VETERANS

Addresses

Acceptance of Henry M. Jackson Distinguished Service Award: Senator Inouye, S14044 [4OC]

All Gave Some—Some Gave All: F. Haydn Williams, E1784 [19AU]

Commemoration of the Life and Accomplishments of Colonel Charles A. Young: Alvin Bryant, E1286 [22JN]

82d Airborne Division Tribute: George B. Wood, E62 [1FE]

Legislative Priorities and Membership Concerns of the American Legion: William M. Detweiler, E2230 [8OC]

POW/MIA Recognition Day: Representative Livingston, E1877 [20SE]

Remembrance of D-Day: Kenneth Shear, E2076 [5OC]

Tribute to Veterans: Joseph W. Nassar, E121 [8FE]

Veterans Day Observance: Harvey Curley, E2153 [6OC]

Washington Light Infantry, Charleston, SC, Anniversary: Roy E. Moss, E756 [21AP]

Amendments

Armed Forces: improve benefits of certain members and reemployment rights and benefits of veterans (H.R. 995), H9117, H9124 [13SE]

Benefits: compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 1927), S14434, S14437, S14570 [6OC], H11231 [7OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: feasibility of participation in State health care reform programs (S. 1974), S6609, S6626 [8JN]

———improve organization and procedures of the Board of Veterans Appeals (S. 1904), S4757 [21AP]

———organization and administration of the Readjustment Counseling Service (S. 1226), S3786, S3810, S3812 [24MR]

———repeal requirement that the Under Sec. for Health be a doctor of medicine (S. 1534), S3935, S3997 [25MR]

Health: extend and expand medical services (H.R. 3313), H11212, H11227 [7OC]

Housing: revise the home loan program (S. 1626), S6619 [8JN]

Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (H.R. 4386), S14898 [7OC]

Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (S.J. Res. 172), H5525 [12JY]

Veterans: sexual trauma counseling programs (S. 1030), S9748 [26JY]

Women: sexual trauma counseling programs (S. 1030), S6418, S6432, S6437 [25MY]

Analyses

Protection of Certain Employees Against Prohibited Personnel Practices in the Veterans Health Administration (S. 2324), S9740 [26JY]

Articles and editorials

Bank Helps Homeless Veterans by Letting Them Open Accounts, S8434 [1JY]

Buffalo Soldier at Fort Russell, H6431 [28JY]

Claude Harris, RIP, H10743 [4OC]

Curing What Ails Him and Other Gulf War Vets, S3116 [17MR]

G.I. Bill, 50 Years On, E1293 [22JN]

Heroes on the Battlefield or the Ski Slopes, E933 [16MY]

Kong Gets a German, S15412 [1DE]

Open the ``Cold Spot'' Files, E33 [26JA]

Project Blossom Grows and Grows and Grows, S2349 [3MR]

Smoking Gun in MIA Coverup?, H8035 [12AU]

This We Believe, E1826 [12SE]

Thomas J. Stack, E843 [4MY]

Thomas J. Stack Restored Pride for Vietnam Veterans, E749 [21AP]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: treatment of payments relative to veterans pension determination (see S. 1958), S3446 [22MR]

Armed Forces: disability compensation rates relative to benefits paid under the Special Separation Benefits Program or the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (see S. 2154), S6391 [25MY]

———timing for the payment cost-of-living increases in the survivor annuity contributions of certain retirees (see H.R. 4046), H1438 [16MR]

———treatment of time as hostages in Iran after seizure of U.S. Embassy as POW (see H.R. 4938), H7991 [11AU]

Awards, medals, prizes: authorize the award of the Purple Heart to individuals who were POW before a certain date (see S. 2484), S13852 [30SE]

Benefits: burial costs for disabled veterans who die at a Dept. of Veterans affairs facility (see S. 2322), S9734 [26JY]

———compensation for undiagnosed illnesses (see S. 2330), S9933 [27JY]

———compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 1927, 2167; H.R. 4088), S2878 [11MR], S6602 [8JN], H1540 [17MR]

———disabled veterans benefits (see H.R. 4671), H5316 [28JN]

———educational assistance for alternative teacher certification programs (see H.R. 4761), H5760 [14JY]

———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see S. 1804, 1805), S177 [26JA], S286 [27JA]

———eliminate disparity between military retiree cost-of-living adjustments and survivor annuity contributions (see S. 1817), S659 [2FE]

———grave marker allowance (see H.R. 3977), H1087 [8MR]

———homeless veterans assistance (see S. 2325), S9734 [26JY]

———provide that retirement pay waiver due to pensions or receipt of other retirement pay not apply to funds attributable to extraordinary heroism (see S. 2048), S4834 [26AP]

———retirement pay for certain nurses, and special pay agreements for health care professionals (see S. 2331), S10051 [28JY]

———revise and improve programs (see H.R. 5244), H11427 [7OC]

Board of Veterans' Appeals: refer to members as veterans law judges, and provide for payment of members (see S. 2305), S9446 [21JY]

Claude Harris, Jr., Veterans' Medical Center Building, Tuscaloosa, AL: designate (see S. 2397; H.R. 4948), S11895 [16AU], H8052 [12AU]

Coins: mint in commemoration of George C. Marshall's World War II service (see S. 2007), S4076 [11AP]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): expenses for investigations and studies (see H. Res. 341), H287 [3FE]

D-Day Widows and Orphans National Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 408), H9087 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish commission to study illnesses incurred relative to service in combat zones (see H.R. 4990), H8695 [18AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjudication of certain claims relative to medical malpractice (see S. 1907), S2475 [8MR]

———authorize construction of medical facilities (see S. 2277), S8821 [12JY]

———disposition of claims for veterans benefits (see S. 1908), S2475 [8MR]

———establish an Office for Women Veterans and an Office for Minority Veterans (see S. 2429), S12619 [25AU]

———feasibility of participation in State health care reform programs (see S. 1974), S3684 [24MR]

———health care reform programs in States that have reformed health care systems (see S. 2135), S6123 [19MY]

