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Bill· HRH.R. 2014 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1987
Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to provide that persons appointed by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to medical residencies and internships shall be excluded from coverage as employees (for purposes of collective bargaining) under the Federal labor-management relations provisions.
Bill· HRH.R. 1998 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1987
Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1987 - Repeals the provisions relating to the setting of the interest rate on guaranteed or insured housing loans to veterans as provided by the Veterans Administration (VA), and provides that such interest rates should be negotiated between the veterans and the lender, provided that the interest rate agreed upon remains constant throughout the life of the loan. Increases from one to two and one-half percent of the total loan the amount of the fee to be charged by the VA for the administration of such loan. Increases the amount of the guaranty entitlement (maximum housing loan permissible) if the veteran pays the full amount of the loan fee. Specifies a limit on the total amount of such VA housing loans permissible annually. Authorizes appropriations to the Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund. Repeals provisions relating to the inspection of 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. Repeals provisions placing certain restrictions on such VA housing loans. Revises provisions concerning the appraisal of homes under consideration for such VA loans to require the appraiser to forward to the Administrator of Veterans Affairs an appraisal report on such home, which the Administrator will, in turn, forward to the appropriate lender. Authorizes the Administrator to permit certain lenders to determine the reasonable value of the property involved. Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 to repeal provisions of such Act relating to the applicability of loan default procedures to veterans having VA-guaranteed loans. Reduces the number of real estate purchases acquired by default by the Administrator that may be financed by a loan made by the Administrator.
Bill· HRH.R. 2009 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1987
Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to allow a designee of the Chief Medical Director of the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans Administration to appoint and act upon the recommendations of disciplinary boards for employees. (Currently, only the Chief Medical Director can take such actions.) Limits the types of action which shall be appropriate for such disciplinary boards to those actions which propose the removal, suspension for more than 14 days, or demotion involving loss of grade or pay.
Bill· HRH.R. 2005 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1987
Amends Federal law relating to burial benefits for deceased veterans to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to reimburse a veteran for the cost of a prepurchased headstone (in lieu of furnishing such a headstone at burial). Revises Federal provisions concerning plot allowances to authorize such allowances only to veterans who are either eligible for a burial allowance or who were discharged from active duty due to a service-connected disability. (Currently, a veteran of any war, whether or not disabled, is eligible for such plot allowance.) Amends Federal provisions relating to the making of grants to States for the establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans' cemeteries to remove the limitation of a maximum grant to a single State based on the total funds available for such grants. Authorizes the Administrator to provide flat grave markers for use at a national cemetery in Wood, Wisconsin.
Bill· HRH.R. 2011 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1987
Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvement Act of 1987 - Title I: Disability Compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Rate Increases - Increases veterans' disability compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, effective on December 1 annually, by a certain percentage change which is based on the Consumer Price Index. Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to publish such increases in the Federal Register as soon as practicable. Authorizes the Administrator to administratively adjust disability compensation for certain disabled veterans not otherwise in receipt of service-connected disability benefits. Title II: Adopted Child and Income Exclusion Amendments - Expands the definition of "child" (for purposes of eligibility for veterans' survivors' benefits) to include children orphaned by the death of both parents and properly recommended for adoption by a government-operated child welfare or child placement agency. Revises the definition of "income" (for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits) to exclude from income reimbursement of any kind for any casualty loss. Title III: Miscellaneous Amendments - Amends the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 1983 to revise provisions concerning the payment of certain benefits to the surviving spouse and children of veterans who die as a result of in-service or service-connected incidents. Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to request from the Secretary of the military department concerned that such Secretary collect any portion of an indebtedness of a veteran that results from overpayment to such veteran by the Veterans Administration of any veterans' benefit. Outlines administrative provisions concerning the collection of such overpayments. Requires mandatory disclosure of claimants' and dependents' social security numbers in all claims for disability and survivors' benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 2012 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1987
Amends Federal law relating to veterans' records and other information to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to release names and addresses of present or former members of the armed forces or their dependents to any Member of Congress for the purpose of providing information to constituents on legislative matters affecting members and their dependents. Authorizes the release of such information by the Administrator if necessary to conduct field examinations or other investigations.
Bill· HRH.R. 2008 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1987
Veterans Administration Insurance Amendments of 1987 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to periodically adjust the monthly installments payable to a beneficiary under the National Service Life Insurance, the Veterans Special Life Insurance, or the Veterans Reopened Insurance programs. Directs the Administrator to take specified action with regard to the trust funds set up to pay such insurance proceeds. Authorizes the Administrator to make similar adjustments to the monthly installments payable to a beneficiary of United States Government Life Insurance who is receiving such proceeds under a life annuity settlement option, requiring the Administrator to take specified action with regard to the trust fund set up to pay such insurance proceeds. Exempts any premiums paid under a veterans' life insurance policy from any State taxation. Amends Federal provisions relating to veterans' mortgage life insurance to require the United States to automatically insure any eligible veteran receiving housing assistance against the death of the veteran, with certain exceptions. Revises provisions governing the initial amount of such insurance to be paid for each housing unit, along with other administrative provisions regarding the payment of such insurance and the premiums charged for such insurance. Directs the Administrator to issue to each insured veteran a certificate setting forth the benefits to which he or she is entitled. Terminates reinsurance and accounting requirements for such insurance policies. Provides that, effective October 1, 1987, the Administrator shall discontinue the policy of insurance currently in effect under specified Federal law.
