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Bill· HRH.R. 1505 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate certain limitations imposed on excess profits arising from any contract with any military department of the United States for the construction or manufacture of all or part of any complete aircraft or any contract with the Secretary of the Navy for the construction or manufacture of all or part of any complete naval vessel, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1981

Eliminates specified limitations on excess profits from contracts with any military department for the construction or manufacture of aircraft and naval vessels.

Bill· HRH.R. 1359 (97th)open

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce from sixty to fifty-five the age at which a member of the Armed Forces may retire for nonregular service and to provide that the retired pay of such a member retiring before the age of sixty shall be reduced in a manner determined by the Secretary of Defense.

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1981

Reduces from 60 to 55 the age at which a member of the armed forces may retire from nonregular service. Requires the retirement pay of such member to be reduced by the Secretary of Defense.

Bill· HRH.R. 1400 (97th)open

Veterans' Educational Assistance Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1981

Veterans' Educational Assistance Act of 1981 - Establishes a new educational assistance program for the all-volunteer force. Entitles veterans who are graduates of a secondary school and who have served in the armed forces on continuous active duty for at least three years to basic educational assistance. Entitles veterans of the Selected Reserve and the National Guard who are graduates of secondary school and who have served at least two years of continuous active duty in the armed forces and at least four years of continuous duty in the Selected Reserve to basic educational assistance. Sets forth the formula for determining the length of such assistance based on the length of time served. Entitles such veterans to a monthly assistance allowance of $250 for a full-time approved program of education. Permits enrollment, if eligible, in a program of education while an individual continues to perform his duties. Entitles veterans who have served three or more consecutive years of active duty in addition to those required for basic educational assistance to supplemental educational assistance. Entitles veterans of the Selected Reserve who have served two or more consecutive years of active duty and four or more consecutive years of duty in the reserves in addition to that required for basic educational assistance to supplemental educational assistance. Entitles such veterans to a monthly supplemental assistance allowance of $300 a month. Permits the provision of such assistance to an individual entitled to basic educational assistance who has a skill or specialty in which there is a critical shortage of personnel. Permits the Secretary of Defense to authorize such an individual to transfer to a dependent part or all of such individual's entitlement to educational assistance. Sets forth the conditions under which transferred benefits may be provided. Permits the Secretary of a military branch to enter into preservice educational assistance agreements to encourage enlistment in the active-duty and reserve components. Sets forth the terms and conditions for such assistance. Establishes a ten year delimiting period for educational assistance. Excludes time spent as a prisoner of war subsequent to discharge and time spent physically or mentally disabled. Limits educational assistance to individuals being furnished subsistence to the amount an institution would charge similarly circumstanced nonveterans. Prohibits participation in more than one program of educational assistance. Allocates the administration and costs of such programs to the Veterans' Administration and the Department of Defense. Requires predischarge counseling which includes a discussion of educational benefit entitlements. Requires the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator to submit to Congress a biennial report on the operations of such programs. Amends the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Act of 1977 to terminate the right to enroll in the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program after December 31, 1981. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to extend the pilot Department of Defense educational loan repayment program.

Bill· HRH.R. 1463 (97th)open

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, relating to qualifications for appointment and retention in the civil service.

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1981

Prohibits a National Guard technician under 60 years of age from being involuntarily separated from his or her technician position solely because he or she: (1) is separated from the National Guard after ten years of service because of an inability to meet the Guard's physical standards or for any unjust cause; or (2) receives an honorable separation from the Guard. Declares that a military grade shall not be a qualification for any position of National Guard technician. Includes non-military technicians as competitive employees under civil service laws.

Bill· HRH.R. 1435 (97th)open

A bill to permit credit for civil service retirement purposes and in computing length of service for purposes of determining leave, health insurance, severance pay, tenure, and status in the case of certain individuals who performed National Guard technician service before January 1, 1969.

