VETERANS

Addresses

Dedication of the 6th Naval Beach Battalion Plaque at Omaha Beach—Normandy, France: Joseph P. Vaghi, S8010 [20JY]

442nd Regimental Combat Team Memorial Service at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: H. David Burge, S3915-S3917 [25AP]

Kootenai County, ID, Veterans Memorial Wall Dedication: Ronald D. Rankin, E2251 [11DE]

Memorial Day: Scott Hurff, E1673 [20SE]

National D-Day Memorial Dedication: President Bush, S5881 [6JN]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: Robin L. Higgins, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, E2279 [13DE]

———Vern Clark, E2278 [13DE]

Pathetic Patriotism or Prophetic Patriotism? Virginia C. Hoch, E1254 [29JN]

Amendments

Armed Forces: facilitate use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for education leading to employment in high technology industry (S. 1088), S12734, S12746 [7DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (H.R. 2540), S11871, S11959 [15NO], H9121 [11DE]

Education: increase benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), S12739 [7DE], S13227 [13DE]

Federal aid programs: improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (H.R. 801), S5760 [25MY], H2687 [24MY]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (H.R. 2716), S12571 [6DE], H9112 [11DE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (S. Con. Res. 44), S11923, S11963 [15NO]

Articles and editorials

Change Is Forever, E1940 [30OC]

Durham VA Nurses Serving Those Who Served, S6513 [20JN]

Local Man Elected To Head PA. Disabled American Veterans, E1807 [5OC]

May God Bless America, S12242 [30NO]

Succumbing to Alzheimer's—In the Hands of the VA, a Declining Father Got Genuine Care, S3914 [25AP]

They Must Be Remembered, H9226 [11DE]

VA Medical System To Get Harvard Innovation Award—Reporting, Handling of Health Care Errors To Be Cited, S13295 [14DE]

VA System Quietly Becoming Model for Health Care, S7801 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: tribute to Charles Young and the Buffalo Soldiers (see S. Res. 97), S5695 [25MY]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide equitable treatment to Alaskan Natives who are Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 3148), H6919 [16OC]

AMVETS: amend charter (see H.R. 3214), H7717 [1NO]

Arlington National Cemetery: allow interment of any former Reservist who died in the terrorist attacks and is ineligible due to age at time of death (see S. 1782), S12551 [6DE]

———reform burial eligibility requirements for certain veterans and their dependents (see S. 1855), S13701 [19DE] (see H.R. 3423), H9076 [6DE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 131), S101 [22JA] (see H.R. 1280), H1294 [28MR]

———authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for members who die in the line of duty (see S. 1037), S6318 [14JN] (see S. 1427), S9440 [14SE] (see H.R. 2203), H3202 [14JN]

———authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 2165), H3150 [13JN] (see H.R. 3417), H8948 [5DE]

———authorize the use of military recreational facilities by any veteran with a compensable service-connected disability (see H.R. 1233), H1188 [27MR]

———designate a special day for recognizing members who have been killed in hostile action since the end of the Vietnamese Conflict (see S. Res. 94), S5616 [24MY]

———enhance the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 1517), S10388 [9OC]

———establish a combat artillery medal (see H.R. 653), H395 [14FE]

———facilitate use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for education leading to employment in high technology industry (see S. 1088), S6664 [22JN]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA] (see H.R. 2020), H2847 [25MY]

———permit the transfer of entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 937), S5542 [23MY] (see H.R. 1958), H2678 [23MY]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see S. 999), S5967 [7JN] (see H.R. 1935), H2570 [22MY]

———restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (see H.R. 3240), H7908 [7NO]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 278), S1122 [7FE] (see H.R. 179), H61 [6JA]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H2709 [24MY]

———waive Medicare part B penalty for military retirees who enroll in TRICARE program (see H.R. 997), H876 [13MR]

Army: anniversary (see S. Res. 112), S6318 [14JN]

Bataan Death March: provide additional compensation to survivors (see H.R. 963), H826 [8MR]

Benefits: allow insurance payments to alternate beneficiary, extend Native American Veteran Housing Loan Pilot Program, and eliminate notification requirement relative to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 2359), H3802 [28JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 1090), S6664 [22JN] (see H.R. 2361), H3802 [28JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans and modify home loan programs (see S. 1488), S10154 [3OC]

———treatment of pension income, benefits for fugitive or incarcerated veterans, home loan guaranty amounts, and certain benefit authorities (see S. 1093), S6664 [22JN]

Bronx, NY: authorize Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center renovation project (see H.R. 2607), H4539 [24JY]

Budget: use budget surpluses attributable to the Dept. of Defense Military Retirement Fund for military retirement and survivor benefit programs (see H. Res. 23), H111 [30JA]

Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 780), H506 [28FE]

Canandaigua, NY: convey certain property at the VA Medical Center to the Canandaigua City School District (see H.R. 842), H622 [1MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers (see S. Con. Res. 26), S2472 [19MR] (see S. Con. Res. 54), S6664 [22JN] (see H. Con. Res. 174), H3618 [26JN]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see S. 1724), S12001 [16NO] (see H.R. 2521), H4111 [17JY]

———increase burial benefits for veterans and provide for inflation adjustment (see S. 912), S5118 [17MY]

———increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see S. 1013), S6127 [12JN] (see H.R. 2123), H3066 [12JN]

———recognize and honor the volunteers that participate in honor guards for veterans' funerals (see H. Con. Res. 247), H6701 [11OC]

———urge maintainance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H1556 [24AP]

Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: improve administration (see S. 1063), S6448 [19JN]

———temporarily expand membership to facilitate staggered terms for judges and terminate the Notice of Disagreement as jurisdictional requirement for review (see S. 1089), S6664 [22JN]

Denver, CO: transfer the Denver Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center to Aurora, CO (see S. 1411), S9197 [6SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 779), H506 [28FE]

———authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 439), H220 [7FE]

———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see S. 1200), S7955 [19JY] (see H.R. 606), H324 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War (see S. 1257), S8353 [27JY] (see H.R. 107), H59 [6JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: report on tax incentives to encourage non-Armed Forces members to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 208), H62 [6JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: add amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to diseases presumed to be service connected when incurred by Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 3461), H10054 [12DE]

———allow the sworn affidavit of a veteran who served in combat during the Korean War or an earlier conflict to be accepted as proof of service connection for certain diseases and injuries (see H.R. 843), H623 [1MR]

———authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see S. 1280), S8464 [31JY] (see H.R. 811), H621 [1MR]

———authorize projects to facilitate the treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 29), H221 [7FE]

———clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see S. 409), S1699 [28FE] (see H.R. 612), H393 [14FE]

———conduct Stand Down event outreach programs and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 3271), H7959 [8NO]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H1012 [20MR] (see H.R. 1717), H1923 [3MY]

———eligibility of retired members of the Armed Forces for priority health care on the same basis as former POWs (see H.R. 2711), H5125 [1AU]

———enhance authority to recruit and retain nurses, establish an additional basis for determining inability of veterans to defray expenses of medical care, and enhance certain health care programs (see H.R. 3447), H9239 [11DE]

———enhance authority to recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 1188), S7805 [17JY] (see H.R. 3017), H6260 [3OC]

———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 336), H163 [31JA]

———enhance provision of specialized treatment and rehabilitation for disabled veterans (see S. 1598), S11286 [31OC]

———enhance the assurance of efficiency, quality, and patient satisfaction in the furnishing of health care to veterans (see S. 456), S1817 [5MR]

