DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS related term(s) Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Veterans

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), S10230, S10301 [17JY], S10366, S10368, S10371, S10375, S10384, S10385, S10386, S10389, S10459, S10460, S10461 [18JY], H4050, H4051, H4052, H4072, H4103, H4121, H4123 [6JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), conference report, S14210, S14214, S14230 [2OC], H7233 [2OC]

Health care professionals: recruitment and retention (S. 675), S4537, S4640 [17AP]

National Memorial Cemetery, AZ: operation and maintenance appropriations (S. 1823), H8123 [22OC]

Social workers: credentials (S. 1047), S10975 [25JY]

Veterans: expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (S. 869), S17122, S17135, S17139, S17142, S17172, S17214, S17227, S17261 [20NO]

———housing and memorial affairs programs (H.R. 232), S5998, S6071 [16MY]

———improve capability to recruit and retain physicians and dentists for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 598), H2408-H2424 [23AP]

———increase rates of compensation for service-connected disabilities (S. 775), S17146 [20NO]

Analyses

Acceptance of Gifts for Dept. of Veterans Affairs Programs (S. 1267), S7487 [11JN]

Agent Orange Act (H.R. 556), H726 [29JA]

Credentials for Social Workers (S. 1047), S5762 [14MY]

Establish Child Care Centers at Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facilities (S. 993), S5411 [7MY]

Financial Institution Disclosure to Dept. of Veterans Affairs Names of Customers Receiving Certain Veterans Benefits (S. 1798), S14223 [2OC]

Furnish Veterans With Medical, Therapeutic, Rehabilitative, and Prosthetic Devices (S. 1279), S7635 [12JN]

Housing Loan Programs for Veterans (S. 1272), S7494 [11JN]

Improve Management of Veterans Canteen Service (S. 1280), S7636 [12JN]

Improve the Health Professional Scholarship Program (S. 1535), S10773 [24JY]

Readjustment counseling services for armed hostilities service veterans (S. 424), S1914 [19FE]

Recovery of Costs of Certain Medical Care and Services to Veterans (S. 1271), S7492 [11JN]

Settlement of Claims on Dept. of Veterans Affairs' Construction Contracts (S. 830), S4483 [16AP]

Travel Expenses for Veterans Seeking Health Care in Dept. of Veterans Affairs Facilities (S. 831), S4484 [16AP]

Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvements Act (S. 1519), S10563-S10565 [22JY]

Veterans' Loan Asset Sale Act (S. 1517), S10556-S10558 [22JY]

Veterans' Research Corporation and Medical Care Extension Act (S. 1266), S7486 [11JN]

Veterans' Vocational Rehabilitation and Education Benefit Budget Amendments (S. 1265), S7485 [11JN]

Women Veterans' Health Equity Act (S. 2028), S17689 [22NO]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2519, Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices appropriations, S10428 [18JY], H6758 [24SE]

Articles and editorials

Emotional Debris From Desert Storm Must Be Picked Up, S14437 [4OC]

Florida Veterans' Unfair Share, S18527 [26NO]

VA Reaches Out to Needy Indians—Counselors Help Unsnarl Red Tape, E1692 [9MY]

Veterans Earned Burial at Ft. Sheridan, H6516 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: provide benefits to surviving spouses of military members retired before September 21, 1972 (see H.R. 258, H77 [4JA])

———readjustment counseling services for armed hostilities service (see S. 424, S1907 [19FE]; H.R. 1098, H1137 [21FE])

———reports on rehabilitative services for members in the Persian Gulf suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 644, H697 [24JA])

Benefits: apportionment (see H.R. 2989, H5744 [23JY])

———suspend certain bars to the furnishing of benefits (see S. 659, S3191 [13MR])

Board of Veterans Appeals: reclassification of members and pay equity with administrative law judges (see H.R. 3950, H11885 [26NO])

Chief Minority Affairs Officer: designate (see H.R. 3327, H6538 [12SE])

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2519, H3804 [3JN])

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), waiving certain points of order during consideration (see H. Res. 166, H4014 [5JN])

Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see S. 238, S979 [17JA]; H.R. 556, H556 [17JA]; H.R. 638, H696 [24JA])

Education: Dept. of Veterans Affairs grants to medical students on the condition they serve in VA facilities (see H.R. 202, H59 [3JA])

———scholarships for students in mental health professions for subsequent employment with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 818, H890 [5FE])

Executive departments: codify provisions of law relative to establishment (see H.R. 2525, H3854 [4JN])

———options for shared services in Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HHS (see H. Con. Res. 146, H2811 [7MY])

Financial institutions: disclosure to Dept. of Veterans Affairs names of customers receiving certain veterans benefits (see S. 1798, S14220 [2OC])

Fort Sheridan, IL: transfer land to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery (see H.R. 315, H79 [4JA])

Gifts: acceptance for departmental programs (see S. 1267, S7464 [11JN])

Hawaii: establish a post-traumatic stress disorder treatment center for veterans (see S. 1319, S8014 [18JN])

Health: eligibility for medical care for recipients of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2982, H5744 [23JY])

———establish medical research alliance between Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 111, H57 [3JA])