Bill· HRH.R. 2000 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1987
Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 1987 - Title I: Educational Assistance Program Improvements - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to require an individual to make a choice not to receive veterans' educational assistance within 14 days of the date such individual first enters the service. (Currently, such choice must be made simultaneously upon entering service.) Makes the same change for individuals first entering the Selected Reserve. Removes authority to make advance payments of subsistence allowances. Removes a provision allowing a veteran to be paid in advance for certain work to be performed under a work-study program. Redefines "standard class session" for purposes of laboratory instruction. Revises provisions concerning compliance surveys conducted by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs of institutions offering courses approved for the instruction of veterans. Title II: Repeal of Education Loan Program; Technical Amendments - Repeals Federal provisions: (1) authorizing a veteran to use any unused educational assistance benefits for eligibility for an education loan; (2) authorizing accelerated (advanced) payment of educational assistance allowances; and (3) authorizing educational loans to any veteran. Title III: Savings Provision - States that loans made and accounts established for the collection of deposits made before the effective date of this Act shall continue in effect until completed.
Bill· SS. 940 (100th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1987
Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvement Act of 1987 - Title I: Disability Compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Rate Increases - Increases veterans' disability compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, effective on December 1 annually, by a certain percentage change which is based on the Consumer Price Index. Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to publish such increases in the Federal Register as soon as practicable. Authorizes the Administrator to administratively adjust disability compensation for certain disabled veterans not otherwise in receipt of service-connected disability benefits. Title II: Adopted Child and Income Exclusion Amendments - Expands the definition of "child" (for purposes of eligibility for veterans' survivors' benefits) to include children orphaned by the death of both parents and properly recommended for adoption by a government-operated child welfare or child placement agency. Revises the definition of "income" (for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits) to exclude from income reimbursement of any kind for any casualty loss. Title III: Miscellaneous Amendments - Amends the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 1983 to revise provisions concerning the payment of certain benefits to the surviving spouse and children of veterans who die as a result of in-service or service-connected incidents. Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to request from the Secretary of the military department concerned that such Secretary collect any portion of an indebtedness of a veteran that results from overpayment to such veteran by the Veterans Administration of any veterans' benefit. Outlines administrative provisions concerning the collection of such overpayments. Requires mandatory disclosure of claimants' and dependents' social security numbers in all claims for disability and survivors' benefits.
Bill· SS. 939 (100th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1987
Veterans' Health Care Benefits Administration Act of 1987 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to contract with non-Veterans Administration (VA) facilities for the provision of medical emergency care for veterans in authorized community nursing homes when VA facilities are not capable of providing such emergency service. Adds hospitalization for observation and examination to determine VA benefit eligibility to those services authorized to be contracted out. Allows the per diem cost of community nursing home care purchased by the VA in Alaska and Hawaii to equal 50 percent of VA-purchased hospital care in such States. Authorizes the Administrator to furnish hospital care and medical services to a veteran who is sojourning or residing abroad: (1) for a service-connected disability; or (2) when needed in a vocational rehabilitation program outside the United States. (Currently, such benefits are available only for veterans with service-connected disabilities who: (1) are citizens of the United States sojourning or residing abroad; or (2) are in the Republic of the Philippines.) Amends the Veterans' Health Care Amendments of 1979 to repeal a specified provision requiring annual reports from the Chief Medical Director of the VA to the Congress concerning the implementation of certain contracting-out provisions under such Act, and on the number of veterans provided contract treatment in each State.
Bill· HRH.R. 1944 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1987
Directs the Secretary of Defense to include in the annual report to the Congress a review of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) systems, including progress reports on the deployment of such systems. Encourages the President to begin talks with the Soviet Union concerning any applicable treaty restrictions relating to the SDI systems.
