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United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to extend, upon a showing of compelling reason, the period within which a veteran must use his or her educational benefits.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide outpatient dental services to any war veteran with an 80 percent or more service-connected disability.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Amends the provision concerning contracts for medical care for spouses and children of members of the armed forces to eliminate the requirement of using customary charges in developing a profile of physician charges. Permits the updating of charge profiles more than once a year.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Entitles specified members of the armed forces reserves who did not perform active duty before August 16, 1945, to retirement pay.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Authorizes the burial in a national cemetery of the surviving parents of any member of the Armed Forces who was the only child of such parents and whose death occurred under honorable conditions while such member was serving on active duty for a period of more than 30 days.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Amends the National Cemeteries Act of 1973, with respect to memorial areas honoring veterans whose remains were unrecoverable or unidentifiable, to include those veterans whose remains have been donated for use in medical research or training.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to contract for eye examination services for spouses and children of members of the uniformed services under the CHAMPUS program.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Entitles former members of the armed forces who are totally disabled as a 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.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Entitles surviving spouses of certain former members of the armed forces to post exchange and commissary privileges.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Permits the Secretary of the Army, with the officer's consent, to retain any reserve officer in an active status until such officer reaches the age of 60.
United States · United States Congress · 9 January 1981
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow preference visas to be given to an alien who: (1) requests such treatment; (2) was born after 1950 in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, or Thailand; (3) was fathered by an American serviceman; and (4) provides a guarantee of financial support. Stipulates that such guarantee must: (1) be signed by a citizen or lawful permanent resident who is at least 21 years old; and (2) provide that such signing sponsor will provide necessary financial support for five years. Allows the Attorney General to enforce such guarantee against the sponsor in a civil suit unless such sponsor dies or is adjudicated bankrupt.
United States · United States Congress · 9 January 1981
Establishes a new position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. Changes the existing position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower.
United States · United States Congress · 9 January 1981
Allows eligible veterans to receive certain educational assistance during the six-year period following their last discharge or release from active duty even if such period extends beyond December 31, 1989.
United States · United States Congress · 9 January 1981
Defines and includes "limited campaign period" within the definition of period of war for veterans' purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 9 January 1981
Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to acquire the necessary land and establish a national cemetery in Florida.
United States · United States Congress · 9 January 1981
Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to construct a general medical, surgical, and psychiatric Veterans' Administration hospital in the Halifax area of Volusia County, Florida.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1981
Armed Forces Earned Educational Assistance Act - Entitles any individual who enlists or reenlists for the first time in the armed forces for a period of two or more years and who possesses a critical military skill, as determined by the Secretary concerned, to specified educational benefits. Stipulates that such assistance may be for a period of up to 36 months of full time educational assistance. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a joint report containing their respective plans for implementing such program. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report semiannually to Congress on the operation of such program.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1981
Extends through September 30, 1984, the period of Vietnam-era veterans' eligibility for readjustment counseling and related mental health services.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1981
Armed Services Procurement Policy Act of 1981 - Permits the Secretary of a military department to acquire services and property by any kind of contract, excluding cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost contracts, but including multiyear contracts of not more than five years. Sets forth the factors the Secretary should consider in entering into such contracts, including the national security interests of the United States, the continuing requirement for the items to be purchased, and whether furnishing such items requires a substantial investment in plant or equipment by the contractor. Directs the Secretary to notify the appropriate committees of Congress whenever any military contract contains a cancellation ceiling in excess of $50,000,000. Requires the cancellation of multiyear contracts if funds are not made available in subsequent fiscal years. Sets forth payment procedures for the costs of such cancellation. Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to modify regulations to conform with this Act. Amends the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1976 to make conforming changes.
