[Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Final Edition]
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                     COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

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                       ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS

                                Convened January 7, 2003
                FIRST SESSION
                                Adjourned December 9, 2003

                                Convened January 20, 2004
               SECOND SESSION
                                Adjourned December 8, 2004

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                  ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman

      BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado    BOB GRAHAM, Florida, Ranking 
                                             Member
      LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho                JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV, West 
                                             Virginia
      KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas          JAMES M. JEFFORDS (I), 
                                             Vermont
      JIM BUNNING, Kentucky                DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii
      JOHN ENSIGN, Nevada                  PATTY MURRAY, Washington
      LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina       ZELL MILLER, Georgia
      LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska               E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska

       WILLIAM F. TUERK, MAJORITY CHIEF COUNSEL AND STAFF DIRECTOR

         JIM GOTTLIEB, MINORITY CHIEF COUNSEL AND STAFF DIRECTOR


                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
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      Publications and information......................................

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      Republican members, 92nd Congress--108th Congress.................

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      Democratic members, 92nd Congress--108th Congress.................

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      Chronological sequence of membership assignments and Subcommittees

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      Legislative jurisdiction and rules of procedure...................

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      Index of short titles of bills referred to the Committee..........

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      Senate bills referred to the Committee............................

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      Senate resolutions and joint resolutions referred to the Committee

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      House bills and resolutions referred to the Committee.............

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      Passed bills......................................................

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      Public law index of bills acted upon by the Committee.............

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      Legislative history of public laws................................

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      Hearings and meeting sessions of the Committee....................

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      Committee publications............................................

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      Executive communications..........................................

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      Executive nominations.............................................

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      Author index of bills and resolutions referred to the Committee...

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      Subject index of bills and resolutions referred to the Committee..

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                     PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION

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    Committee hearings, prints, and reports are available, without 
charge, to the public until supplies are exhausted. Certain publications 
of the Committee may also be obtained from the U.S. Government Printing 
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    The Committee does not and cannot maintain a permanent mailing list. 
Documents are distributed on an individual request basis.

    In general, most Committee publications (hearings, reports to 
accompany bills, and conference reports) are available on a loan basis 
at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, or at Government 
Depository Libraries located throughout the United States.

    For the schedule of upcoming hearings and meetings of the Senate 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, call (202) 224-9126.
                       SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS


                     92nd CONGRESS--108th CONGRESS

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                          REPUBLICAN MEMBERS *

                            Committee Service
      1.   Thurmond, Strom \1\ (South Carolina)... Jan. 29, 1971-Jan. 7, 
                                                                    2003
      2.   Hansen, Clifford P. \2\ (Wyoming)..... Jan. 29, 1971-Dec. 31, 
                                                                    1978
      3.   Cook, Marlow W. (Kentucky)....... Jan. 29, 1971-Feb. 23, 1972
      4.   Stevens, Ted (Alaska)........... Jan. 29, 1971-Sept. 21, 1971
      5.   Stafford, Robert T. \3\ (Vermont)..... Sept. 21, 1971-Jan. 2, 
                                                                    1989
      6.   Saxbe, William B. (Ohio)......... Feb. 23, 1972-Jan. 12, 1973
      7.   McClure, James A. (Idaho)........ Jan. 12, 1973-Jan. 23, 1975
      8.   Scott, William L. (Virginia).... Jan. 23, 1975-Sept. 19, 1975
      9.   Simpson, Alan K. \4\ (Wyoming).... Jan. 23, 1979-Jan. 2, 1997
      10.  Humphrey, Gordon J. (New Hampshire).... Jan. 23, 1979-Jan. 5, 
                                                                    1981
      11.  Kasten, Bob (Wisconsin)............ Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 2, 1983
      12.  Denton, Jeremiah \5\ (Alabama).... Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 2, 1983; 
                                                          Feb. 15, 1983-
                                                            Jan. 5, 1987
      13.  Murkowski, Frank H. \6\ (Alaska)... Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 7, 2003
      14.  SPECTER, ARLEN \7\ (Pennsylvania)....... Jan. 5, 1981-present
      15.  Boschwitz, Rudy (Minnesota)....... Feb. 15, 1983-Jan. 5, 1987
      16.  Jeffords, James M. \8\ (Vermont)....... Feb. 2, 1989-June 29, 
                                                                    2001
      17.  Brown, Hank (Colorado)............ Jan. 5, 1995-Mar. 23, 1995
      18.  CRAIG, LARRY E. (Idaho)................. Jan. 5, 1995-present
      19.  CAMPBELL, BEN NIGHTHORSE \9\ (Colorado)............. Mar. 24, 
                                                            1995-present
      20.  Hutchinson, Tim (Arkansas)......... Jan. 9, 1997-Jan. 7, 2003
      21.  HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY (Texas)........... Jan. 7, 2003-present
      22.  BUNNING, JIM (Kentucky)................. Jan. 7, 2003-present
      23.  ENSIGN, JOHN (Nevada)................... Jan. 7, 2003-present
      24.  GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. (South Carolina)..... Jan. 7, 2003-present
      25.  MURKOWSKI, LISA (Alaska)................ Jan. 7, 2003-present
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        \1\ Ranking Minority Member, Jan. 29, 1971-Jan. 12, 1973; Jan. 
    26, 1978-Mar. 22, 1978.
        \2\ Ranking Minority Member, Jan. 12, 1973-Feb. 22, 1977.
        \3\ Ranking Minority Member, Feb. 22, 1977-Jan. 26, 1978; Mar. 
    22, 1978-Jan. 25, 1979.
        \4\ Ranking Minority Member, Jan. 25, 1979-Jan. 5, 1981; 
    Chairman, Jan. 5, 1981-Mar. 5, 1985; and Chairman, Jan. 5, 1995-Jan. 
    2, 1997.
        \5\ Served two separate terms.
        \6\ Chairman, Mar. 5, 1985-Jan. 5, 1987; and Ranking Minority 
    Member, Jan. 6, 1987-Jan. 2, 1991; Jan. 4, 1993-present.
        \7\ Ranking Minority Member, Mar. 19, 1991-Jan. 4, 1993; 
    Chairman, Jan. 9, 1997-present.
        \8\ Changed party affiliation effective June 6, 2001.
        \9\ Changed party affiliation effective Mar. 3, 1995.

        Note:
          92nd Congress, 1971 and 1972, 1st and 2nd sessions.      101st 
    Congress, 1989 and 1990, 1st and 2nd sessions.
          93rd Congress, 1973 and 1974, 1st and 2nd sessions.      102nd 
    Congress, 1991 and 1992, 1st and 2nd sessions.
          94th Congress, 1975 and 1976, 1st and 2nd sessions.      103rd 
    Congress, 1993 and 1994, 1st and 2nd sessions.
          95th Congress, 1977 and 1978, 1st and 2nd sessions.      104th 
    Congress, 1995 and 1996, 1st and 2nd sessions.
          96th Congress, 1979 and 1980, 1st and 2nd sessions.      105th 
    Congress, 1997 and 1998, 1st and 2nd sessions.
          97th Congress, 1981 and 1982, 1st and 2nd sessions.      106th 
    Congress, 1999 and 2000, 1st and 2nd sessions.
          98th Congress, 1983 and 1984, 1st and 2nd sessions.       
    107th Congress, 2001 and 2002, 1st and 2nd sessions.
          99th Congress, 1985 and 1986, 1st and 2nd sessions.      108th 
    Congress, 2003 and 2004, 1st and 2nd sessions.
          100th Congress, 1987 and 1988, 1st and 2nd sessions.

        * Senators serving during the 108th Congress are shown in 
    capital letters.
                       SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS


                     92nd CONGRESS--108th CONGRESS

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                          DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS *

                            Committee Service
      1.   Talmadge, Herman E. (Georgia)..... Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 2, 1981
      2.   Randolph, Jennings (West Virginia)..... Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 2, 
                                                                    1985
      3.   Hartke, Vance \1\ (Indiana)....... Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 2, 1977
      4.   Hughes, Harold E. (Iowa).......... Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 2, 1975
      5.   Cranston, Alan \2\ (California)... Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 4, 1993
      6.   Stone, Richard (Dick) (Florida)....... Jan. 17, 1975-Dec. 31, 
                                                                    1980
      7.   Durkin, John A. (New Hampshire)...... Sept. 19, 1975-Dec. 29, 
                                                                    1980
      8.   Matsunaga, Spark M. (Hawaii)..... Feb. 11, 1977-Apr. 15, 1990
      9.   DeConcini, Dennis (Arizona)........ Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 4, 1995
      10.  Mitchell, George J. (Maine)........ Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 4, 1995
      11.  ROCKEFELLER, JOHN D., IV \3\ (West Virginia) 
                                                    Mar. 3, 1985-present
      12.  GRAHAM, BOB (Florida)................... Jan. 6, 1987-present
      13.  AKAKA, DANIEL K. (Hawaii)............... May 16, 1990-present
      14.  Daschle, Thomas A. (South Dakota)...... Mar. 19, 1991-Jan. 4, 
                                                                    1995
      15.  Campbell, Ben Nighthorse \4\ (Colorado)... Jan. 21, 1993-Mar. 
                                                                23, 1995
      16.  Dorgan, Byron L. (North Dakota)... Jan. 5, 1995-Dec. 29, 1995
      17.  Wellstone, Paul \5\ (Minnesota)....... Mar. 27, 1995-Oct. 25, 
                                                                    2002
      18.  MURRAY, PATTY (Washington)............. Dec. 29, 1995-present
      19.  MILLER, ZELL (Georgia)................ Sept. 12, 2000-present
      20.  JEFFORDS, JAMES M. \6\ (I), (Vermont)...June 29, 2001-present
      21.  NELSON, E. BENJAMIN (Nebraska)..........Jan. 25, 2001-present
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        \1\ Chairman, Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 2, 1977.
        \2\ Temporary Chairman, Jan. 10, 1977-Feb. 11, 1977; Chairman, 
    Feb. 11, 1977-Jan. 4, 1981; Ranking Minority Member, Jan. 5, 1981-
    Jan. 5, 1987; and Chairman, Jan. 6, 1987-Jan. 4, 1993.
        \3\ Chairman, Jan. 4, 1993-Jan. 4, 1995; Ranking Minority 
    Member, Jan. 5, 1995-present.
        \4\ Changed party affiliation effective Mar. 3, 1995.
        \5\ Senator Wellstone deceased on Oct. 25, 2002.
        \6\ Changed party affiliation effective June 6, 2001.

        Note:
          92nd Congress, 1971 and 1972, 1st and 2nd sessions.     100th 
    Congress, 1987 and 1988, 1st and 2nd sessions.
          93rd Congress, 1973 and 1974, 1st and 2nd sessions.     101st 
    Congress, 1989 and 1990, 1st and 2nd sessions.
          94th Congress, 1975 and 1976, 1st and 2nd sessions.     102nd 
    Congress, 1991 and 1992, 1st and 2nd sessions.
          95th Congress, 1977 and 1978, 1st and 2nd sessions.     103rd 
    Congress, 1993 and 1994, 1st and 2nd sessions.
          96th Congress, 1979 and 1980, 1st and 2nd sessions.     104th 
    Congress, 1995 and 1996, 1st and 2nd sessions.
          97th Congress, 1981 and 1982, 1st and 2nd sessions.     105th 
    Congress, 1997 and 1998, 1st and 2nd sessions.
          98th Congress, 1983 and 1984, 1st and 2nd sessions.     106th 
    Congress, 1999 and 2000, 1st and 2nd sessions.
          99th Congress, 1985 and 1986, 1st and 2nd sessions.     107th 
    Congress, 2001 and 2002, 1st and 2nd sessions
                                                           108th 
    Congress, 2003 and 2004, 1st and 2nd sessions