———improve organization and procedures of the Board of Veterans Appeals (see S. 1904), S2475 [8MR]

———improve processing of benefits claims (see S. 1905), S2475 [8MR]

———provision of a display case for the flag furnished with respect to deceased veterans (see H.R. 4286), H2638 [21AP]

———reform health care policy (see H.R. 4124), H1994 [24MR]

———staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and establish health care delivery programs (see H.R. 4013), H1322 [11MR]

Disabled: clarify disabled classification for employment and training purposes (see H.R. 4572), H4390 [13JN]

———disability compensation for dependents relative to similar retirement payments (see S. 2047), S4834 [26AP]

———specialized services to disabled veterans (see H.R. 4428), H3356 [16MY]

Diseases: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 4156), H1995 [24MR]

———prostate cancer screening, treatment, and research programs for medicare, veterans, and the Public Health Service (see H.R. 4809), H6104 [21JY]

District of Columbia: approve location for World War II memorial (see S.J. Res. 217; H.J. Res. 406), S11798 [15AU], H9008 [21AU]

Education: assistance for flight training programs (see S. 2094), S5449 [10MY]

———programs (see H.R. 4768), H5760 [14JY]

Employment: programs (see H.R. 4776), H5768 [18JY]

———training (see S. 2387), S11478 [12AU]

Exercise Tiger Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 305), H42 [25JA]

Federal employees: provide additional points on the competitive service entrance examination for certain veterans (see H.R. 3830), H410 [9FE]

Flag—U.S.: display at half-mast on Government buildings on December 7 in remembrance of the Armed Forces who served at Pearl Harbor (see H.J. Res. 308), H83 [26JA]

Health: determination of service connection for disabilities arising from exposure to ionizing radiation or dioxin (see S. 1906), S2475 [8MR]

———establish confidential database for the collection of medical information (see H.R. 5022), H9087 [12SE]

———medical quality assurance records (see S. 2323), S9734 [26JY]

———reform and simplify health care system (see S. 2309; H.R. 4788), S9446 [21JY], H5870 [19JY]

Homeless: require assistance funds contain an apportionment for homeless veterans (see H. Res. 503), H6549 [1AU]

Housing: programs (see H.R. 4724), H5546 [12JY]

———specially adapted housing grant (see H.R. 4670), H5316 [28JN]

Immigration: naturalization of aliens who served with U.S. forces in Laos (see S. 1867), S1860 [24FE]

Income: financial reporting requirements applicable to certain benefits (see S. 2279), S8908 [13JY]

———permit retirement pay concurrently with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 65), consideration (see H. Res. 382), H1157 [9MR]

———survivor annuity benefits relative to waivers made before marriage (see H.R. 5004), H8754 [19AU]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 60; H. Con. Res. 199), S1047 [7FE], H42 [25JA]

Medicare: coverage of military retirees and dependents living near closed military bases (see S. 2149), S6391 [25MY]

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill: grant charter (see S. 2340), S10141 [29JY]

National cemeteries: burial eligibility for the spouses of veterans who die before such veterans (see S. 2321), S9734 [26JY]

———extend eligibility for burial to certain veterans of reserve components (H.R. 821), Senate amendments, H2397 [18AP]

———payments to States for plot allowances for certain eligible veterans (see S. 2114), S5684 [12MY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 169; H.J. Res. 332), S2878 [11MR], H1157 [9MR]

National League of Families POW/MIA: display of flag (see S.J. Res. 196; H.J. Res. 369), S6392 [25MY], H3964 [24MY]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 209), S8821 [12JY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 196; H.J. Res. 369, 376), S6392 [25MY], H3964 [24MY], H4390 [13JN]

National Wartime Nurses Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 375), H4390 [13JN]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive award for certain Naval or Marine Corps service (see H.R. 4459), H3755 [19MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (see S. 2178; H.R. 4386, 4540), S6781 [10JN], H3278 [11MY], H4219 [8JN]

———improved system of health-related information and availability of health care for veterans (see H.R. 4542), H4219 [8JN]

Persian Gulf War Veteran Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 320), H357 [8FE]

Philippine Commonwealth Army: payment of benefits to veterans (see S. 2320), S9734 [26JY]

POW: permit disabled former POW to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 4513), H4164 [26MY]

Radioactive substances: compensation of individuals who were subjects in Government radiation experiments (see H.R. 3743, 4292; H. Res. 337), H83 [26JA], H204 [2FE], H2639 [21AP]

———study health consequences of individuals exposed to ionizing radiation (see S. 2365), S10878 [5AU]

States: require taxation of military retirement annuities on the same basis of State retirement annuities (see H.R. 3915), H865 [24FE]

Taxation: penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans by military reservists equal to income lost due to active duty (see H.R. 3758), H156 [1FE]

———treatment of flight training expenses relative to veterans educational assistance allowances (see S. 2338), S10141 [29JY]

Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (see S.J. Res. 172; H.J. Res. 315), S2963 [15MR], H204 [2FE]

29th Division Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 2163), S6522 [7JN]

U.S. Armed Forces History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 343), H1897 [22MR]

Veterans Employment Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 377), H4653 [16JN]

Veterans Health Administration: authorize employment of social workers (see S. 2184), S6857 [14JN]

———protection of certain employees against prohibited personnel practices (see S. 2324), S9734 [26JY]

———staffing levels relative to veterans health care services and health care reform (see H.R. 3808), H356 [8FE]

VFW: amend charter (see H.R. 5191), H11000 [5OC]

Vietnam: foreign aid relative to POW/MIA personnel resolution efforts (see S.J. Res. 231), S14479 [6OC]

———progress relative to POW/MIA personnel and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 278), H7074 [5AU]

Women: sexual trauma counseling programs (S. 1030), return to Senate (see H. Res. 487), H6104 [21JY]

World War II: benefits for Philippine service (see H.R. 4701), H5462 [30JN]

———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners (see S. 2337), S10141 [29JY]

World War II Home Front Council: reissue ``E'' award to original recipients to commemorate the role of home front veterans (see S. 2558), S15036 [8OC]

