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United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides a ten-year presumptive period of service connection for chronic diseases of veterans who were held as prisoners of war for a period of ninety days or more. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 312)
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides a statutory presumption of service-connected death for any veteran who has been rated totally disabled by reason of service-connected disability for ten or more years. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 4110)
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Authorizes the establishment of national standards, under the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, for threads and couplings of firehoses, to be applied to Federal agencies engaged in firefighting activities and to any State or local governments assisted by Federal funds under such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides a statutory total disability for insurance purposes to any veteran who has undergone a kidney or heart transplant or anatomical loss or loss of use of both kidneys. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 714)
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides that officers appointed in the Medical Service Corps of the Navy from other commissioned status shall not suffer any reduction in rank or pay or allowances to which he was entitled at the time of his appointment. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 5579(d))
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides that the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may furnish medical services for a non-service-connected disability to any war veteran who has a disability rated at 50 percent or more resulting from a service-connected disability. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 612(b)(3))
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Increases the statutory disability rates to veterans for anatomical loss or loss of use of various organs and/or limbs. States that in no case shall such compensation exceed $862 per month. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 314)
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides that progressive muscular atrophy developing a 10 percent or more degree of disability within seven years after separation from active service during a period of war shall be presumed to be service connected. (Amends 38U.S.C. 312).
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides that beneficiaries under the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Program of members of the Armed Forces in missing status between February 28, 1961, and September 29, 1965, shall be assured benefits under the program. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 777)
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides that the effective date of disability pensions for veterans shall be the date that permanent and total disability is established, if application for such benefit is received within one year from such date. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 3010).
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Extends the length of time community nursing home care may be provided to a veteran at the expense of the United States from 6 months to 9 months after he has been transferred from a VA hospital. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 620(a))
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Authorizes the payment of a death gratuity to the survivors of members of the Armed Forces who have been in a missing- in-action status and subsequently determined to have died during a period when no Government life insurance program was in effect for active duty personnel (between February 28, 1961, and September 29, 1965). Specifies the order of persons to whom this death gratuity is to be paid, and the amount of payments to be made.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Authorizes the Administration of Veterans affairs to assist veterans with a permanent and total service-connected disability due to the loss or loss of use of one upper and one lower extremity to acquire specially adapted housing. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 801)
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides that an active psychosis developing a 10 percent degree of disability or more within two years after separation from active service during a period of war shall be presumed to be service connected. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 312)
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides that, for purposes of compensation for service connected disability or death, a veteran rated as totally disabled and who is a patient in a nursing home shall be considered to be so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 363)
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Veterans Health Care Expansion Act - Title I: Hospital, Domicilliary, and Medical Care Benefits - Extends the definition of "private facilities" for which the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs contracts in order to provide hospital care to include facilities for the wife or child of a veteran who has a total disability, permanent in nature, resulting from a service connected disability, and the widow or child of a veteran who died from such a disability. Includes in the term "hospital care" mental health services, consultation, professional counseling, and training of a veteran or dependent, or survivor if the veteran has no dependents, as may be necessary or appropriate to the effective treatment and rehabilitation of such individual. Adds home health services which the Administrator deems appropriate for the effective and economical treatment of a disability of a veteran, or dependent, or survivor, to the definition of the term "medical services." Extends to all veterans hospital or nursing home care if such veteran is unable to defray the expenses of the necessary care. Allows the Administrator to furnish hospital or nursing home care to the wife or child of a veteran who has a total disability, permanent in nature from a service connected disability, and the widow or child of a veteran who died from such a disability. Permits the Administrator to furnish medical services for any disability on an outpatient or ambulatory basis to persons already described in this act and to any veteran who has a service connected disability rated at eighty percent or more. Authorizes the Administrator, under such regulations as he might prescribe, to reimburse veterans entitled to hospital care as medical services for the reasonable value of such care or services for which such veterans have made payment from sources other than the Veterans' Administration. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 628) Authorizes the President to assist the Republic of the Philippines in providing medical care and treatment for Commonwealth Army veterans and new Philippine Scouts under certain conditions. (Amend 38 U.S.C. 631) Provides that the President may authorize the Administrator to enter into a contract with the Veterans Memorial Hospital, with the approval of the appropriate department of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines under which the United States: (1) will pay for hospital care in the Republic of the Philippines, or for medical services which shall be provided either in Veterans' Administration facilities, or by contract, or otherwise, by the Administrator in accordance with the conditions and limitations applicable generally to beneficiaries under this title, for Commonwealth Army veterans determined by the Administrator to be in need of such hospital care or medical services for service-connected disabilities; (2) will pay for hospital care at the Veterans Memorial Hospital for Commonwealth Army veterans determined by the Administrator to need such care for non-service-connected disabilities if they are unable to defray the expenses of necessary hospital care; and (3) will pay for hospital care, determined by the Administrator to be necessary, at the Veterans Memorial Hospital for new Philippine Scouts for service-connected disabilities and for non-service-connected disabilities, if they are unable to defray the expenses of necessary hospital care. Provides that the total of the payments authorized shall not exceed $2,000,000 for any one fiscal year ending before 1978. Authorizes to be appropriated for each fiscal year ending with fiscal year 1978, $100,000 to be used for the education and training of health service personnel at the hospital, and for the upgrading of equipment and in rehabilitating the physical plant and facilities of such hospital. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 632) Authorizes the Administrator to carry out a comprehensive program providing sickle cell anemia screening, counseling, and treatment and to carry out research and research training in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of sickle cell anemia based upon such screening examinations and treatment. Requires the Administrator to include such information in his annual report to Congress. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 651-654) Title II: Amendments to Chapter 73 of Title 38, United States Code Relating to the Department of Medicine and Surgery - Authorizes the Administrator to carry out a major program of recruitment training, and employment of veterans with various medical military occupation specialties in order to provide a complete medical and hospital service for the medical care and treatment of veterans and to assist in providing an adequate supply of health manpower to the nation. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 4101(b)) Establishes pay schedules for Assistant Chief Medical Directors, physicians and dentists, and nurses. Provides criteria on which nurses are to receive additional compensation. Enumerates restrictions on physicians, dentists, and nurses, including requirements that no such person may: (1) assume responsibility for the medical care of any patient other than a patient admitted for treatment at a Veterans' Administration facility, except in those cases where the individual, upon request and with the approval of the Chief Medical Director, assumes such responsibilities to assist communities or medical practice groups to meet medical needs which would not otherwise be available for a period not to exceed one hundred and eighty calendar days, which may be extended by the Chief Medical Director for additional periods not to exceed one hundred and eighty calendar days each; (2) teach or provide consultative services at any affiliated institution if such teaching or consultation will, because of its nature or duration, conflict with his responsibilities under this title; and (3) perform, in the course carrying out his responsibilities under this title, professional services for the purpose of generating money for any fund or account which is maintained by an affiliated institution for the benefit of such institution, or for his personal benefit, or both. Provides that temporary full-time appointments of personnel, other than physicians, dentists, and nurses, shall not exceed one year. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 4114(a)(3)(A)) Provides that the Administrator may contract with one or more hospitals, medical schools, or medical installations having hospital facilities and participating with the Veterans' Administration in the training of interns or residents to provide for the central administration of stipend payments, provision of fringe benefits, and maintenance of records for such interns and residents by the designation of one such institution to serve as a central administrative agency for this purpose. Permits the Administrator to pay to such designated agency, without regard to any other law or regulation governing the expenditure of Government moneys either in advance or in arrears, all amount to cover the costs for the period such intern or resident serves in a Veterans' Administration hospital. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 4114(b) (2)) Title III: Amendments to Chapter 81 of Title 38, United States Code _ Acquisition and Operation of Hospital and Domicilliary Facilities; Procurement and Supply - Requires the Administrator to provide for no less than an average of 98,500 operating beds in Veterans' Administration Hospitals and to maintain an average daily patient census in such beds of no less than 85,500 in any fiscal year. Authorizes the Administrator to establish and operate not less than eight thousand beds for the furnishing of nursing home care to eligible veterans over which the Administrator has direct and exclusive jurisdiction. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 5001(a)) Requires the Administrator to appoint an Advisory Committee on Structural Safety of Veterans' Administration Facilities to advise him on all matters of structural safety in the construction and remodeling of Veterans' Administration facilities. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 5001(b)) Title IV: Miscellaneous Amendments to Title 38 United States Code - Specifies certain miscellaneous amendments to title 38 of the United States Code. Title V: Effective Dates - Specifies the dates on which the provisions of this Act shall become effective.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Authorizes the reimbursement for hospital care or medical service for any disability of a veteran who has a total service-connected disability permanent in nature. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 628)