Bill· HRH.R. 1952 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1987
Department of Defense Force Act of 1987 - Sets forth findings and states that it is the mission of the Department of Defense Force to defend the United States from all aerial threats, including missiles, and, in the event of war, to secure and retain control of space for the military forces of the United States. Establishes within the Department of Defense (DOD) a new department to be known as the Department of Defense Force (Defense Force). Provides for a Secretary, an Under Secretary, and three Assistant Secretaries for the Defense Force. Transfers DOD space activities to the Defense Force. Directs the Secretary of the Defense Force, as part of the initial objectives of the Defense Force, to develop and produce prototypes of certain defense systems, including a space-based laser weapon system and a mobile, ground-based anti-missile system for intercepting ballistic reentry vehicles in the upper atmosphere. Sets timetables for such developments. Directs the Secretary to issue special rules to govern research, development, test, evaluation, production, procurement, and contracting necessary to carry out the Defense Force's mission. Makes previous DOD rules and regulations inapplicable to the Defense Force for a period of ten years following the enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Defense to issue rules and regulations as necessary for the orderly transfer of functions to the Defense Force. Transfers such functions no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to the Congress a request for funds necessary to carry out this Act. Makes all Federal law applicable to the military applicable to the Defense Force, with specified exceptions. Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress such recommendations for legislation regarding the Defense Force as are considered appropriate for the efficient operation of the department as a separate and coequal department within DOD.
Bill· SS. 918 (100th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1987
Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 1987 - Title I: Educational Assistance Program Improvements - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to require an individual to make a choice not to receive veterans' educational assistance within 14 days of the date such individual first enters the service. (Currently, such choice must be made simultaneously upon entering service.) Makes the same change for individuals first entering the Selected Reserve. Removes authority to make advance payments of subsistence allowances. Removes a provision allowing a veteran to be paid in advance for certain work to be performed under a work-study program. Revises provisions concerning compliance surveys conducted by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs of institutions offering courses approved for the instruction of veterans. Title II: Repeal of Education Loan Program; Technical Amendments - Repeals Federal provisions: (1) authorizing a veteran to use any unused educational assistance benefits for eligibility for an education loan; (2) authorizing accelerated (advanced) payment of educational assistance allowances; and (3) authorizing educational loans to any veteran. Title III: Savings Provision - States that loans made and accounts established for the collection of deposits made before the effective date of this Act shall continue in effect until completed.
Bill· SS. 917 (100th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1987
Amends Federal law relating to burial benefits for deceased veterans to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to reimburse a veteran for the cost of a prepurchased headstone (in lieu of furnishing such a headstone at burial). Revises Federal provisions concerning plot allowances to authorize such allowances only to veterans who are either eligible for a burial allowance or who were discharged from active-duty due to a service-connected disability. (Currently, a veteran of any war, whether or not disabled, is eligible for such plot allowance.) Amends Federal provisions relating to the making of grants to States for the establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans' cemeteries to remove the limitation of a maximum grant to a single State based on the total funds available for such grants. Authorizes the Administrator to provide flat grave markers for use at a national cemetery in Wood, Wisconsin.
Bill· SS. 915 (100th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1987
Amends Federal provisions relating to the Veterans Administration's Department of Medicine and Surgery to authorize the Chief Medical Director of such Department to waive any applicable State licensing requirements for registered, practical, or vocational nurses and physical therapists who are: (1) to be used in a research or academic post where there is no direct responsibility for patient care; or (2) to serve in a foreign country where such nurse or physical therapist is duly licensed under the laws of such country.
Bill· SS. 919 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1987
Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to make contributions to local authorities for construction projects on land adjacent to national cemeteries in order to facilitate safe entry to and exit from such cemeteries.
Bill· SS. 920 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1987
Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1987 - Repeals the provisions relating to the setting of the interest rate on guaranteed or insured housing loans to veterans as provided by the Veterans Administration (VA), and provides that such interest rates should be negotiated between the veteran and the lender, provided that the interest rate agreed upon remains constant throughout the life of the loan. Increases from one to two and one-half percent of the total loan the amount of the fee to be charged by the VA for the administration of such loan. Increases the amount of the guaranty entitlement (maximum housing loan permissible) if the veteran pays the full amount of the loan fee. Specifies a limit on the total amount of such VA housing loans permissible annually. Authorizes appropriations to the Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund. Repeals provisions relating to the inspection of 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. Repeals provisions placing certain restrictions on such VA housing loans. Revises provisions concerning the appraisal of homes under consideration for such VA loans to require the appraiser to forward to the Administrator of Veterans Affairs an appraisal report on such home, which the Administrator will, in turn, forward to the appropriate lender. Authorizes the Administrator to permit certain lenders to determine the reasonable value of the property involved. Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 to repeal provisions of such Act relating to the applicability of loan default procedures to veterans having VA-guaranteed loans. Reduces the number of real estate purchases acquired by default by the Administrator that may be financed by a loan made by the Administrator.
Bill· SS. 914 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1987
VA Health Care Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to redefine "nursing home care" for purposes of eligibility for such benefits. Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to provide public or private recreational activity facilities for VA hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care patients. Authorizes the Administrator to furnish domiciliary care to any veteran in need of such care if such veteran is unable to defray the expenses of necessary care. (Currently, only a limited number of veterans, such as disabled veterans or veterans receiving disability compensation, are eligible for such care.) Revises provisions concerning the furnishing of medical treatment to certain disabled veterans.
