costs (S. 1703), 22568 [29SE], 31732 [11DE]

———supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2402), 9799-9802 [18MY], 13039-13047 [22JN]

———supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2402), unanimous-consent agreement, 9798 [18MY]

———treatment of homeless, chronically mentally ill veterans (S. 405), 2096 [9FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Extension Act: enact (S. 748), 6021 [11AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Quality Assistance and Cost Effectiveness Act: enact (S. 1398), 16044 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facilities Realignment Act: enact (S. 1332), 9934 [18MY], 14825 [17JY]

Derwinski, Edward J.: nomination to be Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 3287-3299 [2MR]

Education: correct an inequity in the provision of assistance benefits (S. 1064), 9884 [18MY]

———repeal termination of assistance programs (S. 1873), 28398 [13NO]

82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: grant charter (S. 82), 694 [25JA], 23503 [5OC], 27153 [3NO]

Employment: eligibility and extension of the readjustment employment program (S. 1279), 13437 [23JN]

Fort Scott National Historic Site, KS: Medal of Honor ceremony, 9080 [12MY]

Handicapped: disability compensation (S. 563), 3975 [9MR]

———disability compensation (H.R. 1335), legislation cleared by Democratic side, 28173 [9NO]

Health care programs (S. 860), 7309 [19AP]

——additional services for persons with service-connected disabilities (S. 336), 1535 [2FE]

———extend certain programs (S. 1709), 22590, 22591 [29SE]

———extend respite care for certain chronically ill (S. 900), 7823, 7825 [2MY]

———compensation for exposure to agent orange, 31305-31311 [21NO]

———eligibility requirements relative to care for a nonservice-connected disability at a Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospital (S. 328), 1518 [2FE]

———funding, 13185 [22JN]

———improve benefits (S. 574), 4331-4333 [15MR]

———improve mental health care (S. 86), 698 [25JA]

———increase funding, 7940 [3MY]

———outpatient medical services for any disability of a former POW (S. 1860), 28111 [9NO]

———recruitment and retention of health care personnel (H.R. 901), 30606, 30618-30628, 30640 [20NO]

———third party reimbursement for disabled health care (S. 573), 4330 [15MR]

Income: use of IRS and Social Security Administration data by Dept. of Veterans Affairs (S. 1188), 11731 [14JN]

Indians: comprehensive study of the psychological problems of Native American Vietnam veterans (S. 192), 848 [25JA]

———housing loan pilot program for veterans (S. 1146), 11125 [7JN]

Kentucky: allow Vietnam veterans to receive a one-time bonus from the Commonwealth (S. 1887), 29403 [16NO]

Leavenworth, KS: designate the Dwight D. Eisenhower Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (H.R. 2987), 24524 [12OC]

———designate the Dwight D. Eisenhower Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (S. 1404), 16059 [25JY]

Medal of Honor: funeral expense benefits to deceased recipients and their families (S. 189), 844 [25JA]

Memorial Day: traditional observance (S. 680), 4904 [17MR]

Military Survivor Benefit Improvement Act: enact (S. 857), 7303 [19AP]

National Association of Women Veterans, Inc.: grant charter (S. 1624), 20523 [14SE]

National cemeteries: permit burials on weekends and holidays under certain conditions (S. 1361), 15626 [20JY]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 190), 19008 [4AU]

———designate (S.J. Res. 43), 1306 [31JA], 3804 [8MR]

National League of Families of POW/MIA: display of flag in Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 5), 383 [25JA]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 215), 26462 [27OC]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 129), 8791 [10MY]

———observance, 20597, 20630 [15SE]

National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: designate (S.J. Res. 85), 4628, 4682 [16MR]

National Women Veterans of World War II Day: designate (S.J. Res. 204), 23872 [6OC]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (H.J. Res. 35), 27090 [3NO]

———designate (S.J. Res. 221), 27046 [2NO]

Naturalization: revise health requirements for disabled veterans and military service (S. 1186), 11727 [14JN]

New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial: groundbreaking ceremony, 9946 [18MY]

Nuclear warfare: redress for victims of exposure to radiation during weapons testing, 13195 [22JN]

Philippines: naturalization of certain veterans active duty in U.S. Armed Forces (S. 60), 669 [25JA]

Radiation Victims Fair Treatment Act: enact (S. 982), 9086 [12MY]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: charter (S. 670), 4871 [17MR]

