VETERANS

Addresses

Hall of Heroes Dedication—Kootenai County, ID: Daniel T. Eismann, E2355 [20NO]

Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center, Battle Creek, MI, Dedication: Senator Levin, S7713 [11JN]

Stand Up for America: Beth Killough Chapman, E725 [10AP]

Tribute to Arnold Punaro: James L. Jones, Dept. of Defense, S12833 [17OC]

Veteran's Day Observance: Robert Shirkey, E2368 [21NO]

Wentworth Military Academy Memorial Service: Jim Ahrens, E2136 [28OC]

Amendments

Benefits: improve and enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans (S. 1132), S13743 [31OC]

———modify and improve (H.R. 2297), S15198 [19NO], H11705 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (H.R. 1516), S12853 [17OC], H10054 [29OC]

———improve and enhance provision of long-term care for veterans and modify authorities relative to administration of personnel (S. 1156), S15123, S15132, S15192, S15198 [19NO]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (H.R. 100), H12868 [8DE]

Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), S4532 [27MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (H.R. 1442), S14070 [5NO], H10512 [6NO]

Analyses

Filipino Veterans' Benefits Act (S. 1213), S7552 [9JN]

Articles and editorials

Build a Memorial To Honor Thresher, S5251 [10AP]

Called-Up Reservist Take Big Hit in Wallet—Families Struggle on Military Salary, S4476 [27MR]

Changes at VA Vex Advocates for Homeless, H2158 [20MR]

Defense for the 21st Century, H4548 [22MY]

Hospital Angels, S14025 [5NO]

Military Widows Lose Chunk of Benefits at 62, S2475 [13FE]

Moving Moment of Silence on Marine Drive, E2272 [6NO]

Mulberry Police, Fire/Rescue, City Honored for Service by Legion Family—Chief Dave Hamlin Police Officer of Year, Mike Team Is Firefighter of the Year, E1106 [3JN]

Overhaul Without Oversight, H4550 [22MY]

Perverse VA Policy, S10039 [28JY]

Remembering a Writer, S5647 [1MY]

Those Aleutian Island Veterans Are Back, S7123 [23MY]

Time for Congress To Care for Veterans or Take Their Place!, E1738 [9SE]

Tribute to Heroes, S5646 [1MY]

Triumph of Pettiness, H12829 [8DE]

VA—Iraq War Veterans Will Need Care Denied to Others, S4748 [3AP]

Wartime Letters a Lifetime Bond—Detention Officer, Vietnam Soldier Have Forged Lasting Relationship, E2106 [21OC]

Bills and resolutions

Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: delay termination (see H.R. 3239, 3239), H9213 [2OC]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for equitable allotment of lands to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (see H.R. 951), H1395 [26FE]

Aleda E. Lutz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Saginaw, MI: prohibit closure or realignment of inpatient services (see S. 1914), S15406 [21NO] (see H.R. 3570), H12306 [21NO]

American Battle Monuments Commission: establish a memorial to the Buffalo Soldiers in Louisiana (see S. 499), S3027 [3MR]

AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (see H. Con. Res. 308), H9812 [21OC]

Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility of certain reservists and their dependents for interment (see H.R. 3659), H12918 [8DE]

———enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 358), H170 [27JA]

Armed Forces: allow a participant in the military Survivor Benefit Plan to designate a new beneficiary upon the death of the original designated beneficiary (see H.R. 3216), H9129 [1OC]

———allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible or withdraw election not to enroll for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1328), H1953 [18MR]

———allow certain previously unenrolled servicemembers an opportunity to enroll for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2174), H4367 [20MY]

———allow eligible members under the Montgomery GI Bill to transfer educational assistance entitlement to dependents (see H.R. 2764), H7019 [16JY]

———annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 55), S36 [7JA]

———authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see S. 1841), S14335 [10NO] (see H.R. 3201), H9032 [30SE] (see H.R. 3388), H10129 [29OC]

———authorize the use of military recreational facilities by any veteran with a compensable service-connected disability (see H.R. 1917), H3635 [1MY]

———encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner or the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see S. Con. Res. 36), S5343 [11AP] (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2270 [20MR]

———establish a combat artillery medal (see H.R. 1127), H1679 [6MR]

———establish an Iraq campaign medal to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and subsequent antiterrorism campaigns (see H.R. 3272), H9375 [8OC]

———extend enrollment period for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 3041), H8081 [9SE]

———extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1924), H3635 [1MY]

———forgive certain overpayments of retired pay to deceased retired members after death (see H.R. 2944), H7783 [25JY]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H5813 [24JN]

———improve benefits for members of the uniformed services and veterans (see S. 19), S35 [7JA]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by establishing an enhanced educational assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the program (see S. 177), S1068 [16JA]

———increase amount of basic educational assistance for veterans under Montgomery GI Bill and eliminate reduction of basic pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1212), H1745 [11MR]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to a surviving spouse of a member in any case in which there are dependent children (see H.R. 1750), H3303 [10AP]

———increase military retired pay for officers by reason of being credited with extraordinary heroism on the same basis as applies to enlisted members (see H.R. 3280), H9376 [8OC]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see S. Con. Res. 2), S1144 [17JA] (see H. Con. Res. 37), H462 [12FE]

———permit a portion of the entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to be transfered to spouses and children (see S. 730), S4512 [27MR]

———permit access to military commissary stores to Ready Reserve members, certain underage persons who would be eligible for military retired pay, and their dependents (see H.R. 1059), H1515 [4MR]

———prescription drug benefits for Medicare-eligible enrollees under defense health care plans (see H.R. 3390), H10129 [29OC]

———present a ribbon to members who were exposed during active duty to ionizing radiation as a result of atomic weapons testing (see H.R. 1404), H2269 [20MR]

———provide dislocation allowance to retired members and those on temporary disability retired list moving from their last duty station to designated home (see H.R. 995), H1462 [27FE]

———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 331), H138 [8JA]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 1035), S5995 [9MY] (see H.R. 742), H461 [12FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see S. 56), S36 [7JA] (see H.R. 58), H54 [7JA] (see H.R. 3474), H10978 [6NO]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see S. 445), S2701 [25FE] (see S. 1859), S14804 [12NO] (see H.R. 2398), H5173 [10JN]

———revise certain retired pay eligibility requirements, provide TRICARE eligibility to certain reservists, and allow reservists and their employers a tax credit (see S. 1000), S5771 [6MY] (see H.R. 2168), H4367 [20MY] (see H.R. 2413), H5174 [10JN]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1111), H1678 [6MR]

———satisfy judgments against retired members for abusing a child through garnishment of military retired pay (see H.R. 1444), H2400 [26MR]

Army Aviation Heritage Foundation: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 3), S1736 [29JA]

Bataan Death March: provide additional compensation to survivors (see H.R. 595), H320 [5FE]

Benefits: authorize additional compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for whom a family member dependent on the veteran for support provides care (see H.R. 2380), H5044 [5JN]

———improve and enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans (see S. 1132), S6978 [22MY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 1131), S6978 [22MY] (see H.R. 1683), H3051 [9AP]

———modify and improve (see H.R. 2297), H4787 [2JN]

———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. 249), S1812 [30JA]

Bob Stump Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (see S. 1511), S10617 [31JY] (see H.R. 2806), H7225 [21JY]

Brigadier General (AUS-Ret.) John H. McLain Post Office, Sarasota, FL: designate (see H.R. 3068), H8174 [10SE]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 168), H57 [7JA]

———enhance burial benefits (see S. 1074), S6507 [15MY] (see H.R. 2217), H4734 [22MY] (see H.R. 2354), H5043 [5JN]

———increase burial benefits for certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries (see H.R. 2066), H3973 [9MY]

———increase burial benefits for veterans and provide for inflation adjustment (see S. 1124), S6978 [22MY]

———recognize and honor the volunteers that participate in honor guards for veterans' funerals (see H. Con. Res. 260), H7785 [25JY]

———remove, upon request, remains of any person interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery in France or Belgium and reinter such remains in the U.S. (see H.R. 1265), H1900 [13MR]

Coins: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see S. 1379), S9118 [9JY] (see H.R. 2823), H7453 [23JY]

Colmery, Harry W.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7617 [24JY]

Committee on Appropriations (House): create a Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 469), H12310 [21NO]

Conner, Garlin M.: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 327), H138 [8JA]

Davis, Raymond G., Sr.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see S. Res. 131), S5651 [1MY] (see H. Res. 215), H3636 [1MY]

———tribute (see S. Res. 232), S11832 [23SE] (see H. Res. 361), H8082 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 1918), H3635 [1MY]

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H11133 [7NO]

———establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2875), H7616 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War (see S. 452), S2839 [26FE] (see H.R. 114), H55 [7JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept sworn affidavit of veterans who served in combat during Korean War or earlier conflict as proof of service connection for certain diseases and injuries (see H.R. 169), H57 [7JA]

———allow claimants for benefits to pay fees for attorney services during any stage of the claims process (see H.R. 3492), H11358 [17NO]

———allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (see H.R. 1681), H3051 [9AP]

———allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H9738 [20OC]

———allow recovery of medical costs from third parties in the same manner as a preferred provider organization (see H.R. 1562), H2702 [2AP]

———appoint chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2414), H5174 [10JN]

———authorize certain major medical facility projects (see H.R. 2349), H5043 [5JN]

———authorize construction, leasing, or modification of major medical facilities at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO (see S. 613), S3730 [13MR] (see H.R. 116), H56 [7JA]

———authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see H.R. 1720), H3301 [10AP]

———authorize major medical facility projects for the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and satisfy requirements on natural disasters (see S. 1605), S11349 [10SE] (see H.R. 3061), H8174 [10SE]

———authorize veterans to select the appraiser when applying for guaranteed housing loans (see H.R. 1500), H2472 [27MR]

———clarify requirements for Notices of Disagreement for appellate review (see S. 1360), S8725 [26JN]

———congressional disapproval of rule revising acquisition procedures for health care resources (see H.J. Res. 41), H2270 [20MR]