Bill· SS. 910 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1987
Amends Federal provisions relating to the Coast Guard to give the Secretary of Transportation the same powers granted the Secretary of Defense under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, thereby allowing the Secretary to provide special housing relocation assistance for Coast Guard employees who are forced to relocate due to the closure of a military installation.
Bill· SS. 916 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1987
Amends Federal law relating to veterans' records and other information to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to release names and addresses of present or former members of the armed forces, or their dependents, to any Member of Congress for the purpose of providing information to constituents on legislative matters affecting members and their dependents. Authorizes the release of such information by the Administrator if necessary to conduct field examinations or other investigations.
Bill· SS. 900 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1987
Department of Defense Force Act of 1987 - Sets forth findings and states that it is the mission of the Department of Defense Force to defend the United States from all aerial threats, including missiles, and, in the event of war, to secure and retain control of space for the military forces of the United States. Establishes within the Department of Defense (DOD) a new department to be known as the Department of Defense Force (Defense Force). Provides for a Secretary, an Under Secretary, and three Assistant Secretaries for the Defense Force. Transfers DOD space activities to the Defense Force. Directs the Secretary of the Defense Force, as part of the initial objectives of the Defense Force, to develop and produce prototypes of certain defense systems, including a space-based laser weapon system and a mobile, ground-based anti-missile system for intercepting ballistic reentry vehicles in the upper atmosphere. Sets timetables for such developments. Directs the Secretary to issue special rules to govern research, development, test, evaluation, production, procurement, and contracting necessary to carry out the Defense Force's mission. Makes previous DOD rules and regulations inapplicable to the Defense Force for a period of ten years following the enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Defense to issue rules and regulations as necessary for the orderly transfer of functions to the Defense Force. Transfers such functions no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to the Congress a request for funds necessary to carry out this Act. Makes all Federal law applicable to the military applicable to the Defense Force, with specified exceptions. Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress such recommendations for legislation regarding the Defense Force as are considered appropriate for the efficient operation of the department as a separate and coequal department within DOD.
Bill· HRH.R. 1918 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1987
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.
Bill· HRH.R. 1920 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1987
Amends Federal armed forces provisions to authorize the use of Department of Defense commissary stores and post exchanges by former prisoners of war who have been honorably separated from service.
Bill· HRH.R. 1922 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1987
Coast Guard Management and Law Enforcement Act of 1987 - Title I: Advisory Committees - Terminates the Great Lakes Pilotage Advisory Committee on September 30, 1992. Establishes the Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory Committee (the Fishing Committee) to advise the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating (the Secretary) on matters relating to commercial fishing vessels, including: navigation safety, marine insurance, vessel design and operation, and personnel training. Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce (and authorizes any other agency) to designate a representative to participate as an observer with the Fishing Committee. Requires that the Secretary's representative serve as executive secretary for the Fishing Committee and perform the duties specified in the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Requires the Secretary to consult with the Fishing Committee before taking certain actions. States that such consultation satisfies the requirements in Federal law for consulting with representatives of the private sector. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes a National Offshore Vessel Operators Safety Advisory Committee (the Safety Committee) to advise the Secretary on safety aspects of offshore oil, gas, and other mineral operations. Requires the Secretary to consult with the Safety Committee before making regulations or orders affecting the safety of offshore operations. Requires such Committee to comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Safety Committee on September 30, 1992. Title II: Law Enforcement - Amends Federal law to add maritime air surveillance or interdiction as a primary duty of the Coast Guard. Sets forth the powers of the Coast Guard in law enforcement, including arrests, searches, and seizures. Authorizes, under regulations prescribed by the Commandant of the Coast Guard and with the approval of the Attorney General, civilian special agents of the Coast Guard to carry firearms or other appropriate weapons while assigned to investigative or law enforcement duties. Title III: Personnel - Amends Federal law to authorize the Secretary of Defense to acquire, reimburse for certain losses on private sale, or foreclose certain residential property situated near a military installation which the Department of Defense or the Department of Transportation, with regard to the Coast Guard when not operating as a service of the Navy, has ordered closed or reduced in scope, under certain circumstances. Sets forth requirements regarding the Coast Guard Academy cadet service obligation. Amends provisions of Federal law regarding occupancy of substandard family housing by members of the uniformed services to include the Coast Guard. Title IV: Management and Administration - Empowers the Secretary to authorize retroactive pay and allowances in certain circumstances involving administrative error or oversight. Requires contracts awarded by the Coast Guard for construction or services in States with an unemployment rate higher than the national average to include a provision requiring the contractor to employ local residents. Empowers the Secretary, in certain circumstances, to waive such requirement. Empowers the Secretary to lease or charter one or two polar icebreaking vessels at least 30 days after submitting to specified congressional committees a statement justifying such charter rather than direct purchase and ownership. Title V: Maritime and Boating Safety - Repeals the provision of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1986 which requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to retain one to two percent of the amount appropriated for that year for State recreational boat safety programs to pay administrative costs and inserts the same provision in the authorization of contract spending portion of the recreational boating safety chapter of Federal law. Sets forth the number of mates required on a mobile offshore drilling unit under various circumstances. Expresses the sense of the Congress: (1) regarding regulation of recreational diving activities and display of a divers flag; and (2) that the U.S. Government should propose consideration of international recognition of the divers flag. Amends the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 to state that nothing in the rules in such Act interferes with the regulation of diving safety, including display of a divers flag. Requires the addition of a compendium of State regulations of diving safety to the technical annexes to the rules in such Act.