Roanoke, VA: convey parcel of land to Virginia for use as veterans nursing home (S. 284), 1249 [31JA]

———convey parcel of land to Virginia for use as veterans nursing home (H.R. 310), 14770 [14JY]

Sons of the American Legion: extend patent for badge (S. 617), 4582 [16MR]

States: require at least one regional office in every State (S. 1982), 31572 [21NO]

State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week: designate (S.J. Res. 231), 30567 [20NO]

Taxation: Vietnam POW/MIA Rescue Fund designation on tax forms (S. 1587), 19616-19617 [6SE]

Veterans' Agent Orange Exposure and Vietnam Service Benefits Act: enact (S. 1153), 11359, 11365 [8JN], 11478 [13JN], 16749 [27JY], 17923 [2AU], 18272-18274 [3AU], 23067 [4OC]

Veterans' and Survivors' Compensation Indexing Act: enact (S. 613), 4580 [16MR]

Veterans Compensated Work Therapy Program Improvements Act: enact (S. 846), 7280-7282 [19AP]

Veterans Day: observance, 28107, 28129, 28142 [9NO], 28413 [13NO]

———traditional observance (S. 680), 4904 [17MR]

Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvement Act: enact (S. 1003), 9254 [16MY]

Veterans Health Care Personnel Act: enact (S. 947), 8533-8544 [9MY]

Veterans' Housing Act: amend (S. 898), 7818 [2MY]

Vietnam Veterans of America: tribute to chapter 337, 7836 [2MY]

Vietnam Veterans Outreach Centers: tribute, 31323-31325 [21NO], 31729 [11DE]

Women's Vietnam War Memorial: erect in District of Columbia (S.J. Res. 207), 21726 [26SE], 26692 [31OC], 31678 [21NO]

World War II: anniversary of D-Day, 10953 [6JN]

———congressional medal for members of the Armed Forces present during the Pearl Harbor attack (S. 1664), 21438 [25SE]

———memorial to veterans (S. 160), 805 [25JA]

Reports

Allegations Concerning VA's Patient Mortality Study: David P. Baine, GAO, 11665, 11664 [14JN]

Assessment of the VA Method of Analyzing Its Hospital Mortality Rates: OTA (excerpt), 11664 [14JN]

Damage Assessment of Veterans Facilities Affected by the California Earthquake: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 25233 [19OC]

Improvements Needed in Processing Veterans Disability Claims: GAO, 15936 [24JY]

National Association of Radiation Survivors' Claims: GAO, 2076 [9FE]

Veteran Health Care Services: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 28282-28285 [9NO]

Veterans' Education Policy: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 10629 [1JN]

Reports filed

Aleda E. Lutz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Saginaw, MI: Committee on Veterans Affairs (H.R. 2569) (H. Rept. 101-104), 12933 [22JN]

Congressional Budget Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H. Rept. 101-289), 24814 [17OC]

Convey Parcel of Land in Roanoke, VA, to Virginia for Use as Veterans Nursing Home: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 310) (S. Rept. 101-64), 14147 [11JY]

———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 310) (H. Rept. 101-18), 5894 [10AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs' Use of IRS and Social Security Administration Data for Income Verification: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (S. 1633) (S. Rept. 101-134), 20626 [15SE]

Disability Compensation: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 101-262), 22068 [27SE]

82d Airborne Division Association, Inc. Charter: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 82), 27028 [2NO]

Exclude Agent Orange Settlement Payments From Countable Income Under Federal Means-Tested Programs: Committee on Government Operations (H.R. 1129) (H. Rept. 101-373), 30032 [17NO]

Exempt Certain Members of the American Battle Monuments Commission From Grade Limitations: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 1734) (H. Rept. 101-69), 10241 [25MY]

GI Bill Education: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 1358) (H. Rept. 101-68), 10241 [25MY]

James J. Howard Veterans' Outpatient Clinic, Brick Township, NJ: Committee on Veterans Affairs (H.R. 2557) (H. Rept. 101-103), 12933 [22JN]

National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 85), 11350 [8JN]

Naturalization of Certain Filipino War Veterans: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 525) (H. Rept. 101-351), 28595 [13NO]

Nomination of Frank Q. Nebeker To Be Chief Judge of the Court of Veterans' Appeals: Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 9238 [16MY]

