[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]