        * Senators serving during the 108th Congress are shown in 
    capital letters.
  CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF MEMBERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBCOMMITTEES--
                          92nd-108th CONGRESSES
  CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF MEMBERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBCOMMITTEES--
                    92nd-108th CONGRESSES--Continued
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                      92nd CONGRESS, 1971 and 1972
  The 92nd Congress convened on January 21, 1971.
  On January 28, 1971, S. Res. 16, as adopted, assigned the majority 
members as follows: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Vance Hartke 
(Chairman), Herman E. Talmadge, Jennings Randolph, Harold E. Hughes, and 
Alan Cranston.
  On January 29, 1971, S. Res. 20, as adopted, assigned the minority 
members as follows: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Strom 
Thurmond (Ranking Minority Member), Clifford P. Hansen, Marlow W. Cook, 
and Ted Stevens.
  At the Committee's first organizational meeting (executive session), 
dated February 3, 1971, the following Subcommittees were established 
(Chairman and Ranking Minority Member are ex officio members of all 
Subcommittees):
      (1) Compensation and Pensions: Herman E. Talmadge (Chairman), 
    Jennings Randolph, Harold E. Hughes, Clifford P. Hansen, and Strom 
    Thurmond.
      (2) Health and Hospitals: Alan Cranston (Chairman), Jennings 
    Randolph, Harold E. Hughes, Strom Thurmond, and Clifford P. Hansen.
      (3) Housing and Insurance: Harold E. Hughes (Chairman), Herman E. 
    Talmadge, Alan Cranston, Marlow W. Cook, and Ted Stevens.
      (4) Readjustment, Education, and Employment: Vance Hartke 
    (Chairman), Herman E. Talmadge, Alan Cranston, Ted Stevens, and 
    Marlow W. Cook.
  Senator Ted Stevens' service to the Committee terminated on September 
21, 1971, and Senator Robert T. Stafford's service to the Committee 
commenced on September 21, 1971 (S. Res. 170).
  Senator Stafford became the Ranking Minority Member of the 
Subcommittee on Readjustment, Education, and Employment and a member of 
the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.
  Senator Marlow W. Cook's service to the Committee terminated on 
February 23, 1972, and Senator William B. Saxbe's service to the 
Committee commenced February 23, 1972 (S. Res. 261).
  Senator Saxbe became the Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee 
on Housing and Insurance and a member of the Subcommittee on 
Readjustment, Education, and Employment.
                      93rd CONGRESS, 1973 and 1974
  The 93rd Congress convened on January 3, 1973.
  On January 12, 1973, Senator Clifford P. Hansen became the Ranking 
Minority Member, replacing Senator Strom Thurmond.
  Senator William B. Saxbe's service to the Committee terminated on 
January 12, 1973, and Senator James A. McClure's service to the 
Committee commenced on January 12, 1973 (S. Res. 16).
  Senator McClure became the Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee 
on Housing and Insurance and a member of the Subcommittee on 
Readjustment, Education, and Employment.
  The organizational meeting (executive session) was held on January 29, 
1973.
  Senator Harold E. Hughes' service to the Committee terminated on 
January 2, 1975.
                      94th CONGRESS, 1975 and 1976
  The 94th Congress convened on January 14, 1975.
  Senator Richard (Dick) Stone was appointed to the Committee on January 
17, 1975 (S. Res. 18), replacing Senator Harold E. Hughes.
  Senator James A. McClure's service to the Committee terminated on 
January 23, 1975, and Senator William L. Scott's service to the 
Committee commenced on January 23, 1975 (S. Res. 24).
  The organizational meeting (executive session) was held on January 28, 
1975.
  Senator Stone became the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing and 
Insurance and a member of the Subcommittee on Compensation and Pensions 
and Subcommittee on Health and Hospitals.
  Senator Scott of Virginia became the Ranking Minority Member of the 
Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance and a member of the Subcommittee 
on Readjustment, Education, and Employment.
  Senator John A. Durkin's service to the Committee commenced on 
September 19, 1975 (S. Res. 259).
  Senator Scott's service to the Committee terminated on September 19, 
1975 (S. Res. 263).
  An organizational meeting (executive session) was held on December 9, 
1975.
  Senator Vance Hartke was added to the Subcommittee on Compensation and 
Pensions.
  Senator Durkin was added to the Subcommittee on Health and Hospitals.
  Senator Hartke and Senator Hansen were added to the Subcommittee on 
Housing and Insurance.
  Senator Durkin and Senator Thurmond were added to the Subcommittee on 
Readjustment, Education, and Employment.
  Senator Durkin became Chairman of the newly established Subcommittee 
on Cemeteries and Burial Benefits. The membership of this Subcommittee 
also included Senators Hartke, Talmadge, Randolph, Hansen (Ranking 
Minority Member), and Stafford.
  Senator Vance Hartke's service to the Committee terminated on January 
2, 1977.
                      95th CONGRESS, 1977 and 1978
  The 95th Congress convened on January 4, 1977.
  On January 10, 1977, the Senate adopted S. Res. 20, assigning Senator 
Alan Cranston as temporary Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, with all subcommittees considered de novo.
  On February 11, 1977, Senator Cranston became Chairman when the Senate 
adopted S. Res. 84. This resolution also assigned Senator Spark M. 
Matsunaga to the Committee.
  On February 22, 1977, the Senate adopted S. Res. 90, assigning Senator 
Robert T. Stafford to the position of Ranking Minority Member, replacing 
Senator Clifford P. Hansen.
  On March 2, 1977, an organizational meeting was held and a new 
Subcommittee structure (Chairman and Ranking Minority Member are ex 
officio nonvoting members of all Subcommittees) was adopted. The agreed 
on assignments were as follows:
      (1) Compensation and Pension: Herman E. Talmadge (Chairman), Spark 
    M. Matsunaga (Vice Chairman), Jennings Randolph, John A. Durkin, 
    Clifford P. Hansen, and Robert T. Stafford.
      (2) Health and Readjustment: Alan Cranston (Chairman), John A. 
    Durkin (Vice Chairman), Jennings Randolph, Richard (Dick) Stone, 
    Strom Thurmond, and Clifford P. Hansen.
      (3) Housing, Insurance, and Cemeteries: Richard (Dick) Stone 
    (Chairman), Herman E. Talmadge, Alan Cranston, Spark M. Matsunaga, 
    Robert T. Stafford, and Strom Thurmond.
  On January 26, 1978, Senator Strom Thurmond became the Ranking 
Minority Member, replacing Senator Robert T. Stafford.
  On March 22, 1978, Senator Robert T. Stafford became the Ranking 
Minority Member, replacing Senator Strom Thurmond.
  Senator Clifford P. Hansen's service to the Committee terminated on 
December 31, 1978.
                      96th CONGRESS, 1979 and 1980
  The 96th Congress convened on January 15, 1979.
  On January 23, 1979, the Senate adopted S. Res. 21, which increased 
the membership of the Committee from nine to ten.
  On January 23, 1979, the Senate adopted S. Res. 22, which made the 
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 96th Congress 
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party's membership 
on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs was as follows:
      Senators Cranston (Chairman), Talmadge, Randolph, Stone, Durkin, 
    and Matsunaga.
  On January 23, 1979, the Senate adopted S. Res. 23, which made the 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 96th Congress. 
The minority party's membership on the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs was as follows:
      Senators Stafford (Ranking Minority Member), Thurmond, Simpson, 
    and Humphrey.
  On January 25, 1979, Senator Alan K. Simpson became the Ranking 
Minority Member, replacing Senator Robert T. Stafford.
  The services of Senators John A. Durkin and Richard (Dick) Stone to 
the Committee terminated on December 29 and 31, 1980, respectively.
  Senator Herman E. Talmadge's service to the Committee terminated on 
January 2, 1981.
                      97th CONGRESS, 1981 and 1982
  The 97th Congress convened on January 5, 1981, and adopted S. Res. 13, 
which increased the membership of the Committee from ten to twelve.
  On January 5, 1981, the Senate adopted S. Res. 14, which made the 
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 97th Congress 
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments 
on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Simpson (Chairman), Thurmond, Stafford, Kasten, Denton, 
    Murkowski, and Specter.
  On January 5, 1981, the Senate adopted S. Res. 15, which made the 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 97th Congress. 
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Cranston (Ranking Minority Member), Randolph, Matsunaga, 
    DeConcini, and Mitchell.
  On January 30,1981, an organizational meeting was held.
  The services of Senators Bob Kasten and Jeremiah Denton to the 
Committee terminated on January 2, 1983.
                      98th CONGRESS, 1983 and 1984
  The 98th Congress convened on January 3, 1983.
  On January 3, 1983, the Senate adopted S. Res. 8, which made the 
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 98th Congress 
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments 
on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Simpson (Chairman), Thurmond, Stafford. Murkowski, and 
    Specter.
  On January 3, 1983, the Senate adopted S. Res. 9, which made the 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 98th Congress. 
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Cranston (Ranking Minority Member), Randolph, Matsunaga, 
    DeConcini, and Mitchell.
  On February 1, 1983, an organizational meeting was held.
  On February 15, 1983, the Senate adopted S. Res. 65, with the 
following additional majority party appointments on the Committee: 
Senators Denton and Boschwitz.
  Senator Jennings Randolph's service to the Committee terminated on 
January 2, 1985.
                      99th CONGRESS, 1985 and 1986
  The 99th Congress convened on January 3, 1985.
  On March 5, 1985, the Senate adopted S. Res. 87, which made the 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 99th Congress. 
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Cranston (Ranking Minority Member), Matsunaga, DeConcini, 
    Mitchell, and Rockefeller.
  On March 5, 1985, the Senate adopted S. Res. 89, which made the 
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 99th Congress 
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments 
on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Murkowski (Chairman), Simpson, Thurmond, Stafford, 
    Specter, Denton, and Boschwitz.
  The services of Senators Jeremiah Denton and Rudy Boschwitz to the 
Committee terminated on January 5, 1987.
                      100th CONGRESS, 1987 and 1988
  The 100th Congress convened on January 6, 1987.
  On January 6, 1987, the Senate adopted S. Res. 14, which decreased the 
membership of the Committee from 12 to 11.
  On January 6, 1987, the Senate adopted S. Res. 19, which made majority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 100th Congress and 
elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments on 
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Cranston (Chairman), Matsunaga, DeConcini, Mitchell, 
    Rockefeller, and Graham.
  On January 6, 1987, the Senate adopted S. Res. 20, which made the 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 100th Congress. 
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Murkowski (Ranking Minority Member), Simpson, Thurmond, 
    Stafford, and Specter.
  Senator Robert T. Stafford's service to the Committee terminated on 
January 2, 1989.
                      101st CONGRESS, 1989 and 1990
  The 101st Congress convened on January 3, 1989.
  On February 2, 1989, the Senate adopted S. Res. 46, which made 
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 101st Congress 
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments 
on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Cranston (Chairman), Matsunaga, DeConcini, Mitchell, 
    Rockefeller, and Graham.
  On February 2, 1989, the Senate adopted S. Res. 47, which made the 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 101st Congress. 
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Murkowski (Ranking Minority Member), Simpson, Thurmond, 
    Specter, and Jeffords.
  Senator Spark M. Matsunaga's service to the Committee terminated on 
April 15, 1990.
  On May 16, 1990, Senator Daniel K. Akaka replaced Senator Spark M. 
Matsunaga.
                      102nd CONGRESS, 1991 and 1992
  The 102nd Congress convened on January 3, 1991.
  On March 19, 1991, the Senate adopted S. Res. 85, which increased the 
membership of the Committee from 11 to 12.
  On March 19, 1991, the Senate adopted S. Res. 86, which made majority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 102nd Congress and 
elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments on 
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Cranston (Chairman), DeConcini, Mitchell, Rockefeller, 
    Graham, Akaka, and Daschle.
  On March 19, 1991, the Senate adopted S. Res. 88, which made the 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 102nd Congress. 
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Specter (Ranking Minority Member), Simpson, Thurmond, 
    Murkowski, and Jeffords.
  Senator Alan Cranston's service to the Committee terminated on January 
4, 1993.
                      103rd CONGRESS, 1993 and 1994
  The 103rd Congress convened on January 5, 1993.
  On January 21, 1993, the Senate adopted S. Res. 19, which made 
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 103rd Congress 
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments 
to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Rockefeller (Chairman), DeConcini, Mitchell, Graham, 
    Akaka, Daschle, and Campbell.
  On January 21, 1993, the Senate adopted S. Res. 22 which made minority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 103rd Congress. The 
minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
were as follows:
      Senators Murkowski (Ranking Minority Member), Thurmond, Simpson, 
    Specter, and Jeffords.
  The services of Senators George J. Mitchell, Dennis DeConcini, and 
Thomas A. Daschle terminated on January 4, 1995.
                      104th CONGRESS, 1995 and 1996
  The 104th Congress convened on January 4, 1995.
  On January 5, 1995, the Senate adopted S. Res. 33, which made majority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 104th Congress and 
elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments to 
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Simpson (Chairman), Thurmond, Murkowski, Specter, 
    Jeffords, Brown, and Craig.
  On January 5, 1995, the Senate adopted S. Res. 32, which made minority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 104th Congress. The 
minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
were as follows:
      Senators Rockefeller (Ranking Minority Member), Graham, Akaka, 
    Campbell, and Dorgan.
  On March 23, 1995, the Senate adopted S. Res. 93, which made changes 
to the majority appointments. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell replaced 
Senator Hank Brown.
  Senator Paul Wellstone's service to the Committee commenced on March 
27, 1995 (S. Res. 95).
  On December 29, 1995, the Senate adopted S. Res. 206, which made 
changes to the minority appointments. Senator Patty Murray replaced 
Senator Byron L. Dorgan.
                      105th CONGRESS, 1997 and 1998
  The 105th Congress convened on January 7, 1997.
  On January 9, 1997, the Senate adopted S. Res. 14, which made majority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 105th Congress and 
elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments to 
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Specter (Chairman), Thurmond, Murkowski, Jeffords, 
    Campbell, Craig, and Hutchinson.
  On January 9, 1997, the Senate adopted S. Res. 12, which made minority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 105th Congress. The 
minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
were as follows:
      Senators Rockefeller (Ranking Minority Member), Graham, Akaka, 
    Wellstone, and Murray.
  The service of Senators Alan K. Simpson terminated on January 2, 1997.
                      106th CONGRESS, 1999 and 2000
  The 106th Congress convened on January 6, 1999.
  On January 7, 1999, the Senate adopted S. Res. 13, which made majority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 106th Congress. The 
majority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
were as follows:
      Senators Specter, Thurmond, Murkowski, Jeffords, Campbell, Craig, 
    and Hutchinson.
  On January 7, 1999, the Senate adopted S. Res. 15, which made minority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 106th Congress. The 
minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
were as follows:
      Senators Rockefeller, Graham, Akaka, Wellstone, and Murray.
  On March 2, 1999, the Senate adopted S. Res. 55, which made majority 
and minority party appointments to Senate Committees for the 106th 
Congress and designated chairmen of such committees. The appointments on 
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Specter (Chairman), Thurmond, Murkowski, Jeffords, 
    Campbell, Craig, and Hutchinson.
      Senators Rockefeller (Ranking Minority Member), Graham, Akaka, 
    Wellstone, and Murray.
                      107th CONGRESS, 2001 and 2002
  The 107th Congress convened on January 3, 2001.
  The make up of the Senate at the outset of the 107th Congress was a 
50-50 split with the deciding vote being cast by the President of the 
Senate. The majority was therefore held by the Democrats until the 
inauguration on January 20, 2001.
  On January 3, 2001 the Senate adopted S. Res. 7, which designated the 
chairman to the Senate committees for the 108th Congress until January 
20, 2001. The designee as chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs was as follows:
      Senator Rockefeller (Chairman).
  On January 25, 2001 the majority leader Senator Lott entered into the 
record the majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 
107th Congress. The majority party appointments on the Senate Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senator Specter, Murkowski, Thurmond, Jeffords, Campbell, Craig 
    and T. Hutchinson.
  On January 25, 2001 the minority leader Senator Daschle entered into 
the record the minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 
107th Congress. The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senator Rockefeller, Graham, Akaka, Wellstone, Murray, Miller, and 
    Nelson (NE).
  On February 7, 2001, the Senate adopted S. Res. 7, as amended, in 
which Sec. 2 designated the chairman to the Senate committees for the 
107th Congress. The designee as chairman of the Senate Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs was as follows:
      Senator Specter (Chairman).
  On June 6, 2001, Senator Jeffords switched party affiliation from the 
Republican to the Independent party. This switch changed the majority 
and the minority status of the Senate. Within the Senate Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs Jeffords switch left the minority (Republican) party 
appointees as follows:
      Senator Specter, Murkowski, Thurmond, Campbell, Craig, and T. 
    Hutchinson.
  On July 10, 2001, the majority leader Senator Daschle entered into the 
record the majority party appointments, as authorized by S. Res. 120 
agreed upon on June 29, 2001, to Senate Committees for the 107th 
Congress and designated chairman of such committees. The majority 
appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as 
follows:
      Senator Rockefeller (Chairman), Graham, Jeffords (I), Akaka, 
    Wellstone, Murray, Miller and Nelson.
  On July 17, 2001, the minority party appointed Senator Kay Bailey 
Hutchison, as authorized by S. Res. 120 agreed upon on June 29, 2001.
  Senator Paul Wellstone from Minnesota passed away on October 25, 2002. 
The Majority party did not appoint a new member to the Senate committee 
before the end of the Congress.
                      108th CONGRESS, 2003 and 2004
  The 108th Congress convened on January 7, 2003.
  On January 15, 2003, the Senate adopted S. Res. 18, which made 
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 108th Congress 
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments 
to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
  Senators Specter (Chairman), Campbell, Craig, Hutchison, Bunning, 
Ensign, Graham and Murkowski.
  On January 15, 2003, the Senate adopted S. Res. 20, which made 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 108th Congress. 
The minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs were as follows:
  Mr. Graham (Ranking Minority Member), Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Jeffords, 
Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Miller and Mr. Nelson.
LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE 
                          ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE 
                     ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS--Continued
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                              LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION

        Extract From Rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate

                              STANDING COMMITTEES

  1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
              *          *          *          *          *
  (p) Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to which committee shall be 
referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and 
other matters relating to the following subjects:
  1. Compensation of veterans.
  2. Life insurance issued by the Government on account of service in 
the Armed Forces.
  3. National cemeteries.
  4. Pensions of all wars of the United States, general and special.
  5. Readjustment of servicemen to civil life.
  6. Soldiers' and sailors' civil relief.
  7. Veterans' hospitals, medical care and treatment of veterans.
  8. Veterans' measures generally.
  9. Vocational rehabilitation and education of veterans.
              *          *          *          *          *

                              RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMITTEE

                              108TH CONGRESS


  I. Meetings--(a) Unless otherwise ordered, the Committee shall meet on 
the first Wednesday of each month. The Chairman may, upon proper notice, 
call such additional meetings as deemed necessary.
  (b) Except as provided in subparagraphs (b) and (d) of paragraph 5 of 
rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, meetings of the Committee 
shall be open to the public. The Committee shall prepare and keep a 
complete transcript or electronic recording adequate to fully record the 
proceedings of each meeting whether or not such meeting or any part 
thereof is closed to the public.
  (c) The Chairman of the Committee, or the Ranking Majority Member 
present in the absence of the Chairman, or such other Member as the 
Chairman may designate, shall preside at all meetings.
  (d) Except as provided in rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate, no meeting of the Committee shall be scheduled except by 
majority vote of the Committee or by authorization of the Chairman of 
the Committee.
  (e) The Committee shall notify the office designated by the Committee 
on Rules and Administration of the time, place, and purpose of each 
meeting. In the event such meeting is canceled, the Committee shall 
immediately notify such designated office.
  (f) Written notice of a Committee meeting, accompanied by an agenda 
enumerating the items of business to be considered, shall be sent to all 
Committee members at least 72 hours (not counting Saturdays, Sundays, 
and Federal holidays) in advance of each meeting. In the event that the 
giving of such 72-hour notice is prevented by unforeseen requirements or 
Committee business, the Committee staff shall communicate notice by the 
quickest appropriate means to members or appropriate staff assistants of 
Members and an agenda shall be furnished prior to the meeting.
  (g) Subject to the second sentence of this paragraph, it shall not be 
in order for the Committee to consider any amendment in the first degree 
proposed to any measure under consideration by the Committee unless a 
written copy of such amendment has been delivered to each member of the 
Committee at least 24 hours before the meeting at which the amendment is 
to be proposed. This paragraph may be waived by a majority vote of the 
members and shall apply only when 72-hour written notice has been 
provided in accordance with paragraph (f).
  II. Quorums--(a) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b), eight 
members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the reporting or 
approving of any measure or matter or recommendation. Five members of 
the Committee shall constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting any 
other business.
  (b) In order to transact any business at a Committee meeting, at least 
one member of the minority shall be present. If, at any meeting, 
business cannot be transacted because of the absence of such a member, 
the matter shall lay over for a calendar day. If the presence of a 
minority member is not then obtained, business may be transacted by the 
appropriate quorum.
  (c) One member shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of receiving 
testimony.
  III. Voting--(a) Votes may be cast by proxy. A proxy shall be written 
and may be conditioned by personal instructions. A proxy shall be valid 
only for the day given.
  (b) There shall be a complete record kept of all Committee action. 
Such record shall contain the vote cast by each member of the Committee 
on any question on which a roll call vote is requested.
  IV. Hearings and Hearing Procedures--(a) Except as specifically 
otherwise provided, the rules governing meetings shall govern hearings.
  (b) At least 1 week in advance of the date of any hearing, the 
Committee shall undertake, consistent with the provisions of paragraph 4 
of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, to make public 
announcements of the date, place, time, and subject matter of such 
hearing.
  (c) The Committee shall require each witness who is scheduled to 
testify at any hearing to file 40 copies of such witness's testimony 
with the Committee not later than 48 hours prior to the witness's 
scheduled appearance unless the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member 
determine there is good cause for failure to do so.
  (d) The presiding member at any hearing is authorized to limit the 
time allotted to each witness appearing before the Committee.
  (e) The Chairman, with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member 
of the Committee, is authorized to subpoena the attendance of witnesses 
and the production of memoranda, documents, records, and any other 
materials. If the Chairman or a Committee staff member designated by the 
Chairman has not received from the Ranking Minority Member or a 
Committee staff member designated by the Ranking Minority Member notice 
of the Ranking Minority Member's nonconcurrence in the subpoena within 
48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays) of being 
notified of the Chairman's intention to subpoena attendance or 
production, the Chairman is authorized following the end of the 48-hour 
period involved to subpoena the same without the Ranking Minority 
Member's concurrence. Regardless of whether a subpoena has been 
concurred in by the Ranking Minority Member, such subpoena may be 
authorized by vote of the Members of the Committee. When the Committee 
or Chairman authorizes a subpoena, the subpoena may be issued upon the 
signature of the Chairman or of any other member of the Committee 
designated by the Chairman.
  (f) Except as specified in Committee Rule VII (requiring oaths, under 
certain circumstances, at hearings to confirm Presidential nominations), 
witnesses at hearings will be required to give testimony under oath 
whenever the presiding member deems such to be advisable.
  V. Media Coverage--Any Committee meeting or hearing which is open to 
the public may be covered by television, radio, and print media. 
Photographers, reporters, and crew members using mechanical recording, 
filming or broadcasting devices shall position and use their equipment 
so as not to interfere with the seating, vision, or hearing of the 
Committee members or staff or with the orderly conduct of the meeting or 
hearing. The presiding member of the meeting or hearing may for good 
cause terminate, in whole or in part, the use of such mechanical devices 
or take such other action as the circumstances and the orderly conduct 
of the meeting or hearing may warrant.
  VI. General--All applicable requirements of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate shall govern the Committee.
  VII. Presidential Nominations--(a) Each Presidential nominee whose 
nomination is subject to Senate confirmation and referred to this 
Committee shall submit a statement of his or her background and 
financial interests, including the financial interests of his or her 
spouse and of children living in the nominee's household, on a form 
approved by the Committee which shall be sworn to as to its completeness 
and accuracy. The Committee form shall be in two parts--
      (A) information concerning employment, education, and background 
    of the nominee which generally relates to the position to which the 
    individual is nominated, and which is to be made public; and
      (B) information concerning the financial and other background of 
    the nominee, to be made public when the Committee determines that 
    such information bears directly on the nominee's qualifications to 
    hold the position to which the individual is nominated.
  Committee action on a nomination, including hearings or a meeting to 
consider a motion to recommend confirmation, shall not be initiated 
until at least five days after the nominee submits the form required by 
this rule unless the Chairman, with the concurrence of the Ranking 
Minority Member, waives this waiting period.
  (b) At any hearing to confirm a Presidential nomination, the testimony 
of the nominee and, at the request of any Member, any other witness 
shall be under oath.
  VIII. Naming of Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities--It is the 
policy of the Committee that no Department of Veterans Affairs facility 
shall be named after any individual unless--
      (A) such individual is deceased and was--
      (1) a veteran who (i) was instrumental in the construction or the 
    operation of the facility to be named, or (ii) was a recipient of 
    the Medal of Honor or, as determined by the Chairman and Ranking 
    Minority Member, otherwise performed military service of an 
    extraordinarily distinguished character;
      (2) a member of the United States House of Representatives or 
    Senate who had a direct association with such facility;
      (3) an Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, a Secretary of Veterans 
    Affairs, a Secretary of Defense or of a service branch, or a 
    military or other Federal civilian official of comparable or higher 
    rank; or
      (4) an individual who, as determined by the Chairman and Ranking 
    Minority Member, performed outstanding service for veterans;
      (B) each member of the Congressional delegation representing the 
    State in which the designated facility is located has indicated in 
    writing such member's support of the proposal to name such facility 
    after such individual; and
      (C) the pertinent State department or chapter of each 
    Congressionally chartered veterans' organization having a national 
    membership of at least 500,000 has indicated in writing its support 
    of such proposal. 
  IX. Amendments to the Rules--The rules of the Committee may be 
changed, modified, amended, or suspended at any time, provided, however, 
that no less than a majority of the entire membership so determine at a 
regular meeting with due notice, or at a meeting specifically called for 
that purpose. The rules governing quorums for reporting legislative 
matters shall govern rules changes, modification, amendments, or 
suspension.
        INDEX OF SHORT TITLES OF BILLS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
   INDEX OF SHORT TITLES OF BILLS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE--Continued
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Bob Hope Arlington Honors Act of 2003.--S. 1489
  
Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2003.--S. 
1186
  
Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Enhancement Act of 
2004.--S. 2484
  
Department of Veterans Affairs Real Property and Facilities Management 
Improvement Act of 2004.--S. 2485
  
Deployed Service Members Financial Security and Education Act of 2003.--
S. 806
  
Eric and Brian Simon Act of 2003.--S. 1509
  
Filipino Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 2003.--S. 68
  
Filipino Veterans' Benefits Act of 2003.--S. 1213
  
Former Prisoners of War Special Compensation Act of 2003.-- 
S. 1239
  
Francis W. Agnes Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2003.--S. 517
  
Gold Star Parents Annuity Act.--S. 2573
  
Health Care for Veterans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act of 2003.--S. 
1694
  
Montgomery GI Bill Revitalization Act of 2003.--S. 177
  
Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2004.--S. 2561
  
Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National Memorial Act.--S. 1745
  
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.--S. 792
  
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.--S. 1136
  
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2003.--S. 1948
  
Veterans' Burial Benefits Enhancement Act of 2003.--S. 1074
  
Veterans' Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2003.--S. 1124
  
Veterans' Benefits Enhancements Act of 2003.--S. 1132
  
Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2004.--S. 2486
  
Veterans' Benefits Outreach Act of 2004.--S. 2638
  
Veterans' Benefits and Pensions Protection Act of 2003.--S. 257
  
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004.--S. 2483
  
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003.--S. 1131
  
Veterans' Comprehensive Hepatitis C Health Care Act.--S. 1874
  
Veterans' Eye Treatment Safety (VETS) Act of 2004.--S. 2743
  
Veterans' Equal Treatment Act.--S. 967
  
Veterans' Health Administration Act of 2003.--S. 78
  
Veterans' Health Care Funding Guarantee Act of 2003.--S. 50
  
Veterans' Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement Act of 
2003.--S. 1156
  
Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act of 2003.--S. 55
  
Veterans' Housing Fairness Act of 2003.--S. 978
  
Veterans' Information and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2003.-- 
S. 1289
  
Veterans' New Fitzsimons Health Care Facilities Act of 2003.-- 
S. 613
  
Veterans' Outreach Improvement Act of 2003.--S. 1199
  
Veterans' Outreach Protection Act.--S. 1151
  
Veterans' Prescription Drug Reform Act of 2003.--S. 1112
  
Veterans' Prescription Drugs Assistance Act.--S. 1153
  
Veterans' Programs Improvement Act of 2003.--S. 1133
  
Veterans' Survivor Benefits Act of 2003.--S. 1188
  
                 SENATE BILLS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
            SENATE BILLS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE--Continued

S. 50

                                                            Jan. 7, 2003

Sponsor: Tim Johnson
Cosponsor(s): Max Baucus (1/7/2003); Hillary Rodham Clinton (6/23/2003); 
  Kent Conrad (9/26/2003); Thomas A. Daschle (1/7/2003); Christopher J. 
  Dodd (4/7/2004); Richard Durbin (1/9/2003); Daniel K. Inouye (1/7/
  2003); Edward M. Kennedy (9/10/2003); Mary L. Landrieu (2/5/2003); 
  Patrick J. Leahy (11/3/2003); Zell Miller (3/12/2003); Bill Nelson (7/
  10/2003); John D. Rockefeller IV (2/25/2003); Charles E. Schumer (11/
  13/2003); Debbie Stabenow (5/14/2003); Maria Cantwell (9/2/2003); 
  Susan M. Collins (1/7/2003); Jon S. Corzine (11/17/2003); Mark Dayton 
  (1/9/2003); Byron L. Dorgan (1/7/2003); Tom Harkin (1/7/2003); James 
  M. Jeffords (2/6/2003); John F. Kerry (1/7/2003); Frank R. Lautenberg 
  (5/1/2003); Barbara A. Mikulski (3/10/2004); Patty Murray (6/5/2003); 
  Harry Reid (1/7/2003); Paul S. Sarbanes (3/10/2003); Olympia J. Snowe 
  (3/31/2003)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.