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1981

Entitles individuals who performed service as National Guard technicians before January 1, 1969, to credit for such service when determining length of service for purposes of civil service retirement, leave, employee death and disability compensation, group life and health insurance, severance pay, tenure, and status.

Bill· HRH.R. 1402 (97th)referred

Uniformed Services Retired and Retainer Pay Equalization Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1981

Uniformed Services Retired and Retainer Pay Equalization Act - Authorizes the recomputation of the retired or retainer pay for members and former members of the uniformed services if such pay was computed under the rates of basic pay in effect after September 30, 1949, and before October 1, 1974. Requires that such recomputation be based on the rates of basic pay in effect on October 1, 1974. Entitles members and former members not eligible for retired pay for physical disability to such recomputed pay at age 65. Entitles those eligible for retired pay for physical disability to such recomputed pay one month after the enactment of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 1457 (97th)referred

A bill to amend chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the provision of medical and dental care to surviving spouses of members and certain former members of the uniformed services who are not remarried.

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1981

Removes references to the sex of a spouse in existing military law relating to dependents authorized to receive medical and dental care benefits. Provides that the remarriage of a surviving spouse of a member or former member of the armed forces shall not bar such individual from such benefits under specified circumstances.

Bill· HRH.R. 1367 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a service pension for veterans of World War I who have annual incomes of less than $10,000 and for certain surviving spouses and dependent children of veterans of World War I.

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1981

Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay a monthly pension at a rate not to exceed $150 to: (1) each veteran of World War I who meets specified service requirements and whose annual income does not exceed $10,000; (2) certain qualified surviving spouses of each such veteran (whose own annual income does not exceed $10,000); or (3) the child or children of each such veteran.

Bill· HRH.R. 1361 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a refundable tax credit to an employer who pays compensation to an employee for a period during which the employee is participating in armed forces training.

United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1981

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employer a refundable income tax credit for payment of compensation to an employee for periods during which such employee participates in Armed Forces summer camp training. Limits the amount of such credit to the amount which such employee would normally be paid for employment during such period, reduced by the amount of military pay which the employee receives at summer camp. Denies any tax credit for amounts which an employer pays as vacation or holiday pay.

Law· SS. 266 (97th)enacted

Veterans Administration and Department of Defense Health Resources Sharing and Emergency Operations Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1981

Federal Interagency Medical Resources Sharing and Coordination Act of 1981 - Establishes the Federal Interagency Medical Resources Committee to be composed of the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs or their designees. Directs the Committee: (1) to evaluate the opportunities for the interagency sharing of health resources between the Department of Defense and the Veterans' Administration; (2) to prescribe policies and procedures for such interagency sharing; and (3) within 180 days after enactment of this Act, to prescribe guidelines for such interagency sharing to the directors of health care facilities of the Department and the Administration. Requires such guidelines to provide that: (1) the director of each facility shall enter into cooperative arrangements for providing health care to beneficiaries of other facilities; (2) the availability of medical care to beneficiaries of an agency other than the providing agency shall be on a referral basis; and (3) an agency shall be reimbursed for a medical service provided to a beneficiary of another agency. Directs the Committee to submit to the Committees on Appropriations of each House of Congress an annual report regarding interagency medical resource sharing activities.

Bill· SS. 258 (97th)open

A bill to authorize the President to present on behalf of the Congress specially struck gold medals to certain former hostages and the survivors of certain deceased United States servicemen.

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1981

Authorizes the President to present a gold medal, on behalf of the Congress, to each of the sixty-six United States nationals held hostage in Iran and to one appropriate survivor of each of the eight U.S. servicemen killed during the attempted hostage rescue. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike a gold medal with suitable inscriptions and to coin and sell bronze duplicates of such medals. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 257 (97th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow armed forces more time to reinvest the proceeds of sale of a principal residence without recognition of gain when they have served on extended active duty outside the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1981

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the time period in which Armed Forces members who have served on extended active duty outside the United States may reinvest the proceeds of sale of a principal residence without recognition of gain.

