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Bill· HRH.R. 327 (98th)referred

A bill to extend the eligibility of certain persons for educational benefits under the GI bill.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

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.

Bill· HRH.R. 261 (98th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, 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 or the amount of certain veterans' pension and dependency and indemnity compensation benefits.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Amends the Veterans' and Survivors' Pension Improvement Act of 1978 and other Federal law 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.

Bill· HRH.R. 211 (98th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to restore certain social security benefits repealed by Public Law 97-35 in the case of survivors of veterans dying of service-connected disabilities incurred before September 1, 1981.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Increases the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to the surviving spouse of a veteran who died from a service-connected or compensable disability by the amount such spouse would have received under the Social Security Act were she caring for a child under 16 (when such child is actually between 16 and 18 years of age). Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to make monthly payments equivalent to the child's insurance benefit under the Social Security Act before the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to children of such deceased veterans between the ages of 18 and 22 attending institutions of higher learning. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide the Administrator with any information necessary.

Bill· HRH.R. 212 (98th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive the one-year limitation on claims for compensation from the Veterans' Administration for disabilities and diseases incurred in or aggravated by military service in the case of claims by veterans who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era for compensation for disabilities resulting from exposure to the phenoxy herbicide known as agent orange or other phenoxy herbicides.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

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.

Bill· HRH.R. 105 (98th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the travel allowance paid by the Veterans' Administration for travel by a veteran in connection with a service-connected disability.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Allows travel expenses to veterans traveling to or from a Veterans Administration (VA) or other facility in connection with a service-connected disability at either the maximum rates allowable by the VA or the rates authorized for employees of the United States on official business, whichever is greater.

Bill· HRH.R. 106 (98th)referred

Community Residential Care Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Community Residential Care Act of 1983 - Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to refer veterans eligible for hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, and medical care through the Veterans Administration to community residential facilities. Makes each veteran responsible for the cost of care and services provided by such facilities. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations regarding such facilities to ensure the health and safety of placed veterans. Requires the Administrator's approval of a facility before placement assistance is provided.

Bill· HRH.R. 119 (98th)referred

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to make certain that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced because of increases in monthly social security benefits.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Provides that recipients of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation to parents and non-service connected death, disability, or certain other service pensions will not have the amount of such pensions reduced or discontinued because of increases in monthly social security benefits.

Bill· HRH.R. 107 (98th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce from 100 percent to 50 percent the degree of service-connected disability a veteran must have in order to be eligible for non-service-connected dental care from the Veterans' Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Reduces from 100 to 50 percent the degree of service-connected disability a veteran must have to be eligible for non-service-connected dental care from the Veterans Administration.