Bill· SS. 894 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1987
Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to furnish hospital care and medical services to a veteran for any service-connected disability if the veteran is sojourning or residing abroad. (Currently, such benefits are available only for veterans with service-connected disabilities who: (1) are citizens of the United States sojourning or residing abroad; or (2) are in the Republic of the Philippines.)
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 106 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1987
Recognizes the Disabled American Veterans Vietnam Veterans National Memorial near Eagle Nest, New Mexico, as a memorial of national significance. Requests the President to issue a proclamation commemorating the occasion of this recognition.
Bill· HRH.R. 1890 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1987
Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds available to the Department of Defense for the direct or indirect benefit of the Nicaraguan democratic resistance, unless such funds were specifically authorized and appropriated for such purpose.
Bill· HRH.R. 1886 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1987
Amends Federal law regarding vehicle weight limitations on the Interstate System to prohibit the apportionment of Federal funds to any State which prohibits vehicles with certain triaxle (tridem) weights from using the national Interstate System within its boundaries. Authorizes such highways to be used by vehicles with two consecutive sets of tandem and triaxles (tridems) carrying a gross load of 70,000 pounds if the distance between such axles meets certain measurements. Exempts a group of three or more consecutive axles from specified tandem axle requirements. Limits the maximum allowable weight on such specific tandem axle group to 32,000 pounds while allowing 70,000 pounds on the tandem-tridem axle combination.
Bill· HRH.R. 1873 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1987
Amends Federal armed forces provisions relating to defense contracts to require the head of a defense agency to reserve at least 25 percent of all sums obligated for military construction contracts for local contractors (contractors located within 175 miles of the construction project site).
Bill· HRH.R. 1884 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1987
Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in Maricopa County, Arizona, on the site of and coextensive with the Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 1882 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1987
Veterans' Job Training Improvement Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Veterans' Job Training Act to extend the time periods for application for and initiation of job training for eligible veterans under such Act. Extends through FY 1990 the authorization of appropriations under such Act, and extends the availability of authorized funds through FY 1992. Revises the eligibility requirements for veterans receiving such assistance to include as eligible certain veterans who were terminated or are about to be terminated from employment due to the permanent closure of a plant or facility or any substantial portion thereof.
Bill· HRH.R. 1848 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1987
Title I: Cost-Accounting Standards - Cost-Accounting Standards Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to transfer all authority and duties of the former Cost Accounting Standards Board to the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. Expands such authority over defense contracts to cover all Government contracts. Revises the method for determining interest rates under regulations promulgated by the Administrator and their effective dates. Requires referral to the Administrator of any case before a Board of Contract Appeals which requires the interpretation of a cost accounting standard to the Administrator. Provides that the Administrator's interpretation shall be made a part of the formal record of the case to be considered by the Board in its decision. Establishes a Cost-Accounting Advisory Council to advise and make recommendations to the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy with respect to cost accounting standards. Title II: Periodic Profit Studies - Government Contractor Profit Reports Act of 1987 - Amends the Renegotiation Act of 1951 to establish an Office of Procurement Studies and Analysis in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to: (1) develop a uniform reporting system to govern profit information submitted by Government contractors; (2) establish criteria and procedures for profit studies; and (3) provide recommendations to revise and develop profit policies relating to the negotiation of Government contracts. Authorizes the Administrator to exclude any class of Government contractors as a covered company. Defines "covered company" as one in receipt of payments of at least $50,000,000 in any year. Requires covered companies to report annually to the Administrator on specified cost and pricing data. Requires the Administrator to conduct a study of profits made by covered companies at least once every three years and to report to the Congress annually on such studies. Grants the Administrator access to all information of covered companies relating to provisions of this Act. Authorizes the Comptroller General to review any profit study conducted under such Act. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 1850 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1987
Directs the Secretary of Defense, during FY 1988, to take all necessary action to enable certain systems and components of the Strategic Defense Initiative program to achieve certain specified deployment objectives. Directs the Secretary, no later than February 1 of each year, to make progress reports to the Congress on the deployment of such systems, as well as information on Soviet countermeasures to such system.
