    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS related term(s) Veterans
      Agreements
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), unanimous consent, S9389
            [30JY]
      Amendments
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5496 [14JY], H5497 [14JY],
            H5595 [15JY], H5634 [15JY], H5635 [15JY], H5739 [16JY], H5763
            [17JY], H5765 [17JY], H5772 [17JY], H5774 [17JY], H5824 [17JY],
            H5860 [17JY], H6071 [21JY], H6187 [22JY], H6219 [23JY], H6244
            [23JY], H6264 [23JY], H6283 [23JY], H6454 [24JY], H6536 [29JY],
            H6542 [29JY], H6543 [29JY], H6546 [29JY], H6551 [29JY], H6563
            [29JY], H6564 [29JY], H6568 [29JY], H6571 [29JY], H6578 [29JY],
            H6584 [29JY], H6589 [29JY]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (H. Res.
            501), H5650 [16JY]
        ----- making appropriations (S. 2168), S7351 [6JY], S7352 [6JY],
            S7360 [6JY], S7361 [6JY], S7362 [6JY], S7538 [7JY], S7585 [7JY],
            S7605 [7JY], S7683 [8JY], S7899 [9JY], S8331 [16JY], S8332
            [16JY], S8333 [16JY], S8334 [16JY], S8337 [16JY], S8339 [16JY],
            S8340 [16JY], S8352 [16JY], S8353 [16JY], S8361 [16JY], S8366
            [16JY], S8367 [16JY], S8405 [16JY], S8406 [16JY], S8407 [16JY],
            S8408 [16JY], S8411 [16JY], S8431 [17JY]
        Health:  establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (S. 2358), S12044 [8OC]
      Analyses
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Staffing
            Requirements (S. 1746), S1779 [11MR]
        Office of Inspector General Staffing Requirements (S. 1746), S1779
            [11MR]
      Appointments
        Conferees:  H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and
            sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9389 [30JY]
        ------ S. 2168, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry
            independent agencies appropriations, S8374 [16JY]
      Articles and editorials
        Abraham Lincoln Best Name for National Cemetery Here, H10398 [10OC]
        Amazed at `Arrogance', H10397 [10OC]
        Frank Brown Berry Prize for 1998--Cardiac Surgery, Quality
            Assessment, U.S. Medicine (publication), S11962-S11964 [8OC]
        Hey, LaHood--Lincoln's Name Belongs on National Veterans' Cemetery,
            H10397 [10OC]
        Honor Abe at the National Cemetery, H10397 [10OC]
        LaHood Won't Quit on Cemetery Name, H10398 [10OC]
        Veterans Carry on Campaign for Fort Ord Cemetery, H10395 [10OC]
        Veterans Livid About ``Willful Misconduct'' Tag on Smokers, S5542
            [2JN]
        WW II's Unsung Heroes, E1518 [3AU]
      Bills and resolutions
        Armed Forces:  conversion period for former members from
            Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance policy to a Veterans' Group
            Life Insurance policy, (see H.R. 4115), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ interdepartmental cooperation between the Depts. of Defense
            and Veterans Affairs relative to medical care delivery, (see S.
            2009), S3919 [30AP]
        Board of Veterans' Appeals:  provide flexibility in the appeals
            process, (see S. 1745), S1772 [11MR]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  authorizing use of Grounds for event
            to announce the donation of vans to the Dept. of Veterans
            Affairs by the DAV, (see S. Con. Res. 102), S5634 [4JN]
        Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH:
            designate, (see H.R. 4602, S. 2541), S11339 [2OC], H8083 [18SE]
        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 H.R. 3212), H495
            [12FE]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations, (see S. 2168), S6295 [12JN], (see H.R.
            4194), H5491 [14JY]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration, (see H. Res.
