DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Amendments

Health: establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), S8003, S8005 [1AU], S10452, S10473 [15OC], H8006 [16OC]

Veterans: enhance compensation for veterans with hearing loss (S. 2237), S9550 [26SE], S11329 [18NO]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4085), S9550 [26SE]

Analyses

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Programs Amendments (S. 2526), S4496 [16MY]

Enhance Certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs Programs and Improve Administration of Such Programs (S. 1905), S237 [29JA]

Bills and resolutions

AMVETS: amend charter (see S. 1972), S1252 [27FE]

———recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (see H. Con. Res. 314), H141 [5FE]

Armed Forces: allow eligible members under the Montgomery GI Bill to transfer educational assistance entitlement to dependents (see H.R. 4213), H1283 [11AP]

———extend time limitation for use of eligiblity and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4214), H1283 [11AP]

———provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 5173), H5086 [22JY]

Aurora, CO: authorize construction, leasing, or modification of major medical facilities at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO (see H.R. 5042), H4324 [27JN]

Benefits: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (see H.R. 3733), H365 [13FE]

———allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the first day of the month in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 4036), H1088 [20MR]

———enhance certain veterans programs and improve administration of such programs (see S. 1905), S235 [29JA] (see H.R. 3927), H832 [12MR]

———extend time for application for a waiver of recovery of claims of overpayments of veterans benefits and improve administration of such overpayments (see H.R. 3735), H365 [13FE]

———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see S. 2903), S8300 [5SE] (see H.R. 5250), H5993 [26JY]

———provide service-connected disability benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation provided by the Dept., and for survivors of persons dying from such treatment (see H.R. 3734), H365 [13FE]

———terminate requirement that disability compensation be reduced by payments received under Dept. of Defense separation programs (see H.R. 4842), H3036 [23MY]

Cemeteries and funerals: provide Government markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries that died on or after the day of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3990), H937 [18MR]

Claims: reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 5533), H6982 [2OC]

Courts: improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H1087 [20MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2797), S7372 [25JY] (see H.R. 5605), H7892 [10OC]

Drugs: establish policies for any requirement that veterans be required to split their medications as a cost-saving measures (see H.R. 4836), H3036 [23MY]

Education: increase amounts available to State approving agencies to evaluate the qualifications of educational institutions to provide courses under department-administered education programs (see H.R. 3731), H365 [13FE]

Employment: assume responsibilities for provision of employment and other services to veterans and establish a competitive grants program through which employment services are provided (see S. 2561), S4839 [23MY]

———assume responsibility for certain employment services for veterans and establish competitive grants program through which employment services are provided (see H.R. 4879), H3291 [6JN]

Franklin D. Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Regional Office Building, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see S. 2060), S2261 [21MR]

Health: allow recovery of medical costs from third parties in the same manner as a preferred provider organization (see H.R. 5392), H6302 [17SE]

———enhance right to recover payments by third parties for costs of providing non-service-connected care (see H.R. 5530), H6982 [2OC]

———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (see S. 2132), S2722 [16AP]

———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 526), H6303 [17SE]

———extend the period for provision of noninstitutional extended care services and required nursing home care (see S. 2043), S2260 [21MR]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 5675), H8022 [16OC]

———improve procurement practices in procuring health-care items (see H.R. 3645), H103 [29JA]

———maintain health care eligibility for veterans being held as a prisoner in a county or city jail (see H.R. 3772), H523 [14FE]

———oppose enactment of any proposal establishing a health care deductible for veterans (see H. Con. Res. 359), H1002 [19MR]

———place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (see S. 2583), S5041 [5JN] (see H.R. 3796), H561 [26FE]

———provide certain caregivers with Medicare benefits, allow long-term care tax credit, and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (see H.R. 5139), H4766 [16JY]

———require the geographic allocation of funds for medical care better reflect the veterans populations in different regions of the country (see H.R. 4852), H3037 [23MY]

———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 5359), H6171 [10SE]

Health care facilities: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (H.R. 811) (see H.R. 4514), H1483 [18AP]

———construct a comprehensive veterans medical center in southern Nevada (see H.R. 5610), H7892 [10OC]

———improve accountability of research corporations established at medical centers (see H.R. 5084), H4497 [10JY]

Health care professionals: recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see S. 2227), S3165 [23AP] (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]