Biographies

Hardy, Rollan E., E2085 [6OC]

Descriptions

Revise and improve veterans benefits programs (H.R. 5244), H11349-H11352 [7OC]

Veterans Health Care Reform Act (S. 2309), S9469 [21JY]

Documents

Investigation of Chemical and Biological Warfare by Iraq on U.S. Forces During the Persian Gulf Conflict, S3102 [17MR]

Proposed National Health Care Reform Relative to Veterans, S9469 [21JY]

Essays

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: Julie Nickerson, Harry Steinhilber, Robin Meade, and John Tobin, E1347 [28JN]

Eulogies

Eulogy for Dad: Ed Holder, E2113 [6OC]

Explanations

Board of Veterans' Appeals Administrative Procedures Improvement Act (S. 1904), S6966-S6968 [15JN], H4350-H4352 [13JN]

Extend eligibility for burial in national cemeteries to certain veterans of reserve components (H.R. 821): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) and Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S4591 [20AP]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (H.R. 995), S13636-S13642 [28SE], H9136-H9143 [13SE]

Veterans Health Improvements Act (H.R. 3313), S14805-S14807 [7OC], H11229-H11231 [7OC]

Veterans' Persian Gulf War Benefits Act (H.R. 4386), S14687-S14696 [7OC]

Letters

Award Purple Heart to individuals who were POW before a certain date: David H. Hymes, Jewish War Veterans, S13856 [30SE]

———Donald M. Hearon, AMVETS, S13856 [30SE]

———Richard F. Schultz, DAV, S13855 [30SE]

Burial costs for disabled veterans who die at a Dept. of Veterans Affairs facility: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9738 [26JY]

Burial eligibility in national cemeteries for the spouses of veterans who die before such veterans: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9737 [26JY]

Chemical weapons tests on military personnel: Charles McGraw, E727 [20AP]

Compensation for veterans with undiagnosed illnesses: Senators Rockefeller and Murkowski, S9943 [27JY]

———several Senators, S9942 [27JY]

Compensation to retired disabled veterans: Stephen Wolonsky, E1337 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs appropriations: Douglas K. Vollmer, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S13398 [27SE]

Disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel: Ann Mills Griffiths, National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia, S7540 [23JN]

———John F. Sommer, Jr., American Legion, S7540 [23JN]

———Patricia Wilson Dunton, Korean/Cold War Family Association of the Missing, S7541 [23JN]

Earthquake funding for VA medical center located in Sepulveda, CA: Representative Montgomery, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H235 [3FE]

Educational assistance for veterans' flight training programs: James K. Coyne, National Air Transportation Association, S5453 [10MY]

———Phil Boyer, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, S5453 [10MY]

Financial reporting requirements applicable to certain veterans benefits: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S8908 [13JY]

Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO: several Representatives, E2357 [30NO]

Grant charter for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill: Joseph C. Zengerle, S10145 [29JY]

Incendiary Bombs to Rabaul: Walter A. Krell, E1102 [26MY]

Investigation of chemical and biological warfare by Iraq on U.S. forces during the Persian Gulf Conflict: Senator Riegle, S1198, S1199, S1200 [9FE]

———Senator Shelby, S3099 [17MR]

Issuance of a POW/MIA commemorative postage stamp: Marvin Runyon, Postmaster General, S13746 [29SE]

———Senator Smith, S13747 [29SE]

———several Senators, S12744 [12SE], S13746 [29SE]

Location of World War II memorial in the District of Columbia: Bruce Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior, S11801 [15AU]

Medical treatment at Danville, IL, VA Medical Center: Harry N. Walters, E1214 [14JN]

Medicare coverage of military retirees and dependents living near closed military bases: Paul W. Arcari and Michael Quellette, Military Coalition (organization), S6395 [25MY]

Nomination of Charles M. Searcy to Dept. of Defense POW/MIA Office: Donald M. Hearon, American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam (organization), S6763 [9JN]

———Edward D. Blatt, Jewish War Veterans, S6762 [9JN]

Organizational achievements: American Legion Auxiliary Unit 287, Savannah, MO, E148 [9FE]

Payments to States for national cemetery plot allowances for certain eligible veterans: John Vitikacs, American Legion, S5691 [12MY]

Philippine Veterans Currency Act: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veteran Affairs, S9736 [26JY]

Procedures for determination and classification of missing or deceased military personnel: Ann Mills Griffiths, National League of Families POW/MIA, S7541 [23JN]

Protection of certain employees against prohibited personnel practices in the Veterans Health Administration: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9740 [26JY]

Tribute to staff of Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital: Gary F. Thomas, Brotherhood of Vietnam Veterans, Inc., E922 [13MY]

Tribute to Walter H. Arp: Coleman J. Magrish, S12481 [24AU]

U.N. ruling on compensation to veterans of the Persian Gulf Conflict: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, H2858-H2862 [28AP]

VA State Health-Care Reform Pilot Programs Act: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S6127 [19MY]

Veterans' Benefits Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S6605 [8JN]

Veterans disability benefits: Bob Manhan, VFW, S11129 [10AU]

———Bruce Thiesen, American Legion, S11129 [10AU]

———Paul W. Arcari and Michael Ouellette, Military Coalition (organization), S11129 [10AU]

———Richard E. Marbes, DAV, S11129 [10AU]

———Richard F. Johnson, Paralyzed Veterans of America, S11130 [10AU]

———Stephen Wolonsky, Uniformed Services Disabled Retirees (organization), S11130 [10AU]

Veterans exposed to mustard agents during World War II: Stephen W. Preston, Dept. of Defense, H3534 [18MY]

Veterans medical quality assurance records: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9739 [26JY]

Lists

American Legion Post No. 96 officers, E1888 [20SE]

Biological materials exported to Iraq, S1200 [9FE]

Organizations supporting the staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and the establishing of health care delivery programs (H.R. 4013), H2709 [26AP]

Memorandums

Investigation of Chemical and Biological Warfare by Iraq on U.S. Forces During the Persian Gulf Conflict: Senator Shelby, S3099, S3101 [17MR]