United States · United States Congress · 6 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.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
GI Education Assistance Act of 1981 - Title I: New GI Education Program - Establishes an educational assistance program for veterans who entered the armed forces after December 31, 1980, served on active duty for two or more years, and were honorably discharged or discharged for hardship or a service-connected disability. Entitles eligible veterans to 27 months of assistance for the first two years of active service and one month of assistance for each additional month of service. Makes such veterans eligible for educational loans. Establishes a delimiting period of ten years after discharge or release from active duty for completing a program of education unless such period is interrupted by a physical or mental disability which prevents completion. Excludes periods of capture from the delimiting period. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay each eligible, participating veteran the cost of tuition and a monthly subsistence allowance. Establishes an educational benefits program for persons serving on active duty who have completed six years of active duty. Requires such persons to participate for at least 12 consecutive months except as specified. Requires participants to agree to a monthly deduction from such person's military pay as a contribution to such program. Provides for a refund of such contributions upon disenrollment, discharge, release, or death. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to contribute to the fund of any participant any amount necessary to encourage persons to remain in the armed forces. Entitles each participant to 36 monthly benefit payments. Sets forth the formula for computing the amount of such payments. Permits eligible veterans to transfer any educational benefits to such veterans' spouse or children. Establishes a delimiting period of ten years after discharge or release for educational assistance benefits. Requires the Administrator and the Secretary to report to the appropriate committees of Congress on their respective plans for implementing the educational assistance benefits program. Prohibits participation in both the career service person's education assistance program and other specified educational assistance after a specified time. Title II: Educational Leave of Absences for Members of the Armed Forces - Permits the Secretary to grant any eligible member a leave of absence from such member's military duties to permit such member to pursue a program of education for up to 12 months. Sets forth the impact of such leave of absence upon the payment of basic pay, determining eligibility for retirement pay, and upon time in grade for promotion purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Armed Forces Educational Assistance Act of 1981 - Establishes an Armed Forces Educational Assistance Program for persons who enter military service after September 30, 1981, and serve on active duty for three years or more. Sets forth a schedule of educational assistance entitlement for such veterans as follows: (1) for service of 36 consecutive months but less than 48 consecutive months and an agreement to serve three years in the Ready Reserve, 18 months of assistance; (2) for service of 48 consecutive months but less than 72 consecutive months and an agreement to serve four years in the Ready Reserve, 36 months of assistance; and (3) for service of 72 consecutive months, 36 months of assistance. Allows an eligible veteran who has served on active duty for 16 years by September 30, 1987, to transfer his or her educational entitlement to spouse or children in such manner as prescribed by the Administrator concerned and under limitations set forth in this Act. Makes such veterans eligible for educational assistance for the six-year period following their discharge or release date. Sets forth procedures extending any applicable time period for such veterans who are prevented from initiating or completing a program of education under certain circumstances. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay tuition costs and a subsistence allowance to eligible veterans in the program. Terminates the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance program after September 30, 1983. Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to submit a joint report to the Congress, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, on plans for implementing the educational assistance provided in such Act. Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress semiannually on the effect of such program on the number and quality of individuals entering the Armed Forces.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Veterans' and Service-members' Education Benefits Act of 1981 - Establishes a Veterans' and Service Members' Education Benefits Program for veterans who have served on active duty for a period of two years or more after September 30, 1981. Entitles eligible veterans to one and one-half months of educational assistance for each month of such veteran's service and makes such veterans eligible for education loans. States that such veterans are eligible for educational assistance for the ten-year period following their discharge or release date. Sets forth conditions for extending any applicable time period for such veterans who are prevented from initiating or completing a program of education under certain circumstances. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay an educational assistance allowance to eligible veterans in the program. Makes any person who, after September 30, 1981, performs four years of service as a member of the Selected Reserve eligible for educational assistance limited to a maximum of 36 months, and an educational assistance allowance equal to one-half that of an eligible veteran. Grants to eligible veterans, who have served on active duty for eight years or more, the right to transfer educational assistance entitlements to such veterans' spouses or children in such manner as prescribed by the Administrator and under limitations set forth in this Act. Terminates the Veterans' Educational Assistance program after December 31, 1989, or four years after any eligible veteran's discharge or release date, whichever is later.