Defence

A concurrent resolution to commend the group of aviators known as the "Flying Tigers" for nearly 50 years of service to the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1989

Commends the Flying Tigers for nearly 50 years of service to the United States.

Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers, Urgent Supplementals, and Correcting Enrollment Errors Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1989

Makes supplemental appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs for FY 1989 for: (1) Veterans Benefits Administration compensation and pensions, readjustment benefits, and the Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund; (2) medical care in the Veterans Health Services and Research Administration; and (3) general operating expenses (including a transfer of funds). Prohibits any appropriation contained in this Act from being available beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize certain uses of funds collected by the Department of Veterans Affairs as third-party reimbursements for the value of hospital care or medical service furnished to veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1989

Authorizes the following uses of funds collected by the Department of Veterans Affairs as reimbursement for the value of hospital or medical care furnished to veterans for non-service-connected disabilities: (1) general operating expenses of the facility of the Department which furnished the care and services for which such amount was collected; and (2) deposits into the nursing home revolving fund.

To prohibit the establishment of a ship fuel replenishment system in Middletown, New Jersey, by the Department of the Navy.

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1989

Prohibits the Secretary of the Navy from using any funds available to the Department of the Navy for the planning, design, or construction of a ship fuel replenishment system in Middletown, New Jersey.

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the utilization of closed military installations as Federal penal and correctional institutions.

United States · United States Congress · 18 May 1989

Declares that the Secretary of Defense should transfer closed military installations that are suitable for use as Federal penal and correctional institutions to the Department of Justice for the incarceration of individuals convicted of violating Federal drug laws.

Dire Emergency Veterans Medical Care Supplemental Appropriations Act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1989

Dire Emergency Veterans Medical Care Supplemental Appropriations Act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989 - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs for FY 1989 for veterans' medical care.

Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1989

Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 1989 - Title I: Educational Assistance and Vocational Rehabilitation Program Improvements - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to repeal a current requirement that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs make separate determinations of whether the achievement of a vocational goal is reasonably feasible for veterans under the age of 50. Provides that a pension being paid to a veteran who, while participating in a veterans' vocational training program, secures employment in an area related to the veteran's vocational training goal, shall not be terminated unless the veteran maintains that employment for 12 consecutive months. Eliminates the reference to a high school equivalency certificate (as a requirement for eligibility for educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill), instead requiring that an individual have certain alternate school credentials accepted by the armed forces, pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Defense, which are equivalent to a secondary school diploma. Changes the date by which an individual serving on active duty or in the Selected Reserve must elect not to participate in certain educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill to within 14 days of the date such individual begins service. Makes permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program for the provision of independent living services and assistance for severely handicapped veterans. Deletes a provision authorizing the advance payment of a work-study allowance for veteran-students. Expands the eligibility for the provision of work-study benefits to include veterans who: (1) are pursuing programs of rehabilitation on at least a half-time basis; and (2) have disabilities rated at 50 percent or more and are pursuing programs of education or training on at least a half-time basis. Title II: Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions - Deletes a provision authorizing the advance payment of a veterans' rehabilitation subsistence allowance. Revises provisions allowing for the renewal of educational assistance to a veteran that has been discontinued after unsatisfactory progress to allow such renewal under the following circumstances: (1) the cause of the unsatisfactory conduct or progress has been removed; (2) the program proposed to be pursued is suitable to the veteran's aptitudes, interests, and abilities; or (3) if a program change is involved, the change meets certain requirements of approval established by the Secretary under current Federal law. Revises current Federal provisions which provide for the measurement of certain unit courses or subjects pursued by veterans toward a standard college degree to measure such course enrollment by converting the credit hours being pursued to equivalent clock hours, and combining this number with the actual number of clock hours concurrently being pursued, if any, to determine appropriate training time to be credited to such veterans. Amends a provision of the All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program to provide for a proportionate reduction in the educational assistance entitlement in accordance with the reduction in the monthly educational assistance allowance paid when a veteran pursuing an apprenticeship or other on-the-job training program fails to complete 120 hours of such training in a month. Makes an identical reduction in such assistance under the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and other provisions of law, to improve the administration of veterans' health care benefits and personnel management in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1989

Authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to transfer a veteran under the care of the VA to a nursing home in Alaska or Hawaii when the cost to the United States of such care does not exceed 50 percent of the cost furnished by a community general hospital under contract with the VA in such States. Provides for the reimbursement by the VA of certain medical expenses of a veteran who is a participant in a vocational rehabilitation program and is medically determined to have been in need of care or treatment to make possible such veteran's entrance into such a program, to prevent interruption of such program, or to hasten his or her return to such program. Provides a director-scale pay category for physicians or dentists serving in a director position in the central office of the Veterans Health Services and Research Administration. Includes physical therapists, occupational therapists, or pharmacists among positions to which temporary full-time appointments shall not exceed two years. Provides that students who have a temporary appointment and are pursuing a degree in such field may be reappointed for a period not to exceed the duration of such student's academic program. Requires funds from the Veterans' Canteen Service Revolving Fund to be deposited only in checking accounts (currently permitted to be deposited in other interest-bearing accounts). Provides for the investment of amounts in such revolving fund not currently required for current disbursements. Revises provisions concerning the exclusive and independent authority of the Veterans' Canteen Service within the VA. Amends the Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988 to extend through FY 1992 the authority for the pilot program of community-based residential care for homeless chronically mentally ill and other veterans. Extends certain reports concerning such program.

To authorize appropriations for civil defense programs for fiscal years 1990 and 1991.

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1989

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 and 1991 for civil defense programs under the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish additional requirements for, and to grant additional authority to, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense.

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1989

Prohibits a person from being appointed Inspector General of the Department of Defense unless such person has at least ten years of professional experience in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations. Outlines administrative provisions concerning the term, removal, duties, and subpoena power of the Inspector General. Requires the Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency to report to, and be subject to the supervision of, the Inspector General.

Biological Defense Oversight Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1989

Biological Defense Oversight Act of 1989 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to be responsible for the conduct of all Federal research, development, testing, and evaluation functions relating to the medical aspects of the use of biological agents in the development of defenses against biological warfare. Requires funds for such functions to be appropriated only to NIH. Requires such functions to be carried out through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements as prescribed by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to report biennially to the Congress on the performance of such functions.

