VETERANS

Addresses

Grateful Nation Remembers Veterans: Greg Reed, S785 [29JA]

In Our Hearts: Representative Capps, E1033 [22MY]

Memorial Day: Douglas MacArthur, S5143 [23MY]

Veterans Memorial Plaza Dedication: Ronald D. Rankin, E1917 [2OC]

Women in Military Service for America Memorial Dedication: Representative Harman, E2040 [21OC]

Amendments

Crime: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (S. 923), S5922, S5936 [18JN], S12488 [10NO], H9837 [31OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (S. 714), S11791 [5NO], S12488 [10NO]

Income: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 2367), H9835 [31OC]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (S. Res. 76), S5106, S5142 [23MY]

Analyses

Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program Extension (S. 1027), S7711 [17JY]

Provide for a Staggered Judicial Retirement Option for the Court of Veterans Appeals To Avoid Large Case Backlogs and Rename to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (S. 988), S6914-S6916 [7JY]

Veterans' Housing Loan Improvements Act (S. 986), S6909 [7JY]

Articles and editorials

Civics 101—Making a Difference, E539 [20MR]

Hawaii's Exceptionally Strong Patriotism, S12483 [10NO]

Military Forces Are Near ``Breaking Point'' GOP Report Charges, H1350 [9AP]

One Man's Fight for a Better World, S10923 [22OC]

Six Military Women and Six U.S. Wars—Stories Reach Back Through History of Nation, E2041 [21OC]

South Nodaway First Grade Students Learn Public Speaking Early, E1291 [23JN]

U.S. Defense Budget—Walking the Tightrope Without a Net, H1349 [9AP]

Will an American `Tommy' Please Stand?, E400 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

American Legion: eligibility for membership relative to starting date for Vietnamese Conflict (see S. 1377; H.R. 2835), S11764 [5NO], H10170 [6NO]

Arlington National Cemetery: reburial of an unknown Civil War veteran of the Union Army (see H.R. 1668), H3069 [20MY]

———reburial of an unknown Civil War veteran of the Union Army and the Army of the Confederate States (see H.R. 1669), H3069 [20MY]

Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the military health care system (see S. 1334), S11343 [29OC]

———improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1456), H1891 [24AP]

———issue medal to persons exposed to nuclear radiation (see H.R. 432), H153 [9JA]

———permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retired members and their dependents (see H.R. 2128), H5021 [9JY]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 2537), H7830 [24SE]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see S. 1359; H.R. 2550), S11677 [4NO], H7910 [25SE]

Benefits: extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated (see H.R. 2142), H5131 [10JY]

———extend to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2946), H10419 [8NO]

———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004, 2220), H4132 [20JN], H5569 [22JY]

———revisions of decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see S. 464; H.R. 1090), S2416 [18MR], H1110 [18MR]

Brookhaven, NY: establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs ambulatory care facility (see H.R. 56), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2494), H7600 [18SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda to confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status on Bob Hope (see S. Con. Res. 56), S10950 [22OC]

Castle AFB, CA: provide for the operation of a combined post exchange and commissary store (see H.R. 50), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

Cemeteries and funerals: restoration of the grave marker allowance (see H.R. 1602), H2679 [14MY]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7261 [11SE]

Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: eliminate the requirement that members be allocated to separate programs (see H.R. 469), H243 [21JA]

Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 335), H150 [9JA]

Committee on Appropriations (House): establish Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 20), H156 [9JA]

Congressional Medal of Honor: cost-of-living adjustments in the rate of special pension paid to recipients (see H.R. 1988), H4086 [19JN]

———special pension cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2286), H6026 [29JY]

Court of Veterans Appeals: provide for a staggered judicial retirement option to avoid large case backlogs and rename to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see S. 988), S6907 [7JY]

———rename as Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 1089), H1110 [18MR]

Courts: allow DAV to sue or be sued in Federal court (see H.R. 1406), H1793 [23AP]

Crime: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see S. 917, 923; H.R. 1908, 1955, 1990), S5790 [17JN], H3864 [17JN], H3923 [18JN], H4086 [19JN]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of burial benefits (see H.R. 2040), H4645 [25JN]

David B. Champagne Post Office Building, Wakefield, RI: designate (see S. 973), S6496 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1631), H2783 [15MY]

———authorize certain disabled veterans to use commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 2050), H4645 [25JN]

———demonstration project to provide Medicare reimbursement to certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1357), H1611 [16AP]

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see S. 1534), S12575 [13NO]

Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 895), H701 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H1186 [19MR]

———authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 2571), H8160 [29SE]

———determination of service connection for certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see S. 1320), S11192 [24OC]

———develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H1018 [13MR]

———exempt certain aliens from the requirement that they work only in areas designated as having a shortage of health care professionals (see S. 970), S6496 [26JN]

———extend authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1111 [18MR]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see S. 1018), S7486 [15JY]

———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see S. 1027), S7710 [17JY]

———funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156), H1258 [20MR]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 2504), H7599 [18SE]

———guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3039), H10953 [13NO]

———improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580), H2589 [13MY]

———improve homeless veterans programs (see H.R. 2206), H5569 [22JY]

———improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (see S. 801; H.R. 1703), S5108 [23MY], H3201 [22MY]

———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see S. 714; H.R. 2317), S4106 [7MY], H6703 [31JY]

———offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007), H887 [11MR]

———prohibit the collection of parking fees at medical facilities shared with the Dept. of Defense (see S. 309), S1300 [12FE]

———revise process by which State housing construction grants are administered (see H.R. 1291), H1438 [10AP]

———specify the frequency of screening mammograms provided to women veterans (see S. 999), S7116 [9JY]

Disabled: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military installations for certain disabled individuals (see S. 1351; H.R. 2760), S11448 [30OC], H9729 [29OC]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 162), S162 [21JA]

———extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents (see H.R. 2224), H5664 [23JY]

Diseases: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 559), H284 [4FE]

———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs (see H.R. 301), H149 [9JA]

———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H151 [9JA]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see S. 1385), S11863 [6NO]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted programs (see H.R. 759), H586 [13FE]

Employment: expand workstudy opportunities (see H.R. 1877), H3796 [12JN]

———strengthen veterans' preference (see H.R. 167), H144 [9JA]

Federal employees: employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 1006), H887 [11MR]

———prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (see S. 1021), S7603 [16JY]

Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457), H7261 [11SE]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see S. 528), S2900 [9AP]

H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 2775), H9800 [30OC]

H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 714), H522 [12FE]

Health: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see S. 374; H.R. 2397), S1734 [27FE], H6916 [4SE]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see S. 211; H.R. 466), S725 [28JA], H243 [21JA]

———presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities relative to exposure to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 1540), H2254 [6MY]

———treatment of cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 1399, 1426), H1706 [17AP], H1794 [23AP]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 64), H1706 [17AP]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H3273 [3JN]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see S.J. Res. 36; H.J. Res. 75), S8186 [28JY], H2090 [30AP]

Housing: exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 384), H151 [9JA]

———extend the duration of the pilot program providing for interest buy down authority (see H.R. 1064), H1017 [13MR]

———improve housing loan programs (see S. 986), S6907 [7JY]

Income: exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments be made by electronic funds transfer (see S. 874), S5444 [10JN]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see S. 987; H.R. 2367), S6907 [7JY], H6705 [31JY]

———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 38), H140 [9JA]

———payment of special annuities to surviving spouses of deceased members of the Armed Forces who are ineligible for a survivor annuity under transition laws (see S. 350), S1553 [25FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 657; H.R. 44, 65, 303), S3727 [25AP], H68, H69 [7JA], H140, H141, H149 [9JA]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 44), S8186 [28JY]

Kuwait: provide funding to veterans for research, diagnosis, treatment, and compensation for illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Res. 310), H10171 [6NO]

Lawyers and attorneys: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 1008), H887 [11MR]

———limit attorneys' fees in awards of past-due benefits (see H.R. 2572), H8160 [29SE]

Medicaid: equitable treatment of certain benefits received by veterans in State and privately owned nursing homes (see S. 502), S2646 [20MR]

———post-eligibility treatment of certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs pension or compensation payments (see H.R. 1269), H1437 [10AP]

Medicare: reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1703 [17AP]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H145, H152 [9JA]

———waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees and dependents who live near certain military hospitals (see H.R. 1738), H3202 [22MY]

Memorial Day: proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (see S. Res. 76), S3419 [22AP]

———restore traditional observance (see S. 116; H.R. 2679), S161 [21JA], H8928 [21OC]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2346), H6704 [31JY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see S. 813; H.R. 1532), S5109 [23MY], H2253 [6MY]

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see S. Res. 68), S2647 [20MR]

National Guard: allow members to perform honor guard functions at veterans' funerals (see S. 324; H.R. 1601), S1382 [13FE], H2679 [14MY]

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: authorizing appropriations for the expansion of the columbarium (see S. 1006; H.R. 2144), S7210 [10JY], H5131 [10JY]

Naval Armed Guard Service: appreciation to veterans for service during World War I and World War II (see H.J. Res. 99), H10171 [6NO]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H283 [4FE]

Parren J. Mitchell Veterans Medical Center, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 3051), H10954 [13NO]

Pension: minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H68 [7JA]

Pensions: presumption of total disability for certain individuals relative to nonservice-connected disability pension program (see S. 1017), S7486 [15JY]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H144 [9JA]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 189), H145 [9JA]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey (see H.R. 250), H147 [9JA]

Philippines: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see S. 623; H.R. 836), S3419 [22AP], H668 [26FE]

———extend time period to complete naturalization process for certain Philippine nationals who served in World War II (see S. 118), S161 [21JA]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see S. 96), S161 [21JA]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Con. Res. 128), H5916 [28JY]

Postal Service: regulation of solicitation of contributions by veterans' organizations on postal property (see H.R. 37), H67 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

POW: authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see S. 129), S162 [21JA]

Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation: establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H2679 [14MY]

Reservists: computation of retirement pay credit for military reservists who are retained in active service (see H.R. 542), H283 [4FE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 168), H144 [9JA]

Social Security: provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see S. 912; H.R. 451, 598), S5694 [16JN], H169 [20JA], H346 [5FE]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 166), H144 [9JA]

———payments for certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see S. 217), S726 [28JA]

Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 42, 43), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits (see H.R. 1149, 1409), H1258 [20MR], H1793 [23AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see S. 632; H.R. 1241), S3550 [23AP], H1338 [8AP]

———statute of limitations exclusion for certain military disability benefits (see H.R. 1408), H1793 [23AP]

