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Bill· SS. 966 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1985
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to provide mortgage protection life insurance to certain veterans unable to obtain commercial life insurance at a standard rate because of service-connected disabilities. Establishes guidelines for such insurance regarding: (1) amount of insurance; (2) premium rates; (3) payment of insurance; and (4) policy provisions.
Bill· HRH.R. 2165 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1985
Joint Chiefs of Staff Reorganization Act of 1985 - Establishes the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after the Secretary of Defense in the national military chain of command. Provides that orders to combatant commands shall be issued by the President or the Secretary through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Provides that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall be the principal military advisor to the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council. Allows any member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to submit any opinion in disagreement with the military advice of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Establishes the position of Deputy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Specifies the duties and responsibilities of such Deputy Chairman. Makes the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff a member of the National Security Council.
Bill· HRH.R. 2162 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1985
Entitles former members of the armed forces who are totally disabled because of a service-connected disability to the same travel privileges on military aircraft as retired members of the armed forces.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 126 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1985
Deplores the production and deployment of Soviet offensive land-based nuclear weapons as constituting a threat to world peace. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should base its deterrence posture upon both an effective retaliatory capability and a strategic defense capability. Urges the President to pursue research and development programs that give the United States the capability to produce and deploy systems that enhance U.S. retaliatory and defensive capabilities, including the deployment of a ballistic missile defense system.
Bill· HRH.R. 2124 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1985
Prohibits any agency of the government from obligating or appropriating funds for the production of lethal chemical weapons. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should intensify efforts to achieve agreement with the Soviet Union and other countries to stop the production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons; (2) the Department of Defense should protect the armed forces against the use of lethal chemical weapons in attacks; (3) an agreement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization must be concluded on the prepositioning of any new chemical weapons; and (4) funding of new lethal chemical weapons is unwarranted in light of the Federal budget deficit.
Bill· HRH.R. 2118 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1985
Defense Hazardous Materials Emergency Management Act of 1985 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a 24-hour toll-free telephone service in the Department of Defense to provide emergency information and assistance to government authorities in the event of an accident involving any hazardous material transported by or for the military. Requires the Secretary to notify the appropriate government authorities of the existence of such service.
Bill· HRH.R. 2135 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1985
Veterans' Housing Benefits Amendments of 1985 - Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to provide mortgage assistance to veterans with loans guaranteed by the Veterans Administration in order to avoid foreclosure of such loans. Provides that such assistance shall be in the form of a loan to the veteran not to exceed $8,400. Provides that such assistance may be provided only if: (1) the dwelling that secures the primary loan is the current residence of the veteran; (2) the veteran is at least six months delinquent in payments on the primary loan; (3) the veteran is unemployed or has had a substantial reduction in household income through no fault of the veteran; and (4) the Administrator determines that there is a reasonable prospect that the veteran will resume payment on the primary loan within six months after receiving such assistance.
Bill· HRH.R. 2123 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1985
Veterans' Administration Health Programs Extension Act of 1985 - Extends the authority of the Veterans Administration to provide through private facilities hospital care, or medical services that will obviate the need for hospital admission, from September 30, 1985 to September 30, 1988. Permits the Administrator to contract for care and treatment of, and rehabilitative services for, veterans with alcohol and drug dependencies or abuse disabilities. Extends such treatment program to September 30, 1988. Deletes the requirement that the Administrator report to certain congressional committees concerning the drug and alcohol program. Authorizes appropriations for each fiscal year for FY 1987 through 1991, for education and training of health service personnel assigned to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center of the Philippines and for equipment and facilities repair and replacement. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1991 to assist the States in furnishing domiciliary or nursing home care to veterans, and to expand, remodel, or alter existing buildings for furnishing domiciliary, nursing home, or hospital care to veterans in State homes.
Bill· HRH.R. 2122 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1985
Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1985 - Repeals the provisions relating to setting the interest rate on guaranteed or insured housing loans to veterans and provides that such interest rates should be negotiated between the veterans and the lender, provided the interest rates remains constant for the life of the loan. Increases to one-half of five percent of the total loan amount for Veterans Administration loan fee. Permits in the alternative a fee of one percent of the total loan amount if certain conditions are satisfied. Authorizes direct appropriations to the Loan Guarantee Revolving Fund. Repeals the provisions relating to inspecting manufactured homes purchased by veterans, and deems as meeting required standards any manufactured housing unit displaying a certificate of conformance to Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 133 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1985
Resolves that the United States Navy should not deploy nuclear weapons on surface ships.