———medical treatment and services (see H.R. 2899, H5513 [16JY])

———prices of drugs procured (see H.R. 2890, H5450 [15JY])

———research grants to medical schools (see S. 222, S950 [16JA])

———sharing of medical care resources between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and other Federal medical care providers (see H.R. 2824, H5267 [27JN])

———third-party reimbursement for certain health care services (see H.R. 4018, H11888 [26NO])

Health care facilities: child care centers at Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see S. 993, S5406 [7MY])

———establish a new veterans hospital in south Texas (see H.R. 3188, H6317 [1AU])

———use of tobacco products at medical facilities (see S. 915, S4984 [24AP])

Health care professionals: incentive pay to psychologists obtaining board certification in a professional specialty (see H.R. 2843, H5340 [10JY])

———recruitment and retention (see S. 675, S3386 [14MR])

Health Professional Scholarship Program: improve (see S. 1535, S10769 [24JY])

Home Loan Guaranty Program: waivers of indebtedness and settlement of claims (see H.R. 3357, H6675 [17SE])

House Rules: amend relative to making appropriations for the VA (see H. Res. 64, H993 [6FE])

Income: increase rates of compensation for service-connected disabilities (see S. 775, S4116 [22MR])

Jacksonville, FL: establish a general medical and surgical hospital for veterans (see H.R. 49, H55 [3JA])

Merchant seamen: provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (see H.R. 44, H55 [3JA])

Minorities: designate a Chief Minority Affairs Officer (see H.R. 819, H890 [5FE])

Mortgages: adjustable rate mortgages demonstration program (see H.R. 1384, H1668 [12MR])

National cemeteries: establish in Lake County or Porter County, IN (see H.R. 3896, H10931 [22NO])

National Memorial Cemetery, AZ: operation and maintenance appropriations (see S. 1823, S14588 [8OC])

Philippines: allow certain military service benefits of Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 962, H1023 [19FE])

Psychologists: incentive pay for board certified service in veterans' hospitals (see S. 176, S439 [14JA])

Salem, VA: designate Hugh Davis Memorial Wing at the medical center (see H.R. 175, H58 [3JA])

———designate the Hugh Davis Memorial Wing at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (see S. 498, S2309 [26FE])

Social workers: credentials (see S. 1047, S5752 [14MY])

Temple, TX: removal of restrictions on land conveyed by the VA to Temple Junior College (see S. 1268, S7464 [11JN])

VA: increase the number of beds in the nursing home care unit in Prescott, AZ (see S. 1201, S6996 [4JN])

Veterans: access to tobacco products by individuals receiving care at Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see S. 1627, S12181 [2AU])

———additional insurance and annuities for survivors of members who die in combat (see S. 587, S2926 [7MR])

———allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H79 [4JA]; H.R. 304, H79 [4JA]

———application period for Service Disabled Veterans Insurance Program (see H.R. 2988, H5744 [23JY])

———assist States in providing benefits advice (see H.R. 2650, H4549 [13JN])

———benefits available for certain Vietnam era service (see H.R. 121, H57 [3JA])

———benefits for individuals who have been exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 2738, H4944 [24JN])

———bill of rights (see S. 1808, S14349 [3OC])

———charges for out-patient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4028, H11888 [26NO])

———compensation to recipient of service-connected disabilities who has suffered the loss of one lung or one kidney (see H.R. 3074, H5978 [29JY])

———concurrent receipt of disability and retirement benefits (see S. 190, S439 [14JA])

———consideration of the disease transverse myelitis as service-connected (see H.R. 340, H80 [4JA])

———copayment requirements for certain medications (see H.R. 3779, H10268 [14NO])

———cost-of-living increases in disability compensation (see S. 23, S434 [14JA]; S. 78, S436 [14JA])

———definition of the term disabled veteran (see H.R. 2991, H5744 [23JY])

———delimiting date for spouses eligible for certain benefits (see H.R. 2986, H5744 [23JY])

———dependency and indemnity compensation benefits for surviving spouses of veterans dying from service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2252, H2900 [8MY])

———dependency and indemnity compensation benefits relative to remarriage of surviving spouses after age 55 (see H.R. 259, H77 [4JA])

———dependency and indemnity compensation paid to certain dependent parents of deceased veterans (see H.R. 2983, H5744 [23JY])

———educational assistance for dependents of certain veterans (see H.R. 2985, H5744 [23JY])

———educational assistance programs (see S. 1519, S10554 [22JY])

———eliminate certain vocational rehabilitation benefits and educational assistance to stepchildren of certain veterans (see S. 1265, S7464 [11JN])

———enhance the dignity and personal freedom of patients in medical centers and nursing homes (see H.R. 3198, H6317 [1AU])

———establish a post-traumatic stress disorder treatment program in Hawaii (see H.R. 2845, H5340 [10JY])

———establish and maintain homeless programs (see H.R. 2648, H4549 [13JN])

———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (see S. 869, S4737 [18AP]; H.R. 841, H987 [6FE])

———extend certain drug treatment and other health care programs (see S. 1266, S7464 [11JN])

———extend health benefits to members of the Armed Forces who evaded enemy capture while behind enemy lines (see H.R. 341, H80 [4JA])