Jan. 7, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held.

S. 55

                                                            Jan. 7, 2003

Sponsor: Tim Johnson
Cosponsor(s): Susan M. Collins (1/7/2003); Jon S. Corzine (4/10/2003); 
  Frank R. Lautenberg (5/1/2003); Joseph I. Lieberman (3/26/2003); Kent 
  Conrad (9/25/2003); John F. Kerry (10/29/2003); Patrick J. Leahy (3/3/
  2003)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual 
  determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other 
  purposes.

Jan. 7, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 57

                                                            Jan. 7, 2003

Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye
Cosponsor(s): (none)

Private Bill; A bill for the relief of Donald C. Pence.

Jan. 7, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 67

                                                            Jan. 7, 2003

Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye
Cosponsor(s): (none)

Private Bill; A bill for the relief of Jim K. Yoshida.

Jan. 7, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 68

                                                            Jan. 7, 2003

Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye
Cosponsor(s): Daniel K. Akaka (2/24/2003); George Allen (3/17/2003); 
  Barbara Boxer (3/17/2003); Ben Nighthorse Campbell (6/16/2004); Maria 
  Cantwell (9/22/2003); Hillary Rodham Clinton (6/11/2003); Jon S. 
  Corzine (2/9/2004); Richard Durbin (1/23/2003); John Edwards (11/4/
  2003); Dianne Feinstein (6/5/2003); John F. Kerry (11/24/2003); Mary 
  L. Landrieu (3/24/2003); Frank R. Lautenberg (3/3/2004); Zell Miller 
  (3/13/2003); Lisa Murkowski (5/3/2004); Patty Murray (2/12/2003); Bill 
  Nelson (7/8/2004); Harry Reid (3/31/2003); Paul S. Sarbanes (4/9/
  2003); Charles E. Schumer (1/28/2004); Ted Stevens (2/27/2004)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits for 
  Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.

Jan. 7, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 69

                                                            Jan. 7, 2003

Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of 
  the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service 
  on behalf of the United States during World War II.

Jan. 7, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 78

                                                            Jan. 7, 2003

Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise certain 
  provisions relating to the appointment of professional psychologists 
  in the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.

Jan. 7, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 177

                                                           Jan. 16, 2003

Sponsor: Mark Dayton
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits under 
  the Montgomery GI Bill by establishing an enhanced educational 
  assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in 
  pay for participation in the program, and for other purposes.

Jan. 16, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 249

                                                           Jan. 30, 2003

Sponsor: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Cosponsor(s): Richard Durbin (11/4/2003); Kay Bailey Hutchison (1/30/
  2003); John F. Kerry (7/10/2003); Mary L. Landrieu (7/22/2003); Joseph 
  I. Lieberman (3/31/2003); Blanche L. Lincoln (9/3/2003); Patty Murray 
  (6/18/2003); Harry Reid (7/24/2003); John D. Rockefeller IV (7/10/
  2003); Jeff Sessions (10/14/2003)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage 
  of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 shall not 
  result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation 
  otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.

Jan. 30, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 257

                                                           Jan. 30, 2003

Sponsor: Bill Nelson
Cosponsor(s): Jeff Bingaman (1/30/2003); John B. Breaux (1/30/2003); 
  Kent Conrad (1/30/2003); Judd Gregg (2/25/2003); Daniel K. Inouye (1/
  30/2003); Tim Johnson (1/30/2003); John F. Kerry (1/30/2003); Mary L. 
  Landrieu (1/30/2003); Carl Levin (1/30/2003); Joseph I. Lieberman (3/
  6/2003); John McCain (1/30/2003); E. Benjamin Nelson (1/30/2003); 
  Harry Reid (3/6/2003); Jeff Sessions (1/30/2003); Gordon H. Smith (2/
  25/2003)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.

Jan. 30, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 334

                                                           Feb. 10, 2003

Sponsor: Mary L. Landrieu
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide eligibility for 
  astronauts for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.

Feb. 10, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 517

                                                            Mar. 5, 2003

Sponsor: Patty Murray
Cosponsor(s): Maria Cantwell (4/30/2003); Mark Dayton (6/25/2003); 
  Richard Durbin (7/16/2003); Barbara A. Mikulski (6/11/2003); Mark L. 
  Pryor (10/17/2003); Charles E. Schumer (1/22/2004); Ron Wyden (5/23/
  2004)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.

Mar. 5, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 548

                                                            Mar. 6, 2003

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to improve mental health programs for veterans, and for other 
  purposes.

Mar. 6, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.

S. 613

                                                           Mar. 13, 2003

Sponsor: Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Cosponsor(s): Wayne Allard (3/13/03)

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct, 
  lease, or modify major medical facilities at the site of the former 
  Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado.

Mar. 13, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 29, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 615

                                                           Mar. 13, 2003

Sponsor: Rick Santorum
Cosponsor(s): Arlen Specter (3/13/2003)

A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in 
  Horsham, Pennsylvania, as the ``Victor J. Saracini Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.

Mar. 13, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
July 29, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 730

                                                           Mar. 27, 2003

Sponsor: John Warner
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the transfer to 
  spouses and children of a portion of the entitlement of certain 
  members of the Armed Forces to educational assistance under the 
  Montgomery GI Bill, and for other purposes.

Mar. 27, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 766

                                                            Apr. 2, 2003

Sponsor: Bill Nelson
Cosponsor(s): Zell Miller (4/2/2003)

A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, Florida, 
  metropolitan area.

Apr. 2, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 792

                                                            Apr. 7, 2003

Sponsor: Zell Miller
Cosponsor(s): Saxby Chambliss (4/7/2003); Patty Murray (5/7/2003)

A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil 
  Relief Act of 1940.

Apr. 7, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 806

                                                            Apr. 7, 2003

Sponsor: E. Benjamin Nelson
Cosponsor(s): Jeff Bingaman (4/7/2003); Hillary Rodham Clinton (4/7/
  2003); Thomas A. Daschle (4/7/2003); Tim Johnson (4/7/2003); Patrick 
  J. Leahy (4/7/2003); Carl Levin (4/7/2003); Barbara A. Mikulski (4/7/
  2003); Patty Murray (1/20/2004)

A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for regular and 
  reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized in the 
  interests of the national security of the United States.

Apr. 7, 2003.--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 836

                                                            Apr. 9, 2003

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend by five years 
  the period for the provision by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of 
  noninstitutional extended care services and required nursing home 
  care.

Apr. 9, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 938

                                                           Apr. 29, 2003

Sponsor: Patty Murray
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment 
  of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former 
  prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the 
  same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and 
  indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who 
  die after that date.

Apr. 29, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 967

                                                             May 1, 2003

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to replace with a 
  more equitable formula the current formula, known as the Veterans 
  Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA), for the allocation of funds 
  appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care to 
  different geographic regions of the Nation, and for other purposes.

May 1, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 978

                                                             May 1, 2003

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide housing loan 
  benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units.

May 1, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1014

                                                             May 7, 2003

Sponsor: Jon S. Corzine
Cosponsor(s): Hillary Rodham Clinton (5/7/2003)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs in the management of health care services for 
  veterans to place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care 
  priority category.

May 7, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov. 11, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1074

                                                            May 15, 2003

Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance burial benefits 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.

May 15, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 1077

                                                            May 19, 2003

Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): Rick Santorum (5/19/2003)

A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania.

May 19, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 1112

                                                            May 22, 2003

Sponsor: John F. Kerry
Cosponsor(s): Chuck Hagel (7/31/2003); Tom Harkin (5/22/2003)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit Department of 
  Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications on prescriptions 
  written by private practitioners to veterans who are currently 
  awaiting their first appointment with the Department for medical care, 
  and for other purposes.

May 22, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 1124

                                                            May 22, 2003

Sponsor: Barbara A. Mikulski
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to inccrease burial 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.

May 22, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1131

                                                            May 22, 2003

Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): Jim Bunning (5/22/2003); John D. Rockefeller IV (6/19/
  2003)

A bill to increase, effective December 1, 2003, the rates of 
  compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
  rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
  certain disabled veterans.

May 22, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Sept. 30, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  without amendment favorably.
Oct. 14, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator 
  Specter without amendment. With written report No. 108-163. Placed on 
  Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 306.

S. 1132

                                                            May 22, 2003

Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): Jim Bunning (5/22/2003); Lindsey Graham (5/22/2003)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance 
  certain benefits for survivors of veterans, and for other purposes.

May 22, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Sept. 30, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Oct. 21, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator 
  Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written 
  report No. 108-169. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under 
  General Orders. Calendar No. 316.
Oct. 31, 2003.--Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov. 4, 2003.--Received in the House. Message on Senate action sent to 
  the House. Held at the desk.
Nov. 5, 2003.--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
  addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be 
  subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
  concerned. Referred to House Veterans' Affairs. Referred to House 
  Armed Services. Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Dec. 17, 2003.--Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.

S. 1133

                                                            May 22, 2003

Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the authorities 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to compensation, 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, pension, education benefits, 
  life insurance benefits, and memorial benefits, to improve the 
  administration of benefits for veterans and for other purposes.

May 22, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1136

                                                            May 22, 2003

Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): Jim Bunning (5/22/2003); Lindsey Graham (6/16/2003); Zell 
  Miller (11/21/2003)

A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil 
  Relief Act of 1940.

 May 22, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Sept. 30, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov. 17, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator 
  Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written 
  report No. 108-197. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under 
  General Orders. Calendar No. 393.
Nov. 21, 2003.--Measure laid before Senate by Unanimous Consent. The 
  committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent. Senate 
  incorporated this measure in H.R. 100 as an amendment. Senate passed 
  companion measure H.R. 100 in lieu of this measure by Unanimous 
  Consent. Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 393.

S. 1144 

                                                            May 23, 2003

Sponsor: Richard Durbin
Cosponsor(s): Jim Bunning (5/23/2003); Tim Johnson (10/16/2003); Patty 
  Murray (5/23/2003); John D. Rockefeller IV (5/23/2003)

A bill to name the health care facility of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the 
  ``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.

May 23, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
July 29, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1151 

                                                            May 23, 2003

Sponsor: Russell Feingold
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to rescind the Department of Veterans Affairs memorandum of July 
  18, 2002, in which Directors of health service networks in the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs are directed to ensure that no 
  marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their 
  networks.

May 23, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 1153

                                                            May 23, 2003

Sponsor: Arlen Specter 
Cosponsor(s): Robert Bennett (7/22/2003); Christopher S. Bond (5/23/
  2003); Saxby Chambliss (6/10/2003); Thad Cochran (6/12/2003); Susan M. 
  Collins (6/3/2003); Gordon H. Smith (7/9/2003); Olympia J. Snowe (6/
  24/2003)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit medicare-
  eligible veterans to receive an outpatient medication benefit, to 
  provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are not 
  otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

May 23, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
July 20, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  without amendment favorably.
Nov. 19, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator 
  Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written 
  report No. 108-419. Minority views filed. Placed on Senate Legislative 
  Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 817.

S. 1156 

                                                            May 23, 2003

Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): Jim Bunning (10/23/2003)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance the 
  provision of health care for veterans, to authorize major construction 
  projects and other facilities matters for the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, to enhance and improve authorities relating to the 
  administration of personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
  for other purposes.

May 23, 2003.--Introductory remarks on the measure. Read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 29, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Sept. 30, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov. 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator 
  Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an 
  amendment to the title. With written report No. 108-193.
Nov. 19, 2003.--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. The 
  committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. 
  Message on Senate action sent to the House. Received in the House. 
  Held at the desk.
Nov. 21, 2003.--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
  bill. Considered under the suspension of the rules. At the conclusion 
  of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to 
  the provisions of Clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further 
  proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Considered as unfinished 
  business. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to 
  by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423-2 (Roll no. 658). Motion to 
  reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Cleared for 
  White House.
Nov. 25, 2003.--Presented to President.
Dec. 6, 2003.--Signed by the President. Became Public Law No. 108-170.

S. 1186

                                                           June 4, 2003 

Sponsor: John Edwards
Cosponsor(s): John B. Breaux (6/17/2003)

A bill to provide for a reduction in the backlog of claims for benefits 
  pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

June 4, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1188

                                                            June 5, 2003

Sponsor: Patty Murray
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to repeal the two-year limitation on the payment of accrued 
  benefits that are due and unpaid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, to allow for substitution of parties in 
  the case of a claim for benefits provided by the Secretary when the 
  applicant for such benefits dies while the claim in pending, and for 
  other purposes.

June 5, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1199

                                                            June 5, 2003

Sponsor: Russell Feingold
Cosponsor(s): Blanche L. Lincoln (6/5/2003); John McCain (6/5/2003)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the outreach 
  activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.

June 5, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1213 

                                                            June 9, 2003

Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): George Allen (7/11/2003); Maria Cantwell (9/9/2003); John 
  Ensign (9/16/2003); Charles E. Schumer (9/17/2003)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the ability of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits for Filipino 
  veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, and for other 
  purposes.

June 9, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
July 29, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1239  

                                                           June 11, 2003

Sponsor: Larry E. Craig
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide special 
  compensation for former prisoners of war, and for other purposes.

June 11, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1242

                                                           June 11, 2003

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic 
  in New London, Connecticut, as the ``John J. McGuirk Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.

June 11, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1281

                                                           June 18, 2003

Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): John D. Rockefeller IV (7/9/2003)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to presume additional 
  diseases of former prisoners of war to be service-connected for 
  compensation purposes, to enhance the Dose Reconstruction Program of 
  the Department of Defense, to enhance and fund certain other 
  epidemiological studies, and for other purposes.

June 18, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1282

                                                           June 18, 2003

Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): Bill Nelson (6/18/2003); Jeff Sessions (6/18/2003)

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  national cemeteries for geographically underserved populations of 
  veterans, and for other purposes.

June 18, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1283 

                                                           June 18, 2003

Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): Maria Cantwell (7/30/2003); Hillary Rodham Clinton (7/31/
  2003); Richard Durbin (7/25/2003); Kay Bailey Hutchison (9/2/2003); 
  Patty Murray (7/24/2003); John D. Rockefeller IV (7/16/2003); Charles 
  E. Schumer (9/10/2003); Debbie Stabenow (9/9/2003); Ron Wyden (9/2/
  2003)

A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any action 
  proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the 
  implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services 
  initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.

June 18, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 29, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1289

                                                           June 19, 2003

Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): Daniel K. Akaka (6/25/2003); Norm Coleman (7/9/2003); Mark 
  Dayton (9/3/2003); Tim Johnson (6/24/2003); Zell Miller (6/24/2003); 
  Patty Murray (6/23/2003); Benjamin E. Nelson (7/23/2003); John D. 
  Rockefeller IV (7/9/2003)

A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
  Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.

June 19, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 29, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1341 

                                                           June 26, 2003

Sponsor: Kay Bailey Hutchison
Cosponsor(s): John Cornyn (6/26/2003)

A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
  Houston, Texas, as the ``Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center''.

June 26, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1360 

                                                           June 26, 2003

Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): John D. Rockefeller IV (7/9/2003)

A bill to amend section 7105 of title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  the requirements for notices of disagreement for appellate review of 
  Department of Veterans Affairs activities.

June 26, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1403

                                                           July 15, 2003

Sponsor: George V. Voinovich
Cosponsor(s): Mike DeWine (7/15/2003)

A bill to provide for the establishment of a new Department of Veterans 
  Affairs medical facility for veterans in the Columbus, Ohio, area.

July 15, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1489

                                                           July 30, 2003

Sponsor: Ben Nighthorse Campbell 
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to authorize the burial of Bob Hope at Arlington National 
  Cemetery.

July 30, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1509

                                                           July 31, 2003

Sponsor: Norm Coleman
Cosponsor(s): Frank R. Lautenberg (5/18/2004)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a gratuity to 
  veterans, their spouses, and children who contract HIV or AIDS as a 
  result of a blood transfusion relating to a service-connected 
  disability, and for other purposes.

July 31, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar. 9, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1511 

                                                           July 31, 2003

Sponsor: Jon Kyl
Cosponsor(s): John McCain (7/31/2003)

A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
  Prescott, Arizona, as the ``Bob Stump Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Medical Center''.

July 31, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 1572

                                                           Sept. 2, 2003

Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to authorize the expansion of the pilot program of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs on assisted living for veterans to include three 
  additional health care regions of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sept. 2, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 1605 

                                                          Sept. 10, 2003

Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): John Ensign (9/29/2003); Harry Reid (9/10/2003)

A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs in connection with the Capital Asset Realignment 
  for Enhanced Services initiative and to satisfy Department of Veterans 
  Affairs requirements on natural disasters, and for other purposes.

Sept. 10, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 1694 

                                                           Oct. 1, 2003 

Sponsor: Sam Brownback
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code to authorize the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans who participated in certain 
  Department of Defense chemical and biological warfare testing to be 
  provided health care for illness without requirement for proof of 
  service-connection.

Oct. 1, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 1745 

                                                           Oct. 16, 2003

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to designate a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National 
  Memorial at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.

Oct. 16, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1815 

                                                            Nov. 4, 2003

Sponsor: Robert F. Bennett
Cosponsor(s): Orrin G. Hatch

A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
  Salt Lake City, Utah.

Nov. 4, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
Nov. 11, 2003.--Introductory remarks on the measure.