Bill· HRH.R. 1849 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1987
Directs the Secretary of Defense, during FY 1988, to initiate full-scale development and testing of systems and components of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) in order to achieve an initial deployed operational capability for such systems and components during 1993. Outlines SDI deployment requirements. Directs the Secretary, no later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress identifying additional funding requirements necessary to achieve the above goal.
Bill· HRH.R. 1852 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1987
World War I Veterans' Bonus Act - Provides a $10,000 payment to each veteran of World War I or surviving spouse of such veteran.
Bill· SS. 866 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1987
Military Construction Authorization Act, 1988 and 1989 - Title I: Army - Subtitle A: Fiscal Year 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property, carry out military construction projects, and improve and maintain historic facilities at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for fiscal years beginning after FY 1987 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, architectural and engineering design services, construction, improvements, and maintenance of historic facilities, and for military family housing functions within the Department. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this subtitle. Subtitle B: Fiscal Year 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property, carry out military construction projects, and improve and maintain historic facilities at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for fiscal years beginning after FY 1988 for military construction projects (including unspecified minor construction projects), architectural and engineering design services, construction, improvement, and maintenance of historic facilities, certain advances for the construction of defense access roads, and for military family housing functions of the Department. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this subtitle. Title II: Navy - Subtitle A: Fiscal Year 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to acquire real property, carry out military construction projects, and improve and maintain historic facilities at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to the Navy for fiscal years beginning after FY 1987 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this subtitle. Extends certain FY 1984 and 1986 military construction projects. Subtitle B: Fiscal Year 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to acquire real property, carry out military construction projects, and improve and maintain historic facilities at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units and to improve existing military housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to the Navy for fiscal years beginning after FY 1988 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this subtitle. Title III: Air Force - Subtitle A: Fiscal Year 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to acquire real property, carry out military construction projects, and improve and maintain historic facilities at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to the Air Force for fiscal years beginning after FY 1987 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department. Extends certain prior-year military construction projects. Subtitle B: Fiscal Year 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to acquire real property, carry out military construction projects, and improve and maintain historic facilities at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to the Air Force for fiscal years beginning after FY 1988 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this subtitle. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a certain contract relating to the Arnold Engineering Development Center, Tennessee, under certain specified conditions. Title IV: Defense Agencies - Subtitle A: Fiscal Year 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to carry out military construction projects, acquire real property, and improve and maintain historic facilities in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes the Secretary to use specified FY 1989 funds for the construction of hazardous waste storage facilities. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal years beginning after FY 1987 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this subtitle. Extends a certain prior-year military construction project in Belgium. Subtitle B: Fiscal Year 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to acquire real property, carry out military construction projects, and improve and maintain historic facilities in specifed amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to DOD for fiscal years beginning after FY 1988 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this subtitle. Title V: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure - Subtitle A: Fiscal Year 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Infrastructure Program, and authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for fiscal years after FY 1987 for such contributions. Subtitle B: Fiscal Year 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make contributions to the NATO Infrastructure Program, and authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for fiscal years beginning after FY 1988 for such contributions. Title VI: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities - Subtitle A: Fiscal Year 1988 - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after FY 1987 for acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve forces in specified amounts. Subtitle B: Fiscal Year 1989 - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after FY 1988 for acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve forces in specified amounts. Title VII: Expiration of Authorizations - Subtitle A: Fiscal Year 1988 - Terminates all authorizations contained in Subtitle A of titles I through V of this Act on October 1, 1989, or the date of enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act for fiscal year 1990, whichever is later, with specified exceptions. Subtitle B: Fiscal Year 1989 - Terminates all authorizations contained in subtitle B of titles I through VI of this Act on October 1, 1990, or the date of enactment of the Military Cosntruction Authorization Act for fiscal year 1991, whichever is later, with specified exceptions. Title VIII: General Provisions - Amends Federal law relating to the limitations of expenditures for rent and improvements of buildings leased to the United States to waive such limitations if the Secretary of Defense determines that the application of such limitations would interfere with an essential mission of DOD. Provides for premobilization construction authority for the Secretary of Defense. Repeals a provision of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1987 authorizing a Pentagon Annex design. Increases the amounts to be expended for minor military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay meritorious contractor claims arising under military construction contracts, using specified funds. Increases the amount available for minor construction for Guard and Reserve facilities. Repeals certain limitations relating to expenditures for improvements to military family housing units contained in Federal armed forces provisions. Amends Federal armed forces provisions relating to military family housing leasing to authorize the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy, and the Air force to enter into contracts for a specified number of leased family housing units, authorizing the use of such contracts through FY 1989. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1984 regarding the family housing rental guarantee program. Authorizes the acquisition at no cost of military family housing units, as long as the Secretary concerned complies with certain congressional notice-and-wait requirements. Increases the leasing and the high cost threshold amounts for military family housing as contained in Federal armed forces law. Revises Federal provisions relating to community planning assistance necessitated as the result of military base closures. Amends Federal armed forces provisions to exempt contracts for $1,000,000 or less awarded by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department from the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act.