———ensure that senior citizen veterans shall be eligible for pension benefits without regard to disability (see H.R. 3087), H6700 [11OC]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Albuquerque, NM, area (see S. 1207), S7955 [19JY] (see H.R. 2092), H2956 [6JN]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado Springs, CO, area (see S. 996), S5967 [7JN] (see H.R. 1991), H2710 [24MY]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area (see H.R. 1205), H1114 [22MR]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the San Diego, CA, area (see H.R. 441), H220 [7FE]

———establish a new medical facility for veterans in south Texas (see H.R. 234), H64 [6JA]

———establish a new veterans benefits office in Florida (see H.R. 1450), H1484 (see H.R. 1450), H1494 [4AP]

———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (see H.R. 3253), H7958 [8NO]

———establish presumption of service connection for certain diseases and disabilities of veterans who were exposed to carbon tetrachloride (see H.R. 514), H223 [7FE]

———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 764), H442 [27FE]

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans (see H.R. 2095), H2996 [7JN]

———extend health care eligibility for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see S. 1576), S11105 [25OC]

———extend payment of certain benefits through the date of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 2223), H3258 [19JN]

———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1929), H2387 [21MY]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see S. 662), S3152 [29MR] (see H.R. 1351), H1408 [3AP]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 2633, 2634), H4633 [25JY]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H222 [7FE]

———improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see S. 405), S1616 [27FE] (see S. 612), S2894 [26MR]

———improve presumptive compensation benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 1406), H1482 (see H.R. 1406), H1492 [4AP]

———improve the processing of claims for veterans compensation and pensions (see S. 1656), S11611 [8NO]

———limit amount of time veterans must wait to get a doctor's appointment at veterans clinics (see H.R. 435), H219 [7FE]

———make motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans comparable to reimbursement rates for Federal employees (see H.R. 551), H254 [8FE]

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see S. 228), S914 [31JA]

———make service dogs available to disabled veterans and make various other improvements in health care benefits (see H.R. 2792), H5336 [2AU]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (see H.R. 2540), H4215 [18JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1981), H2709 [24MY]

———modify authority to provide dog-guides to blind veterans and authorize provision of service dogs to hearing-impaired veterans and veterans with spinal cord injuries (see S. 1160), S7426 [10JY]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see S. 984), S5830 [5JN]

———payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 879), H648 [6MR]

———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H1554 [24AP]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H1484 (see H.R. 1435), H1493 [4AP] (see H.R. 1746), H2021 [8MY]

———provide U.S. flags for placement on grave sites of Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 284), H9077 [6DE]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3183), H7529 [30OC]

———revise computation of retirement annuities for part-time employees (see H.R. 2182), H3201 [14JN]

———revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (see H.R. 290), H110 [30JA]

———revise effective date for certain awards of dependency and indemnity compensation to survivors of Vietnam era veterans (see H.R. 545), H253 [8FE]

———seek SSA assistance in providing outreach to veterans, their dependants, and their survivors (see S. Res. 152), S8911 [3AU]

———standardize copayment exemption levels for outpatient medications (see S. 1408), S9197 [6SE]

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2671), H4779 [27JY] (see H.R. 2820), H5337 [2AU]

———treat certain service in the American Field Service ambulance corps as active duty (see S. 1767), S12447 [5DE]

Disabled: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 38), S98 [22JA] (see H.R. 440), H220 [7FE]

———increase compensation for disabled veterans who require aid and attendance (see H.R. 2201), H3202 [14JN]

Diseases: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 862), H647 [6MR]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H394 [14FE]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 134), H60 [6JA]

———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans and circumstances deemed to have been radiation-risk activities (see H.R. 1957), H2678 [23MY]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see S. 457), S1817 [5MR]

Education: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (see S. Res. 143), S8464 [31JY]

———increase benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 1114), S6991 [27JN] (see H.R. 1291), H1343 [29MR]

———increase benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 310), H9239 [11DE]

———prevent contributions to GI bill benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 745), H441 [27FE]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H166 [31JA]

———restore promised benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill to Vietnam-era veterans (see S. 1095), S6862 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 1108), H1011 [20MR]

Federal aid programs: improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 801), H507 [28FE]

Flags: require display of the POW/MIA flag at the World War II memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see S. 1226), S8122 [24JY] (see H.R. 3177), H7358 [29OC]

Fred W. Matz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Menominee, MI: designate (see H.R. 763), H442 [27FE]

Health: ensure quality care (see S. Res. 179), S11719 [13NO]

———establish an additional basis for determining the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care based on the cost-of-living of the area in which the veteran resides (see S. 1221), S8064 [23JY]

———establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (see H.R. 2667), H4779 [27JY]

———exempt prescription drugs and medical supplies dispensed by Dept. of Veterans Affairs pharmacies from interest and administrative cost charges (see H.R. 890), H649 [6MR]

———modify and extend authorities on the presumption of service-connection for herbicide-related disabilities of Vietnam-era veterans (see S. 1091), S6664 [22JN]

Health care professionals: revise certain provisions relative to the appointment of professional psychologists in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 62), S99 [22JA]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see S. 1467), S9874 [26SE] (see H.R. 2690), H4948 [31JY]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see S. 739), S3706 [6AP] (see H.R. 936), H825 [8MR] (see H.R. 2716), H5332 [2AU]

Housing: exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1106), H1011 [20MR]

———extend eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see S. 781), S3994 [26AP] (see H.R. 2247), H3356 [20JN]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 442), H220 [7FE]

———provide loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see S. 1203), S7955 [19JY] (see H.R. 1808), H2141 [10MY]

Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see S. 1339), S8704 [2AU]

Income: computation of retirement pay for certain merchant mariners who served during or immediately after World War II or the Korean War (see H.R. 2302), H3518 [25JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 170), S527 [24JA] (see H.R. 65), H26 [3JA] (see H.R. 303), H202 [6FE] (see H.R. 609), H393 [14FE]

INS: ensure eligibility for discretionary relief from detention, deportation, exclusion, and removal (see H.R. 171), H61 [6JA]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to Federal employees available to Federal annuitants and Armed Forces members and retirees (see S. 561), S2472 [19MR]

———prohibit motor vehicle insurers from treating veterans differently relative to motor vehicles operated during a period of military service (see H.R. 406), H218 [7FE]

Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 51), H649 [6MR]

John P. McGuirk Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, New London, CT: designate (see H.R. 3418), H8948 [5DE]

Johnson, Henry: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 461), H220 [7FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 392), S1616 [27FE] (see H.R. 952), H826 [8MR]

Medal of Honor: increase rate of special pension for recipients, authorize recipients to be furnished an additional medal for display purposes, and increase criminal penalties associated with misuse or fraud (see H.R. 2561), H4216 [18JY]

Medicare: coverage for qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 594), H323 [13FE]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H2334 [17MY]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H2955 [6JN]

Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 67), H26 [3JA]

Memorial Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Con. Res. 86), H1189 [27MR]

———restore traditional observance (see S. 61), S99 [22JA]

Merchant marine industry: provide benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2442), H3861 [10JY]

———tribute to service and sacrifice (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1605 [25AP]

Mitchell, William: issue posthumous commission to the grade of brigadier general in the Army (see H.J. Res. 48), H2184 [15MY]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2748), H5334 [2AU]

———prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see S. 1644), S11549 [7NO] (see H.R. 3335), H8338 [16NO]

———prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2024), H2847 [25MY]

———provide grants to repair veterans memorials (see H.R. 1469), H1485 (see H.R. 1469), H1495 [4AP]

Motor vehicles: improve automobile assistance program for disabled veterans (see H.R. 2769), H5335 [2AU]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 16), S915 [31JA]