Health care providers: establish a pilot program to assess the benefits of establishing a nurse preceptor program (see H.R. 5576), H7303 [8OC]

Historic buildings and sites: preserve and protect (see H.R. 5202), H5452 [24JY]

Housing: make permanent the authority to guarantee adjustable rate mortgages and authorize the guarantee of hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (see S. 2230), S3165 [23AP]

———prohibit additional daily interest charges following prepayment in full of guaranteed housing loans (see H.R. 4042), H1088 [20MR]

Income: repeal required offset of certain military separation benefits by the amount of disability benefits paid (see H.R. 5231), H5790 [25JY]

John J. McGuirk Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, New London, CT: designate (see S. 2997), S9116 [24SE]

Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (see H.R. 4592), H1673 [25AP]

Medicare: establish a subvention demonstration project for veterans (see S. 2233), S3165 [23AP]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 2232), S3165 [23AP] (see H.R. 4890), H3291 [6JN] (see H.R. 4939), H3561 [13JN]

Mental health: establish additional centers for mental illness research, education, and clinical activities (see S. 2228), S3165 [23AP]

———expand and improve the provision of specialized mental health services (see S. 2044), S2260 [21MR]

Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 5655), H8021 [16OC]

National cemeteries: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Cheyenne, WY, area (see S. 3020), S9714 [1OC]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area (see S. 2069), S2326 [22MR]

———establish two satellite national cemeteries for veterans in the San Diego, CA, area (see H.R. 4806), H2943 [22MY]

National security: authorize the furnishing of health care during major disasters or medical emergencies (see S. 2187), S2829 [17AP]

———establish an office to coordinate disaster preparedness strategies with other Federal agencies, and State and local governments (see S. 2186), S2829 [17AP] (see H.R. 4559), H1618 [24AP]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 293), S6250 [27JN]

Native Americans: extend eligibility for housing loans guaranteed under the Native American Housing Loan Pilot Program to veterans who are married to Native Americans (see H.R. 4504), H1482 [18AP]

Pensions: exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3771), H523 [14FE]

Pharmaceuticals: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 5286), H5995 [26JY]

———pilot program to assess benefits of dispensing medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 5332), H6059 [4SE]

POW: repeal requirement that former POW must have been interred for a specified minimum period of time to be eligible for dental benefits (see H.R. 3826), H650 [28FE]

Richmond, KY: convey a portion of the Bluegrass Army Depot to facilitate construction of a State veterans' center (see S. 3109), S10360 [10OC]

Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see S. 2440), S3842 [2MY] (see H.R. 4608), H1673 [25AP]

States: provide grants for programs to financially assist veterans who experience certain emergencies (see H.R. 5112), H4574 [12JY]

Taxation: improve tax equity for military personnel (see S. 2816), S7469 [29JY]

Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 5717), H8731 [13NO]

Veterans: amend programs (see S. 2526), S4492 [16MY]

———clarify entitlement to disability compensation of women veterans who have service-connected mastectomies and provide permanent authority for counseling and treatment for sexual trauma (see S. 2205), S2950 [18AP]

———clarify the applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to agreements regarding future receipt of compensation and educate veterans on available legitimate financial services (see S. 2003), S1705 [8MR]

———computation of annuities of surviving spouses of uniformed services members who died entitled to retired or retainer pay but before the Survivor Benefit Plan existed or applied to the members (see S. 2632), S5696 [18JN]

———enhance compensation for veterans with hearing loss (see S. 2237), S3303 [24AP]

———expand eligibility for additional retired pay percentage for extraordinary heroism to retired military reservists (see S. 2211), S2951 [18AP]

———expand eligibility for membership in veterans organizations (see S. 2789), S7308 [24JY]

———facilitate and enhance judicial review of certain matters regarding veterans' benefits (see S. 2079), S2413 [9AP]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see S. 2630), S5632 [17JN] (see H.R. 4904), H3453 [11JN]

———improve compensation for veterans in certain cases of loss of paired organs (see H.R. 5477), H6776 [26SE]

———improve procedures for the determination of the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care (see S. 2741), S6947 [17JY]

———increase educational assistance benefits for survivors and dependents of veterans (see S. 2231), S3165 [23AP]

———increase pension rates for surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war (see H.R. 4798), H2943 [22MY]

———increase rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation and revise requirements for maintaining levels of extended-care services to veterans (see S. 2229), S3165 [23AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]