Bill· SS. 940 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1985
Defense Procurement Program Integrity Act of 1985 - Title I: Unallowable Contract Costs - Revises provisions concerning cost or pricing data given by a contractor or subcontractor in a defense contract. Provides, in an administrative or judicial proceeding to adjust the price of a contract, that it shall be conclusively presumed that the Government relied on all cost and pricing data so furnished by a contractor or subcontractor. Outlines various situations which shall not be a defense to a price adjustment in any such proceeding. Requires interest to be charged in the case of an overpayment by the Government to a contractor or subcontractor due to the submission of inaccurate, incomplete, or non-current cost or pricing data by such contractor or subcontractor. Title II: Renegotiation Act - Renegotiation Act Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Renegotiation Act of 1951 to direct the Renegotiation Board to renegotiate contracts and subcontracts by division and by major product line within a division of the contractor or subcontractor. Sets the minimum amount subject to renegotiation for contracts or subcontracts for a fiscal year ending after the enactment of the Renegotiation Act Amendments of 1985 at $5,000,000. Requires the President, not later than October 1, 1985, to appoint members of the Renegotiation Board created under the Renegotiation Act of 1951. Authorizes appropriations to such Board for FY 1986. Title III: Cost-Accounting Standards Board - Cost-Accounting Standards Board Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to establish a Cost-Accounting Standards Board to promulgate cost-accounting standards to be followed by defense contractors and subcontractors under Federal contracts. States the effective date for the implementation of such standards. Requires such Board to report to the Congress within one year after the enactment of the Cost-Accounting Standards Board Amendments of 1985 and annually thereafter. Title IV: Contractor Profit Studies - Directs the Secretary of Defense, on a regular periodic basis but at least once every four years, to carry out studies of profits made by contractors under Department of Defense contracts to determine whether the level of such profits is reasonable. Outlines information to be included in such study. Requires the Secretary to report the findings of such study to the Congress, the Comptroller General of the United States, and the Renegotiation Board. Title V: Limitation on Contractor Claims - Requires claims submitted by contractors requesting payment in connection with a contract entered into by the Department of Defense to be submitted in a specified manner.
Bill· SS. 941 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1985
Weapon Systems Acquisitions Improvement and Reform Act of 1985 - Establishes within the Department of Defense the position of Director of Weapon Systems Acquisitions. Provides that such Director shall be appointed by the President, without regard to political affiliation, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires the Director to: (1) carry out all acquisitions of weapon systems for the Department of Defense; (2) assure that each weapon system is designed to carry out the missions identified for the weapon system; (3) establish and carry out career training and other programs to establish and maintain an experienced work force in the office of the Director of Weapon System Acquisitions; (4) require the assignment of personnel to a weapon system acquisition program to assure the effective management of such program; and (5) respond to requests from the Congress relating to programs within the responsibility of the Director. Transfers to the Director all functions and activities related to the duties of the Director and within the responsibility of: (1) the Defense Contract Administration Service; (2) the Army Material Development and Readiness Command; (3) the Naval Material Command; (4) the Air Force Systems Command; (5) the Air Force Logistics Command; or (6) any other subordinate units of the Department of Defense.
Bill· SS. 937 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1985
War Powers Act of 1985 - Amends the War Powers Resolution to rename the resolution the War Powers Act. Authorizes U.S. armed forces, in the absence of a congressional declaration of war, to be introduced into hostilities or into a situation where the imminent introduction of such forces into hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances only: (1) to repel an attack upon the United States, to take retaliatory actions in the event of such an attack, and to forestall the direct and imminent threat of such an attack; (2) to repel an attack against U.S. armed forces located outside the United States and to forestall the direct and imminent threat of such an attack; (3) to protect U.S. citizens while evacuating them from a country where they are being subject to a direct and imminent threat to their lives either sponsored by the country's government or beyond the power of such government to control, provided the President shall make every effort to terminate the threat without using U.S. armed forces and provided that the President shall where possible obtain the consent of the government before using U.S. armed forces; or (4) pursuant to specific statutory authorization. Requires the President to report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate whenever U.S. armed forces are introduced into hostilities or into one of the other situations listed above. Requires the President to report to the Congress at least once every six months for as long as U.S. armed forces are engaged in hostilities outside the United States. Limits the length of time that U.S. armed forces may be used in hostilities or in such situations to 30 days unless the Congress enacts a law providing otherwise. Permits the Congress by law or joint resolution to terminate U.S. involvement before the expiration of the 30 days. Provides for expedited consideration of proposals to continue or terminate the use of U.S. armed forces in such situations. States that statutory authorization either for introducing U.S. armed forces into or for sustaining their use in hostilities or situations where imminent introduction of such forces into hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances shall not be inferred from: (1) any provision of law unless such provision specifically authorizes such introduction or use of the armed forces and states that it is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of this Act; or (2) any treaty unless the treaty is implemented by a law specifically authorizing such introduction or use of such armed forces and stating that it is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of this Act. Permits U.S. armed forces to participate jointly with members of military forces of other countries in high-level military commands that were established before enactment of this Act and pursuant to a treaty which was ratified before such enactment.
