Defence

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to waive certain restrictions on the provision of health care to veterans in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and to extend the authority for Veterans' Administration geriatric research, education, and clinical activities.

United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1984

Extends from FY 1984 to FY 1985 the authority of the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to contract for hospital care or medical services in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands without reference to patient loads or incidence of provision of medical services for veterans treated by the Veterans Administration in the contiguous 48 States. Expands the amount of authorizations available for the research and education activities of Veterans Administration geriatric centers.

A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5167) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1985 for the Armed Forces for procurement, for research, development, test, and evaluation, for operation and maintenance, and for working capital funds, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces and for civilian employees of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1984

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 5167 (armed forces funding).

A resolution authorizing testimony and the production of documents and directing the Senate Legal Counsel to assist in the defense of "Republicbank, Lubbock, etc., et al. v. United States of America" and "The Travelers Insurance Corp. v. United States of America".

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1984

Authorizes a named Senate employee and such other present and former members of Senator Tower's staff as may be needed to testify and produce documents in the cases of Republicbank, Lubbock, etc., et al. v. United States of America, and The Travelers Insurance Corp. v. United States of America, except concerning matters determined privileged from disclosure. Directs the Senate Legal Counsel to assist the United States Attorney in the defense of such cases.

A joint resolution to call for the removal of the United States armed forces from Honduras and El Salvador.

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1984

States that during 1984, the U.S. armed forces in Central America were introduced into "hostilities" for purposes of the War Powers Resolution. Directs the President to remove such forces from Honduras and El Salvador within 60 days after the enactment of this resolution unless Congress declares war, extends the period for 30 days, or enacts specific authorization for such use.

A bill to authorize the President to award a Medal of Honor to the unknown American of the Vietnam era.

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1984

Directs the President to award the Medal of Honor to the unknown soldier of the Vietnam era buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Veterans Dioxin and Radiation Exposure Initiative of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1984

Veterans' Dioxin and Radiation Exposure Initiative of 1984 - Expresses the sense of the Senate that it should be the policy of the United States that veterans' disability compensation be provided veterans for all disabilities arising subsequent to military service where a consensus of medical opinion would recognize such disability as having a connection to exposure during such service to ionizing radiation from atmospheric nuclear test or the occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki, Japan, or to a herbicide such as Agent orange. Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish guidelines for using findings of epidemiological and clinical studies examining the possible relationship between such exposure and the manifestation of adverse health effects to resolve claims for compensation. Requires the addition of cloracne and possibly prorphyria cutanea tarda to the list of chronic diseases presumed to be service-connected for benefit purposes. Requires consideration of estimates of attributable risk when adjudicating claims for compensation based on leukemia or other cancers suffered by veterans exposed during service to ionizing radiation. Restates the function of Congress to authorize compensation to veterans for disabilities connected to exposure to such substances during service. Directs the Director of the Defense Nuclear Agency to specify minimum standards governing the preparation of radiation dose estimates for use in VA disability claims. Requires the Director to report to the Administrator and the Veterans' Affairs Committees of Congress, by December 1, 1984, on a review of the current state of determining previous radiation exposure.

A bill to authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to the unknown American who lost his life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era and who has been selected to be buried in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery.

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1984

Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to the unknown soldier of the Vietnam era buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

A bill to require that a three-year supply of coke be acquired for the National Defense Stockpile.

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1984

Directs the President to include coke as a strategic and critical material under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act and to acquire a three-year supply of United States produced coke for the National Defense Stockpile. Authorizes appropriations.

A joint resolution to authorize the Armed Force Monument Committee, the United States Armor Association, the World Wars Tank Corps Association, the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, and the 1st, 4th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 14th, and 16th Armored Division Associations jointly to erect a memorial to the "American Armored Force" on United States Government property in Arlington, Virginia, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1984

Authorizes the Armed Force Monument Committee, the United States Armor Association, the World Wars Tank Corps Association, the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, and the 1st, 4th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 14th, and 16th Armored Division Associations to erect a memorial in or near Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, to honor and commemorate the American Armored Force. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, with the approval of the National Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, to select the site and approve the design and plans. Obligates the United States to expenses of maintenance only. Requires the commencement of the erection of the memorial within five years with a certification of sufficiency of funds necessary before commencement.