———make a grant to Connecticut for the alteration of a certain State veterans' home and hospital building (see H.R. 3938), H832 [12MR]

———payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to survivors of a deceased veteran who had service-connected disabilities that included compensable cold-weather injuries preceding death (see H.R. 5127), H4605 [15JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 2051), S2260 [21MR]

———permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 5355), H6129 [9SE]

———provide an additional program of service disabled veterans' insurance for veterans (see S. 2209), S2950 [18AP]

———provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after a certain age will not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 2602), S5285 [10JN]

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5082), H4424 [9JY]

Victor J. Saracini Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Horsham, PA: designate (see S. 2926), S8565 [12SE] (see H.R. 5367), H6228 [11SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see S. 2001), S1675 [7MR]

Washington: conduct a pilot project on medical care outreach for veterans in Washington (see H.R. 5087), H4497 [10JY]

Colloquies

Permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits: Senators Levin, Reid, and Warner, S5751 [19JN]

Comparisons

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act: House, Senate, and compromise agreement provisions, H6275-H6277 [17SE]

Explanations

Veterans Benefits Act (S. 2237): House Amendment, S11334-S11338 [18NO]

Letters

Bob Hope Veterans Chapel at Los Angeles National Cemetery designation: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H2781 [21MY]

———Bob Hope, H2781 [21MY]

———Charles L. Linden, Military Order of the Purple Heart (organization), H2782 [21MY]

———Dennis M. Cullinan, VFW, H2781 [21MY]

———Donald G. McDonald, AMVETS, H2782 [21MY]

———Gary Crossland, DAV, H2781 [21MY]

———Linda Hope, Bob and Dolores Hope Charitable Foundation, H2781 [21MY]

———Ralph Leventhal, Jewish War Veterans (organization), H2782 [21MY]

———Ronald J. Hanson, American Legion, H2781 [21MY]

———Ronald P. Amador, California Paralyzed Veterans Association, H2782 [21MY]

———William F. Gavitt, Retired Officers Association, H2782 [21MY]

———William P. Reardon, California Association of County Veterans Service Officers, Inc., H2782 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources: Joseph A. Violante, DAV, H2378 [9MY]

———Richard B. Fuller, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H2378 [9MY]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, H2378 [9MY]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, H2378 [9MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs amendments: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4495 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Reorganization Act: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S2839 [17AP]

Enhance certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and improve administration of such programs: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S236 [29JA]

Permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits: George H. Steese, Jr., DAV, S5748 [19JN]

———Karen O. Wadsworth, New Hampshire House of Representatives, S5748 [19JN]

———Michael A. Nelson, Retired Officers Association, S5748 [19JN]

———Military Coalition, S5748 [19JN]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S5747 [19JN]

———Thomas Taylor, S5748 [19JN]

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S3169 [23AP]

Veterans' Employment, Business Opportunity, and Training Act: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4850 [23MY]

Veterans health care funding: several Senators, S4949 [4JN]

———several veterans organizations, S4949 [4JN]

Lists

Cosponsors of S. 170, Retired Pay Restoration Act, S5749 [19JN]

VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, S2965 [18AP]

Veterans waiting for initial, or follow-up, primary care appointments, S8748 [18SE]

Remarks in House

AMVETS: amend charter (H.R. 3214), H4586, H4587 [15JY]

———recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (H. Con. Res. 314), H2630-H2632 [20MY]

Armed Forces: provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 5173), E1308 [22JY]

Benefits: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (H.R. 3733), E176 [15FE]

———allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the first day of the month in which hospitalization or treatment begins (H.R. 4036), E431 [21MR]

———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (H.R. 5250), E1447, E1449 [29JY]

———terminate requirement that disability compensation be reduced by payments received under Dept. of Defense separation programs (H.R. 4842), E903, E927 [24MY]

California: tribute to North Bay Stand Down 2002 program, E1222 [9JY]

Chattanooga, TN: GAO study of a pilot project with the Erlanger Medical Center to provide medical care to veterans, H4881 [18JY]

East Orange, NJ: anniversary of health care system campus, E1756 [4OC]

Executive departments: anniversary of Cabinet status, E363 [14MR]

Funding, H944 [19MR], H1045 [20MR], E323 [12MR]

Health: enhance right to recover payments by third parties for costs of providing non-service-connected care (H.R. 5530), E1746 [3OC]

———establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources, H2377-H2380 [9MY]