Bill· SS. 911 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1985
National Security Programs Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 - Title I: National Security Programs - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY 1986 for plant and capital equipment and operating expenses in carrying out national security programs in the following areas: (1) weapons activities; (2) materials production; (3) defense waste and byproducts management; (4) verification and control technology; (5) nuclear safeguards and security; (6) security investigations; and (7) naval reactors development. Title II: General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds authorized under this Act 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. Prohibits the use of funds authorized by this Act for programs which have not been presented to or requested of the Congress unless the Secretary of Energy transmits to the appropriate committees a full and complete statement of the action proposed. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out any general plant project only if the maximum estimated cost of the project does not exceed $1,200,000. Sets forth procedures for the approval of projects which exceed by more than 25 percent their estimated cost, 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. Permits funds to remain available until expended if so specified in an appropriation Act. Title III: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for programs under this Act for FY 1987 to DOE, such funds not to be available before FY 1987.
Bill· HRH.R. 2053 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1985
Amends the Survivor Benefit Plan to waive contributions by certain veterans whose military pensions are reduced because of an increase in disability compensation.
Bill· SS. 905 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1985
World War I Veterans' Service Pension Act - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly pension of $150 to each veteran of World War I who meets specified service requirements. Requires such veteran if receiving another pension administered by the Veterans Administration (VA), to elect which pension will be received. Provides for the payment of a monthly pension of $100 to surviving spouses of World War I veterans who meet certain marriage requirements. Requires such surviving spouses to choose between pensions if they are currently receiving another pension through the VA.
Bill· HRH.R. 2035 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1985
Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to consider the current and projected number of veterans residing in each State when deciding where medical facilities should be constructed or acquired. Directs the Chief Medical Director at the end of each fiscal year to determine the current and projected number of veterans residing in each State. Requires the Director to report such information to the appropriate congressional committees and to consider it when making recommendations for the apportionment of funds.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 108 (99th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1985
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Soviet Union, on a reimbursable basis, equipment and services for the improvement of the United States/Soviet Union Direct Communication Link for crisis control.
Bill· HRH.R. 1984 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1985
Limits the amounts available, from Department of Defense authorizations for military personnel accounts from FY 1986, for obligation for military basic pay and payments for accrued retired pay benefits within the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress on proposed changes in the military nondisability retirement system. Requires certain accounting methods to be used in determining costs and savings from any legislative changes in the military retirement system during FY 1985 or 1986.
Bill· HRH.R. 2004 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1985
Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to furnish flags to drape the caskets of those who served as merchant seamen aboard a seagoing vessel of the United States during any period of war prior to the end of World War II. Provides for recognition on National Defense Transportation Day of persons who serve aboard seagoing U.S. merchant vessels during any period of war.
Bill· HRH.R. 2016 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1985
Children's Defense Act of 1985 - 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 function 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.
Bill· HRH.R. 2007 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1985
Limits progress payments under defense contracts to 80 percent of the total costs of performing the contract (85 percent with a small business). Authorizes the Secretary of Defense and the heads of Federal agencies to provide progress payments at a different rate under certain circumstances.
Bill· HRH.R. 2015 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1985
Authorizes the President to impose tariff surcharges on articles imported from Japan, France, or any country within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization if the President determines that the cost of providing such country with defense assistance should be offset by tariff surcharges.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 115 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1985
Expresses the continued support of the Congress for peacetime selective service registration.