Bill· HRH.R. 64 (98th)open

Education Assistance Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Education Assistance Act of 1983 - Title I: New G.I. Education Program - Establishes a Peacetime Veterans' Educational Assistance Program for persons who enter military service after December 31, 1980, and serve on active duty for a period of two years or more, or are discharged or released from such duty for a service-connected disability. Entitles eligible veterans to 27 months of educational assistance under such program for the first 24 months of service, and one month of such assistance for each additional month of service. Provides that no person may earn more than 36 months of such assistance. Prohibits persons who enter active duty and are entitled to an initial enlistment bonus from earning entitlement under such program, unless such persons enlisted for a period of four years or more. Sets forth circumstances under which such persons may earn entitlement by not accepting certain bonuses or by re-enlisting from two to four years. Makes veterans entitled to educational assistance eligible for education loans. Makes such veterans eligible for educational assistance for the ten-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. Extends such educational assistance program to members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve who enlist after December 31, 1980, for not less than six years of service under regulations prescribed by the Administrator and the Secretary of Defense. Establishes a Career Servicepersons' Education Assistance Program for members of the armed forces serving on active duty who have completed six years of service. Allows such members to enroll in such educational benefits program by contributing a monthly deduction to the Career Servicepersons' Education Account. Limits such contributions to a specified amount. Authorizes the Secretary to match such contributions at a specified rate after 24 months of participation by any member and to contribute amounts he deems necessary to encourage persons to remain in the armed forces. Provides procedures for refunds of contributions due to: (1) disenrollment from such program; (2) death of a participant; and (3) discharge or release under conditions which would bar the use of educational benefits. Sets forth the formula for determining the amount of entitlement and the methods of payments of benefits to eligible members who pursue a program of education. Makes veterans participating in such program eligible for education loans. Authorizes eligible veterans to transfer their educational benefits to their spouses or children in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Limits educational assistance under such program to the date ten years beyond an eligible veteran's discharge or release date. Requires the Administrator and the Secretary to submit a joint report to the congressional committees on Veterans' Affairs containing their respective plans for implementation of the Career Serviceperson's Educational Assistance Program and to submit an annual report each year detailing the operations of such program. Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the Administrator each month on deductions made from the military pay of program participants. Makes persons who enter the military service after December 31, 1980, ineligible for participation in the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program. Title II: Educational Leaves of Absence for Members of the Armed Forces - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations to grant leaves of absence (not to exceed 12 consecutive months) to eligible members of the armed forces to pursue a program of education. Requires members granted such leave to agree in writing to extend their active duty service for a period of two months for each month of leave of absence. Allows payment to such members of basic allowance for quarters and subsistence while on such leave. Sets forth the circumstances under which the Secretary may cancel such leaves of absence.

Bill· HRH.R. 57 (98th)open

A bill to provide for a Veterans' Administration general medical and surgical hospital at Jacksonville, Florida, and to achieve cooperation with the University of Florida College of Medicine in its activities in Jacksonville.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to construct a Veterans Administration hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Requires the Administrator to secure the cooperation of the University of Florida College of Medicine in its training of medical students in Jacksonville. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 31 (98th)open

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to include chiropractic care in the health care that may be provided to members and certain former members of the uniformed services and their dependents and to authorize chiropractors to be appointed as commissioned officers in the Armed Forces to provide such chiropractic care.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services to include chiropractic care among the services offered members, former members, and dependents of the uniformed services. Authorizes the appointment of chiropractors as commissioned officers in the Medical Services Corps of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. Entitles such officers to the same pay as dental officers.

Bill· HRH.R. 47 (98th)open

A bill to modify the insanity defense in the Federal courts.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a defense to a Federal prosecution that the defendant, as a result of mental disease or defect, lacked the state of mind required as an element of the offense charged. Authorizes a verdict of "not guilty only by reason of insanity" for any criminal defendant who raises the issue of insanity by notice as provided by Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Requires a court to sentence a defendant found not guilty only by reason of insanity to imprisonment for a period comparable to the period of imprisonment to which the defendant would have been sentenced on a finding of guilty. Requires that any person found not guilty only by reason of insanity be committed to a facility until eligible for release. Requires the court to commit such person to the custody of the Attorney General upon a finding by clear and convincing evidence that the the person is currently suffering from a mental disease or defect and his release would create a significant risk of bodily injury to another person or serious damage to property of another. Directs the Attorney General to release such person to a State which will assume responsibility for his custody and treatment or otherwise to hospitalize such person in a suitable facility. Requires the court to hold a hearing upon the certification by the director of the facility that such person's release will no longer create significant risk of injury or property damage. Directs the court to order the discharge of a person who is found to have recovered. Requires that such a person, after release from hospitalization, complete the remaining portion of his sentence in an appropriate Federal correctional facility.