———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), H2610-H2614, H2630 [20MY], E870 [22MY], E1602 [18SE]

———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 526), H6271-H6278 [17SE]

———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), Senate amendment, H8006-H8009 [16OC]

———improve procurement practices in procuring health-care items (H.R. 3645), H5008-H5013 [22JY], E43 [29JA], E1322 [24JY]

———oppose enactment of any proposal establishing a health care deductible for veterans (H. Con. Res. 359), E388 [19MR]

———provide certain caregivers with Medicare benefits, allow long-term care tax credit, and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (H.R. 5139), E1272 [16JY]

Health care facilities: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (H.R. 4514), H2614-H2617 [20MY]

———authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (H.R. 811) (H.R. 4514), E591 [18AP], E874 [22MY]

———improve accountability of research corporations established at medical centers, E1322 [24JY]

———improve accountability of research corporations established at medical centers (H.R. 5084), E1230 [10JY]

———improve veterans access to health care, H657 [5MR]

Historic buildings and sites: preserve and protect (H.R. 5202), E1361 [25JY]

Homeless: conduct Stand Down event outreach programs and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (H.R. 3271), E1442 [29JY]

Housing: prohibit additional daily interest charges following prepayment in full of guaranteed housing loans (H.R. 4042), E491 [10AP]

Korean War: commemoration, E469 [9AP]

Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (H.R. 4592), H2780-H2784 [21MY]

National cemeteries: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area (H.R. 1205), H2838 [22MY]

———establish two satellite national cemeteries for veterans in the San Diego, CA, area (H.R. 4806), H3204 [5JN]

Native Americans: extend eligibility for housing loans guaranteed under the Native American Housing Loan Pilot Program to veterans who are married to Native Americans (H.R. 4504), E583 [18AP]

Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization): tribute, E491 [10AP]

Pharmaceuticals: suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (H.R. 2820), H566, H611 [27FE], H770 [7MR]

Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (H.R. 4608), H2628-H2630 [20MY], E873 [22MY]

Terrorism: establish a partnership between the Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense to develop education and training programs on medical responses to consequences of terrorist attacks (H.R. 3254), E1602 [18SE]

Veterans: enhance compensation for veterans with hearing loss (S. 2237), H8998-H9007 [14NO]

———health care funding, H2248 [9MY], E935 [24MY]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans, H3132 [4JN]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, E1658 [26SE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (H.R. 548), H5 [23JA]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H1046, H1047, H1070 [20MR], H2272, H2274 [9MY], H7854-H7859 [10OC], E1155 [27JN], E1850, E1860 [11OC], E1867 [15OC], E1910 [17OC], E2020, E2021, E2024, E2042 [14NO], E2057, E2068 [15NO]

Victor J. Saracini Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Horsham, PA: designate (H.R. 5367), E1567 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

AMVETS: amend charter (H.R. 3214), S9858 [2OC]

———amend charter (S. 1972), S1258 [27FE], S9858 [2OC]

Benefits: enhance certain veterans programs and improve administration of such programs (S. 1905), S236 [29JA]

———improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (S. 612), S10664 [17OC]

———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (S. 2903), S8302 [5SE], S10880 [13NO]

Campbell, William H.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Management, S11656 [19NO]

Claims: improve the processing of claims for veterans compensation and pensions (S. 1656), S10664 [17OC]

Dept. of Defense: Center for Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research war-related illnesses funding, S7723, S7724 [31JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5605), S10546 [16OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2797), S10880 [13NO]

Franklin D. Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Regional Office Building, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (S. 2060), S2284 [21MR]

Health: establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), S8026 [1AU], S10473-S10476 [15OC]

———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (S. 2132), S2724 [16AP]

———extend the period for provision of noninstitutional extended care services and required nursing home care (S. 2043), S2265 [21MR], S10797 [28OC]

———issuance of regulations requiring prioritization of veterans' access to health care, S8747-S8749 [18SE]

———oppose enactment of any proposal establishing a health care deductible for veterans, S10880 [13NO]

———place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (S. 2583), S5049 [5JN]

———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks, S10664 [17OC], S10880 [13NO]

Health care professionals: recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (S. 2227), S3167 [23AP]

Housing: make permanent the authority to guarantee adjustable rate mortgages and authorize the guarantee of hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (S. 2230), S3169 [23AP]

Huntington, WV: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations accreditation of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, S658 [12FE]