———treatment of certain disabled veterans relative to special separation benefits program (see S. 1247), S10293 [1OC]

U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service (see H.J. Res. 100), H10171 [6NO]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1414), H1793 [23AP]

Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see S. 374), S1734 [27FE]

Veterans Health Administration: provide that special pay paid to certain physicians and dentists be considered basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1687), H3169 [21MY]

———recruitment and retention of clinical and counseling psychologists (see S. 161), S162 [21JA]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: commemorate anniversary of construction and dedication (see S. Res. 87), S4748 [20MY]

Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 157), H144 [9JA]

World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (see S. 61), S160 [21JA]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126, 2062), H1186 [19MR], H4646 [25JN]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2585), H8265 [30SE]

———recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see S. Con. Res. 32; H. Con. Res. 95), S5596 [12JN], H3660 [10JN]

Creeds

National Association of State Approving Agencies creed, E1395 [10JY]

Essays

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: Athanasia A. Anagnostou, E1043 [22MY]

———Cass Bazelow, E1042 [22MY]

———Michael Nickerson, Jr., E1043 [22MY]

Eulogies

Collins, Patrick G.: by William M. Keys, E1612 [1AU]

Letters

Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care programs: David W. Gorman, DAV, S7144 [10JY]

———George C. Duggins, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., S7144 [10JY]

———Gordon H. Mansfield, Paralyzed Veterans of America, S7144 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Collections Fund: Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, H5311 [16JY]

Extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida: Jesse Brown, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S7487 [15JY]

Presumption of total disability for certain individuals relative to nonservice-connected disability pension program: Jesse Brown, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S7486 [15JY]

Provide for a Staggered Judicial Retirement Option for the Court of Veterans Appeals To Avoid Large Case Backlogs and Rename to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Frank Q. Nebeker, Court of Veterans Appeals, S6916 [7JY]

Public support for U.S. military and veterans: Peter Tarasoff, E2305 [10NO]

Recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany: George Bush, H7290 [16SE]

Repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving veterans' spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset, H3572 [6JN]

Selection of lands by certain Veitnam veterans and the Elim Native Corp., Richard Roldan, Dept. of the Interior, E2221 [7NO]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment and Benefit Programs Improvement Act: Jesse Brown, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S6911 [7JY]

Veterans health care programs funding: Michael A. Nelson, Retired Officers Association, H4617 [25JN]

Women in Military Service for America Memorial dedication: Joanne Creighton, Mount Holyoke College, E2045 [22OC]

Lists

Extraneous items added to emergency supplemental appropriations legislation, S5470 [10JN]

Scotland, SD, VFW Post 2966 ladies auxiliary members, S11862 [6NO]

World War II U.S. airmen held at Buchenwald concentration camp, S5627 [12JN], E1170 [10JN], E1676 [5SE]

Poems

``Arlington,'' Ruth Mariott, S5103 [23MY]

``In Flanders Fields,'' John McCrae, S5089 [23MY], E1049 [22MY]

``Let Me Lie With Soldiers,'' Clyde M. Reedy, E404 [6MR]

``Sea Going American Patriots of World War II,'' Sol Axelrod, E982 [20MY]

Proclamations

POW/MIA Recognition Day: George V. Voinovich, Governor of Ohio, S11222 [27OC]

———Jim Geringer, Governor of Wyoming, S11221 [27OC]

Proposals

Legislation to commend veterans of Exercise Tiger training mission during World War II, H1853 [24AP]

Remarks in House

Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act: selection of lands by certain Veitnam veterans and the Elim Native Corp. (H.R. 2924), E2220 [7NO]

American Legion: eligibility for membership relative to starting date for Vietnamese Conflict (S. 1377), H10374 [8NO]

Arlington National Cemetery: maintenance funding, H5261 [15JY]

Armed Forces: grant health benefits for life upon retirement, E1308 [24JN]

———issue medal to persons exposed to nuclear radiation (H.R. 432), E74 [9JA]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (H.R. 2537), E1844 [24SE]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (H.R. 2550), E1856 [25SE]

Barnard, MO: tribute to American Legion Post No. 102, E1291 [23JN]

Benefits: reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (H.R. 2220), E1476 [22JY], E1507 [24JY]

———revisions of decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (H.R. 1090), H1566-H1568 [16AP], E738 [24AP]

Berlin, PA: anniversary of VFW Post 8896, E442 [12MR]

Brevard County, FL: veterans health care facility funding, H8684 [8OC]

Brown, Thomas R.: VA Olin E. Teague Award recipient, H8810 [9OC], E1936 [6OC]

Bullhead (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, E2315 [10NO]

Cape Verdean American Veterans Association: tribute, E1966 [8OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda to confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status on Bob Hope (S. Con. Res. 56), H9046 [23OC]

Catholic War Veterans (organization): anniversary of St. Michael's Post 1562, E1931 [2OC]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (H.R. 2453), E1740 [11SE]

Colleges and universities: tribute to internship program for Hispanic Americans at VA health care facilities, E2088 [24OC]

Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance: tribute, E463 [13MR]

Crime: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits, H4156 [23JN]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (H.R. 1955), H3894 [18JN], H3931 [19JN]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (S. 923), H9837-H9839 [31OC], E1410 [11JY]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of burial benefits, H4155 [23JN]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of burial benefits (H.R. 2040), E1410 [11JY]