            501), H5592 [15JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of
            conference report, (see H. Res. 574), H9536 [5OC]
        Education:  payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to
            veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods
            between terms, (see H.R. 4537), H7583 [10SE]
        Federal employees:  use of voluntary separation incentives to reduce
            employment levels, (see H.R. 4705), H9722 [6OC]
        Health:  determination of service connection for certain illnesses
            caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
            during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3279), H676 [26FE]
        ------ establish a chiropractic services division, (see H.R. 4421),
            H7410 [6AU]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036, S. 2358), S9044
            [27JY], H4548 [11JN]
        ------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
            veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
            research priorities relative to certain service-related health
            consequences, (see H.R. 3980), H4054 [3JN]
        ------ improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
            Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, (see S. 2619),
            S12309 [10OC], (see H.R. 4758), H10352 [9OC]
        ------ reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care
            system for the cost of emergency care or services received in
            non-Dept. facilities, (see H.R. 3702), H2236 [22AP]
        Health care facilities:  authorize medical facility projects and
            leases, (see H.R. 3603), H1853 [31MR]
        Health care professionals:  establish educational assistance
            programs to facilitate employment, (see S. 2115), S5433 [22MY]
        Homeless:  conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program
            that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State,
            (see H.R. 4362), H6819 [30JY]
        Housing:  increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
            housing for disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3619), H2051 [1AP]
        Law enforcement:  require notification and allow local law
            enforcement agencies to investigate crimes and search for
            missing patients at VA medical facilities, (see H.R. 4609),
            H8527 [23SE]
        Lawyers and attorneys:  direct payment of attorneys' fees in awards
            of past-due benefits, (see H.R. 3444), H1158 [12MR]
        Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
            Gainesville, FL:  designate, (see H.R. 3336, S. 2012), S3919
            [30AP], H850 [4MR]
        Medicare:  reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans
            by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see S. 2054),
            S4558 [8MY]
        Motor vehicles:  increase the amount of assistance for providing
            automobiles to certain disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3618), H2051
            [1AP]
        National cemeteries:  authorize memorialization of certain deceased
            and surviving veterans and their spouses, (see S. 1743), S1772
            [11MR]
        ------ establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta,
            GA, metropolitan area, (see H.R. 4391), H7177 [4AU]
        ------ establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta,
            GA, metropolitan area, (see S. 2429), S9782 [1SE]
        National Cemetery System:  redesignate as National Cemetery
            Administration, (see S. 1744), S1772 [11MR]
        ------ redesignate Director as Assistant Sec. for Memorial Affairs,
            (see S. 1744), S1772 [11MR]
        Office of Inspector General:  staffing requirements, (see S. 1746),
            S1772 [11MR]
        Tobacco products:  allocation of substantial tobacco industry
            settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con. Res. 249),
            H1444 [24MR]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
            H3970 [22MY], (see H.R. 4070), H4711 [17JN], (see H.R. 4220),
            H5593 [15JY], (see H.R. 4374), H6879 [31JY]
        ------ use portion of any national tobacco settlement to establish
            trust fund for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine
            dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4188), H5404
            [25JN]
        Veterans:  allow certain individuals who provided service to the
            U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines during World War II to
            receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the
            Philippines, (see H.R. 4716), H10010 [7OC]
        ------ computation of retirement benefits for certain merchant
            mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 4574), H7802
            [15SE]
        ------ cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with
            service-connected disabilities and improvements in education,
            housing, and cemetery programs, (see H.R. 4110), H5063 [23JN]
        ------ cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with
            service-connected disabilities and improvements in education,
            housing, and cemetery programs (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment,
            (see H. Res. 592), H10513 [10OC]
        ------ determine the amount of certain benefits relative to the
            accrual period prior to death, (see H.R. 4027), H4478 [10JN]
        ------ exclude certain educational benefits from being considered a
            resource in the computation of financial aid, (see S. 2278),
            S7678 [8JY]
        ------ exclude judgment or settlement amounts received from damage
            claims against the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in determining
            annual income, (see H.R. 3515), H1336 [19MR]
        ------ expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with
            respect to radiation-exposed veterans, (see H.R. 4368), H6879
            [31JY]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H1699 [27MR], (see
            H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ extend priority health care to those who received
            nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
            Forces, (see S. 1822), S2424 [23MR], (see H.R. 4367), H6879
            [31JY]
        ------ furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members of the
            Selected Reserve, (see H.R. 3668), H2054 [1AP]
        ------ increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans,
            (see H.R. 4708), H9722 [6OC]
        ------ increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans
            and survivors, (see S. 2273), S7678 [8JY]
        ------ make permanent the eligibility of former members of the
            Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans, (see H.R. 4016, S.