S. 1846

                                                           Nov. 11, 2003

Sponsor: Olympia J. Snowe
Cosponosor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption 
  of service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis C, and for 
  other purposes.

Nov. 11, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 1847 

                                                           Nov. 11, 2003

Sponsor: Jon S. Corzine
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  comprehensive program for testing and treatment of veterans for 
  Hepatitis C virus.

Nov. 11, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 1856

                                                           Nov. 13, 2003

Sponsor: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Cosponsor(s): Charles E. Schumer (11/17/2003)

A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic 
  in Sunnyside, Queens, New York, as the ``Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.

Nov. 13, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1914 

                                                           Nov. 21, 2003

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow
Cosponsor(s): Carl Levin (11/21/2003)

A bill to prohibit the closure or realignment of inpatient services at 
  the Aleda E. Lutz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
  Saginaw, Michigan, as proposed under the Capital Asset Realignment for 
  Enhanced Services initiative.

Nov. 21, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 1948

                                                           Nov. 24, 2003

Sponsor: Harry Reid
Cosponsor(s): Jon S. Corzine (2/24/2004); Thomas A. Daschle (11/24/
  2003); Christopher J. Dodd (4/20/2004); Daniel K. Inouye (4/6/2004); 
  Mary L. Landrieu (3/30/2004); Patrick J. Leahy (1/22/2004); Joseph I. 
  Lieberman (1/27/2004); Charles E. Schumer (3/11/2004)

A bill to provide that service of the members of the organization known 
  as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted 
  active military service for purposes of laws administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Nov. 24, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2063:

                                                          Feb. 10, 2004 

Sponsor: Kent Conrad 
Cosponsor(s): Daniel K. Akaka (2/10/2004); Byron L. Dorgan (2/23/2004); 
  Bob Graham (2/10/2004); Tim Johnson (2/10/2004); John D. Rockefeller 
  IV (2/10/2004)

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a 
  demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of appointments 
  of veterans for health care through the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.

Feb. 10, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 2099 

                                                           Feb. 23, 2004

Sponsor: Zell Miller
Cosponsor(s): George Allen (4/26/2004); Christopher S. Bond (4/26/2004); 
  John B. Breaux (4/20/2004); Thad Cochran (3/4/2004); Norm Coleman (3/
  11/2004); Mike Crapo (3/30/2004); Mark Dayton (4/21/2004); Mike DeWine 
  (2/23/2004); Mary L. Landrieu (4/19/2004); Patrick J. Leahy (5/13/
  2004); Blanche L. Lincoln (3/25/2004); Lisa Murkowski (3/11/2004); 
  Patty Murray (2/24/2004); Jeff Sessions (4/1/2004); Gordon H. Smith 
  (3/30/2004)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide entitlement to 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the 
  Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of active duty 
  service in any five-year period, and for other purposes.

Feb. 23, 2004.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 2133

                                                           Feb. 26, 2004

Sponsor: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Cosponsor(s): Charles E. Schumer (6/16/2004)

A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the 
  Bronx, New York, as the James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Medical Center.

Feb. 26, 2004.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 2296

                                                           Apr. 7, 2004 

Sponsor: Jim Bunning
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give the 
  Commonwealth of Kentucky the first option on the Louisville Department 
  of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kentucky, upon its conveyance, 
  lease or other disposal by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Apr. 7, 2004.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 2327 

                                                           Apr. 21, 2004

Sponsor: Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Cosponsor(s): Hillary Rodham Clinton (7/22/2004); Susan M. Collins (4/
  21/2004); Patty Murray (6/21/2004); Olympia J. Snowe (4/21/2004)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that per diem 
  payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care of 
  veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other 
  payments made to assist veterans.

Apr. 21, 2004.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 2417 

                                                            May 13, 2004

Sponsor: Norm Coleman
Cosponsor(s): Susan M. Collins (7/20/2004); Lindsey Graham (7/14/2004); 
  Kay Bailey Hutchison (6/24/2004); Zell Miller (6/8/2004); Lisa 
  Murkowski (6/21/2004); Ted Stevens (917/2004)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of women 
  veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.

May 13, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 2483 

                                                            June 1, 2004

Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2004, the rates of 
  compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
  rates of dependency and indemnity  compensation for the survivors of 
  certain disabled veterans.

June 1, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
July 20, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  without amendment favorably.
Sept. 20, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator 
  Specter without amendment. With written report No. 108-351. Placed on 
  Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 705.
Oct. 5, 2004.--Measure laid before Senate by unanimaus consent. Senate 
  incorporated this measure in H.R. 4175 as an amendment. Senate passed 
  companion measure H.R. 4175 in lieu of this measure by Unanimous 
  Consent. Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 705.

S. 2484 

                                                            June 1, 2004

Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): (none)

An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to simplify and improve 
  pay provisions for physicians and dentists and to authorize alternate 
  work schedules and executive pay for nurses, and for other purposes.

June 1, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
July 20, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  with amendments favorably.
Sept. 23, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator 
  Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an 
  amendment to the title. With written report No. 108-357. Placed on 
  Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 713.
Oct. 5, 2004.--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. The 
  committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. Passed 
  Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous 
  Consent.
Oct. 6, 2004.--Received in the House. Message on Senate action sent to 
  the House.  Held at the desk.
Nov. 17, 2004.--Mr. Simmons moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
  bill. Considered under suspension of the rules. On motion to suspend 
  the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. Motion to 
  reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Cleared for 
  White House.
Nov. 22, 2004.--Presented to President.
Dec. 3, 2004.--Signed by President. Became Public Law No. 108-445.

S. 2485 

                                                            June 1, 2004

Sponsor: Arlen Specter 
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance the 
  authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the 
  management and disposal of real property and facilities, and for other 
  purposes.

June 1, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Referred to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
July 20, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  with amendments favorably.
Sept. 27, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator 
  Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an 
  amendment to the title. With written report No. 108-358. Placed on 
  Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718.
Oct. 9, 2004.--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. The 
  committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. Senate 
  incorporated this measure in H.R. 3936 as an amendment. Senate passed 
  companion measure H.R. 3936 in lieu of this measure by Unanimous 
  Consent. Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 718.

S. 2486 

                                                            June 1, 2004

Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): Lisa Murkowski (6/1/2004); Patty Murray (6/21/2004)

An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance 
  housing, education, and other benefits under the laws administered by 
  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

June 1, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
July 20, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  with amendments favorably.
Sept. 20, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator 
  Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an 
  amendment to the title. With written report No. 108-352. Placed on 
  Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 706.
Oct. 8, 2004.--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. The 
  committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. Passed 
  Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous 
  Consent.
Oct. 9, 2004.--Received in the House. Message on Senate action sent to 
  the House. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov. 17, 2004.--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
  bill. Considered under suspension of the rules. On motion to suspend 
  the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. Motion to 
  reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Cleared for 
  White House.
Nov. 29, 2004.--Presented to President.
Dec. 10, 2004.--Signed by President. Became Public Law No. 108-454.

S. 2522 

                                                           June 15, 2004

Sponsor: Jon S. Corzine
Cosponsor(s): Hillary Rodham Clinton (7/7/2004); John Ensign (6/24/
  2004); Dianne Feinstein (10/5/2004); Lisa Murkowski (6/16/2004); Patty 
  Murray (6/21/2004); Bill Nelson (6/23/2004)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum 
  amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan guaranty 
  program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

June 15, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 2524 

                                                           June 16, 2004

Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision 
  of health care, rehabilitation, and related services to veterans 
  suffering from trauma relating to a blast injury, and for other 
  purposes.

June 16, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 2534 

                                                           June 16, 2004

Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): Patty Murray (6/21/2004); Bill Nelson (7/8/2004)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and enhance 
  benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, to improve housing benefits for 
  veterans, and for other purposes.

June 16, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 2561 

                                                           June 23, 2004

Sponsor: Tim Johnson
Cosponsor(s): Thomas A. Daschle (9/22/2004)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain 
  servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the 
  Montgomery GI Bill.

June 23, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 2573 

                                                           June 24, 2004

Sponsor: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment 
  of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents (known as ``Gold Star 
  parents'') of members of the Armed Forces who die during a period of 
  war.

June 24, 2004.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2596

                                                           June 24, 2004

Sponsor: Richard Durbin
Cosponsor(s): Peter Fitzgerald (6/24/2004)

A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic 
  located in Peoria, Illinois, as the ``Bob Michel Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.

June 24, 2004.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2638 

                                                           July 12, 2004

Sponsor: Norm Coleman
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require an annual plan 
  on outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.

July 12, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 2743 

                                                           July 22, 2004

Sponsor: Peter Fitzgerald
Cosponsor(s): Maria Cantwell (7/22/2004); Dianne Feinstein (7/22/2004); 
  Ernest F. Hollings (7/22/2004); Jeff Sessions (7/22/2004)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that only 
  licensed medical doctors, licensed doctors of osteopathy, and certain 
  licensed dentists may perform eye surgery at Department of Veterans 
  Affairs facilities or under contract with the Department.

July 22, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 2776 

                                                           Sept. 7, 2004

Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a 
  program of outreach to veterans of World War II and the Korean 
  conflict on the nature and availability of benefits for veterans, and 
  for other purposes.

Sept. 7, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 2849 

                                                          Sept. 27, 2004

Sponsor: Chuck Hagel
Cosponsor(s): Norm Coleman (11/16/2004), John Ensign (11/16/2004)

A bill to provide certain enhancements to the Montgomery GI Bill Program 
  for certain individuals who serve as members of the Armed Forces after 
  the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and for other purposes.

Sept. 27, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 2982 

                                                           Nov. 16, 2004

Sponsor: Rick Santorum
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make a stillborn child 
  an insurable dependent for purposes of the Servicemembers' Group Life 
  Insurance program.

Nov. 16, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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S. Con. Res. 35

                                                           Apr. 10, 2003

Sponsor: John Sununu
Cosponsor(s): Susan M. Collins (4/10/2003); Judd Gregg (4/10/2003); 
  Olympia Snowe (4/10/2003).

A concurrent resolution honoring the 129 sailors and civilians lost 
  aboard the U.S.S. Thresher on April 10, 1963, and urging the Secretary 
  of the Army to erect a memorial to this tragedy in Arlington National 
  Cemetery.

Apr. 10, 2003.--Referred to Senate committee. Referred to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.

S. Res. 53

                                                           Feb. 11, 2003

Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): (none)

An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

Feb. 11, 2003.--Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Rules and Administration.

  

                                                                        

  

  

  

                                                                        

  

  

  

                                                                        

  

  

  

                                                                        

  

  

  

                                                                        

  

  

  

                                                                        

  

  

  

                                                                        

  

  

  

                                                                        

  

  

  

                                                                        

  

  

  

                                                                        

  

  

  

                                                                        

  

  

  

                                                                        

  

  
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H. Con. Res. 159

                                                             May 1, 2003

Sponsor: Jerry Moran
Cosponsor(s): (none)

Declaring Emporia, Kansas, to be the founding city of the Veterans Day 
  holiday and recognizing the contributions of Alvin J. King and 
  Representative Ed Rees to the enactment into law of the observance of 
  Veterans Day.

May 1, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 26, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 26, 2003--Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
July 10, 2003--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  108-196.
July 10, 2003--Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 81. September 
  30, 2003--Mr. Moran (KS) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
  resolution.
September 30, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
September 30, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the 
  resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
September 30, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to 
  without objection.
October 1, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
October 31, 2003--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
October 31, 2003--Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and 
  with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
November 3, 2003--Message on Senate action sent to the House. 

H. Con. Res. 212

                                                            June 9, 2003

Sponsor: Sam Johnson
Cosponsor(s): Capuano, Michael E. (6/25/2003); Chabot, Steve (7/17/
  2003); Coble, Howard (6/9/2003); Conyers, John, Jr. (6/9/2003); Evans, 
  Lane (7/17/2003); Fossella, Vito (7/17/2003); Rangel, Charles B. (6/9/
  2003); Sessions, Pete (7/17/2003)

Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of the Year of the 
  Korean War Veteran, and for other purposes.

June 9, 2003--Introductory remarks on measure.
June 9, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 21, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to 
  the resolution, as amended.
July 21, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
July 21, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were 
  demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, 
  the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be 
  postponed.
July 21, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
July 21, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the 
  resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 
  408-0
July 21, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without 
  objection.
July 22, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

H. Con. Res. 260

                                                           July 25, 2003

Sponsor: Mary Bono
Cosponsor(s): Bilirakis, Michael (7/25/2003); Brown, Henry E., Jr. (7/
  25/2003); Calvert, Ken (7/25/2003); DeMint, Jim (7/25/2003); Isakson, 
  Johnny (7/25/2003); Lewis, Jerry (7/25/2003); McCotter, Thaddeus G. 
  (6/14/2004); Shadegg, John B. (7/25/2003); Wamp, Zach (7/25/2003)

Recognizing and honoring the service of those who volunteer their time 
  to participate in funeral honor guards at the interment or 
  memorialization of deceased veterans of the uniformed services of the 
  United States at national cemeteries across the country.

July 25, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
August 22, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
June 14, 2003--Mr. Brown (SC) moved to suspend the rules and agree to 
  the resolution.
June 14, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
June 14, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the 
  resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
June 14, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without 
  objection.
June 15, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 100

                                                            Jan. 7, 2003

Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith.
Cosponsor(s): Abercrombie, Neil (4/2/2003); Beauprez, Bob (4/3/2003); 
  Berkley, Shelley (4/2/2003); Bilirakis, Michael (4/2/2003); Boozman, 
  John (4/3/2003); Brady, Robert A. (4/9/2003); Brown, Corrine (4/2/
  2003); Brown, Henry E., Jr. (3/27/2003); Carson, Julia (4/8/2003); 
  Cooper, Jim (4/10/2003); Davis, Susan A. (4/3/2003); Edwards, Chet (4/
  30/2003); Evans, Lane (1/7/2003); Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. (4/29/2003); 
  Filner, Bob (1/28/2003); Frost, Martin (4/3/2003); Garrett, Scott (4/
  29/2003); Gilchrest, Wayne (4/9/2003); Gutierrez, Luis V. (3/25/2003); 
  Hayes, Robin (4/3/2003); Hefley, Joel (4/8/2003); Holden, Tim (4/2/
  2003); Hooley, Darlene (4/2/2003); Israel, Steve (4/11/2003); Jones, 
  Walter B., Jr. (4/30/2003); Kildee, Dale E. (4/8/2003); Michaud, 
  Michael H. (3/13/2003); Miller, George (4/2/2003); Miller, Jeff (4/3/
  2003); Murphy, Tim (4/2/2003); Platts, Todd Russell (4/3/2003); Renzi, 
  Rick (4/2/2003); Reyes, Silvestre (1/28/2003); Rodriguez, Ciro (4/2/
  2003); Ryan, Timothy J. (4/2/2003); Simmons, Rob (4/3/2003); Snyder, 
  Vic (4/7/2003); Strickland, Ted (4/2/2003); Udall, Tom (4/2/2003); Van 
  Hollen, Chris (4/3/2003)

To restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief 
  Act of 1940.

January 7, 2003--Introductory remarks on measure.
January 7, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
January 21, 2003--Executive Comment Requested from SBA.
February 20, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
April 1, 2003--Subcommittee on Benefits Discharged.
April 2, 2003--Favorable Executive Comment Received from SBA.
April 3, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
April 3, 2003--Ordered to be reported in the Nature of a Substitute by 
  Voice Vote.
April 3, 2003--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 108-81.
April 30, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 45.
May 7, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
  bill, as amended.
May 7, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
May 7, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were 
  demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, 
  the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be 
  postponed.
May 7, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
May 7, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as 
  amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 425-0.
May 7, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without 
  objection.
May 8, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
November 21, 2003--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
November 21, 2003--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
November 21, 2003--Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and 
  substituted the language of S. 1136 amended.
November 21, 2003--Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
November 25, 2003--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
December 8, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) asked unanimous consent that the House 
  agree to the Senate amendment.
December 8, 2003--On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment 
  Agreed to without objection.
December 8, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to 
  without objection.
December 8, 2003--Cleared for White House.
December 12, 2003--Presented to President.
December 19, 2003--Signed by President.
December 19, 2003--Became Public Law No. 108-189.

H.R. 1257

                                                           Mar. 13, 2003

Sponsor: Lane Evans
Cosponsor(s): Acevedo-Vila, Anibal; Brown, Corrine; Brown-Waite, Ginny; 
  Davis, Susan A.; Faleomavaega, Eni F. H.; Filner, Bob; Gutierrez, Luis 
  V.; Holden, Tim; Michaud, Michael H.; Reyes, Silvestre; Rodriguez, 
  Ciro; Ryan, Timothy J.; Sanders, Bernard; Smith, Christopher H.; 
  Strickland, Ted; Udall, Tom; Waters, Maxine

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority 
  for qualifying members of the Selected Reserve to have access to home 
  loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and to provide 
  for uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected 
  Reserve and active duty veterans for such home loans.

March 13, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
March 26, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
May 7, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 7, 2003--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous 
  Consent.
May 15, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 15, 2003--Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
May 19, 2003--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  108-107.
May 19, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar. Calendar No. 54.
May 20, 2003--Mr. Boozman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 20, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
May 20, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were 
  demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, 
  the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be 
  postponed.
May 22, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
May 22, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to 
  by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 428-0 (Roll No. 210).
May 22, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without 
  objection.
May 22, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs

H.R. 1318

                                                           Mar. 18, 2003

Sponsor: Joseph Crowley
Cosponsor(s): Ackerman, Gary L.; Bishop, Timoth H.; Boehlert, Sherwood; 
  Engel, Eliot L.; Fossella, Vito; Hinchey, Maurice D.; Houghton, Amo; 
  Israel, Steve; Kelly, Sue W.; King, Peter T.; Lowey, Nita M.; Maloney, 
  Carolyn B.; McCarthy, Carolyn; McHugh, John M.; McNulty, Michael R.; 
  Meeks, Gregory W.; Nadler, Jerrold; Owens, Major R.; Quinn, Jack; 
  Rangel, Charles B.; Reynolds, Thomas M.; Serrano, Jose E.; Slaughter, 
  Louise McIntosh; Sweeney, John E.; Towns, Edolphus; Velazquez, Nydia; 
  Walsh, James T.; Weiner, Anthony D.

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in 
  Sunnyside, Queens, New York, as the ``Thomas P. Noonan, Jr., 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.

March 18, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 24, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
July 21, 2004--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
July 21, 2004--Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
July 21, 2004--Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
September 13, 2004--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass 
  the bill.
September 13, 2004--Considered under suspension of the rules.
September 13, 2004--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
  Agreed to by voice vote.
September 13, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to 
  without objection.
September 14, 2004--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1460

                                                           Mar. 27, 2003

Sponsor: Rick Renzi
Cosponsor(s): Acevedo-Vila, Anibal; Beauprez, Bob; Bradley, Jeb; Brown, 
  Henry E., Jr.; Brown-Waite, Ginny; Davis, Jo Ann; Evans, Lane; 
  Grijalva, Raul M.; Kilpatrick, Carolyn C.; Kolbe, Jim; Manzullo, 
  Donald A.; McGovern, James P.; Michaud, Michael H.; Smith, Christopher 
  H.; Wilson, Joe

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve education and 
  entrepreneurship benefits, housing benefits, and certain other 
  benefits for veterans.

