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Bill· HRH.R. 91 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Stipulates 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 pursuant to this Act. Allows such boards to recommend 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 a 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 each 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. 55 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
World War I Pension Act - Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay (in addition to any already paid) a monthly pension of $150 to each veteran of World War I who meets specified service requirements, or to the surviving spouse of each such veteran, or when there is no surviving spouse, to the child or children of each such veteran.
Bill· HRH.R. 51 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Makes it unlawful for any person or organization to solicit to enroll, or enroll any present member of the armed forces in any organization which has as its purpose engaging in collective bargaining with any civilian officer or employee of the Department of Defense or, in the case of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service of the Navy, the Department of Transportation. Sets forth criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Stipulates that any present member of the armed forces who joins, forms or who solicits others to join such an organization may be punished as a court-martial may direct. (Adds 10 U.S.C. 975,892a)
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 108 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Provides for the erection of a memorial on public grounds in the District of Columbia to honor and commemorate members of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in the Vietnam war.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 40 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Declares that the Congress would support a declaration of policy against United States manufacture or possession of lethal chemical weapons. Urges a treaty to ban manufacture and possession of such weapons by all nations.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 36 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretaries of the military departments concerned should award the Purple Heart posthumously to the members of the Armed Forces of the United States interred in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, on Memorial Day of 1977.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 24 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Expresses the endorsement of Congress for the President-elect's pardon program for persons who, during the Vietnam era, failed to report for induction into, or refused induction into, the armed forces and have not been prosecuted for such violation. Requests the President-elect to extend his reconciliation program by: (1) granting amnesty to all persons convicted under the Military Selective Service Act of offenses committed during the Vietnam era; (2) upgrading all the general and undesirable discharges issued to those who served during that era to honorable discharges; (3) reviewing on a case-by-case basis each bad conduct and dishonorable discharge issued during that period; and (4) granting amnesty to all those who were convicted or charged with desertion and to those convicted of absence without leave.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 23 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Expresses the endorsement of Congress for the President-elect's pardon program for persons who, during the Vietnam era, failed to report for induction into, or refused induction into, the armed forces and have not been prosecuted for such violation. Requests the President-elect to extend his reconciliation program by: (1) granting amnesty to all persons convicted under the Military Selective Service Act of offenses committed during the Vietnam era; (2) upgrading all the general and undesirable discharges issued to those who served during that era to honorable discharges; (3) reviewing on a case-by-case basis each bad conduct and dishonorable discharge issued during that period; and (4) granting amnesty to all those who were convicted or charged with desertion and to those convicted of absence without leave.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 15 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Declares it the sense of Congress that the contingent of United States troops stationed in Europe be substantially reduced in stages over the next three and one-half years.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 8 (95th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 January 1977
Declares it to be the sense of Congress that the Veterans' Affairs Committees of the House and the Senate consider and report without delay legislation eliminating the possibility of any reduction in veterans' pensions on account of increases in social security or railroad retirement benefits.