———family counseling for Persian Gulf Conflict personnel (see H.R. 3528, H7648 [8OC])

———furnish contract hospital care to veterans with service-connected disabilities in cases not now permitted by law (see H.R. 3076, H5978 [29JY])

———furnish outpatient medical services for any POW disabilities (see H.R. 1598, H2083 [22MR])

———furnish outpatient medical services for disabilities of former POW (see S. 327, S1368 [31JA])

———furnish with medical, therapeutic, rehabilitative, and prosthetic devices (see S. 1279, S7628 [12JN])

———grave marker allowance (see H.R. 1622, H2084 [22MR]; H.R. 1946, H2393 [18AP])

———health care expense limitation based on estate (see H.R. 3072, H5978 [29JY])

———health care programs (see H.R. 2280, H2952 [9MY])

———health care programs (H.R. 2280), concurrence by the House with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 300, H11288 [25NO])

———health care services for women veterans (see S. 2028, S17667 [22NO])

———hospice care for terminally ill individuals (see S. 994, S5406 [7MY]; H.R. 2199, H2767 [2MY])

———hospice care pilot program (see H.R. 3222, H6382 [2AU])

———housing and memorial affairs programs (see H.R. 232, H60 [3JA])

———improve capability to recruit and retain physicians and dentists for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 598, H683 [23JA])

———improve compensation and pension programs (see H.R. 347, H80 [4JA]; H.R. 426, H83 [4JA]; H.R. 488, H385 [11JA])

———improve housing loan programs (see S. 1272, S7464 [11JN])

———improve management of canteen service (see S. 1280, S7628 [12JN])

———include Operation Desert Shield participants in mortgage bond financing programs (see H.R. 1591, H2015 [21MR])

———increase the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance and pay a death gratuity to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces (see S. 232, S978 [17JA])

———mobile health care clinic program for individuals in rural areas (see S. 1424, S9116 [28JN])

———mortgage protection life insurance (see H.R. 2987, H5744 [23JY])

———nonmedical support services to veterans entitled to outpatient or ambulatory care (see H.R. 3077, H5978 [29JY])

———nursing home care benefits (see H.R. 3075, H5978 [29JY])

———payment of accrued benefits to beneficiaries upon recipient's death (see H.R. 3073, H5978 [29JY])

———payment of attorney fees relative to collection of indebtedness to the U.S. on certain housing loans (see H.R. 2771, H5209 [26JN])

———payment of benefit claims (see H.R. 141, H58 [3JA])

———payment of certain interim benefits (see S. 1107, S6210 [21MY])

———payment of principal and interest on certificates evidencing an interest in a certain pool of mortgage loans (see S. 1517, S10554 [22JY])

———payments of dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouses (see S. 1518, S10554 [22JY])

———pension benefits (see S. 1255, S7464 [11JN])

———period for educational assistance for Vietnam Veterans (see H.R. 3187, H6317 [1AU])

———permit acceptance of military retirement pay concurrently with disability compensation (see H.R. 3164, H6316 [1AU])

———permit the next of kin of a deceased soldier to designate the style of flag to be furnished at the burial (see H.R. 885, H989 [6FE])

———pilot project using foreclosed properties to provide shelter to homeless individuals (see H.R. 2059, H2535 [24AP])

———POW eligibility for emergency medical expenses (see H.R. 2992, H5744 [23JY])

———protection of certain service-connected disability ratings (see S. 1516, S10554 [22JY])

———provide markers for each grave containing remains (see H.R. 588, H605 [18JA])

———purchase of National Service Life Insurance (see H.R. 2993, H5744 [23JY])

———recovery of costs of certain medical care and services (see S. 1271, S7464 [11JN])

———restore benefits that were previously cut (see H.R. 900, H990 [6FE])

———revise rates of disability compensation (see H.R. 244, H77 [4JA])

———settlement of claims on Dept. of Veterans Affairs' construction contracts (see S. 830, S4456 [16AP])

———standard for preservation of disability evaluations for compensation purposes (see H.R. 2990, H5744 [23JY])

———time period for manifestation of a chronic disease relative to disability classification (see H.R. 2984, H5744 [23JY])

———travel expenses for individuals seeking health care in Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 831, S4456 [16AP])

———treatment for individuals exposed to radiation during military service (see H.R. 3236, H6382 [2AU])

———treatment of amounts collected from third parties relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers (see S. 2029, S17667 [22NO])

———treatment of certain amounts received in a legal settlement with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 3737, H9579 [7NO])

World War I: transfer existing American Legion, Inc. memorial to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 154, H58 [3JA])

Cost estimates

Agent Orange Act (H.R. 556): CBO, H727 [29JA]

Descriptions

Improve capability to recruit and retain physicians and dentists for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 598), S4545-S4552 [17AP]

Explanations

Agent Orange Act (S. 238), S1264 [30JA]

Capability to recruit and retain physicians and dentists for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 598), H2425-H2436 [23AP]

Veterans' Compensation Programs Improvement Act (H.R. 1047), H2119 [10AP]

Veterans housing and memorial affairs programs (H.R. 232), S6001-S6004 [16MY]