            2181), S6487 [17JN], H4324 [9JN]
        ------ payment of certain group life insurance benefits to
            terminally ill individuals, (see S. 2108), S5322 [21MY], (see
            H.R. 3993), H4164 [4JN]
        ------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
            service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 3434), H1111
            [11MR]
        ------ presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain
            veterans, (see S. 2599), S12164 [9OC], (see H.R. 4751), H10076
            [8OC]
        ------ provide the same level of health care for Filipino World War
            II veterans living in the Philippines as those living in the
            U.S., (see H.R. 4168), H5403 [25JN]
        ------ repeal retired pay computation formula applicable to certain
            veterans, (see H.R. 4696), H9536 [5OC]
        ------ termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit
            Plan, (see H.R. 3107), H63 [27JA]
      Conference reports
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies
            Appropriations (H.R. 4194), H9359-H9437 [5OC]
      Excerpts
        Technical corrections to H.R. 2400, Transportation Equity Act for
            the 21st Century (H.R. 3978):  payment of veterans benefits for
            smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine dependence
            developed during service, S5566 [2JN]
      Histories
        Payment of Veterans Benefits for Smoking-Related Illnesses Caused by
            Nicotine Dependence Developed During Service, H3949 [22MY]
      Letters
        Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery:  Donald Hartenberger, VFW, H3398
            [19MY], H10396 [10OC]
        ------ Donald McCormick, American Ex-Prisoners of War
            (organization), H3398 [19MY]
        ------ Donald McCormick, American-Ex-Prisoners of War
            (organization), H10397 [10OC]
        ------ George M. Isdale, Jr., and Ted Buck, DAV, H3398 [19MY]
        ------ George M. Isdale, Jr., and Ted Buck, DAV, H10396 [10OC]
        ------ Jerry F. Foster, AMVETS, H3398 [19MY], H10397 [10OC]
        ------ Vincent A. Sanzotta, American Legion, H3398 [19MY]
        ------ Vincent A. Sanzotta, American Legion, H10397 [10OC]
        Board of Veterans' Appeals flexibility in the appeals process:
            Hershel W. Gober, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S1778 [11MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care programs:  Elizabeth R. Carr,
            Blinded Veterans Association, S6987 [24JN]
        ------ Kelli Willard West, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., S6987
            [24JN]
        ------ Kenneth C. Huber, Paralyzed Veterans of America
            (organization), S6988 [24JN]
        Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act:  Alex
            Penelas, Mayor of Miami, FL, H720 [3MR]
        ------ Alvah H. Chapman, Jr., Community Partnership for Homeless,
            Inc., H720 [3MR]
        ------ Andrew M. Cuomo, Sec. of HUD, H720 [3MR]
        ------ George C. Duggins, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., H714
            [3MR]
        ------ Julie Sandorf, Corp. for Supportive Housing, H715 [3MR]
        ------ Maria Foscarinis, National Law Center on Homelessness &
            Poverty, H715 [3MR]
        ------ Nan Roman, National Alliance To End Homelessness, Inc., H714
            [3MR]
        ------ Paul S. Grogan, Local Initiatives Support Corp., H715 [3MR]
        ------ several organizations, H714 [3MR]
        Memorialization of certain deceased and surviving veterans and their
            spouses:  Jesse Brown, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S1776 [11MR]
        National Cemetery System redesignation as National Cemetery
            Administration, and Director of the National Cemetery System
            redesignation as Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Memorial
            Affairs:  Hershel W. Gober, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S1777
            [11MR]
        Office of Inspector General staffing requirements:  Hershel W.
            Gober, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S1779 [11MR]
        Payment of veterans benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service:  Anthony G.
            Jordan, American Legion, H3585 [20MY]
        ----- Harry R. McDonald, Jr., DAV, S5543 [2JN], H3586 [20MY]
        ----- Hershel W. Gober, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H3950 [22MY]
        ----- John E. Moon, VFW, S5543 [2JN], H3586 [20MY]
        ----- Josephus C. Vandengoorbergh, AMVETS, H3586 [20MY]
        ----- Kenneth C. Huber, Paralyzed Veterans of America
            (organization), S5543 [2JN]
        ----- Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association of the
            U.S., H3586 [20MY]
        ----- Robert E. Coy, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H3951 [22MY]
        ----- Thomas H. Miller, Blinded Veterans Association, H3586 [20MY]
        ----- Togo D. West, Jr., Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H3950 [22MY],
            H3951 [22MY]
        ----- Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., H3586 [20MY]
        Servicemembers' and Veterans' Group Life Insurance Accelerated Death
            Benefits Act:  Togo D. West, Jr., Sec. of Veterans Affairs,
            S5324 [21MY]
        Spinal cord injury programs maintenance within veterans health care
            system:  Kenneth W. Kizer, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S12232
            [9OC]
        ------ Senator Sessions, S12232 [9OC]
        Tax treatment of veterans' education benefits:  Steve A. Robertson,
            American Legion, S7793 [9JY]
        Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding:  Dennis M.