———consolidate and improve programs to assist homeless veterans and assume management of National Personnel Records Center Military Personnel Records facility (see H.R. 2518), H5661 [19JN]

———determine the effectiveness of contracting for the use of private memory care facilities for veterans with Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 2337), H4977 [4JN]

———dispense medications for prescriptions written by private practitioners to veterans awaiting their first VA appointment for medical care (see S. 1112), S6978 [22MY] (see H.R. 2219), H4734 [22MY]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H391 [11FE] (see H.R. 998), H1462 [27FE] (see H.R. 2015), H3761 [7MY]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners and provide Medicare coverage to eligible veterans (see H.R. 1309), H1952 [18MR]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners when Dept. of Veterans Affairs physicians are unavailable (see H.R. 240), H134 [8JA]

———enhance authority to recover medical costs from third parties (see H.R. 1715), H3301 [10AP]

———enhance certain veterans programs and improve administration of such programs (see S. 1133), S6978 [22MY]

———enhance rehabilitative services provided to veterans with mental illnesses (see H.R. 3442), H10456 [5NO]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (see S. 1077), S6624 [19MY] (see H.R. 1516), H2514 [31MR]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Baltimore, MD, area (see H.R. 3321), H9613 [16OC]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado Springs, CO, area (see H.R. 1476), H2471 [27MR]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area (see S. 766), S4702 [2AP] (see H.R. 197), H58 [7JA]

———establish a new medical facility in the Columbus, OH, area (see S. 1403), S9414 [15JY]

———establish electronic database to enable Dept. health care facilities in Iowa to share patient information with State of Iowa Veterans Home (see H.R. 2834), H7454 [23JY]

———establish national cemeteries for veterans in geographically underserved areas (see S. 1282), S8125 [18JN]

———establish new medical facilities for veterans in the area of Columbus, OH, and in south Texas (see H.R. 2307), H4875 [3JN]

———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 631), H322 [5FE]

———establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (see H.R. 2357), H5043 [5JN] (see H.R. 3094), H8283 [16SE]

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans and make access to such loans permanent (see H.R. 1257), H1900 [13MR]

———expand eligibility for membership in veterans organizations (see S. 259), S1813 [30JA]

———expand the assisted living pilot program to include additional health care regions (see S. 1572), S10970 [2SE]

———extend certain authorities for health care services and reporting dates and augment certain health care business practices or programs (see H.R. 3260), H9375 [8OC]

———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. 1190), H1744 [11MR]

———extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 2352), H5043 [5JN]

———extend payment of disability benefits through the date of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1666), H2938 [8AP]

———extend the period for provision of noninstitutional extended care services and required nursing home care (see S. 836), S5059 [9AP]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see S. 967), S5650 [1MY] (see H.R. 270), H135 (see H.R. 271), H136 [8JA] (see H.R. 890), H1332 [25FE]

———improve and enhance provision of long-term care for veterans and modify authorities relative to administration of personnel (see S. 1156), S7135 [23MY]

———improve educational assistance programs for apprenticeship or other on-job training (see H.R. 1716), H3301 [10AP]

———improve health care programs and extend certain expiring authorities (see H.R. 3387), H10129 [29OC]

———improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see S. 1199), S7476 [5JN] (see H.R. 3612), H12308 [21NO]

———improve patient care and working conditions at the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 1951), H3641 [5MY]

———improve procedures for adjudication of claims for benefits (see H.R. 3392), H10129 [29OC]

———increase assistance for certain disabled veterans for specially adapted housing, automobiles, and equipment (see H.R. 1048), H1514 [4MR]

———increase the quantity of supply of certain prescriptions furnished to veterans with chronic conditions (see H.R. 1921), H3635 [1MY]

———limit amount of time veterans must wait to get a doctor's appointment at veterans clinics (see H.R. 263), H135 [8JA]

———make motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans comparable to reimbursement rates for Federal employees (see H.R. 632), H322 [5FE]

———permit Medicare-eligible veterans to receive an outpatient medication benefit (see S. 1153), S7135 [23MY]

———pilot program to assess benefits of dispensing medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 372), H170 [27JA]

———place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (see S. 1014), S5859 [7MY] (see H.R. 2816), H7329 [22JY]

———preserve and protect historic buildings (see H.R. 1762), H3303 [10AP]

———prohibit additional daily interest charges following prepayment in full of guaranteed housing loans (see H.R. 3413), H10236 [30OC]

———prohibit implementation of any Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Commission recommendation for one year following submission (see H.R. 3440), H10456 [5NO]

———provide adapted housing assistance to disabled Armed Forces members who remain on active duty pending medical separation (see H.R. 761), H699 [13FE]

———provide benefits to individuals with spina bifida who are children of Vietnam veterans that were exposed to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 533), H318 [5FE]

———provide for annual placement of memorials honoring the military service of veterans who were homeless or indigent at the time of death (see H.R. 1256), H1900 [13MR]

———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see S. 50), S36 [7JA]

———provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities and expand eligibility for such care to all veterans with compensable service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2445), H5364 [12JN]

———provide same type of vocational rehabilitation benefits and services for certain children with spina bifida as are currently available to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3351), H9738 [20OC]

———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. 843), H703 [13FE]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 972), H1461 [27FE]

———recognize importance of addressing shortfalls in the number of Dept. health care professionals and reauthorize grant program to medical schools affiliated with the Dept. (see H.R. 2126), H4203 [15MY]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see S. 1186), S7381 [4JN] (see H.R. 1264), H1900 [13MR]

———reinstate minimum requirements relative to the sale of vendee loans (see H.R. 1949), H3641 [5MY]

———reinstate the vocational training program for certain low-income veterans (see H.R. 966), H1460 [27FE]

———repeal limitation on payment of accrued benefits upon death of beneficiary and allow substitution of parties in pending benefit claims when applicant dies (see S. 1188), S7476 [5JN]

———repeal limitation on the payment of accrued benefits that are due, and unpaid, upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary (see H.R. 241), H134 [8JA]

———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. 1347), H2131 [19MR]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1726), H3301 [10AP]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see S. 1283), S8125 [18JN] (see H.R. 2659), H6271 [7JY] (see H.R. 2808), H7225 [21JY]

———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 S. 1151), S7135 [23MY] (see H.R. 813), H701 [13FE]

———restore certain aspects of Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2595), H5928 [25JN]

———restrict the performance of eye surgery at a facility, or under a contract with the Dept., to only licensed medical doctors and licensed doctors of osteopathy (see H.R. 3473), H10978 [6NO]

———revise presumption of service connection for diseases and disabilities of former POW (see H.R. 1838), H3451 [29AP]

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 627), H322 [5FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT: designate (see S. 1815), S13909 [4NO]

Disabled: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see S. 59), S36 [7JA] (see H.R. 1919), H3635 [1MY] (see H.R. 2511), H5551 [18JN]

———extend to additional military retirees with service-connected disabilities the special compensation authority provided for certain retirees with combat-related disabilities (see H.R. 2701), H6602 [10JY]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2829), H7453 [23JY]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see S. 1847), S14451 [11NO] (see H.R. 73), H54 [7JA]

———establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with hepatitis C (see S. 1846), S14451 [11NO] (see H.R. 3455), H10977 [6NO]

———provide gratuity to veterans, their spouses, and children who contract HIV or AIDS from a blood transfusion relative to a service-connected disability (see S. 1509), S10617 [31JY]

Education: permit use of education benefits for certain entrepreneurship courses and permit veterans enrolled in certain vocational rehabilitation programs to have self-employment as a vocational goal (see H.R. 1460), H2470 [27MR]

———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. 178), H4011 [13MY]

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. 36), H53 [7JA]

Federal aid programs: enhance cooperation and the sharing of resources between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense relative to veterans' benefits programs (see H.R. 1911), H3635 [1MY]

Fort Bayard, NM: designate historic district as a national historic landmark (see S. 214), S1479 [23JA] (see H.R. 2059), H3973 [9MY]

Fort Knox, KY: convey land to establish a State-run cemetery for veterans (see S. 655), S3881 [18MR]

Government: pay for cost of premiums for certain Servicemembers Group Life Insurance coverage (see H.R. 3436), H10339 [4NO]

Health: expand presumption of service-connection for certain diseases of former POW, enhance Dose Reconstruction Program, and enhance and fund certain other epidemiological studies (see S. 1281), S8125 [18JN]

———improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H5044 [5JN]

———improve prescription drug benefits for veterans (see H.R. 2874), H7616 [24JY]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (see S. 1694), S12277 [1OC] (see H.R. 2433), H5266 [11JN]

Health care: funding (see H.R. 2318), H4976 [4JN] (see H.R. 2475), H5407 [16JN]

Health care professionals: revise certain provisions relative to the appointment of professional psychologists in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 78), S37 [7JA]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H7617 [24JY]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2759), H7019 [16JY]

Housing: exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1418), H2310 [25MR]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H3302 [10AP]

———provide loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see S. 978), S5650 [1MY] (see H.R. 1935), H3636 [1MY]

Immigration: give priority in the issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized U.S. citizens (see H.R. 3587), H12307 [21NO]

Income: exclude proceeds of life insurance from consideration as income for purposes of determining veterans' pension benefits (see H.R. 2163), H4367 [20MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 392), S2456 [13FE] (see H.R. 303), H137 [8JA]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), consideration (see H. Res. 251), H4738 [22MY]

INS: ensure eligibility for discretionary relief from detention, deportation, exclusion, and removal (see H.R. 184), H58 [7JA]

Insurance: make certain improvements to the National Service Life Insurance and U.S. Government Life Insurance programs (see H.R. 1554), H2702 [2AP]

Iraq: adjudication of certain claims against Iraq (see H.R. 3603), H12307 [21NO]

———require that Federal contractors involved in post-conflict reconstruction provide a veterans hiring preference (see H.R. 1920), H3635 [1MY]

James J. Peters Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY: designate (see H.R. 2786), H7085 [17JY] (see H.R. 3383), H9981 [28OC]

John J. McGuirk Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, New London, CT: designate (see S. 1242), S7718 [11JN] (see H.R. 1832), H3408 [12AP]