National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H223 [7FE]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see S. 1663), S11612 [8NO] (see H.R. 2675), H4862 [30JY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 44), S5695 [25MY] (see H. Con. Res. 56), H741 [7MR]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 143), S8464 [31JY]

Native Americans: tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 166), H3259 [19JN]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 550), H254 [8FE]

Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 157), H60 [6JA]

Pence, Donald C.: relief (see S. 63), S99 [22JA]

Pensions: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H397 [14FE]

———establish a minimum pension rate for certain veterans (see H.R. 3374), H8731 [29NO]

———increase pension rates for surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war (see S. 1648), S11549 [7NO]

———increase the Medal of Honor Roll special pension and provide an annual cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1113), S6991 [27JN]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 145), S456 [23JA] (see S. 305), S1270 [13FE] (see S. 1506), S10287 [4OC] (see H.R. 548), H253 [8FE]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1232), H1188 [27MR]

———revise the rules under the Survivor Benefit Plan for the termination of an annuity paid to a surviving spouse upon remarriage (see H.R. 1813), H2141 [10MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: tribute to soldiers killed by Iraqi missile attack during Operation Desert Storm and support for effective theater missile defense programs (see S. Con. Res. 19), S1699 [28FE] (see H. Con. Res. 39), H442 [27FE]

Philippines: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see S. 1042), S6318 [14JN]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see S. 42), S98 [22JA] (see H.R. 491), H222 [7FE] (see H. Res. 229), H5338 [2AU]

Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see S. Con. Res. 56), S6920 [26JN] (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1499 [4AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to provide financial assistance to Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A. Inc., veterans programs and services (see H.R. 2919), H5925 [21SE]

POW: authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see S. 43), S98 [22JA]

———eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former prisoners to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 2878), H5592 [11SE]

———improve benefits (see H.R. 3430), H9077 [6DE]

Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation: establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 282), H109 [30JA]

Reservists: computation of retirement pay credit for military reservists who are retained in active service (see H.R. 462), H220 [7FE]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: increase amount paid to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces who died in the performance of duty (see H.R. 1015), H927 [14MR]

Small business: exempt from loan guarantee fees concerns owned and controlled by veterans who have been recently discharged or released from military service (see H.R. 3263), H7959 [8NO]

Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 844), H623 [1MR] (see H.R. 3496), H10066 [13DE]

———include any veterans' or survivors' compensation or pension in the determination of SSI benefits (see S. 1647), S11549 [7NO]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: improve veterans benefits (see H.R. 3173), H7333 [25OC]

Sphinx (U.S.S.): convey to the Dunkirk Historical Lighthouse and Veterans Park Museum for use as a military museum (see H.R. 2455), H3862 [10JY]

Spruance, Raymond A.: promote posthumously to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the U.S. Navy (see S. 508), S2117 [9MR] (see H.R. 2492), H4008 [12JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see H.R. 69), H26 [3JA]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 1022), S6127 [12JN] (see H.R. 2125), H3066 [12JN]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H218 [7FE]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 424, 426), H219 [7FE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see S. 97), S100 [22JA] (see S. 615), S2894 [26MR] (see H.R. 959), H826 [8MR]

———extend the work opportunity credit to encourage the hiring of certain veterans (see S. 1145), S7193 [29JN]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 1754), H2021 [8MY]

———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (see S. 540), S2388 [15MR]

Thresher (U.S.S.): erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor the crew (see S. Con. Res. 46), S5831 [5JN] (see H. Con. Res. 137), H2334 [17MY]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 818), H621 [1MR]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Con. Res. 86), H1189 [27MR]

———maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (see H. Res. 293), H8343 [19NO] (see H. Res. 298), H8731 [29NO]

———request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H7959 [8NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 281), S1122 [7FE] (see H.R. 510), H222 [7FE]

———study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H9238 [11DE]

Vietnamese Conflict: repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans (see H.R. 1587), H1604 [25AP]

Voting: move the legal public holiday known as Veterans Day to election day in Presidential election years (see H.R. 62), H26 [3JA]

White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (see S. 1785), S12681 [7DE] (see H.R. 3498), H10066 [13DE]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see S. Con. Res. 3), S527 [24JA]

World War I: honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3150 [13JN]

World War II: provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (see S. 1302), S8703 [2AU] (see H.R. 2835), H5405 [5SE]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1724), H1924 [3MY]

Descriptions

Earning of Medal of Honor by Barney Barnum and Jim Livingston, H10481 [19DE]

Essays

America's Heroes: Philip Aldridge, E2244 [10DE]

Explanations

Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act (H.R. 3447): Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) and Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), E2404-E2408 [20DE]

Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 1291): House Amendment to Senate Amendments (H. Res. 310), H9136-H9143 [11DE]

Factsheets

Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act (H.R. 3335), E2116 [16NO]

Histories

Lake City, FL, USO Troupe of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 57 and Post 57: Patricia Barriteau, E1067 [12JN]

Letters

Annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill: Dennis Cullinan, VFW, S3652 [6AP]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S3652 [6AP]

———Steve Strobridge, Retired Officers Association, S3652 [6AP]

———Terry W. Hartle, American Council on Education, S3651 [6AP]

Executive Office of the President response to correspondence on the Montgomery GI Bill: Nicholas E. Calio, Executive Office of the President, H2981 [7JN]

Homeless Veterans Assistance Act: Armando C. Albarran, DAV, S3724 [6AP]

———Joseph L. Fox, Sr., Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S3725 [6AP]

———Representative Christopher H. Smith, Committee on Veterans Affairs (House), H6820 [16OC]

———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H6820 [16OC]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S3724 [6AP]

Senate consideration of certain veterans health and housing legislation: several veterans organizations, S11317 [1NO]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance payments to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces who died in the performance of duty: Alex J. Harrington, Non-Commissioned Officers Association, E975 [25MY]

———Dennis C. Cullinan, VFW, E975 [25MY]

———Gary K. Aronhalt, Virginia Sec. of Public Safety, E974 [25MY]

———Jayson L. Spiegel, Reserve Officers Association, E975 [25MY]

———John A. Shaud, Air Force Association, E974 [25MY]

———Michael A. Nelson, Retired Officers Association, E975 [25MY]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., E975 [25MY]

———Richard C. Alexander, National Guard Association of the U.S., E974 [25MY]

———Robert C. Evans, National Order of Battlefield Commissions, E975 [25MY]

Veterans' Benefits Act: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S10157 [3OC]

Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act: Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S12677 [7DE]

Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act: several veterans organizations, S5124 [17MY]

Veterans claims adjudication funding through reductions in Dept. of HUD Community Development Fund projects funding: Thomas A. Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste (organization), S8663 [2AU]

Veterans health care funding: Armando C. Albarran, DAV, S5503 [23MY]

———David E. Woodbury, AMVETS, S5504 [23MY]

———Joel Niemeyer, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S3497 [5AP]

———Joseph L. Fox, Sr., Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S5504 [23MY]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S3497 [5AP], S5503 [23MY]

———several veterans' organizations, S3496 [5AP]

Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act: Artie Muller, Rolling Thunder, Inc., S11553 [7NO]

———Richard B. Fuller, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization, S11553 [7NO]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S11552 [7NO]

Veterans Opportunities Act: Alex J. Harrington, Non Commissioned Officers Association, H1134 [27MR]

———Jayson L. Spiegel, Reserve Officers Association, H1135 [27MR]

———John A. Shaud, Air Force Association, H1134 [27MR]

———Michael A. Nelson, Retired Officers Association, H1134 [27MR]

———Michael P. Cline, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., H1135 [27MR]

———Rachel A. Clinkscale, Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., H1134 [27MR]