Daly (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, E2132 [30OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (H.R. 1631), E956 [19MY]

———GAO study on chemical warfare policies and adverse health effects, H4161 [23JN]

———provide compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed by the U.S. during the Vietnamese Conflict, H3279 [4JN]

———provide compensation to certain Vietnamese who were employed during the Vietnamese Conflict, H1548 [16AP]

Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling, H2192 [6MY]

———include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling (H.R. 895), E353 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: announcement of toll-free telephone number to assist Persian Gulf veterans relative to health care examinations, H931 [12MR]

———authorize medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 2571), H8368 [6OC]

———develop plan for allocation of health care resources (H.R. 1077), E483 [17MR]

———establish Medical Collections Fund, H5310-H5313 [16JY]

———extend authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (H.R. 1092), H1568-H1571 [16AP]

———funding, H5607 [23JY], H6336 [30JY]

———health care programs funding, H4573, H4616 [25JN], E1614 [1AU]

———improve allocation of health care resources (H.R. 1580), E915 [14MY]

———improve homeless veterans programs (H.R. 2206), H6966 [8SE], H8271 [1OC], H8362-H8368, H8397 [6OC]

———improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (H.R. 1703), H8369-H8373 [6OC], E1028 [22MY], E2011 [9OC]

———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (H.R. 2253), E1517 [24JY]

———investigation of sexual harassment allegations, H1585 [16AP]

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (H.R. 2317), E2380 [13NO]

———medical, prosthetic, and Gulf War Syndrome research funding, H5277-H5290 [15JY]

———national cemetery construction funding, H5309 [16JY]

———revise process by which State housing construction grants are administered (H.R. 1291), E627 [10AP]

———tribute to Chapter 31 Program for vocational rehabilitation in assisting service-disabled veterans find and maintain employment, H3921 [18JN]

Dept of Defense: tribute to Navy submarine veterans, E718 [23AP]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws, H5261 [15JY]

Disabled: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military installations for certain disabled individuals (H.R. 2760), E2115 [29OC]

Employment: expand workstudy opportunities (H.R. 1877), E1249 [18JN]

———strengthen veterans' preference (H.R. 167), E79 [9JA]

Essexville, MI: anniversary of AMVETS Post 22, E136 [4FE]

Faribault, MN: observance of Memorial Day, H3080 [21MY]

Federal aid programs: health care programs funding, H5273-H5277 [15JY], H5366, H5367 [16JY]

Federal employees: employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (H.R. 1006), H1364 [9AP]

———prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (H.R. 240), H1296 [8AP], H1349, H1359-H1366 [9AP], E626, E631 [10AP], E692 [17AP]

———prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (H.R. 240), unanimous-consent request, H1294 [8AP]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag at Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers, H4210 [23JN]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: construction funding, H5363 [16JY]

Gadsden-Etowah Patriots Association: tribute to Patriots Hall of Honor inductees, E2378 [13NO]

GAO: release of report relative to illnesses suffered by veterans who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict, H3811 [17JN]

Geer, Hal: Military Order of the World Wars award recipient, E1033 [22MY]

Gold Star Mother's Day: observance, E1875 [26SE]

Government regulations: contractor reporting requirements relative to hiring of veterans, H5770 [24JY], H5966 [29JY]

Guam: tribute to veterans, E1768 [16SE]

Health: Dept. of Defense/Dept. of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Medical Research Program funding, H5939, H5940 [29JY]

———treatment of cold weather injuries received during military operations (H.R. 1399), E701 [17AP]

Health care facilities: eliminate Veteran's Canteen Service authority to operate and maintain vending machine services at veteran's medical facilities, H8367 [6OC]

Hernandez, Andrew A.: California Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1093 [3JN]

History: tribute to cold war veterans, E1145 [5JN]

———tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (H. Con. Res. 64), E703 [17AP]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (H.R. 1754), H3583 [10JN], H7613 [23SE]

———veterans' reintegration projects funding, H6866, H6868, H6869 [4SE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (H.J. Res. 75), H3221, H3222 [3JN]

Hopewell, PA: anniversary of VFW Post 8805, E78 [9JA]

Housing: exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (H.R. 2820), E2385 [13NO]

Income: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 2367), H9835-H9837 [31OC], E2212 [7NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), E1274 [19JN]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, E1541 [28JY]

Kmiec, Marjan R.: Polish Legion of American Veterans Woodrow Wilson Post 11 Heritage Appreciation Award recipient, E2020 [21OC]

Kootenai County, ID: dedication of Veterans Memorial Plaza, E1917 [2OC]

Korean War: tribute to 50th Army Battalion, E1739 [11SE]

Loma Linda, CA: anniversary of Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Affairs Medical Center, E1821 [23SE]

Long Beach, CA: tribute to Stand Down Program, E1238 [17JN]

Mayer, Brian: Marine Corps Silver Star Medal recipient, E834 [5MY]

McLean County, IL: World War II Memorial dedication, E2239 [8NO]

Medicaid: post-eligibility treatment of certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs pension or compensation payments (H.R. 1269), H1393 [10AP]

Medicare: reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (H.R. 1362), H8668 [8OC], E697 [17AP]

Memorial Day: observance, E984 [20MY], E1033, E1049 [22MY]