Bill· SS. 286 (97th)referred

Military Construction Authorization Act, 1982

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1981

Military Construction Authorization Act, 1982 - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop other installations by proceeding with construction made necessary by unforeseen security considerations, new weapons development, new and unforeseen research and development requirements, improved production schedules or revisions in the tasks or functions assigned to a military installation or for environmental considerations if the Secretary of Defense determines that deferral of such construction for inclusion in the next Military Construction Authorization Act would be inconsistent with the national security. Authorizes appropriations for such emergency construction. Authorizes the Secretary to accomplish minor construction projects in a specified amount. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act of 1980 and 1981 to increase the authorization levels for specified projects. Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop other installations where necessary under the same conditions as those relating to the Secretary of the Army under title I of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to accomplish minor construction projects in a specified amount. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire interests in lands by exchange of Government-owned lands to ensure unhampered air operations at the Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida. Title III: Air Force - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to establish or develop military installations and facilities at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop additional facilities where necessitated by those factors enumerated in title I of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to accomplish minor construction projects. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Acts of 1977, 1979, 1980, and 1981 to increase the authorization levels for specified projects. Title IV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop military installations at specified locations and authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such location. Authorizes the Secretary to establish or develop additional facilities which are determined to be vital to the security of the United States. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Authorizes the Secretary to accomplish minor construction projects in a specified amount. Title V: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to incur NATO facilities construction costs up to a specified amount. Requires the Secretary to report to the Senate and the House Armed Services and Appropriations Committees concerning such costs. Title VI: Military Family Housing and Homeowners Assistance Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to construct or acquire military family housing. Requires the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as to the availability of private housing in a U.S. local before constructing any family housing at such location. Directs the Secretary to give the appropriate congressional committees 30 days notice of any disagreement as to housing availability with the Secretary of HUD before contracting for construction. Authorizes appropriations for such housing at specified locations in the U.S. and overseas. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) improve existing quarters; and (2) provide for advance planning and construction design, including architectural and engineering services. Limits the amounts that may be expended for such purposes. Increases the number of family housing units that may be leased in a foreign country. Increases the number of units which the Secretary may exempt from cost limitations. Authorizes appropriations for military family housing for fiscal year 1982 (including construction, operating costs, and mortgage costs under the National Housing Act) and for homeowners assistance under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966. Title VII: Authorization of Appropriations and Administrative Provisions - Authorizes the Secretaries of the various military departments to develop installations under this Act without regard to provisions of law which prohibit the advancement of public moneys and which require the submission of detailed cost estimates to Congress. Establishes expenditure ceilings for each title of this Act. Authorizes limited increases in the amounts authorized pursuant to this Act if the Secretary of the military department or the Director of the defense agency concerned determines that such an increase is required for the sole purpose of meeting unusual and unanticipated variations in costs. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report annually to the appropriate committees of Congress concerning projects exceeding the amount authorized by more than a specified percent. Directs the Secretary of Defense to encourage the use of solar energy for projects authorized by this Act and authorizes the Secretary to increase the cost limitations or floor area limitations for a project in order to equip it with solar energy heating or cooling equipment. Establishes measures and responsibility for supervising the construction work authorized under this Act. Requires the respective Secretaries to report to Congress annually on the cost of construction contracts by construction agency. Repeals prior Military Construction Authorization Acts. Specifies exceptions to such repealer. Sets forth unit cost limitations based on square footage for projects authorized pursuant to this Act. Title VIII: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop additional facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces of various military departments. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for each such entity. Title IX: General Provisions - Sets forth a formula for determining the cost effectiveness of a solar energy system. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to undertake military construction necessary to support the required employment of the armed forces during a declaration of war or a national emergency. Title X: Authorizes appropriations for military construction for fiscal year 1983.