Posthumous Citizenship Procedures for Aliens Who Die on Active Duty: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 150) (H. Rept. 101-350), 28595 [13NO]

Postsecondary Education Assistance for Certain Students in Health Professions: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 3199) (H. Rept. 101-312), 26344 [26OC]

Recruitment and Retention of Nurses in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 1199) (H. Rept. 101-106), 12933 [22JN]

———(H.R. 901) (H. Rept. 101-107), 13279 [23JN]

Remove Limitations on Pensions Furnished to Veterans Under Long-Term Hospital Care: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 1334) (H. Rept. 101-105), 12933 [22JN]

Section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (S. Rept. 101-96), 17490 [1AU]

———Committee on Veterans Affairs (S. Rept. 101-102), 17958 [2AU]

Veterans' Agent Orange Exposure and Vietnam Service Benefits Act (S. 1153) (S. Rept. 101-82), 15897 [24JY]

Veterans Benefits: Committee on Armed Services (H.R. 1358) (H. Rept. 101-68), 21589 [26SE]

Veterans Benefits and Health Care Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (S. 13) (S. Rept. 101-126), 20306 [13SE]

Veterans Education Programs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 3390) (H. Rept. 101-313), 26344 [26OC]

Veterans Home Loan Program: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 1415) (H. Rept. 101-73), 10502 [1JN]

Veterans Readjustment Appointments: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 2486) (H. Rept. 101-164), 15158 [19JY]

Women's Vietnam War Memorial Location: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S.J. Res. 207) (S. Rept. 101-171), 25649 [24OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Dwight D. Eisenhower Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Leavenworth, KS: American Legion, 23087 [3OC]

———DAV, 23087 [3OC]

Tribute to shipmates killed in submarine warfare: U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II, 14569 [13JY]

Resumes

Ivan G. Kahn, 5044 [21MR]

Songs

``Joe Hopper's Homage'', 11625 [13JN]

Statements

Compromise Agreement on H.R. 901, Recruitment and Retention of Veterans Health Care Personnel, 30288-30300 [20NO]

Comrades-in-Arms: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 22668 [2OC]

Cremation of Burial Remains at Arlington National Cemetery: William Phipps, 24752 [16OC]

Desecration of U.S. Flag: Glenn Bennett, 13598 [27JN]

Flag Stands for the Freedom To Be Wrong: Senator Kerrey, 17577 [1AU]

June 21, 1989—The Day That America Cries: Reading, PA, Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America, 18192 [2AU]

Priceless Freedom: Senator Armstrong, 20630 [15SE]

VA Hospital Funding: Gordon H. Mansfield, 9462 [17MY]

———H.F. Gierke, 9462 [17MY]

———Larry Rivers, 9462 [17MY]

Summaries

Aviation Career Improvement Act (S. 653), 4826 [17MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facilities Realignment Act, 9934 [18MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs' Program for Treatment of Homeless, Chronically Mentally Ill Veterans (S. 405), 2099 [9FE]

Incarcerated Veterans Rehabilitation and Readjustment Act, 24543 [13OC]

Military Survivor Benefit Improvement Act (S. 857), 7304 [19AP]

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Report: Research Triangle Institute, 534 [25JA]

Veterans' Agent Orange Exposure and Vietnam Service Benefits Act (S. 1153), 11365 [8JN]

Veterans Education Policy Improvements Act (S. 1992), 10628 [1JN]

Veterans Nurse Pay Act (H.R. 1199), 3200 [1MR]

Tables

Budget projections for Court of Veterans Appeals, 20681 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs' construction projects, 10151 [24MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs supplemental appropriations, 9638 [18MY]

Funding under emergency supplemental appropriation, 14032 [11JY]

VA health care facility mortality rates, 11668 [14JN]

VA jurisdictional full-time equivalent employment, 9640 [18MY]

VA percentage of cases reviewed in which ``likely'' quality of care problems identified for 10 primarily psychiatric facilities, 11668 [14JN]

Testimonies

Housing Concerns of Vietnam-Era Veterans: Raymond Grodecki, 8402 [4MY]

VA Funding: Representative Marlenee, 1873 [7FE]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 35, National Women Veterans Recognition Week, 26569 [31OC]

H.R. 88, unmarked burial of cremated remains at Arlington National Cemetery, VA, 22664 [2OC]