            Cullinan, VFW, H6561 [29JY]
        ------ Kenneth W. Kizer, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H6561 [29JY]
        ------ Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, H6561 [29JY]
      Lists
        Philippine Scouts Veterans Association of America Guam chapter
            members, E558 [2AP]
      Memorandums
        TEA 21 Restoration Act:  Jack Lew, OMB, S5566 [2JN]
      Motions
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6277 [23JY], H6590 [29JY]
        ----- making appropriations (S. 2168), S8365 [16JY], S8427 [17JY],
            S8430 [17JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H7714 [15SE]
      Newsletters
        Recognition of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, E1993 [9OC],
            E2151-E2153 [13OC], E2187-E2189 [15OC], E2244 [20OC]
      Petitions and memorials
        Rhode Island:  compensation of retired military personnel, E1717
            [15SE], E1904 [5OC]
        ------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
            service-connected disability benefits, E1286 [14JY]
      Remarks in House
        Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery:  designate, H3397 [19MY],
            H10395-H10398 [10OC]
        Armed Forces:  conversion period for former members from
            Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance policy to a Veterans' Group
            Life Insurance policy (H.R. 4115), E1554 [5AU]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  authorizing use of Grounds for event
            to announce the donation of vans to the Dept. of Veterans
            Affairs by the DAV (S. Con. Res. 102), H4485 [11JN]
        Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH:
            designate, H10399 [10OC]
        ------ designate (H.R. 4602), E1757 [18SE]
        Dept. of Defense:  medical research account funding, H5226 [24JN]
        Dept. of Justice:  determination of criminal charges against a VA
            Medical Center psychiatrist relative to alleged sexual
            misconduct, H9348 [5OC]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5743-H5826 [17JY], H5865
            [20JY], H6219-H6225 [23JY], H6242-H6277 [23JY], H6535-H6592
            [29JY], E1343 [17JY], E1344 [17JY], E1350 [20JY], E1401 [23JY],
            E1437 [24JY], E1450 [27JY], E1466 [30JY], E1469 [30JY], E1483
            [30JY], E1489 [31JY], E1491 [31JY], E1494 [31JY], E1495 [31JY],
            E1496 [31JY], E1497 [31JY], E1505 [31JY]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (H. Res.
            501), H5642-H5651 [16JY]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), motion to recommit, H6590
            [29JY], H6591 [29JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H9595 [6OC], E2221 [16OC],
            E2241 [20OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4194), conference
            report, H9611-H9625 [6OC], E2000 [9OC] making appropriations
            (H.R. 4194), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 574),
            H9597-H9611 [6OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4194), motion to
            instruct conferees, H7714-H7716 [15SE]
        Health:  determination of service connection for certain illnesses
            caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
            during the Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 3279), H6893 [3AU], E240
            [26FE]
        ------ determination of service connection for certain illnesses
            caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
            during the Persian Gulf Conflict, E2316 [12NO]
        ------ establish a chiropractic services division (H.R. 4421), E1571
            [7AU]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (H.R. 4036), H4616 [16JN]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, H10389-H10400 [10OC]
        ------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
            veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
            research priorities relative to certain service-related health
            consequences (H.R. 3980), H6891-H6898 [3AU], E1636 [7AU]
        ------ reallocation of certain veteran health care resources
            relative to GAO recommendations, H6259 [23JY], H6262 [23JY],
            H6263 [23JY]
        ------ reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care
            system for the cost of emergency care or services received in
            non-Dept. facilities (H.R. 3702), E614 [22AP]
        Health care facilities:  authorize medical facility projects and
            leases (H.R. 3603), H3395-H3398 [19MY]
        ------ health and safety violations at Veteran's Integrated Services
            Network hospitals, H5770 [17JY], H5771 [17JY]
        ------ veterans extended care facilities construction funding
            through offsets in NASA's space station program, H6564 [29JY],
            H6565 [29JY] veterans extended care facilities construction
            funding through offsets in the Dept. of HUD Housing
            Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program, H6563-H6568 [29JY],
            E1491 [31JY]
        Homeless:  conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program
            that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State
            (H.R. 4362), E1480 [30JY]
        Housing:  guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional
            housing for homeless veterans (H.R. 3039), H1399 [24MR],
            H3392-H3395 [19MY], H3461 [19MY], H3596 [20MY]
        ------ increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
            housing for disabled veterans (H.R. 3619), E538 [1AP]
        Law enforcement:  require notification and allow local law
            enforcement agencies to investigate crimes and search for