———Representative Crenshaw, H1133 [27MR]

———Representatives Jo Ann Davis, Cantor, Schrock, and Putnam, H1134 [27MR]

———Richard C. Alexander, National Guard Association of the U.S., H1134 [27MR]

———Robert C. Evans, National Order of Battlefield Commissions, H1135 [27MR]

Lists

Indianans unaccounted for in Korea, S9612 [21SE]

Indianans unaccounted for in Southeast Asia, S9611 [21SE]

Medical services not covered under Civilian Health and Medical Program of the VA (CHAMPVA), S6908 [26JN]

Military Coalition, S12611 [7DE]

Pending veterans claims cases by State, S8663 [2AU]

65th Infantry Division members during World War II, S6053 [11JN]

Veterans honored by Lakota East High School, Liberty Township, OH, E771 [10MY]

Victims and survivors of Japanese occupation of Guam during World War II, H4214 [18JY]

Memorandums

Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Requirements for Certain Veterans and Their Dependents: Lawrence Kapp, Dept. of Defense, H10478 [19DE]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative to Veterans Employment Opportunity Act, S12539-S12551 [6DE], H9065-H9076 [6DE]

Platforms

International Affairs: American Veterans Committee, E1651-E1654 [14SE]

Poems

``Soldier,'' Glenn R. Batty, E924 [24MY]

Prayers

Tribute to the Armed Services: Warren Jones, E1455 [27JY]

Press releases

Pork Alert—CAGW's Pork Patrol Takes a Closer Look at Fiscal 2002 VA/HUD Pork: Citizens Against Government Waste (organization), S8663 [2AU]

VA Initiates Pain Management Program: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S1390 [14FE]

VA Sponsors New Program for End-of-Life Care: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S3915 [25AP]

Remarks in House

African Americans: tribute to World War II veterans, E424 [22MR]

Air Force Sergeants Association: anniversary, E595 [24AP]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide equitable treatment to Alaskan Natives who are Vietnam veterans (H.R. 3148), E1894 [16OC]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans, H7912 [8NO]

Animals: tribute to war dogs, E1839 [10OC]

Arlington National Cemetery: reform burial eligibility requirements for certain veterans and their dependents (H.R. 3423), H10476-H10480 [19DE], H10936 [20DE], E2231 [7DE], E2351, E2410 [20DE]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs, H1238 [28MR], H4703, H4704 [26JY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (H.R. 320), E85 [31JA], E107 [6FE]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War, H5781 [20SE]

———restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (H.R. 3240), H8118, H8119 [13NO], E2025 [7NO], E2119 [16NO]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H23 [3JA], H5921 [21SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (H.R. 179), H297 [13FE], H2960 [7JN], H4033, H4034 [17JY]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (H.R. 1983), E928 [24MY]

———waive Medicare part B penalty for military retirees who enroll in TRICARE program (H.R. 997), E340 [13MR]

Asian and Pacific American Veterans of World War II Day: observance, E690 [1MY]

Aspen, CO: tribute to National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, E510 [3AP]

Bataan Day: observance, H1460 [4AP]

Belleville, IL: anniversary of Scott VFW Post 4183, E260 [1MR]

Benefits: health care and housing programs funding, H2961 [7JN]

———improve, E2055, E2056 [13NO]

Berlin, MA: tribute to Berlin Memorial Elementary School Veterans Day program, E1996 [2NO]

Blue Springs, MO: tribute to American Legion Post 499 Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony, E1105 [14JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H963 [20MR]

Cameron, MO: tribute to Cameron Veterans' Home, E1088 [13JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers (H. Con. Res. 174), H3824-H3829 [10JY]

Carbondale, CO: renaming of bridge as the Veterans Memorial Bridge, E1722 [25SE]

Cemeteries and funerals: urge maintenance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (H. Res. 120), H2253 [16MY]

Cincinnati, OH: anniversary of Mount Washington American Legion Post 484, E189 [14FE]

Colmery, Harry W.: posthumously award Presidential Medal of Freedom, H8185 [15NO]

Colorado: results of 4th Congressional District constituent survey on national issues, E105 [6FE]

Cominos, Nick: award Medal of Honor, E2236 [7DE]

Corpus Christi, TX: Naval Air Station hospital veterans health care demonstration project, H4672 [26JY]

D-Day: anniversary, H2894, H2931 [6JN], E1003 [5JN], E1028, E1036 [6JN], E1046 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (H.R. 779), E229 [28FE]

———anniversary of Marine Corps 11th SBC class commissioning, E655 [26AP]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system, H5767, H5772 [20SE]

———supply appropriate civilian uniform for certain veterans participating in honor guard details at funerals, H6037 [25SE]

Dept. of HUD: homeless prevention programs funding through reductions in home ownership downpayment assistance and administrative expenses, H4710-H4713 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War (H.R. 107), H10181 [18DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address backlog of veterans compensation, pension, and education claims, E923 [24MY]

———authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (H.R. 811), H1137-H1143 [27MR], H1263 [28MR], H2690 [24MY], H4694 [26JY], E263 [1MR]

———authorize projects to facilitate the treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease, H4696 [26JY]

———authorize projects to facilitate the treatment of veterans with Alzheimer's disease (H. Res. 29), E112 [6FE]

———benefit claims processing funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4691-H4693, H4694 [26JY]

———clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses, H4902-H4905 [31JY], H9143-H9148 [11DE]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners, H4702, H4703 [26JY]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (H.R. 1717), E714 [3MY]

———enhance authority to recruit and retain nurses, establish an additional basis for determining inability of veterans to defray expenses of medical care, and enhance certain health care programs (H.R. 3447), H9217-H9225 [11DE], E2267 [12DE], E2312, E2317 [14DE], E2404 [20DE]

———ensure that senior citizen veterans shall be eligible for pension benefits without regard to disability (H.R. 3087), E1859 [12OC]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area (H.R. 1205), E422 [22MR]

———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), E2043 [8NO], E2059 [13NO]

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans (H.R. 2095), E1053 [7JN]

———extend the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program, H4905 [31JY], H9147 [11DE]

———funding, H4674, H4703, H4704 [26JY]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (H.R. 2633), E1435 [25JY]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits, H9148 [11DE]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (H.R. 511), H1280 [28MR]

———limit amount of time veterans must wait to get a doctor's appointment at veterans clinics (H.R. 435), E114 [6FE]

———make service dogs available to disabled veterans and make various other improvements in health care benefits (H.R. 2792), H7143, H7147 [23OC], E1532 [3AU]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (H.R. 2540), H4870, H4896-H4906 [31JY], H9121-H9124 [11DE], E2269 [13DE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1981), E923 [24MY]

———Office of Inspector General funding through reductions in health care funding, H4689, H4690 [26JY]

———Portland, OR, Veterans Administration Medical Center funding, H7938 [8NO]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans, H4903, H4904 [31JY]

———provide U.S. flags for placement on grave sites of Medal of Honor recipients (H. Con. Res. 284), H9055 [6DE]

———revise effective date for award of disability compensation for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation (H.R. 290), E60 [30JA]

———revise effective date for certain awards of dependency and indemnity compensation to survivors of Vietnam era veterans (H.R. 545), E146 [8FE]

———State Extended Care Facilities Construction Grant Program funding, H4659 [26JY]

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (H.R. 2820), H8848, H8890 [5DE], H10951 [20DE]

———veterans access to health care, H1705 [1MY]

———Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H4842-H4844 [30JY], E1485 [1AU]

———veterans mental health treatment programs funding, H7937 [8NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: section 8 housing vouchers programs and veterans' extended care facilities funding through reductions in home ownership downpayment assistance, H4696-H4700 [26JY]