Veterans' programs amendments to H.R. 2280, (H. Res. 300), H11206-H11213 [25NO]

Factsheets

Compensation for Service-Connected Disabilities, S15305 [28OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2519): Committee on the Budget, H7222 [2OC]

Technical Amendments to the Nurse Pay Act of 1990, H2436 [23AP]

History

Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Benefits, S16332-S16338 [12NO]

Letters

Acceptance of gifts for Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S7487 [11JN]

Agent orange: CBO, H727 [29JA]

———Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S1266 [30JA], H722 [29JA]

———William D. Hurd, S1276 [30JA]

Capability to recruit and retain physicians and dentists for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs: James W. Holsinger, Jr., H2425 [23AP]

Child care centers at Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S5411 [7MY]

Credentials for social workers: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S5761 [14MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Program: Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, S6895 [24MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies appropriations: Representative Panetta, H7222 [2OC]

Financial institution disclosure to Dept. of Veterans Affairs names of customers receiving certain veterans benefits: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S14223 [2OC]

Funding of Palo Alto, CA, veterans medical center: Senator Cranston, S10423 [18JY]

Funding of veterans health care facilities in Florida: Earl G. Peck, S10410 [18JY]

Furnish veterans with medical, therapeutic, rehabilitative, and prosthetic devices: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S7634 [12JN]

Health Professional Scholarship Program: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S10772 [24JY]

Housing loan programs for veterans: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S7495 [11JN]

Improve management of veterans canteen service: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S7636 [12JN]

Medical research alliance between Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense: Representative Aspin, H1178 [27FE]

Readjustment counseling services for armed hostilities service veterans: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans' Affairs, S1913 [19FE]

Recovery of costs of certain medical care and services to veterans: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S7492 [11JN]

Rehabilitative services for Armed Forces members in the Persian Gulf suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder: American Psychiatric Association, H1703 [13MR]

Removal of restrictions on land conveyed by the VA to Temple Junior College, Temple, TX: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S7487 [11JN]

Settlement of Claims on Dept. of Veterans Affairs' Construction Contracts: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4483 [16AP]

Specialty pay for Dept. of Veterans Affairs endodontic specialists: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4552 [17AP]

———several senators, S4552 [17AP]

Suspension of certain bars to the furnishing of veterans' benefits: National Military Family Association, S3291 [13MR]

Travel expenses for veterans seeking health care in Dept. of Veterans affairs facilities: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4484 [16AP]

VA's adult day health care program, S17134 [20NO]

Veterans' and Survivors' Compensation and Pension Improvement Act: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S10559-S10561 [22JY]

Veterans' benefits: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H1479 [7MR]

Veterans' Benefits Reform Act: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S10555 [22JY]

Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvements Act: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S10563 [22JY]

Veterans' health care programs: Committee on Energy and Commerce, H5035 [25JN]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs, H5035 [25JN]

Veterans' Loan Asset Sale Act: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S10556 [22JY]

Veterans Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Act: American Legion, S17211 [20NO]

———AMVETS, S17211 [20NO]

———Disabled American Veterans, S17211 [20NO]

———Paralyzed Veterans of America, S17212 [20NO]

———Robert B. Greene, S17208, S17209 [20NO]

———VFW, S17211 [20NO]

Veterans' rehabilitation programs: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S7485 [11JN]

Veterans' Research Corporation and Medical Care Extension Act: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S7486 [11JN]

Lists

Cosponsors of S. 238, Agent Orange Act, S1267 [30JA]

Groups supporting S. 659, suspension of certain bars to furnishing of benefits, S10995 [26JY]

NASA and EPA sundry appropriations in H.R. 2519, H7220 [2OC]

Memorials of legislature

California, H5910 [25JY]

Hawaii, S8014 [18JN], H4098 [6JN]

Nebraska, H2469 [23AP]

Pennsylvania: Veterans Administration hospitals, H9043 [1NO]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), H6736 [24SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H7228, H7229, H7233, H7235, H7236, H7242, H7243, H7244, H7245, H7246, H7247, H7248, H7249 [2OC]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: readjustment counseling services for armed hostilities service (H.R. 1098), E590 [22FE]

———reports on rehabilitative services for members in the Persian Gulf suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (H.R. 644), H689 [24JA]

Award for Distinction in Financial Management Improvements: tribute to employee recipients, H2444 [23AP]

Board of Veterans Appeals: reclassification of members and pay equity with administrative law judges (H.R. 3950), E4200 [26NO]

Chief Minority Affairs Officer: designate (H.R. 3327), H11198-H11200 [25NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), H4021, H4026-H4096-H4126 [6JN], E2114, E2115, E2117 [7JN], E2185 [13JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), conferees apoointed, H6736 [24SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), conference report, H7206, H7208-H7249 [2OC], H7372, H7373 [3OC], E3261, E3272 [3OC], E3295 [7OC], E3365 [10OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H7228-H7249 [2OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), permission to file conference report, H6888 [26SE]

Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (H.R. 556), H718, H719-H741 [29JA], E203, E211 [17JA], E349 [30JA], E374 [31JA], E390 [4FE]