Johnson, Henry: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 304), H137 [8JA]

Korean War: tribute to veterans (see S. Con. Res. 62), S9959 [25JY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 478), S2920 [27FE] (see H.R. 1043), H1465 [27FE]

Laitres, Alfred J.: authorize disinterment from the Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France, and authorize transfer of his remains to the custody of his next of kin (see H.R. 2970), H7784 [25JY]

Major Henry A. Commiskey, Sr. Post Office Building, Hattiesburg, MS: designate (see H.R. 2438), H5266 [11JN]

Medicare: reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 176), S1068 [16JA] (see H.R. 2664), H6347 [8JY]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see S. 1249), S7831 [12JN] (see H.R. 2361), H5043 [5JN]

Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 62), H54 [7JA]

Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see S. 70), S36 [7JA]

Mental health: improve programs for veterans (see S. 548), S3252 [6MR]

Merchant marine industry: provide benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2593), H5814 [24JN]

Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see S. 1341), S8725 [26JN] (see H.R. 91), H55 [7JA]

Mitchell, William: issue posthumous commission to the grade of major general in the Army (see H.R. 2755), H7019 [16JY]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see S. 1092), S6852 [21MY] (see H.R. 2201), H4528 [21MY]

———prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (see S. 330), S2051 [6FE] (see H.R. 2076), H4011 [13MY]

———prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2170), H4367 [20MY]

Morgan, Ray A.: authorize disinterment from the Luxembourg American Cemetery and transfer of remains to next of kin (see H.R. 888), H1332 [25FE]

Motor vehicles: improve automobile assistance program for disabled veterans (see H.R. 294), H136 [8JA]

Narusewicz, Florence: relief (see H.R. 710), H392 [11FE]

NASA: provide eligibility for astronauts for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see S. 334), S2119 [10FE]

National cemeteries: permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial (see H.R. 1167), H1681 [6MR]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 13), S6979 [22MY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see S. 1468), S9959 [25JY] (see H.R. 292), H136 [8JA]

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 328), H11391 (see H. Con. Res. 328), H11514 [18NO]

National Native American Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 239), S12448 [3OC]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 40), S5541 [30AP]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 204), S10140 [29JY]

Native Americans: eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 2983), H7785 [25JY]

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 306), H9687 [17OC]

Navy Armed Guard: authorize special awards to World War I and World War II veterans (see S.J. Res. 10), S3881 [18MR] (see H.J. Res. 38), H1812 [12MR]

New Windsor, NY: recognize and support efforts to develop the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 146), H3304 [10AP]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 633), H322 [5FE]

Pahrump, NV: convey certain land to the Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 for construction of a post building and memorial park (see S. 1521), S10617 [31JY]

Paul Wellstone Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN: designate (see S. 1289), S8232 [19JN] (see H.R. 2567), H5713 [23JN]

Pence, Donald C.: relief (see S. 57), S36 [7JA]

Pensions: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 1653), H2863 [7AP]

———clarify prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to agreements regarding future receipt of compensation and educate veterans on available legitimate financial services (see S. 257), S1812 [30JA] (see H.R. 2975), H7784 [25JY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see S. 401), S2457 [13FE] (see S. 451), S2839 [26FE] (see S. 585), S3410 [10MR] (see S. 1916), S15406 [21NO]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H318 [5FE]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1592), H2819 [3AP]

Philippines: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see S. 68), S36 [7JA] (see H.R. 1984), H3682 [6MY]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 664), H389 [11FE]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their survivors (see S. 1213), S7540 [9JN]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H390 (see H. Res. 65), H391 [11FE]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see S. 69), S36 [7JA]

POW: authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see S. 60), S36 [7JA]

———eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 938), S5483 [29AP] (see H.R. 886), H1332 [25FE]

———improve benefits (see S. 517), S3162 [5MR] (see H.R. 348), H169 [27JA]

———payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 2224), H4734 [22MY] (see H. Con. Res. 344), H12310 [21NO]

———provide special compensation for former POW (see S. 1239), S7718 [11JN]

———provide special compensation for former POWs (see H.R. 850), H704 [13FE]

Prieto, Roaul R.: authorize disinterment from the American Ardennes Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium, and transfer of remains to his next of kin (see H.R. 2930), H7782 [25JY]

Public safety officers: permit military service performed by District of Columbia police officers, firemen, and certain Federal law enforcement officers to count toward retirement calculation (see H.R. 3054), H8174 [10SE]

Puerto Rico: authorize a major medical facility project at the San Juan Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center (see H.R. 3021), H8016 [5SE]

———authorize construction of a Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical center at a site that would best serve the needs of both veterans and Dept. of Defense medical beneficiaries (see H.R. 3020), H8016 [5SE]

Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation: establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see S. 268), S1813 [30JA] (see H.R. 422), H218 [28JA]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 1136), H1679 [6MR]

Riverside National Cemetery: designate POW/MIA National Memorial (see S. 1745), S12737 [16OC] (see H.R. 2206), H4733 [22MY]

Shriver, Sargent: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 299), H9376 [8OC]

Small business: establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 3483), H11133 [7NO]

———establish development program for disabled veterans' small businesses, reauthorize National Veterans Business Development Corp., programs, and establish procurement goal for veterans' small businesses (see H.R. 1712), H3301 [10AP]

Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 172), H57 [7JA]

———exempt from windfall elimination provisions individuals who are entitled to retired pay based on a certain period of service as a member of a uniformed service (see H.R. 2611), H6261 [26JN]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (see S. 792), S4897 [7AP] (see H.R. 100), H55 [7JA]

Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2866), H7616 [24JY]

Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1682), H3051 [9AP]

Spruance, Raymond A.: promote posthumously to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the U.S. Navy (see S. 84), S37 [7JA]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see H.R. 65), H54 [7JA]

———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. 623), S3730 [13MR] (see H.R. 1231), H1810 [12MR]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 349), H169 (see H.R. 350), H170 [27JA] (see H.R. 454), H242 [29JA]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see S. 1349), S8725 [26JN] (see H.R. 1742), H3302 [10AP]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (see S. 289), S1871 [4FE] (see S. 351), S2187 [11FE] (see H.R. 662), H389 [11FE]

———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. 202), S1368 [22JA] (see S. 393), S2457 [13FE] (see H.R. 1504), H2472 [27MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 878), H1331 [25FE] (see H.R. 1307), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 878), consideration (see H. Res. 126), H1639 [5MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by, and death gratuity payments to, a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1664), H2937 [8AP]

Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Queens, NY: designate (see S. 1856), S14804 [12NO] (see H.R. 1318), H1953 [18MR]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking (see S. Res. 102), S4629 [1AP] (see H. Res. 170), H2703 [2AP]

———erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor crew (see H. Con. Res. 153), H3408 [12AP]

———erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor the crew (see S. Con. Res. 35), S5174 [10AP]

U.S. Army Volunteer Reserve: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H10978 [6NO]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 72), S12448 [3OC] (see H. Res. 313), H6348 [8JY]

U.S. Postal Service Henry Johnson Annex, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 480), H243 [29JA]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1615), H2820 [3AP]

Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education: extend (see H.R. 2294), H4787 [2JN]

Veterans Day: declare Emporia, KS, as founding city of official holiday and recognize Alvin J. King and Ed Rees for contributions towards enactment into law (see H. Con. Res. 159), H3636 [1MY]

———encourage greater recognition (see H.R. 2216), H4734 [22MY]

———observance (see S. Res. 264), S14451 [11NO]

———observe moment of silence to honor veterans of all U.S. wars and memorialize those who gave their lives in defense of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4738 [22MY]

———request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H7785 [25JY]

Veterans Health Administration: establish office to oversee research compliance and assurance (see H.R. 1585), H2819 [3AP]

Victor J. Saracini Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Horsham, PA: designate (see S. 615), S3730 [13MR] (see H.R. 1128), H1679 [6MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see S. 1076), S6624 [19MY]

———authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H2400 [26MR]

———study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see S. 296), S1871 [4FE] (see H.R. 2540), H5662 [19JN]

Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 120), S5174 [10AP]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H391 [11FE]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 485), H12920 [8DE]

World War II: modify calculation of back pay for members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were approved for promotion while interned as POW (see S. 1057), S6255 [14MY] (see H.R. 2992), H7838 [3SE]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see S. 1948), S15812 [24NO] (see H.R. 476), H243 [29JA]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (see S. Con. Res. 24), S3993 [19MR]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 212), H5088 [9JN]

Yoshida, Jim K.: relief (see S. 67), S36 [7JA]

Biographies

Rugg, Phillip R., II, S9896 [24JY]

Citations

Raymond G. Davis, Sr., receipt of Korean War Medal of Honor, S11305 [10SE]

Essays

Visit to New York, NY: Kayleigh C. Jack, E690 [7AP]

What Does Americanism Mean to Me? Tess Spinola, E1708 [5SE]

Explanations

Veterans Benefits Act (H.R. 2297), S15133-S15139 [19NO], H11716-H11722 [20NO]

Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement Act (S. 1156), S15127-S15131 [19NO], H12151-H12156 [21NO]

Inscriptions

Vietnam Veterans Peace and Brotherhood Chapel: Victor D. Westphal, III, S10138 [29JY]

Letters

Civil service protection for Dept. of Defense civilian employees: Bobby L. Harnage, Sr., American Federation of Government Employees, H4553 [22MY]

———Carol A. Bonosaro and G. Jerry Shaw, Senior Executives Association, H4553 [22MY]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H4553 [22MY]

———Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H4554 [22MY]

———Michael B. Styles, Federal Managers Association, H4552 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative funding: Beth Moten, American Federation of Government Employees, S14498 [12NO]

———David W. Gorman, DAV, S14502, S14508 [12NO]

———Delatorro L. McNeal, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S14502, S14508 [12NO]

———Gerard M. Kelly, Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association, S14499 [12NO]

———John A. Brieden III, American Legion, S14497 [12NO]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, S14501, S14508 [12NO]

———S. John Sisler, AMVETS, S14501, S14508 [12NO]