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Increases the amount payable for burial and funeral expenses for a veteran from $250 to $500. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 902(a), 903(a))
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Establishes the Department of Veterans' Affairs which shall be headed by a Secretary of Veterans' Affairs. Transfers to and vests in the Secretary all of the functions, duties, and powers vested by any statute, provision of law, reorganization plan, or Executive order in the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. Transfers to the Secretary all personnel, property, records, assets, contracts, obligations, and commitments of the Veterans' Administration and all unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, or other funds held, used, arising from, or available to, the Veterans' Administration. States that the Act shall take effect when specified by Executive order of the President, but not later than six months after the date of enactment.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
National Cemeteries Act - Establishes within the Veterans' Administration a National Cemetery System consisting of all cemeteries of the United States in which veterans of any war or conflict or of service in the Armed Forces may be buried. Establishes an Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials to advise and consult with the Administrator with respect to the administration of the cemeteries. Specifies that the following persons are eligible for interment in any open national cemetery: (1) any veteran; (2) any reservist, whose death occurs under honorable conditions, while undergoing treatment at the expense of the United States for injury or disease contracted while acting within the scope of his reservist duties; (3) any ROTC member whose death occurs under honorable conditions during his training period; (4) any U.S. citizen, who served in the Armed Forces of an allied government and such service terminated honorably; (5) the wife, surviving spouse, minor child, and the unmarried adult child of the above-mentioned persons; and (6) such other persons as may be designated by the Administrator. Directs the Administrator to make all rules and regulations and conduct whatever business is necessary to establish and maintain such cemeteries. Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to acquire needed additional land by purchase, gift, condemnation, transfer from other Federal agencies, or otherwise as he determines to be in the best interest of the United States. Directs the Administrator to conduct a comprehensive study and to submit his recommendations to the 93d Congress within six months after such Congress convenes, concerning the criteria which should govern the development and operation of the National Cemetery System, including the concept of regional cemeteries; the relationship between that system to other Federal burial benefits provided servicement and veterans; and the steps to be taken to conform the existing System to the recommended criteria. Authorizes the Administrator to make necessary rules for the governing of property under his control, and to fix penalties for violations. Provides for the payment of burial costs (up to $250) when an eligible veteran or veteran's relative dies in a VA facility. Stipulates that if the veteran is not buried in a national cemetery or other cemetery under the jurisdiction of the United States, the Administrator, in his discretion, having due regard to the circumstances in each case, may pay a sum not exceeding $150 as a plot or interment allowance to such person as he prescribes. Transfers to the Administrator from the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force the functions and responsibilities of such Secretaries with respect to cemeteries under their jurisdiction. Repeals specified provisions of law dealing with national cemeteries and payment of veterans' burial expenses. Authorizes the burial of an unknown soldier from the Vietnam Conflict at Arlington National Cemetery after the United States has concluded its participation in hostilities in Southeast Asia.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Uniformed Services Retirement Pay Equalization Act - Provides that the retired pay of each retired officer of the Navy or the Marine Corps shall be computed on the basis of rates or pay provided by law at the time of his retirement or subsequently for officers on the active list. (Adds 10 U.S.C. 6149)
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Revises the rule for entitlement to retired or retainer pay to reflect later active duty. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 1402(a))
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides that in any case in which an incompetent veteran having neither wife nor child is being furnished hospital treatment, institutional or domiciliary care without charge or otherwise by the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, and his estate from any source equals or exceeds $2,000, further payments of pension, compensation, or emergency officers' retirement pay shall not be made until the estate is reduced to $1,000. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 3203(b)(2))
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides that in computing the income of any person for the purpose of determining eligibility for veterans' pension, if such person is receiving or is entitled to receive Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability benefits under title II of the Social Security Act, there shall be excluded from such computation the amount by which any such benefits are increased as a result of any general statutory increase in such benefits occurring after January 1, 1973.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to establish a national cemetary in the State of Vermont. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as necessary for this purpose.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides that where a veterans death occurs in a State home, the Administrator shall pay the actual cost (not to exceed $250) of the burial and funeral, and transport the body to the place of burial in the same or any other State. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 903)