Department of Defense Audit Improvement Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1989

Department of Defense Audit Improvement Act - Establishes the position of Auditor General (AG) in each of the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, to be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate to be under the supervision of the Secretary of the military department concerned (Secretary). Allows the AG to be removed only by the President. Establishes three Assistant Auditors General of each department, as follows: (1) Assistant Auditor General for Auditing; (2) Assistant Auditor General for Investigations; and (3) Assistant Auditor General for Inspections. Requires the AG to be under the authority, control, and direction of the Secretary with respect to audits, investigations, or inspections relating to: (1) sensitive operational plans; (2) intelligence matters; (3) counterintelligence matters; (4) ongoing criminal investigations by other administrative units relating to national security; and (5) other matters the disclosure of which would constitute a threat to national security. Allows the Secretary to prohibit the AG from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit, investigation, or inspection if necessary to preserve the national security interests of the United States. Requires certain statements and reports if the Secretary exercises such prohibition. Directs the AG to perform such audit, investigation, and inspection functions as directed by the Secretary. Requires the AG to provide policy direction for such functions within the department. Requires the AG to comply with all standards established by the Comptroller General and the Inspector General of the Department of the Defense (DOD). Requires the AG to perform legislative review and other activities related to promoting economy and efficiency in the department's programs and operations. Requires the AG to inform the Secretary, the Inspector General of DOD, the Secretary of Defense, and the Congress of fraud and other problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration of programs and operations administered or financed by the department and to recommend corrective action. Directs the AG to avoid duplicative efforts with the Comptroller General and the Inspector General of DOD. Requires the AG to report on criminal violations found. Outlines general administrative powers of the AG with respect to audit, investigative, and inspection functions within the department, including the power to obtain information from other Federal agencies in connection with the performance of such functions. Authorizes the AG to receive and investigate complaints or information from Army employees concerning a possible violation of laws or regulations, mismanagement, waste, abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to the public health and safety. Requires the AG to report to the Inspector General of DOD to aid the Inspector General in the preparation of the semiannual report required under the Inspector General Act of 1978. Requires the AG to cooperate fully with the Inspector General in connection with the performance of any duty or function. Directs the Inspector General to resolve any jurisdictional disputes between the two. Makes conforming amendments and transfers current auditing and investigative functions within the department to the AG within one year after enactment of this Act. Places the position of Auditor General of a military department at level IV of the Executive Schedule. Includes revelations made to any such Auditor General under the whistleblower protection for members of the armed forces. Requires certain transfers of personnel as a result of the establishment of Auditors General within the military departments. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees within 120 days after enactment of this Act on such transfers. Requires amounts requested for the Auditors General of the military departments to be separately identified in the annual budget justification materials submitted to the Congress by the President. Provides that nothing in this Act changes the relationship between the Inspector General of DOD and the entities of the military departments that carry out audits, investigations, and inspections. Requires the President to submit to the Senate, within 90 days after enactment of this Act, nominations for the Auditor General positions of the military departments.

To authorize the transfer to the Republic of the Philippines of two excess naval vessels.

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1989

Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to transfer to the Philippines, at the Philippines' expense, two excess naval vessels. Terminates such authority two years after enactment of this Act.

Designating October 20, 1989, as "Leyte Landing Day".

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1989

Designates October 20, 1989, as Leyte Landing Day (relating to the allied forces landing in the Philippines in World War II).

To express the sense of the Congress with respect to the assassination of Colonel James Rowe in the Philippines.

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1989

Declares that the Congress rejects attempts by the New People's Army, through assassinations or other violence, to force the United States to: (1) withdraw from military facilities in the Philippines; or (2) end its support for the Philippine Government. Declares that the United States should continue to provide economic and military assistance to the Philippines to facilitate its Government's efforts to consolidate democracy and combat the New People's Army insurgency. Declares that the United States will not be deterred from utilizing such military facilities pursuant to military bases agreements between the two countries.

Concerning the May 7, 1989, Presidential election in Panama.

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1989

Condemns General Manuel Noriega's actions with respect to the May 7th Panamanian election, the violent attack on Guillermo Endara and others by armed thugs acting on Noriega's behalf, and the expulsion of nine international journalists. Calls on General Noriega and the Panamanian Defense Forces to: (1) honor the election by recognizing Guillermo Endara as the victorious presidential candidate; and (2) respect the internationally recognized human rights of the Panamanian people. Calls on the world community of democratic nations to rebuke General Noriega's actions. Calls on the President to consult with the Western Hemisphere democracies in developing a common effort to urge the General to honor the election results. Supports the President's policy steps as an appropriate response to the Panamanian crisis. Expresses Congress' desire to work with the President to determine U.S. foreign policy in Panama.

Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 1989

Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1989 - Revises the maximum amount of a home loan to be guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the benefit of eligible veterans. Prescribes maximum amounts to be guaranteed to veterans in the case of a loan made to refinance a construction loan, an installment land sales contract, or a loan obtained by a previous owner of property which was assumed by the veteran as the lesser of the reasonable value of the dwelling or farm residence or the sum of the outstanding balance of the refinanced loan plus closing costs. Limits the maximum amount of the loan to be guaranteed in all other cases to no more than 90 percent of the reasonable value of the dwelling or farm residence. Grants the Secretary of Veterans Affairs authority to sell vendee loans (to maintain the effective functioning of the loan guarantee program) without recourse after: (1) consulting with a professional financial advisor; (2) reviewing the experience of other Federal agencies that have conducted loan asset sales without recourse; (3) exploring such marketing strategies as overcollateralized loans or private reinsurances; and (4) accepting bids only when they appropriately reflect the prevailing interest rates and characteristics of the loans. Extends through FY 1991 the authority of the Secretary to collect loan fees from veterans being guaranteed housing or other loans through the VA. 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 manufactured home loans. Limits the maximum VA liability under such loan guarantees. Repeals provisions which prohibit the VA from guaranteeing loans for newly constructed residences in areas not served by public or community water and sewage systems. Permits the VA to collect debts arising out of the housing loan program by offsetting the debtor's Federal tax refund. Requires any veteran wishing a housing debt waiver to make such request within 180 days of the notification of such indebtedness (unless the Secretary determines that a longer period is reasonable) or by September 30, 1991, if notice of such debt was provided before October 1, 1989. Makes such waiver provisions applicable to active duty veterans. Makes all former active-duty veterans eligible for basic entitlement to VA-guaranteed housing loans whether or not such a veteran has ever been discharged or released from active duty. Makes VA claim payment and property acquisition procedures in connection with guaranteed housing loans permanent. (Currently, such procedures terminate as of the end of FY 1989.)

Sean Charles O'Keefe, of Virginia, to be Comptroller of the Department of Defense, vice Clyde O. Glaister, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 12 May 1989

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of September 15, 1989, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day".

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1989

Designates September 15, 1989, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

A joint resolution commemorating the bicentennial of the United States Coast Guard.

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1989

Recognizes the two centuries of service by the U.S. Coast Guard.

An original resolution expressing strong support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on the occasion of its 40th Anniversary; confirming continued dedication to NATO's founding principle, which is the commitment by democratic nations to their common defense; and urging energetic and cooperative participation by NATO member-states in the development and implementation of joint policies aimed at strengthening the East-West military balance while upholding and promoting democratic values.

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1989

Expresses support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on its 40th anniversary. Reaffirms: (1) continued dedication to NATO as a critical instrumentality for maintaining an effective Western defense of democracy; and (2) that it remains in the interest of all NATO members to resolve recurring disputes concerning defense posture and arms control negotiating strategy in a spirit of comity and compromise.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit aliens who have served in the Armed Forces for at least 4 years after enlistment abroad to enter the United States for permanent residence as special immigrants.

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1989

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant special immigrant status to an alien service member or veteran who has served honorably in the U.S. armed forces for four years and to any accompanying spouse and children.