———Thomas H. Corey, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., S14497 [12NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care funding to meet the needs of troops returning from Iraq: Edward R. Heath, Sr., DAV, S4749 [3AP]

———Richard B. Fuller, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S4749 [3AP]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S4749 [3AP]

Establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania: several Members of Congress, S6627 [19MY]

Filipino Veterans' Benefits Act: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S7551 [9JN]

Illinois Home for Veterans funding: Representative Weller, H7666 [25JY]

Imapct of budget proposals on veterans: Representative Spratt, Committee on the Budget (House), H2157 [20MR]

———several veterans organizations, H2157 [20MR]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, H2157 [20MR]

Impact of budget proposals on veterans: Edward R. Heath, Sr., DAV, H2548 [1AP]

———Joseph L. Fox, Sr., Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H2548 [1AP]

———Ronald F. Conley, American Legion, Ray C. Sisk, VFW and Edward R. Heath, Sr., DAV, H2548 [1AP]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: Representative Christopher H. Smith, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H3699 [7MY]

———Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3699 [7MY]

Tribute to Francis W. Agnes: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4155 [20MR]

Veterans benefits funding: Dwight Radcliff, U.S. Veterans Initiative, Inc., H2575 [1AP]

———John Keaveney, New Directions, Inc., H2576 [1AP]

———Shad Meshad, National Veterans Foundation, H2576 [1AP]

Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act: Joseph L. Barnes, Fleet Reserve Association, S7011 [22MY]

———Raymond G. Boland, National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Inc., S7011 [22MY]

———several veterans organizations, S7011 [22MY]

———William A. Isokait, National Funeral Directors Association, S7011 [22MY]

Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act: Artie Muller, Rolling Thunder, Inc., S2055 [6FE]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H4264 [20MY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4264 [20MY]

———Richard A. Jones, AMVETS, S2055 [6FE]

———Richard B. Fuller, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S2055 [6FE]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S2055 [6FE]

Veterans Prescription Drug Benefits Act: Delatorro L. McNeal, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), E497 [18MR]

———Richard A. Jones, AMVETS (organization), E497 [18MR]

———Richard F. Weidman, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., E498 [18MR]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, E497 [18MR]

———Thomas H. Miller, Blinded Veterans Association, E497 [18MR]

———William A. Wroolie, Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A., Inc., E497 [18MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center design and construction: Patricia E. Gallagher, National Capital Planning Commission, H9406 [15OC]

Lists

Crew of the U.S.S. Thresher, S4649 [1AP]

Korean War POW/MIA from Indiana, H3348 [11AP]

Tuskegee Airmen from Michigan, S14387 [11NO]

Vietnamese Conflict POW/MIA from Indiana, H3348 [11AP]

Poems

``America,'' Mark E. Crispell, E1128 [4JN]

``Building of the Ship,'' Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, S4101 [20MR]