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Comprehensive Vietnam and Post-Vietnam-Era Veterans Readjustment, Recruitment, and Retention Assistance Act of 1981 - Title I: Interagency Coordination and Veterans Outreach Services - Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to coordinate all programs and activities affecting veterans and their dependents with other departments and agencies. Directs the Administrator to initiate a comprehensive outreach and information program to inform and assist eligible veterans and eligible persons to understand and utilize such programs. Title II: Compensation and Treatment for Diseases and Disabilities Caused by Toxic Substances and Radiation Exposure - Entitles a veteran who suffers from a personal injury or disease contracted in the line of duty, or a disabled child with birth defects resulting from genetic damage to a veteran, to compensation and medical care. Authorizes the Administrator to establish and carry out a comprehensive program of screening veterans who may have been exposed to toxic substances, chemical or biological agents, or radiation during their military, naval, or air service to determine whether such veterans have incurred any disease or disability as a result of such exposure. Provides for outreach services to inform and assist such veterans in adjusting to such diseases or disabilities. Permits the Administrator to establish a centralized registry of claims made before the Veterans' Administration (VA) or other appropriate agency arising out of exposure or possible exposure to toxic substances, chemical or biological agents, or radiation, and of the disabilities, diseases, genetic damage, or symptoms associated with such exposure. Title III: Readjustment Counseling Improvement and Expansion - Authorizes the Administrator to arrange for or assist the veteran or the veteran's dependent, or both, in obtaining readjustment counseling or mental health services. Authorizes the Administrator to conduct or contract for comprehensive studies of the psychological and sociological effects of the Vietnam Conflict, military service, and the readjustment process upon veterans and dependents. Directs the Administrator to coordinate such services with the appropriate provisions of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). Title IV: GI Bill Program Adjustments - Modifies the delimiting period for completing a program of education for veterans. Provides for the extension of the delimiting period for eligible veterans up to a period of two years. Terminates eligibility for educational assistance after December 31, 1989, or the expiration of five years after the veteran's last discharge or release from active duty. States that the Administrator shall provide educational, vocational, and personal adjustment counseling for veterans eligible for educational assistance. Eliminates reporting requirements to Congress regarding default rates and experience with respect to loans made under this Act to eligible veterans. Discharges a veteran's liability on loans, in the amount of entitlement remaining, upon such veteran's successful completion of educational, professional, or vocational objective. Title V: Post-Vietnam Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Assistance Program - Establishes an education assistance program for veterans who served on active duty for a period of two or more years after December 31, 1976, and were discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. Entitles such veterans to such assistance for a period of one month for each month of active duty served after such date. Makes such veterans eligible for educational loans. Establishes a delimiting period of ten years for such benefits unless the Administrator grants an exemption because a physical or mental disability has prevented a veteran from completing a program of education within such period. Directs the Administrator to pay each participating veteran an educational assistance allowance to meet specified expenses. Makes members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a component of the armed forces eligible for educational assistance. Sets forth the formula and criteria for computing the extent of such members' entitlement. Establishes a ten year delimiting period for such benefits. Permits specified veterans eligible for educational assistance to transfer all or part of such entitlement to a spouse or dependent child or children. Makes all persons eligible to participate in such programs also eligible to participate in a program of Career Development, Advancement and Training. Title VI: Interagency Task Force; Presidential Commission on Veterans' Affairs - Establishes an Interagency Veterans' Advisory Task Force to advise and assist in the review of the effectiveness, appropriateness, and coordination of all rights, benefits, programs and services available to veterans. Establishes within such Task Force: (1) a section on enforcement and implementation of laws, directives and regulations relevant to the needs, programs, services, and policies of the Veterans Administration; and (2) a section on the evaluation, recognition, utilization, and accreditation of military training, service, education, and experience. Establishes a Presidential Commission on Veterans' Affairs to advise and assist in the execution of the duties of the Task Force. Title VII: Job Counseling, Training, and Placement Service for Veterans - Directs each State representative of the Veterans' Employment Service to develop technical assistance and training to implement the provisions of CETA relating to veterans. Title VIII: Employment and Training of Post-Vietnam-Era Veterans - Requires Federal contracts of $10,000 or more to require the contracting party to take affirmative steps to employ qualified disabled veterans and veterans of the Post-Vietnam-era and to make reasonable efforts to provide career development, advancement, and training opportunities to such veterans. Encourages veterans employment within the Federal Government. Title IX: Veterans Career Development, Advancement, and Training Assistance - Establishes a program of career development, advancement, training, and related services for Vietnam-era veterans. Sets forth provisions regarding the entitlement to and the eligibility of a veteran for a career development and advancement or training