Bill· HRH.R. 67 (98th)open

Defense Production Act Amendments of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Defense Production Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit any Government acquisitions officer who is authorized to administer procurement contracts for an executive agency from accepting compensation from any contractor who received funds under contracts administered by such officer for two years following such officer's last day of Federal employment. Makes it a felony for a contractor to offer such compensation. Authorizes the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to issue regulations as necessary to implement this Act. Permits an officer who is offered compensation and the contractor offering such compensation to apply to the OPM for an advisory opinion concerning the legality of such compensation under this Act. Directs the OPM to: (1) publish notice of such application; (2) issue an interim opinion within ten days and a final opinion within 30 days; (3) provide an opportunity for interested parties to present information or comments concerning issuance of such opinion; and (4) publish and give Congress specified information justifying the Office's opinion. Specifies conditions under which the OPM may determine that such compensation does not violate the intent of this Act. States that reliance on such advisory opinion shall be a defense to a civil or criminal case brought under this Act. Requires all meetings of the OPM to consider applications for an advisory opinion to be open to the public. Requires the Office to report annually to Congress concerning its activities and its recommendations for promoting high ethical standards for government employees. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 68 (98th)referred

A bill to amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation to increase the term of service in the armed forces under their jurisdiction and to pay bonuses for enlistment and reenlistment in the Reserve components.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Authorizes the Secretaries of Defense and Transportation to extend from six years to six to eight years the term of service in the armed forces under their jurisdiction. Permits the payment of enlistment and reenlistment bonuses for elements of the Ready Reserve other than the Selected Reserve.

Bill· HRH.R. 13 (98th)referred

Defense Industrial Base Revitalization Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Defense Industrial Base Revitalization Act - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to direct the President to take immediate action to assist in the modernization of industries related to defense. Limits such assistance to small and medium-sized businesses unless national security requires otherwise. Directs the Secretary of Defense to determine immediately and semiannually which industries should be given priority and the type of assistance which would be most helpful. Directs the President to assist persons expanding the domestic capability to produce or process critical and strategic materials. Sets forth the terms of such assistance, including qualification through public solicitation and the President's right to refuse delivery of items exceeding market price. Prohibits the extension of assistance for establishments relocating from one area to another or for persons divesting other persons of contracts customarily performed by them. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984-1988. Permits the President to utilize the borrowing authority of the Treasury as specified and to use unobligated funds in Department of Defense appropriations. Limits the amount of funds used to the amounts provided in advance in appropriation Acts. Directs the President to implement a national program to train workers in skills necessary in key defense industries. Makes such assistance available through State vocational education programs in States with previously approved plans for a five-year program of skills training. Requires the States to make contributions to such program in annually increasing percentages to qualify for extensions of such program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983-1988 for such purpose. Directs the President to implement a grant program to assist institutions of higher education in obtaining and installing modern equipment to train scientific and technical personnel needed in the key industries. Sets forth the terms of such assistance, including application procedures, limits on grants, and the requirement that such equipment be purchased through competitive bidding. Requires such equipment to be of U.S. origin. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose for FY 1984-1988. Directs the Comptroller General to monitor this program and submit an annual report to Congress. Directs the Office of Technology Assessment to study the public facilities or infrastructure essential to the defense industrial base and report to each Congress on recommendations for measures to avoid serious impediments to production. Sets forth the labor standards to be maintained on any project funded under this Act, including compliance with the wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act. Requires each executive department and agency to follow the principle of geographical dispersal to the degree possible in constructing any Government-owned industrial facility. Directs such departments and agencies to continuously assess the capability of the defense industrial base to satisfy near-term and increased mobilization production requirements. Increases the maximum obligation of any guaranteeing agency for loans necessary to prevent personal insolvency or bankruptcy that would impede the production and delivery of materials or the performance of services for the national defense. Decreases from 60 to 30 days the period during which the appropriate committees of Congress must be notified of certain proposed loans before automatic approval. Permits such loans to be made immediately if both Houses adopt a concurrent resolution of approval. Extends to September 30, 1988, the termination date of certain provisions of the Defense Production Act of 1950, including certain priorities, allocations, and expansion of productive capacity and supply provisions. Repeals the National Commission on Supplies and Shortages Act of 1974. Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require any defense contractor who includes an offset agreement in excess of $5,000,000 in a defense contract with a nation other than the United States to file an annual report with the Secretary of the Treasury. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on the number and amount of offsets in such contracts.