March 27, 2003--Introductory remarks on measure.
March 27, 2003--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
  addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be 
  subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
  concerned.
March 27, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 24, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
April 30, 2003--Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 7, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 5/7/
  2003: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by 
  Unanimous Consent.
May 15, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 5/15/
  2003: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
March 27, 2003--Referred to the House Small Business.
June 5, 2003--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 108-142, Part I.
June 5, 2003--House Committee on Small Business granted an extension for 
  further consideration ending not later than July 7, 2003.
June 23, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
  bill, as amended.
June 23, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
June 23, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were 
  demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, 
  the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be 
  postponed.
June 24, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
June 24, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as 
  amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421-0.
June 24, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without 
  objection.
June 24, 2003--The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without 
  objection.
June 25, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1516

                                                           Mar. 31, 2003

Sponsor: Jim Gerlach
Cosponsor(s): Brady, Robert A.; Doyle, Michael F.; English, Phil; Evans, 
  Lane; Fattah, Chaka; Greenwood, James C.; Hart, Melissa A.; Hoeffel, 
  Joseph M.; Holden, Tim; Kanjorski, Paul E.; Michaud, Michael H.; 
  Murphy, Tim; Murtha, John P.; Peterson, John E.; Pitts, Joseph R; 
  Platts, Todd Russell; Sherwood, Don; Shuster, Bill; Smith, Christopher 
  H.; Toomey, Patrick J.; Weldon, Curt; Wilson, Joe

An act to provide for the establishment by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs of additional cemeteries in the National Cemetery 
  Administration.

March 31, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 24, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
June 11, 2003--Subcommittee Hearings Held.
June 25, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 25, 2003--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature 
  of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
June 26, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 26, 2003--Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
July 10, 2003--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 108-199.
July 10, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 103.
July 21, 2003--Mr. Simmons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, 
  as amended.
July 21, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
July 21, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were 
  demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, 
  the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be 
  postponed.
July 21, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
July 21, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as 
  amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408-0
July 21, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without 
  objection.
July 21, 2003--The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without 
  objection.
July 22, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
September 30, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
October 14, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator 
  Specter with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written 
  report No. 108-164.
October 14, 2003--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 307.
October 17, 2003--Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the 
  Title by Unanimous Consent.
October 20, 2003--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
October 29, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved that the House suspend the rules 
  and agree to the Senate amendments.
October 29, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were 
  demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, 
  the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be 
  postponed.
October 29, 2003--On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree 
  to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 412-0.
October 29, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to 
  without objection.
October 29, 2003--Cleared for White House.
October 30, 2003--Presented to President.
November 11, 2003--Signed by President.
November 11, 2003--Became Public Law No. 108-109.

H.R. 1683

                                                            Apr. 9, 2003

Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith
Cosponsor(s): Acevedo-Vila, Anibal; Brown, Henry E., Jr.; Brown-Waite, 
  Ginny; Davis, Jo Ann; Evans, Lane; Lewis, Jerry; Michaud, Michael H.; 
  Wilson, Joe (5/13/2003)

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2003, the rates of disability 
  compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
  rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of 
  certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

April 9, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 24, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
May 7, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 7, 2003--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous 
  Consent.
May 15, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 15, 2003--Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
April 10, 2003--Introductory remarks on measure.
May 19, 2003--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  108-108.
May 19, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 55.
May 20, 2003--Mr. Boozman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 20, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
May 20, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were 
  demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, 
  the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be 
  postponed.
May 22, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
May 22, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to 
  by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426-0.
May 22, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without 
  objection.
May 22, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
November 21, 2003--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
November 21, 2003--Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
November 21, 2003--Cleared for White House.
November 25, 2003--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
November 26, 2003--Presented to President.
December 3, 2003--Signed by President.
December 3, 2003--Became Public Law No. 108-147.

H.R. 1720

                                                           Apr. 10, 2003

Sponsor: Rob Simmons
Cosponsor(s):  Brown, Henry E., Jr. (7/14/2003); LoBiondo, Frank A. (7/
  14/2003); Porter, Jon C. (7/10/2003); Smith, Christopher H. (4/10/
  2003)

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out construction 
  projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, establishing, and 
  updating patient care facilities at Department of Veterans Affairs 
  medical centers, and for other purposes.

April 10, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 24, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 11, 2003--Subcommittee Hearings Held.
June 24, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 24, 2003--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature 
  of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
June 26, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 26, 2003--Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
April 11, 2003--Introductory remarks on measure.
July 15, 2003--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 108-210.
July 15, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 116.
October 29, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
  bill, as amended.
October 29, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
October 29, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were 
  demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, 
  the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be 
  postponed.
October 29, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
October 29, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as 
  amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417-0.
October 29, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to 
  without objection.
October 29, 2003--The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to 
  without objection.
October 30, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1911

                                                             May 1, 2003

Sponsor: John Boozman
Cosponsor(s): Acevedo-Vila, Anibal (5/14/2003); Evans, Lane (5/1/2003); 
  Miller, Jeff (5/1/2003); Rodriguez, Ciro (5/1/2003); Simmons, Rob (5/
  1/2003); Smith, Christopher H. (5/1/2003)

To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance cooperation and the 
  sharing of resources between the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
  the Department of Defense.

May 1, 2003--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
  addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be 
  subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
  concerned.
May 1, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 5, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 6, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 6, 2003--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
May 6, 2003--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
May 15, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 15, 2003--Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
May 1, 2003--Referred to House Armed Services.
July 18, 2003--Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
July 18, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
May 19, 2003--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  108-115, Part I.
May 19, 2003--House Committee on Armed Services granted an extension for 
  further consideration ending not later than May 19, 2003.
May 19, 2003--Committee on Armed Services discharged.
May 19, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 59.
May 20, 2003--Mr. Boozman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 20, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
May 20, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were 
  demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, 
  the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be 
  postponed.
May 21, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
May 21, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to 
  by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426-0.
May 21, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without 
  objection.
May 22, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2297

                                                            June 2, 2003

Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Corrine; Brown, Henry E., Jr.; Evans, Lane; Filner, 
  Bob; Gutierrez, Luis V.; Michaud, Michael H.; Rodriguez, Ciro; Royce, 
  Edward R.; Udall, Tom

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits under laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.

June 2, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 6, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
June 11, 2003--Subcommittee Hearings Held.
June 25, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 6/
  25/2003: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of 
  a Substitute by Voice Vote.
June 26, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 26, 2003--Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
July 15, 2003--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 108-211.
July 15, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 117.
October 8, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
  bill, as amended.
October 8, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules. 10/8/2003 
  12:32 pm: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded 
  and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the 
  Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be 
  postponed.
October 8, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
October 8, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to 
  without objection.
October 8, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as 
  amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399-0.
October 8, 2003--The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without 
  objection.
October 14, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
November 19, 2003--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
November 19, 2003--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
November 19, 2003--Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
November 19, 2003--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
November 20, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved that the House suspend the rules 
  and agree to the Senate amendment.
November 20, 2003--On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree 
  to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
November 20, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to 
  without objection.
November 20, 2003--Cleared for White House.
December 5, 2003--Presented to President.
December 16, 2003--Signed by President.
December 16, 2003--Became Public Law No. 108-183.

H.R. 2357

                                                            June 5, 2003

Sponsor: Ginny Brown-Waite
Cosponsor(s): Blackburn, Marsha; Bordallo, Madeleine Z.; Bradley, Jeb; 
  Davis, Jo Ann; Deal, Nathan; English, Phil; Frost, Martin; Gillmor, 
  Paul E.; Goode, Virgil H., Jr.; Jones, Walter B., Jr.; Miller, Jeff; 
  Paul, Ron; Pearce, Stevan; Royce, Edward R.; Smith, Christopher H.; 
  Wilson, Joe

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of 
  chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs and to provide eligibility for Department of 
  Veterans Affairs health care for certain Filipino WorId War II 
  veterans residing in the United States.

June 5, 2003--Introductory remarks on measure.
June 5, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 19, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 24, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 24, 2003--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature 
  of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
June 26, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 26, 2003--Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
July 10, 2003--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 108-198.
July 10, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.
July 21, 2003--Mr. Simmons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, 
  as amended.
July 21, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
July 21, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as 
  amended Agreed to by voice vote.
July 21, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without 
  objection.
July 21, 2003--The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without 
  objection.
July 22, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2433

                                                           June 11, 2003

Sponsor: Ciro Rodriguez
Cosponsor(s): Clay, Wm. Lacy (7/10/2003); Davis, Susan A. (7/15/2003); 
  Evans, Lane (6/17/2003); Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. (7/10/2003); Filner, 
  Bob (6/17/2003); Frost, Martin (6/23/2003); Gutierrez, Luis V. (6/26/
  2003); Matheson, Jim (7/10/2003); McGovern, James P. (6/23/2003); 
  Michaud, Michael H. (6/26/2003); Millender-McDonald, Juanita (7/10/
  2003); Miller, Jeff (6/25/2003); Moore, Dennis (7/15/2003); Paul, Ron 
  (6/23/2003); Ryun, Jim (6/25/2003); Simmons, Rob (6/11/2003); Snyder, 
  Vic (6/26/2003); Udall, Tom (7/10/2003)

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide veterans who participated in certain 
  Department of Defense chemical and biological warfare testing with 
  health care for their illness without requirement for proof of 
  service-connection.

June 11, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 20, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 24, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 24, 2003--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature 
  of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
June 26, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 26, 2003--Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
August 18, 2003--Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' 
  Affairs.
July 16, 2003--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 108-213.
July 16, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 119.
September 10, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass 
  the bill, as amended.
September 10, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
September 10, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as 
  amended Agreed to by voice vote.
September 10, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to 
  without objection.
September 10, 2003--The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to 
  without objection.
September 11, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2595

                                                           June 25, 2003

Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith
Cosponsor(s): Abercrombie, Neil; Bordallo, Madeleine Z.; Case, Ed; 
  Evans, Lane; Faleomavaega, Eni F. H.; Michaud, Michael H.; Renzi, 
  Rick; Udall, Tom

To restore the operation of the Native American Veteran Housing Loan 
  Program during fiscal year 2003 to the scope of that program as in 
  effect on September 30, 2002.

June 25, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 26, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 26, 2003--Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
July 10, 2003--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  108-197.
July 10, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 101.
September 10, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass 
  the bill.
September 10, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
 September 10, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
  Agreed to by voice vote.
September 10, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to 
  without objection.
September 11, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 3936

                                                           Mar. 11, 2004

Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith
Cosponsor(s): Bilirakis, Michael (5/19/2004); Bradley, Jeb (5/5/2004); 
  Brown, Corrine (4/20/2004); Evans, Lane (3/11/2004); Filner, Bob (4/
  20/2004); Grijalva, Raul M. (4/20/2004); Harris, Katherine (6/8/2004); 
  Maloney, Carolyn B. (4/20/2004); Michaud, Michael H. (3/17/2004); 
  Miller, Jeff (4/20/2004); Rahall II, Nick J. (6/1/2004); Renzi, Rick 
  (4/27/2004); Rodriguez, Ciro (4/20/2004); Sanders, Bernard (4/20/
  2004); Schiff, Adam B. (5/4/2004); Skelton, Ike (3/11/2004); 
  Strickland, Ted (4/20/2004); Tierney, John F. (4/27/2004)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  authorization of appropriations for grants to benefit homeless 
  veterans, to improve programs for management and administration of 
  veterans' facilities and health care programs, and for other purposes.

March 11, 2004--Introductory remarks on measure.
March 11, 2004--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in 
  addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be 
  subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
  concerned.
March 11, 2004--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 13, 2004--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
April 29, 2004--Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 13, 2004--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 13, 2004--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
May 19, 2004--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 19, 2004--Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
March 11, 2004--Referred to House Armed Services.
June 25, 2004--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  108-574, Part I.
June 25, 2004--House Committee on Armed Services granted an extension 
  for further consideration ending not later than June 25, 2004.
June 25, 2004--Committee on Armed Services discharged.
June 25, 2004--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 336.
July 20, 2004--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
  bill.
July 20, 2004--Considered under suspension of the rules.
July 20, 2004--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed 
  to by voice vote.
July 20, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without 
  objection.
July 21, 2004--Received in the Senate.
September 7, 2004--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
October 9, 2004--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
October 9, 2004-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
October 9, 2004--Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and 
  substituted the language of S. 2485 amended.
October 9, 2004--Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2485 with an amendment and 
  an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. S. 2485 with an 
  amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
November 16, 2004--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
November 17, 2004--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved that the House suspend the rules 
  and agree to the Senate amendments.
November 17, 2004--On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree 
  to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.
November 17, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to 
  without objection.
November 17, 2004--Cleared for White House.
November 20, 2004--Presented to President.
November 30, 2004--Signed by President.
November 30, 2004--Became Public Law No. 108-422.

H.R. 4175

                                                           Apr. 20, 2004

Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith
Cosponsor(s): Bilirakis, Michael (5/19/2004); Brady, Robert A. (5/12/
  2004); Brown, Henry E., Jr. (4/20/2004); Evans, Lane (4/20/2004); 
  Filner, Bob (5/12/2004); Grijalva, Raul M. (5/12/2004); Gutierrez, 
  Luis V. (5/12/2004); Holden, Tim (5/12/2004); Michaud, Michael H. (4/
  20/2004); Rahall II, Nick J. (6/1/2004); Rodriguez, Ciro (5/12/2004)

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2004, the rates of disability 
  compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
  rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of 
  certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

April 20, 2004--Introductory remarks on measure.
April 20, 2004--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 22, 2004--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
May 13, 2004--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 13, 2004--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
May 19, 2004--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 19, 2004--Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
June 3, 2004--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 108-524.
June 3, 2004--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 302.
July 20, 2004--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
  bill, as amended.
July 20, 2004--Considered under suspension of the rules.
July 20, 2004--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were 
  demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, 
  the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be 
  postponed.
July 22, 2004--Considered as unfinished business.
July 22, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without 
  objection.
July 22, 2004--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as 
  amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays:
September 7, 2004--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
October 5, 2004--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
October 5, 2004--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
October 5, 2004--Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and 
  substituted the language of S. 2483.
October 5, 2004--Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2483 with an amendment by 
  Unanimous Consent. S. 2485 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
October 6, 2004--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
October 8, 2004--Mr. Smith (NJ) asked unanimous consent that the House 
  agree to the Senate amendment.
October 8, 2004--On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment 
  Agreed to without objection.
October 8, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to 
  without objection.
October 8, 2004--Cleared for White House.
October 13, 2004--Presented to President.
October 25, 2004--Signed by President.
October 25, 2004--Became Public Law No. 108-363.

H.R. 4317

                                                             May 6, 2004

Sponsor: Jim Turner; Barton, Joe; Bell, Chris; Bonilla, Henry; Brady, 
  Kevin; Burgess, Michael C.; Carter, John R.; Culberson, John Abney); 
  DeLay, Tom; Edwards, Chet; Frost, Martin; Gonzalez, Charles A.; Green, 
  Gene; Hall, Ralph M.; Hensarling, Jeb; Hinojosa, Ruben; Jackson-Lee, 
  Sheila; Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Lampson, Nick; Neugebauer, Randy; 
  Ortiz, Solomon P.; Paul, Ron; Reyes, Silvestre; Rodriguez, Ciro; 
  Sandlin, Max; Sessions, Pete; Stenholm, Charles W.; Thornberry, Mac

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located in 
  Lufkin, Texas, as the ``Charles Wilson Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Outpatient Clinic''.

May 6, 2004--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 1, 2004--Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
  bill.
June 1, 2004--Considered under suspension of the rules.
June 1, 2004--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to 
  by voice vote.
June 1, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without 
  objection.
June 2, 2004--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 4345

                                                            May 12, 2004

Sponsor: Ginny Brown-Waite
Cosponsor(s): Bachus, Spencer; Bilirakis, Michael; Bradley, Jeb; Davis, 
  Susan A.; Harris, Katherine

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of 
  home loan guaranty available under the home loan guaranty program of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

May 12, 2004--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 12, 2004--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
May 13, 2004--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 13, 2004--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
May 19, 2004--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 5/19/
  2004: Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
June 23, 2004--Mr. Brown (SC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
  bill.
June 23, 2004--Considered under suspension of the rules.
June 23, 2004--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed 
  to by voice vote.
June 23, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without 
  objection.
June 26, 2004--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 4608

                                                           June 17, 2004

Sponsor: Ray LaHood
Cosponsor(s): Biggert, Judy; Bilirakis, Michael; Costello, Jerry F.; 
  Crane, Philip M.; Davis, Danny K.; Emanuel, Rahm; Evans, Lane; Frost, 
  Martin; Gutierrez, Luis V.; Hastert, J. Dennis; Hyde, Henry J.; 
  Jackson, Jesse L., Jr.; Johnson, Timothy V.; Kirk, Mark Steven; Lewis, 
  Jerry; Lipinski, William; Manzullo, Donald A.; Miller, Jeff; Petri, 
  Thomas E.; Portman, Rob; Rush, Bobby L.; Sandlin, Max; Schakowsky, 
  Janice D.; Shimkus, John; Smith, Christopher H.; Snyder, Vic; Upton, 
  Fred; Weller, Jerry; Wolf, Frank R.

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located in 
  Peoria, Illinois, as the ``Bob Michel Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Outpatient Clinic''.

June 17, 2004--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 20, 2004--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the 
  bill.
July 20, 2004--Considered under suspension of the rules.
July 20, 2004--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were 
  demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, 
  the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be 
  postponed.
July 21, 2004--Considered as unfinished business.
July 21, 2004--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed 
  to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407-0.
July 21, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without 
  objection.
July 22, 2004--Received in the Senate.
September 7, 2004--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

H.R. 4836

                                                           July 15, 2004

Sponsor: Mac Thornberry
Cosponsor(s): Barton, Joe; Bell, Chris; Bonilla, Henry; Brady, Kevin; 
  Burgess, Michael C.; Carter, John R.; Culberson, John Abney; DeLay, 
  Tom; Doggett, Lloyd; Edwards, Chet; Frost, Martin; Gonzalez, Charles 
  A.; Granger, Kay; Green, Gene; Hall, Ralph M.; Hensarling, Jeb; 
  Hinojosa, Ruben; Jackson-Lee, Sheila; Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Johnson, 
  Sam; Lampson, Nick; Moran, Jerry; Neugebauer, Randy; Ortiz, Solomon 
  P.; Paul, Ron; Reyes, Silvestre; Rodriguez, Ciro; Sandlin, Max; 
  Sessions, Pete; Smith, Lamar; Stenholm, Charles W.; Turner, Jim; 
  Udall, Tom

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Amarillo, 
  Texas, as the ``Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center''.

July 15, 2004--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 21, 2004--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 7/21/
  2004: Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
July 16, 2004--Introductory remarks on measure.
September 13, 2004--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass 
  the bill.
September 13, 2004--Considered under suspension of the rules.
September 13, 2004--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
  Agreed to by voice vote.
September 13, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to 
  without objection.
September 14, 2004--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
                             PASSED BILLS

                                 SENATE
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                 Measure                          Initial Passage
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S. 1156                                    May 23, 2003
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S. 2484                                    June 1, 2004
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S. 2486                                    June 1, 2004
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                                  HOUSE
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                 Measure                          Initial Passage
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H.R. 100                                   Jan. 7, 2003
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H.R. 1516                                  March 31, 2003
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H.R. 1683                                  April 9, 2003
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H.R. 2297                                  June 2, 2003
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H.R. 3936                                  March 11, 2004
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H.R. 4175                                  April 20, 2004
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         PUBLIC LAW INDEX OF BILLS ACTED UPON BY THE COMMITTEE

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                                     Related      Related
            Public Law                Senate       House         Date
                                     Bill(s)      Bill(s)      Enacted
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108-109                            S. 1077      H.R. 1516    Nov. 11,
                                                              2003
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108-147                            S. 1131      H.R. 1683    Dec. 3,
                                                              2003
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108-170                            S. 1156      H.R. 91      Dec. 6,
                                                              2003
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108-183                                         H.R. 2297    Dec. 16,
                                                              2003
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108-189                            S. 792       H.R. 3024    Dec. 19,
                                                              2003
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108-363                            S. 2483      H.R. 348     Oct. 25,
                                                              2004
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108-422                            S. 2485                   Nov. 30,
                                                              2004
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108-445                            S. 2484                   Dec. 3,
                                                              2004
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108-454                            S. 2486      H.R. 1716    Dec. 10,
                                                              2004
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                   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAWS
              LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAWS--Continued
                              ------------

108-109

                                                           Nov. 11, 2003
  National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2003--Directs the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, within four years after the enactment of this Act, to 
establish six new cemeteries, one each to be located in the following 
areas: (1) Southeastern Pennsylvania (the city of Philadelphia and 
specified neighboring counties); (2) Birmingham, Alabama; (3) 
Jacksonville, Florida; (4) Bakersfield, California; (5) Greenville/
Columbia, South Carolina; and (6) Sarasota County, Florida.
  Requires the Secretary to: (1) solicit the advice and views of State 
and local veterans organizations representatives in determining specific 
cemetery sites; (2) submit an initial report to Congress on the 
establishment of such cemeteries; and (3) submit annual implementation 
reports until all six cemeteries are completed and have opened.
  H.R. 1516
      House Report 108-199
      Congressional Record, Vol. 149 (2003)
      July 21, considered and passed House, amended.
      October 17, considered and passed Senate amended.
      October 29, House agreed to Senate amendment.