allowance. Sets the duration of such eligibility. Requires the Administrator of the Veterans' Administration to provide occupational and vocational counseling. Permits an eligible veteran to select a program of career development and advancement, or a program of career development and training with an eligible employer in a chosen career field if the employer hires such veteran into its regular workforce with the expectation of permanent employment after the training and career development assistance ends. Directs the Administrator to provide such veteran with a career development advancement and training voucher designating such veteran's entitlement unless the Administrator specifically approves such enrollment. Disallows approval of enrollment of a veteran for: (1) seasonal, intermittent or temporary jobs; (2) jobs paying less than $4.00 an hour, unless the Administrator determines in a particular case that the clause does not apply; (3) jobs outside the United States or its territories or possessions; (4) jobs under which commissions are the primary source of income; (5) employment which involves political or religious activities; (6) employment in an industry which a substantial number of experienced and able workers are unemployed; (7) jobs that are above entry level, except when applicable personnel procedures and collective bargaining procedures regarding the advancement of currently employed workers are complied with; (8) employment which would result in the displacement of any currently employed worker; or (9) jobs which if filled would replace any worker who is on lay off, or on strike. Requires the Administrator to discontinue the career development and advancement allowance of an eligible veteran whose conduct or progress is unsatisfactory. Allows the Administrator to renew the veterans' allowance under certain conditions. Directs the Administrator to pay to each eligible veteran employer, on behalf of each eligible veteran, an allowance to meet in part the expenses of such veteran's wages, benefits, training, and any other necessary or appropriate costs. Sets forth the provisions for computation of career development, advancement, and training allowances and payment to eligible employers. Outlines the specifications for approval of career development and advancement programs. Provides for the issuance of certificates of approval to the eligible employers. Requires an employer who receives an overpayment as a result of: (1) willful or negligent failure to report a veteran's excessive absences from work or interruptions in a planned program; or (2) false certification to repay the amount of such overpayment to the United States. Allows the Administrator to make a complete report of the facts to the appropriate approving agency and, if considered advisable, to the Attorney General of the United States for appropriate action. Allows an eligible veteran to make one change of program, unless the Administrator finds sufficient reason to support further changes. Authorizes the Administrator to conduct compliance surveys periodically. Outlines the duties of the Secretary of Labor under this Act. Directs the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor and Education to provide for an outreach and public information program to inform eligible veterans of the program established by this Act. Title X: Honorable Discharge (Limited) - Creates a discharge category of honorable discharge (Limited) if the board determines that such individual has been rehabilitated, that such individual's conduct, activities, and habits since the individual's last discharge or dismissal have been exemplary for a reasonable period of time. Title XI: Effective Date - Provides that the amendments made by this Act shall take effect October 1, 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Provides that remarriage of a veteran's surviving spouse after age 60 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends provisions of existing law relating to the definition of dependents authorized to receive medical and dental care benefits of the uniformed services by deleting existing references to the sex of a dependent spouse and replacing such references with sexually neutral terms. Provides that the remarriage of a surviving spouse of a member or former member of the armed forces shall not bar such individual from receiving medical care under the CHAMPUS (Civilian Health and Medical Plan of the Uniformed Services) if the remarriage was declared void, was annulled, or was terminated by death or divorce, unless the Secretary concerned determines the annulment or divorce was secured through fraud or collusion.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Entitles a member of the uniformed services who is assigned to field or sea duty to a basic allowance for quarters if such member was entitled to such allowance prior to the field or sea duty assignment.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Requires, upon application by the insured, waiver of the payment of premiums for National Service Life Insurance during any time after which the insured has attained the age of 70 and has paid premiums on the insurance for not less than 25 years.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Provides that remarriage of a veteran's surviving spouse after age 60 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Establishes a presumption of service-connected disability caused by exposure to a phenoxy herbicide (Agent Orange) for veterans who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era. Waives the one-year limitation on claims for compensation for such disabilities.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Authorizes the establishment of Senior Reserve Officers' Training programs at public community colleges.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer the statue of Major General George Gordon Mead presently situated in the District of Columbia to Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Provides that Government life insurance shall be paid in accordance with any election of the insured. States that, if at the time of death no such election has been made, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall notify the beneficiary who shall elect whether to receive payment in a lump sum or in installments. Directs the Administrator to notify all insured individuals who have not made such election concerning the effect of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Provides that the maximum age for original appointment as a regular commissioned officer in the Armed Forces shall be 45 years old.