Motions

Benefits: compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 1927), H7097 [8AU]

Obituaries

Puller, Lewis B., Jr., S5665 [12MY]

Poems

``Old Soldier and the Parade,'' L. Wayne Harless, E1215 [14JN]

``Our Vets,'' Lawrence F. Kelly, E434 [15MR]

``The Wall,'' Al Jaynes, E1235 [16JN]

Prayers

Tribute to 8th Air Force Squadron: Eric Hawkinson, E1340 [27JN]

Press releases

Discrimination against gay and lesbian Vietnam veterans: National Conference of Viet Nam Veteran Ministers, E46 [1FE]

Proclamations

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: President Clinton, S13748 [29SE]

Remarks by, on

World War II: commendation to individuals exposed to mustard agents (H.R. 1055), H3649 [18MY]

Remarks in House

African Americans: tribute to Buffalo Soldiers, E1254 [17JN], E1285 [22JN]

———tribute to veterans, E2219 [8OC]

American Legion: anniversary, E435 [15MR], E454 [16MR], E613 [12AP], E1826 [12SE]

———tribute, E1253 [17JN]

———tribute to new officers of Post No. 96, E1888 [20SE]

Archer Fish (U.S.S.): crew reunion, E1825 [12SE]

Armed Forces: improve benefits of certain members and reemployment rights and benefits of veterans (H.R. 995), H9117-H9143 [13SE]

———tribute, E933 [16MY]

Benefits: compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 4088), H7088-H7097 [8AU]

———compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 1927), H7097 [8AU], H11231, H11232 [7OC]

———compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 1927), insert language of H.R. 4088 in lieu, H7097 [8AU]

———revise and improve programs (H.R. 5244), H11349-H11377 [7OC], E2299 [29NO]

Bill of rights (H.R. 408), H895 [1MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H364 [9FE]

Chaffee, MO: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 389, E1551 [25JY]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Purple Heart Cruise, E1578 [27JY]

Claude Harris, Jr., Veterans' Medical Center Building, Tuscaloosa, AL: designate (H.R. 4948), H10742-H10744 [4OC], E2089 [6OC]

Crocker, Daniel: St. Clair County, MI, Veteran of the Year recipient, E2292 [29NO]

Danville, IL: tribute to the VA Medical Center, E1214 [14JN]

D-Day National Remembrance Day: designate (H.J. Res. 303), H2983 [3MY], E838 [3MY]

Del Rio, TX: tribute to Four Winds Monument Committee, E632 [13AP]

Dept. of Defense: training of military reserves, H9575, H9598 [23SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a Women's Bureau (H.R. 3013), H4347-H4349 [13JN]

———improve organization and procedures of the Board of Veterans Appeals (S. 1904), H4349-H4354 [13JN]

———revise and improve long-term care programs (H.R. 3122), E895 [11MY]

———staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and establish health care delivery programs (H.R. 4013), H2708-H2714 [26AP], H2842, H2844, H2845, H2846, H2848, H2849, H2889 [28AP], E799 [28AP], E818 [2MY], E848 [4MY]

———tribute to VA nurses, E613 [12AP]

Diseases: prostate cancer screening, treatment, and research programs for medicare, veterans, and the Public Health Service (H.R. 4809), H5954, H5957 [21JY], E1533 [21JY]

Education: programs (H.R. 4768), H6500-H6502 [1AU], E2299 [29NO]

Employment: programs (H.R. 4776), H6502, H6503 [1AU], E2299 [29NO]

Exercise Tiger Day: designate (H.J. Res. 305), E791 [28AP]

Federal employees: veterans preference in hiring and retention, H6459 [29JY]

Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO: funding, E2357 [30NO]

Flint, MI: tribute to African-American veterans, E1022 [23MY]

Fort Meade, MD: anniversary of the Historic Post Chapel, E2322 [29NO]

Government: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, E1712 [11AU], E1776 [19AU]

Health: extend and expand medical services (H.R. 3313), H11212-H11231 [7OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H8507 [17AU]

———reform and simplify health care system (H.R. 4788), E1491 [19JY]

Help Hospitalized Veterans (organization): tribute, E1850 [13SE]

Hillsborough County, FL: display of Moving Wall, half-scale replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial, E557 [24MR]

Hines, IL: construction of facility at the Hines Veterans Hospital (H.R. 1617), H2374, H2375 [18AP]

Homeless: require assistance funds contain an apportionment for homeless veterans (H. Res. 503), E1614 [1AU]

Homosexuals: discrimination against gay and lesbian Vietnam veterans, E45 [1FE]

Housing: programs (H.R. 4724), H6503 [1AU]

Hudson Falls, NY: American Legion Post 574 anniversary, E383 [9MR]

Illinois Marine Corps League: anniversary, E1070 [25MY]

Income: survivor annuity benefits relative to waivers made before marriage (H.R. 5004), E1776 [19AU]

Iron Mountain, MI: tribute to Uren-Cooper American Legion Post, E1253 [17JN]

Korean War: tribute to MIA soldiers from Waterbury, CT, E2367 [30NO]

Live P.O.W. Lobby of America (organization): tribute, E2189 [8OC]

Lufkin, TX: tribute to the Lufkin Veterans Outpatient Clinic, E2335 [29NO]

Maple Shade, NJ: VFW Post 2445 anniversary, E2307 [29NO]

Marine Corps Intelligence Association: tribute, E30 [26JA]

McGraw, Charles: involvement in tests of chemical agents on military personnel, E727 [20AP]

Memorial Day: observance, H4098 [26MY], E965 [18MY], E1041 [24MY], E1089, E1099 [26MY]

Merchant marine industry: veterans benefits for service during World War II, H9494 [22SE]

Michigan: tribute to Vietnam Veterans of America, E1201 [13JN]

Military aircraft: transportation of veterans' and military retirees' remains, H3872 [23MY]

Monuments and memorials: provide for a National Native American Veterans' Memorial (H.R. 2135), H10796-H10798 [4OC], H10919 [5OC], E2287 [29NO]