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Establishes new formulae for computing the payment of veterans' disability and death pensions.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Establishes a separate non-service-connected disability pension system for veterans age 72 or over of the Mexican border period, World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era. Specifies amounts to be paid to such veterans. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 524)
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Defines the term "discharge or release" for veterans benefits purposes to include veterans conditionally discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides that Paget's disease developing a 10 percent or more degree of disability within five years after separation from active service during a period of war shall be presumed to be a service-connected disability for entitlement to veterans' wartime compensation. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 312 (a))
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Provides procedures for redressing grievances of members of the Armed Forces. Prohibits and makes punishable by confinement the following acts when committed by a member of the Armed Forces: the maintenance of unsafe and unsanitary military penal facilities; brutal treatment or cruel and unusal punishment of a prisoner in a military penal facility; brutal treatment of another member of the Armed Forces under color of duty; and denial of constitutional rights to another member of the Armed Forces. Creates a United States Military Justice Commission, to be composed of 11 Presidential appointees and headed by a Chairman, who will be responsible for all administrative operations of the Commission. Establishes the position of Commission General Counsel, who will have final authority with respect to the investigation of complaints. Gives the Commission jurisdiction to determine complaints concerning the offenses listed above, and to adjudge punishment for the violation. Gives the commission the discretion to initiate investigations to determine whether violations have occurred. Prescribes the procedure for filing complaints, for the Commission's action on a complaint, and pretrial and trial procedure. Grants the Commission exclusive jurisdiction over the violations listed above, except for the authority of the United States civil courts to grant writs of habeas corpus. Provides for an annual review and study of the operation of these provisions. Establishes a United States Court of Military Grievances, to consist of 3 judges appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides that the Court will review the record in cases where a Commission sentence affects a general or flag officer; cases decided by the Commission and sent to the Court for review; and cases decided by the Commission on which the Court grants review. Permits the Court to order a rehearing or dismiss the charges.
United States · United States Congress · 24 January 1973
Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to appoint students at State maritime academies and colleges as Reserve midshipmen in the United States Navy upon graduation from such academies or colleges. (Adds 46 U.S.C. 1389)
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Veterans Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Act - Permits the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to furnish hospital care and medical services for the treatment of drug or alcohol addiction or drug or alcohol dependency to eligible veterans and members of their immediate families who request such care or service. Provides that, if the Administrator determines it necessary to the effective treatment of any eligible veteran applying for treatment under the provisions of this Act, he may require, as a condition to providing such treatment, that such veteran agree in writing to make himself available for such treatment for such minimum period of time and on such terms and conditions as the Administrator may prescribe. Allows the Administrator to refuse further treatment under this Act to any veteran who violates the terms of any agreement entered into with the Administrator.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make the apportionment for the fiscal year 1974 of the sums authorized to be apportioned for such year for expenditure on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, using the apportionment factors contained in table 5, House Committee Print numbered 92-29.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Provides that the retired pay of any member or former member of the Armed Forces who was on active duty or in an active status on or before May 31, 1958, and who became or will become entitled to receive retired pay based upon age, length of service, or physical disability under provisions of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, shall be computed at current active duty pay rates and increased to reflect later changes in applicable pay rates.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Grants eligibility for military retired pay to reservists of the Armed Forces serving in an inactive status before August 16, 1945. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 1331(c))
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Provides that the retired pay of any member or former member of the Armed Forces who was on active duty or in an active status on or before May 31, 1958, shall be computed at current active duty pay rates and increased to reflect later changes in applicable pay rates.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Provides for the construction of a new Veterans' Administration hospital in southern New Jersey. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Increases payments in specified amounts to veterans under non-service-connected disability pension plans. Increases pension payments to widows of veterans who at the time of death were receiving compensation or retirement pay for a service-connected disability. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 521(b),(c); 541(b),(c))