Michigan: anniversary of Linwood-Kawkawlin VFW Post 6950, E1697 [9SE]

Monuments and memorials: authorize the establishment of a Cold War memorial (H.R. 2885), E2248 [8NO]

Moon, John E.; selection as VFW National Commander in Chief, E1701 [9SE]

National Association of State Approving Agencies: anniversary, E1395 [10JY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (H.R. 1532), H4142-H4145, H4212 [23JN], E1314 [24JN], E2378 [13NO]

———penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (S. 813), H10372-H10374 [8NO]

National Maritime Day: observance, E982 [20MY]

National POW/MIA Recogntion Day: observance, H7611 [23SE], E1799, E1808 [18SE]

New Hampshire Pearl Harbor Survivors Association: anniversary, E413 [6MR]

New Jersey: tribute to Women's Army Corps, E2077 [24OC]

New Lenox, MO: anniversary of VFW Post 9545, E1565 [31JY]

New York: tribute to Air National Guard 106th Rescue Group, E1258 [19JN]

Odessa, TX: tribute to Confederate Air Force Desert Squadron, E530 [20MR]

Paterson, NJ: anniversary of American Legion John Raad Post 438, E1070 [30MY]

Pension: minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation, H9608 [28OC]

Pensions: repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (H.R. 165), H79 [9JA], H3571 [6JN]

Peoria, AZ: tribute to VFW Post 2135 on receipt of VFW Youth Activities Award, E1796 [18SE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: adjudication and payment of certain claims by veterans against Iraq, H8164 [30SE], H8268, H8271-H8278 [1OC]

———funding of certain medical research relative to illnesses suffered by veterans, H2618 [14MY], H2750 [15MY], H6966 [8SE], H7145 [10SE], H7202 [11SE], H7484 [17SE], E1711 [10SE], E1808 [18SE]

———Government employment preference for active duty service veterans, H4210 [23JN]

———improve health care to individuals who served, H8365, H8366 [6OC]

———priority health care to individuals who served, H713 [4MR], H4161-H4166 [23JN], H4894 [8JY]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey (H.R. 250), E3 [7JA]

———release of information by CIA relative to Iraqi nerve gas storage, H1394 [10AP]

Philippines: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (H.R. 836), H781 [6MR], H3151 [21MY], H3830 [17JN], H4312 [24JN], E317 [26FE]

Pine Bush, NY: visit of Crispell Middle School to Washington, DC, E1042 [22MY]

Pittsburgh, PA: University Drive VA Medical Center funding, H8683 [8OC]

Plano, IL: anniversary of American Legion Leon Burson Post 395, E2301 [10NO]

Poughkeepsie, NY: tribute to American Legion Post 1466, E1965 [8OC]

POW: tribute, E471 [13MR]

Public welfare programs: treatment of lump sum payments to U.S. trained Vietnamese commandos relative to eligibility for certain welfare benefits, H7122 [10SE]

Reserve Officers Association: anniversary, E2163 [31OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (H.R. 2263), H5495 [22JY]

Sangalis, C. Dean: Navy Award recipient, E1382 [9JY]

Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (H.R. 168), E79 [9JA]

Somerset, MA: anniversary of AMVETS Louis A. Colon Post 72, E1947 [7OC]

South Glens Falls, NY: anniversary of American Legion Post 553, E1001 [21MY]

State Historical Society of Wisconsin: tribute to publication of ``Voices From Vietnam'', E802 [30AP]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (H.R. 166), E79 [9JA]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (H.R. 1241), E581 [8AP]

Travis AFB, CA: Travis VA Hospital funding, H8683 [8OC]

Tribute, E404 [6MR]

Tulare County, CA: anniversary of Rankin Airfield, E992 [21MY]

———anniversary of Sequoia Airfield, E992 [21MY]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (H.R. 1414), E721 [23AP]

Ventura County, CA: tribute to Stand Down Program, E1380 [9JY]

Veterans Day: observance, E2169 [4NO], E2239 [8NO], E2274, E2282 [9NO], E2305, E2308, E2320 [10NO], E2345, E2371 [13NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to veterans, H6403 [30JY]

Women in Military Service for America Memorial: dedication, H9476 [23OC], E2040 [21OC], E2045 [22OC], E2056 [23OC]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge, E2239 [8NO]

———anniversary of D-Day, H3571 [6JN]

———recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (H. Con. Res. 95), H7289-H7291, H7321 [16SE], E1170 [10JN], E1676 [5SE]

———tribute to members of 78th Medical Battalion Company ``B'', E1350 [27JN]

———tribute to veterans of Exercise Tiger training mission, H1853 [24AP]

Youngstown, OH: tribute to St. Stanislaus Catholic War Veteran's Post, E586 [8AP]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force Sergeants Association: grant Federal charter, S7097 [9JY]

Air Force War Memorial: location, S12448 [10NO]

Alabama: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients, S6784 [27JN]

American Legion: eligibility for membership relative to starting date for Vietnamese Conflict (S. 1377), S11791, S11792 [5NO]

Appropriations: funding for health care programs, S4993 [22MY]

Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the military health care system (S. 1334), S11350 [29OC], S11699 [4NO]

———grant health benefits for life upon retirement, S6965, S6980 [8JY]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (S. 1359), S11678 [4NO]

———use of Tricare System under the military health care system, S11808 [6NO]

Army: anniversary, S5690 [16JN]