Military Construction Authorization Act, 1990 and 1991

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1989

Military Construction Authorization Act, 1990 and 1991 - Subdivision 1: Fiscal Year 1990 - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design, 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 1989 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, architectural and engineering design services, and for military family housing functions within the Department. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Extends certain FY 1986-1988 military construction projects. Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design, 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 1989 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title III: Air Force - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design, 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 1989 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department. Extends certain prior-year military construction projects. Title IV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to carry out military construction projects and acquire real property 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 1987 through 1990 funds for the construction of conforming storage facilities. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal years beginning after FY 1989 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake a military construction project at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Virginia, under certain conditions. Extends certain prior-year military construction projects. Title V: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure - 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 1989 for such contributions. Title VI: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after 1989 for acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve forces in specified amounts. Title VII: Expiration of Authorizations - Terminates all authorizations contained in titles I through V of this Subdivision on October 1, 1991, or the date of enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act for FY 1992, whichever is later, with specified exceptions. Subdivision 2: Fiscal Year 1991 - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design, 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 1990 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, architectural and engineering design services, and military family housing functions. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design, 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 1990 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, architectural and engineering design services, and military family housing functions. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title III: Air Force - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design, 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 1990 for military construction projects, unspecified minor military construction projects, architectural and engineering design services, and military family housing functions. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title IV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire three 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 1987-1990 funds for the construction of conforming storage facilities. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal years beginning after FY 1990 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title V: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Infrastructure program. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for fiscal years after 1990 for such contributions. Title VI: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after 1990 for acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve forces. Title VII: Expiration of Authorizations - Terminates all authorizations contained in titles I through V of this subdivision on October 1, 1992, or on the date of enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act for FY 1993, whichever is later, with specified exceptions. Subdivision 3: General Provisions - Increases the amounts to be expended for minor military construction projects not otherwise authorized by law. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1984 to provide that a contract assuring the occupancy of rental housing owned by DOD may: (1) provide that utilities, trash collection, snow removal, and entomological services will be furnished by the Government to the same extent that such services are provided to other occupants of Government-owned housing; and (2) require that rent collection and the operation and maintenance of the housing be accomplished through the use of separate agreements or the use of Government personnel. Increases the leasing and the high-cost threshold amounts for military family housing as contained in Federal armed forces law. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to accept volunteer services for a natural resources program operated by that department. Extends through FY 1991 the authority of the Secretary concerned to enter into long-term facilities contracts. Waives a certain per-unit expenditure for improvements to military family housing units for three units for each military department under certain conditions. Transfers to the Secretary of Defense jurisdiction, custody, and control of the operation and maintenance of the Pentagon office building and its related facilities and parking grounds (known as the Pentagon Reservation). Authorizes the Secretary to appoint military or civilian personnel or contract employees to perform law enforcement and security functions for the Reservation. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate all necessary rules and regulations to ensure the safe, efficient, and secure operation of the Reservation. Provides fines and penalties for violations of such rules and regulations. Repeals a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 authorizing a Pentagon Annex by design. Provides that certain defense contract limitations shall not apply to the acquisition of military construction projects or family housing projects obtained through governments of NATO subsidiary bodies for elements of the armed forces deployed in Europe and adjacent waters. Amends Federal armed forces provisions relating to military family housing leasing to authorize the Secretaries of the Navy and the Air Force to enter into contracts for a specified number of leased family housing units. Authorizes the use of such contracts through FY 1991. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer certain funds to the Homeowners Assistance Fund, Defense, as determined necessary to extend homeowners assistance benefits to eligible homeowners. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to enter into cooperative agreements with public or private entities willing to match Federal funds or efforts to maintain and improve natural resources or to benefit natural and historic research on DOD installations. Authorizes the heads of defense agencies (currently, only the Secretaries of the military departments) to use one-step turn-key selection procedures to enter into contracts for the construction of authorized military construction projects. Extends the authority to use such procedures through FY 1991. Revises Federal provisions concerning the authorized cost variations for a military construction project or for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of a military family housing project. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to: (1) design and construct a multipurpose facility at Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia; (2) accept from the Navy Mutual Aid Association reimbursement for all costs of the design, construction, operation and maintenance of such facility; and (3) lease to the Association at no cost approximately one-third of the square footage of the facility to be constructed. Outlines terms and conditions to such lease.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a more equitable method by which courts may treat the retired or retainer pay of a member of the Armed Forces as joint property for purposes of ordering the payment of a portion of that pay to spouse or former spouse of the member.

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1989

Reduces the amount of retired pay of a member of the armed forces that a court may consider as joint property by the amount of such pay that was accrued after the later of: (1) the date on which the member first becomes eligible to retire; and (2) the date of the applicable divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal separation.

Designating the period of August 4, 1989 through August 4, 1990 in commemoration of the bicentennial of the United States Coast Guard.

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1989

Recognizes the two centuries of service by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Veterans Health-Care Personnel Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1989

Veterans Health-Care Personnel Act of 1989 - Title I: Pay Matters - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for the pay period beginning on or after July 1, 1990, to establish the rates of basic pay for the following health-care personnel employed within the Veterans Health Services and Research Administration (HSRA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): registered nurses and registered nurse anesthetists, physicians, dentists, podiatrists, optometrists, nurses, physician assistants, dental assistants, certain clinical or counseling psychologists, certain therapists, practical or vocational nurses, pharmacists, and occupational therapists. Requires the director of each VA health-care facility to conduct a survey which will establish the rate of basic pay in each appropriate pay grade by a specified date. Requires the director to conduct an annual review to determine if such basic pay rates need to be adjusted, and to adjust them, if necessary. Requires the director, as part of such survey, to survey the equivalent entry-level positions for such work performed in non-VA health-care facilities in order to determine the amount of basic pay for similar work. Outlines further administrative provisions relating to the determination of a similar labor market area for purposes of making such pay-rate determinations, requiring the director of a VA facility to notify the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the labor market identified of his or her selection of a labor market area, and requiring the CMD to approve or disapprove of such a labor market area selection within a specified time. Provides maximum amounts for such minimum rates of basic pay as established under this Act. Outlines employee exceptions to such basic pay rates. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees regarding the exercise of authority under this Act for the preceding fiscal year and to prescribe final regulations setting forth criteria and procedures to carry out this Act. Requires the director of each VA facility to establish and adjust such basic pay rates by a specified date even if such final regulations have not been implemented. Requires each director, within a specified period, to conduct a survey and establish an interim competitive pay rate to be followed until such final regulations and pay rates are determined. Makes conforming amendments. Authorizes overtime pay for nurses who perform in excess of 40 hours in an administrative workweek. (Currently, overtime is authorized only for work performed in excess of eight hours a day.) Authorizes the payment of six percent additional pay per hour for nurses performing work as a head nurse. Provides for the waiver of a mandatory reduction under Federal law for registered nurses working in positions of health-care professionals involved in direct patient care or in positions involving the provision of services incident to direct patient care. Increases the limitation on the amount authorized to be paid as special pay to certain individuals in the HSRA of the VA. Requires increases in such pay of a specified amount or more to be reported by the Secretary to the veterans' committees. Reduces from 90 to 45 days the time in which the Secretary must notify the President of the Secretary's intention to approve such special rates of pay. Authorizes a one-time lump-sum payment of special pay to each nurse who is recertified in the specialty in which the nurse is employed. Title II: Other Personnel Benefits - Directs the Secretary to establish by regulation a program under which the Secretary may pay a cash award to any VA employee who is a supervisor or manager employed in any of the following positions: physician, dentist, podiatrist, optometrist, nurse, physicians' assistant, or expanded-function dental auxiliary. Limits the amount of each award and the total number of recipients in each fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to establish and conduct a dependent care assistance program, which meets certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for the care of dependents of employees of the HSRA. Requires such program to be implemented no later than June 1, 1990. Directs the Secretary to establish a voluntary transfer of leave program for the benefit of health-care professionals of the HSRA. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a voluntary leave bank program for the benefit of such individuals. Requires such programs to be consistent with current Federal voluntary leave programs. Authorizes the Secretary and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to enter into agreements permitting health-care professionals of the HSRA to participate in the current Federal voluntary leave transfer and voluntary leave bank programs. Requires the Secretary to implement such programs no later than October 1, 1990. Title III: Health Care Education - Requires the Secretary, in selecting applicants for the VA Scholarship Program, to ensure an equitable allocation of scholarships to persons enrolled in the second year of a program leading to an associate degree in nursing. Requires such requirement to be implemented beginning with scholarships awarded in 1990. Requires current representatives of the field of paramedics to assist in the establishment of cooperative arrangements to provide for the training of health and paramedical personnel in order to improve the manpower utilization of such personnel. Requires such requirement to be implemented no later than February 1, 1990. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1993 for making grants for such cooperative programs. Title IV: Other Personnel Management Matters - Authorizes the Secretary, upon the recommendation of the CMD, to appoint in the competitive service any individual who: (1) has been awarded a degree or certificate in a health-care profession or occupation by an accredited institution; (2) has been appointed by the Secretary to a clinical education program conducted by an educational institution affiliated with a VA health-care facility; and (3) has successfully completed such program within one year before the individual's appointment into the competitive service. Directs the CMD of the VA to conduct a pilot program at no less than five VA medical facilities during FY 1990 through 1992 in order to determine the effect on employees of VA pay and personnel management practices. Requires the CMD to establish certain alternative pay and personnel management practices, such as increasing certain pay differentials for day versus evening duty, utilizing registered nurses in new ways for the furnishing of direct-patient care, and establishing flexible employment benefits programs for VA employees. Requires various reports between the CMD, the Secretary, and the veterans' committees relating to the results of such pilot program.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that all veterans eligible to receive educational assistance under the Veterans' Educational Assistance Program have 10 years after discharge or release from active duty in which to pursue a program of education with such assistance.