``For the Fallen Soldiers,'' Amanda Escareno, E71 [27JA]

```Forgotten War' No More,'' Dee Tramontina, S10039 [28JY]

``In Flanders Fields,'' John McCrae, S14383 [11NO]

Press releases

Mulberry, FL, Schools Benefit: Donna Righi, Mulberry Memorial American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 72, E1105 [3JN]

VA Announces Record Budget, Health Care Changes: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S4748 [3AP]

Proclamations

National Former POW Recognition Day: President Bush, S5046 [9AP]

Tribute to George (Gus) Wright: Representative Ney, E1720 [5SE]

Tribute to Marvin L. Lawver: Representative Ney, E490 [18MR]

Remarks in House

African Americans: tribute to veterans, E2279 [7NO]

Alabama: tribute to Korean War veterans, E2280 [7NO]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for equitable allotment of lands to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (H.R. 951), E301 [27FE]

Alaskey, Joseph F., Jr.: Albany, NY, Capital District Senior Issues Forum Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1975 [3OC]

Allen, TX: tribute to visit by Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall exhibit, H4374 [21MY]

Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility of certain reservists and their dependents for interment (H.R. 3659), E2474 [8DE]

———tribute to Army Old Guard maintaining watch over Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Hurricane Isabel, H8408 [23SE], E1896 [25SE]

Armed Forces: authorize the use of military recreational facilities by any veteran with a compensable service-connected disability (H.R. 1917), E893 [9MY]

———encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner of the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (H. Con. Res. 109), H2538-H2542 [1AP], H2670 [2AP]

———extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1924), E1175 [9JN]

———forgive certain overpayments of retired pay to deceased retired members after death (H.R. 2944), E1642 [25JY]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (H.R. 2569), H9096 [1OC], H10452-H10454 [5NO], H10544, H10546 [6NO]

———increase amount of basic educational assistance for veterans under Montgomery GI Bill and eliminate reduction of basic pay for participation in the program (H.R. 1212), E435 [12MR]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to a surviving spouse of a member in any case in which there are dependent children (H.R. 1750), E764 [11AP]

———provide dislocation allowance to retired members and those on temporary disability retired list moving from their last duty station to designated home (H.R. 995), E332 [27FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (H.R. 3474), E2258 [6NO]

———tribute, H2707 [3AP]

———tribute to women, H2314 [26MR], E1064 [22MY]

Armed Forces Day: observance, H4021 [14MY]

Barulli, Larry: Bayonne Detachment of the Marine Corps League Lance Corporal Stanley J. Kopcinski Memorial Award recipient, E1199 [11JN]

Benefits: funding, H1939, H1940 [18MR], H2141, H2211, H2218, H2221, H2242, H2255, H2258, H2261 [20MR], H2382-H2388 [26MR], H2517, H2518, H2519, H2520, H2521, H2522, H2547, H2551, H2555, H2556, H2558, H2559, H2561, H2562, H2569-H2576, H2583 [1AP], H2689, H2691, H2692, H2695 [2AP], H2840-H2842 [7AP], H3287, H3289 [10AP], H3620 [1MY], H3959 [9MY], H4814, H4815, H4862 [3JN], H4880, H4954, H4962 [4JN], H5253 [11JN], H10346 [5NO], E586, E589 [26MR], E639, E640 [1AP], E651 [2AP], E724 [10AP], E985 [15MY], E1077 [23MY], E1395 [27JN], E2236 [5NO], E2257, E2261, E2263 [6NO], E2285 [7NO]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1683), H4273-H4275 [20MY], H4542 [22MY], E723 [10AP], E1082 [23MY]

———modify and improve (H.R. 2297), H9305-H9312 [8OC], E2039, E2043 [15OC], E2069 [17OC]

———modify and improve (H.R. 2297), Senate amendment, H11705-H11722 [20NO], E2432 [23NO], E2462 [25NO]

Blount County (TN) Daily Times: tribute to editorials, E1738 [9SE]

Bradshaw, Kenneth L., Jr.: Purple Heart recipient, E2511 [8DE]

Brigadier General (AUS-Ret.) John H. McLain Post Office, Sarasota, FL: designate (H.R. 3068), H9702, H9703 [20OC], E2113 [21OC]

Brooklyn, NY: tribute to American Legion St. Stanislaus Memorial Post No. 1771, E61 [27JA]

Budget: impact of proposals, H2149, H2151, H2152, H2153, H2157 [20MR]

Cedar Grove, NJ: tribute to U.S. veterans of Temple Sholom, E1466 [14JY]

Cemeteries and funerals: enhance burial benefits (H.R. 2217), E2279 [7NO]

———enhance burial benefits (H.R. 2354), H4983 [5JN]

Citrus County, FL: tribute to Korean War Veterans chapter 192 dedication of Korean War memorial, E1686 [4SE]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, E2019 [8OC]

Coeur d'Alene, ID: tribute to Kootenai County, ID, Administration Building veterans memorial, E2355 [20NO]

Cold War Veterans Association: commemorate U.S. victory in the Cold War, E854 [1MY]

Collier, Peter: tribute to book ``Medal of Honor'', E2111 [21OC]

Colmery, Harry W.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (H. Con. Res. 257), E2395 [22NO]

Columbia, TN: tribute to American Legion Post and Auxiliary Unit 19, E807 [30AP]

Columbus, OH: Defense Supply Center funding, H7668 [25JY]

Corning, NY: tribute to World War II veterans, E1770 [11SE]

DAV: tribute to individuals attending New Mexico State Convention, E1249 [13JN]

Degaetano, Sebastian: Purple Heart recipient, E2512 [8DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use commissary stores and post and base exchanges (H.R. 1918), E893 [9MY]

———diabetes research, treatment, and prevention funding, H6282 [8JY]

———ensure civil service protection for civilian employees, H4395, H4410, H4411, H4413, H4414, H4416, H4417 [21MY], H4534, H4545-H4550, H4552, H4594, H4595, H4603, H4605, H4607, H4610, H4611 [22MY], H10989, H10996, H10997, H10998 [7NO]

———establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (H.R. 2875), E1613 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (H.R. 3344), E2097 [20OC]

———allow recovery of medical costs from third parties in the same manner as a preferred provider organization (H.R. 1562), E654 [2AP]

———appoint chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration, H7187-H7189 [21JY]

———appoint chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration (H.R. 2414), E1208 [11JN]

———authorize certain major medical facility projects (H.R. 2349), E1156 [5JN]

———authorize construction, leasing, or modification of major medical facilities at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO, H10004-H10007 [29OC], E2209 [4NO]

———authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities, H12144 [21NO]

———authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (H.R. 1720), H9996-H10008 [29OC], E758 [11AP], E2185 [31OC], E2209 [4NO]

———authorize major medical facility projects for the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and satisfy requirements on natural disasters (H.R. 3061), E1754 [10SE]

———Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services program funding, E1783 [15SE]

———consolidate and improve programs to assist homeless veterans and assume management of National Personnel Records Center Military Personnel Records facility (H.R. 2518), E1318 [20JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H421 [12FE]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (H.R. 2015), E888 [7MY]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (H.R. 998), E322 [27FE]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners and provide Medicare coverage to eligible veterans (H.R. 1309), E496 [18MR]

———enhance authority to recover medical costs from third parties (H.R. 1715), E755 [11AP]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (H.R. 1516), H7189-H7192 [21JY]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (H.R. 1516), Senate amendments, H10054-H10058 [29OC], E2226 [4NO]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Baltimore, MD, area (H.R. 3321), E2064 [16OC]

———establish a new medical facility in the Columbus, OH, area, H10007 [29OC]

———establish national cemeteries for veterans in geographically underserved areas, H10054-H10058 [29OC], E2226 [4NO]

———establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (H.R. 2357), H5032 [5JN], H7187-H7189 [21JY], E1560, E1565, E1569 [23JY]

———establish uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve and active duty veterans for guaranteed home loans and make access to such loans permanent (H.R. 1257), H4275-H4277 [20MY], E1083 [23MY]

———extend certain authorities for health care services and reporting dates and augment certain health care business practices or programs (H.R. 3260), E2019 [8OC]

———extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans, H7187-H7189 [21JY], E1565 [23JY]

———extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans (H.R. 2352), E1165 [5JN], E2193 [31OC]

———health care funding to meet the needs of troops returning from Iraq, H2713, H2796, H2797 [3AP]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (H.R. 890), H7188 [21JY]

———improve and enhance provision of long-term care for veterans and modify authorities relative to administration of personnel (S. 1156), H12137-H12157 [21NO], E1253 [13JN]

———improve educational assistance programs for apprenticeship or other on-job training (H.R. 1716), E752 [11AP]

———improve health care programs and extend certain expiring authorities (H.R. 3387), E2158 [30OC]

———improve veterans access to health care, H155 [27JA], H421 [12FE], H690 [13FE], H4534 [22MY]

———increase assistance for certain disabled veterans for specially adapted housing, automobiles, and equipment (H.R. 1048), E357 [4MR]

———increase the quantity of supply of certain prescriptions furnished to veterans with chronic conditions (H.R. 1921), E1175 [9JN]

———limit amount of time veterans must wait to get a doctor's appointment at veterans clinics, H7693, H7694 [25JY]

———make motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans comparable to reimbursement rates for Federal employees, H7695 [25JY]

———medical and prosthetic research funding through reductions in Corp. for National and Community Service funding, H7689, H7690 [25JY]

———Medical Emergency Preparedness Program funding, H7687, H7688 [25JY]

———negotiated prices for prescription drugs, H11499 [18NO]

———provide IBOT Mobility Systems to disabled veterans, E289 [26FE]

———provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities and expand eligibility for such care to all veterans with compensable service-connected disabilities (H.R. 2445), E1253 [13JN]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (H.R. 1264), H11004 [7NO]

———reinstate minimum requirements relative to the sale of vendee loans (H.R. 1949), E864 [5MY]

———reinstate the vocational training program for certain low-income veterans (H.R. 966), E334 [27FE]

———repeal limitation on the payment of accrued benefits that are due, and unpaid, upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary (H.R. 241), E51 [8JA]

———repeal requirement that former POW must have been interred for a specified minimum period of time to be eligible for dental benefits (H.R. 1347), E1175 [9JN]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 1726), H5256 [11JN]

———report on resources sharing agreements for services, programs, and facilities with the Dept. of Defense, H7682 [25JY], E1613 [25JY]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative, H7704 [25JY], E1757 [10SE]

———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, H125 [8JA], H155 [27JA], H7691, H7692 [25JY], H10537 [6NO]

———restore certain aspects of Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (H.R. 2595), H8091-H8094 [10SE]

Disabled: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (H.R. 1919), E893 [9MY]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, H198-H204 [28JA]

Dunnellon, FL: anniversary of Wall-Rives American Legion Post 58, E895 [9MY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H2563-H2567 [1AP]

Education: permit use of education benefits for certain entrepreneurship courses and permit veterans enrolled in certain vocational rehabilitation programs to have self-employment as a vocational goal, H11715 [20NO], E2432 [23NO]

———permit use of education benefits for certain entrepreneurship courses and permit veterans enrolled in certain vocational rehabilitation programs to have self-employment as a vocational goal (H.R. 1460), H5675-H5679 [23JN], E603 [27MR], E1331 [24JN]

Emmett, ID: tribute to Rumor Mill Bakery's recognition of veterans and active duty personnel, E804 [30AP]

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, H11715, H11722 [20NO]

Federal aid programs: enhance cooperation and the sharing of resources between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense relative to veterans' benefits programs (H.R. 1911), H3623 [1MY], H4272, H4273, H4276 [20MY], E1043 [21MY]

Folsom, John L.: Purple Heart recipient, E2507 [8DE]

Fort Bayard, NM: designate historic district as a national historic landmark (H.R. 2059), H8415 [23SE]

Gold Star Mothers of America (organization): tribute to Gold Star Mother's Day, E1931 [30SE]

Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center, Battle Creek, MI: tribute, E1070 [23MY]

Health: disability benefits, H10982, H10987, H10989, H11122 [7NO]

———improve access to health care for rural veterans (H.R. 2379), H5798 [24JN]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection, H12144, H12150 [21NO]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (H.R. 2433), H8090, H8094-H8097 [10SE], E1780 [11SE], E1827 [17SE]