Bedford, VA: dedication of National D-Day Memorial, S12660 [13NO]

Benefits: revisions of decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (H.R. 1090), S12487 [10NO]

———revisions of decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (S. 464), S2441 [18MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda to confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status on Bob Hope (S. Con. Res. 56), S10999 [22OC]

Chemical Weapons Convention: ratification, S2056 [10MR]

Connelly, Maureen E.: Samsung Group (business) American Legion Scholarship Program award recipient, S10242 [30SE], S10443 [6OC]

Court of Veterans Appeals: provide for a staggered judicial retirement option to avoid large case backlogs and rename to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (S. 988), S6912 [7JY]

Crime: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (S. 917), S5792 [17JN]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (S. 923), S5810 [17JN], S5921-S5924 [18JN], S12488 [10NO]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of burial benefits, S6886 [7JY]

David B. Champagne Post Office Building, Wakefield, RI: designate (S. 973), S6507 [26JN], S10777, S10778 [9OC]

Dept. of Defense: bioassay testing of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service, S6962 [8JY]

———Cooperative Research Program funding, S7273 [11JY]

———funding of bioassay testing of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service, S7103 [9JY]

———GAO study on chemical warfare policies and adverse health effects, S6039 [20JN]

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (S. 1534), S12592 [13NO]

———retroactive entitlement of certain Congressional Medal of Honor recipients to a special pension, S7169 [10JY]

———transfer of funds to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for veterans' health care programs, S6964 [8JY], S7144-S7145, S7160-S7163, S7182 [10JY]

———uniformed services treatment facilities reform, S6961 [8JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: additions to list of radiogenic diseases, S7828-S7830 [22JY]

———clarify eligibility for spina bifida benefits to children of Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange, S12494 [10NO]

———determination of service connection for certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict (S. 1320), S11200-S11205 [24OC]

———establishment of breast cancer detection programs, S12494 [10NO]

———establishment of employment discrimination complaint system, S12494 [10NO]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (S. 1018), S7486 [15JY]

———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (S. 1027), S7710 [17JY]

———funding, S7827 [22JY], S8106 [24JY]

———funding for National Cemetery at Fort Sill, S12519 [13NO]

———funding for National Cemetery at Fort Sill in Lawton, OK, S12519 [13NO]

———funding for VA hospitals and clinics in Northern California, S10747 [9OC]

———Health Professional Scholarship Program funding, S12494 [10NO]

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (S. 714), S4114 [7MY], S11790 [5NO], S12488-S12495 [10NO]

———medical facility projects funding, S12494 [10NO]

———prohibit locality pay increases for employees transferred for committing sexual harassment, S7844 [22JY]

———prohibit the collection of parking fees at medical facilities shared with the Dept. of Defense (S. 309), S1309 [12FE]

———specify the frequency of screening mammograms provided to women veterans (S. 999), S7117 [9JY]

———Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System and Veterans Integrated Services Network allocation of resources, S7834-S7836 [22JY]

———waiver of home residency requirement for certain VA hospital doctors, S7843 [22JY]

Disabled: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military installations for certain disabled individuals (S. 1351), S11464 [30OC]

———allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (S. 162), S544 [21JA]

Diseases: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (S. 1385), S11869 [6NO]

Diversified Intergenerational Care, Inc.: tribute, S2218 [12MR]

Donnelly, Michael: testimony before Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Subcommittee on Human Resources relative to Persian Gulf Conflict, S3758 [28AP]

Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (S. 1021), S7603, S7607 [16JY]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations, S6890 [7JY], S11813 [6NO]

———mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (S. 528), S2901 [9AP]

Freedom: tribute to sacrifices, S1697 [27FE]

Gagnon, Conrad R., Jr.: Samsung Group (business) American Legion Scholarship Program award recipient, S10242 [30SE], S10443 [6OC]

Gold Star Mothers (organization): tribute, S655 [22JA]

Government: require analysis of POW/MIA issues, S7250 [11JY]

Health: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (S. 374), S1747 [27FE]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (S. 211), S738 [28JA]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (H.J. Res. 75), S9030 [9SE], S9089 [10SE]

———confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (S.J. Res. 36), S8202 [28JY]

Housing: improve housing loan programs (S. 986), S6908 [7JY]

———participation of mortgage industry in interest rate reduction refinancing loan program, S8737 [3SE]

Income: exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments be made by electronic funds transfer (S. 874), S5464 [10JN]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 2367), S11790 [5NO]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (S. 987), S6910 [7JY]

———payment of special annuities to surviving spouses of deceased members of the Armed Forces who are ineligible for a survivor annuity under transition laws (S. 350), S1557 [25FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (S. 657), S3731, S3732 [25AP]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (S. Con. Res. 44), S8203 [28JY]

Kansas: anniversary of first union black troops of the Civil War to engage in combat, S11303 [28OC]

Korean War: anniversary, S12480 [10NO]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: unveiling of Honor Roll Kiosk, S2484 [18MR]

Lineville, AL: tribute to Clay County Veterans Memorial Park, S12213 [8NO]

Lyons, NJ: VA Medical Center funding, S7846 [22JY]

Medicaid: equitable treatment of certain benefits received by veterans in State and privately owned nursing homes (S. 502), S2674 [20MR]

Medicare: subvention test programs relative to retired military personnel, S6322 [25JN]