———veterans health care, public housing, homeless shelters, EPA enforcement, and Corp. for National and Community Service funding through reductions in tax cut, H4654-H4659, H4670, H4682-H4686 [26JY]

Dighton, MA: dedication of Dighton Veterans Memorial Common, E1070 [12JN]

Diseases: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (H.R. 134), E58 [30JA]

Education: increase benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), H3211, H3212-H3220 [19JN], E1190 [25JN], E2269 [13DE], E2299 [14DE], E2365 [20DE]

———increase benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 310), H9128-H9149 [11DE]

Escort Aircraft Carrier Sailors and Airmen Association: tribute, E1485 [1AU]

Ethnic groups: tribute to Asian and Pacific Islander American veterans, E1055 [7JN]

Federal aid programs: improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (H.R. 801), H1126-H1137 [27MR], H1263, H1280 [28MR], H2687-H2692 [24MY], H2894 [6JN], E246 [28FE], E261 [1MR], E974 [25MY]

Florida: Military Appreciation Month observance, E1984 [2NO]

———tribute to Fourth Congressional District recipients of the French Jubilee of Liberty Medal for Normandy veterans, E2093 [15NO]

Forced Landing Association: tribute, E1262 [29JN]

Fort Walton Beach, FL: 174th Assault Helicopter Co., reunion, E1786 [3OC]

France: tribute to memorial built by villagers of St. Parize le Chatel and Moiry to U.S. soldiers who died during World War I, E785 [10MY]

Gainesville, TX: tribute to Medal of Honor Host City Program, E2339 [20DE]

Grand Junction, CO: Grand Junction VA Medical Center recipient of President's Quality Award, E1470 [30JY]

Greer, Robert: Army Ranger Hall of Fame inductee, E1410 [24JY]

Health: establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (H.R. 2667), E1457 [27JY]

———exempt prescription drugs and medical supplies dispensed by Dept. of Veterans Affairs pharmacies from interest and administrative cost charges (H.R. 890), E290 [6MR]

———prohibit funding to implement proposal forcing military retirees to choose between VA and TRICARE health care plans, H4699 [26JY]

Health care: funding, H1211, H1224 [28MR], H2032, H2037, H2038 [9MY], H4374 [20JY], H4687 [26JY], H4859, H4860 [30JY]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (H.R. 936), E314 [8MR]

———improve programs for veterans (H.R. 2716), H6814-H6823, H6874 [16OC], H9112-H9121 [11DE], E1519 [3AU], E2269, E2283 [13DE]

Housing: increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans, H9148 [11DE]

Huntington, NY: anniversary of VFW Nathan Hale Post No. 1469, E1887 [12OC]

Idaho: presentation of high school diplomas to certain World War II veterans, E1379 [20JY]

Income: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H5781 [20SE], H6014 [25SE], H10078 [13DE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), H1280 [28MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 609), E181 [14FE]

Inglewood, TN: tribute to American Legion Post 82, E1964, E1966 [31OC]

Kirkland, WA: dedication of ``The Homecoming'' memorial honoring Armed Forces members and their families, E1226 [27JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: tribute to U.S. soldiers involved in 1984 border incident, E547 [5AP]

Korean War Project: tribute to Finding the Families website, H4435 [24JY]

Korean War Veterans Association: tribute to Harold F. Adkison Chapter for receiving charter, E1333 [16JY]

Lake City, FL: tribute to the USO performers of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 57 and Post 57, E1067 [12JN]

Lehi, UT: tribute to Lehi American Legion Post 19 and VFW on construction of veterans memorial, E769 [10MY]

Liberty Township, OH: Lakota East High School ceremony to honor veterans, E771 [10MY]

Los Angeles, CA: VA West Los Angeles Healthcare Center funding, H4844 [30JY]

Los Angeles County, CA: Los Angeles County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway dedication, E1465 [27JY]

Marine Corps: anniversary, E1940 [30OC]

Matheney, Leslie: Purple Heart award recipient, E1352 [18JY]

May, Robert: Sons of Confederate Veterans (organization) Charles P. Ulmer Compatriot of the Year Award recipient, E305 [7MR]

Medal of Honor: increase rate of special pension for recipients, authorize recipients to be furnished an additional medal for display purposes, and increase criminal penalties associated with misuse or fraud (H.R. 2561), H10480-H10482 [19DE], H10937 [20DE], E2399 [20DE]

Medicare: coverage for qualified World War II Filipino veterans (H.R. 594), E169 [13FE]

———reimbursement for use of base hospitals by military retirees, H5775 [20SE], H6014 [25SE]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees, H6036 [25SE]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (H.R. 2073), E1031 [6JN]

Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (H.R. 67), E9 [3JA]

Memorial Day: observance, H2681, H2682, H2685 [24MY], H2716, H2721 [25MY], E769 [10MY], E873 [21MY], E900 [23MY], E922, E924, E928, E935 [24MY], E985, E996 [26MY]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice (H. Con. Res. 109), H2346-H2348, H2363 [21MY]

Michigan: tribute to Michigan Vietnam Monument Commission volunteers, E1984 [2NO]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (H.R. 3335), E2116 [16NO]

———provide grants to repair veterans memorials (H.R. 1469), E570 [5AP]

Nassau County, NY: tribute to United Veterans Organization flag education program, E1137 [18JN]

National objectives: prioritization of veterans programs funding relative to war on terrorism and economic recovery, H7834 [6NO]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, H9056 [6DE], E2252 [11DE], E2259 [12DE], E2279 [13DE]

———observance (H. Con. Res. 56), H2338-H2340 [21MY], E898 [22MY]

———observance (S. Con. Res. 44), H8367-H8371 [27NO], E2136 [27NO], E2164 [28NO], E2191 [4DE]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1691 [21SE]

National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week: observance, E171 [13FE]

New York: tribute to Second Congressional District veterans, E1700 [21SE]

———tribute to veterans, E811 [16MY]

O'Dell, Dennis: Palm Springs, CA, AMVETS (organization) Post 66 Maxine Waters Award for Courage recipient, E2264 [12DE]

Paeltz, Edward: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution General William C. Westmoreland Award recipient, E1303 [11JY]

Paramus, NJ: dedication of Purple Heart Monument, E2060 [13NO]

Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (H.R. 157), E934 [24MY]

Pensions: expand the Survivor Benefit Plan to include dependents of nonretirement-eligible service members who die while on active duty, H7096, H7097 [17OC]

———provide an annual cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1113), H4905 [31JY]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (H.R. 1232), H1832 [2MY]

———revise rules applicable to net worth limitation relative to pension eligibility, E261 [1MR]

Persian Gulf Conflict: anniversary of Desert Storm cease fire, H416 [27FE], E241 [28FE]

———tribute to 926th Fighter Wing, E612 [24AP]

———tribute to soldiers killed by Iraqi missile attack during Operation Desert Storm and support for effective theater missile defense programs (H. Con. Res. 39), H426-H430 [27FE], E236 [28FE], E330 [8MR]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Vietnam Veterans Memorial exhibit, E773 [10MY]

Philippines: anniversary of Executive order calling the Commonwealth Army into U.S. military service, E1462 [27JY]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, H4674, H4679, H4687, H4700-H4702 [26JY], E1462 [27JY]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (H.R. 491), H1460 [4AP], E134 [7FE]

Romley, Richard M.: DAV Outstanding Disabled Veteran of the Year award recipient, E2105 [16NO]