Korean War: commemoration, S2574 [11AP]

Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (H.R. 4592), S4733 [22MY], S4832 [23MY]

Medical Research Service: tribute for research into oral treatment for smallpox, S2406 [9AP]

Medicare: establish a subvention demonstration project for veterans (S. 2233), S3171, S3172 [23AP], S4251 [13MY]

Mental health: establish additional centers for mental illness research, education, and clinical activities (S. 2228), S3168 [23AP]

———expand and improve the provision of specialized mental health services (S. 2044), S2265 [21MR]

Morgantown, WV: Morgantown Veterans Center receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinical Programs of Excellence award, S10354 [10OC]

National cemeteries: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Cheyenne, WY, area (S. 3020), S9718 [1OC]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area (S. 2069), S2328 [22MR]

National security: authorize the furnishing of health care during major disasters or medical emergencies (S. 2187), S2840, S2841 [17AP]

———establish an office to coordinate disaster preparedness strategies with other Federal agencies, and State and local governments (S. 2186), S2839 [17AP]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 293), S6262 [27JN], S7240 [23JY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2335 [22MR]

Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (H.R. 4608), S4733 [22MY], S4832 [23MY]

Taxation: improve tax equity for military personnel, S9915-S9927 [3OC], S9937, S9978 [4OC]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (S. 2816), S7498 [29JY]

Terrorism: strengthen the preparedness of health care providers within the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and community hospitals to respond to bioterrorism (S. 1561), S2719 [16AP]

Veterans: amend programs (S. 2526), S4494 [16MY]

———enhance compensation for veterans with hearing loss (S. 2237), S3305 [24AP], S9550-S9559 [26SE]

———enhance compensation for veterans with hearing loss (S. 2237), House amendment, S11329-S11338 [18NO], S11562 [19NO]

———expand eligibility for additional retired pay percentage for extraordinary heroism to retired military reservists (S. 2211), S2967 [18AP]

———expand eligibility for membership in veterans organizations, S9920 [3OC]

———facilitate and enhance judicial review of certain matters regarding veterans' benefits (S. 2079), S2415 [9AP]

———health care and education programs funding, S2250 [21MR]

———health care funding, S4948 [4JN], S7266 [24JY], S7733 [31JY], S10664 [17OC]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (S. 2630), S5698 [18JN]

———improve procedures for the determination of the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care (S. 2741), S6951 [17JY]

———increase educational assistance benefits for survivors and dependents of veterans (S. 2231), S3170 [23AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses, S5766 [19JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S5745-S5755, S5759, S5762, S5790 [19JN], S5834 [20JN], S9703 [1OC], S10014-S10016 [7OC], S10085-S10087 [8OC], S10484, S10546-S10548 [16OC], S10859, S10860, S10867, S10869-S10872, S10880 [13NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (S. 2051), S2273, S2274 [21MR]

———provide an additional program of service disabled veterans' insurance for veterans (S. 2209), S2965 [18AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (S. 2001), S1678 [7MR]

Reports

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5605): Concurrent Receipt of Military Retired Pay With Service-Connected Disability Benefits Provisions, S10547 [16OC]

Reports filed

AMVETS Charter Amendment: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3214) (H. Rept. 107-569), H4574 [12JY]

AMVETS Charter Amendments: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 3214), S8299 [5SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1972), S8300 [5SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 107-229), S7742 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Research, Education, and Bio-Terrorism Prevention Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3253) (H. Rept. 107-471), H2606 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Extension of Period for Provision of Noninstitutional Extended Care Services and Required Nursing Home Care: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2043) (S. Rept. 107-231), S7898 [1AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5605) (H. Rept. 107-740), H7892 [10OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2797) (S. Rept. 107-222), S7371 [25JY]

National Veterans Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 293), S7033 [18JY]

Nomination of Daniel L. Cooper To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S2260 [21MR]

Nomination of Robert H. Roswell To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S2260 [21MR]

Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4608) (H. Rept. 107-474), H2606 [16MY]

Veterans' and Survivors' Benefits Expansion Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4085) (H. Rept. 107-472), H2606 [16MY]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2074) (S. Rept. 107-215), S7164 [22JY]

Veterans Health Care and Procurement Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3645) (H. Rept. 107-600), H5086 [22JY]

Veterans Hearing Loss Compensation Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2237) (S. Rept. 107-234), S7898 [1AU]