Memorial Day: observance, S5088, S5142, S5144, S5148, S5149 [23MY]

———proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance (S. Res. 76), S3457 [22AP], S5106 [23MY]

———restore traditional observance (S. 116), S495 [21JA]

Milwaukee, WI: tribute to Milwaukee Vet Center, S7876 [22JY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (S. 813), S5131 [23MY], S10779 [9OC], S11613 [3NO], S11703 [4NO]

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (S. Res. 68), S2719, S2736 [20MR]

National Guard: allow members to perform honor guard functions at veterans' funerals (S. 324), S1392 [13FE]

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: authorizing appropriations for the expansion of the columbarium (S. 1006), S7214 [10JY]

National POW/MIA Recogntion Day: observance, S9734 [19SE]

New Hampshire Pearl Harbor Survivors Association: anniversary, S1930 [4MR]

Pensions: presumption of total disability for certain individuals relative to nonservice-connected disability pension program (S. 1017), S7486 [15JY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: improve health care to individuals who served, S11808 [6NO]

———priority health care to individuals who served, S7049, S7050 [9JY], S7253 [11JY], S7447 [15JY]

Philippines: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (S. 623), S3424 [22AP]

———extend time period to complete naturalization process for certain Philippine nationals who served in World War II (S. 118), S497 [21JA]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (S. 96), S474 [21JA]

POW: authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (S. 129), S513 [21JA]

POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S11221, S11222 [27OC]

Public welfare programs: treatment of lump sum payments to U.S. trained Vietnamese commandos relative to eligibility for certain welfare benefits, S8902 [8SE]

Samsung Group (business): tribute for donations to Korean War Veterans Memorial and American Legion collegiate educational endowment, S2484 [18MR]

Scotland, SD: tribute to VFW Post 2966 ladies auxiliary, S11862 [6NO]

Sioux Falls, SD: tribute to VA Medical and Regional Office Center on receiving the DAV Large Employer of the Year Award, S7618 [16JY]

Smith, Wilson K.: tribute to for efforts relative to African-American Medal of Honor monument, S1999 [5MR]

Social Security: provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (S. 912), S5702 [16JN]

States: payments for certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (S. 217), S747 [28JA]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (S. 632), S3551 [23AP]

Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (S. 374), S1747 [27FE]

Veterans Day: observance, S10904 [21OC], S11889 [6NO], S12088 [8NO], S12483 [10NO], S12522, S12568, S12628, S12652 [13NO]

Veterans Health Administration: recruitment and retention of clinical and counseling psychologists (S. 161), S543 [21JA]

VFW: tribute to Operation Uplink for distribution of free long-distance calling time to hospitalized veterans and overseas troops, S8374 [30JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: commemorate anniversary of construction and dedication (S. Res. 87), S4691-S4694 [20MY], S4910 [21MY], S5144 [23MY]

West Haven, CT: tribute to Diversified Intergenerational Care, Inc., S2001 [5MR]

Women in Military Service for America Memorial: dedication, S10917 [22OC]

World War II: burial and funeral benefits for merchant marine veterans (S. 61), S437 [21JA]

———recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (S. Con. Res. 32), S5627 [12JN], S9090 [10SE]

———tribute to veterans of Exercise Tiger training mission, S4399 [13MY], S5146 [23MY]

Reports

Impact of the President's Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Request for a $28 Million Cut in VA Research, H5281 [15JY]

Reports filed

Activities During the 104th Congress: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. Rept. 105-23), S5412 [9JN]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H. Rept. 104-869), H66 [7JA], H88 [9JA]

Confer Honorary Armed Forces Veteran Status to Bob Hope: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.J. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 105-109), H3272 [3JN]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (H.J. Res. 75), S8823 [4SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1703) (H. Rept. 105-292), H8319 [2OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Entrance Into Enhanced-Use Leases for Certain Property and Renaming of Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1092) (H. Rept. 105-47), H1390 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases Authorizations: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2571) (H. Rept. 105-291), H8319 [2OC]

Expand Range of Criminal Offenses Resulting in Forfeiture of Veterans Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (S. 923) (H. Rept. 105-319), H8832 [9OC]

Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and Survivors: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2367) (H. Rept. 105-320), H8832 [9OC]

Make the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Permanent: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 714) (S. Rept. 105-123), S11446 [30OC]

Medicare Reimbursement for Services Provided to Eligible Veterans by Certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs Facilities: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1362) (H. Rept. 105-186), H5400 [16JY]

Nomination of Espiridion A. Borrego To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10949 [22OC]

———Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S11668 [4NO]

Nomination of Joseph Thompson To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S11668 [4NO]

Nomination of Richard J. Griffin To Be Dept. of Veterans Affairs Inspector General: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S11668 [4NO]

Nomination of William P. Greene, Jr., To Be Court of Veterans Appeals Judge: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S11668 [4NO]

Penalties for Theft and Malicious Vandalism at National Cemeteries: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1532) (H. Rept. 105-142), H4135 [21JN]

Prevent Employment Discrimination Against Preference Eligibles Applying for Certain Government Positions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 240) (H. Rept. 105-40), H1257 [20MR]

Revision of Veterans Benefits Decisions Based on Clear and Unmistakable Error: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1090) (H. Rept. 105-52), H1456 [14AP]

Revisions of Veterans Benefits Decisions Based on Clear and Unmistakable Error: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 464) (S. Rept. 105-156), S12574 [13NO]