———Lois Pope Foundation LIFE's Presidential Unsung Hero Award recipient, E2105 [16NO]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: increase amount paid to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces who died in the performance of duty, H2894 [6JN], E974 [25MY]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: improve veterans benefits (H.R. 3173), E1971 [31OC]

St. Joseph, MO: tribute to American Legion Pony Express Post #359, E1089 [13JN]

Stutts, Ben W.: Purple Heart award recipient, E51 [30JA]

Summ, Walter: posthumous Purple Heart award recipient, E1352 [18JY]

Surfside, FL: preservation of South Florida Military Museum and Memorial, H5181 [2AU]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (H.R. 959), E317, E328 [8MR]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (H.R. 1754), E745 [8MY]

Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (H. Res. 293), E2136 [27NO]

———maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (H. Res. 298), H8807-H8811 [4DE], H8880 [5DE], E2207 [5DE], E2219 [7DE]

———observance, H7834 [6NO], H7912, H7913 [8NO], E2035, E2037, E2047 [8NO], E2055, E2056 [13NO]

VFW: tribute, E554 [5AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (H.R. 3443), H9225 [11DE]

Vietnamese Conflict: repeal manifestation period for a presumption of service-connection for respiratory cancers occurring in Vietnam veterans, H9143 [11DE], E2365 [20DE]

———tribute to casualties, E683 [1MY]

Voting: move the legal public holiday known as Veterans Day to election day in Presidential election years (H.R. 62), H810 [8MR]

West Palm Beach, FL: history of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, E917 [23MY]

West Sacramento, CA: tribute to VFW Post No. 8762 for establishing an All Wars Veterans' Memorial, E1077 [12JN]

Williamsburg, NY: anniversary of Borinquen Senior Center, E2035 [8NO]

World War I: honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial, H5848 [20SE]

———honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial (H. Con. Res. 160), H3004 [12JN]

World War II: provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (H.R. 2835), H7945, H7946 [8NO]

———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March and Corregidor garrison surrender, H3612-H3616 [26JN]

———tribute to 202nd Combat Engineers, Company B, E1168 [20JN]

———tribute to television mini-series ``Band of Brothers'', E1733 [25SE]

———tribute to the 101st Airborne Division Company E, E1733 [25SE]

———tribute to the crew of the Boise (U.S.S.), E739 [4MY]

———tribute to U.S. soldiers at the Battle of Iwo Jima, H2656 [23MY]

———tribute to veterans of the Pacific Theater, H4211-H4214 [18JY]

Remarks in Senate

Aberdeen, SD: tribute to Aberdeen Community Based Outpatient Clinic, S3337 [3AP]

African Americans: tribute to Charles Young and the Buffalo Soldiers (S. Res. 97), S5796 [26MY]

Arlington National Cemetery: allow interment of any former Reservist who died in the terrorist attacks and is ineligible due to age at time of death, S12614 [7DE]

———allow interment of any former Reservist who died in the terrorist attacks and is ineligible due to age at time of death (S. 1782), S12555 [6DE]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, S3651 [6AP]

———annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 131), S405, S406 [22JA], S2384 [15MR], S2575 [20MR]

———authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for members who die in the line of duty (S. 1037), S6319 [14JN]

———authorize survivors retirement benefits to be granted posthumously for members who die in the line of duty, S9552 [20SE], S9573 [21SE]

———designate a special day for recognizing members who have been killed in hostile action since the end of the Vietnamese Conflict (S. Res. 94), S5638-S5658 [24MY], S5671 [25MY]

———enhance the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 1517), S10392 [9OC]

———facilitate use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for education leading to employment in high technology industry (S. 1088), S6666 [22JN], S12677, S12746-S12752 [7DE]

———facilitate use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for education leading to employment in high technology industry (S. 1088), unanimous-consent request, S12394-S12396 [5DE]

———permit the transfer of entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 937), S5547 [23MY]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (S. 999), S5979 [7JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (S. 278), S1135 [7FE], S2384 [15MR]

Army: anniversary (S. Res. 112), S6307, S6357 [14JN]

———tribute to First Engineer Battalion, S9552 [20SE]

Bedford, VA: dedication of the the National D-Day Memorial, S5881 [6JN]

Benefits: improve, S11654 [9NO]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans and modify home loan programs (S. 1488), S10156 [3OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers (H. Con. Res. 174), S7534 [11JY]

———authorize use of the rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers (S. Con. Res. 54), S6831 [22JN]

Cassin Young (U.S.S.): tribute, S8278 [26JY]

Cemeteries and funerals: increase burial benefits for veterans and provide for inflation adjustment (S. 912), S5124 [17MY]

Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: temporarily expand membership to facilitate staggered terms for judges and terminate the Notice of Disagreement as jurisdictional requirement for review (S. 1089), S6667 [22JN]

Denver, CO: transfer the Denver Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center to Aurora, CO (S. 1411), S9201 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War (S. 1257), S8354 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: add amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to diseases presumed to be service connected when incurred by Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, S13833 [20DE]

———authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (S. 1280), S8478 [31JY]

———Civilian Health and Medical Program funding, S3050 [28MR]

———clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (S. 409), S1701 [28FE]

———enhance authority to recruit and retain nurses, establish an additional basis for determining inability of veterans to defray expenses of medical care, and enhance certain health care programs (H.R. 3447), S13930, S14075, S14080 [20DE]

———enhance authority to recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (S. 1188), S7819 [17JY], S7875 [18JY], S13931 [20DE]

———enhance provision of specialized treatment and rehabilitation for disabled veterans (S. 1598), S11287 [31OC]

———enhance the assurance of efficiency, quality, and patient satisfaction in the furnishing of health care to veterans (S. 456), S1826 [5MR]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Albuquerque, NM, area (S. 1207), S7965 [19JY]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado Springs, CO, area (S. 996), S5976 [7JN]

———extend health care eligibility for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (S. 1576), S11111 [25OC]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (S. 662), S3171 [29MR]

———improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (S. 612), S2898 [26MR]

———improve the processing of claims for veterans compensation and pensions (S. 1656), S11613 [8NO]

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (S. 228), S921 [31JA]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (H.R. 2540), S11871 [15NO], S13930 [20DE]

———modify authority to provide dog-guides to blind veterans and authorize provision of service dogs to hearing-impaired veterans and veterans with spinal cord injuries (S. 1160), S7429 [10JY]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (S. 984), S5836 [5JN]

———National Center for Patient Safety recipient of Harvard University Institute for Government Innovation Innovations in American Government Award, S13295 [14DE]

———nursing shortage, S6512 [20JN]

———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent, S8671, S8672 [2AU]

———retain Civilian Health and Medical Program eligibility for Medicare-eligible beneficiaries, S5574-S5576 [24MY]

———seek SSA assistance in providing outreach to veterans, their dependants, and their survivors (S. Res. 152), S8974 [3AU]

———standardize copayment exemption levels for outpatient medications (S. 1408), S9198 [6SE]

———treat certain service in the American Field Service ambulance corps as active duty (S. 1767), S12449 [5DE]

———tribute to efforts in pain management and end-of-life care, S1389 [14FE]

———tribute to health care programs, S7801 [17JY]

———tribute to pain management and end-of-life care programs, S3914 [25AP]

———tribute to the Office of General Counsel on receipt of the Office of Government Ethics Outstanding Ethics Program Award, S13357 [17DE]

———veterans claims adjudication funding through reductions in Dept. of HUD Community Development Fund projects funding, S8656-S8663 [2AU]

Disabled: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (S. 38), S314 [22JA]

Diseases: presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (S. 457), S1826 [5MR]

Education: develop educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country (S. Res. 143), S8483 [31JY], S9007 [3AU]