National League of Families POW/MIA: display of flag (S.J. Res. 196), H8034-H8036 [12AU]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 196), H8034-H8036 [12AU]

New Hampshire: tribute to Stand Down '94, E1394 [30JN]

New Orleans, LA: Regional VA Benefits Office's development of computer program for rating disability claims, E876 [9MY]

New York: tribute to veterans supporting constitutional amendment to prohibit flag desecration, E1211 [14JN]

Oakland County, MI: dedication of veterans memorial, E1041 [24MY]

Oakland Park, FL: anniversary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic, E2323 [29NO]

Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict, H3896 [24MY], H4169 [8JN]

———compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (H.R. 4386), H3274 [11MY], H4296 [10JN], H7082-H7088 [8AU], E1221 [15JN], E1719 [12AU], E2299 [29NO]

———health care benefits for veterans, E817 [2MY]

———investigation of chemical and biological warfare by Iraq on U.S. forces, E283 [1MR]

———veterans' health care (H.R. 2535), E83 [2FE]

Pine Plains, NY: tribute to Stissing Mountain Junior-Senior High School relative to seminar with World War II veterans, E1598 [28JY]

Plattekill, NY: dedication of the Veterans Memorial Flag Pole, E1156 [9JN]

Plymouth State College: tribute to Phi Beta Upsilon fraternity, E818 [2MY]

Polish American Veterans, Inc: anniversary, E2171 [7OC]

Pompton Lakes, NJ: tribute to John Hand Tri-County, VFW Post No. 2906, E385 [9MR]

POW: permit disabled former POW to travel on military aircraft (H.R. 4513), E1105 [26MY]

Radioactive substances: compensation of individuals who were subjects in Government radiation experiments, E1351 [29JN]

———compensation of individuals who were subjects in Government radiation experiments (H.R. 3743), H47 [26JA]

———compensation of individuals who were subjects in Government radiation experiments (H.R. 4292), E740 [21AP]

Religion: pre-World War II distribution of bibles to U.S. Armed Forces, H4445 [14JN]

Sacramento County, CA: Sacramento County Remembers World War II observance, E54 [1FE]

Salem, IL: tribute to birthplace of GI Bill of Rights, E722 [20AP]

San Antonio, TX: tribute to staff of Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, E922 [13MY]

Savannah, MO: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 287, E148 [9FE]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act: commemorate 50th anniversary, H4784, H4786, H4787, H4860 [22JN], E1267 [21JN], E1278, E1284, E1290, E1292 [22JN], E1304 [23JN], E1324 [24JN], E1390 [30JN]

Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (H.J. Res. 315), H3904 [24MY]

———designate (S.J. Res. 172), H5525 [12JY]

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: essay contest award recipients, E1347 [28JN]

Tuskegee, AL: tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, E230 [23FE]

U.N.: compensation to veterans of the Persian Gulf Conflict, H2857 [28AP]

Veterans: employment programs (H.R. 4776), H6503 [1AU]

Veterans Day: observance, E121 [8FE], E2153 [6OC]

Veterans Health Administration: staffing levels relative to veterans health care services and health care reform (H.R. 3808), H324 [8FE], E405 [10MR]

VFW: anniversary of Police and Firemen's Post 303, E29 [26JA]

Vietnam: progress relative to POW/MIA personnel and democracy efforts (H. Con. Res. 278), H10832-H10835 [4OC], H10921 [5OC], E2109 [6OC]

Warren, MI: tribute to Ukrainian Veterans of America Post 101, E1117 [26MY]

Wilkes-Barre, PA: tribute to veterans, E434 [15MR]

Women: sexual trauma counseling programs (S. 1030), return to Senate (H. Res. 487), H5960 [21JY]

World War II: anniversaries of certain battles, H2905 [28AP]

———anniversary of D-Day, E1182 [10JN]

———anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, E2325 [29NO]

———benefits for Philippine service (H.R. 4701), H5447 [30JN]

———commendation to individuals exposed to mustard agents (H.R. 1055), H97 [1FE]

———funding of congressional trip to Europe for commemorative events, E1196 [13JN]

———tribute to 8th Air Force squadron, E1340 [27JN]

———tribute to 78th Medical Battalion, Company B, E1358 [29JN]

———tribute to the Army 1st Infantry Division, E1108 [26MY]

Wyoming: tribute to buffalo soldiers, H6431 [28JY]

Remarks in Senate

Advance Seed Co.: tribute to Project Blossom horticultural therapy program for VA hospitals, S2348 [3MR]

Air Force: authorize memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (S. 297), indefinitely postponed, S4987 [2MY]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: treatment of payments relative to veterans pension determination (S. 1958), S3456 [22MR]

Armed Forces: disability benefits relative to Special Separation Benefits Program or the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program, S8246 [1JY]

———disability compensation rates relative to benefits paid under the Special Separation Benefits Program or the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (S. 2154), S6396 [25MY]

———improve benefits of certain members and reemployment rights and benefits of veterans (H.R. 995), S13633-S13636 [28SE]

Awards, medals, prizes: authorize the award of the Purple Heart to individuals who were POW before a certain date (S. 2484), S13854 [30SE]

Benefits: burial costs for disabled veterans who die at a Dept. of Veterans Affairs facility (S. 2322), S9738 [26JY]

———compensation for undiagnosed illnesses (S. 2330), S9940-S9942 [27JY]

———compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 1927), S2879 [11MR], S5204 [4MY], S14434-S14438 [6OC]

———compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 2167), S6604 [8JN]

———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (S. 1805), S184 [26JA]

———eliminate disparity between military retiree cost-of-living adjustments and survivor annuity contributions (S. 1817), S659 [2FE]

———homeless veterans assistance (S. 2325), S9741-S9743 [26JY]

———provide that retirement pay waiver due to pensions or receipt of other retirement pay not apply to funds attributable to extraordinary heroism (S. 2048), S4836 [26AP]

———retirement pay for certain nurses, and special pay agreements for health care professionals (S. 2331), S10051 [28JY]