Bill· SS. 876 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1985
Veterans' Administration Health Care Programs Improvement Act of 1985 - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish and conduct a pilot program in five geographic areas to furnish medical, rehabilitative, and social services care to eligible veterans in lieu of nursing home care. Outlines eligibility requirements for veterans participating in such program. Gives priority for such program to veterans who are either over 65 or catastrophically disabled. Requires each Veterans' Administration medical facility administering such pilot program to furnish unified care management services for each veteran receiving services under such program. Prohibits the cost of the pilot program from exceeding 60 percent of what it would have cost the VA to furnish nursing home services instead of such program. Directs the Administrator to conduct a study of the benefits of the pilot program as an alternative to nursing home care and report the findings of such study to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Congress within 18 months after the commencement of the pilot program. Requires the Administrator to submit to the same Committees a final report on the program within 90 days after the termination of such program. Commences the pilot program on January 1, 1986, and terminates it on December 31, 1988. Directs the Administrator to monitor the performance of VA programs of treatment and rehabilitation for alcohol or drug dependence or abuse to determine various benefits of such programs. Requires the Administrator to report findings to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Congress on an annual basis. Prohibits the Administrator from entering into contracts under such programs which exceed a total program level of $10,000,000 in any fiscal year. Directs the Administrator to establish and conduct in five geographic areas a pilot program under which the Administrator may contract for community residential care for chronically mentally ill veterans. Outlines eligibility requirements for veterans participating in such program. Requires each VA medical facility administering the pilot program to furnish unified care management services for each veteran receiving care under such program. Requires the Administrator, within 18 months after the commencement of the pilot program, to provide an interim report to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Congress. Requires the Administrator to submit to the same Committees a final report on the program within 90 days after the termination of such program. Commences the pilot program on January 1, 1986, and terminates it on December 31, 1988. Directs the Administrator, through the Office of the Inspector General of the VA, to establish and conduct a comprehensive quality assurance program to monitor and evaluate the quality of health care furnished by the Department of Medicine and Surgery to eligible veterans. Requires the Chief Medical Director of the Department of Medicine and Surgery to provide certain standards, statistics, and information on the surgery programs within the Department and to make evaluations and recommendations. Requires the Inspector General of the VA to review certain mortality and morbidity data collected, make certain determinations as to the appropriateness of the mortality and morbidity rates within the Department of Medicine and Surgery, and report such findings to the Congress. Requires the Administrator to establish the Advisory Committee on Veterans' Administration Facility Planning. Requires the Committee to review the criteria for sizing VA medical facilities. Directs the Committee, not later than October 1 annually, to report its findings to the VA, together with recommendations. Requires the Administrator, not later than six months after each such annual report is submitted, to transmit such report together with comments and recommendations for proposed legislation to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Congress.
Bill· SS. 875 (99th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1985
Vietnam Veterans' Resource Center Act of 1985 - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish and carry out a pilot program which establishes ten readjustment counseling centers operated by the Veterans Administration (VA), each of which is to be designated as a Vietnam Veterans' Resource Center. Outlines the services to be made available under such program, including: (1) readjustment counseling; (2) alcohol or drug abuse treatment; (3) employment counseling; and (4) outreach and other services. Requires each Center to furnish unified case management for each eligible veteran residing within its geographic area who requests such assistance. Authorizes the Administrator to request the Secretary of Labor to assign disabled veterans' outreach program specialists to such Centers as appropriate. Requires the Deputy Administrator of Veterans Affairs to administer the pilot program. Directs the Administrator, by April 1, 1987, to report on the pilot program to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House and the Senate. Outlines information to be included in such report. Provides for termination of the pilot program three years after the date it is established.
Bill· SS. 868 (99th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1985
Department of Defense Efficiency and Economy Act of 1985 - Title I: Allowable Contract Costs Regulations Relating To Unallowable Indirect Costs - Directs the Secretary of Defense, within 90 days after enactment of this Act, to issue proposed regulations dealing with the unallowability of contractor indirect costs. Requires the Secretary, in determining allowable costs, to consider whether the costs incurred benefit the United States or are necessary for the operation of the business. Specifies certain costs which should be considered unallowable under such new regulations. Authorizes the Secretary to make disallowances and to assess a penalty of three times the disallowed expense whenever there is clear and convincing evidence that such expense is disallowable. Considers as a false claim specifically punishable under specified Federal law an expense submitted by a contractor for reimbursement that was not actually incurred. Requires the Secretary, within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Armed Services Committees of the Congress on specific actions taken to address the problems related to spare parts purchasing by the Department of Defense (DOD). Requires the Secretary to issue proposed regulations and legislation as part of such report if such problems have not been remedied. Increases penalties under specified provisions of Federal law for the making of false claims in DOD procurement. Title II: Competitive Labor Purchase Requirements - Makes rate-of-wages provisions under the Davis-Bacon Act inapplicable to labor performed in connection with military construction projects. Revises provisions dealing with wage-rate determinations to consider local wage rates for private industry (currently, surveys of wages paid outside the local area are used) when determining the prevailing rate for employees employed under certain DOD contracts. Makes inapplicable to DOD contracts certain Federal provisions which require an overtime rate of pay for work performed after eight hours of work per day. Provides in such contracts that the overtime rate will instead be paid after ten hours of work per day. Title III: Miscellaneous Cost Savings Provisions - Removes restrictions on contracting-out authority of the Secretary if he determines that such contracting-out would be cost-effective and in the best interest of the national defense. Authorizes the Secretary to close or realign any military installation if the President submits a budget reflecting a budget deficit in a fiscal year and the Secretary notifies the Congress at least 60 days prior to taking action.