Bill· SS. 864 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1987
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1988/1989 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, and the Air Force for procurement of the following: (1) aircraft; (2) missiles; (3) weapons and tracked combat vehicles; (4) ammunition; (5) shipbuilding and conversion; and (6) other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for each of the following: (1) the defense agencies; (2) the destruction of lethal chemical weapons; and (3) the extension of certain authority provided to the Secretary of Defense in connection with the NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) program. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the armed forces and the defense agencies for research, development, test, and evaluation. Authorizes additional appropriations for each such fiscal year for unbudgeted amounts for salary, retirement, and other employee benefits of civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD). Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for operation and maintenance activities for the armed forces, the defense agencies, the National Guard and reserves, the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, for defense claims, for the Court of Military Appeals, and for defense environmental restoration. Authorizes additional appropriations for each such fiscal year for unbudgeted increases in fuel costs, increased costs as the result of inflation, and for unbudgeted amounts for salary, retirement, and other employee benefits of civilian DOD employees. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for working capital funds for the armed forces. Title IV: Personnel Authorizations - Authorizes end strengths for FY 1988 and 1989 for the following: (1) active duty personnel; (2) Selected Reserve personnel; and (3) reserve personnel on active duty in support of the reserves. Directs that the end strengths for the Selected Reserves for each such fiscal year shall be reduced by a specified amount. Increases, for each such fiscal year, the number of certain personnel authorized to be on active duty in support of the reserves. Title V: Civilian Personnel - Authorizes end strengths for FY 1988 and 1989 for civilian DOD personnel. Title VI: Military Training Student Loads - Authorizes the average military training student loads for FY 1988 and 1989. Title VII: General Provisions - Repeals the following current provisions of Federal law: (1) the requirement of a separate budget request for the procurement of reserve equipment; (2) the troop strength ceiling for U.S. forces in Europe; (3) the funding limitation for the Bigeye binary chemical bomb; (4) the limitation on funds for the space defense system; (5) the limitation on the testing of anti-satellite weapons; and (6) the reduction in the number of active-duty officers. Repeals the requirement of a certain certification from the President to the Congress relating to cost savings before reimbursement for actual lodging expenses plus per diem for military members entitled to travel allowances is permitted. Repeals the limitation on the establishment of a federally funded research and development center for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude personal use of a vehicle from the military benefits which are not included in gross income for taxation purposes.
Bill· SS. 865 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1987
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for civil defense programs under the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950.
Bill· HRH.R. 1835 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1987
Amends Federal armed forces provisions to remove the individual military department ceilings on the number of Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) scholarships to be awarded at any one time, imposing instead a maximum number of scholarships for cadets and midshipmen in all military departments.
Bill· HRH.R. 1794 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1987
Declares that civilian employees of the National Guard may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service.
Law· HRH.R. 1811 (100th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1987
Atomic Veterans Compensation Act of 1987 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to establish (for purposes of eligibility for such benefits) a presumption of service-connection for the following diseases suffered by any radiation-exposed veteran: (1) all forms of leukemia, except chronic lymphatic leukemia; (2) polycythemia vera; (3) thyroid cancer; (4) bronchogenic carcinoma; and (5) female breast cancer. Requires all of the above diseases, in order to be considered service-connected, to have become manifest to a degree of ten percent or more within 30 years after the last date on which the veteran participated in a radiation-risk activity. Defines "radiation-exposed veterans" and "radiation-risk activity" for purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 1788 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1987
Defense Black Programs Oversight Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to the defense committees of the House of Representatives and of the Senate, at the same time each year as the President's annual budget is submitted, an unclassified report setting forth the total amount requested for special access programs of the Department of Defense (a program of the Department that is designated in such a manner as to conceal from public disclosure the existence or scope of the program). Directs the Secretary, no later than November 1 of each year, to provide to specified members of the defense committees notice of and justification for such special access programs. Outlines information to be included in such notice and provides access to such information by other members of the committees. Requires the Secretary to respond to any questions or concerns raised by any such committee member within 30 days. Directs the Secretary to notify the defense committees of any changes in the criteria used for making special access program designations no later than 30 days before such changes are to take effect. Requires the total amount requested and appropriated for the previous five fiscal years for such special access programs to be included in the first report to the committees required under this Act. Directs the Secretary, no later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to the defense committees a report on the criteria used for designating a program of the Department of Defense as a special access program.