            missing patients at VA medical facilities (H.R. 4609), E1780
            [23SE]
        Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
            Gainesville, FL:  designate (H.R. 3336), H6897 [3AU]
        McGinnis, Winston (Mac):  AMVETS AMVET of the Year Award recipient,
            E2254 [20OC]
        Medicare:  reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans
            by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (H.R. 1362),
            E2071 [11OC]
        Motor vehicles:  increase the amount of assistance for providing
            automobiles to certain disabled veterans (H.R. 3618), E542 [1AP]
        National Archives and Records Administration:  National Personnel
            Records Center funding for modernization of veterans records
            management system, H5672 [16JY]
        National cemeteries:  establish a national cemetery for veterans in
            the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area (H.R. 4391), E1538 [4AU]
        Sioux City, IA:  Dept. of Veterans Affairs community-based
            outpatient clinic funding, H5757 [17JY]
        Tobacco products:  payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses
            caused by nicotine dependence developed during service,
            H3585-H3591 [20MY], H3716 [21MY], H3720 [21MY], H3721 [21MY],
            H3944 [22MY], H3947 [22MY], H3949-H3954 [22MY], H5764 [17JY],
            H5765 [17JY]
        ----- payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service (H.R. 3948), H3758
            [22MY]
        ------ provide for a substantial allocation of funds received from a
            tobacco industry settlement (H. Con. Res. 249), E459 [24MR]
        ------ use portion of any national tobacco settlement to establish
            trust fund for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine
            dependence developed during service (H.R. 4188), H4966 [23JN]
        Veterans:  allow certain individuals who provided service to the
            U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines during World War II to
            receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the
            Philippines (H.R. 4716), E1932 [7OC]
        ------ benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
            forces of the Philippines (H.R. 836), H4274 [9JN], H4275 [9JN],
            H4276 [9JN], H4279 [9JN], H5411 [14JY], H5862 [20JY], E395
            [17MR], E557 [2AP], E1088 [10JN]
        ------ cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with
            service-connected disabilities and improvements in education,
            housing, and cemetery programs (H.R. 4110), H6885-H6891 [3AU]
        ------ cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with
            service-connected disabilities and improvements in education,
            housing, and cemetery programs, H11656 [20OC] cost-of-living
            adjustment for compensation to veterans with service-connected
            disabilities and improvements in education, housing, and
            cemetery programs (H.R. 4110), E2166 [14OC] cost-of-living
            adjustment for compensation to veterans with service-connected
            disabilities and improvements in education, housing, and
            cemetery programs (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment (H. Res. 592),
            H10374-H10400 [10OC]
        ------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
            mariners who served during World War II (H.R. 1126), H7019
            [4AU], E969 [22MY], E1517 [3AU]
        ------ expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with
            respect to radiation-exposed veterans (H.R. 4368), E1510 [31JY]
        ------ expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with
            respect to radiation-exposed veterans (H.R. 4368), E2208 [15OC]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 3571), H6893 [3AU], E504 [27MR]
        ------ extend priority health care to those who received
            nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
            Forces (H.R. 4367), E1502 [31JY]
        ------ health care funding, E1483 [30JY]
        ------ improve programs providing counseling and treatment for
            sexual trauma, E1350 [20JY]
        ------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
            service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 3434), E364 [12MR],
            E1286 [14JY]
        ------ recognition of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity disorders caused
            by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents during the
            Persian Gulf Conflict, E1992 [9OC], E2151 [13OC], E2187 [15OC],
            E2244 [20OC]
        ------ State Cemetery Grants Program expansion, H10395 [10OC]
        ------ treatment of education benefits, H2527 [29AP]
        Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System:  funding, H6551-H6563
            [29JY], H9620 [6OC], E1489 [31JY]
        Veterans Health Administration:  medical care funding through
            offsets in FHA funding, H6546-H6551 [29JY]
        ----- medical care funding through offsets in equipment, land, and
            structures funding, H6542 [29JY], H6543 [29JY]
        ------ medical care funding through offsets in FHA funding,
            H7714-H7716 [15SE]
      Remarks in Senate
        Abegglen, Penny:  Dept. of Veterans Affairs Excellence in Nursing
            Award recipient, S4132 [1MY]
        Armed Forces:  establish an independent entity to evaluate post-
            conflict illnesses among members, S6993 [24JN]
        ------ interdepartmental cooperation between the Depts. of Defense
            and Veterans Affairs relative to medical care delivery (S.