James Paul Wade, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. (New Position - P. L. 98-94, of September 24, 1983)

United States · United States Senate · 19 April 1984

William W. Hoover, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Defense Programs), vice Herman E. Roser, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 19 April 1984

Robert S. Cooper, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. (New Position - P.L. 98-94, of September 24, 1983)

United States · United States Senate · 12 April 1984

Department of Defense Spare Parts Procurement Improvement Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1984

Department of Defense Spare Parts Procurement Improvement Act of 1984 - Requires a defense agency procuring property which will need replacing at a future date to purchase unlimited rights to the technical data relating to such property unless it would be economically disadvantageous to the United States. Requires that such data be available and delivered to the agency within a specified time. Directs a contractor to make available or deliver to the agency all subsequent design changes and revisions in such data. Requires the contractor to certify the data's accuracy and to cure any deficiencies. Suspends progress payments under a contract when the contractor fails to comply with such requirements. Limits the proprietary interest of a contractor in technical data generated in connection with the item to be procured to five years from the date of contract award. Requires the competition advocate of the contracting defense agency to review within four years each designation of proprietary interest. Directs the advocate to remove any inappropriate designations. Requires a bidder to state the extent of the proprietary interest expected to be claimed if awarded a procurement contract. Directs the Secretary of Defense to promulgate regulations determining the manner the Department of Defense negotiates prices with nonproducing suppliers. Requires all suppliers to mark the name of the contractor, the stock number, and the original manufacturer of each item, and to include all technical data. Reduces from $500,000 to $100,000 the amount of a negotiated prime contract which requires the contractor to certify the accuracy of the cost data submitted. Directs the head of each defense agency to designate an advocate for competition to promote competition in the procurement of property and services by such agency through review of activities and opportunities to achieve competition. Directs defense agencies to procure supplies in quantities reflective of agency needs and which offer the total and unit cost most advantageous to the United States. Requires all bidders to state whether the quantity proposed is the most economically advantageous, and, if not, to put forth two quantities which would be more so.

Defense Spare Parts Procurement Reform Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1984

Defense Spare Parts Procurement Reform Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish procedures to recognize personnel efforts to increase competition and achieve cost savings in spare parts procurement. Requires each contractor supplying a military department to mark each item with: (1) the contractor's name and stock number for the item; (2) the original manufacturer or producer if not the contractor; and (3) the source of technical data relating to a part delivered under the contract. Prohibits a contractor from entering into agreements with a subcontractor which restrict sales by the subcontractor directly to the United States. Directs a contracting officer to determine the availability of supplies first through the supply system of the Defense Department and then under Federal supply contracts through the General Services Administration. Requires such officer to review the procurement history and description of an item. Directs the Secretary to require a potential contractor to specify whether technical data would be provided and if provided, whether it would be with unlimited or limited rights to the United States. Grants the United States unlimited rights in technical data or computer software required to be delivered under contract if such data or software was developed wholly or in part at Government expense, is an element of performance under the contract, consists of Government supplied or owned information or software, or is in the public domain. Requires a contractor furnishing such data or software to have a Department approved data management system in operation before the United States will accept delivery. Requires a contractor placing unauthorized restrictions on the release of data or software to satisfactorily substantiate such restrictions or the United States may ignore them and assess costs against the contractor for contesting the assertion. Limits the U.S. right to contest restrictions to a three year period. Requires a contractor to warrant the accuracy and conformance of all technical data delivered for a contract-specified period. Limits to seven years the U.S. right to use all technical data delivered per contract requirements. Directs the Secretary within five years to develop a system for the acquisition and management of technical data for supplies acquisition under the department's jurisdiction. Requires the plan to address coordinating information among the defense agencies. Requires the head of each such agency to designate within the agency a competition advocate for the agency, and one for each procuring activity. Sets forth the functions of such advocates, including maximizing competitive opportunities during acquisition and challenging existing, inhibiting practices. Grants such advocates direct access to agency personnel. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress by December 15 of each year on the management of the acquisition of supplies, including the activities of the competition advocates. Requires that such reports break down information by the Department as a whole as well as for each of the military departments.