Veterans' Major Medical Facilities Construction Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4514) (H. Rept. 107-473), H2606 [16MY]

Statements

Permit Concurrent Receipt of Military Retired Pay With Service-Connected Disability Benefits: Retired Enlisted Association, S5747 [19JN]

Veterans Benefits Act: Several Members of Congress, H9003-H9007 [14NO]

Summaries

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Research, Education, and Bio-Terrorism Prevention Act (H.R. 3253), S8026 [1AU]

Tables

Comparison of fiscal year veterans mortgage liquidation rates—reservists versus all others, H2628 [20MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 314, recognize AMVETS members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day, H2630 [20MY]

H. Res. 526, concur with Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 3253, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act, H6271-H6274 [17SE]

H.R. 3214, AMVETS charter amendments, H4586 [15JY]

H.R. 3253, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Research, Education, and Bio-Terrorism Prevention Act, H2610 [20MY]

H.R. 3645, Veterans Health Care and Procurement Improvement Act, H5008-H5011 [22JY]

H.R. 3731, increase amounts available to State approving agencies to evaluate the qualifications of educational institutions to provide courses under Dept. of Veterans Affairs department-administered education programs, H7124 [7OC]

H.R. 4085, Veterans' and Survivors' Benefits Expansion Act, H2624 [20MY]

H.R. 4085, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H7122 [7OC]

H.R. 4514, Veterans' Major Medical Facilities Construction Act, H2614 [20MY]

H.R. 4592, Bob Hope Veterans Chapel at Los Angeles National Cemetery designation, H2780 [21MY]

H.R. 4608, Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS, H2628 [20MY]

H.R. 5605, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations: concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits provisions, S10546 [16OC]

S. 1905, enhance certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and improve administration of such programs, S236 [29JA]

S. 1972, amend AMVETS charter, S1258 [27FE]

S. 1972, AMVETS charter amendments, S9858 [2OC]

S. 2001, Fairness to All Fallen Vietnam War Service Members Act, S1679 [7MR]

S. 2003, Veterans Benefits and Pensions Protection Act, S1708 [8MR]

S. 2051, permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S2273 [21MR]

S. 2060, Franklin D. Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Regional Office Building, St. Petersburg, FL, S2284 [21MR]

S. 2069, establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area, S2329 [22MR]

S. 2074, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S2369 [8AP]

S. 2132, establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs emergency medical preparedness centers, S2724 [16AP]

S. 2186, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Reorganization Act, S2839 [17AP]

S. 2187, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Care Act, S2841 [17AP]

S. 2205, clarify entitlement to disability compensation of women veterans who have service-connected mastectomies and provide permanent authority for counseling and treatment for sexual trauma, S2964 [18AP]

S. 2209, Service Disabled Veterans' Insurance Act, S2966 [18AP]

S. 2211, expand eligibility for additional retired pay percentage for extraordinary heroism to retired military reservists, S2968 [18AP]

S. 2227, recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services, S3167 [23AP]

S. 2228, establish additional centers for mental illness research, education, and clinical activities, S3168 [23AP]

S. 2229, Veterans Benefits Improvement Act, S3168 [23AP]

S. 2230, make permanent the authority to guarantee adjustable rate mortgages and authorize the guarantee of hybrid adjustable rate mortgages, S3170 [23AP]

S. 2231, Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Adjustment Act, S3170 [23AP]

S. 2237, Veterans Benefits Act, S11329-S11333 [18NO], H8998-H9002 [14NO]

S. 2237, Veterans Benefits Improvement Act, S9556-S9559 [26SE]

S. 2237, Veterans Hearing Loss Compensation Act, S3305 [24AP]

S. 2526, programs amendments, S4494 [16MY]

S. 2561, Veterans' Employment, Business Opportunity, and Training Act, S4849 [23MY]

S. 2583, place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category, S5049 [5JN]

S. 2630, Health Care for Filipino World War II Veterans Act, S5698 [18JN]

S. 2632, Forgotten Widows' Benefit Equity Act, S5705 [18JN]

S. 2741, improve procedures for the determination of the inability of veterans to defray expenses of necessary medical care, S6952 [17JY]

S. 2816, Foreign and Armed Services Tax Fairness Act, S7499 [29JY]

S. 3020, establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Cheyenne, WY, area, S9718 [1OC]

S. Res. 293, National Veterans Awareness Week, S6261 [27JN], S7240 [23JY]