Health care: funding, H4852 [3JN], H5179 [11JN], H5355 [12JN], H5391 [16JN], H7630-H7637, H7663-H7668, H7684, H7685, H7687, H7688, H7691, H7707, H7708 [25JY], H9471, H9473, H9475 [15OC], H9518 [16OC], H9770-H9775 [21OC], H10224, H10229 [30OC], H10315, H10322 [4NO], H10444 [5NO], H10460, H10535-H10537, H10545 [6NO], H11201 [17NO], E1726 [5SE], E1753 [10SE], E2200 [31OC], E2279 [7NO], E2289 [10NO]

———funding (H.R. 2318), H7208-H7213 [21JY], H12831, H12837 [8DE], E1131 [4JN]

———funding (H.R. 2475), E1266 [16JN]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 252), E1615 [25JY]

Hispanic Americans: tribute to Armed Forces, E2048 [15OC]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (H.R. 2759), E1499 [17JY]

Housing: increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (H.R. 1735), E756 [11AP]

———provide loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (H.R. 1935), E852 [1MY]

Hove, LaVon C.: Purple Heart recipient, E2510 [8DE]

Immigration: give priority in the issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized U.S. citizens (H.R. 3587), E2413 [22NO]

Income: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H8479 [23SE], H9589, H9590 [16OC], H10994-H11008 [7NO], E2279, E2285 [7NO], E2291 [12NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), H5256 [11JN], H7210 [21JY], H9081, H9090-H9096 [1OC], H10348 [5NO], H10460, H10535-H10539, H10544-H10546 [6NO], E1256 [13JN], E1289 [18JN], E1955, E1960 [2OC], E2443 [23NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 303), consideration (H. Res. 251), H5271 [12JN]

Ingles, FL: tribute to Vietnam Veterans Gathering (organization), E1277 [17JN]

Insurance: make certain improvements to the National Service Life Insurance and U.S. Government Life Insurance programs, H11714 [20NO]

Iraq: require that Federal contractors involved in post-conflict reconstruction provide a veterans hiring preference (H.R. 1920), E1175 [9JN]

John J. McGuirk Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, New London, CT: designate, H10002 [29OC]

———designate (H.R. 1832), E783 [12AP]

Johnson, Representative Sam: selection as Dallas, TX, Veterans Day Parade Grand Marshal, E2226 [4NO]

Kellerman, Chris: Bronze Star recipient, E905 [9MY]

KMJ-Radio (Fresno, CA): tribute to Operation Appreciation community event, E1008 [21MY]

Korean War: commemoration, H5822 [25JN], H7335 [23JY], H7621 [25JY], E1647, E1663 [25JY], E1686 [4SE], E1749 [9SE]

———tribute to veterans, E2346 [20NO]

LaSalle, IL: Illinois Home for Veterans funding, H7666 [25JY]

Ledbetter, Emmett: Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E1264 [16JN]

Levittown, NY: tribute to Jewish War Veterans East Meadow—Post No. 709 honorees, E690 [7AP]

Liberty (U.S.S.): research on Israeli attack on U.S. vessel, E1520 [18JY]

Loma Linda, CA: Loma Linda Medical Center recipient of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Robert W. Carey Organizational Excellence Trophy Award, E2134 [28OC]

Long Beach, CA: tribute to the National Veterans Wheelchair Games, E1446 [11JY]

Loretto, TN: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 146, E709 [8AP]

M Ensemble Co., Inc.: tribute, H331 [11FE]

Major Henry A. Commiskey, Sr., Post Office Building, Hattiesburg, MS: designate (H.R. 2438), H10245 [4NO], E2256 [6NO]

Marine Corps: anniversary, E2272 [6NO], E2295 [14NO]

Markley, Martin: Bronze Star recipient, H5822 [25JN]

Marquette, MI: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 44, E734 [11AP]

Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (H.R. 62), E3 [8JA]

Memorial Day: observance, H4374 [21MY], E1077 [23MY]

Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate, H7335 [23JY], H7703 [25JY]

———designate (H.R. 91), H26 [7JA]

Miller, Dorie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously, E2266 [6NO], E2289 [10NO]

Minnesota: tribute to 135th Infantry, H5904 [25JN]

———tribute to Transitional Housing Program for homeless veterans, E314 [27FE]

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans: National Coalition for Homeless Veterans Outstanding Member Award recipient, E924 [9MY]

Mitchell, William: issue posthumous commission to the grade of major general in the Army (H.R. 2755), H9322-H9325 [8OC]

Monticello, NY: anniversary of Ruddick Trowbridge American Legion Post No. 73, E1693 [4SE]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (H.R. 2201), E1030 [21MY]

———prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (S. 330), H4263, H4264 [20MY], E1071 [23MY]

Mulberry, FL: tribute to Mulberry Memorial American Legion Auxiliary Unit 72, E1105 [3JN]

Munster, IN: tribute to World War II veterans, E2139 [28OC]

NAACP: anniversary of the Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs Awards Dinner, E1498 [17JY]

Nadder, Richard: National Defense Service Medal, U.N. Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, and Korean Service Medal with a bronze star recipient, E1873 [24SE]

National Former POW Recognition Day: observance, H3346-H3349 [11AP], E716, E724, E725, E729 [10AP], E744, E745, E746 [11AP]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (H.R. 292), H8292, H8293 [17SE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, H12752 [8DE], E2491 [8DE]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, H7952 [5SE], E1845 [18SE]

Native Americans: eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (H.R. 2983), E1649 [25JY]

Navy Day: observance, E2151 [28OC]

98th Bombardment Veterans Association: tribute, E1688 [4SE]

North Chicago, IL: increase cooperation between VA Medical Center and Great Lakes Naval Hospital, H10008 [29OC]

Order of the Silver Rose (organization): tribute, E2068 [16OC]

Paralyzed Veterans of America Awareness Week: observance, H3308 [11AP]

Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization): tribute, H3308 [11AP]

Pelosi, Representative: voting record on defense issues, H9720 [20OC]

Pensions: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (H.R. 1653), H5256 [11JN]

———clarify prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to agreements regarding future receipt of compensation and educate veterans on available legitimate financial services, H11715 [20NO]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses, E1244 [13JN]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (H.R. 548), H2558 [1AP], H5254-H5257 [11JN], E1253 [13JN]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (H.R. 1592), H5256 [11JN], E685 [3AP]

Philippines: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses, H11714 [20NO]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (H.R. 664), E197 [12FE]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (H.R. 1984), E878 [6MY], E1076 [23MY]

Platte (U.S.S.): permanent loan of bell to Platte County-KCI, MO, Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, E1055 [22MY]

Portland, OR: Portland VA Medical Center funding, H7668 [25JY]

Public safety officers: permit military service performed by District of Columbia police officers, firemen, and certain Federal law enforcement officers to count toward retirement calculation (H.R. 3054), H9320-H9322 [8OC]

Queens, NY: dedication of Vietnam Veterans Lane, E1463 [14JY]

———prohibit funding for closing of St. Albans Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility, H7704, H7705 [25JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H10377 [5NO]

Retired Enlisted Association: tribute to Senior Citizens League, E1377 [27JN]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 1136), E400 [7MR]

Riverside, CA: Riverside National Cemetery recipient of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Robert W. Carey National Cemetery Category Award, E2133 [28OC]

Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate, E127 [4FE]

Rockford, IL: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 60, E1115 [3JN]

Schaub, William: Purple Heart recipient, E2506 [8DE]

Shalimar, FL: dedication of Bob Gates Welcome Center-Auditorium at Bob Hope Village, E1999 [8OC]

Shriver, Sargent: tribute (H. Con. Res. 299), H11174-H11177 [17NO], E2434, E2437 [23NO]

Small business: establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (H.R. 3483), E2275 [7NO]

———establish development program for disabled veterans' small businesses, reauthorize National Veterans Business Development Corp., programs, and establish procurement goal for veterans' small businesses (H.R. 1712), E746 [11AP]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (H.R. 100), H3688-H3700, H3712 [7MY], H12868-H12878 [8DE], E14 [8JA], E915 [9MY]

South Lake, FL: anniversary of South Lake Memorial American Legion Auxiliary, E494 [18MR], E912 [9MY]

Spinola, Tess: San Francisco, CA, DAV Auxiliary State Essay Contest winner, E1707 [5SE]

Staten Island, NY: tribute to visit by Vietnam Wall Experience, E1078 [23MY]

Stone, Otho: Bronze Star recipient, E476 [13MR]

Suffolk, VA: tribute to National Veterans Cemetery, E1716 [5SE]

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums, H6177 [26JN]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (H.R. 1742), E735 [11AP]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), H1964-H1970 [19MR], H5323, H5326 [12JN], H5435 [17JN], H5560 [19JN], H9823, H9973 [28OC], H9986 [29OC], E538 [20MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 878), H1618 [5MR], H1652, H1656, H1661 [6MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 878), consideration (H. Res. 126), H1652 [6MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by, and death gratuity payments to, a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1664), H3000-H3004 [9AP]

Tennessee: tribute to 7th Congressional District veterans, H10461 [6NO]

Thackaberry, Hugh: Purple Heart recipient, E2226 [4NO]

Theodoredis, Nicholas D.: Purple Heart recipient, E1305 [19JN]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking (H. Res. 170), H2883-H2885 [8AP]

Veterans Day: declare Emporia, KS, as founding city of official holiday and recognize Alvin J. King and Ed Rees for contributions towards enactment into law (H. Con. Res. 159), H8988, H8989 [30SE]

———observance, H10315 [4NO], H10346, H10444, H10452-H10454 [5NO], H10460, H10461, H10535-H10547 [6NO], H10982, H11122 [7NO], E2040 [15OC], E2226 [4NO], E2252, E2257, E2261, E2263, E2266 [6NO], E2278, E2280, E2285, E2286 [7NO], E2289 [10NO]

Veterans Health Administration: establish office to oversee research compliance and assurance (H.R. 1585), E667 [3AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (H.R. 1442), H9404-H9407 [15OC]

———authorize design and construction of a visitor center (H.R. 1442), Senate amendment, H10512 [6NO]

———study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (H.R. 2540), E1309 [20JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of the deployment of the 3d Brigade of the 82d Airborne Division, E1504 [17JY]

———tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (H. Res. 62), H399-H406, H415 [12FE], E244 [13FE]

———tribute to West Virginia POW and MIA, E1560 [23JY]

World Federation of Hungarian Veterans: tribute to Cleveland, OH, chapter, E144 [6FE]

World War II: modify calculation of back pay for members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were approved for promotion while interned as POW (H.R. 2992), E1692 [4SE]

———tribute to U.S. soldiers who raised the first flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, E261 [13FE]

———tribute to veterans of 864th Heavy Automotive Maintenance Company, E1689 [4SE]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 212), H7192-H7195 [21JY], E1181 [9JN], E1568 [23JY], E1651 [25JY]

Zarian, Larry: Verdugo Hills Council, Boy Scouts of America Glendale Distinguished Citizen of the Year award recipient, E2552 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Aberdeen, SD: dedication of new terminal at Aberdeen Regional Airport, S14263 [7NO]

Alaska: significance of Aleutian Islands during World War II, S7123 [23MY]

Aleda E. Lutz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Saginaw, MI: prohibit closure or realignment of inpatient services (S. 1914), S15413 [21NO]

American Battle Monuments Commission: establish a memorial to the Buffalo Soldiers in Louisiana (S. 499), S3030 [3MR], S9607 [17JY]

Armed Forces: encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner of the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (H. Con. Res. 109), S5395 [11AP]

———encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner or the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (S. Con. Res. 36), S5394, S5395 [11AP]

———GAO study of tax treatment of military personnel, S4478-S4480 [27MR]

———improve benefits for members of the uniformed services and veterans (S. 19), S134-S136 [9JA], S8277 [20JN]

———improve care and treatment of reserve military personnel who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, S14087, S14090 [6NO]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (S. Con. Res. 2), S1153, S1154 [17JA]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service, S12523 [14OC], S12574, S12575 [15OC], S12724 [16OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (S. 1035), S5996 [9MY], S14392 [11NO]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (S. 1859), S14810 [12NO]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (S. 445), S2710 [25FE]

———tribute, S13261 [27OC]

———tribute to women, S4775 [3AP]

Armed Forces Day: observance, S6614 [19MY]

Benefits: funding, S4241, S4242 [21MR], S14391, S14392, S14393, S14394, S14401 [11NO], S14514, S14531 [12NO]

———improve and enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans, S14393 [11NO]

———improve and enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans (S. 1132), S7029 [22MY], S13707 [31OC]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1683), S15481 [21NO]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 1131), S7029 [22MY]