            2009), S3919-S3921 [30AP], S4550-S4552 [7MY]
        ------ present U.S. flags to retiring members, S6851 [23JN]
        Board of Veterans' Appeals:  provide flexibility in the appeals
            process (S. 1745), S1778 [11MR]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  authorizing use of Grounds for event
            to announce the donation of vans to the Dept. of Veterans
            Affairs by the DAV (S. Con. Res. 102), S5662 [4JN]
        Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH:
            designate (S. 2541), S11358 [2OC]
        Dept. of Defense:  increase funding for research on illnesses
            suffered by veterans who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict,
            S7135 [25JN], S9381 [30JY]
        ------ transfer of funds to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for
            veterans' health care programs, S6987-S6991 [24JN], S7046
            [25JN], S7047 [25JN], S9278 [29JY], S9402 [30JY]
        ------ VA Health-Related Research Cooperative Research Program
            funding, S7136 [25JN]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), insert S. 2168 language in
            lieu, S9389 [30JY]
        ----- making appropriations (S. 2168), S7344-S7348 [6JY],
            S7351-S7354 [6JY], S7538-S7564 [7JY], S7573 [7JY], S8330-S8374
            [16JY], S8425-S8447 [17JY], S8515 [17JY], S8548 [20JY]
        ----- making appropriations (S. 2168), unanimous-consent agreement,
            S7341 [6JY], S7548 [7JY], S8374 [16JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), conference report, S11358
            [2OC], S11833-S11847 [8OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4194),
            conference report--unanimous-consent agreement, S11642 [6OC]
        Diseases:  prostate cancer research programs funding, S8442 [17JY]
        Health:  determination of service connection for certain illnesses
            caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
            during the Persian Gulf Conflict (S. 1320), S5468 [22MY]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (S. 2358), S9045-S9051 [27JY]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, S12832 [21OC] establish certain
            presumptions of service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict
            veterans (S. 2358), S9730 [1SE], S12044 [8OC]
        ------ improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
            Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (S. 2619), S12314
            [10OC]
        ------ maintenance of spinal cord injury programs within veterans
            health care system, S12231 [9OC]
        Health care facilities:  improve veterans' access to health care
            facilities by minimizing distances to facilities, S8367 [16JY]
        Health care professionals:  establish educational assistance
            programs to facilitate employment, S8333 [16JY]
        ----- establish educational assistance programs to facilitate
            employment (S. 2115), S5441-S5445 [22MY]
        ------ provide cost-of-living or locality pay increase to certain VA
            hospital nurses, S8444 [17JY], S8445 [17JY]
        Homeless:  require federally funded homeless shelters to provide
            information on availability of veterans benefits, S8332 [16JY],
            S8333 [16JY]
        Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program:  funding, S8331
            [16JY], S8332 [16JY]
        Khuri, Shukri F.:  Frank Brown Berry Prize in Federal Medicine award
            recipient, S11962 [8OC]
        Kizer, Kenneth W.:  tribute to VA health care system reorganization,
            S12231 [9OC]
        Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
            Gainesville, FL:  designate (S. 2012), S3929 [30AP], S3930
            [30AP]
        Medicare:  reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans
            by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (S. 2054), S4558