Children's Defense Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1984

Children's Defense Act of 1984 - Prohibits a youth-oriented organization from utilizing the services of any individual which includes direct contact with children until such organization has inquired through the appropriate State agency and received an indication that such individual has no prior conviction of a sexual offense involving a child. Prohibits Federal agencies from extending Federal financial assistance to any youth-oriented organization which does not comply with this Act. Allows the chief legal officer of each State to establish a plan for the functioning of a State funneling agency to permit youth- oriented organizations to comply with this Act. Permits such plan to be submitted to the Department of Justice for the approval of the Attorney General. Establishes guidelines for State funneling agencies to receive records and information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sets forth security procedures for the records and information acquired and maintained by the State. Requires States to have in effect criminal and civil penalties and remedies for any security violation or unauthorized disclosure of records or information. Requires State and local governments to promptly report to the Department of Justice convictions for sexual offenses involving children.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to add the disease lupus erythematosis to the list of chronic diseases that are considered to be service connected for purposes of veterans' benefits if occurring within one year from the date of a veteran's separation from service.

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1984

Includes lupus erythematosus systemic among the chronic diseases considered to be service-connected for purposes of veterans' benefits if it manifests itself within one year of separation from service.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require vocational training and counseling for any new Veterans' Administration pension recipient who is under age 50.

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1984

Requires a permanently and totally disabled from a non-service-connected disability veteran under age 50 who applies for and receives a military pension to undergo a vocational evaluation. Requires any veteran who the Administrator of Veterans Affairs determines can achieve a vocational goal to undertake vocational training as a condition for receiving such pension. Limits such training to 48 months. Suspends pension payment to any veteran withdrawing from such training without approval. Continues the drugs and medicine entitlement of housebound or regularly attended veterans who participate in vocational training without regard to income limitations.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase from $35,000 to $50,000 the maximum amount of insurance available under the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance program.

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1984

Increases the maximum amount of insurance available under the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance program.

Cost-Accounting Standards Board Amendments of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1984

Cost-Accounting Standards Board Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Defense Production Act to 1950 to revise certain functions of the Cost-Accounting Standards Board. Requires members to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate (currently, such members are appointed by the Comptroller General, the Chairman of the Board). Makes the Board's promulgation of accounting standards permissive rather than mandatory. Authorizes the Board to interpret such standards. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to fix the interest rate on defense contractor reimbursement to the United States for overpayments made because of a contractor's failure to comply with such accounting standards (currently, a seven percent ceiling). Authorizes the Board to establish procedures for the waiver of such standards for individual contractors. Extends from 60 to 90 days the effective date of cost-accounting standards after they are promulgated. Requires the Board to report to Congress within the year and annually thereafter. Maintains the effectiveness of previous Board activity until superseded.

Veterans Compensation Amendments for Fiscal Year 1985

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1984

Veterans' Compensation Amendments for Fiscal Year 1985 - Increases the rates of: (1) veterans' disability compensation; (2) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans; and (3) dependency and indemnity compensation.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a Commandant of the Coast Guard at the same rate as provided for surviving spouses of other uniformed service chiefs.

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1984

Entitles the surviving spouse of a commandant of the Coast Guard who dies a service-connected death to an increased rate of dependency and indemnity compensation.

A bill to direct that the Secretary of the Army let a contract for design of replacement facilities for the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1984

Directs the Secretary of the Army to enter into a contract for the design of replacement facilities for the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Directs the Secretary to submit a report to Congress on the number of hospital beds in the replacement facility.