———revise and improve programs (H.R. 5244), S15005-S15010 [8OC]

Board of Veterans' Appeals: refer to members as veterans law judges, and provide for payment of members (S. 2305), S9457-S9460 [21JY]

Canada: tribute to Vietnam veterans, S278 [27JA]

Claude Harris, Jr., Veterans' Medical Center Building, Tuscaloosa, AL: designate (S. 2397), S11894, S11901 [16AU]

Coins: mint in commemoration of George C. Marshall's World War II service (S. 2007), S4076 [11AP]

D-Day National Remembrance Day: designate (H.J. Res. 303), S5593 [11MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjudication of certain claims relative to medical malpractice (S. 1907), S2502, S2507 [8MR]

———authorize construction of medical facilities (S. 2277), S12210 [19AU]

———cancer study, S10503 [3AU]

———construction of veterans medical facility in Portland, OR, S13344 [26SE]

———disposition of claims for veterans benefits (S. 1908), S2502, S2507 [8MR], S12211-S12214 [19AU]

———establish an Office for Women Veterans and an Office for Minority Veterans (S. 2429), S12629 [25AU]

———establish mental illness research, education, and clinical centers (S. 1512), S3809, S3810 [24MR]

———feasibility of participation in State health care reform programs (S. 1974), S3690-S3694, S3795 [24MR], S6623-S6628 [8JN]

———health care reform programs in States that have reformed health care systems (S. 2135), S6125 [19MY]

———improve organization and procedures of the Board of Veterans Appeals (S. 1904), S2502, S2504 [8MR], S4757 [21AP], S6964, S6965-S6968 [15JN]

———improve processing of benefits claims (S. 1905), S2502, S2505 [8MR]

———inpatient and outpatient health care funding, S10545, S10547-S10557 [4AU]

———organization and administration of the Readjustment Counseling Service (S. 1226), S3810-S3815 [24MR]

———repeal requirement that the Under Sec. for Health be a doctor of medicine (S. 1534), S3934-S3936 [25MR]

———staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and establish health care delivery programs (H.R. 4013), S5093 [3MY]

———staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and establish health care delivery programs (H.R. 4013), insert text of S. 1974 in lieu, S6626 [8JN]

Disabled: disability compensation for dependents relative to similar retirement payments (S. 2047), S4836 [26AP]

District of Columbia: approve location for World War II memorial (S.J. Res. 217), S11800 [15AU]

Education: assistance for flight training programs (S. 2094), S5452 [10MY]

Employment: training (S. 2387), S11482 [12AU]

Federal aid programs: increase educational benefits, S14736 [7OC]

Government: disclosure of information concerning U.S. POW/MIA personnel, S7539-S7542 [23JN]

Health: determination of service connection for disabilities arising from exposure to ionizing radiation or dioxin (S. 1906), S2502, S2506 [8MR]

———extend and expand medical services (H.R. 3313), S14802-S14807 [7OC]

———extend and expand medical services (H.R. 3313), insert text of S. 1626 in lieu, S6622 [8JN]

———medical quality assurance records (S. 2323), S9738 [26JY]

———reform and simplify health care system (S. 2309), S9464 [21JY]

Housing: revise the home loan program (S. 1626), S6618, S6622 [8JN]

Immigration: naturalization of aliens who served with U.S. forces in Laos (S. 1867), S1869 [24FE]

Income: disability benefits, S11128-S11130, S11136, S11152 [10AU]

———financial reporting requirements applicable to certain benefits (S. 2279), S8908 [13JY]

Inouye, Senator: Jewish Institute of National Security Affairs' Henry M. Jackson Distinguished Service Award recipient, S14044 [4OC]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (S. Con. Res. 60), S1086 [7FE], S11325 [11AU]

Las Cruces, NM: veterans' outreach and medical center, S10512 [3AU]

Little Rock, AR: tribute to Dept. of Veterans Affairs' employees for receiving the Vice Presidential Hammer Award, S12989 [20SE]

McCain, Senator: anniversary of release as POW, S3178 [17MR]

Medicare: coverage of military retirees and dependents living near closed military bases (S. 2149), S6394 [25MY]

———financial relief for certain military retirees, S8246 [1JY]

Monuments and memorials: provide for a National Native American Veterans' Memorial (H.R. 2135), S15028 [8OC]

National Academy of Sciences: study by the Medical Follow-up Agency of the Institute of Medicine on veterans exposed to radiation during military service, S10581, S10582 [4AU]

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill: grant charter (S. 2340), S10144 [29JY]

National cemeteries: burial eligibility for the spouses of veterans who die before such veterans (S. 2321), S9737 [26JY]

———extend eligibility for burial to certain veterans of reserve components (H.R. 821), S4591 [20AP]

———payments to States for plot allowances for certain eligible veterans (S. 2114), S5691 [12MY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: designate (S.J. Res. 169), S2880 [11MR]

National League of Families POW/MIA: display of flag (S.J. Res. 196), S6409 [25MY], S10355 [2AU]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 209), S8824 [12JY], S144070 [6OC]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 196), S6409 [25MY], S10355 [2AU]

———observance, S12954 [19SE]

Navy Attack Squadron 35: anniversary, S9255 [19JY]

94th Infantry: tribute, S14925 [7OC]

Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict, S8280, S8305, S8306 [1JY], S10997, S10998 [9AU]

———compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (H.R. 4386), S14681, S14682-S14697 [7OC], S15005-S15010 [8OC]

———compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (S. 2178), S6781 [10JN]

———funding to study effects of nerve agents on veterans, S1268 [9FE]

———investigation of chemical and biological warfare by Iraq on U.S. forces, S1196-S1201 [9FE], S3098-S3106, S3116 [17MR], S15045-S15047 [8OC]

Philippine Commonwealth Army: payment of benefits to veterans (S. 2320), S9736 [26JY]

POW/MIA: issuance of a commemorative postage stamp, S12744 [12SE], S13746-S13751 [29SE]

Radioactive substances: compensation of individuals who were subjects in Government radiation experiments, S766 [3FE], S9551 [22JY]