Bill· HRH.R. 1808 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1987
Suspends through FY 1989 the military education program for civilian technicians of the Army National Guard. Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than December 31, 1988, to report to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees on the Military Education Program of the Army National Guard concerning the cost-effectiveness and other characteristics of such program.
Law· HRH.R. 1783 (100th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1987
Defense Technical Corrections Act of 1987 - Makes technical and clerical corrections and amendments to specified sections of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1987, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1987, and to Federal armed forces provisions, including corrections relating to: (1) military pay; (2) defense budgets; (3) defense procurement; (4) military construction operations; (5) military personnel; (6) intelligence operations; and (7) small business.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 130 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1987
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States should place greater emphasis on the improvement of U.S. conventional forces, particularly in cooperation with other member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and (2) such improvement should emphasize improved readiness and greater sustainability in conflict; defensive measures, particularly joint development and deployment of infantry antitank weapons; and the assumption that the United States would not be the first to use nuclear weapons.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 132 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1987
Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than ten days after the adoption of this resolution, to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents prepared in accordance with certain report requirements in the 1986 and 1987 Department of Defense Authorization Acts relating to the Strategic Defense Initiative program and the antiballistic missile treaty.
Bill· SS. 820 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1987
Veterans' Education Amendments of 1987 - Amends Federal law relating to veterans' educational assistance to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to approve the pursuit of flight training by an individual entitled to basic educational assistance under specified conditions, including: (1) that such training is necessary for the attainment of the individual's vocational objective; (2) that the individual possesses a valid private pilot's license and meets all medical requirements necessary for a commercial pilot's license; and (3) that the flight school courses are approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and the State. Sets forth the amount of assistance and other conditions for such flight training. Authorizes the Administrator to provide the same such assistance, under the same conditions, for members of the Selected Reserve of the armed forces found to be entitled to such basic educational assistance.
Law· HRH.R. 1748 (100th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1987
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1988/1989 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 to the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and the Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the following: (1) the defense agencies; (2) the chemical weapons demilitarization program; and (3) certain authority provided to the Secretary of Defense in connection with the NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) program. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the defense agencies for research, development, test, and evaluation. Authorizes additional appropriations for each such fiscal year for unbudgeted amounts for salary, retirement, and other employee benefits for certain civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD). Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for operation and maintenance for the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, the defense agencies, the reserve components of the armed forces, the National Guard, the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, defense claims, the Court of Military Appeals, and for environmental restoration. Authorizes additional appropriations for such fiscal years for unbudgeted increases in fuel costs, increases resulting from inflation, and for unbudgeted amounts for salary, retirement, and other employee benefits of certain DOD employees. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for working capital funds for the armed forces and the defense agencies. Title IV: Personnel Authorizations - Authorizes end strengths for active-duty and reserve components of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps for FY 1988 and 1989. Authorizes end strength reductions for the Selected Reserve components of the armed forces for each such fiscal year, as prescribed. Authorizes increases for each such fiscal year in the number of certain personnel authorized to be on active duty in support of the reserve components. Title V: Civilian Personnel - Exempts civilian DOD employees from certain end strength limitations contained in Federal armed forces provisions, such exemption being in effect during FY 1988 and 1989. Title VI: Military Training Student Loads - Authorizes the average military training student loads for FY 1988 and 1989. Provides for the adjustment of such student loads consistent with manpower strengths authorized under this Act. Title VII: General Provisions - Repeals the following: (1) the current Federal requirement of a separate budget request for the procurement of equipment for the reserve components of the armed forces; (2) the European troop strength limitation as contained in the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985; (3) the limitation of expenditures under the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1987 for development of the Bigeye binary chemical bomb, the Space Defense System, and the testing of anti-satellite weapons; and (4) the required reduction in the number of officers serving on active-duty in the armed forces, as contained in the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1987. Repeals a specified provision of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1987 requiring the President to make certain certification to the Congress before certain amendments made under such Act concerning the payment of lodging and per diem expenses for military members can take effect. Provides, instead, that such amendments shall take effect no later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act. Repeals specified provisions of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1987 and the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1987 concerning certain limitations on the establishment of a federally-funded research and development center for the Strategic Defense Initiative program. Provides, instead, for the obligation and expenditure of funds for such program.
Bill· HRH.R. 1749 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1987
Authorizes the Director of the U.S. Information Agency to make available, upon request, to the Department of Defense and to the military departments photographs of military operations and military-related activities in Vietnam for purposes of the development and publication of military histories.
Bill· SS. 803 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1987
Fairness in Franchising Act - Imposes a one-year moratorium on the construction of any commercial franchise business facility on any military installation in the United States, except where the franchisee involved owns or controls a competing franchise business located off the military installation. Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study concerning the effects of the operation of commercial franchise businesses located on military installations on the sales of franchise businesses located outside the installations, and to report the results of such study to the Congress no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act.