Bill· SS. 879 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1985
Alternate Strategic Defense Initiative Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1986 - Provides that funds authorized under this Act for the Strategic Defense Initiative and for advanced strategic missile systems for FY 1986 are in lieu of any other authorization for such fiscal year for such purposes. Authorizes appropriations to the defense agencies for FY 1986 for research, development, test, and evaluation in connection with the Strategic Defense Initiative under the following programs: (1) Surveillance, Acquisition, and Tracking Program; (2) Directed Energy Weapons Program; (3) Kinetic Energy Weapons Program; (4) Hard Point Defense Technology Development Program; (5) Systems Concepts and Battle Management Program; (6) Threat Analysis Program; (7) Survivability, Lethality, and Key Technologies Program; and (8) Management Headquarters of the Strategic Defense Initiative. Authorizes appropriations to the Air Force for FY 1986 for research, development, test, and evaluation in connection with the Advanced Strategic Missile Systems program. Directs the Threat Analysis Program to be carried out as part of the Air Force Advanced Strategic Missile Systems Program, and requires the Secretary of the Air Force to report results of research conducted under such program to the Congress and other specified officials. Establishes in the Department of Defense (DOD) the Strategic Defense Evaluation Panel (the Panel). Requires the Panel to report to the Congress annually, with the first such report due by April 1, 1986. Requires certain Strategic Defense Initiative projects to be designated as major defense acquisition programs for purposes of reporting requirements. Directs the Secretary of Defense, simultaneously with the submission of the annual budget presentation materials to the Congress for each of FY 1987 through 1991, to report to specified congressional committees on all DOD programs which constitute or relate to the Strategic Defense Initiative, Specifies information to be included in such report. Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to conduct a study on the impact of proposed expenditures of the Strategic Defense Initiative programs for FY 1986 through 1991, and to submit the results of such study to the Congress within 180 days after enactment of this Act. Requires the Joint Economic Committee to conduct a similar study, with the same reporting date. Reaffirms the commitment of the Congress to the 1972 U.S. - Soviet Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems and to full compliance with such treaty.
Bill· SS. 865 (99th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1985
Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present gold medals to Jan Scruggs, Robert Doubek, and Jack Wheeler in recognition of their efforts to give the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the Nation. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal.
Bill· SS. 845 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1985
Authorizes the Veterans Administration to furnish each veteran who has a compensable service-connected disability such drugs and medicines as may be prescribed by any licensed physician for treatment of the disability.
Bill· SS. 846 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1985
Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to consider the current and projected number of veterans residing in each State when deciding where medical facilities should be constructed or acquired. Directs the Chief Medical Director at the end of each fiscal year to determine the current and projected number of veterans residing in each State. Requires the Administrator to report such information to the appropriate congressional committees and to consider it when making recommendations for the apportionment of funds.