Bill· HRH.R. 1331 (97th)referred

Veterans Administration Adjudication Procedure and Judicial Review Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1981

Veterans' Administration Adjudication Procedure and Judicial Review Act - Title I: Adjudication Procedures - Codifies, for Veterans' Administration (VA) adjudication purposes, the burden of proof and reasonable doubt standard currently provided for by VA regulation. States that a claimant has the burden of submitting sufficient evidence to justify his or her claim, and that if an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence exists regarding the merits of a claim, the VA is to resolve such doubt in favor of the claimant. Stipulates that VA subpoenas may be served either by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail. Increases the size of the Board of Veterans' Appeals from 50 to 65 members. Requires the chairman of such Board to submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees concerning the Board's current handling of cases and projections for the subsequent fiscal year. Requires the Board to: (1) provide notice to a claimant and an opportunity for a hearing before a decision may be based on "additional official information" received after a Board decision has previously been made; (2) provide the claimant with an opportunity for a hearing; and (3) make its decision exclusively on evidence and material of record in the proceeding. Removes the requirement that new material sufficient to allow the Board to reopen a previously disallowed claim be in the form of official reports. Provides that the Board's discretionary authority to reopen a claim will not be diminished by a judicial decision following an appeal as provided for by this Act. Requires the Board to mail to the claimant notice of its decision and the reasons for such decision. Provides that, upon the request of a claimant, the Board shall provide an independent advisory medical opinion when there exists substantial medical disagreements with respect to a material issue in a veterans' appeal. Sets forth new procedural rules for adjudication hearings regarding: (1) oaths, affirmations, and witness examination; (2) admissibility of evidence; (3) procedural rights of claimants; (4) disqualification of a hearing officer; (5) the record of the proceedings and the claimants' right to examine and obtain a copy of such record; and (6) the exclusiveness of veterans' adjudication procedures and rights prescribed by the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to provide at each stage of the appeal proceedings written notice to a claimant of procedural rights and procedures. Directs the Administrator to conduct a study of two alternate claims resolution methods, one a new intermediate-level adjudication process, the other an enhanced schedule of formal Appeals Board hearings. Title II: Veterans' Administration Rule Making - Includes the VA's rulemaking procedures under the relevant provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Title III: Judicial Review - Provides for judicial review of VA decisions in the Federal court system. States, with regard to jurisdiction: (1) that judicial review of a final decision in a claim for benefits may be obtained in a civil action brought within 180 days of the Board's mailing of notice of its decision, and that such action shall be brought in Federal district court; (2) that in cases not directly involving a claim for benefits a civil action otherwise authorized by law shall not be precluded; (3) the definition of final decision; (4) that the judicial review procedures established under this Act shall not apply to insurance and home loans; (5) that the VA shall file the various materials constituting the record in a case together with its answer to the claimant's complaint; and (6) that the court render a decision on the pleadings. States, with regard to the reviewing court's scope of review, that such court: (1) decide questions of law and interpret constitutional, statutory, and regulatory provisions, but that questions of fact (unless unsupported by substantial evidence) will not be subject to a trial de novo; and (2) in reviewing a final decision of the VA which is adverse to a party solely because such party failed to comply with VA procedures, such court may only review questions concerning such procedures. Sets out provisions regarding remand, survival of actions, and appellate review. Title IV: Attorneys' Fees - Authorizes the Administrator to allow attorneys' fees above the present $10 maximum if the appealing party's claim is allowed by the VA after an initial denial. States that such fee shall be the lesser of: (1) the fee agreed upon by the party and attorney; (2) $500, unless the Administrator approves a greater amount; or (3) if the party and attorney have entered into a contingent-fee agreement, not more than 25 percent of the total of any past-due benefits' awarded on the basis of such party's claim. Provides for the approval of attorneys' fees, in successful veterans' claims brought before a court, as provided for under this Act. Stipulates that such fees shall be determined by such court, and in contingent-fee agreements such fees shall not exceed 25 percent of the total of any past-due benefits awarded on the basis of such claim. Authorizes attorneys' fees of up to $750 in certain unsuccessful veterans' claims. Prohibits the VA from authorizing payment to a claimant's attorney based on past-due benefits unless such benefits are owed as of the date of the VA's or a court's award. Establishes procedures for the review of the VA's or a court's approval of attorneys' fees. States that in the case of a benefits claim resolved before the VA, either the claimant or the attorney may challenge the award in the Federal district court in which the claimant resides or has his principal place of business within 30 days after notice of the attorneys' award. Provides that all parties be given notice. Stipulates that such provisions regarding attorneys' fees shall only apply to claims for benefits under the laws administered by the VA and shall not apply in cases in which the VA is the plaintiff or in which other attorneys' fees statutes are otherwise controlling. Title V: Effective Dates - States that this Act shall become effective 180 days after enactment. Permits review of Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions rendered on or after January 1, 1977, and prior to the effective date of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 1334 (97th)referred