Executive departments: codify provisions of law relative to establishment (H.R. 2525), H5018-H5029 [25JN]

Fort Sheridan, IL: transfer land to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery (H.R. 315), H6516 [12SE], E36 [3JA]

GAO: overpayments, E2886, E2897 [2AU]

Health: establish medical research alliance between Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs (H.R. 111), H1104 [21FE], H1175, H1177-H1180 [27FE], E86 [3JA]

———impact of medical care and research, E87 [7JA]

———prices of drugs procured (H.R. 2890), H5447-H5449 [15JY]

———third-party reimbursement for certain health care services (H.R. 4018), E4173 [26NO]

Health care facilities: establish a new veterans hospital in south Texas (H.R. 3188), E2841 [2AU]

———hospital funding, H10849 [22NO]

———tribute to veterans hospitals' volunteer workers, E1638 [7MY]

Health care professionals: incentive pay to psychologists obtaining board certification in a professional specialty (H.R. 2843), E2499 [11JY]

Huntsville, AL: tribute to Dept. of Veterans' Affairs Medical Clinic staff, E3500 [22OC]

Merchant seamen: provide that certain service during World War II constitutes active military service (H.R. 44), E4-E6 [3JA]

National Memorial Cemetery, AZ: operation and maintenance appropriations (S. 1823), H8123, H8124 [22OC]

Personnel system: tribute, E2111 [7JN]

Salem, VA: designate Hugh Davis Memorial Wing at the medical center (H.R. 175), H5939 [29JY]

Tuscaloosa, AL: tribute to Veterans Affairs Medical Center, E2438 [27JN]

Veterans: assist States in providing benefits advice (H.R. 2650), E2203 [13JN]

———consideration of the disease transverse myelitis as service-connected (H.R. 340), E62 [3JA]

———establish a post-traumatic stress disorder treatment program in Hawaii (H.R. 2845), E2499 [11JY]

———establish and maintain homeless programs (H.R. 2648), E2211 [13JN]

———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (H.R. 841), H1828 [19MR], E485 [7FE]

———extend health benefits to members of the Armed Forces who evaded enemy capture while behind enemy lines (H.R. 341), E62 [3JA]

———health care programs (H.R. 2280), H5029-H5036 [25JN], E2390 [27JN]

———health care programs (H.R. 2280), concurrence by the House with Senate amendments (H. Res. 300), H11200-H11214 [25NO]

———health care services, H9584 [8NO]

———hospice care for terminally ill individuals (H.R. 2199), E1597 [2MY]

———hospice care pilot program (H.R. 3222), H6321 [2AU]

———housing and memorial affairs programs (H.R. 232), H900-H907 [6FE], H3441, H3446 [22MY]

———improve capability to recruit and retain physicians and dentists for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 598), H791-H804 [30JA], H2408, H2424, H2437, H2438 [23AP], E453 [7FE]

———improve compensation and pension programs (H.R. 426), H34 [3JA]

———medical treatment and services (H.R. 2899), E2560 [16JY]

———payment of attorney fees relative to collection of indebtedness to the U.S. on certain housing loans (H.R. 2771), E2388 [27JN]

———period for educational assistance for Vietnam Veterans (H.R. 3187), E2819 [1AU]

———treatment of certain amounts received in a legal settlement with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 3737), E3768 [8NO]

Washington, DC: tribute to regional office, E2218 [13JN]

World War I: transfer existing American Legion, Inc. memorial to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 154), H869-H871 [5FE]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: readjustment counseling for armed conflict service, S3170 [13MR]

———readjustment counseling services for armed hostilities service (S. 424), S1913 [19FE]

Bell, Ricky: Hands and Heart Award recipient, S4079 [21MR]

Benefits: suspend certain bars to the furnishing of benefits, S10407 [18JY]

———suspend certain bars to the furnishing of benefits (S. 659), S3290 [13MR], S10994 [26JY], S16332 [12NO]

Cheyenne, WY: death of patient outside the VA Medical Center, S17227 [20NO]

Chief Minority Affairs Officer: designate (H.R. 3327), S18665, S18795, S18796 [27NO]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: activities, S18562 [27NO]

Cragin, Charles L.: nomination to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, S2505 [28FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Program reform, S6895 [24MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), S10199, S10212-S10215, S10219-S10254 [17JY], S10366-S10392, S10401-S10428 [18JY], S10551 [22JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), conference report, S14203-S14215 [2OC], S14275 [3OC], S14606 [8OC], S15714 [31OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2519), unanimous-consent agreement, S10199, S10213 [17JY], S10401 [18JY]

Diseases: research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (H.R. 556), unanimous-consent agreement, S1253 [30JA]

———research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (S. 238), S991-S993 [17JA], S1253, S1262-S1282 [30JA]

———research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (S. 238), H.R. 556 passed in lieu, S1282 [30JA]

———research associated with exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (S. 238), unanimous-consent agreement, S1105 [23JA]

Executive departments: codify provisions of law relative to establishment (H.R. 2525), S10552, S10553 [22JY]

———codify provisions of law relative to establishment (H.R. 2525), placed on calendar, S8711 [26JN]