Bill· HRH.R. 1940 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1985
Defense Environmental Restoration Act of 1985 - Subjects facilities under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense to the requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) (Superfund). Exempts the Secretary from the financial responsibility requirements. Prohibits the delegation to the Secretary of any response authority under such Act, requiring such authority to remain with the President or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as appropriate. Permits the designation of the Secretary and other Department of Defense (DOD) officials as natural resources trustees under such Act. Authorizes the Administrator to delegate other authorities to the Secretary or DOD officials if it would be cost-effective except the authority to approve remedial action at a site on the National Priorities List (NPL) in a nonemergency situation. Authorizes the President to issue response action orders as necessary to protect the national security. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Office of the Secretary an office to implement the Defense Environmental Restoration Program which includes investigating and cleaning up contamination from hazardous substances and correcting environmental damage. Directs the Secretary to carry out response actions with respect to releases of hazardous substances from sites and vessels under the Secretary's jurisdiction. Excludes response actions which do not result in a new facility from military construction requirements. Permits removal or remedial action by another responsible party. Directs the Secretary to pay all fees and charges imposed by State and local authorities for storage and/or disposal of hazardous substances on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to implement the administrative abatement authorities where there may be an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health or the environment from a DOD controlled facility. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 to carry out the restoration program. Makes available to the Secretary amounts recovered from responsible parties for response actions of the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to settle claims under CERCLA up to a specified amount. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 for emergency removal actions where the release or threatened release of any hazardous substance presents an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health or environment. Limits the per-site expenditure unless the Secretary and the Administrator agree that continued response actions are required in an emergency-type situation. Requires each emergency removal action to be completed within six months if possible or within 18 months at the outside. Requires the Secretary to notify the Congress within 15 days of obligating emergency funds. Authorizes the Secretary to use facility maintenance funds for response actions, including emergency actions. Authorizes the Secretary to utilize the services of any other Government agency on a reimbursable basis to carry out this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish a research, development, and demonstration program regarding hazardous waste management, including cost-effective strategies and technological innovation. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990. Directs the Secretary to notify the Administrator of the Agency of Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) within one year of this Act's enactment of the 25 hazardous substances most frequently used at DOD facilities for which no standard or water quality criteria are in effect under the other Federal environmental and water quality statutes. Requires ATSDR to prepare profiles on such substances within one year of receiving the funds to do so. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to keep the regional EPA offices and the appropriate State and local authorities informed about any hazardous substance releases or proposed response actions occurring at a DOD site within their area. Requires that such notice be made prior to taking a response action in nonemergency situations. Directs the Secretary to establish a Technical Review Committee of such authorities whenever possible to review and comment on DOD proposals. Requires the Secretary to provide an opportunity for public participation before adopting a plan for remedial action at any DOD site on the NPL. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on the implementation of this Act, including a statement for each site and its hazardous substances, the response actions taken or proposed, and the costs involved. Directs the Secretary to provide the Congress with information on military construction projects in the budget attributable to environmental restoration programs. Requires military construction authorizations to separately set forth the amount requested for environmental restoration for each military department and defense agency. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out otherwise unauthorized emergency construction for hazardous substance response actions up to a specified amount and after congressional notification.
Bill· HRH.R. 1951 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1985
Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual report to the Congress regarding accidents involving military aircraft during that year.
Bill· HRH.R. 1967 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1985
Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to assist State governments in funding State established veterans' services programs which assist veterans with their benefits. Sets forth grant application procedures, including a description of the State plan for coordination of a State veterans' services assistance program with the programs of local veterans' service organizations. Requires a State plan to show that the delivery of services will be managed at the local level and that a State will increase the amount of matching funds it provides in each fiscal year through the third fiscal year of the grant. Directs the Administrator to prescribe regulations to evaluate grant applications. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988.
Bill· HRH.R. 1899 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1985
Entitles a physician or dentist who becomes employed in the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans Administration and who enters into an agreement to serve in such capacity for a certain length of time to special pay commencing on the date of such employment or the date of such agreement, whichever is later. Considers any such special pay paid to an employee after September 30, 1980, as basic pay. Considers such special pay as included in average pay for purposes of annuity computation only in limited circumstances. Provides that such special pay may not be included in average pay in computing an employee's annuity that commences before October 1, 1985. Considers a certain percentage of special pay paid after September 30, 1980, as average pay in computing an annuity that commences on or after October 1, 1985.
Bill· HRH.R. 1872 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1985
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for procurement by the armed forces and the defense agencies of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and shipbuilding and conversion and for other procurement. Extends through FY 1986 the authority of the Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Between the NATO Ministers of the Defense concerning the NATO AWACS program, to waive reimbursement for the costs of specified functions performed by certain personnel and to assume contingent liability for program losses and specified charges. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for the armed forces and the defense agencies for research, development, test, and evaluation. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for the armed forces and the defense agencies for operation and maintenance. Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1986 as necessary for unbudgeted increases in fuel costs and as the result of inflation. Title IV: Working Capital Funds - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for the working capital fund of each of the armed forces and for the Defense Stock Fund. Title V: Active Forces - Authorizes strengths for active duty personnel as of the end of FY 1986. Title VI: Reserve Forces - Authorizes average strengths for the selected reserve components of the armed forces for FY 1986. Permits the reduction and increase in such strengths as specified. Authorizes a specified number of reserves to serve on full-time active duty in order to organize, administer, instruct, recruit, or train the reserve components. Permits the end strength levels to be increased by two percent in the national interest. Increases the number of certain personnel who may be on active duty in specified grades. Title VII: Civilian Personnel - Provides that Federal law requiring the authorization of end strengths by the Congress as of the end of each fiscal year before funds will be appropriated for the use of civilian personnel of any armed forces component for that fiscal year shall not apply with respect to FY 1986. Title VIII: Military Training Student Loads - Authorizes average military training student loads for each component of the armed forces for FY 1986. Requires the adjustment of such loads as the manpower strengths of each component are adjusted. Title IX: General Provisions - Removes the requirement that a specified percentage of industrial program funds be used for the acquisition of capital equipment during FY 1986 and 1987. Increases the amount of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund. Repeals the European troop strength limitation contained in the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985.