            [8MY], S4559 [8MY], S4742 [12MY]
        Morgantown, WV:  Morgantown Vet Center named Dept. of Veterans
            Affairs Vet Center Excellence, S12227 [9OC]
        National cemeteries:  authorize memorialization of certain deceased
            and surviving veterans and their spouses (S. 1743), S1776 [11MR]
        ------ establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta,
            GA, metropolitan area (S. 2429), S9782 [1SE], S9783 [1SE]
        National Cemetery System:  redesignate as National Cemetery
            Administration (S. 1744), S1777 [11MR]
        ------ redesignate Director as Assistant Sec. for Memorial Affairs
            (S. 1744), S1777 [11MR]
        National Center for the Study of Military Health:  assess
            feasibility of establishment, S6776 [22JN]
        New England:  health care system financial constraints, S11837
            [8OC], S11838 [8OC]
        Office of Inspector General:  staffing requirements (S. 1746), S1779
            [11MR]
        Oklahoma:  national veterans cemetery funding, S8370 [16JY]
        Presidential appointments:  nominations considered and confirmed en
            bloc, S12962 [21OC]
        Tobacco products:  payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses
            caused by nicotine dependence developed during service, S5360
            [22MY], S5367 [22MY], S5417 [22MY], S5468 [22MY], S5533 [2JN],
            S5541-S5546 [2JN], S5565 [2JN], S5688-S5690 [5JN], S6854-S6857
            [23JN], S7562 [7JY], S7649 [8JY], S7654-S7656 [8JY], S7670-S7675
            [8JY], S8150 [14JY], S8334-S8337 [16JY], S8425 [17JY],
            S8428-S8442 [2AP], S3078 [2AP], S3079 [2AP]
        Veterans:  cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans
            with service-connected disabilities and improvements in
            education, housing, and cemetery programs (H.R. 4110),
            S12918-S12936 [21OC]
        ------ exclude certain educational benefits from being considered a
            resource in the computation of financial aid (S. 2278), S7681
            [8JY]
        ------ extend priority health care to those who received
            nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
            Forces (S. 1822), S2431-S2433 [23MR], S5468 [22MY]
        ------ health care funding, S3082 [2AP], S5468 [22MY]
        ------ increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans
            and survivors (S. 2273), S7679 [8JY]
        ------ increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans
            and survivors (S. 2273), S11196 [30SE]
        ------ make permanent the eligibility of former members of the
            Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (S. 2181), S6488
            [17JN]
        ------ payment of certain group life insurance benefits to
            terminally ill individuals (S. 2108), S5324 [21MY]
        ------ presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain
            veterans (S. 2599), S12167 [9OC]
        ------ treatment of education benefits, S7791-S7794 [9JY], S7846
            [9JY]
        West, Togo B., Jr.:  nomination to be Sec. of Veterans Affairs,
            S3736 [28AP], S3737 [28AP]
        White River Junction, VT:  Dept. of Veterans Affairs Hospital and
            Regional Office Center anniversary, S12593 [14OC]
      Reports filed
        Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans
            Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations:
             Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 574) (H. Rept. 105-777),
            H9536 [5OC]
        Consideration of H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and
            Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations:  Committee on Rules
            (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 105-628), H5592 [15JY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases
            Authorization:  Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R.