Financial institutions: disclosure to Dept. of Veterans Affairs names of customers receiving certain veterans benefits (S. 1798), S14223 [2OC]

Florida: funding of health facilities, S10410 [18JY]

Florida National Cemetery: flat grave markers, S6001 [16MY]

Gifts: acceptance for departmental programs (S. 1267), S7486 [11JN]

Hawaii: establish a post-traumatic stress disorder treatment center for veterans (S. 1319), S8025 [18JN]

Health: medical care funding, S3557 [19MR]

Health care facilities: child care centers at Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (S. 993), S5411 [7MY]

———use of tobacco products at medical facilities (S. 915), S5007 [24AP]

Health care professionals: recruitment and retention (S. 675), S3410 [14MR], S4537-S4554 [17AP]

———specialty pay for endodontic specialists, S4552, S4553 [17AP]

Health Professional Scholarship Program: improve (S. 1535), S10772 [24JY]

Income: increase rates of compensation for service-connected disabilities (S. 775), S4130 [22MR]

Long, Sylvia Chavez: nomination as Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S15247 [25OC]

Medicaid: prescription drug prices for veterans, S10424, S10425 [18JY]

National Memorial Cemetery, AZ: operation and maintenance appropriations (S. 1823), S14573 [8OC], S15309 [28OC]

Palo Alto, CA: veterans medical center funding, S10423 [18JY]

Presidential appointments, S17429 [21NO]

———nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S17428 [21NO]

Psychologists: incentive pay for board certified service in veterans' hospitals (S. 176), S873 [14JA]

Public Health Service: clinical laboratory standards, S14214 [2OC]

Salem, VA: designate the Hugh Davis Memorial Wing at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (S. 498), S2339 [26FE]

Social workers: credentials (S. 1047), S5761 [14MY]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: improve and clarify protections (S. 330), S1433 [31JA]

Temple, TX: removal of restrictions on land conveyed by the VA to Temple Junior College (S. 1268), S7487 [11JN]

VA: increase the number of beds in the nursing home care unit in Prescott, AZ (S. 1201), S7000 [4JN]

Veterans: access to health care in areas of high concentration of veteran residence, S18527 [26NO]

———access to tobacco products by individuals receiving care at Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (S. 1627), S12185 [2AU]

———additional insurance and annuities for survivors of members who die in combat (S. 587), S2930 [7MR]

———bill of rights (S. 1808), S14611 [8OC]

———compensated work therapy program, S5998, S6001 [16MY]

———cost-of-living increases in disability compensation (S. 23), S538 [15JA], S638 [14JA]

———cost-of-living increases in disability compensation (S. 78), S723 [14JA]

———educational assistance programs (S. 1519), S10561 [22JY]

———eliminate certain vocational rehabilitation benefits and educational assistance to stepchildren of certain veterans (S. 1265), S7484 [11JN]

———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (S. 869), S4758-S4762 [18AP], S17114, S17144, S17152, S17172-S17174, S17205-S17227 [20NO], S18536 [26NO]

———expand services for post-traumatic stress disorder patients (S. 869), unanimous-consent agreement, S16965 [18NO]

———extend certain drug treatment and other health care programs (S. 1266), S7485 [11JN]

———family counseling for Persian Gulf Conflict personnel (S. 1553), S10779 [24JY], S14436 [4OC], S16866-S16872 [15NO]

———furnish outpatient medical services for disabilities of former POW (S. 327), S1416 [31JA]

———furnish with medical, therapeutic, rehabilitative, and prosthetic devices (S. 1279), S7634 [12JN]

———geriatric research, education, and clinical centers, S9325 [9JY]

———guaranteed home loan programs, S5998 [16MY]

———health care services for women veterans (S. 2028), S17687 [22NO]

———hospice care for terminally ill individuals (S. 994), S5411 [7MY]

———housing and memorial affairs programs (H.R. 232), S5998-S6005 [16MY]

———improve capability to recruit and retain physicians and dentists for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 598), S4553, S4554 [17AP], S4675 [18AP]

———improve housing loan programs (S. 1272), S7493 [11JN]

———improve management of canteen service (S. 1280), S7636 [12JN]

———increase rates of compensation for service-connected disabilities (S. 775), S15303 [28OC], S17144-S17152, S17217 [20NO], S17505 [21NO]

———increase rates of compensation for service-connected disabilities (S. 775), unanimous-consent agreement, S16782 [14NO]

———increase the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance and pay a death gratuity to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces (S. 232), S986 [17JA]

———increase the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance and pay a death gratuity to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces (S. 232), referred to Committee on Veterans' Affairs, S1644 [5FE]

———medical claims, care, and benefits, S10227, S10253 [17JY]

———mobile health care clinic program for individuals in rural areas (S. 1424), S9125 [28JN]

———payment of attorney fees relative to collection of indebtedness to the U.S. on certain housing loans, S17143 [20NO]

———payment of certain interim benefits (S. 1107), S6254 [21MY]

———payment of principal and interest on certificates evidencing an interest in a certain pool of mortgage loans (S. 1517), S10556 [22JY]

———payments of dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouses (S. 1518), S10558 [22JY]