Bill· HRH.R. 1875 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1985
Military Chaplains Faith Balance Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to increase the representation of underrepresented religious faiths among armed forces chaplains.
Bill· HRH.R. 1873 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1985
National Security Programs Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 - Title I: National Security Programs - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY 1986 for plant and capital equipment and operating expenses in carrying out national security programs in the following areas: (1) weapons activities; (2) materials production; (3) defense waste and by products management; (4) verification and control technology; (5) nuclear safeguards and security; (6) security investigations; and (7) naval reactors development. Title II: General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds authorized under this Act 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. Prohibits the use of funds authorized by this Act for programs which have not been presented to or requested of the Congress unless the Secretary of Energy transmits to the appropriate committees a full and complete statement of the action proposed. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out any general plant project only if the maximum estimated cost of the project does not exceed $1,200,000. Sets forth procedures for the approval of projects which exceed by more than 25 percent their estimated cost, 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. Permits funds to remain available until expended if so specified in an appropriation Act. Title III: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for programs under this Act for FY 1987 to the DOE, such funds not to be available before October 1, 1986.
Bill· HRH.R. 1865 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1985
Prohibits obligating or spending FY 1985 or 1986 funds for the purpose of introducing U.S. armed forces into or over El Salvador or Nicaragua for combat unless: (1) the Congress has declared war or enacted specific authorization for such introduction; or (2) such introduction is necessary to meet a clear and present danger of hostile attack upon the United States, or to meet such a danger to and to protect the U.S. embassy, or to meet such a danger to and to protect and evacuate U.S. Government personnel or U.S. citizens.
Bill· HRH.R. 1918 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1985
World War I Veterans' Service Pension Act - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly pension of $150 to each veteran of World War I who meets specified service requirements. Requires such veteran, if receiving another pension administered by the Veterans Administration (VA), to elect which pension he will receive. Provides for the payment of a monthly pension of $100 to surviving spouses of World War I veterans who meet certain marriage requirements. Requires such surviving spouses to choose between pensions if they are currently receiving another pension through the VA.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 109 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1985
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the one-percent loan origination fee charged by the Veterans Administration (VA) to veterans obtaining a home loan guaranteed by the VA should not be increased. Requests the President to request additional appropriations if he finds that additional funding for the VA home loan guarantee program is required.
Bill· SS. 769 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1985
Amends the national cemeteries and memorials provisions of Federal law to require that each grave marker in a national cemetery be upright unless the deceased or the deceased's survivor requests a flat marker. Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to designate within each national cemetery a section with flat markers and a section with upright markers.
Bill· SS. 763 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1985
National Defense Enhancement Act of 1985 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for procurement for the Army and the Army National Guard, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Army and the Navy. Directs the Secretary of the Navy to conduct a feasibility study of the Multiple Launch Rocket System and report his findings to the Congress within 270 days after enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Air Force and the defense agencies. Title III: Family Housing - Authorizes the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force to construct family housing units (including land acquisition) and to acquire manufactured home facilities at such locations as determined to be necessary. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after FY 1985 for family housing functions of the Departments of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. Title IV: General Provisions - Prohibits any funds appropriated to the Department of Defense under this Act from being used for procurement or construction of the MX missile. Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of the small intercontinental ballistic missile and report the results to the Congress not later than April 30, 1986. Prohibits any funds appropriated to the Department of Defense under this Act from being used for procurement or reactivation under certain specified programs. Directs the Secretary of Defense to employ additional auditors to conduct a review of spare parts purchased by the Department of Defense. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Congress a multiyear feasibility report on the procurement of any weapon system for which fund authorization is requested. Requires such report to be submitted at least one year before any funds for such system are requested. Requires the Secretary of Defense to assure that the feasibility of market shares is considered in the awarding of contracts for a major system when more than one source is used for the production of such system. Requires the Secretary of the Navy to complete the program of backfitting certain missiles into all Trident submarines by no later than January 1, 1994. Requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a feasibility study for the phase-out of production by September 30, 1990, of the B-1 bomber aircraft. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress concurrently with the President's FY 1987 budget request submission to the Congress. Prohibits military assistance to foreign governments whose democratically elected head of state has been deposed or prevented from taking office by military force or decree. Requires the President to notify the Congress in writing at least one year prior to initiating any action that would violate the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Revises provisions relating to the authority of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to appoint members to certain selection boards. Authorizes the Secretary of a military department to pay compensation for travel time for members of the reserves or National Guard when traveling for training or other duties. Increases the amount of a claim against the United States that the head of an agency may pay.