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Directs any organization or agency within the Department of Defense to make any excess property available to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) before making such property available to any other organization outside the Department. States that any transfer of such property to the FEMA requires no reimbursement. Amends the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 to authorize the Administrator of the FEMA to loan any property obtained from any Federal agency to State and local governments for civil defense purposes.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 to authorize the use of Federal civil defense funds by local civil defense agencies for natural disaster or civil disturbance relief. Increases the Federal contribution for travel expenses and per diem allowances for students in civil defense training programs. Increases the Federal financial contribution to States for civil defense personnel and administrative expenses. Extends the emergency authority of the President contained in such Act until September 30, 1981. Increases the authorization for appropriations under such Act for travel expenses, personal equipment for State and local workers, and personnel and administrative expenses.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Modifies the cost-sharing formula for emergency inpatient medical and dental care for members, certain former members, and dependents under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS).
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Authorizes the recomputation at age 60 of the disability, retired or retainer pay for members or former members of the uniformed services whose retired or retainer pay was computed on the basis of pay scales in effect prior to January 1, 1972, in order to reflect any retired or retainer pay increases for other members which were based on changes in the Consumer Price Index since that date.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
World War I Veterans Pension Act of 1981 - Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay (in addition to any pension already paid) a monthly pension of $150: (1) to each veteran of World War I who meets specified service requirements; (2) to the surviving spouse of each such veteran; or (3) when there is no surviving spouse, to the child or children of each such veteran.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide mortgage protection life insurance to certain veterans unable to obtain commercial life insurance at a standard rate because of service-connected disabilities. Establishes guidelines for such insurance regarding: (1) amount of insurance; (2) premium rates; (3) payment of insurance; and (4) policy provisions.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Repeals certain veterans' education provisions requiring the use of such benefits within ten years of eligibility.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Declares that any member of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots (or any other group of similarly situated Federal civilian employees) shall be considered to have been released from such service on the date such member is issued a discharge under the G.I. Bill Improvement Act or on the date of enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later. Provides that such members' eligibility for veterans' educational assistance be available for ten years after their release date.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Provides that, for purposes of veterans' and dependents' and survivors' educational assistance eligibility, the agricultural work relevancy criteria shall not consider: (1) whether such work is full-time or not; or (2) whether it is the principal source of income. Defines "agricultural employment," for such purposes, as: (1) cultivation of the ground; (2) raising livestock; or (3) distribution or processing of agricultural products.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Permits certain veterans with service-connected disabilities who are retired members of the uniformed services to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide scholarships of up to $6,000 per school year to medical students who agree to practice for a specified length of time at a Veterans' Administration (VA) facility upon completion of their professional training. Provides the United States with a right to recover expenses against an individual who fails to meet such VA service condition. Provides that veterans and dependents of veterans shall have priority with regard to such scholarships. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1984 to carry out the purposes of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Sets forth the amount of reimbursement which the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall pay to the States for furnishing domiciliary, hospital, or nursing home care to eligible veterans who receive such care in State facilities.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Establishes a Court of Veterans' Appeals, appointed by the President, with exclusive jurisdiction to review by appeal all questions involved in decisions of the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Provides for the payment of attorneys' and legal fees.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends the Veterans' and Survivors' Pension Improvement Act of 1978 and certain other provisions to provide that monthly annuity payments under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 shall not be included as income for the purpose of determining eligibility for certain veterans' pensions and dependency and indemnity compensation paid by the Veterans' Administration.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Repeals certain veterans' education provisions requiring the use of such benefits within ten years of eligibility.
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to prescribe the necessary regulations to insure that burials in national cemeteries be permitted on weekends and holidays.