———study health consequences of individuals exposed to ionizing radiation (S. 2365), S10878, S10879 [5AU]

Searcy, Charles M.: nomination to Dept. of Defense POW/MIA Office, S6762 [9JN]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act: commemorate 50th anniversary, S7032 [16JN], S7168 [21JN], S7394, S7395, S7457, S7465, S7466 [22JN]

———commemorate 50th anniversary (S.J. Res. 202), S7473-S7477 [22JN]

Taxation: treatment of flight training expenses relative to veterans educational assistance allowances (S. 2338), S10143 [29JY], S10230 [1AU]

Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (S.J. Res. 172), S2979 [15MR], S7659 [24JN], S9332 [20JY]

29th Division Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (S. 2163), S6534 [7JN]

U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals: revise administrative provisions (S. 1546), S3936 [25MR]

Veterans Health Administration: authorize employment of social workers (S. 2184), S6860 [14JN]

———protection of certain employees against prohibited personnel practices (S. 2324), S9740 [26JY]

Vietnam: foreign aid relative to POW/MIA personnel resolution efforts (S.J. Res. 231), S14545 [6OC]

Women: sexual trauma counseling programs (S. 1030), S6432-S6445 [25MY], S9727 [26JY]

World War II Home Front Council: reissue ``E'' award to original recipients to commemorate the role of home front veterans (S. 2558), S15037 [8OC]

Reports

Investigation of Chemical and Biological Warfare by Iraq on U.S. Forces During the Persian Gulf Conflict, S3103-S3106 [17MR]

U.S. Chemical and Biological Exports to Iraq and Their Possible Impact on the Health Consequences of the Persian Gulf War: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S15047-S15052 [8OC]

Reports filed

Authorize Air Force Memorial in the District of Columbia or Its Environs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 297) (S. Rept. 103-210), S54 [25JA]

Claude Harris, Jr., Veterans' Medical Center Building, Tuscaloosa, AL: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4948) (H. Rept. 103-823), H10538 [3OC]

Compensation for Persian Gulf Conflict Veterans and Increased Research Relative to Illnesses Attributed to Service During Conflict: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4386) (H. Rept. 103-669), H6983 [4AU]

Compensation Rate for Veterans With Service-Connected Disabilities and Survivors' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4088) (H. Rept. 103-668), H6983 [4AU]

Construction of Facility at the Hines Veterans Hospital, Hines, IL: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1617) (H. Rept. 103-476), H2366 [14AP]

Court of Veterans Appeals Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1546) (S. Rept. 103-232), S2288 [2MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Centers: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1512) (S. Rept. 103-237), S3208 [17MR]

Disposition of Claims for Veterans Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1908) (S. Rept. 103-280), S6522 [7JN]

District of Columbia Location Approval for World War II Memorial: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S.J. Res. 217), S13448 [27SE]

Establish a Dept. of Veterans Affairs Women's Bureau: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3013) (H. Rept. 103-538), H4291 [9JN]

Homeless Veterans Assistance: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2325) (S. Rept. 103-385), S13447 [27SE]

Improve Organization and Procedures of the Board of Veterans Appeals: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1904), S4334 [14AP]

Organization and Administration of the Readjustment Counseling Service: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1226) (S. Rept. 103-236), S2962 [15MR]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act 50th Anniversary Commemoration (S.J. Res. 201), S7461 [22JN]

Staffing Guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and Establishment of Health Care Delivery Programs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4013) (H. Rept. 103-477), H2366 [14AP]

Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 172), S7560 [23JN]

VA State Health Care Reform Pilot Program Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1974) (S. Rept. 103-268), S6196 [23MY]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1927), S4834 [26AP]

Veterans' Education and Training Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4768) (H. Rept. 103-631), H6453 [28JY]

Veterans Educational Assistance for Flight Training Programs: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2094) (S. Rept. 103-384), S13447 [27SE]

Veterans' Employment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4776) (H. Rept. 103-630), H6453 [28JY]

Veterans' Home Loan Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1626) (S. Rept. 103-267), S6196 [23MY]

Veterans Housing Programs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4724) (H. Rept. 103-629), H6453 [28JY]

Veterans' Medical Facilities Construction Projects: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (S. 2277), S8821 [12JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Award Purple Heart to individuals who were POW before a certain date: DAV, S13856 [30SE]

———Military Order of the Purple Heart, S13855 [30SE]

Statements

Compensation Payments for Disabled Veterans: Richard E. Marbes, DAV, E762 [25AP]

Nomination of Charles M. Searcy to Dept. of Defense POW/MIA Office: National League of Families POW/MIA, S6762 [9JN]

———VFW, S6762 [9JN]

Revise and Improve Veterans Benefits Programs (H.R. 5244), S15010-S15020 [8OC], H11352-H11362 [7OC]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act: Garnett Shropshire, E1324 [24JN]

———Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, E1324 [24JN]

———President Clinton, E1325 [24JN]

Tribute to Joe Robles: Senator Dole, E1108 [26MY]

Tribute to the Army 1st Infantry Division: Senator Dole, E1108 [26MY]

Summaries

Veterans' Benefits Act (H.R. 4088), H7091-H7095 [8AU]

Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act (S. 1030), S6437 [25MY]

Veterans' Persian Gulf War Benefits Act (H.R. 4386), S14682-S14686 [7OC], H7085 [8AU]

Tables

Martinez, CA, medical/surgical population by county, S10551 [4AU]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 278, progress relative to POW/MIA personnel and democracy efforts in Vietnam, H10832 [4OC]

H. Res. 487, return S. 1030, Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act, to Senate, H5960 [21JY]

H.J. Res. 303, D-Day National Remembrance Day, H2984 [3MY]

H.J. Res. 315, Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II, H3905 [24MY]

H.R. 995, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, S13626-S13633 [28SE]

H.R. 1617, construction of facility at the Hines Veterans Hospital, Hines, IL, H2374 [18AP]

H.R. 2135, Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act, H10796 [4OC]

H.R. 3013, establish a Women's Bureau of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H4347 [13JN]