Veterans Readjustment Act of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1984

Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1984 - Title I: Education and Training Rate Increases - Increases the rates of educational and subsistence allowances for eligible veterans and their dependents and survivors. Title II: Educational Assistance Program Adjustments - Amends the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program to provide assistance to eligible veterans pursuing a farm cooperative apprenticeship or other on-job training program in the same manner as provided to those pursuing correspondence training. Permits the Administrator to pay accelerated education assistance benefits when an eligible individual is pursuing a short-term, high-cost program. Tolls the ten-year delimiting period for the provision of educational assistance if an otherwise eligible veteran was prevented from completing the chosen program of education because of a physical or mental disability beyond the control of such veteran. Extends eligibility for educational assistance to certain graduates of a service academy who served on active duty within a specified period. Requires the Secretary of Defense to reimburse the Administrator of Veterans Affairs for assistance paid or administrative expenses incurred under the veterans' educational assistance program after December 31, 1989. Requires that educational and vocational counseling be required prior to the selection of a program in the case of a veteran rated by the Veterans Administration (VA) as being incompetent. Requires the Administrator to utilize the services of veteran- students pursuing an education under the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Educational Assistance Program. Extends eligibility for receiving educational assistance for a survivor or dependent whose education was delayed because of a delay in determining eligibility. Permits the Administrator to arrange for educational or vocational counseling for eligible survivors and dependents without provisional approval of an application or the provision of an educational plan by a parent or guardian. Permits the Administrator to approve a delay in reporting the enrollment of an eligible veteran or person in an independent study course. Increases the amount of reporting fee per participating veteran or other eligible person payable to an educational institution. Eliminates the Administrator's annual report to Congress on investigations of educational institutions utilizing false or misleading advertising practices. Title III: Repeal of Education Loan Program; Technical Amendments - Repeals the educational loan program. Title IV: Effective Date; Savings Clause - Sets forth the effective date for this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to continue to collect payments on outstanding loans.

A joint resolution to authorize the erection of a memorial on public grounds in the District of Columbia, or its environs, in honor and commemoration of members of the Armed Forces of the United States and the allied forces who served in the Korean war.

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1984

Authorizes the erection of a memorial on public grounds in the District of Columbia, or its environs, in honor and commemoration of members of the armed forces who served in the Korean war. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to select, with the approval of the National Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, a suitable site on public grounds for such memorial. Subjects the design and any plans for the memorial to the approval of the Secretary, the National Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission. Declares that no moneys belonging to the United States or the District of Columbia shall be expended for the erection of such memorial.

A bill to amend section 903(a) of title 38, United States Code, to ensure a dignified burial for veterans buried pursuant to a contract entered into under such section.

United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1984

Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to ensure that a casket furnished for a veteran who dies in a Veterans' Administration facility be of a specified quality and that the body be properly embalmed, appropriately dressed, and a flag be furnished.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into agreements with other member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for certain cooperative projects.

United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1984

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to enter into cooperative projects with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members for the research, production, or support of defense equipment to further standardization within NATO. Permits the Secretary to make contracts on behalf of a cooperative project if all participants agree to make funds available for contract costs. Permits another participating government to make contracts on behalf of a project if it is done competitively. Exempts contracts awarded outside the United States from buy American restrictions if necessary and if the project in question involves at least two member nations. Authorizes a cooperative agreement to exempt such projects from U.S. law concerning the disposal of U.S. property. Permits the reciprocal waiver of customs and duties. Requires all Department of Defense project costs to be shared equitably by all participants, permitting offsets. Requires the Secretary to gain agreements from each participant not to release project information or property to non- government officials without prior consent of the Secretary and to maintain security measures comparable to the United States. Permits earlier Department agreements which meet the requirements of this Act as having been made under this Act.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that no appropriated funds shall be used for the purpose of mining the ports or territorial waters of Nicaragua.

United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1984

Expresses the sense of the Congress that no funds appropriated by the Congress shall be obligated or expended for the mining of Nicaraguan waters or ports.