Bill· HRH.R. 66 (98th)referred

A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to establish by law procedures for the classification and protection of sensitive information relating to the national security, to provide criminal penalties for unauthorized disclosure of such information, to limit matters that may be classified and impose penalties for unauthorized classification, to provide for declassification, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Amends the National Security Act of 1947 by adding: Title V: Classification and Safeguarding of National Security Information. States that national security information may be designated and protected only in accordance with this title. Sets forth three classifications ("Top Secret," "Secret," and "Confidential") by which national security information may be designated. Promulgates standards defining each classification. Grants authority to originate the classification of material only to such officials as the President may designate, or any subordinate of such official who is designated as having frequent need of such authority. States that Congress shall periodically review the designations of such subordinates. Requires the President to prescribe regulations for the classification of material by agencies having no designated official. Identifies information which may be classified, including any information which if disclosed could cause identifiable damage to the national security. Prohibits the classification of information in order to conceal incompetence, inefficiency, wrongdoing, or administrative error, to avoid embarrassment to any individual or agency, to restrain competition or independent initiative, or to prevent for any reason the release of information the dissemination of which will not damage the national security. Sets forth regulations governing the identification of an item of classified material. Sets forth procedures to be followed by a holder of classified material who does not believe that such material has been properly classified. Requires the declassification of classified information as early as national security considerations allow. Directs the President to prescribe regulations to: (1) establish procedures for the periodic review of classified information to downgrade, declassify, or destroy such information; and (2) carry out this Act, including provisions assuring the security and accountability of such information. Declares that nothing in this Act shall affect any requirement made under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Sets forth: (1) criminal penalties for the knowing disclosure of classified information or material to any officer or agent of a foreign government or organization who is not authorized to receive such information or material; and (2) procedures for determining whether such material is lawfully classified. Establishes a penalty consisting of a fine of up to $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both, for the classification of material to conceal incompetence, inefficiency, wrongdoing, or administrative error, to avoid embarrassment, to restrain competition or independent initiative, or to prevent or delay the release of information which should not have been classified.

Bill· HRH.R. 37 (98th)referred

A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide that a reenlistment bonus paid to an enlisted member of the Armed Forces shall be paid in the highest applicable amount in effect during the one-year period preceding the end of the member's current enlistment.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Requires that a reenlistment bonus be in the highest amount the recipient could have received for reenlisting at any time during the last year his current enlistment.