H.R. 310, convey parcel of land in Roanoke to Virginia for use as veterans nursing home, 5923 [11AP]

H.R. 525, naturalization of certain Filipinos war veterans, 28554 [13NO]

H.R. 639, immigration status for aliens' service in the Armed Forces, 28556 [13NO]

H.R. 685, funeral benefits for veterans, 1362 [31JA]

H.R. 742, display of National League of Families POW/MIA flag at U.S. diplomatic missions abroad, 1359 [31JA]

H.R. 901, Dept. of Veterans Affairs improvement of programs for the recruitment and retention of health care personnel, 13501-13504 [27JN], 30273-30284 [20NO], 30606 [20NO]

H.R. 1129, exclude veterans agent orange settlement payments from countable income under Federal means-tested programs, 29944 [17NO]

H.R. 1199, Dept. of Veterans Affairs recruitment and retention of nurses, 13512 [27JN]

H.R. 1314, Philippine Scout Retirement Pay Equity Act, 3820 [8MR]

H.R. 1334, remove limitation on pensions to furnished long-term hospital care, 13521 [27JN]

H.R. 1335, disability compensation, 22657 [2OC]

H.R. 1358, benefits, 22669-22671 [2OC]

H.R. 1415, amend provisions relative to the home loan program, 10807 [6JN]

H.R. 2402, supplemental appropriations for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 9638 [18MY]

H.R. 2486, Veterans Recruitment Authority Act, 16971 [31JY]

H.R. 2545, Philippines veterans' benefits for Commonwealth Army service in World War II, 11029 [6JN]

H.R. 2557, designate the James J. Howard Veterans' Outpatient Clinic, Brick Township, NJ, 13518 [27JN]

H.R. 2569, designate Aleda E. Lutz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Saginaw, MI, 13520 [27JN]

H.R. 2594, designate William V. Chappell, Jr., Veterans' Outpatient Clinic, Daytona Beach, FL, 22665 [2OC]

H.R. 2727, Court of Veterans Appeals Judges Retirement Act, 16965-16968 [31JY]

H.R. 2828, extend time period between notice and effective date of reductions in certain benefits, 14062 [11JY]

H.R. 2983, designate the Gene Taylor Veterans' Outpatient Clinic, Mount Vernon, MO, 22668 [2OC]

H.R. 2987, designate the Dwight D. Eisenhower Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Leavenworth, KS, 22667 [2OC]

H.R. 3199, Dept. of Veterans Affairs' postsecondary education assistance for certain students in health professions, 26472 [30OC]

H.R. 3390, certain education programs, 26476-26478 [30OC]

S. 13, Veterans Benefits and Health Care Act, 536-541 [25JA], 23044-23066 [3OC]

S. 82, charter for 82d Airborne Division Association, Inc., 694 [25JA], 27153 [3NO]

S. 86, improve mental health care, 699 [25JA]

S. 109, incentive pay for Dept. of Veterans' Affairs psychologists, 722 [25JA]

S. 160, memorial to World War II veterans, 805 [25JA]

S. 165, VA medical research center in Charleston, SC, 810 [25JA]

S. 189, Funeral and Remains Transportation and Living Expense Benefits Act, 846 [25JA]

S. 192, psychological study of Native American Vietnam veterans, 849 [25JA]

S. 263, income exclusion of agent orange, 1015 [25JA]

S. 328, eligibility requirements relative to care for a nonservice-cnnected disability at a Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospital, 1518 [2FE]