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1985

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1984

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1985 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities in specified departments and agencies of the U.S. Government, including the Central Intelligence Agency (Agency) and the Department of Defense. Requires the Director of Central Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense to notify the appropriate congressional committees of any intent to spend funds in excess of authorization. Prohibits reprogramming or funds transfers except in restricted circumstances. Authorizes appropriations for the design and construction of an additional building at the Agency Headquarters. Authorizes appropriations for counter-terrorism activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Authorizes the Director of Central Intelligence to employ civilian personnel in excess of the ceiling for such personnel when necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions. Prohibits any funds appropriated by this Act from being used for covert assistance for military operations in Nicaragua. Title II: Intelligence Community Staff - Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Staff for FY 1985. Establishes an end strength ceiling of 232 full-time Intelligence Community Staff employees. Title III: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund. Title IV: Administrative Provisions Related to the Central Intelligence Agency - Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to authorize the Director of Central Intelligence to appoint security personnel at agency installations. Title V: General Provisions - States that the authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or laws of the United States. Allows increases in employee benefits as authorized by law.

A bill allowing William R. Gianelli to continue to serve as a member of the Board of the Panama Canal Commission after his retirement as an officer of the Department of Defense.

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1984

Authorizes William R. Gianelli to continue to serve as the designee of the Secretary of Defense on the Supervisory Board of the Panama Canal Commission after his retirement as an officer of the Department of Defense, until another officer is appointed.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize contributions made by the Veterans' Administration to States for the construction of State home facilities for veterans to be used for acquisition of facilities for such purpose.

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1984

Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to provide States with funds for the acquisition as well as the construction of State home facilities for veterans.

A bill to provide a survivor annuity to surviving spouses of members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces who died without having attained age sixty before October 1, 1978, but after they became eligible for retired pay for nonregular service.

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1984

Extends coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan to surviving spouses of certain members of the military reserves who died before reaching age 60 but who would otherwise have been eligible for a military pension.

A resolution directing the President to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives concerning United States military involvement in hostilities in Central America.

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1984

Directs the President to furnish to the House of Representatives, within seven days after the adoption of this resolution, documents relating to: (1) certain military intelligence gathering activities in El Salvador including any possible uses of such intelligence information by El Salvador, Honduras, or Guatemala; (2) military assistance furnished to Honduras and El Salvador; and (3) activities of the United States in El Salvador and Honduras related to hostile action against Nicaragua or against the governments of those nations.

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of Congress that the President of the United States should award the Presidential Unit Citation to the 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit (22nd MAU) for their gallant efforts in Grenada and Lebanon.

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1984

Expresses the sense of Congress that the 22d Marine Amphibious Unit be awarded the Presidential Unit Citation.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that certain recommendations of the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control relating to the Veterans' Administration health care system should be rejected as a matter of national policy.

United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1984

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the recommendations of the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control (the Grace Commission) relating to the Veterans Administration (VA) health care system should be rejected as a matter of national policy. (The Grace Commission recommended a series of reductions in the provision of care by the VA, including the reduction of a patient's stay in a VA facility, the elimination of unobligated VA facility construction funds, and the conversion and phasing out of existing, old facilities.)

Veterans' Education and Employment Amendments of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1984

Title I: 15 Percent Increase in Rates - Increases veterans' educational assistance, including assistance for survivors and dependents, by 15 percent. Revises the formula for the reimbursement of administrative expenses to State and local agencies who monitor educational institutions attended by GI bill veterans to increase such allowance. Increases the subsistence allowance rate under the vocational rehabilitation program. Title II: Veterans' Employment in Civil Service - Extends veterans' readjustment appointments in the Federal Government up to and including the GS-11 level (currently fixed at GS-7). Grants a Vietnam veteran so appointed and terminated within the year to the same right of appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board as is held by a career or career-conditional employee during the first year of employment. Extends such appointments through FY 1987 (currently through FY 1984). Requires the Office of Personnel Management's annual report to Congress on veterans' readjustment appointments to breakdown by agency the number and grade of appointments, the number converted to career or career-conditional appointments, and the number and categories of causes of termination. Requires such report to breakdown such information for all veterans, with a separate breakdown veterans of the Vietnam era who are disabled.

Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1984

Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1985 - Title I: National Security Programs - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY 1985 for plant and capital equipment and operating expenses in carrying out national security programs concerning the military applications of nuclear energy in the following areas: (1) naval reactors development; (2) weapons activities; (3) verification and control technology; (4) materials production; (5) defense waste and byproducts management; (6) nuclear safeguards and security; and (7) security investigations. Title II: General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds authorized under this Act: (1) where the costs of the program exceed 105 percent of the program authorization or the costs exceed by more than $10,000,000 the amount authorized by this Act, whichever is the lesser; and (2) for programs which have not been presented to or requested of Congress, unless the Secretary of the Energy transmits to the appropriate committees a full and complete statement of the action proposed. Authorizes the Secretary to start any general plant project only if the maximum estimated cost of such project does not exceed $1,200,000. Sets forth procedures for approval of projects that exceed the 25 percent estimated cost provision, and exempts from such procedures any project which has an estimated cost of less than $5,000,000. Allows the transfer of funds from specified projects to other Government agencies for the performance of work for which the appropriation is made. Authorizes the Secretary to perform construction design services for construction projects in support of national security programs as appropriated under this Act. Directs the Secretary to notify the appropriate committees of Congress within 30 days of planning and design costs in excess of $1,000,000. Authorizes funds for emergency construction design and pay increases. Permits funds to remain available until expended if so specified in an appropriation Act. States that the provisions of Executive Order 12344, February 1, 1982, pertaining to the naval nuclear propulsion program shall remain in force until changed by law. Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a Committee to review the activities of the Defense Inertial Confinement Fusion Program. Sets forth a reporting schedule for such Committee, with a final report due the Secretary and the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations by January 1, 1986.

A bill to authorize the National Committee of American Airmen Rescued by General Mihailovich to establish a monument to General Draza Mihailovich in Washington, District of Columbia, or its environs, in recognition of the role he played in saving the lives of more than 500 United States airmen in Yugoslavia during World War II.

United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1984

Authorizes the National Committee of American Airmen Rescued by General Mihailovich to establish a monument to General Draza Mihailovich in the District of Columbia, or its environs, in recognition of the role he played saving the lives of more than 500 U.S. airmen in Yugoslavia during World War II. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to select, with the approval of the National Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, a suitable site on public grounds for such memorial. Subjects the design and any plans for the memorial to the approval of the Secretary, the National Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission. Declares that no moneys belonging to the United States or the District of Columbia shall be expended for the establishment of such memorial. Directs the Secretary to permit groundbreaking for construction of the monument only after determining that sufficient funds are available for completion of the monument. Directs that the maintenance and care of the monument shall be the responsibility of the National Committee of American Airmen Rescued by General Mihailovich.

A joint resolution expressing opposition to the mining of the ports of Nicaragua.

United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1984

Resolves that the mining of Nicaraguan ports and sea lanes should be immediately terminated, that the United States cease supporting groups which carry out such mining operations, and that the existing mines be removed.

James H. Webb, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. (New Position - P.L. 98-94, of September 24, 1983)

United States · United States Senate · 6 April 1984

A bill to repeal certain provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1983.

United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1984

Repeals provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1983 which: (1) increase veterans' disability compensation, and survivor benefits; (2) terminate the authority of the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to make advance payments of educational and subsistence allowances; and (3) increase the cost of living adjustment for rates of pay under the General Schedule and other statutory pay systems to four percent.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the United States to collect from third-party payers the reasonable cost of medical and dental care provided through facilities of the uniformed services to certain dependents of members of the uniformed services and to certain former members of the uniformed services and their dependents.