Bill· HRH.R. 34 (98th)referred

Military Justice Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Military Justice Act of 1983 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to establish within the Office of the Judge Advocate General of each armed force an independent command known as the Courts-Martial Command. Provides that each such command shall be divided into four separate divisions as follows: (1) the judicial division which shall be responsible for the detailing of military judges; (2) the prosecution division which shall be responsible for detailing trial counsel and assistant counsel to courts-martial trials; (3) the defense division which shall be responsible for detailing defense counsel and assistant counsel to courts-martial trials; and (4) the administrative division which shall be responsible for convening courts-martial and detailing court reporters to courts-martial trials. Provides that each Courts-Martial Command shall be subdivided into one or more Regional Commands which shall have responsibility for the administration of military justice within its geographic area. Revises the classification of courts-martial to establish only two types, upper courts-martial consisting of a military judge and seven members, and lower courts-martial consisting of a military judge and three members, or in both cases only a military judge if requested by the accused and approved by the military judge. Sets forth the jurisdiction of upper and lower courts-martial. Stipulates that lower courts-martial may not prescribe punishments of death, dishonorable discharge, dismissal, confinement for more than six months, hard labor without confinement for more than three months, or forfeiture of pay for more than six months. Grants the district courts of the United States jurisdiction over enumerated offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Stipulates that courts-martial may be convened only by the Chief of the Administrative Division of the Regional Command or the Chief's designee within that division. Stipulates that members of upper and lower courts-martial are to be selected on a random basis among those eligible persons permanently stationed within the geographical limits of the Regional Command convening the courts-martial unless the Secretary concerned prescribes by regulation that the selection be made from a smaller geographical area. Requires that, within 24 hours after charges are preferred against an individual or 24 hours after an individual is arrested, whichever is first, such person be brought before a military judge at which time the judge shall inform the accused of the charges against the accused as well as the rights of the accused including the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney and the accused's right to a preliminary examination. States that the judge shall admit the accused to bail in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned or may impose such restrictions in lieu of bail to insure the presence of the accused at trial. Allows interlocutory appeals for denial of bail. Allows trial counsel and defense counsel three preemptory challenges at any lower court-martial if a bad conduct discharge may be adjudged, six peremptory challenges at any upper court-martial, and ten challenges if the death penalty may be adjudged by the court. Prohibits the court-martialing of any individual who has been tried for substantially the same offense in any State or Federal court or the trial of any individual in State or Federal courts if such individual has been tried by a court-martial for substantially the same offense. Requires that all subpoenas be signed by a military judge. Stipulates that only military judges in accordance with regulations promulgated by the President shall have the authority to issue orders to conduct searches and seizures in connection with offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and requires that such orders be in writing and based upon probable cause. Sets forth the powers of military judges with respect to contempt proceedings. Authorizes military judges to enter judgments of acquittal after the evidence on either side is closed if the evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction. Requires concurrence of two-thirds of the members of a court-martial who are present at the time the vote is taken in order to convict an individual. Stipulates that where the sentence is death the vote must be unanimous and that such vote is not binding on the military judge. Increases the number of judges on the United States Court of Military Appeals from three to nine. Authorizes the court, whenever it determines it is necessary to expedite business of the court, to divide itself into three separate panels each consisting of three judges. Provides that cases in the United States Court of Military Appeals may be reviewed by the Supreme Court by writ of certiorari. Establishes a committee to conduct a study of specified aspects of the military justice system and to report the results of such study to the President within one year after the date of enactment of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 35 (98th)referred

Armed Forces Procurement Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Armed Forces Procurement Act of 1983 - Revises the procurement procedures for the armed forces. Directs the Secretary of a military department to solicit bids from a broad range of sources to promote effective competition and to permit suppliers to offer alternative solutions or designs. Limits the use of noncompetitive procedures to circumstances where: (1) a property or service is available only from a single source; (2) the requirement is urgent; (3) an essential industrial capability must be maintained; (4) international agreements require directed procurements; or (5) when an unsolicited unique innovation is proposed by a particular contractor. Sets forth the factors to be used in evaluating a bid, including offered price, total cost to the Government, and technical or management considerations. Requires each solicitation to describe the relative importance of various factors, including price and the variety of alternative solutions possible. Sets forth notification and award procedures. Directs a Secretary to use simplified procedures for small purchases. Permits a Secretary to make a multiyear contract for five years when appropriations are available and the estimated needs for a property or service are firm and continuing. Requires a contracting officer to obtain price data and use price analysis techniques to evaluate a prime contract price not based on adequate competition or a price adjustment pursuant to a contract modification. Prohibits the use of cost-plus-percentage-of-cost contracts. Permits a Secretary to make advance or partial payments not exceeding the unpaid contract price. Permits the President to authorize a Secretary to make contracts without regard to certain limitations. Permits a Secretary to inspect the place of performance of any contract or subcontract. Grants a Secretary and the Comptroller General access to relevant data or records for three years after final payment. Directs the Secretaries of military departments to ensure compliance with regulations, policies, and good business practices and to establish clear lines of authority and accountability for procurement decisionmaking. Permits the delegation of this authority. Establishes in the Department of Defense an Office of Defense Procurement Policy, headed by the Administrator of Defense Procurement Policy to be appointed by the President. Directs the Administrator to: (1) establish standards for the operation and certification of agency procurement systems; (2) develop uniform procurement policies; (3) establish standards and promote programs for the recruiting and training of procurement personnel; and (4) improve the computer-based Defense Procurement Data System. Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide direction in the development and implementation of procurement policies, standards, legislation, regulations, and programs. Requires military departments to implement standards and certify compliance to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to establish a computer-based Defense Procurement Data System for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating procurement data. Places such Center in the Office of Defense Procurement Policy. Directs the Secretary to review the prevailing costs of labor and materials at least every three years. Permits the Secretary to delegate any responsibility under this Act other than the authority to provide overall direction in the development of defense procurement policy. Directs each Secretary of a military department to grant the Secretary access to any records necessary to such function. Directs the Secretary to keep Congress informed of the major activities of the Office. Requires that certification of military department procurement systems be completed within five years. Directs the Secretary to make annual reports to Congress on the progress in establishing standards for the procurement system and in certifying completed procurement systems.