108-147

                                                            Apr. 9, 2003
  To increase, effective as of December 1, 2003, the rates of disability 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain 
service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
  H.R. 1683
      House Report 108-108
      Congressional Record, Vol. 149 (2003)
      May 22, considered and passed House.
      Nov. 21, considered and passed Senate.

108-170

                                                            Dec. 6, 2003
  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance 
the provision of health care for veterans, to authorize major 
construction projects and other facilities matters for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, to enhance and improve authorities relating to the 
administration of personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
for other purposes.
  S. 1156
      Senate Report 108-193
      Congressional Record, Vol. 149 (2003)
      Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate, amended.
      Nov. 21, considered and passed House.

108-183

                                                           Dec. 16, 2003
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits under laws 
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes. Veterans Benefits Act of 2003--Title I: Survivor Benefits--
(Sec. 101) Provides that the remarriage of a surviving spouse of a 
veteran after age 57 shall not bar the furnishing of veterans' 
dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), home loan, and educational 
benefits eligibility. Requires spouses who remarried after age 57 but 
prior to the enactment of this Act to apply for such eligibility within 
one year.
  H.R. 2297
      House Report 108-211
      Congressional Record, Vol. 149 (2003)
      Oct. 8, considered and passed House.
      Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate, amended.
      Nov. 20, House agreed to Senate amendment.

108-189

                                                           Dec. 19, 2003
  Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to: (1) 
rename the Act as the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; (2) add to the 
definition of ``military service'' active service by members of the 
National Guard of more than 30 consecutive days, as well as any period 
during which a servicemember is absent from duty on account of sickness, 
wounds, leave, or other lawful cause; (3) include a definition of 
``dependents'' for purposes of dependent coverage; (4) extend certain 
rights and protections to reserve personnel ordered to report for 
military service; and (5) authorize any servicemember to waive any of 
such rights and protections, pursuant to written agreement.
  H.R. 100
      House Report 108-81
      Congressional Record, Vol. 149 (2003)
      May 7, considered and passed House, amended.
      Nov. 21, considered and passed Senate, amended.
      Dec. 8, House agreed to Senate amendment.

108-363

                                                           Oct. 25, 2004
  To increase, effective as of December 1, 2004, the rates of disability 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain 
service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
  H.R. 4175
      House Report 108-574
      Congressional Record, Vol. 150 (2004)
      July 22, considered and passed House, amended.
      Oct. 5, considered and passed Senate, amended.
      Oct. 8, House agreed to Senate amendment.

108-422

                                                           Nov. 11, 2004
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the principal 
office of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be 
at any location in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, rather than 
only in the District of Columbia, and expressing the sense of Congress 
that a dedicated Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center should be 
provided for that Court and those it serves and should be located, if 
feasible, at a site owned by the United States that is part of or 
proximate to the Pentagon Reservation, and for other purposes.
  H.R. 3936
      House Report 108-574
      Congressional Record, Vol. 150 (2004)
      July 20, considered and passed House.
      Oct. 9, considered and passed Senate, amended.
      Nov. 17, House agreed to Senate amendment.

108-445

                                                            Dec. 3, 2004
  An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to simplify and improve 
pay provisions for physicians and dentists and to authorize alternate 
work schedules and executive pay for nurses, and for other purposes.
  S. 2484
      Senate Report 108-357
      Congressional Record, Vol. 150 (2003)
      Oct. 5, considered and passed Senate, amended.
      Nov. 17, considered and passed House.

108-454

                                                           Dec. 10, 2004
  An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance 
housing, education, and other benefits under the laws administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
  S. 2486
      Senate Report 108-352
      Congressional Record, Vol. 150 (2004)
      Oct. 8, considered and passed Senate, amended.
      Nov. 17, considered and passed House.
             HEARINGS AND MEETING SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
        HEARINGS AND MEETING SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE--Continued
                              ------------

[Unless otherwise indicated, hearings and meetings are full Committee 
  sessions, open to the public, and held in SR. 418, Russell Senate 
  Office Building]

February 25, 2003. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, SH 216, Hart Senate Office Building, Legislation Presentation 
  of Disabled American Veterans.
March 6, 2003. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
  345 Cannon House Office Building, Legislation Presentation of The 
  Military Order of the Purple Heart, Paralyzed Veterans of America, 
  Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Blinded Veterans 
  Association, and the Non-Commissioned Officers Association.
March 12, 2003. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
  345 Cannon House Office Building, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
March 13, 2003. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
  345 Cannon House Office Building, Legislation Presentation of the 
  Retired Enlisted Association, Gold Star Wives of America, Fleet 
  Reserve Association and the Air Force Sergeants Association.
March 20, 2003. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
  345 Cannon House Office Building, Legislation Presentation of AMVETS, 
  Vietnam Veterans' of America, American Ex-Prisoners of War, National 
  Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs.
February 26, 2003. Hearing, Proposed Fiscal Year 2004 Budget for 
  Veterans' Programs.
April 10, 2003. Meeting, markup on pending nominations of Bruce Kasold 
  to be Judge for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and General 
  Nicholson to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs.
May 19, 2003. Hearing to Discuss the Need for a Cemetery in SE. 
  Pennsylvania.
June 24, 2003. Hearing on Pending Legislation on HealthCare.
July 10, 2003. Hearing on Health Benefits.
July 15, 2003. Hearing on Benefits Legislation.
July 29, 2003. Hearing, Combat Medical Badge.
July 29, 2003. Hearing, Pending Legislation before the Senate Committee 
  on Veterans Affairs.
September 11, 2003. Hearing, VA Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced 
  Services Initiative.
September 16, 2003. Hearing, American Legion Presentation.
September 23, 2003. Hearing, Proposals to Limit Eligibility for VA 
  Compensation to Veterans with Disabilities Directly Related to the 
  Performance of Duty.
November 21, 2003. Meeting, markup on pending nominations of Cynthia R. 
  Church to be Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental 
  Affairs, Robert N. McFarland, to be Assistant Secretary of Information 
  and Technology, Gordon Mansfield to be Deputy Secretary, Alan G. Lance 
  and Lawrence B. Hagel for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
February 10, 2004. Hearing, The Administration's Proposed Fiscal Year 
  2005 Budget for Veterans' Programs.
February 24, 2004. Hearing, Disabled American Veterans Presentation.
March 2, 2004. Hearing, The Final Report of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Commission.
March 4, 2004. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
  345 Cannon House Office Building, Legislation Presentation of The 
  Military Order of the Purple Heart, Paralyzed Veterans of America, 
  Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Blinded Veterans 
  Association, and the Non-Commissioned Officers Association.
March 9, 2004. Hearing, S. 1509 Proposed Eric and Brain Simon Act of 
  2003.
March 10, 2004. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
  SH 216, Hart Senate Office Building, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
March 15, 2004. Field hearing held in Altoona, Pennsylvania, CARES.
March 16. 2004. Field Hearing held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, CARES.
March 18, 2004. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
  345 Cannon House Office Building, Legislation Presentation of Retired 
  Enlisted Association, Gold Star Wives of America, Fleet Reserve 
  Association and the Air Force Sergeants Association.
March 25, 2004. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
  345 Cannon House Office Building, Legislation Presentation of AMVETS, 
  Vietnam Veterans' of America, American Ex-Prisoners of War, National 
  Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs.
March 26, 2004. Field hearing held in Erie, Pennsylvania, CARES.
April 7, 2004. Field hearing in Walla Walla, Washington, State of 
  Veterans Affairs Health Care.
July 20, 2004. Meeting, markup on pending legislation before the Senate 
  Committee on Veterans Affairs.
September 21, 2004. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, 345 Cannon House Office Building, Legislation Presentation of 
  the American Legion.
October 6, 2004. Meeting, markup on pending nominations of Robert N. 
  Davis, to be Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; Mary 
  Scholen, to be Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; 
  General William A. Moorman, to be Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals of 
  Veterans Claims; and Robert Allen Pittman, to be Assistant Secretary 
  of Human Resources and Administration, U.S. Department of Veteran 
  Affairs.
                COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS--108th CONGRESS

                                 Reports
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                   Title                             Report No.
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National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2003...                       108-164
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Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living                             108-351
 Adjustment Act of 2004...................
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Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living                             108-163
 Adjustment Act of 2003...................
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Veterans Prescription Drugs Assistance Act                       108-419
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Legislative and Oversight Activities                             108-139
 During the 107th Congress by the Senate
 Committee on Veterans' Affairs Filed
 Under Authority of the Order of the
 Senate of July 29 (Legislative Day, July
 21), 2003................................
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Veterans Health Care Authorities Extension                       108-193
 and Improvement Act of 2003..............
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Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of                           108-352
 2004.....................................
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Department of Veterans Affairs Real                              108-358
 Property and Facilities Management
 Improvement Act of 2004..................
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Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care                       108-357
 Personnel Enhancement Act of 2004........
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Veterans' Benefits Enhancements Act of                           108-169
 2003.....................................
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Servicemembers Civil Relief Act...........                       108-197
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                                Hearings
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              Date and Title                         S. Hrg. No.
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August 26, 2003, Legislative and Oversight                       108-139
 Activities During the 107th Congress by
 the Senate...............................
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October 14, 2003, Veterans Compensation                          108-163
 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003....
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October 14, 2003, National Cemetery                              108-164
 Expansion Act of 2003....................
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October 21, 2003, Veterans' Benefits                             108-169
 Enhancements Act of 2003.................
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November 17, 2003, Servicemembers Civil                          108-197
 Relief Act...............................
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November 10, 2003, Veterans Health Care                          108-193
 Authorities Extension and Improvement Act
 of 2003..................................
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September 20, 2004, Veterans Compensation                        108-351
 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004....
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September 20, 2004, Veterans' Benefits                           108-352
 Improvements Act of 2004.................
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September 23, 2004, Department of Veterans                       108-357
 Affairs Health Care Personnel Enhancement
 Act of 2004..............................
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September 27, 2004, Department of Veterans                       108-358
 Affairs Real Property and Facilities
 Management Improvement Act of 2004.......
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November 19, 2004, Veterans Prescription                         108-419
 Drugs Assistance Act.....................
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February 26, 2003, Proposed FY2004 Budget                        108-585
 for Veterans' Programs...................
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July 10, 2003, Hearing on Pending                                108-613
 Legislation..............................
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July 29, 2003, Combat Medical Badge.......                       108-617
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July 29, 2003, Pending Legislation........                       108-623
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September 11, 2003, VA Capital Asset                             108-663
 Realignment for Enhanced Services
 Initiative...............................
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July 15, 2003, Testimony of Ronald F.                            108-679
 Conley, National Commander, the American
 Legion...................................
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September 23, 2003, Proposals To Limit                           108-722
 Eligibility for VA Compensation to
 Veterans with Disabilities Directly
 Related to the Performance of Duty.......
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February 10, 2004, Administration's                              108-762
 Proposed FY2005 Budget for Veterans'
 Programs.................................
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March 9, 2004, S. 1509, the Proposed Eric                        108-831
 and Brian Simon Act of 2003..............
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March 2, 2004, Final Report of the                               108-836
 Department of Veterans Affairs Capital
 Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services
 Commission...............................
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                        EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
                   EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS--Continued

                              ------------

EC-6.--A communication from the Director, Office of Personnel 
  Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``U.S. 
  Office of Personnel Management's Annual Report to Congress on 
  Veterans' Employment in the Federal Government''; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-272.--A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Regulatory 
  Law, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Vocational Training for Certain Children of Veterans--Covered Birth 
  Defects and Spina Bifida'' received on December 12, 2002; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-614.--A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Regulatory 
  Law, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Extension of the Presumptive Period for Compensation for Gulf War 
  Veterans' Undiagnosed Illnesses (RIN2900-AK98)'' received on January 
  10, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-615.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Veterans 
  Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Health Care for 
  Certain Children of Vietnam Veterans--Covered Birth Defects and Spina 
  Bifida (RIN2900-AK88)'' received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-932.--A communication from the Deputy General Council, Veterans 
  Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Enrollment--Provision 
  of Hospital and Outpatient Care to Veterans--Subpriorities of Priority 
  Categories 7 and 8 and Annual Enrollment Level Decision (2900-AL51)'' 
  received on January 27, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-I075.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Board of 
  Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Appeals Regulations: 
  Title for Members of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (2900-AK62)'' 
  received on February 5, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-1076.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Veterans 
  Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Payment or 
  Reimbursement for Emergency Treatment Furnished at Non-VA Facilities 
  (2900-AK08)'' received on February 4, 2003; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-1077.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of 
  Acquisitions & Material Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``VA 
  Acquisition Regulations: Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Health-
  Care resources (2900-AI71)'' received on February 4, 2003; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-1239.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Recognition of Organizations and Accreditation of 
  Representatives, Attorneys, and Agents (2900-AI93)'' received on 
  February 24, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-1240.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Veterans 
  Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisher Houses and 
  Other Temporary Lodging (2900-AL13)'' received on February 24, 2003; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-1241.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Loan Guaranty: Implementation of Public Law 108-103 (2900-
  AL23)'' received on February 24, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
  

EC-1559.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Veteran's 
  Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Provision of Drugs 
  and Medicines to Certain Veterans in State Homes (2900-AK34)'' 
  received on March 12, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-I777.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to summarizing the 
  disposition of sixteen cases in which I granted equitable relief 
  during calendar year 2002, received on March 27, 2003; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-1778.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the Seventh Report describing the 
  administration of the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) educational assistance 
  program, received on March 27, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
  

EC-1779.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Veterans 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``VA Homeless Providers Grant 
  and Per Diem Program (2900-AL30) (Interim Final Rule)'' received on 
  March 27, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-1849.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Board of Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Board 
  of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice--Appeal Withdrawal (2900-
  AK71)'' received on April 3, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
  

EC-1904.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Referrals of Information Regarding Criminal Violations (2900-AL31)'' 
  received on April 11, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-1963.--A communication from the Director, National Cemetery 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Eligibility for Burial of 
  Adult Children; Eligibility for Burial of Minor Children; Eligibility 
  for Burial of Certain Filipino Veterans (2900-AI95)'' received on 
  April 22, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-1964.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Reasonable Charges for Medical Care or Services; 2003 Update (2900-
  AL57)'' received on April 24, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
  

EC-2125.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a draft bill entitled 
  ``Veterans Programs Impovement Act of 2003'' received on April 28, 
  2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-2427.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a draft rule entitled 
  ``To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits for 
  Filipino veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, and 
  for other purposes'' received on May 19, 2003; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-2553.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefit Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Schedule for Rating Disabilities Evaluation of Tinnitus (2900-
  AK86)'' received on May 27, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
  

EC-2857.--A communication from the Associate Administrator, Office of 
  Veterans' Business Development, Small Business Administration, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report describing the activities of 
  the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-2858.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Police and Security Service, Department of Veterans' Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Privacy 
  Act of 1974; Implementation--Exemption of Police and Security 
  Records'' (RIN2900-AL33) received on June 13, 2003; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-2859.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans' Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans' Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Increase in Rates Payable Under the Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty 
  and Survivors' and Developments' Educational Assistance Program'' 
  (RIN2900-AL17) received on June 18, 2003; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-2860.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans' Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Veterans Education: Additional Opportunity to Participate in the 
  Montgomery GI Bill and Other Miscellaneous Issues'' (RIN2900-AK81) 
  received on June 18, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-2861.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans' Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Compensation and Pension Provisions of the Veterans Education and 
  Benefits'' (RIN2900-AL29) received on June 18, 2003; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-2902.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Accelerated Payments Under the Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty 
  Program'' (RIN2900-AL22) received on June 24, 2002; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-2903.--A communication from the Under Secretary for Health, 
  Department of Veterans' Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  2002 Annual Report entitled ``VA Research: Discovery, Innovation, 
  Leadership''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-3028.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled ``Prisoners of 
  War Benefit Amendments of 2003''; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
  

EC-3438.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting a draft of proposed legislation relative to simplifying 
  and improving pay provisions for physicians and to authorize alternate 
  work schedules and executive pay for nurses; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-3517.--A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Regulatory 
  Law, Board of Veterans' Appeals, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals Title Change'' 
  (RIN2900-AL15) received on July 28, 2003; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-3594.--A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Regulatory 
  Law, Board of Veterans' Appeals, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals Rules of 
  Practice: Claim for Death Benefits by Survivor'' (RIN2900-AL11) 
  received on July 28, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-4012.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Schedule for Rating Disabilities; the 
  Spine'' (FIM2900-AL68) received on August 22, 2003; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-4013.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Medication Prescribed by Non-VA 
  Physicians'' (RIN2900-AL68) received on August 22, 2003; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-4014.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Presumption of Service Connection for 
  Cirrhosis of the Liver in Former Prisoners of War'' (RIN2900-AL36) 
  received on August 22, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-4015.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Increases in Rates Payable Under the 
  Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve'' (RIN2900-AL41) received on 
  August 22, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-4016.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Filipino Veterans Eligible for Hospital 
  Care, Nursing Home Care, and Medical Services'' (RIN2900-AL18) 
  received on August 22, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-4203.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Strategic Plan for 
  Fiscal Years 2003 through 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-4326.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting a draft of proposed legislation relative to enhancing the 
  ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to care for veterans, 
  and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-4327.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Effective Dates of Benefits for Disability 
  Caused By Herbicide Exposure: Disposition of Unpaid Benefits After 
  Death of Beneficiary'' (RIN2900-AL37) received on September 15, 2003; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-4410.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Health Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem 
  Program'' (RIN2900-AL30) received on September 22, 2003; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-4411.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Health Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Eligibility for an Appropriate Government 
  Marker for a Grave Already Marked at Private Expense'' (RIN2900-AL40) 
  received on September 22, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-4554.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Board of Veterans' Appeals, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
  of a rule entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals: Speeding Appellate 
  Review for Aging Veterans'' (RIN2900-AL08) received on September 25, 
  2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-4555.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Board of Veterans' Appeals, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
  of a rule entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice--
  Motions for Revision of Decisions on Grounds of Clear and Unmistakable 
  Error: Advancement on the Docket'' (RIN2900-AJ85) received on 
  September 25, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-4828.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to improve veterans' 
  benefits programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-4829.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs, 
  transmitting a draft of proposed legislation relative to the authority 
  of the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs to promulgate regulations 
  relating to staff adjustments of employees appointed under chapter 74 
  of title 38, United States Code; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
  