White House Conference on Veterans Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1981

White House Conference on Veterans Act - Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Veterans not later than 30 months after enactment of this Act to develop recommendations for improving the administration of veterans' benefits and services. Establishes a National Veterans Planning and Advisory Council, to be appointed by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. Directs the Council to submit a report on such Conference to the President within 120 days and, within 90 days of such report's submission, to report to the President and the Congress regarding necessary legislative and administrative recommendations. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to applying States for participation in such Conference. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 251 (97th)open

Prisoner of War Benefits Amendments Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1981

Prisoner of War Benefits Amendments Act of 1981 - Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish an advisory committee to assess new medical and other information on former prisoners of war (POW's). Directs such committee to submit a biennial report to the Administrator on its activities. Makes POW's with the disease of psychosis manifest to a degree of ten percent presumptively eligible for wartime disability benefits (presently such psychosis must have occurred within two years of separation from service). Entitles POW's of World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era to hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care benefits. Directs the Administrator to prescribe regulations and furnish medical services for any disability on an outpatient or ambulatory basis to such POW's. Requires the President to designate an appropriate date for the annual observance of "National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day."

Bill· SS. 252 (97th)referred

A bill to increase the pay, allowances, and special and incentive pays of members of the uniformed services.

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1981

Directs the President, for each pay period beginning after calendar years 1981, 1982, and 1983, to increase by a specified percentage the rates of basic pay, of basic allowances for subsistence, and of basic allowances for quarters for members of the uniformed services in specified pay grades. Directs the President, when transmitting to Congress an alternative plan for adjusting the pay of Federal employees, to include a statement specifying the overall percentage of adjustments in rates of pay of the General Schedule which would have been effective without the alternative plan.

Bill· HRH.R. 1270 (97th)open

Veterans Administration Administrative Procedure and Judicial Review Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1981

Veterans' Administration Administrative Procedure and Judicial Review Act - Repeals provisions permitting the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to determine and pay fees to agents or attorneys representing veterans' claims under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration (VA). Provides for judicial review of certain administrative decisions made by the Administrator. Applies the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act to all VA rules, regulations, and determinations.

Bill· HRH.R. 1249 (97th)referred

War Resisters Exoneration Act of 1979

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1981

War Resisters Exoneration Act of 1979 - Grants general amnesty to persons who violated certain laws between August 4, 1964, and the date of enactment of this Act, including: draft evasion; abetting draft evasion; draft card destruction; refusing induction into the Armed Forces; desertion; abetting desertion; using contemptuous words against specified governmental officials while a commissioned officer; and causing or attempting to cause disloyalty or mutiny by any member of the Armed Forces. States that the effect of the amnesty shall be to nullify all legal consequences of any such violation. Establishes an Amnesty Commission, and directs the Commission to grant amnesty to any person who, between August 5, 1964, and the date of enactment of this Act, violated any Federal law not enumerated in this Act or any State or local law if it finds that: (1) such violation was in substantial part motivated by the individual's opposition to United States involvement in Indochina; and (2) the individual was not personally responsible for any significant property damage or substantial personal injury to others. Directs the Commission to grant amnesty to any person whose violation of law resulted in such damage or injury if it finds the violation was justifiable on the basis of a deeply held moral or ethical belief. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 1247 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for identification of positions in the Department of Defense which can be filled by civilian employees and to prohibit assignment of active-duty military personnel to such positions unless such personnel meet the civilian qualifications for such positions, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1981