S. 336, authorizing additional medical services for persons with service-connected disabilities, 1536 [2FE]

S. 404, extend certain Dept. of Veterans' Affairs' home loan guaranty program provisions, 2096 [9FE]

S. 405, Dept. of Veterans Affairs' program for treatment of homeless, chronically mentally ill veterans, 2098 [9FE]

S. 505, veterans' benefits for surviving spouses relative to remarriage, 3483 [3MR]

S. 563, disability compensation for veterans, 3975 [9MR]

S. 573, third party reimbursement for disabled veterans' health care, 4331 [15MR]

S. 574, improve veterans' health benefits, 4333 [15MR]

S. 613, Veterans' and Survivors' Compensation Indexing Act, 4580 [16MR]

S. 615, extend badge patent for American Legion, 4582 [16MR]

S. 616, extend badge patent for American Legion auxiliary, 4582 [16MR]

S. 617, extend badge patent for Sons of the American Legion, 4582 [16MR]

S. 653, Aviation Career Improvement Act, 4826 [17MR]

S. 748, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Extension Act, 6021 [11AP]

S. 846, Veterans Compensated Work Therapy Program Improvements Act, 7282-7284 [19AP]

S. 857, Military Survivor Benefit Improvement Act, 7304, 7307 [19AP]

S. 860, Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care programs, 7310 [19AP]

S. 864, use of Consumer Price Index in determining cost of living increases, 7315 [19AP]

S. 892, exclude agent orange settlement payments for veterans from countable income under Federal means-tested programs, 11348 [8JN], 29946 [17NO]

S. 898, Veterans' Housing Act amendment, 7818 [2MY]

S. 900, extend respite care for certain chronically ill veterans, 7825 [2MY]

S. 947, Veterans Health-Care Personnel Act, 8544-8548 [9MY]

S. 1003, Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvement Act, 9254 [16MY]

S. 1004, improve health care benefits and personnel management in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 9257 [16MY]

S. 1092, Veterans Education Policy Improvements Act, 10626 [1JN]

S. 1110, mandatory disclosure of Social Security numbers in claims for veterans' disability and death benefits, 10646 [1JN]

S. 1145, Advisory Committee on Native American Veterans, 11124 [7JN]

S. 1146, housing pilot program for Indian veterans, 11125 [7JN]

S. 1147, headstone allowance for veterans, 11351 [8JN]

S. 1153, Veterans' Agent Orange Exposure and Vietnam Service Benefits Act, 11360-11364 [8JN], 17923-17928 [2AU]

S. 1243, Court of Veterans Appeals Judges Retirement Act, 13133-13136 [22JN], 18463-18467 [3AU]

S. 1279, employment eligibility for, and extension of the readjustment employment program, 13438 [23JN]

S. 1305, increase Dept. of Veterans Affairs' minor construction cost limitation, 14351 [12JY]

S. 1306, extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs' preventive care pilot program, 14353 [12JY]

S. 1315, Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery administration, 14597 [13JY]

S. 1332, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facilities Realignment Act, 14827-14829 [17JY]

S. 1341, Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery administration, 15052 [18JY]

S. 1398, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Quality Assistance and Cost Effectiveness Act, 16045-16047 [25JY]

S. 1587, Vietnam POW/MIA Rescue Fund designation on tax forms, 19617 [6SE]

S. 1624, grant charter to National Association of Women Veterans, Inc., 20523 [14SE]

S. 1664, congressional medal for members of the Armed Forces present during the Pearl Harbor attack, 21438 [25SE]

S. 1703, allow Dept. of Veterans Affairs to retain certain amounts collected from third party for health care costs, 22568 [29SE]

S. 1709, extend certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs health programs, 22591 [29SE], 22656 [2OC]

S. 1817, appointment of health care professionals to Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 26658 [31OC]

S. 1818, certification of Dept. of Veterans Affairs social workers, 26660 [31OC]

S. 1819, disciplinary proceedings for Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care professionals, 26661 [31OC]

S. 1820, performance of probationary Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care employees, 26662 [31OC]

S. 1860, outpatient medical services for any disability of a former POW, 28111 [9NO]

S. 1887, allow Vietnam veterans from Kentucky to receive a one-time bonus from the Commonwealth, 29404 [16NO]

S. Con. Res. 5, inaugurate display of POW/MIA flag in Capitol rotunda, 383 [25JA]

S. Con. Res. 28, anniversary of military airborne units, 7012, 7039 [18AP]

S.J. Res. 43, National Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day, 3805 [8MR], 5500 [5AP]

S.J. Res. 85, National Week of Recognition and Remembrance for Those Who Served in the Korean War, 4629 [16MR], 11439 [9JN], 15757 [21JY]

S.J. Res. 129, National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 8792 [10MY], 14617 [13JY], 14891 [17JY]

S.J. Res. 190, National Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day, 19008 [4AU]

S.J. Res. 204, National Women Veterans of World War II Day, 23873 [6OC]

S.J. Res. 207, District of Columbia location for Women's Vietnam War Memorial, 21726 [26SE], 26692 [31OC], 30006 [17NO]

S.J. Res. 215, National Military Families Recognition Day, 26462 [27OC], 27769 [7NO]