EC-4830.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Compensation and Pension Provisions of the 
  Veterans Benefits Act of 2002'' (RIN2900-AL62) received on October 8, 
  2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-5198.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Veterans Education: Indecent Study 
  Approved for Certificate Programs and Other Miscellaneous Issues'' 
  (RIN2900-AL34) received on October 30, 2003; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-5199.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Disease Associated with Exposure to 
  Certain Herbicide Agents: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia'' (RIN2900-
  AL55) received on October 30, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
  

EC-5200.--A communication from the National President, Women's Army 
  Corps Veterans' Association, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual 
  audit of the Association; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-5501.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Veterans Education: Increased Allowances 
  for the Educational Assistance Test Program'' (RIN2900-AL52) received 
  on December 1, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-5796.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Veterans Health 
  Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Reasonable Charges for Medical Care or Services 2003 
  Methodology Changes'' (RIN2900-AL06) received on December 15, 2003; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-5797.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Veterans Health 
  Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Charges Used for Recovery from Tortiously Liable Third 
  Parties for Medical Care or Services Provided by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs'' (RIN2900-AL48) received on December 15, 2003; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-5798.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Veterans Health 
  Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice; Use of 
  Supplemental Statement of the Case'' (RIN2900-AL42) received on 
  December 15, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-6014.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Exclusions from Income and Net Worth 
  Computations'' (RIN2900-AJ52) received on January 13, 2004; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-6194.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs, 
  transmitting, the Department of Veterans Affairs Special Medical 
  Advisory Group's Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2003; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-6961.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Delegation of Authority--Property 
  Management Contractor'' (RIN2900-AL85) received on March 23, 2004; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-6962.--A communication from the Director, National Cemetery 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Eligibility for an Appropriate 
  Government Marker for a Grave Already Marked at Private Expense'' 
  (RIN2900-AL40) received on March 23, 2004; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-7035.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  National Cemetery Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``State Cemetery Grants'' (RIN2900-AH46) 
  received on April 5, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-7295.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Board of Veterans' Appeals, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
  of a rule entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice--
  Medical Opinions From the Veterans Health Administration'' (RIN2900-
  AK52) received on April 29, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
  

EC-7575.--A communication from the Office of Regulation, Policy, and 
  Management, Board of Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice--Notice of Procedures 
  Relating to Withdrawal of Services by a Representative'' (RIN2900-
  AL45) received on May 10, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-8096.--A communication from the Director, Office of Regulation Policy 
  and Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Change of Effective 
  Date of Rule Adding a Disease Associated With Exposure to Certain 
  Herbicide Agents: Type 2 Diabetes'' (RIN2900-AL93) received on June 
  22, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-8097.--A communication from the Director, Office of Regulation Policy 
  and Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Sensori-Neural Aids'' 
  (RIN2900-AL60) received on June 22, 2004; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-8098.--A communication from the Director, Office of Regulation Policy 
  and Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``VA Homeless Providers 
  Grant and Per Diem Program; Religious Organizations'' (RIN2900-AL63) 
  received on June 22, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-8099.--A communication from the Director, Office of Regulation Policy 
  and Management, Board of Veterans' Appeals, transmitting, pursuant to 
  law, the report of a rule entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules 
  of Practice--Motions for Revision of Decisions on Grounds of Clear and 
  Unmistakable Error: Advancement on the Docket'' (RIN2900-AJ85) 
  received on June 22, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-8100.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation entitled the ``Veterans 
  Programs Improvement Act of 2004''; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
  

EC-8102.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Veterans Affairs' 
  Report on its competitive sourcing efforts for Fiscal Year 2003; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-8103.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the Capital Asset Realignment for 
  Enhanced Services (CARES) Decision for the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-9050.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans' Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Exceptions to Definition of Date of 
  Receipt Based on Natural or Man-made Disruption of Normal Business 
  Practices'' (RIN2900-AL12) received on August 6, 2004; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-9051.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans' Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Additional Disability or Death Due to 
  Hospital Care, Medical or Surgical Treatment, Examination, Training 
  and Rehabilitation Services, or Compensated Work Therapy Program'' 
  (RIN2900-AK77) received on August 6, 2004; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-9052.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans' Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Compensation for Certain Cases of 
  Bilateral Deafness'' (RIN2900-AL59) received on August 6, 2004; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-9053.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans' Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Eligibility for Burial in a National 
  Cemetery for Surviving Spouses Who Remarry and New Philippine Scouts'' 
  (RIN2900-AM00) received on August 6, 2004; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-9054.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans' Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Copayments for Extended Care Services'' 
  (RIN2900-AL49) received on August 6, 2004; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-9400.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Board of Veterans' Appeal, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
  of a rule entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals: Obtaining Evidence 
  and Curing Procedural Defects'' (RIN2900-AL77) received on September 
  21, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-9612.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Health Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Priorities for Outpatient Medical Services 
  and Inpatient Hospital Care'' (RIN2900-AL39) received on October 4, 
  2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-9671.--A communication from the National President, Women's Army 
  Corps Veterans' Association, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  Association's annual audit; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-9900.--A communication from the Acting Under Secretary for Health, 
  Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``VA Research: 
  Serving Our Nations' Veterans''; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
  

EC-9901.--A communication from the Office of Registration Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Presumptions of Service Connection for Diseases Associated with 
  Service Involving Detention or Internment as a Prisoner of War'' 
  (RIN2900-AM09) received on October 26, 2004; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-10055.--A communication from the Chief, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Increase in Rates Payable Under the 
  Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program'' RIN2900-
  AL64 received on November 5, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
  

EC-10063.--A communication from the Chief, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Increase in Rates Payable Under the 
  Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve'' (RIN2900-AL80) received on 
  November 5, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-10064.--A communication from the Chief, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Standards for Collection, Compromise, 
  Suspension, or Termination of Collection Effort, and Referral of Civil 
  Claims for Money, Property; Regional Office Committees on Waivers and 
  Compromises; Salary Offset Provisions; Delegations of Authority'' 
  (RIN2900-AK10) received on November 5, 2004; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-10065.--A communication from the Chief, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Waivers'' (RIN2900-AK29) received on 
  November 5, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

EC-10066.--A communication from the Chief, Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Veterans' Education: Increased Allowances 
  for the Educational Assistance Test Program'' (RIN2900-AL81) received 
  on November 5, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-14.--A resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of 
  California relative to veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
  

POM-100.--A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of 
  Washington relative to veterans with disabilities; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-101.--A resolution adopted by the Department of Veteran's Affairs of 
  the State of Alabama relative to recouping cost incurred from 
  ``Operation Iraqi Freedom'' from the Country of Iraq; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-127.--A resolution adopted by the House of the State of Hawaii 
  relative to improving benefits for Filipino Veterans of World War II; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-206.--A joint resolution adopted by the Senate of the Legislature of 
  the State of Colorado relative to the Aurora Veterans' Memorial; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-207.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the Legislature of the 
  State of Hawaii relative to benefits for Filipino veterans of WorId 
  War II; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-208.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the Legislature of the 
  State of Hawaii relative to improving benefits for Filipino veterans 
  of WorId War II; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-209.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the House of 
  Representatives of the Legislature of the State of New Hampshire; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-245.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
  State of Hawaii relative to improving benefits for Filipino Veterans 
  of WorId War II; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-246.-- A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
  State of Hawaii relative to improving benefits for Filipino veterans 
  for WorId War II; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-267.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the General Assembly of 
  the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania relative to Pennsylvania's veterans; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-362.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the Legislature of the 
  State of Michigan relative to a federal charter for the Korean War 
  Veterans Association; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-363.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the General Assembly of 
  the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania relative to a new national veterans' 
  cemetery in Philadelphia; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-364.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the General Assembly of 
  the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urging Congress to not lower 
  veterans' benefits in the budget; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
  

POM-423.--A joint memorial adopted by the Legislature of the State of 
  Washington relative to the State's DVA health care system; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-424.--A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  Legislature of the State of Michigan relative to eligibility for 
  prisoner of war benefits; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-471.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the Senate of the 
  Legislature of the State of Louisiana relative to a veterans clinic in 
  Jennings, Louisiana; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-472.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the Senate of the 
  Legislature of the State of Hawaii relative to Filipino World War II 
  Veterans and their families; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-473.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the House of 
  Representatives of the Legislature of the State of Hawaii relative to 
  benefits for Filipino veterans of World War II; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-512.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the House of 
  Representatives of the Legislature of the State of Hawaii relative to 
  veterans' benefits for Filipino veterans; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-513.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
  State of Hawaii relative to improving benefits for Filipino veterans 
  of World War II; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-514.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
  State of Hawaii relative to President George W. Bush's plans to reduce 
  veterans' benefits; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  

POM-515.--A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania relative to the 
  realignment of veterans' services; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
  
                          EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
                    EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS--Continued
                              ------------

January 07, 2003

PN40
BRUCE E. KASOLD, to be Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for 
  Veterans Claims.

January 7, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
March 4, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
April 10, 2003--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
April 10, 2003--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 132. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
July 7, 2003--Considered by Senate pursuant to an order of June 27, 
  2003.
December 9, 2003--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

January 07, 2003

PN41
ALAN G. LANCE, Sr., to be Judge of the United States Court of Appeals 
  for Veterans Claims.

January 7, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
June 17, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
November 21, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
November 21, 2003--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
November 21, 2003--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 
  509.
November 21, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

January 09, 2003

PN147
JOHN W. NICHOLSON, to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
  Memorial Affairs.

January 9, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
March 4, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
April 10, 2003--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
April 10, 2003--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 131. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
April 11, 2003--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

January 28, 2004

PN1272
PAMELA M. IOVINO, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  (Congressional Affairs), Department of Veterans Affairs.

January 28, 2004--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
April 1, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. (5750)
May 20, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
May 20, 2004--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
May 20, 2004--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 696. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
November 21, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

February 14, 2003

PN346
LAWRENCE B. HAGEL, to be Judge of the United States Court of Appeals.

February 14, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
June 17, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
November 21, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
November 21, 2003--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
November 21, 2003--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 
  510.
December 9, 2003--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

March 12, 2004

PN1430
MARY J. SCHOELEN, to be Judge of the United States Court of Appeals.

March 12, 2004--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
September 30, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
October 6, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
October 6, 2004--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
October 6, 2004--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 906.
November 21, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

March 24, 2003

PN438
DEE ANN McWILLIAMS, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.

March 24, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
June 2, 2003--Received message of withdrawal of nomination from the 
  President.

March 26, 2003

PN452
ROBERT N. DAVIS, to be Judge of the United States Court of Appeals.

March 26, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
April 1, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
October 6, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
October 6, 2004--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
October 6, 2004--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 905.
November 21, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

June 17, 2004

PN1764
ROBERT ALLEN PITTMAN, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  (Human Resources and Administration), Department of Veterans Affairs.

June 17, 2004--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
September 30, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
October 6, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
October 6, 2004--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
October 6, 2004--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 904. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
November 21, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

July 11, 2003

PN809
CYNTHIA R. CHURCH, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Public 
  and Intergovernmental Affairs), Department of Veterans Affairs.

July 11, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
October 30, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. (5750)
November 21, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
November 21, 2003--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
November 21, 2003--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 
  511. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
  and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
January 22, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

September 21, 2004

PN1979
WILLIAM A. MOORMAN, to be Judge of the United States Court of Appeals 
  for Veterans Claims.

September 21, 2004--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
September 30, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
October 6, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
October 6, 2004--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
October 6, 2004--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 907.
November 21, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

October 14, 2003

PN1033
ROBERT N. McFARLAND, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  (Information and Technology), Department of Veterans Affairs.

October 14, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
October 30, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
November 21, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
November 21, 2003--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
November 21, 2003--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 
  512. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
  and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
January 22, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

November 03, 2003

PN1094
GORDON H. MANSFIELD, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.

November 3, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
November 21, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
November 21, 2003--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
November 21, 2003--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 
  513. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
  and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
January 22, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
 AUTHOR INDEX OF SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
AUTHOR INDEX OF SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE--
                                Continued
                              ------------

Daniel K. Akaka
                                Cosponsor

S. 68 A bill to improve benefits for Filipino Veterans of WWII, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
  in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 2063 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of 
  appointments of veterans for health care through the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Wayne Allard
                                Cosponsor

S. 613 A bill that authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry 
  out major medical facility projects at the site of the former 
  Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, that may include 
  inpatient and outpatient facilities providing acute, sub-acute, 
  primary, and long-term care services.

George Allen
                                Cosponsor

S. 68 A bill to improve benefits for Filipino Veterans of WWII, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 12113 A bill to improve benefits for Filipino Veterans of WWII, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.

Max Baucus
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill that requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) make 
  available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for programs, 
  functions, and activities of the Veterans Health Administration for FY 
  2005 120 percent of the amount obligated during FY 2002; and (2) 
  adjust the amount provided after FY 2005 based on the number of 
  enrolled veterans and the number of others eligible for and provided 
  care and the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index.

Robert F. Bennett
                                Cosponsor

S. 1153 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit 
  medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication 
  benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are 
  not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1815 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Jeff Bingaman
                                Cosponsor

S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for 
  regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized 
  in the interests of the national security of the United States.

Christopher Bond
                                Cosponsor

S. 1153 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit 
  medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication 
  benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are 
  not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.

Barbara Boxer
                                Cosponsor

S. 68 A bill to improve benefits for Filipino Veterans of WWII, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1745 A bill to designate a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National 
  Memorial at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.

John B. Breaux
                                Cosponsor

S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 1186 A bill to provide for a reduction in the backlog of claims for 
  benefits pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.

Sam Brownback
                                 Sponsor

S. 1694 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans who participated in 
  certain Department of Defense chemical and biological warfare testing 
  to be provided health care for illness without requirement for proof 
  of service-connection.

Jim Bunning
                                Cosponsor

S. 1131 A bill to increase, effective December 1, 2003, the rates of 
  compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
  rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
  certain disabled veterans.
S. 1132 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1136 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and 
  Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 1144 A bill to name the health care facility of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago, 
  Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center''.
S. 1156 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance the provision of health care for veterans, to authorize major 
  construction projects and other facilities matters for the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs, to enhance and improve authorities relating to 
  the administration of personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2296 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give the 
  Commonwealth of Kentucky the first option on the Louisville Department 
  of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kentucky, upon its conveyance, 
  lease or other disposal by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell
                                 Sponsor

S. 613 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  construct, lease, or modify major medical facilities at the site of 
  the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado.
S. 1489 A bill to authorize the burial of Bob Hope at Arlington National 
  Cemetery.
S. 2327 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that 
  per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care 
  of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other 
  payments made to assist veterans.
                                Cosponsor

S. 68 A bill to improve benefits for Filipino Veterans of WWII, and for 
  other purposes.

Maria Cantwell
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to improve benefits for Filipino Veterans of WWII, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 1213 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits for 
  Filipino veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any 
  action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
  the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced 
  Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2743 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  only licensed medical doctors, licensed doctors of osteopathy, and 
  certain licensed dentists may perform eye surgery at Department of 
  Veterans Affairs facilities or under contract with the Department.

Saxby Chambliss
                                Cosponsor

S. 792 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors' 
  Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 1153 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit 
  medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication 
  benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are 
  not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Hillary Rodham Clinton
                                 Sponsor

S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 
  shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 1856 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  outpatient clinic in Sunnyside, Queens, New York, as the ``Thomas P. 
  Noonan, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 2133 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
  in the Bronx, New York, as the James J. Peters Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center.
S. 2573 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents (known as ``Gold 
  Star parents'') of members of the Armed Forces who die during a period 
  of war.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to improve benefits for Filipino Veterans of WWII, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for 
  regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized 
  in the interests of the national security of the United States.
S. 1014 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the management of health care 
  services for veterans to place certain low-income veterans in a higher 
  health-care priority category.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any 
  action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
  the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced 
  Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2327 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that 
  per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care 
  of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other 
  payments made to assist veterans.
S. 2522 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan 
  guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.

Thad Cochran
                                Cosponsor

S. 1153 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit 
  medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication 
  benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are 
  not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.

Norm Coleman
                                 Sponsor

S. 1509 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a 
  gratuity to veterans, their spouses, and children who contract HIV or 
  AIDS as a result of a blood transfusion relating to a service-
  connected disability, and for other purposes.
S. 2417 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of 
  women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.
S. 2638 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require an 
  annual plan on outreach activities of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
  in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
S. 2849 A bill to provide certain enhancements to the Montgomery GI Bill 
  Program for certain individuals who serve as members of the Armed 
  Forces after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and for other 
  purposes.

Susan Collins
                                Cosponsor

S. Con. Res. 35 A concurrent resolution honoring the 129 sailors and 
  civilians lost aboard the U.S.S. Thresher on April 10, 1963, and 
  urging the Secretary of the Army to erect a memorial to this tragedy 
  in Arlington National Cemetery.
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual 
  determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1153 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit 
  medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication 
  benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are 
  not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2327 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that 
  per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care 
  of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other 
  payments made to assist veterans.
S. 2417 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of 
  women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.

Kent Conrad
                                 Sponsor

S. 2063 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of 
  appointments of veterans for health care through the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual 
  determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.

John Cornyn
                                Cosponsor

S. 1341 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
  in Houston, Texas, as the ``Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center''.

John S. Corzine
                                 Sponsor

S. 1014 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the management of health care 
  services for veterans to place certain low-income veterans in a higher 
  health-care priority category.
S. 1847 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  comprehensive program for testing and treatment of veterans for 
  Hepatitis C virus.
S. 2522 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan 
  guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual 
  determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the 
  organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World 
  War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Larry E. Craig
                                 Sponsor

S. 1239 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide special 
  compensation for former prisoners of war, and for other purposes.

Mike Crapo
                                Cosponsor

S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.

Tom A. Daschle
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for 
  regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized 
  in the interests of the national security of the United States.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the 
  organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World 
  War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2561 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance 
  under the Montgomery GI Bill.

Mark Dayton
                                 Sponsor

S. 177 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  under the Montgomery GI Bill by establishing an enhanced educational 
  assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in 
  pay for participation in the program, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
  in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.

Mike DeWine
                                Cosponsor

S. 1403 A bill to provide for the establishment of a new Department of 
  Veterans Affairs medical facility for veterans in the Columbus, Ohio, 
  area.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.

Christopher J. Dodd
                                 Sponsor

S. 1242 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  outpatient clinic in New London, Connecticut, as the ``John J. McGuirk 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the 
  organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World 
  War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Byron L. Dorgan
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2063 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of 
  appointments of veterans for health care through the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Richard Durbin
                                 Sponsor

S. 1144 A bill to name the health care facility of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago, 
  Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center''.
S. 2596 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient 
  clinic located in Peoria, Illinois, as the ``Bob Michel Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 
  shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any 
  action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
  the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced 
  Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.

John Edwards
                                 Sponsor

S. 1186 A bill to provide for a reduction in the backlog of claims for 
  benefits pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
                                Cosponsor

S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.

John Ensign
                                Cosponsor

S. 1213 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits for 
  Filipino veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1605 A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with the Capital Asset 
  Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and to satisfy Department 
  of Veterans Affairs requirements on natural disasters, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2522 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan 
  guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2849 A bill to provide certain enhancements to the Montgomery GI Bill 
  Program for certain individuals who serve as members of the Armed 
  Forces after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and for other 
  purposes.

Russell D. Feingold
                                 Sponsor

S. 1151 A bill to rescind the Department of Veterans Affairs memorandum 
  of July 18, 2002, in which Directors of health service networks in the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs are directed to ensure that no 
  marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their 
  networks.
S. 1199 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.

Dianne Feinstein
                                Cosponsor

S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2522 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan 
  guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2743 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  only licensed medical doctors, licensed doctors of osteopathy, and 
  certain licensed dentists may perform eye surgery at Department of 
  Veterans Affairs facilities or under contract with the Department.