———pension benefits (S. 1255), S7466 [11JN]

———post-traumatic stress disorder, S7879 [17JN], S10311 [18JY]

———protection of certain service-connected disability ratings (S. 1516), S10554 [22JY]

———recovery of costs of certain medical care and services (S. 1271), S7492 [11JN]

———settlement of claims on Dept. of Veterans Affairs'construction contracts (S. 830), S4483 [16AP]

———transition group homes for individuals recovering from substance abuse, S5999 [16MY]

———travel expenses for individuals seeking health care in Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (S. 831), S4484 [16AP]

———treatment of amounts collected from third parties relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers (S. 2029), S17690 [22NO]

———use of Dept. of Veterans Affairs properties for homeless individuals, S6000 [16MY]

Reports by conference committees

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Independent Agencies, Commissions, Corporations, and Offices Appropriations (H.R. 2519), H7066-H7085 [27SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2519, Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Independent Agencies, Commissions, Corporations, and Offices, Appropriations: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 166) (H. Rept. 102-99), H3996, H4014 [5JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Independent Agencies, Commissions, Corporations, and Offices Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 2519) (S. Rept. 102-107), S9839 [11JY]

———committee of conference (H.R. 2519) (H. Rept. 102-226), H7107 [30SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Independent Agencies, Commissions, Corporations, and Offices, Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 2519) (H. Rept. 102-94), H3804 [3JN]

Designation of Hugh Davis Memorial Wing at Medical Center in Salem, VA: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 175) (H. Rept. 102-165), H5908 [25JY]

Establishment of a Program of Marriage and Family Counseling for Persian Gulf Conflict Personnel: Committee on Veterans Affairs (S. 1553) (S. Rept. 102-159), S13577 [24SE]

Improving the Availability of Treatment of Veterans for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 869) (S. Rept. 102-118), S10768 [24JY]

Increase Coverage Under Servicemen's Group Life Insurance and Payment of Death Gratuity to Survivors of Certain Members of Armed Forces: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 232) (S. Rept. 102-8), S1367 [31JA]

Increase the Rates of Compensation for Service-Connected Disabilities and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation: Committee on Veterans Affairs (S. 775) (S. Rept. 102-139), S12180 [2AU]

Nomination of Allen B. Clark, Jr. To Be Director of the National Cemetery System: Committee on Veterans' Affairs, S17245 [20NO]

Nomination of James A. Endicott, Jr. To Be General Counsel: Committee on Veterans' Affairs, S17245 [20NO]

Nomination of Jo Ann Krukar Webb To Be an Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs, S17245 [20NO]

Nomination of Sylvia C. Long To Be an Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs, S17245 [20NO]

Provision for Designation of an Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs, To Be Chief Minority Affairs Officer: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 3327) (H. Rept. 102-347), H10929 [22NO]

Provisions Relative to Certain Service by Merchant Seamen During World War II That Constitutes Active Military Service, and for Cargo Preference Laws: Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 44) (H. Rept. 102-105), H4283 [11JN]

Supplemental Appropriations for Operation Desert Shield and Other Urgent Domestic Programs: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 1281) (H. Rept. 102-9), H1413 [5MR]

Veterans Health Care Programs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 2280) (H. Rept. 102-130), H5048 [25JN]

Statements

Agent Orange Act (S. 238): OMB, S1263 [30JA]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Independent Agencies, Commissions, Corporations, and Offices Appropriations (H.R. 2519): Bush administration, H4022-H4025 [6JN]

Veterans' Survivors Benefits: several veterans organizations, S10407 [18JY]

Studies

Adult Day Health Care Program, S17134 [20NO]

Agent Orange and Vietnam-Related Research, H722-H725 [29JA]

Summaries

Agent Orange Act (S. 238), S992, S993 [17JA], S1270 [30JA]

VA/Dept. of Defense Operation Desert Shield Backup's Hospital System Background, E347 [30JA]

Veterans Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Act (S. 869), S17124-S17131 [20NO]

Tables

Committee on Veterans' Affairs activities, S18562 [27NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies spending totals, S14275 [3OC], H7212-H7215 [2OC]

Scoring of H.R. 2519, Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, corporations, and offices appropriations, S10219 [17JY]

Source of new sections of title 38, U.S. Code, proposed to be enacted by H.R. 2525, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Codification Act, H5028, H5029 [25JN]

Testimonies

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers: Oliver Meadows, S17690 [22NO]

War Zone Stress Among Returning Persian Gulf Troops: Dawn Kesler, S16869 [15NO]

———Evan L. Hultman, S16869, S16870 [15NO]

———J. Gaye Jacobson, S16869 [15NO]

———James J. Hladecek, S16869 [15NO]

———James W. Holsinger, Jr., S16868 [15NO]

———Joe Fagan, S16869 [15NO]

———Linda Atz, S16869 [15NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 166, waiving certain points of order during consideration of H.R. 2519, authorizing Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices appropriations, H4021 [6JN]

H. Res. 300, concurrence by the House with Senate amendments to H.R. 2280, veterans health care programs, H11200-H11205 [25NO]

H.R. 111, establish medical research alliance between Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, H1176 [27FE]