Bill· SS. 768 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1985
Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, in recognition of his work on behalf of veterans who served in Vietnam. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal.
Bill· HRH.R. 1817 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1985
Data Bank Centralization Act - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a central data bank containing information on each living veteran. Allows such information to be made available only to: (1) criminal law enforcement personnel in barricade or hostage situations in which a veteran is involved; or (2) personnel of the Veterans Administration in carrying out authorized activities. Requires the Administrator to: (1) ensure ready access to such information to criminal law enforcement personnel for the specified situations; and (2) establish safeguards to ensure the confidentiality of such information and protect it from uses other than as specified. Makes unlawful the disclosure of such information for any purposes other than those specified. Provides criminal penalties for such unlawful disclosure.
Bill· HRH.R. 1816 (99th)open
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1985
Hotline for Help Act - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans with toll free telephone access to the Veterans Administration for the purpose of obtaining: (1) information on services and benefits; and (2) crisis counseling. Requires the Administrator to provide appropriate professional personnel to carry out such crisis counseling.
Bill· HRH.R. 1824 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1985
Department of Defense Cost Savings Act of 1985 - Prohibits the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of any military department from operating or allowing a commissary to operate on any military installation unless: (1) such installation is located outside a metropolitan area; and (2) not more than one retail store offering the same food supplies as those of the commissary is located within ten miles of the installation. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish and implement a competitive rate program applicable to the transportation of household goods to and from Alaska and Hawaii. Repeals Federal law which prohibits utilizing such a rate system. Requires, before the closure or realignment of any military bases occur, the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned to file with the Armed Services Committees of the House and Senate a concise statement of findings together with a succinct justification for such base closure. Reduces from 60 days to 30 days the waiting period required after such reports are submitted before any specific closure action may be taken. Maintains the 60-day waiting period in areas with a higher-than-average unemployment rate or if such closure or realignment would increase unemployment in such area by one percent or more. Requires the Secretary of Defense, within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to establish and implement an aircraft fuel conservation program. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the same date concerning such program.
Bill· HRH.R. 1845 (99th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1985
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.
Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 220 (99th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1985
Expresses the sense of the Congress that National Guard and reserve members should be recognized for the essential role they play in the national defense. Urges and requests employers and supervisors to abide by Federal law and grant a leave of absence for military training to members of the Guard and reserves and provide such employees equal consideration for job benefits and promotions.
Bill· SS. 742 (99th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1985
Defense Procurement Improvement Act of 1985 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to prepare an acquisition strategy before the completion of the full scale engineering development of a major defense acquisition program. Requires the establishment and maintenance of two or more production sources as part of such strategy. Allows single production sources only in certain limited circumstances. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress explaining the planned acquisition strategy for each major defense acquisition program not later than the time that a budget request for initial production of the system is made. Requires the Secretary to explain the reasons for the use of a single production source if such is chosen. Requires the Secretary to perform a cost analysis for each major defense acquisition program for which a contract is to be awarded under other than competitive procedures. Provides for the waiver of such cost analysis in certain instances if the congressional Committees on Armed Services are properly notified of such waiver by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary of each military department to issue regulations establishing minimum requirements in education, training, and prior experience for program managers of major defense acquisition programs. Outlines minimum education and experience requirements for such program managers. Requires not less than 20 percent of the total number of military officers selected by the Army, Navy, and Air Force in any calendar year for promotion to the rank of brigadier general or commodore to have been dealing directly with the acquisition, support, and maintenance of weapons systems for six of the ten years prior to selection for promotion. Provides for waiver of such requirement in certain circumstances. Directs the Secretary of each military department to undertake certain training for quality assurance personnel. Amends military procurement provisions to increase the reporting and disclosure requirements for former employees of the Department of Defense concerning duties performed with defense contractors. Requires defense contractors employing such individuals to file a report with the Secretary of Defense with respect to the employment of such individual if such individual, during the two years before the individual became employed with the contractor and while employed with the Department of Defense, performed any duties pertaining to any contract between such contractor and the Department of Defense. Outlines information to be included in such report. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and 1987 to carry out the procurement technical assistance cooperative agreements programs and certain administrative provisions of this Act.