Peter Fitzgerald
                                 Sponsor

S. 2743 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  only licensed medical doctors, licensed doctors of osteopathy, and 
  certain licensed dentists may perform eye surgery at Department of 
  Veterans Affairs facilities or under contract with the Department.
                                Cosponsor

S. 2596 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient 
  clinic located in Peoria, Illinois, as the ``Bob Michel Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.

Bob Graham
                                 Sponsor

S. 1281 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to presume 
  additional diseases of former prisoners of war to be service-connected 
  for compensation purposes, to enhance the Dose Reconstruction Program 
  of the Department of Defense, to enhance and fund certain other 
  epidemiological studies, and for other purposes.
S. 1282 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  national cemeteries for geographically underserved populations of 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any 
  action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
  the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced 
  Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
  in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 1360 A bill to amend section 7105 of title 38, United States Code, to 
  clarify the requirements for notices of disagreement for appellate 
  review of Department of Veterans Affairs activities.
S. 1572 A bill to authorize the expansion of the pilot program of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs on assisted living for veterans to 
  include three additional health care regions of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs.
S. 1605 A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with the Capital Asset 
  Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and to satisfy Department 
  of Veterans Affairs requirements on natural disasters, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2524 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of health care, rehabilitation, and related services to 
  veterans suffering from trauma relating to a blast injury, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2534 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and 
  enhance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, to improve housing 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 2063 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of 
  appointments of veterans for health care through the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Lindsey Graham
                                Cosponsor

S. 1132 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1136 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and 
  Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 2417 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of 
  women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.

Judd Gregg
                                Cosponsor

S. Con. Res. 35 A concurrent resolution honoring the 129 sailors and 
  civilians lost aboard the U.S.S. Thresher on April 10, 1963, and 
  urging the Secretary of the Army to erect a memorial to this tragedy 
  in Arlington National Cemetery.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.

Chuck Hagel
                                 Sponsor

S. 2849 A bill to provide certain enhancements to the Montgomery GI Bill 
  Program for certain individuals who serve as members of the Armed 
  Forces after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and for other 
  purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 1112 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit 
  Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications on 
  prescriptions written by private practitioners to veterans who are 
  currently awaiting their first appointment with the Department for 
  medical care, and for other purposes.

Tom Harkin
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1112 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit 
  Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications on 
  prescriptions written by private practitioners to veterans who are 
  currently awaiting their first appointment with the Department for 
  medical care, and for other purposes.

Orrin G. Hatch
                                Cosponsor

S. 1815 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ernest F. Hollings
                                Cosponsor

S. 2743 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  only licensed medical doctors, licensed doctors of osteopathy, and 
  certain licensed dentists may perform eye surgery at Department of 
  Veterans Affairs facilities or under contract with the Department.

Kay Bailey Hutchison
                                 Sponsor

S. 1341 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
  in Houston, Texas, as the ``Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center''.
                                Cosponsor

S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 
  shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any 
  action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
  the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced 
  Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2417 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of 
  women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.

Daniel K. Inouye
                                 Sponsor

S. 57 A bill for the relief of Donald C. Pence.
S. 67 A bill for the relief of Jim K. Yoshida.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 69 A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the 
  validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed 
  military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.
S. 78 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise certain 
  provisions relating to the appointment of professional psychologists 
  in the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the 
  organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World 
  War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

James M. Jeffords
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.

Tim Johnson
                                 Sponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual 
  determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2561 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance 
  under the Montgomery GI Bill.
                                Cosponsor

S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for 
  regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized 
  in the interests of the national security of the United States.
S. 1144 A bill to name the health care facility of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago, 
  Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center''.
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
  in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 2063 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of 
  appointments of veterans for health care through the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Edward M. Kennedy
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.

John F. Kerry
                                 Sponsor

S. 1112 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit 
  Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications on 
  prescriptions written by private practitioners to veterans who are 
  currently awaiting their first appointment with the Department for 
  medical care, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual 
  determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 
  shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.

Jon Kyl
                                 Sponsor

S. 1511 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Prescott, Arizona, as the ``Bob Stump Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center''.

Mary L. Landrieu
                                 Sponsor

S. 334 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  eligibility for astronauts for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 
  shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the 
  organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World 
  War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.

Frank R. Lautenberg
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual 
  determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1509 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a 
  gratuity to veterans, their spouses, and children who contract HIV or 
  AIDS as a result of a blood transfusion relating to a service-
  connected disability, and for other purposes.

Patrick J. Leahy
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual 
  determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for 
  regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized 
  in the interests of the national security of the United States.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the 
  organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World 
  War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.

Carl Levin
                                Cosponsor

S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for 
  regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized 
  in the interests of the national security of the United States.
S. 1914 A bill to prohibit the closure or realignment of inpatient 
  services at the Aleda E. Lutz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Saginaw, Michigan, as proposed under the Capital Asset 
  Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative.

Joe I. Lieberman
                                Cosponsor

S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual 
  determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 
  shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the 
  organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World 
  War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Blanche L. Lincoln
                                Cosponsor

S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 
  shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 1199 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.

John McCain
                                Cosponsor

S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 1199 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1511 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Prescott, Arizona, as the ``Bob Stump Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center''.

Barbara A. Mikulski
                                 Sponsor

S. 1124 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for 
  regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized 
  in the interests of the national security of the United States.

Zell Miller
                                 Sponsor

S. 792 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors' 
  Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 766 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, Florida, 
  metropolitan area.
S. 1136 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and 
  Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
  in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 2417 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of 
  women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.

Lisa Murkowski
                                Cosponsor

S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
S. 2417 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of 
  women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.
S. 2486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance education, housing, employment, medical, and other benefits 
  for veterans and to improve and extend certain authorities relating to 
  the administration or benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2522 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan 
  guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.

Patty Murray
                                 Sponsor

S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 938 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of 
  former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, 
  under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of 
  dependency an indemnity compensation to the survivors of former 
  prisoners of war who die after that date.
S. 1188 A bill to repeal the two-year limitation on the payment of 
  accrued benefits that are due and unpaid by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, to allow for substitution of parties in 
  the case of a claim for benefits provided by the Secretary when the 
  applicant for such benefits dies while the claim in pending, and for 
  other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 
  shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 792 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors' 
  Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for 
  regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized 
  in the interests of the national security of the United States.
S. 1144 A bill to name the health care facility of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago, 
  Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center''.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any 
  action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
  the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced 
  Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
  in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
S. 2327 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that 
  per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care 
  of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other 
  payments made to assist veterans.
S. 2486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance education, housing, employment, medical, and other benefits 
  for veterans and to improve and extend certain authorities relating to 
  the administration or benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2522 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan 
  guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2534 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and 
  enhance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, to improve housing 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.

Bill Nelson
                                 Sponsor

S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 766 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, Florida, 
  metropolitan area.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1282 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  national cemeteries for geographically underserved populations of 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2522 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan 
  guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2534 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and 
  enhance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, to improve housing 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.

Benjamin E. Nelson
                                 Sponsor

S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for 
  regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized 
  in the interests of the national security of the United States.
                                Cosponsor

S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
  in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.

Mark L. Pryor
                                Cosponsor

S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.

Harry Reid
                                 Sponsor

S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the 
  organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World 
  War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 
  shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 1605 A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with the Capital Asset 
  Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and to satisfy Department 
  of Veterans Affairs requirements on natural disasters, and for other 
  purposes.

John D. Rockefeller IV
                                 Sponsor

S. 548 A bill to improve mental health programs for veterans, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 836 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend by five 
  years the period for the provision by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs of noninstitutional extended care services and required 
  nursing home care.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 
  shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 1131 A bill to increase, effective December 1, 2003, the rates of 
  compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
  rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
  certain disabled veterans.
S. 1144 A bill to name the health care facility of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago, 
  Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center''.
S. 1281 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to presume 
  additional diseases of former prisoners of war to be service-connected 
  for compensation purposes, to enhance the Dose Reconstruction Program 
  of the Department of Defense, to enhance and fund certain other 
  epidemiological studies, and for other purposes.
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
  in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 1360 A bill to amend section 7105 of title 38, United States Code, to 
  clarify the requirements for notices of disagreement for appellate 
  review of Department of Veterans Affairs activities.
S. 2063 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of 
  appointments of veterans for health care through the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Rick Santorum
                                 Sponsor

S. 615 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient 
  clinic in Horsham, Pennsylvania, as the ``Victor J. Saracini 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 2982 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make a 
  stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of the 
  Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program.
                                Cosponsor

S. 1077 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Paul S. Sarbanes
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.

Charles E. Schumer
                                 Sponsor

S. 967 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to replace 
  with a more equitable formula the current formula, known as the 
  Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA), for the allocation of 
  funds appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical 
  care to different geographic regions of the Nation, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 978 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide housing 
  loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment 
  units.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 1213 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits for 
  Filipino veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1856 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  outpatient clinic in Sunnyside, Queens, New York, as the ``Thomas P. 
  Noonan, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the 
  organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World 
  War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2133 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
  in the Bronx, New York, as the James J. Peters Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center.

Jeff Sessions
                                Cosponsor

S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 
  shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 1282 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  national cemeteries for geographically underserved populations of 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
S. 2743 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  only licensed medical doctors, licensed doctors of osteopathy, and 
  certain licensed dentists may perform eye surgery at Department of 
  Veterans Affairs facilities or under contract with the Department.

Gordon H. Smith
                                Cosponsor

S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 1153 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit 
  medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication 
  benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are 
  not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.

Olympia J. Snowe
                                 Sponsor

S. 1846 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis 
  C, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. Con. Res. 35 A concurrent resolution honoring the 129 sailors and 
  civilians lost aboard the U.S.S. Thresher on April 10, 1963, and 
  urging the Secretary of the Army to erect a memorial to this tragedy 
  in Arlington National Cemetery.
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1135 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit 
  medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication 
  benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are 
  not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2327 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that 
  per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care 
  of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other 
  payments made to assist veterans.

Arlen Specter
                                 Sponsor

S. Res. 35 An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 1074 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance burial 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1077 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania.
S. 1133 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to 
  compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, pension, 
  education benefits, life insurance benefits, and memorial benefits, to 
  improve the administration of benefits for veterans, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1136 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and 
  Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 1153 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit 
  medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication 
  benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are 
  not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1156 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance the provision of health care for veterans, to authorize major 
  construction projects and other facilities matters for the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs, to enhance and improve authorities relating to 
  the administration of personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 1213 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits for 
  Filipino veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2483 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2004, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 2484 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to simplify and 
  improve pay provisions for physicians and dentists, to authorize 
  alternate work schedules and executive pay for nurses.
S. 2485 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance the authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating 
  to the management and disposal of real property and facilities, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance education, housing, employment, medical, and other benefits 
  for veterans and to improve and extend certain authorities relating to 
  the administration or benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2776 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a program of outreach to veterans of World War II and the Korean 
  conflict on the nature and availability of benefits for veterans, and 
  for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 615 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient 
  clinic in Horsham, Pennsylvania, as the ``Victor J. Saracini 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 1131 A bill to increase, effective December 1, 2003, the rates of 
  compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
  rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
  certain disabled veterans.
S. 1132 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans, and for other 
  purposes.

Debbie Stabenow
                                 Sponsor

S. 1914 A bill to prohibit the closure or realignment of inpatient 
  services at the Aleda E. Lutz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Saginaw, Michigan, as proposed under the Capital Asset 
  Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative.
                                Cosponsor

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any 
  action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
  the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced 
  Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.

Ted Stevens
                                Cosponsor

S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2417 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of 
  women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.

John E. Sununu
                                 Sponsor

S. Con. Res. 35 A concurrent resolution honoring the 129 sailors and 
  civilians lost aboard the U.S.S. Thresher on April 10, 1963, and 
  urging the Secretary of the Army to erect a memorial to this tragedy 
  in Arlington National Cemetery.

George V. Voinovich
                                 Sponsor

S. 1403 A bill to provide for the establishment of a new Department of 
  Veterans Affairs medical facility for veterans in the Columbus, Ohio, 
  area.

John Warner
                                 Sponsor

S. 730 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the 
  transfer to spouses and children of a portion of the entitlement of 
  certain members of the Armed Forces to educational assistance under 
  the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other purposes.

Ron Wyden
                                Cosponsor

S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any 
  action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
  the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced 
  Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.
    SUBJECT INDEX OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
    SUBJECT INDEX OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE

ADJUDICATION

S. 1360 A bill to amend section 7105 of title 38, United States Code, to 
  clarify the requirements for notices of disagreement for appellate 
  review of Department of Veterans Affairs activities.

BURIAL/CEMETERIES/MEMORIALS

S. 766 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, Florida, 
  metropolitan area.
S. 1074 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance burial 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1077 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania.
S. 1124 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1745 A bill to designate a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National 
  Memorial at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.
S. 1489 A bill to authorize the burial of Bob Hope at Arlington National 
  Cemetery.
S. 1282 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  national cemeteries for geographically underserved populations of 
  veterans, and for other purposes.

COMPENSATION/PENSIONS

S. 57 Private Bill; A bill for the relief of Donald C. Pence.
S. 67 Private Bill; A bill for the relief of Jim K. Yoshida.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 69 A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the 
  validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed 
  military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to 
  agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 334 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  eligibility for astronauts for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 792 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors' 
  Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for 
  regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized 
  in the interests of the national security of the United States.
S. 2573 Directs the Secretary of Defense to pay a special pension to 
  each person who has received a Gold Star lapel button as a parent of a 
  member of the armed forces who died while serving.
S. 2483 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2004, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 2327 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that 
  per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care 
  of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other 
  payments made to assist veterans.
S. 1136 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and 
  Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the 
  organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World 
  War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1694 bill to amend title 38, United States Code to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans who participated in 
  certain Department of Defense chemical and biological warfare testing 
  to be provided health care for illness without requirement for proof 
  of service-connection.
S. 1188 A bill to repeal the two-year limitation on the payment of 
  accrued benefits that are due and unpaid by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, to allow for substitution of parties in 
  the case of a claim for benefits provided by the Secretary when the 
  applicant for such benefits dies while the claim in pending, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1213 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits for 
  Filipino veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1239 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide special 
  compensation for former prisoners of war, and for other purposes.

EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for 
  members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of 
  active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual 
  determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 177 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  under the Montgomery GI Bill by establishing an enhanced educational 
  assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in 
  pay for participation in the program, and for other purposes.
S. 730 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the 
  transfer to spouses and children of a portion of the entitlement of 
  certain members of the Armed Forces to educational assistance under 
  the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other purposes.
S. 2849 A bill to provide certain enhancements to the Montgomery GI Bill 
  Program for certain individuals who serve as members of the Armed 
  Forces after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2561 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance 
  under the Montgomery GI Bill.
S. 2534 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and 
  enhance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, to improve housing 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.

FEMALE VETERANS

S. 2417 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of 
  women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.

HEALTH CARE

S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2982 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make a 
  stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of the 
  Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program.
S. 2743 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  only licensed medical doctors, licensed doctors of osteopathy, and 
  certain licensed dentists may perform eye surgery at Department of 
  Veterans Affairs facilities or under contract with the Department.
S. 2524 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of health care, rehabilitation, and related services to 
  veterans suffering from trauma relating to a blast injury, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2484 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to simplify and 
  improve pay provisions for physicians and dentists and to authorize 
  alternate work schedules and executive pay for nurses, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1014 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the management of health care 
  services for veterans to place certain low-income veterans in a higher 
  health-care priority category.
S. 1112 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit 
  Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications on 
  prescriptions written by private practitioners to veterans who are 
  currently awaiting their first appointment with the Department for 
  medical care, and for other purposes.
S. 2063 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of 
  appointments of veterans for health care through the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1847 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  comprehensive program for testing and treatment of veterans for 
  Hepatitis C virus.
S. 1846 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis 
  C, and for other purposes.
S. 1572 A bill to authorize the expansion of the pilot program of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs on assisted living for veterans to 
  include three additional health care regions of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs.
S. 1509 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a 
  gratuity to veterans, their spouses, and children who contract HIV or 
  AIDS as a result of a blood transfusion relating to a service-
  connected disability, and for other purposes.
S. 1281 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to presume 
  additional diseases of former prisoners of war to be service-connected 
  for compensation purposes, to enhance the Dose Reconstruction Program 
  of the Department of Defense, to enhance and fund certain other 
  epidemiological studies, and for other purposes.
S. 1151 A bill to rescind the Department of Veterans Affairs memorandum 
  of July 18, 2002, in which Directors of health service networks in the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs are directed to ensure that no 
  marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their 
  networks.
S. 1153 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit 
  medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication 
  benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are 
  not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

HOME LOANS

S. 978 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide housing 
  loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment 
  units.
S. 2522 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan 
  guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance education, housing, employment, medical, and other benefits 
  for veterans and to improve and extend certain authorities relating to 
  the administration or benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.

MEDICAL FACILITES

S. 613 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  construct, lease, or modify major medical facilities at the site of 
  the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado.
S. 615 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient 
  clinic in Horsham, Pennsylvania, as the ``Victor J. Saracini 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 967 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to replace 
  with a more equitable formula the current formula, known as the 
  Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA), for the allocation of 
  funds appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical 
  care to different geographic regions of the Nation, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2596 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient 
  clinic located in Peoria, Illinois, as the ``Bob Michel Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 2485 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance the authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating 
  to the management and disposal of real property and facilities, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2296 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give the 
  Commonwealth of Kentucky the first option on the Louisville Department 
  of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kentucky, upon its conveyance, 
  lease or other disposal by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2133 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
  in the Bronx, New York, as the James J. Peters Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center.
S. 1856 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  outpatient clinic in Sunnyside, Queens, New York, as the ``Thomas P. 
  Noonan, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 1914 A bill to prohibit the closure or realignment of inpatient 
  services at the Aleda E. Lutz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Saginaw, Michigan, as proposed under the Capital Asset 
  Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative.
S. 1815 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
S. 1511 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Prescott, Arizona, as the ``Bob Stump Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center''.
S. 1156 A bill to provide for a reduction in the backlog of claims for 
  benefits pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1605 A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with the Capital Asset 
  Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and to satisfy Department 
  of Veterans Affairs requirements on natural disasters, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1403 A bill to provide for the establishment of a new Department of 
  Veterans Affairs medical facility for veterans in the Columbus, Ohio, 
  area.
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
  in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 1341 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
  in Houston, Texas, as the ``Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center''.
S. 1242 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  outpatient clinic in New London, Connecticut, as the ``John J. McGuirk 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 1144 A bill to name the health care facility of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago, 
  Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center''.
S. 1186 A bill to provide for a reduction in the backlog of claims for 
  benefits pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any 
  action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
  the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced 
  Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.

MENTAL HEALTH

S. 78 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise certain 
  provisions relating to the appointment of professional psychologists 
  in the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
S. 548 A bill to improve mental health programs for veterans, and for 
  other purposes.

NURSING HOMES

S. 836 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend by five 
  years the period for the provision by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs of noninstitutional extended care services and required 
  nursing home care.

OUTREACH

S. 2776 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a program of outreach to veterans of World War II and the Korean 
  conflict on the nature and availability of benefits for veterans, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2638 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require an 
  annual plan on outreach activities of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1199 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.

WIDOW/DEPENDENCY, INDEMNITY COMPENSATION

S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 
  shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 938 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of 
  former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, 
  under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of 
  dependency an indemnity compensation to the survivors of former 
  prisoners of war who die after that date.
S. 1131 A bill to increase, effective December 1, 2003, the rates of 
  compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
  rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
  certain disabled veterans.
S. 1132 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1133 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to 
  compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, pension, 
  education benefits, life insurance benefits, and memorial benefits, to 
  improve the administration of benefits for veterans, and for other 
  purposes.
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