———increase benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), S13291 [14DE], S13930 [20DE]

———increase benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), insert S. 1088 language in lieu, S12752 [7DE]

———increase benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), unanimous-consent request, S12394, S12396 [5DE]

———increase benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (S. 1114), S6999 [27JN], S13930 [20DE]

Federal aid programs: improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (H.R. 801), S5574-S5577 [24MY]

Flags: require display of the POW/MIA flag at the World War II memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (S. 1226), S8126 [24JY]

Fort Scott, KS: Fort Scott National Cemetery expansion dedication, S11525 [7NO]

Gilbert, Bill: tribute to book ``Ship of Miracles,'' on the rescue of North Korean refugees by the S.S. Meredith Victory during the Korean War, S5685 [25MY]

Gold Star Mothers of America, Inc.: tribute, S6918 [26JN]

Hawaii: tribute to 442nd Regimental Combat Team Memorial Service at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, S3915 [25AP]

Health: establish an additional basis for determining the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care based on the cost-of-living of the area in which the veteran resides (S. 1221), S8067 [23JY]

———health care funding, S2384 [15MR]

———improve access to health care, S8009 [20JY]

———modify and extend authorities on the presumption of service-connection for herbicide-related disabilities of Vietnam-era veterans (S. 1091), S6668 [22JN], S6860 [25JN]

Health care: funding, S3495-S3498 [5AP], S3638, S3693 [6AP], S5503 [23MY], S8544-S8549 [1AU], S8669 [2AU]

Health care facilities: ensure quality care at community-based outpatient clinics, S4233 [3MY]

Health care professionals: revise certain provisions relative to the appointment of professional psychologists in the Veterans Health Administration (S. 62), S323 [22JA]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees, S9384 [13SE]

———extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (S. 1467), S9614 [21SE], S9876 [26SE]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (H.R. 2716), S12578 [6DE], S13930 [20DE]

———improve programs for veterans (H.R. 2716), unanimous-consent request, S12351, S12352 [4DE], S12396 [5DE]

———improve programs for veterans (S. 739), S3719 [6AP], S10903, S10904 [23OC], S11902, S11917-S11919 [15NO]

———improve programs for veterans (S. 739), unanimous-consent request, S11273 [31OC], S11317, S11318 [1NO], S11519 [7NO], S11594 [8NO]

Housing: extend eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (S. 781), S3998 [26AP]

Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (S. 1339), S8760 [2AU]

Income: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S3695 [6AP], S10035, S10039 [2OC], S13131, S13132, S13134-S13137 [13DE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (S. 170), S541-S543 [24JA], S567 [25JA], S1257 [13FE], S2384 [15MR], S2471 [19MR], S3699 [6AP], S6004 [8JN]

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to Federal employees available to Federal annuitants and Armed Forces members and retirees (S. 561), S2474 [19MR]

Juarbe, Frederico, Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, S8893 [3AU]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (S. 392), S1618 [27FE], S14081 [20DE]

Lafayette, IN: tribute to Sunnyside and Tecumseh Middle Schools' efforts to honor Japanese-American World War II veterans, S8697 [2AU]

Library of Congress: Veterans History Project funding, S5605 [24MY]

Macungie, PA: tribute to Shoemaker Elementary School Community Service Club Walk-a-Thon for Paralyzed Veterans, S1609 [27FE]

Memorial Day: observance, S5607 [24MY], S5671 [25MY]

———restore traditional observance (S. 61), S322 [22JA]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (S. 1644), S11552 [7NO]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 16), S929 [31JA], S6120 [12JN], S8076 [23JY]

National Japanese American Memorial: opening, S7186 [29JN], S8697 [2AU]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, S12530 [6DE], S12583-S12586, S12672 [7DE]

———observance (S. Con. Res. 44), S5714 [25MY], S11923 [15NO], S12309 [3DE]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S9610 [21SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 143), S8483 [31JY], S9007 [3AU]

North Chicago, IL: land transfer between the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, and the Finch Medical School, S10041 [2OC]

Passaic County, NJ: establish outpatient clinic for veterans, S8669 [2AU]

Pence, Donald C.: relief (S. 63), S323 [22JA]

Pensions: increase the Medal of Honor Roll special pension and provide an annual cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1113), S6998 [27JN]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses, S9551 [20SE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (S. 145), S457 [23JA], S555 [24JA]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (S. 1506), S10304 [4OC]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (S. 305), S1321-S1324 [13FE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: anniversary of Desert Storm cease fire, S2658 [21MR]

Philippines: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (S. 1042), S6322 [14JN]

Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (S. Con. Res. 56), S6930 [26JN]

POW: authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (S. 43), S318 [22JA]

Purple Heart: designate a special day to honor recipients, S8899 [3AU]

Senate: period of silence in recognition of the sacrifice of those who died at Pearl Harbor, HI, S12584 [7DE]

———tribute to Senators who are veterans of World War II, S12584 [7DE]

Spruance, Raymond A.: promote posthumously to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the U.S. Navy (S. 508), S2130 [9MR]

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (S. 1022), S6139 [12JN]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ veterans, S5419 [22MY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (S. 97), S365 [22JA]

———extend the work opportunity credit to encourage the hiring of certain veterans (S. 1145), S7201 [29JN]

———treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants (S. 540), S2385, S2390 [15MR]

U.S. Lao-Hmong Special Guerrilla Units Veterans Recognition Day: observance, S7945, S7946 [19JY]

Veterans: increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), S13227-S13243 [13DE]

Veterans Day: observance, S11604 [8NO], S11653, S11656 [9NO]

White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month: establish (S. 1785), S12683 [7DE]

Wisconsin (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (S. Con. Res. 3), S553 [24JA]

World War II: opening of museum in Pearl Harbor, HI, to commemorate the Pacific war, S12584, S12585 [7DE]

———provide additional compensation to Armed Forces members and U.S. civilian employees who performed slave labor for Japan (S. 1302), S8709 [2AU]

———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March and Corregidor garrison surrender, S11882 [15NO]

———reunion of Air Force veterans who served in the Aleutian Islands, S11655 [9NO]

———tribute to Sixth Naval Beach Battalion, S8010 [20JY]

———tribute to the 65th Infantry Division, S6052 [11JN]

Reports

Community-Based Outpatient Clinics in the Veterans Health Administration, Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Committee of Veterans Affairs (Senate) Democratic Staff, S4234 [3MY]

Reports filed

Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Requirements for Certain Veterans and Their Dependents: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3423) (H. Rept. 107-346), H10401, H10908 [19DE]

Dept. of the Interior Study on Commemorating and Interpreting the Cold War: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 107) (H. Rept. 107-220), H6066 [28SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nurse Recruitment and Retention Enhancement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1188) (S. Rept. 107-80), S10456 [10OC]

Disabled Veterans Service Dog and Health Care Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2792) (H. Rept. 107-242), H6918 [16OC]

Educational Programs Development on Veterans' Contributions to the Country and National Veterans Awareness Week Designation: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 143), S8703 [2AU]

Homeless Veterans Assistance Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2716) (H. Rept. 107-241), H6918 [16OC]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 739) (S. Rept. 107-82), S10640 [11OC]

National Airborne Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 16), S7955 [19JY]

Nomination of Frederico Juarbe, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S11611 [8NO]

Veterans Benefits Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2540) (H. Rept. 107-156), H4539 [24JY]

Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1088) (S. Rept. 107-86), S10692 [15OC]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 107-87), S10692 [15OC]

Veterans Hospital Emergency Repair Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 801) (H. Rept. 107-27), H1121 [26MR]

Veterans Opportunities Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 801) (H. Rept. 107-27), H1121 [26MR]