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1989

Repeals a provision which terminates Federal veterans' educational assistance as of December 31, 1989.

A joint resolution approving the proposed authorization for the export of technology, defense articles, and defense services to codevelop the FS-X weapon system with Japan and requiring that any coproduction of that weapon system meet certain conditions, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1989

Approves the proposed authorization for the export of technology, defense articles, and defense services pursuant to an agreement with Japan to codevelop the Support Fighter Experimental (FS-X) weapon system. Requires, as a prerequisite to coproduction, that the United States and Japan sign a memorandum of understanding containing the terms and conditions for such coproduction. Urges that such Memorandum specify that the U.S. share shall not be less than 40 percent of the total value of the coproduction, including the value of manufacturing spare parts and other support items which are part of the lifetime maintenance costs of such weapons system. Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to submit semiannual reports to specified congressional officials, describing the progress made in implementing the November 29, 1988, Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Defense and the Japan Defense Agency on Cooperation in the Development of the FS-X Weapon System.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit courts from ordering a member of the Armed Forces to pay amounts to a spouse or former spouse corresponding to retired or retainer pay before the member first becomes entitled to receive retired or retainer pay.

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1989

Prohibits any court from ordering a member of the armed forces to pay amounts to a spouse or former spouse corresponding to retired or retainer pay before the member first becomes entitled to such pay.

To require the Secretary of a military department that prepares a confidential investigation report for an accident involving an aircraft under the jurisdiction of the department to make such report available to the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives.

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1989

Requires the Secretary of a military department, no later than seven days after the completion of a written report that contains the results of a mishap safety investigation of a class A aircraft accident, to make such report available to the chairmen and ranking minority Members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. Defines a "class A aircraft accident" as one that results in: (1) $1,000,000 or more in property damage; (2) the destruction of the aircraft; or (3) the death or permanent disability of an individual.

To allow the obsolete destroyer U.S.S. EDSON (DD 946) to be transferred to the Intrepid Sea-Air Space Museum in New York before the expiration of the otherwise applicable 60-day congressional review period.

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1989

Allows the obsolete destroyer U.S.S. Edson to be transferred to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York before the expiration of the otherwise applicable congressional review period.

Commending the Flying Tigers for nearly 50 years of service to the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1989

Commends the Flying Tigers for nearly 50 years of service to the United States.

To establish a National Aero-Space Plane program under the joint control of the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1989

Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to establish a joint National Aero-Space Plane program to develop a long-range hypersonic cruise research flight vehicle. Prescribes the respective funding and administrative responsibilities of the Department of Defense and NASA. Directs the Secretary and the Administrator to develop and submit to the Congress a management plan that includes goals, tasks, schedules, and resource procurement strategies.

To amend chapter 34 of title 38, United States Code, with respect to the time period during which benefits under such chapter may be utilized by certain eligible veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1989

Precludes veterans entitled to benefits under the All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program from receiving other veterans' educational assistance.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve program stability of major defense acquisition programs by establishing new congressional authorization procedures and improving cost schedule and performance control.

United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1989

Amends Federal defense procurement provisions to provide that when a major defense acquisition program (MDAP) is approved by the Congress to proceed into the full-scale engineering development stage or the production stage, the Congress shall authorize the appropriate funds for that stage in a single amount sufficient to carry out that stage. Prohibits any such stage from beginning until the Congress has authorized and appropriated funds for such stage. Requires the Secretary of Defense to include in a request to the Congress for funding for a MDAP stage specified information as to the nature and cost of such stage, including a baseline description of the development, production, and use of the system to be delivered under the program. Requires the Secretary, if he or she determines that there is a significant adverse system change during a stage of development or production, to notify the Congress of the change within ten days, at which time funds appropriated for such program may no longer be obligated. Terminates such funding prohibition at the end of a 45-day period after a new baseline description report is submitted to the Congress concerning such development or production stage as changed. Identifies a significant adverse system change as one that results in a lower capacity for the system than specified in its original report or an increase of more than five percent in the current total program cost in the description. Authorizes the Secretary or the Secretary of the military department concerned, after the Congress authorizes and appropriates funds for a stage, to change the current baseline description with respect to a program, as long as such change does not result in a signiificant adverse system change. Directs the Secretary to notify the Senate and House Armed Services Committees of any such changes no later than ten days after such changes are made. Limits the delegation of the authority of the Secretaries to make such baseline description changes. Makes the provisions of this Act applicable to MDAPs for which the full-scale engineering development stage is begun after FY 1990.

Center for National Security and Arms Control Authorization Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 4 May 1989

Center for National Security and Arms Control Authorization Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to establish, construct, and operate a Center for National Security and Arms Control at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Transfers specified real property from the Department of Defense to the Department of Energy for use as such Center. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 for such Center.

A resolution expressing the condolences of the Senate to the family of Colonel James Nicholas Rowe, United States Army.

United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1989

Extends sympathies to the family of Colonel James Nicholas Rowe on his death by hostile forces in the Philippines. Expresses admiration for Colonel Rowe and his service to this country. Condemns the act of terrorism by the New People's Army against an American citizen. Renews support for the democratic struggle in the Philippines. Urges the President to continue his support for the multilateral initiative of aid to the Philippines.

Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1989

Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act - Title I: Reserve Officer Personnel Management - Part A: Revised and Standardized Reserve Officer Personnel System - Amends Federal armed forces provisions to codify provisions relating to the organization, administration, promotion, and retention of officers in the armed forces reserves. Provides that new provisions concerning reserve officers as added by this Act shall apply to all reserve officers in all branches of the military service except to warrant officers. Directs the Secretary of each military department to maintain a single list, to be known as the reserve active-status list, for each branch of the armed forces. Requires such list to include the names of all reserve officers of that armed force who are in an active status other than officers serving on active duty or warrant officers. Requires officers to be carried on such list in order of seniority of the grade in which they are serving in an active status. Provides that such an officer's position on the active-status list shall not be affected by reason of a temporary appointment or assignment. Requires an officer to be on such list in order to be eligible for consideration for selection for promotion or for promotion. Requires each officer whose name appears on the active-status list to be placed in a competitive category to be specified by the Secretary of the military department concerned under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. Provides that officers in the same competitive category shall compete among themselves for promotion. Provides for the convening of selection boards by the Secretary of the military department concerned whenever the needs of that branch of the service require such. Provides that selection boards convened to fill position vacancies shall be known as vacancy promotion boards, while all other selection boards shall be known as mandatory promotion boards. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to convene a selection board to recommend officers of that armed force for: (1) continuation on the reserve active-status list; (2) selective early removal from such list; or (3) selective early retirement. Provides for the appointment and composition of such selection boards. Requires each such board to include at least one officer from each competitive category of officers to be considered by the board, with a specified exception. Prohibits an officer to be a member of two successive promotion boards convened for the consideration of officers of the same competitive category and grade. Requires each member of a selection board to take an oath of performance. Requires confidentiality of board proceedings. Requires at least 30 days' prior notice to eligible reserve officers of the convening of a promotion selection board. Authorizes an officer eligible for promotion to send to the selection board within his or her promotion zone a written communication to the board calling attention to any matter which the officer considers important to the officer's case. Requires the Secretary concerned to send specified information to the promotion board convened for that branch of the armed forces, including promotion limits, names of eligible officers and their services records, and special needs of that armed force to be considered when determining such promotions. Limits the modification of any information furnished by the Secretary concerned. Requires a promotion board to recommend for promotion to the next higher grade those considered best qualified for promotion within each competitive category considered by the board or among those officers being considered for a vacant position by a vacancy promotion board. Requires a majority of the selection board to recommend an officer for promotion and a majority to find that the officer is fully qualified for promotion. Requires each selection board convened to report to the Secretary of the military department concerned a list of the names of the officers recommended by the board for promotion. Requires each such report to include a certification that the officers selected were fully considered and are the best qualified for promotion at such time. Requires each such board to also include in such report the name of each officer considered for promotion whose record indicates, to the majority of the board, that the officer should be required to show cause for retention on the promotion list. Requires the Secretary concerned, after receiving each such report from the selection board, to review such report to determine whether the board has acted contrary to law or regulations. Requires that, if the Secretary finds that the board has acted inconsistently with law or regulation, to return the report for further proceedings by the board. Requires the Secretary concerned, if a selection board report is found to be consistent with law and regulation, to transmit such report, together with recommendations, to the Secretary of Defense for transmittal to the President for approval or disapproval. Allows the name of an officer recommended for promotion by a selection board to be removed from the report only by the President. Provides that, upon approval by the President of the report, the names of the officers recommended for promotion may be disseminated to the armed forces concerned. Outlines general rules concerning eligibility for consideration for promotion for reserve officers in the armed forces. Requires officers to have been on the active-status list at least one year prior to promotion. Requires each officer in a promotion zone, and each officer above the promotion zone, for that grade and competitive category to be considered for promotion. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to prescribe procedures to limit the officers to be considered by a selection board from below the promotion zone to those officers who are determined to be exceptionally well-qualified for promotion. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to consider only those determined to be exceptionally well-qualified for promotion when filling vacancies in the reserve grades of major general or brigadier general. Prohibits certain high-ranking reserve officers from being eligible for promotion by a mandatory promotion board convened under this Act. Provides for non-consideration for promotion of officers scheduled for removal from the reserve active-status list no more than 90 days after the date on which the selection board for which the officer would otherwise be eligible is to be convened. Defines a promotion zone as an eligibility category for the consideration of officers by a mandatory promotion board, consisting of those officers on the reserve active-status list who are in same grade and competitive category and who meet certain eligibility requirements, including not having failed of selection for promotion to the next higher grade and not having been removed from a list of officers recommended for promotion to that grade. Defines officers above and below the promotion zone as having the same eligibility as officers within the promotion zone, but being either higher or lower in seniority than the senior or junior officer in such zone. Outlines eligibility requirements, by pay grade, for reserve officers being considered for promotion, requiring a specified minimum period of service in each grade before obtaining eligibility for such promotions. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to lengthen such minimum periods of service in certain cases, or to waive such minimum requirements to ensure that certain officers have at least two opportunities for consideration for promotion to the next higher grade. Allows an officer to be placed in a promotion zone and considered for promotion far enough in advance of completing the years-of-service requirements so that, if the officer is recommended for promotion, the promotion may be effective on or before the date on which the officer will complete those years of service. Provides the effective promotion date for officers holding a permanent grade and recommended for promotion as the date on which the officer completes the maximum years of service in the service grade as required under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to waive the minimum-service requirements for officers of the reserve active-status list of the Navy or Marine Corps Reserve with a running mate system. Requires the Secretary concerned, before convening a mandatory promotion board, to establish a promotion zone for officers serving in each grade and competitive category to be considered by the board. Provides for the determination of the number of officers to be included in each promotion zone. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to require that the promotion zone for consideration of reserve officers in the Navy or Marine Corps Reserve on the active-status list for promotion be determined in accordance with a running mate system. Describes such running mate system as the assignment to an officer in a promotion zone of another officer as a running mate who is of the same grade and competitive category on the active-duty list of the same armed force. Makes an officer on the reserve active-status list eligible for promotion when that officer's running mate on the active-duty list is eligible for promotion. Provides for the consideration of officers below the promotion zone under such a running mate system in certain cases as determined appropriate to meet the needs of the Navy or Marine Corps Reserves. Requires the Secretary concerned, before convening a promotion board, to determine, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the maximum number of officers in that grade and competitive category that the board may recommend for promotion. Requires the Secretary concerned to make such determination with a view to having on the reserve active-status list a sufficient number of officers in each grade and competitive category to meet the needs of the armed forces concerned for officers on that list. Outlines factors to be considered by the Secretary concerned in making such determination. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to consider from below the promotion zone officers for promotion to the next higher grade in certain cases, requiring the Secretary concerned in such case to establish the number of officers from below the promotion zone to be considered for promotion. Limits the number to be considered from below the promotion zone to ten percent of all officers in the promotion zone, except that the Secretary may increase such percentage to 15 percent if determined necessary to meet the needs of the armed force concerned. Provides that, when the report of a selection board is approved by the President, the Secretary concerned shall place the names of all officers selected for promotion on a single list for each competitive category in the order of seniority of those officers on the reserve active-status list. Provides that officers on a promotion list shall be promoted in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned. Provides that a reserve in the Navy or Marine Corps with a running mate shall be promoted when the running mate becomes eligible for promotion on the active-duty list. Provides the promotional order for officers of the Army and Air Force Reserves, and for Army and Air Force general officer promotions which are the result of selections by vacancy promotion boards. Provides for the acceptance of promotion by the officer concerned and the taking of an oath of office (necessary only if the officer has not served continuously since taking his or her original oath). Authorizes the President to remove the name of any officer from a promotion list at any time before the date on which the officer is promoted. Removes an officer from a promotion list if the Senate does not give consent to such promotion after approval by the President. Provides that any officer whose name is removed from the promotion for either of the above reasons shall continue to be eligible for consideration for promotion. Allows for a delay in the appointment of an officer to the next higher grade if certain involuntary actions and proceedings are taking place concerning such officer, such as disciplinary actions or criminal proceedings. Requires such an officer to be retained on a promotion list and promoted if such disciplinary actions or criminal proceedings are dismissed or withdrawn. Authorizes the appointment of a promoted officer to be delayed if there is cause to believe that the officer is mentally, physically, morally, or professionally unqualified to perform the duties of the grade to which he or she is selected. Provides for reinstatement if it is later determined that such officer is so qualified. Requires any officer whose appointment is delayed for any of the above reasons to be given written notice of the reasons for such delay as soon as practicable. Provides a maximum length of delay for officers whose appointments have been delayed. Provides procedures for officers whose appointments are delayed for reasons of officer strength limitations in the grade or duties to which they are assigned. Allows for a delay in the appointment of an officer to the next higher grade at the request of the officer concerned (voluntary delay). Requires the officer's name to remain on the promotion list during the authorized period of delay. Requires an officer's name to be removed from the promotion list and to be considered to have failed for promotion if: (1) the Secretary concerned has not authorized a voluntary delay for such officer; (2) the Secretary concerned denies the request of an officer for a delay and the officer then declines to accept the appointment to the next higher grade; or (3) the Secretary concerned approves a delay, but at the end of the delay period, the officer declines to accept the promotion appointment. Authorizes the President to vacate the appointment of a reserve officer to the grade of brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half) if the period of time during which the officer served in that grade after promotion is less than 18 months. Provides the grade to which such an officer will be considered to be following such vacation of appointment. Requires the Secretary concerned to transfer or discharge (depending on the officer's qualifications) a reserve officer of the Army or Air Force serving as a general grade officer who ceases to serve in such capacity. Requires such transfer or discharge within 30 days after the officer no longer serves in such position. Provides similar transfer-or-discharge procedures for a reserve officer who is federally-recognized in the Air National Guard solely because of that officer's appointment as an adjutant general or assistant adjutant general of a State. Outlines vacancy promotion eligibility requirements for officers in the Army or Air Force Reserve for grades below brigadier general and for brigadier general or major general. Provides that an officer who has previously failed in promotion to the next higher grade may be considered or promoted to such higher grade only if the Secretary concerned determines that such officer is the only qualified officer available to fill the vacancy position. Authorizes the opportunity for promotion for officers of the Army or Air National Guard to fill a vacancy in the Army or Air National Guard in the jurisdiction of the vacancy. Provides that such an officer who is on a promotion list and who is appointed before the date of the promotion to fill a vacancy in the Army or Air National Guard shall be extended automatic Federal recognition in the higher grade to which such officer is promoted. Provides for Federal recognition of an officer who fails in the selection for promotion to higher grade in the Army or Air National Guard only if the Secretary concerned determines that such officer is the only qualified officer available to fill such vacancy. Provides that if an officer on the reserve active-status list is transferred to an inactive status after having been recommended for promotion or after having been found qualified for Federal recognition but before being promoted, such officer shall be treated as not having been considered and recommended for promotion by a selection board, and may not be placed on a promotion list after returning to an active status unless he or she is recommended anew for promotion by a selection board or chosen for Federal recognition. Provides that an officer on a reserve active-status list who is placed on the active-duty list before being promoted shall be placed on the appropriate promotion list for such officer on the active-duty list. Provides similar placement on the reserve active-status list for an officer who was recommended for promotion from an active-duty list but was placed on the reserve active-status list before such promotion occurred. Provides similar procedures for reserve officers ordered to active duty or full-time National Guard duty after being recommended for promotion to fill a vacancy position or examined for Federal recognition and before being promoted to fill such vacancy. Provides that reserve officers on the reserve active-status list who: (1) are considered but not recommended for promotion; or (2) decline to accept a promotion for which selected shall be considered to have failed for promotion. Defines situations under which an officer shall be considered to have twice failed for promotion. Directs the Secretary concerned to convene a special selection board when the Secretary determines that an eligible officer was not considered for promotion by a mandatory promotion board due to administrative error. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to convene a special selection board if the Secretary determines that an officer may have been considered but not selected for promotion due to a material error or lack of material information before the mandatory selection board. Provides that, in any case in which a special selection board is convened and such board does not recommend the officer in question for promotion, such officer shall be considered to have failed for promotion. Requires each special selection board to report to the Secretary concerned containing information on the officer and the results of the board's findings. Requires an officer whose name is placed on a promotion list as the result of recommendation for promotion by a special selection board to be appointed to the next higher grade as soon as practicable. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to prescribe by regulation the circumstances under which special selection board procedures are to take place and time constraints for an officer to apply for such an examination. Prohibits any official or court of the United States from having jurisdiction or power over any claim based on the failure of an officer or former officer of the armed forces to be selected for promotion until the claim has either been referred to a special selection board or rejected by the Secretary concerned without consideration by a special selection board. Provides for judicial review by a court of the United States of a determination by the Secretary concerned to reject a special selection board or the determination of a special selection board to fail to recommend an officer for promotion. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to discharge any reserve officer who: (1) has less than five years of service in an active status as a commissioned officer; or (2) is serving in the grade of second lieutenant or ensign and has been found not qualified for promotion to the grade of first lieutenant or lieutenant junior grade. Requires the Secretary of Defense to regulate such discharges. Requires the following officers to be separated from the service after failure of selection for promotion to the next higher grade for the second time: reserve first lieutenants of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps and reserve lieutenants junior grade of the Navy. Provides mobilization-requirements exceptions to such separations as determined by the Secretary concerned. Requires separation from service for the following other officers who fail for promotion to the next higher grade the second time: (1) reserve captains of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and reserve lieutenants of the Navy; and (2) reserve majors of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and reserve lieutenant commanders of the Navy. Requires removal from the reserve active-status list, unless continued under a specified exception, for the following officers: (1) lieutenant colonels and commanders, on the first day after completion of 28 years of commissioned service; and (2) colonels and Navy captains, on the first day after completion of 30 years of commissioned service. Requires separation from service for each reserve officer in the grade of brigadier general who has not been promoted for five years, requiring such separation 30 days after completion of 30 years of commissioned service. Requires separation from service for reserve officers of the grade of major general who have not been promoted for five years, requiring such separation 30 days after completion of 35 years of commissioned service. Provides for the retention of a limited number of brigadier generals and major generals as exceptions to the above separation requirements in the discretion of the Secretary concerned. Exempts State adjutant generals from such separation requirements. Requires the following separations from service as a reserve officer on the active-status list: (1) separation at age 60 for officers below brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half); (2) separation at age 60 for brigadier generals and rear admirals (lower half); (3) separation at age 62 for major generals and rear admirals; and (4) separation at age 64 for reserve officers holding certain specified offices. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to retain until age 64 a reserve officer above captain in the Navy or above colonel in the Marine Corps. Limits the number of such officers authorized to be retained. Provides for separation from service for reserve officers following failure of selection for promotion, requiring such officers to be transferred to an inactive status, transferred to the Retired Reserve, or discharged. Provides for discharge or retirement for years of service or after selection for early removal from the active status list, requiring such officers to be transferred to the Retired Reserve or discharged. Provides for transfer to the Retired Reserve or discharge for those reserve officers who have reached mandatory retirement age and are not chosen under an exception to such mandatory retirement or otherwise retained by the Secretary concerned. Provides that all separations under the above provisions shall be considered to be involuntary separations. Entitles all reserve officers so discharged to separation pay. Outlines provisions for the continuation of reserve officers in the armed forces on the reserve active-status list after the time in which such officers would normally be required to be retired or discharged. Limits the period for which certain reserve officers may be so continued on the active-status list. Requires such continuation to be the result of the convening of a selection board convened for such purpose. Provides for the separation from service of reserve officers who are continued on the active-status list but who either decline to continue or are not subsequently promoted or continued on such list. Requires that any such continuation on the reserve active-status list is subject to the approval of the Secretary concerned, who shall provide instruction and direction to the continuation boards on their selections. Authorizes the Secretary concerned, with the officer's consent, to retain on the active-status list certain officers of the Army National Guard or Army or Air Force Reserve who are assigned to headquarters or technician positions. Requires mandatory separation of such retained officers at age 60. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to retain until age 67 (60 in the case of Army or Air Force chaplains) chaplains and officers in the medical specialties (Medical Corps, Dental Corps, Veterinary Corps). Authorizes the Secretary concerned, whenever that Secretary determines that there are too many reserve officers in that grade and competitive category having a specified number of years of service, to convene a selection board for selective early removal from the active-status list of the required number of reserve officers from such grade and competitive category. Provides for selective early retirement, through the action of a selection board, for reserve general and flag officers of the Navy and Marine Corps whenever the Secretary of the Navy determines such action to be necessary. Provides for: (1) separation of military chaplains for loss of professional qualifications; and (2) separation of reserve officers for substandard performance, misconduct in office, or certain other reasons. Directs the Secretary concerned to convene a board of inquiry to receive evidence and review the case of any officer who has been required to show cause for retention in an active-status. Requires such board to give a fair hearing for each officer involved. Outlines action to be taken when such a board finds either that the officer has failed to establish that such officer should be retained in an active status or that the cause for retention on such status has been established by such officer. Outlines rights and procedures governing such boards of inquiry. Authorizes the Secretary concerned, at any time during such procedures, to grant an officer's request for voluntary retirement or discharge. Outlines qualifications for officers serving on such boards of inquiry. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army or the Air Force, as appropriate, to: (1) terminate the reserve appointment; or (2) withdraw the Federal recognition as an officer of the National Guard for officers in the Army or Air National Guard who have been absent without leave for three months or more. Part B: Conforming Amendments - Defines the term "reserve active-status list" as a single list for all the armed forces that contains the names of all officers of that armed force except warrant officers who are in an active status in a reserve component and are not on an active-duty list. Revises the authority of the President to suspend the operation of any provision of law relating to the promotion, involuntary retirement, or separation of commissioned reserve officers in time of war or national emergency as declared by the Congress or the President. Terminates such a suspension two years after it takes effect. Requires active-duty list promotion boards to have the authority to recommend that reserve officers considered for promotion be required to show cause for retention on active duty. Authorizes a reserve officer ordered to active duty during a war or national emergency and who would otherwise be placed on the active-duty list to be excluded from such list by the Secretary concerned. Authorizes discharge before completion of the required period of service in the case of officers having twice failed for promotion to the grade of captain or lieutenant. Makes conforming amendments to conform with changes made in this Act for officers in the Naval or Marine Corps Reserve relating to elimination from active status and the computation of total commissioned service. Revises Federal provisions concerning Federal recognition for officer promotions within the Army National Guard to withdraw such recognition for officers who are subject to involuntary transfer to the Retired Reserve or are discharged. Title II: Other Personnel Policy Amendments - Part A: Appointments - Repeals the separate authority for women to be either enlisted or appointed as officers in the reserves. Provides for the appointment of former active-duty commissioned officers as reserve officers in the armed forces on the reserve active-status list. Requires a person to be credited, for purposes of determining the grade and rank of a person receiving an original appointment as a reserve officer, with any commissioned service performed before such appointment as a regular officer or reserve officer in an active status in any armed force, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the Public Health Service. Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations limiting the amount of such prior commissioned service credit. Outlines factors for the determination of the amount of credit to be given for persons receiving an original appointment as a reserve commissioned officer in which advanced education or training is required and where such person has prior health professional or educational experience to be considered as constructive credit for such position. Limits the amount of constructive credit so awarded. Authorizes the awarding of constructive credit for those persons receiving original appointments into the armed forces with a view toward positions as judge advocate generals when the Secretary of Defense determines that the number of qualified judge advocates on the active-duty list is critically below the number needed. Redefines the computation of the years of service for the transfer of Army officers to the Retired Reserve in light of changes made by this Act. Repeals certain provisions concerning appointment authority made obsolete by the changes made under this Act. Part B: Separation and Retirement - Provides that, upon retirement, a person shall be credited with satisfactory service in the highest grade in which that person satisfactorily served at any time in the armed forces, as determined by the Secretary concerned. Provides certain minimum lengths of service within a grade above or below the lieutenant commander or colonel grade level in order to be considered to have satisfactorily served at such level for retirement computation purposes. Part C: Other Amendments - Provides that the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may not be removed from the reserve active-status list or from active status due to completion of a specified number of years of service while holding such office. Prohibits a former enlisted member who became an officer from reenlisting after service as an officer if such officer was discharged for poor performance, misconduct, or for reasons of national security. Prohibits a former enlisted member from reenlisting if that person's status and grade as an enlisted member were only held during, and solely as a result of, participation in a precommissioning program after the effective date of this Act. Title III: Reorganization and Consolidation of Laws Relating to Reserve Components - Reorganizes and consolidates certain laws relating to the reserve components of the armed forces. States the basic purpose of the reserves. Provides for the National Guard to be pressed into active duty whenever the needs of the United States so require. Outlines composition and administrative provisions relating to the Army Reserve, the Army National Guard, the Naval Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard, and the Coast Guard Reserve, all of which shall be considered components of the reserve forces of the United States. Provides that in each armed force there shall be a Ready Reserve, a Standby Reserve, and a Retired Reserve, and requires each reserve to be placed into one of these categories. Provides that all reserves who are on an inactive status list, as well as members of the Retired Reserve, are in an inactive status, while all other reserves are in an active status. Requires each reserve component except the Army or Air National Guard to be divided into training categories according to degrees of training. Gives the authorized strength of the Ready Reserve. Defines the Selected Reserve as a division of the Ready Reserve. Defines the Individual Ready Reserve as another division of the Ready Reserve consisting of those members who are not in the Selected Reserve or the inactive National Guard. Requires each member of the reserves to be placed in his or her unit of the Ready Reserve for the prescribed period of service, unless transferred to the Standby Reserve. Provides that members of the Army and Air National Guard are members of the Ready Reserve. Allows any members except members of the Retired Reserve to be placed in