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Creates, within the Department of Labor, the Veterans' Employment Service, to be headed by the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to assign to each State a Federal veterans' employment representative to assist in job counseling for veterans, to provide employment services, and to help improve working conditions, particularly in regard to disabled veterans. Transfers the duties and responsibilities of the Secretary of Labor in the areas of veterans' job counseling and placement to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 2002-05)
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Mustering - Out - Payment Act - Provides that each member of the Armed Forces who served on active duty for 90 days or more and who was discharged or released from active duty on or after August 5, 1964, and before such date as shall thereafter be determined by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress, under honorable conditions, shall be eligible for mustering out payments of $350, $250, or $100, depending on the place and length of service. Specifies members of the Armed Forces ineligible for such payment because of severance or retired pay, type of service, or pay grade. Requires applications for mustering - out payments to be made within two years of the enactment of this Act. Authorizes payments to surviving spouses, children, or parents of deceased members of the Armed Forces.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide specially adapted housing benefits to veterans suffering the loss, or loss of use, of both arms who are entitled to compensation for service after April 20, 1898, for permanent and total service-connected disability.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Removes the prohibition on the concurrent payment of compensation to Federal employees for disability on account of a civilian work injury and of retired pay for a different disability incurred in service with the United States Armed Forces. (Amends 5 U.S.C. 8116(a))
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Permits a member of the Armed Forces who is mentally retarded or who has a serious physical handicap to obtain covered treatment from any private institution (previously nonprofit). Allows the pregnant wife of a member of the Armed Forces, who dies while eligible for the receipt of hostile fire pay, to be provided care for that pregnancy on the same basis prescribed for the dependents of members on active duty. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 1079(d)(4); adds 10 U.S.C. 1089)
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Extends a veteran's time limitation for completing a program of education and remaining eligible for financial assistance from 8 years to 14 years after release from active duty. (Amends 38 U.S.C. l662(a), (b), (c))
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Voluntary Military Special Pay Act - Sets forth special pay rates of officers of the Army or Navy in the Medical or Dental Corps, officers of the Air Force designated as medical officers or dental officers, and medical and dental officers of the Public Health Service. Authorizes a member of a uniformed service who has completed at least 21 months of active duty, who has a critical military skill, and who reenlists in the service to be paid an incentive amount, not to exceed six months of the basic pay to which he was entitled at the time of his discharge or release, multiplied by the number of years of additional obligated service, not to exceed 6 years, or $15,000, whichever is the lesser amount. Provides that a person who enlists in an armed force for a period of at least 3 years, or who extends his initial period of active duty in that armed force to a total of at least 3 years, may be paid an incentive amount of up to $3,000. Grants special incentive pay, not to exceed $12,000 annually, for officers of the uniformed services in critical health professions, who execute written agreements to remain on continuous active duty for a specified number of years. Requires an annual report on this special pay program to the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services. Authorizes special incentive pay, not to exceed $4,000 annually, for officers of armed forces who agree to serve on continuous active duty in a critical shortage specialty for a period of between one to six years. Provides for special incentive pay at specified rates for specified periods for participants in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force. Sets forth conditions participants must meet for eligibility. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 302, 308, 308a, 311, 313, 314)
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Provides that in the determination of the annual income of recipients of vetetans' pensions and dependency and indemnity compensation the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall not reduce the amount of such pension or compensation because of increases in monthly social security benefits under Public law 92-336. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 415(g)(4) 503(d))
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Increases payments in specified amounts to veterans under non-service-connected disability pension plans. Increases pension payments to widows of veterans who at the time of death were receiving compensation or retirement pay for a service-connected disability. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 521(b),(c); 541(b),(c))
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Provides necessary dental care for dependents of active duty members of the uniformed services. Provides for payment by the Government of dental fees over $25 or over $10 for those under 15 years of age. Sets guidelines as to the deductible provisions of insurance plans to cover the dental expense and provides that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of HEW are to determine by joint regulation the amounts to be paid within these guidelines by the members in the various grades. Provides that such charges may not exceed 35 percent of the total charges for the types of care covered.
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Authorizes additional training or education for veterans who are no longer eligible for training, in order to restore employability lost due to technological changes. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1503(c))