Statements

Filipino Veterans of World War II Day: President Bush, E1462 [27JY]

Homeless Veterans Assistance Act: National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, S3724 [6AP]

National Energy Policy: Several Organizations and Bush Administration Officials, S12085 [28NO]

Return of POW/MIA Bracelet to Representative Sam Johnson: Kay Blythe Tracy, E2347 [20DE]

Tribute to Joseph Thompson: Representative Christopher H. Smith, H9146 [11DE]

Tribute to Steve Hart: David Hart, E370 [15MR]

Summaries

Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act (H.R. 3447), S14077-S14080 [20DE], H9224 [11DE]

Homeless Veterans Assistance Act (H.R. 2716), S12578 [6DE], H9118 [11DE]

Homeless Veterans Assistance Act (S. 739), S11919 [15NO]

Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act (S. 1088), S11872 [15NO]

———Rockefeller Substitute Amendment, S12752 [7DE]

Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act (H.R. 1291), S13235-S13243 [13DE]

Veterans Opportunities Act (H.R. 801), H1131 [27MR]

Tables

U.S. active duty military deaths, 1980-2000, S5641-S5657 [24MY]

VA benefits as percent of annual higher education costs, H3214 [19JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 39, tribute to soldiers killed by Iraqi missile attack during Operation Desert Storm and support for effective theater missile defense programs, H426 [27FE]

H. Con. Res. 56, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, H2338 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 109, tribute to merchant marine industry for service and sacrifice, H2346 [21MY]

H. Con. Res. 174, use of the Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers, H3824 [10JY]

H. Res. 298, maintain Veterans Day observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday, H8807 [4DE]

H. Res. 310, concur with Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 1291, Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act, H9128-H9135 [11DE]

H.R. 107, require Dept. of the Interior to conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War, H10181 [18DE]

H.R. 491, Filipino Veterans Equity Act, E135 [7FE]

H.R. 801, Veterans Opportunities Act, H1126-H1130 [27MR]

H.R. 801, Veterans' Survivor Benefits Improvement Act, H2687-H2690 [24MY]

H.R. 811, Veterans Hospital Emergency Repair Act, H1137 [27MR]

H.R. 1291, 21st Century Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act, H3212 [19JN]

H.R. 1291, Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act, S13227-S13234 [13DE]

H.R. 2540, Veterans Benefits Act, H4896-H4899 [31JY], H9121 [11DE]

H.R. 2561, Living American Hero Appreciation Act, H10480 [19DE]

H.R. 2716, Homeless Veterans Assistance Act, H6814-H6819 [16OC], H9112-H9117 [11DE]

H.R. 2792, Disabled Veterans Service Dog and Health Care Improvement Act, H7143-H7146 [23OC]

H.R. 3240, Reservists Education Protection Act, H8118 [13NO]

H.R. 3423, Arlington National Cemetery burial eligibility requirements for certain veterans and their dependents, H10476 [19DE]

H.R. 3443, Fairness to All Vietnam Veterans Act, H9226 [11DE]

H.R. 3447, Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act, H9217-H9223 [11DE]

S. 38, allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft, S314 [22JA]

S. 43, authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges, S318 [22JA]

S. 61, restore traditional observance of Memorial Day, S323 [22JA]

S. 62, revise certain provisions relative to the appointment of professional psychologists in the Veterans Health Administration, S323 [22JA]

S. 63, relief of Donald C. Pence, S323 [22JA]

S. 97, eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing, S365 [22JA]

S. 131, Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act, S405 [22JA]

S. 170, Retired Pay Restoration Act, S542 [24JA]

S. 228, make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program, S921 [31JA]

S. 305, Military Retirees Survivor Benefits Protection Act, S1324 [13FE]

S. 392, grant Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Inc., S1618 [27FE], S14081 [20DE]

S. 540, Reserve Component Tax Assistance Act, S2390-S2392 [15MR]

S. 612, National I Owe You Act, S2898 [26MR]

S. 662, furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain veterans, S3172 [29MR]

S. 739, Homeless Veterans Assistance Act, S3720-S3724 [6AP], S11917-S11919 [15NO]

S. 781, extend eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans, S3998 [26AP]

S. 1022, allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums, S6140 [12JN]

S. 1037, authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for Armed Forces members who die in the line of duty, S6320 [14JN]

S. 1088, facilitate use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for education leading to employment in high technology industry, S6667 [22JN]

S. 1088, Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act, S12746-S12750 [7DE]

S. 1089, temporarily expand Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims membership to facilitate staggered terms for judges and terminate the Notice of Disagreement as jurisdictional requirement for review, S6668 [22JN]

S. 1091, modify and extend authorities on the presumption of service-connection for herbicide-related disabilities of Vietnam-era veterans, S6669 [22JN]

S. 1113, increase the Medal of Honor Roll special pension and provide an annual cost-of-living adjustment, S6999 [27JN]

S. 1114, increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, S7000 [27JN]

S. 1145, Veterans Opportunity To Work Act, S7201 [29JN]

S. 1160, modify Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to provide dog-guides to blind veterans and authorize provision of service dogs to hearing-impaired veterans and veterans with spinal cord injuries, S7430 [10JY]

S. 1188, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nurse Recruitment and Retention Enhancement Act, S7820-S7822 [17JY]

S. 1207, establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Albuquerque, NM, area, S7966 [19JY]

S. 1221, establish an additional basis for determining the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care based on the cost-of-living of the area in which the veteran resides, S8068 [23JY]

S. 1226, POW/MIA Memorial Flag Act, S8126 [24JY]

S. 1280, Veterans' Hospital Emergency Repair Act, S8478 [31JY]

S. 1339, Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act, S8760 [2AU]

S. 1408, Veterans' Copayment Adjustment Act, S9199 [6SE]

S. 1411, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center Transfer to Fitzsimons Act, S9202 [6SE]

S. 1427, authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for Armed Forces members who die in the line of duty, S9441 [14SE]

S. 1488, Veterans' Benefits Act, S10156 [3OC]

S. 1506, increase the minimum veterans' Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses, S10304 [4OC]

S. 1782, allow interment in Arlington National Cemetery for any former Reservist who died in the terrorist attacks and is ineligible due to age at time of death, S12555 [6DE]

S. Con. Res. 3, issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S.S. Wisconsin and crew, S553 [24JA]

S. Con. Res. 19, tribute to soldiers killed by Iraqi missile attack during Operation Desert Storm and support for effective theater missile defense programs, S1717 [28FE]

S. Con. Res. 26, use of the Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers, S2478 [19MR]

S. Con. Res. 44, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, S5714 [25MY], S11923 [15NO], H8367 [27NO]

S. Con. Res. 54, use of the Capitol rotunda for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original Navajo Code Talkers, S6671 [22JN]

S. Con. Res. 56, issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients, S6930 [26JN]

S. Res. 16, National Airborne Day, S929 [31JA], S8076 [23JY]

S. Res. 94, designate a special day for recognizing Armed Forces members who have been killed in hostile action since the end of the Vietnamese Conflict, S5759 [25MY]

S. Res. 97, tribute to Charles Young and the Buffalo Soldiers, S5712 [25MY]

S. Res. 112, Army anniversary, S6349 [14JN]

S. Res. 143, educational programs development on veterans' contributions to the country and National Veterans Awareness Week designation, S8482 [31JY]

S. Res. 152, seek SSA assistance by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in providing outreach to veterans, their dependants, and their survivors, S8973 [3AU]

S. Res. 179, ensure quality health care for veterans, S11726 [13NO]

Tributes

Inouye, Senator, S12583-S12586 [7DE]