Directs the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Defense to periodically review each position in their respective jurisdictions (except deployable military units having a combat or combat-support mission) and to determine whether each such position: (1) must be filled by active-duty military personnel; (2) could be filled by either active-duty or civilian employees; or (3) should only be filled with civilian employees. Prohibits the assignment of active-duty personnel to positions which could be filled by a civilian employee unless such individual meets certain minimal professional qualifications and no civilian employee with equivalent or superior qualifications is available.

Bill· HRH.R. 1277 (97th)referred

A bill to provide for determination through judicial proceedings of claims for compensation on account of disability or death resulting from disease or injury incurred or aggravated in line of duty while serving in the active military or naval service, including those who served during peacetime, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1981

Allows an action to be brought in United States district court or the District Court for the District of Columbia in the event of a disagreement with respect to any claim for compensation under any law administered by the Veterans' Administration on account of disability or death incurred or aggravated in line of duty while serving in the active military or naval service. Provides that any such action must be instituted within two years from enactment of this Act or within two years from the date of the mailing of notice by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs regarding such claim (whichever date is the later).

Bill· HRH.R. 1153 (97th)open

Act to Establish a Special Pension Program for World War I Veterans

United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1981

Act to Establish a Special Pension Program for World War I Veterans - Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay a monthly pension of $150 to eligible World War I veterans. Establishes maximum eligibility income ceilings for purposes of such pension.

Bill· HRH.R. 1080 (97th)open

Veterans Obligated Period of Service Completion Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1981

Veterans' Obligated Period of Service Completion Act - Requires veterans who enlist after a specified time to complete the entire first obligated period of active duty to be eligible for specified veterans' benefits including the post-Vietnam era veterans' education assistance program.

Bill· HRH.R. 1147 (97th)open

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility of former prisoners of war for certain veterans' benefits.

United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1981

Extends the presumption of captivity-related contraction of specified diseases to all prisoners of war (POW's), not just those held for six months or more. Includes arthritis, chronic respiratory conditions, frozen feet, and gastro intestinal disorders among those diseases for which a captivity-related presumption is extended for disability purposes. Eliminates the requirement that any psychiatric condition (psychoses) manifest itself within two years of separation from service to be considered captivity-related. Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to furnish hospital or nursing home care to any veteran of World War I or World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era who was held as a POW. Entitles such POW's to vocational rehabilitation.

Law· HRH.R. 1100 (97th)enacted

Former Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1981

Prisoner of War Health-Care Benefits Act of 1981 - Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish an advisory committee to assess new medical and other information on former prisoners of war (POW's). Requires that such committee include former POW's of World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam era and individuals who are recognized authorities in certain fields of medicine. Directs the committee to submit a biennial report to the Administrator on its activities. Reduces from six months to 60 days the internment period after which it may be presumed that a POW has suffered certain diseases. Makes POW's with the disease of psychosis manifest to a degree of ten percent presumptively eligible for wartime disability benefits (presently such psychosis must have occurred within two years of separation from service). Entitles POW's of not less than 60 days' internment during World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era to hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care benefits. Directs the Administrator to prescribe regulations and furnish medical services for any disability on an outpatient or ambulatory basis to such POW's. Includes veterans held in captive status due to the seizure of the United States Embassy in Iran among those veterans eligible for educational assistance.

Bill· HRH.R. 1140 (97th)open

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize former members of the armed forces who are totally disabled as the result of a service-connected disability to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the armed forces are permitted to travel on such aircraft.

United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1981

Entitles former members of the armed forces who are totally disabled because of a service- connected disability to the same travel privileges on military aircraft as retired members of the armed forces enjoy.

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