Bill· HRH.R. 36 (98th)referred

A bill to make eligible for annuities payable under section 4 of Public Law 92-425 (relating to the Armed Forces Survivor Benefit Plan) persons who became widows during the eighteen-month period following the effective date of such law.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Amends the Armed Forces Survivor Benefit Plan to extend eligibility for annuities under such plan to persons widowed 18 months, rather than one year, after the effective date of a specified Act, approved September 21, 1972.

Bill· HRH.R. 32 (98th)referred

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to regulate the discharge of members of the armed forces, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

States that a member of the armed forces may be given only one of the following discharges: (1) an Honorable Discharge; (2) a Discharge from Service as regulated under this Act; (3) a Bad Conduct Discharge issued in accordance with the sentence of a general court-martial; or (4) a Dishonorable Discharge issued in accordance with the sentence of a general court-martial. Requires that a narrative statement describing the service of a former member be issued to such member upon request at any time following separation from service. Limits the information which may be included in such a statement. Sets forth the composition of administrative discharge boards which shall consider whether a member should be separated with a Discharge from Service only upon a finding, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that: (1) the member has engaged in misconduct; (2) in the case of an officer, cadet, or midshipman, that such member has engaged in moral or professional dereliction; (3) the retention of such member would be contrary to the interests of national security; or (4) such member has been convicted previously in a civilian court or previous court-martial under specified circumstances and the retention of such member is not warranted. Authorizes the use of such discharge by the President in time of war, when the individual has been absent without authority for one year, or where the member has requested such discharge, after consultation with counsel, in lieu of board action under this Act or a court-martial. Sets forth the rights of the member concerned before the board and procedures regarding the board's actions. Directs such Judge Advocate General to establish a Court of Administrative Review to review recommendations for separation with a Discharge from Service. Requires the Court of Military Appeals to review the record upon which such a discharge was issued after final action by the Court of Administrative Review if the Judge Advocate General orders such review. Authorizes the Court to review the case upon petition by the member affected. Sets forth the conditions under which an administrative discharge board shall be precluded from determining whether a member should be issued a Discharge from Service.

Bill· HRH.R. 104 (98th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce from 50 percent to 30 percent the degree of service-connected disability a veteran must have in order to be eligible for non-service-connected outpatient care from the Veterans' Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Reduces from 50 to 30 percent the degree of service-connected disability a veteran must have to be eligible for non-service- connected outpatient care from the Veterans' Administration.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 7 (98th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Army should place a plaque in Arlington National Cemetery honoring members of the United States Armed Forces who died during an attempt to rescue American hostages in Iran.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Army should construct and place in Arlington National Cemetery a plaque honoring members of the United States Armed Forces who died attempting to rescue the American hostages in Iran.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 8 (98th)referred

A concurrent resolution urging the President to provide as expeditiously as possible for the burial of an unknown soldier from the Vietnam era at Arlington National Cemetery as directed by the National Cemeteries Act of 1973.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983

Urges the President and the Secretary of Defense to act expeditiously to carry out the National Cemeteries Act of 1973 by arranging for the burial of the remains of an unknown soldier of the Vietnam era in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery.

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