            3603) (H. Rept. 105-490), H2236 [22AP]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies
            Appropriations:  Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4194)
            (H. Rept. 105-610), H5491 [14JY]
        ----- Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2168) (S. Rept. 105-
            216), S6295 [12JN]
        ------ Committee of Conference (H.R. 4194) (H. Rept. 105-769), H9536
            [5OC]
        Guarantee Dept. of Veterans Affairs Loans To Provide Multifamily
            Transitional Housing for Homeless Veterans:  Committee on
            Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 105-447), H1235
            [17MR]
        Justice for Atomic Veterans Act:  Committee on Veterans Affairs
            (Senate) (S. 1385) (S. Rept. 105-343), S10722 [22SE]
        Nomination of Edward A. Powell, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of
            Veterans Affairs for Management:  Committee on Veterans Affairs
            (Senate), S11582 [6OC]
        Nomination of Eligah D. Clark To Be Chairman of the Board of
            Veterans Appeals:  Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate),
            S11582 [6OC]
        Nomination of Leigh A. Bradley To Be General Counsel of the Dept. of
            Veterans Affairs:  Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate),
            S11582 [6OC]
        Nomination of Togo D. West, Jr., To Be Sec. of Veterans Affairs:
            Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S3428 [22AP]
        Persian Gulf War Veterans Act:  Committee on Veterans Affairs
            (Senate) (S. 2358) (S. Rept. 105-362), S11339 [2OC]
        Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act:  Committee
            on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3980) (H. Rept. 105-626),
            H5592 [15JY]
        Priority Health Care to Veterans Who Received Nasopharyngeal Radium
            Irradiation Treatments While in the Armed Forces:  Committee on
            Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1822) (S. Rept. 105-344), S10722
            [22SE]
        Veterans Benefits Improvement Act:  Committee on Veterans' Affairs
            (House) (H.R. 4110) (H. Rept. 105-627), H5592 [15JY]
        Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act:  Committee on
            Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2273) (S. Rept. 105-341), S10657
            [21SE]
      Rulings of the Chair
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5773 [17JY], H6542 [29JY],
            H6570 [29JY]
      Statements
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs Payment of Benefits for Smoking-Related
            Illnesses Caused by Nicotine Dependence Developed During
            Service:  Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., H5765 [17JY]
        Veterans Health Care:  David Hay, E1526 [3AU]
      Summaries
        Veterans Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 4110), H10391-H10393 [10OC]
      Tables
        Analysis of veterans' student aid requests, S7792 [9JY]
        Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4194, Depts. of
            Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies
            appropriations, S11839 [8OC]
        Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2168, Depts. of
            Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies
            appropriations, S8372 [16JY]
        Comparison of S. 2358, Persian Gulf War Veterans Act and the House-
            Senate compromise of H.R. 4110, Veterans Benefits Improvement
            Act, H11657 [20OC]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies
            appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5745-H5749 [17JY]
      Texts of
        H. Res. 501, consideration of H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs
            and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H5642
            [16JY]
        H. Res. 574, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4194, Depts.
            of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies
            appropriations, H9597 [6OC]
        H. Res. 592, Senate amendment to H.R. 4110, Veterans Benefits
            Improvement Act, H10374-H10389 [10OC]
        H.R. 3039, Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act, H3392
            [19MY]
        H.R. 3603, Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility projects and
            leases authorization, H3395 [19MY]
        H.R. 3980, Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act,
            H6891-H6893 [3AU]
        H.R. 4110, Veterans Programs Enhancement Act, S12919-S12932 [21OC]
        H.R. 4716, allow certain individuals who provided service to the
            U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines during World War II to
            receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the
            Philippines, E1932 [7OC]
        S. 1743, memorialization of certain deceased and surviving veterans
            and their spouses, S1776 [11MR]
        S. 1744, National Cemetery System redesignation as National Cemetery
            Administration, and Director of the National Cemetery System
            redesignation as Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Memorial
            Affairs, S1777 [11MR]
        S. 1745, Board of Veterans' Appeals flexibility in the appeals
            process, S1778 [11MR]
        S. 1746, Office of Inspector General staffing requirements, S1779
            [11MR]
        S. 1822, extend priority health care for veterans who received
            nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
            Forces, S2432 [23MR]
        S. 2009, interdepartmental cooperation between the Depts. of Defense
            and Veterans Affairs relative to medical care delivery, S3921
            [30AP]
        S. 2108, Servicemembers' and Veterans' Group Life Insurance
            Accelerated Death Benefits Act, S5324 [21MY]
        S. 2115, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Primary Care Providers Incentive
            Act, S5442-S5444 [22MY]
        S. 2168, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent
            agencies appropriations, S8579-S8594 [20JY]
        S. 2181, make permanent the eligibility of former members of the
            Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans, S6488 [17JN]
        S. 2273, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S7679
            [8JY], S11196 [30SE]
        S. 2278, Veterans' Educational Benefits Protection Act, S7682 [8JY]
        S. 2358, Persian Gulf War Veterans Act, S9047-S9051 [27JY],
            S12048-S12051 [8OC]
        S. 2429, establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta,
            GA, metropolitan area, S9783 [1SE]
        S. 2619, Veterans' Access to Emergency Care Act, S12315 [10OC]
        S. Con. Res. 102, use of Capitol Grounds for event to announce the
            donation of vans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs by the DAV,
            S5640 [4JN], S5662 [4JN], H4485 [11JN]