H.R. 154, transfer existing American Legion, Inc. memorial to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H869 [5FE]

H.R. 175, designate Hugh Davis Memorial Wing at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center in Salem, VA, H5939, H5940 [29JY]

H.R. 232, veterans housing and memorial affairs programs, H900-H902 [6FE]

H.R. 556, Agent Orange Act, H719-H721 [29JA]

H.R. 598, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Physicians' and Dentists' Compensation and Labor-Relations Act, H791-H798 [30JA]

H.R. 2280, Veterans' health care programs, H5029-H5033 [25JN]

H.R. 2280, veterans health care programs, S17219-S17227 [20NO]

H.R. 2519, Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices appropriations, S10199-S10212 [17JY]

H.R. 2525, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Codification Act, H5018-H5028 [25JN]

H.R. 2648, Comprehensive Service Programs for Homeless Veterans Act, E2211 [13JN]

H.R. 2650, veterans assist States in providing benefits advice, E2204 [13JN]

H.R. 2845, establish a post-traumatic stress disorder treatment program for veterans in Hawaii, E2499 [11JY]

H.R. 3327, designate Chief Minority Affairs Officer, H11198 [25NO]

H.R. 4018, redistribution of third-party reimbursements for certain veterans health care services, E4173 [26NO]

S. 23, Veterans' and Survivors' Compensation Indexing Act, S639 [14JA]

S. 78, Veterans Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S724 [14JA]

S. 176, incentive pay for board certified psychologists serving in veterans' hospitals, S873 [14JA]

S. 232, increase the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance and pay a death gratuity to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces, S986 [17JA]

S. 327, furnish veterans outpatient medical services for disabilities of former POW, S1416 [31JA]

S. 330, improve and clarify protections of Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act, S1435-S1437 [31JA]

S. 424, readjustment counseling services for armed hostilities service veterans, S1913 [19FE]

S. 498, designate the Hugh Davis Memorial Wing at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salem, VA, S2339 [26FE]

S. 587, additional insurance and annuities for survivors of veterans who die in combat, S2931 [7MR]

S. 659, suspension of certain bars to the furnishing of veterans' benefits, S3290 [13MR]

S. 675, Dept. of Veterans Affairs recruitment and retention of health care personnel, S3412 [14MR]

S. 775, Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S4130 [22MR], S17144, S17151 [20NO]

S. 830, settlement of claims on Dept. of Veterans Affairs' construction contracts, S4483 [16AP]

S. 831, travel expenses for veterans seeking health care in Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, S4484 [16AP]

S. 869, Veterans Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Act, S4762 [18AP], S17114-S17120 [20NO]

S. 993, child care centers at Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, S5411 [7MY]

S. 994, Veterans Hospice Benefit Act, S5412 [7MY]

S. 1047, credentials for social workers, S5761 [14MY]

S. 1201, increase the number of beds in the VA nursing home care unit in Prescott, AZ, S7000 [4JN]

S. 1255, pension benefits for certain veterans, S7466 [11JN]

S. 1265, eliminate certain vocational rehabilitation benefits and educational assistance to stepchildren of certain veterans, S7485 [11JN]

S. 1266, Veterans' Research Corporation and Medical Care Extension Act, S7486 [11JN]

S. 1267, acceptance of gifts for departmental programs, S7487 [11JN]

S. 1268, removal of restrictions on land conveyed by the VA to Temple Junior College, Temple, TX, S7487 [11JN]

S. 1271, recovery of costs of certain medical care and services to veterans, S7492 [11JN]

S. 1272, improve housing loan programs for veterans, S7493 [11JN]

S. 1279, furnish veterans with medical, therapeutic, rehabilitative, and prosthetic devices, S7634 [12JN]

S. 1280, improve management of veterans canteen service, S7636 [12JN]

S. 1319, establish a post-traumatic stress disorder treatment center for veterans in Hawaii, S8027 [18JN]

S. 1424, mobile health care clinic program for veterans in rural areas, S9126 [28JN]

S. 1516, Veterans' Benefits Reform Act, S10555 [22JY]

S. 1517, Veterans' Loan Asset Sale Act, S10556 [22JY]

S. 1518, Veterans' and Survivors' Compensation and Pension Improvement Act, S10558 [22JY]

S. 1519, Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvements Act, S10562 [22JY]

S. 1535, improve the Health Professional Scholarship Program, S10772 [24JY]

S. 1553, family counseling for Persian Gulf Conflict personnel, S10780 [24JY]

S. 1553, family counseling for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, S16866 [15NO]

S. 1798, financial institution disclosure to Dept. of Veterans Affairs names of customers receiving certain veterans benefits, S14223 [2OC]

S. 1823, Arizona National Memorial Cemetery operation and maintenance appropriations, S14573 [8OC]

S. 1823, operation and maintenance appropriations of National Memorial Cemetery, AZ, H8123 [22OC]

S. 2028, health care services for women veterans, S17688 [22NO]

S. 2029, treatment of amounts collected from third parties relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers, S17691 [22NO]

Transcripts

Proceedings of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs' Hearing on Agent Orange (1981, Philadelphia, PA), S1265 [30JA]