United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1984

Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to authorize the United States to recover the costs of covered treatment from the health plan or insurance of a former member or dependent of a member of the uniformed services who receives such treatment through CHAMPUS.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase from $20,000 to $22,000 the maximum amount of guaranty available from the Veterans' Administration for a loan for the purchase of a manufactured home.

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1984

Increases the maximum loan guaranty available to eligible veterans for the purchase of a manufactured home.

Chapman B. Cox, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense, vice William H. Taft, IV.

United States · United States Senate · 30 March 1984

Veterans Administration Health Care Amendments of 1984

United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1984

Veterans' Administration Health Care Amendments of 1984 - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to designate one office in each Veterans Administration (VA) health care facility and central office to provide referrals to veterans for outside care. Grants priority to veterans 50 percent service disabled or age 65 or older. Authorizes the Administrator to contract for halfway house care at prevailing community rates as part of the alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program. Directs the Administrator to establish the parameters of treatment under such program. Directs the Administrator to report annually to the Veterans' Affairs Committees on a survey of all such VA programs. Makes such programs permanent. Includes devices for the hearing-impaired among the medical services the VA will provide to eligible veterans. Directs the Administrator to establish within the Mental Health and Behavorial Sciences Services of the Department of Medicine and Surgery the position of Associate Director for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder to develop policies and coordinate services for the treatment of Vietnam veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Requires the Associate Director to: (1) coordinate inpatient care by medical region and ensure referrals and followup care; and (2) conduct education and training programs for Department employees. Directs the Chief Medical Director to establish a task force on the care and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder to advise the Director on policy regarding treatment modes and standards. Requires the Administrator to report to the Veterans' Affairs Committees within nine months on the posttraumatic stress disorder program. Directs the Administrator to report to the Veterans' Affairs Committees by the end of FY 1985 on programs, current and prospective, to provide care and support to terminally and chronically ill veterans and their families.

A bill to extend the provisions of chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code, relating to retirement and separation for physical disability, to cadets and midshipmen.

United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1984

Entitles cadets and midshipmen at the service academies to retirement for physical disability. Includes service spent as a cadet or midshipmen in the length of service computation for disability purposes.

A bill to freeze the total amount of appropriations for fiscal year 1985 for national defense functions under the budget at the level of appropriations made for fiscal year 1984.

United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1984

Freezes FY 1985 appropriations for national defense functions at FY 1984 levels.

A bill to amend section 1034(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 in the case of members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas or required to reside in Government quarters.

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1984

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the suspension of the two year period in which an individual must purchase a new residence for nonrecognition of gain on the sale of an old residence which is granted to members of the armed forces who are stationed overseas or who are required to reside in Government-owned quarters shall be extended to the later of four years after the date of the sale of the old residence (as currently provided) or one year after the date on which the taxpayer is no longer stationed overseas or required to reside in Government-owned quarters.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish an improved system for providing military advice to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense, to establish a National Military Advisory Council, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1984

Abolishes the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Replaces such joint entity with a single Chief of Military Staff to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Creates a Deputy Chief, also to be appointed and confirmed and to come from a different service branch than the Chief. Requires the secretaries of a military department to recommend to the Joint Staff only the most outstanding officers. Authorizes the Chief to select up to 100 officers not otherwise recommended. Authorizes the Chief to direct such secretaries to convene special selection boards to consider promotions for officers on the staff. Establishes in the Department of Defense a National Military Advisory Council of one senior officer from each service to advise the chief.

A bill to redesignate the Regional Veterans Administration Medical Center located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, as the "General Black Jack Pershing Regional Veterans Administration Medical Center".

United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1984

Designates the Regional Veterans Administration Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, as the General Black Jack Pershing Regional Veterans Administration Medical Center.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to take certain extraordinary actions to reform contracts of the Department of Defense.

United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1984

Authorizes the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to suspend or revise the schedule for payments of a defense contract under which excessive charges to the United States have been made and other available remedies are insufficient to redress the abuse. Permits the Secretary of Defense to overrule such action in the interest of national security. Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees within 30 days, justifying such supersedure.