H.R. 3313, Veterans Health Improvements Act, S6622 [8JN], S14802 [7OC]

H.R. 4013, staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and establish health care delivery programs, H2708 [26AP]

H.R. 4013, VA State Health Care Reform Pilot Program Act, S6626-S6628 [8JN]

H.R. 4088, Veterans' Benefits Act, H7088-H7091 [8AU]

H.R. 4386, Veterans' Persian Gulf War Benefits Act, S15194-S15206 [30NO], H7082-H7084 [8AU]

H.R. 4513, permit disabled former POW to travel on military aircraft, E1106 [26MY]

H.R. 4724, housing programs for veterans, H6503 [1AU]

H.R. 4768, Veterans' Education and Training Act, H6500 [1AU]

H.R. 4776, Veterans' Employment Act, H6502 [1AU]

H.R. 4948, Claude Harris, Jr., Veterans' Medical Center Building, Tuscaloosa, AL, H10744 [4OC]

H.R. 5244, revise and improve veterans benefits programs, H11363-H11376 [7OC]

S. 1030, Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act, S6439 [25MY], S9727-S9733 [26JY]

S. 1226, Readjustment Counseling Service organization and administration, S3813 [24MR]

S. 1512, establish mental illness research, education, and clinical centers within the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S3809 [24MR], S3951 [25MR]

S. 1546, Court of Veterans Appeals Improvement Act, S3937 [25MR]

S. 1817, eliminate disparity between military retiree cost-of-living adjustments and survivor annuity contributions, S660 [2FE]

S. 1904, Board of Veterans' Appeals Administrative Procedures Improvement Act, S6964 [15JN], H4349 [13JN]

S. 1904, improve organization and procedures of the Board of Veterans Appeals, S4760 [21AP]

S. 1904, improve organization and procedures of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Board of Veterans Appeals, S2504 [8MR]

S. 1905, improve Dept. of Veterans Affairs processing of benefits claims, S2506 [8MR]

S. 1906, determination of veterans' service connection for disabilities arising from exposure to ionizing radiation or dioxin, S2507 [8MR]

S. 1907, Dept. of Veterans Affairs adjudication of certain claims relative to medical malpractice, S2507 [8MR]

S. 1908, disposition of claims for veterans benefits, S2508 [8MR]

S. 1908, Veterans' Claims Adjudication Improvement Act, S12214 [19AU]

S. 1927, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S2880 [11MR], S5204 [4MY], H7097 [8AU]

S. 1958, treatment of Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act payments relative to veterans pension determination, S3457 [22MR]

S. 1974, VA State Health Care Reform Pilot Program Act, S3691-S3693 [24MR], S6623-S6625 [8JN]

S. 2007, mint coins in commemoration of George C. Marshall's World War II service, S4077 [11AP]

S. 2094, educational assistance for veterans' flight training programs, S5452 [10MY]

S. 2114, payments to States for national cemetery plot allowances for certain eligible veterans, S5691 [12MY]

S. 2135, VA State Health-Care Reform Pilot Programs Act, S6125-S6127 [19MY]

S. 2149, medicare coverage of military retirees and dependents living near closed military bases, S6395 [25MY]

S. 2154, disability compensation rates for veterans relative to benefits paid under the Special Separation Benefits Program or the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program, S6397 [25MY]

S. 2163, grant Federal charter for the 29th Division Association, Inc., S6534 [7JN]

S. 2167, Veterans' Benefits Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S6605 [8JN]

S. 2178, Persian Gulf War Veterans' Compensation Act, S6782-S6784 [10JN]

S. 2184, employment of social workers in Veterans Health Administration, S6861 [14JN]

S. 2238, tax treatment of flight training expenses relative to veterans educational assistance allowances, S10231 [1AU]

S. 2277, construction of medical facilities at Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S12211 [19AU]

S. 2279, financial reporting requirements applicable to certain veterans benefits, S8908 [13JY]

S. 2305, Veterans Law Judge Act, S9459 [21JY]

S. 2309, Veterans Health Care Reform Act, S9466-S9469 [21JY]

S. 2320, Philippine Veterans Currency Act, S9736 [26JY]

S. 2321, burial eligibility in national cemeteries for the spouses of veterans who die before such veterans, S9737 [26JY]

S. 2322, burial costs for disabled veterans who die at a Dept. of Veterans Affairs facility, S9738 [26JY]

S. 2323, veterans medical quality assurance records, S9738 [26JY]

S. 2324, protection of certain employees against prohibited personnel practices in the Veterans Health Administration, S9740 [26JY]

S. 2325, homeless veterans assistance, S9743 [26JY]

S. 2330, compensation for veterans with undiagnosed illnesses, S9942 [27JY]

S. 2331, retirement pay for certain nurses, and special pay agreements for health care professionals in VA hospitals, S10051 [28JY]

S. 2340, grant charter for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, S10144 [29JY]

S. 2365, study health consequences of spouses and descendants of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation, S10878 [5AU]

S. 2387, employment training for veterans, S11482 [12AU]

S. 2429, establish an Office for Women Veterans and an Office for Minority Veterans within the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S12630 [25AU]

S. 2484, authorize the award of the Purple Heart to individuals who were POW before a certain date, S13855 [30SE]

S. Con. Res. 60, issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary of Jewish War Veterans, S11325 [11AU]

S. Con Res. 60, issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary of Jewish War Veterans, S1086 [7FE]

S.J. Res. 172, Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II, S2979 [15MR], S7659 [24JN], H5525 [12JY]

S.J. Res. 196, National POW/MIA Recognition Day and display of National League of Families POW/MIA flag, S6409 [25MY]

S.J. Res. 196, National POW/MIA Recognition Day and display of flag by National League of Families POW/MIA, S10355 [2AU], H8036 [12AU]

S.J. Res. 202, commemorate 50th anniversary of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, S7473 [22JN]

S.J. Res. 209, National Military Families Recognition Day, S8824 [12JY], S14826 [7OC]

S.J. Res. 217, approve location for World War II memorial in the District of Columbia, S11801 [15AU]