———modify and improve (H.R. 2297), S15133-S15140 [19NO]

———provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after a certain age will not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 249), S1814 [30JA]

Black Hills National Cemetery: anniversary, S11983 [25SE]

Bob Stump Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (S. 1511), S10634, S10635 [31JY]

Butte, MT: anniversary of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 70, S6027 [12MY]

Cemeteries and funerals: enhance burial benefits (S. 1074), S6513 [15MY]

———increase burial benefits for veterans and provide for inflation adjustment (S. 1124), S7010 [22MY]

Coins: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (S. 1379), S9120 [9JY]

Davis, Raymond G., Sr.: tribute (S. Res. 232), S11873 [23SE]

Dept. of Defense: ensure civil service protection for civilian employees, S14428, S14429 [11NO], S14485, S14489 [12NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War (S. 452), S2843 [26FE], S15869 [24NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: anniversary of cemetery system, S11344 [10SE]

———authorize construction, leasing, or modification of major medical facilities at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO (S. 613), S3733 [13MR]

———authorize major medical facility projects for the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and satisfy requirements on natural disasters (S. 1605), S11352 [10SE]

———cemetery planning and construction funding, S15000 [18NO]

———clarify requirements for Notices of Disagreement for appellate review (S. 1360), S8756 [26JN]

———dispense medications for prescriptions written by private practitioners to veterans awaiting their first VA appointment for medical care (S. 1112), S6994 [22MY]

———enhance certain veterans programs and improve administration of such programs (S. 1133), S7031 [22MY]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (H.R. 1516), S12853 [17OC], S13509 [29OC], S15000 [18NO]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (S. 1077), S6627 [19MY]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area (S. 766), S4705 [2AP]

———establish national cemeteries for veterans in geographically underserved areas (S. 1282), S8134 [18JN]

———expand the assisted living pilot program to include additional health care regions (S. 1572), S10972 [2SE]

———extend the period for provision of noninstitutional extended care services and required nursing home care (S. 836), S5070 [9AP], S14394 [11NO]

———health care funding to meet the needs of troops returning from Iraq, S4747-S4752 [3AP]

———improve and enhance provision of long-term care for veterans and modify authorities relative to administration of personnel (S. 1156), S7154 [23MY], S15123-S15133 [19NO]

———improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (S. 1199), S7492 [5JN]

———modify Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative to include long-term, domiciliary, and mental health care provisions, S14497-S14504, S14508-S14510, S14524 [12NO]

———Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program funding, S11942 [25SE]

———permit Medicare-eligible veterans to receive an outpatient medication benefit (S. 1153), S7147-S7149 [23MY]

———place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (S. 1014), S5872 [7MY], S14392 [11NO]

———prohibit funding to implement policies in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks, S14938 [17NO]

———prosthetic and sensory aids devices funding, S1136 [17JA]

———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (S. 50), S8277 [20JN], S14397 [11NO]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (S. 1283), S8135 [18JN]

———require further analysis on future needs of veterans health care services and facilities under the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative, S14939, S14940 [17NO]

———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 (S. 1151), S7146 [23MY], S14382 [11NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT: designate (S. 1815), S14390 [11NO]

Disabled: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (S. 59), S59 [7JA]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (S. 1847), S14392, S14454 [11NO]

———establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with hepatitis C (S. 1846), S14453 [11NO]

Domestic policy: provide emergency relief for veterans health care, school construction, health care and transportation needs, and for job creation, S12510-S12514 [14OC]

Florida Veterans Mobile Service Center: tribute, S5943 [8MY]

Fort Bayard, NM: designate historic district as a national historic landmark (S. 214), S1489 [23JA], S3102, S3105 [4MR]

Gainesville, FL: tribute to Dept. of Veterans Affairs VA Medical Center, S14025 [5NO]

Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center, Battle Creek, MI: dedication, S7713 [11JN]

Health: expand presumption of service-connection for certain diseases of former POW, enhance Dose Reconstruction Program, and enhance and fund certain other epidemiological studies (S. 1281), S8133 [18JN]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (S. 1694), S12282 [1OC]

Health care: funding, S12425-S12427 [3OC], S12797-S12799 [17OC], S14382, S14388 [11NO], S14464-S14466, S14792, S14793 [12NO], S15917, S15949 [25NO]

Health care professionals: revise certain provisions relative to the appointment of professional psychologists in the Veterans Health Administration (S. 78), S71 [7JA]

Income: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, S4340 [25MR], S6597, S6598 [19MY], S6647 [20MY], S12577, S12578, S12591 [15OC], S14391, S14392, S14393, S14434, S14435 [11NO], S14792, S14793 [12NO]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (S. 392), S2467-S2469 [13FE], S7284-S7286 [4JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (S. 392), unanimous-consent request, S6945 [22MY]

Institute of Medicine: findings of report entitled ``Hidden Costs, Value Lost—Uninsurance in America'', S8277 [20JN]

Insurance: economic impact of undiagnosed and untreated illnesses, S8277 [20JN]

Kasold, Bruce E.: nomination to be Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judge, S8893 [7JY]

———nomination to be Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judge, unanimous-consent agreement, S8825 [27JN]

Korean War: commemoration, S8549 [25JN], S9900 [24JY], S10038, S10039 [28JY]

———tribute to veterans (S. Con. Res. 62), S9988 [25JY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (S. 478), S2935 [27FE]

Madisonville, TN: dedication of Veterans Flag Memorial to commemorate Armed Forces Day, S7603 [10JN]

Memorial Day: observance, S6617 [19MY], S6968 [22MY], S7116, S7123, S7124 [23MY]

———restore traditional observance (S. 70), S67 [7JA]

Mental health: improve programs for veterans (S. 548), S3269 [6MR]

Miami, FL: opening of University of Miami/VA General Clinical Research Center at Miami VA Medical Center, S6503 [15MY]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (S. 1092), S6857 [21MY]

———prohibit desecration, provide for repairs, and permit guide signs on Federal highways for veterans' memorials (S. 330), S2054 [6FE], S4539 [27MR], S6857 [21MY]

NASA: provide eligibility for astronauts for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (S. 334), S2121 [10FE]

National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: tribute, S9900 [24JY]

National Football League: tribute to military awareness initiative, S14444 [11NO]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 13), S6969 [22MY]

National Native American Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 239), S12470 [3OC], S13229 [24OC]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 204), S10153 [29JY], S10867 [31JY]

Nebraska: Order of the Silver Rose recipients, S124 [9JA]

New Mexico: publishing of ``Lincoln County and Mescalero Apache Tribe Honor List'', S8435 [24JN]

North Chicago, IL: increase cooperation between VA Medical Center and Great Lakes Naval Hospital, S14511 [12NO]

Pahrump, NV: convey certain land to the Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 for construction of a post building and memorial park (S. 1521), S10644 [31JY]

Paul Wellstone Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN: designate (S. 1289), S8234 [19JN], S11023 [3SE]

Pence, Donald C.: relief (S. 57), S59 [7JA]

Pensions: 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, S13748 [31OC]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (S. 401), S2474 [13FE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (S. 451), S2842 [26FE]

Philippines: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their survivors (S. 1213), S7550 [9JN]

———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (S. 68), S63 [7JA]

———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (S. 69), S67 [7JA]

POW: authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (S. 60), S60 [7JA]

———improve benefits (S. 517), S4154 [20MR]

Public safety officers: permit military service performed by District of Columbia police officers, firemen, and certain Federal law enforcement officers to count toward retirement calculation (H.R. 3054), S14462 [11NO]

Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation: establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (S. 268), S1832 [30JA]

Riverside National Cemetery: designate POW/MIA National Memorial (S. 1745), S12744 [16OC]

Saline County, AK: tribute to veterans' memorial, S9116 [9JY]

Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: restate, clarify, and revise (H.R. 100), insert S. 1136 language in lieu, S15499 [21NO]

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. 623), S3742 [13MR]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve, S13833 [3NO]

———improve tax equity for military personnel, S6247 [14MY], S12582, S12585 [15OC], S13831-S13834 [3NO]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (S. 289), S1892 [4FE], S3399 [10MR]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (S. 351), S4097, S4102 [20MR], S4477, S4482 [27MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), S4472-S4483, S4488, S4490 [27MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), unanimous-consent agreement, S4452 [26MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by, and death gratuity payments to, a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1664), S15398 [21NO]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking (S. Res. 102), S4648-S4650 [1AP]

———erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor the crew (S. Con. Res. 35), S5250 [10AP]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 72), S12472 [3OC]

Veterans Day: declare Emporia, KS, as founding city of official holiday and recognize Alvin J. King and Ed Rees for contributions towards enactment into law (H. Con. Res. 159), S13742 [31OC]

———observance, S14380-S14403 [11NO], S14793 [12NO]

———observance (S. Res. 264), S14458 [11NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (S. 1076), S6626, S6627 [19MY], S9616 [17JY]

———authorize design and construction of a visitor center (H.R. 1442), S14075 [5NO]

———study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (S. 296), S1901 [4FE]

Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary (S. Res. 120), S5249 [10AP], S16060 [25NO]

War: call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces, S14392 [11NO]

Wheaton, IL: tribute to visit by Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall exhibit, S9235 [10JY]

Women's History Month: observance, S4699 [2AP]

World War II: modify calculation of back pay for members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were approved for promotion while interned as POW (S. 1057), S6259 [14MY]

———provide compensation to former POW used as slave labor for Japanese companies, S9565, S9566, S9572 [17JY]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (S. 1948), S15843 [24NO], S15959 [25NO]

———tribute to Company K, 409th Regiment of the 103d Infantry Division, 6th Corps of the 7th Army, S5906 [8MY]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, S14387 [11NO]

———tribute to Vermont Army 10th Mountain Division veterans, S14444 [11NO]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: designate (S. Con. Res. 24), S4020 [19MR]

Yoshida, Jim K.: relief (S. 67), S63 [7JA]

Reports

Care and Treatment of Reserve Military Personnel Who Served in Iraq and Afghanistan: Senate National Guard Caucus, S14088-S14090 [6NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs Health Care Sharing: Committee on Appropriations (House), E2210 [4NO]

Reports filed

Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 878) (H. Rept. 108-23), H1639 [5MR]

Buffalo Soldier Commemoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 499) (S. Rept. 108-92), S9303 [11JY]

Consideration of H.R. 878, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 108-25), H1639 [5MR]

Declare Emporia, KS, as Founding City of Official Veterans Day Holiday and Recognize Alvin J. King and Ed Rees for Contributions Towards Enactment Into Law: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H. Con. Res. 159) (H. Rept. 108-196), H6602 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior Study on Commemorating and Interpreting the Cold War: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 452) (S. Rept. 108-134), S10970 [2SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Establishment of a National Cemetery for Veterans in Southeastern Pennsylvania: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1516) (H. Rept. 108-199), H6602 [10JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Long-Term Care and Personnel Authorities Enhancement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1156) (S. Rept. 108-193), S14334 [10NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense Cooperation and Sharing of Resources Relative to Veterans' Benefits Programs: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1911) (H. Rept. 108-115), H4254 [19MY]

Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 214) (S. Rept. 108-8), S2187 [11FE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2059) (H. Rept. 108-257), H7838 [3SE]

Health Care for Veterans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2433) (H. Rept. 108-213), H7019 [16JY]

Korean War Veterans Recognition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 292) (H. Rept. 108-250), H7838 [3SE]

National Cemetery Expansion Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1516) (S. Rept. 108-164), S12532 [14OC]

National Native American Veterans Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 239), S13133 [23OC]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 40), S9904 [24JY]

National Veterans Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 204), S10616 [31JY]

New Fitzsimons Regional Federal Medical Center Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 116) (H. Rept. 108-200), H6705 [14JY]

Nomination of Alan G. Lance, Sr., To Be Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Judge: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S16119 [9DE]

Nomination of Bruce E. Kasold To Be Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Judge: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), S5172 [10AP]

Nomination of Lawrence B. Hagel To Be Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Judge: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S16119 [9DE]

Restore Certain Aspects of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2595) (H. Rept. 108-197), H6602 [10JY]

Selected Reserve Home Loan Equity Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1257) (H. Rept. 108-107), H4253 [19MY]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 100) (H. Rept. 108-81), H3569 [30AP]

Veterans Benefits Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2297) (H. Rept. 108-211), H6867 [15JY]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1683) (H. Rept. 108-108), H4253 [19MY]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1131) (S. Rept. 108-163), S12532 [14OC]

Veterans Entrepreneurship Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1460) (H. Rept. 108-142), H5088 [9JN]

Veterans Health Care Cost Recovery Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1562) (H. Rept. 108-114), H4254 [19MY]

Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1720) (H. Rept. 108-210), H6867 [15JY]

Veterans Health Care Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2357) (H. Rept. 108-198), H6602 [10JY]

Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 330) (H. Rept. 108-112), H4254 [19MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 330), S4165 [20MR]

Veterans' Survivors Benefits Enhancements Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1132) (S. Rept. 108-169), S12969 [21OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Center Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1076) (S. Rept. 108-98), S9303 [11JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Design and Construction Authorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 108-295), H9213 [2OC]

Songs

``For Those Who Have Fallen,'' Tonia Barnes, E2351 [20NO]

``Walking Through the Memories, a Requiem to the Fallen,'' Keith Haugen, S6968 [22MY]

Statements

Civil Service Protection for Dept. of Defense Civilian Employees: G. Jerry Shaw, Senior Executives Association, H4553 [22MY]

Paul Wellstone Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN: several individuals, S8235 [19JN]

Tribute to Harland Meredith: Charlie Land, S9633 [21JY]

Summaries

Fiscal Year 2003 Appropriations Reductions, S347 [15JA]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 109, encourage families of active-duty Armed Forces members to display the Blue Star Banner of the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner, H2538 [1AP]

H. Con. Res. 159, declare Emporia, KS, as founding city of official Veterans Day holiday and recognize Alvin J. King and Ed Rees for contributions towards enactment into law, H8988 [30SE]

H. Con. Res. 212, Year of the Korean War Veteran, H7192 [21JY]

H. Con. Res. 299, tribute to Sargent Shriver, H11175 [17NO]

H. Res. 62, tribute to Vietnamese Conflict POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces, H399 [12FE]

H. Res. 170, anniversary of sinking of U.S.S. Thresher, H2883 [8AP]

H.R. 91, Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, H7703 [25JY]

H.R. 100, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, H3688-H3696 [7MY], H12868-H12876 [8DE]

H.R. 292, Korean War Veterans Recognition Act, H8292 [17SE]

H.R. 1257, Selected Reserve Home Loan Equity Act, H4275 [20MY]

H.R. 1307, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, S4490-S4495 [27MR], H1964-H1966 [19MR]

H.R. 1442, Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center design and construction, H9404 [15OC]

H.R. 1460, Veterans Entrepreneurship and Benefits Improvement Act, H5675 [23JN]

H.R. 1516, National Cemetery Expansion Act, S12853 [17OC], H7189 [21JY]

H.R. 1664, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, H3000-H3002 [9AP]

H.R. 1683, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H4273 [20MY]

H.R. 1720, Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act, H9996-H9999 [29OC]

H.R. 1911, enhance cooperation and the sharing of resources between the Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense relative to veterans' benefits programs, H4272 [20MY]

H.R. 2059, Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark Act, H8415 [23SE]

H.R. 2297, Veterans Benefits Act, H9305-H9308 [8OC], H11705-H11712 [20NO]

H.R. 2357, Veterans Health Care Improvement Act, H7187 [21JY]

H.R. 2433, Health Care for Veterans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act, H8094 [10SE]

H.R. 2438, Major Henry A. Commiskey, Sr., Post Office Building, Hattiesburg, MS, H10245 [4NO]

H.R. 2595, restore certain aspects of Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program, H8091 [10SE]

H.R. 2755, issue posthumous commission to William Mitchell to the grade of major general in the Army, H9322 [8OC]

H.R. 3054, District of Columbia Military Retirement Equity Act, H9320 [8OC]

H.R. 3068, Brigadier General (AUS-Ret.) John H. McLain Post Office, Sarasota, FL, H9702 [20OC]

S. 57, relief of Donald C. Pence, S59 [7JA]

S. 59, allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft, S60 [7JA]

S. 60, authorize certain disabled former POW to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges, S60 [7JA]

S. 67, relief of Jim K. Yoshida, S63 [7JA]

S. 68, Filipino Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act, S64 [7JA]

S. 69, verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility, S67 [7JA]

S. 70, restore traditional observance of Memorial Day, S67 [7JA]

S. 78, Veteran's Health Administration Act, S71 [7JA]

S. 214, Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark Act, S1490 [23JA], S3105 [4MR]

S. 249, provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after a certain age will not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation, S1814 [30JA]

S. 268, Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation authorization to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars, S1832 [30JA]

S. 289, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act, S1892-S1897 [4FE]

S. 296, Fairness to All Fallen Vietnam War Service Members Act, S1901 [4FE]

S. 330, Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act, S2055 [6FE], S4539 [27MR], H4263 [20MY]

S. 392, Retired Pay Restoration Act, S2468 [13FE]

S. 393, tax treatment of expenses of members of a military Reserve, businesses who employ members of the military Reserves, and self-employed military Reserve participants, S2469 [13FE]

S. 401, SBP Benefits Improvement Act, S2475 [13FE]

S. 445, Reservists Retirement and Retention Act, S2711 [25FE]

S. 452, Dept. of the Interior study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War, S15869 [24NO]

S. 478, grant Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Inc., S2935 [27FE]

S. 499, Buffalo Soldier Commemoration Act, S3031 [3MR], S9607 [17JY]

S. 548, improve mental health programs for veterans, S3269 [6MR]

S. 585, Military Retiree Survivors Relief Act, S3420 [10MR]

S. 613, Veterans' New Fitzsimons Health Care Facilities Act, S3733 [13MR]

S. 623, allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums, S3742 [13MR]

S. 766, establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area, S4705 [2AP]

S. 1000, National Guard and Reserves Reform Act for the 21st Century, S5777-S5779 [6MY]

S. 1014, place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category, S5873 [7MY]

S. 1035, reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service, S5997 [9MY]

S. 1057, modify calculation of back pay for members of the Navy or Marine Corps who were approved for promotion while interned as POW during World War II, S6259 [14MY]

S. 1074, Veterans' Burial Benefits Enhancement Act, S6514 [15MY]

S. 1076, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Center Act, S9616 [17JY]

S. 1077, establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania, S6628 [19MY]

S. 1092, National War Permanent Tribute Historical Database Act, S6857 [21MY]

S. 1112, Veterans' Prescription Drug Reform Act, S6994 [22MY]

S. 1124, Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act, S7010 [22MY]

S. 1131, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S7029 [22MY]

S. 1132, Veterans' Benefits Enhancements Act, S13744-S13748 [31OC]

S. 1132, Veterans' Survivors Benefits Enhancements Act, S7030 [22MY]

S. 1151, Veterans Outreach Protection Act, S7146 [23MY]

S. 1153, Veterans Prescription Drugs Assistance Act, S7148 [23MY]

S. 1156, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Long-Term Care and Personnel Authorities Enhancement Act, S7154 [23MY]

S. 1156, Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement Act, H12137-H12143 [21NO]

S. 1199, Veterans Outreach Improvement Act, S7493 [5JN]

S. 1213, Filipino Veterans' Benefits Act, S7550 [9JN]

S. 1249, TRICARE Retirees Opportunity Act, S7837 [12JN]

S. 1281, Veterans Information and Benefits Enhancement Act, S8134 [18JN]

S. 1282, establish national cemeteries for veterans in geographically underserved areas, S8135 [18JN]

S. 1283, require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative, S8136 [18JN]

S. 1289, Paul Wellstone Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, S8236 [19JN]

S. 1349, eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing, S8738 [26JN]

S. 1360, clarify Dept. of Veterans Afffairs requirements for Notices of Disagreement for appellate review, S8756 [26JN]

S. 1360, clarify requirements for Notices of Disagreement for appellate review of Dept. of Veterans Affairs activities, S8897 [7JY]

S. 1379, American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act, S9120 [9JY]

S. 1509, provide gratuity to veterans, their spouses, and children who contract HIV or AIDS from a blood transfusion relative to a service-connected disability, S10631 [31JY]

S. 1511, Bob Stump Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Prescott, AZ, S10635 [31JY]

S. 1521, Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 Land Conveyance Act, S10644 [31JY]

S. 1572, expand the Dept. of Veterans Affairs assisted living pilot program to include additional health care regions, S10973 [2SE]

S. 1605, authorize major Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility projects for the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and satisfy requirements on natural disasters, S11352 [10SE]

S. 1694, Health Care for Veterans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act, S12283 [1OC]

S. 1847, Veterans Comprehensive Hepatitis C Health Care Act, S14455 [11NO]

S. 1859, revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service, S14811 [12NO]

S. 1914, prohibit closure or realignment of inpatient services at Aleda E. Lutz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Saginaw, MI, S15413 [21NO]

S. 1948, U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act, S15843 [24NO]

S. Con. Res. 2, issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, S1153 [17JA]

S. Con. Res. 3, tribute to Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, S1755 [29JA]

S. Con. Res. 24, Year of the Korean War Veteran, S4020 [19MR]

S. Con. Res. 35, erect a memorial to honor the U.S.S. Thresher crew in Arlington National Cemetery, S5250 [10AP]

S. Con. Res. 36, encourage families of active-duty Armed Forces members to display the Blue Star Banner or the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner, S5387, S5395 [11AP]

S. Con. Res. 40, National Purple Heart Recognition Day, S5613 [30AP], S9987 [25JY]

S. Con. Res. 62, tribute to Korean War veterans, S9977, S9988 [25JY]

S. Con. Res. 72, anniversary of U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, S12472 [3OC]

S. Res. 102, anniversary of sinking of U.S.S. Thresher, S4645, S4650 [1AP]

S. Res. 120, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., anniversary, S5249 [10AP], S16060 [25NO]

S. Res. 131, award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Raymond G. Davis, Sr., S5679 [1MY]

S. Res. 204, National Veterans Awareness Week, S10153 [29JY], S10868 [31JY]

S. Res. 232, tribute to Raymond G. Davis, Sr., S11860, S11873 [23SE]

S. Res. 239, National Native American Veterans Day, S12470 [3OC], S13229 [24OC]

S. Res. 264, Veterans Day observance, S14456, S14459 [11NO]