Specify the Frequency of Screening Mammograms Provided To Women Veterans: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 999) (S. Rept. 105-158), S12574 [13NO]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment and Benefit Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 987) (S. Rept. 105-120), S11446 [30OC]

Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2206) (H. Rept. 105-293), H8320 [2OC]

Veterans' Housing Loan Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 986) (S. Rept. 105-153), S12461 [10NO]

Resolutions by organizations

Guam Veterans Tribute: Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., E1768 [16SE]

Schedules

National D-Day Memorial dedication, S12661 [13NO]

Statements

Castle Point VA Medical Facility: Joseph R. Farina, Catholic War Veterans (organization), E1672 [5SE]

National D-Day Memorial Dedication: George Allen, Governor of Virginia, S12661 [13NO]

———Robert A. Doughty, S12661 [13NO]

———William A. McIntosh, S12661 [13NO]

Persian Gulf Conflict: Michael Donnelly, S3758 [28AP]

Wrong Place for the Air Force Memorial: James H. Webb, Jr., S12448 [10NO]

Testimonies

Forfeiture of Benefits to Veterans Convicted of Capital Crimes: Rick Surratt, DAV, E1410 [11JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 95, recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany, H7289 [16SE]

H.J. Res. 75, confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status to Bob Hope, H3221 [3JN]

H.R., 2571, Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility projects and leases, H8368 [6OC]

H.R. 240, Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, H1359-H1362 [9AP]

H.R. 836, Filipino Veterans Equity Act, E317 [26FE]

H.R. 1077, Dept. of Veterans Affairs' development of plan for allocation of health care resources, E483 [17MR]

H.R. 1090, revisions of veterans benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error, H1566 [16AP]

H.R. 1092, Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System, H1568-H1570 [16AP]

H.R. 1532, Veterans' Cemetery Protection Act, H4142 [23JN]

H.R. 1580, improve allocation of health care resources for veterans, E916 [14MY]

H.R. 1703, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and Adjudication Act, H8369 [6OC]

H.R. 2206, Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act, H8362-H8364 [6OC]

H.R. 2367, increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors, H9835 [31OC]

S. 96, verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility, S475 [21JA]

S. 116, restore traditional Memorial Day observance, S495 [21JA]

S. 118, extend time period to complete naturalization process for certain Philippine nationals who served in World War II, S497 [21JA]

S. 129, authorize certain disabled former POW to us Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges, S513 [21JA]

S. 161, recruitment and retention of clinical and counseling psychologists in the Veterans Health Administration, S544 [21JA]

S. 162, allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft, S544 [21JA]

S. 211, Persian Gulf War Veterans Compensation Act, S738 [28JA]

S. 374, eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart, S1747 [27FE]

S. 528, National POW/MIA Recognition Act, S2902 [9AP]

S. 623, Filipino Veterans Equity Act, S3424 [22AP]

S. 632, eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing, S3551 [23AP]

S. 657, Military Retirement Equity Act, S3731 [25AP]

S. 714, make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program, S11791 [5NO]

S. 714, make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S4114 [7MY]

S. 813, Veterans' Cemetery Protection Act, S11704 [4NO], H10372 [8NO]

S. 917, National Cemeteries Sanctity Act, S5792 [17JN]

S. 923, expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of veterans benefits, H9837 [31OC]

S. 923, expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of veterans' benefits, S5924 [18JN]

S. 973, David B. Champagne Post Office Building, Wakefield, RI, S6507 [26JN], S10778 [9OC]

S. 986, Veterans' Housing Loan Improvements Act, S6908 [7JY]

S. 987, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment and Benefit Programs Improvement Act, S6910 [7JY]

S. 988, provide for a staggered judicial retirement option for the Court of Veterans Appeals to avoid large case backlogs and rename to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, S6912-S6914 [7JY]

S. 1017, presumption of total disability for certain individuals relative to nonservice-connected disability pension program, S7486 [15JY]

S. 1018, extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S7487 [15JY]

S. 1021, Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, S7604-S7607 [16JY]

S. 1027, Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program extension, S7711 [17JY]

S. 1320, Persian Gulf War Veterans Act, S11201-S11204 [24OC]

S. 1377, eligibility for American Legion membership relative to starting date for Vietnamese Conflict, S11792 [5NO], H10374 [8NO]

S. 1385, Justice for Atomic Veterans Act, S11871 [6NO]

S. 1534, repayment of student loans by students called to active military duty, S12592 [13NO]

S. Con. Res. 32, recognize and commend World War II U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany, S5627 [12JN]

S. Con. Res. 44, issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Jewish War Veterans anniversary, S8203 [28JY]

S. Con. Res. 56, use of the Capitol rotunda to confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status on Bob Hope, S10962, S10999 [22OC], H9047 [23OC]

S. Res. 68, National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, S2719, S2736 [20MR]

S. Res. 76, proclaim a nationwide moment of remembrance on Memorial Day, S3457 [22AP], S5106 [23MY]

S. Res. 87, commemorate anniversary of construction and dedication of Vietnam Veterans Memorial, S4694, S4761 [20MY]

S.J. Res. 36, confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status to Bob Hope, S8202 [28JY]

Tributes

Brown, Jesse, E1580 [1AU]

Gober, Hershel, E2357 [13NO]