the Ready Reserve. Authorizes a member of the Ready Reserve to be transferred to the Standby Reserve or the Retired Reserve as conditions warrant. Prohibits a member of the Army or Air National Guard to be transferred to the Standby Reserve without the consent of the governor of the State where such member is serving. Outlines training requirements for members of the Ready Reserve, including participation in a minimum number of drills or training periods during each year or service on active duty for training for not more than 30 days during each year. Provides that a member of the Ready Reserve who fails to perform such prescribed training may be ordered to perform an additional period of active duty for training for not more than 45 days. Provides the same additional-duty requirement for members of the Army or Air National Guard who fail to perform such minimum training. Directs the Secretary concerned to provide a system of continuous screening of units and members of the Ready Reserve to assure a proper balance of personnel for national security purposes. Requires a member who is designated not to be retained in the Ready Reserve to be transferred to the Standby Reserve, discharged, or transferred to the Retired Reserve. Provides for transfer back to the Ready Reserve from the Standby Reserve when the reason for the transfer to the Standby Reserve no longer exists. Provides for the composition of the Standby Reserve and requires an inactive status list to be maintained in such Reserve. Authorizes a member of the Standby Reserve who is not required to remain a Reserve and who cannot participate in the prescribed training to be transferred to such inactive status list under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned. Provides that while in an inactive status as a member of the Standby Reserve, a reserve is not eligible for pay or promotion and does not accrue credit for years of service. Defines the composition of the Retired Reserve. Provides that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs shall be the official in the Department of Defense (DOD) responsible for overall supervision of reserve component affairs of DOD. Directs the Secretary concerned, and the Secretary of Transportation when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service of the Navy, to prescribe such regulations as necessary to carry out provisions of law relating to the reserve components of that armed force. Authorizes the Secretary concerned or the Secretary of Transportation to designate a flag officer in each branch of the armed forces and the Coast Guard to be directly responsible to the Chief of Staff of that branch (or the Commandant of the Coast Guard) for reserve affairs of that branch. Requires the Secretary concerned to maintain adequate personnel records for each member of the reserve components under that Secretary's jurisdiction, including a record of the number of members of each class of reserve components who have participated satisfactorily in active duty for training and inactive duty training with pay. Requires members of the Individual Ready Reserve to notify the Secretary concerned of any change in status. Requires each member of the Ready Reserve not on active duty to undergo periodic physical examinations and execute a certificate of physical condition annually to the Secretary concerned. Requires the Secretary concerned to maintain full mobilization procedures for members of the reserves ordered to active duty. Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct at least one mobilization exercise each year and to periodically test and evaluate the adequacy of resource allocation and planning. Prohibits discrimination in the application of laws to regular and reserve members of the armed forces. Requires each armed force to have officers of its reserve components on active duty to participate in preparing and administering the policies and regulations affecting those reserve components. Prohibits a member from belonging to more than one reserve component at the same time. Allows officers of the Air or Army National Guard who are not on active duty to: (1) order members of the Air or Army National Guard to active duty for training; (2) enlist, reenlist, or extend their enlistments; and (3) promote or discharge persons enlisted or reenlisted as Reserves of the Army or Air Force. Repeals specified provisions of current Federal law made inconsistent by the changes under this Act. Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Defense a Reserve Forces Policy Board (the Board) to act as the principal policy adviser to the Secretary on matters relating to the reserve components. Requires a Naval Reserve Policy Board and a Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board to be convened at least once annually to report to the Secretary on reserve policy matters within their branch of the armed forces. Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of the Army an Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee. Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force an Air Force Reserve Forces Policy Committee. Directs the President to assign to duty in the National Guard Bureau as many regular and reserve officers of the Army and Air Force as he considers necessary. Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Congress, no later than February 15 annually, a written report concerning the equipment of the National Guard and the reserve components of the armed forces for each of the three succeeding fiscal years. Adds to Federal law new provisions relating to reserve component personnel policy. Provides that whenever the authorized strength of a reserve component is not prescribed by law, it shall be prescribed by the President. Requires authorized strengths in members in each grade to be that determined by the Secretary concerned as necessary to provide for mobilization requirements. Provides the authorized strengths for the following: (1) Army and Air Force reserve components, exclusive of members on active duty; (2) reserve commissioned officers in an active status; and (3) reserve general and flag officers of the reserve forces in an active status. Outlines certain limitations within such authorized strengths. Provides the maximum authorized strength in grade for reserve commissioned officers in grades below brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half) who are in an active status. Authorizes the President, in time of war or national emergency as declared by the Congress or the President, to suspend the operation of any authorized strength limitations described above. Limits the length of any such suspension of strength limitations. Directs the Secretary of the Army to distribute the number of reserve commissioned officers authorized in each commissioned grade between those assigned to reserve units organized to serve as reserve units and those not assigned to such units. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army and Air Force to prescribe the authorized strength of their reserve component in warrant officers. Provides for the temporary increase in the authorized strength of any reserve grade when temporary appointments of reserve officers are made. Provides the authorized strength for senior enlisted members on active duty or on full-time National Guard duty for administrative support of the reserves or the National Guard. Reorganizes and revises provisions relating to enlisted personnel. Authorizes the transfer of enlisted members of the Army or Air National Guard to the Army or Air Force Reserve, with the consent of the governor or other appropriate authority of the State concerned. Provides that an enlisted member of the Army or Air National Guard who ceases to be such a member becomes a member of the Army or Air Force Reserve unless he or she is also discharged from enlistment as a reserve. Outlines requirements for enlistment of a person into the Army or Air National Guard. Provides that a person who so enlists shall be concurrently enlisted as a member of the Army or Air Force Reserve. Provides that a member of the Army or Air Force Reserve who enlists in the Army or Air National Guard and is a member of a federally-recognized unit of the Guard becomes a member of the Guard and ceases to be a member of the Reserve. Authorizes an adjutant general or assistant adjutant general of the Army or Air National Guard to be appointed as a reserve commissioned officer in the armed forces. Reorganizes Federal provisions relating to warrant officers, appointments as reserve officers, and active duty for members of the reserves. Sets forth new provisions concerning National Guard members in the Federal service. Provides that members of the Army and Air National Guard are not in active Federal service except when ordered thereto. Authorizes the President, with their consent, to order officers of the Army and Air National Guard to active duty in the National Guard Bureau. Limits the number of officers in grades below brigadier general who may be ordered to active duty in the Bureau. Requires such officers ordered to active duty to be considered members of the Army or Air Force Reserve, and to be subject to the laws governing such armed force while serving on active duty. Authorizes the President to call into Federal service members and units of the National Guard of any State whenever: (1) there is an invasion or danger of invasion upon the United States or its possessions; (2) there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the Government; or (3) the President is unable to execute the laws of the United States with the regular forces. Authorizes the President to specify the period of such service. Requires each member of the National Guard called into Federal service to undergo a physical examination to ensure fitness for duty. Directs the Secretary concerned to detail such members of the regular and reserve components as necessary to develop, train, instruct, and administer those reserve components. Authorizes the President to detail a regular or reserve officer of the Army or Air Force as chief of staff or assistant chief of staff of any division of the Army or Air National Guard that is in the Federal service. Permits any reserve who, before being ordered to active duty, was receiving compensation from any person to continue to receive compensation from such person while serving on active duty. Provides credit for all service (active duty, military training, and the like) as members of the National Guard for members of the Army or Air National Guard completing such service (for purposes of benefits to military members and their dependents and beneficiaries). Reorganizes and transfers Federal provisions relating to standards and procedures for the retention and promotion of reserve commissioned officers. Sets forth provisions relating to the discharge or separation of members of the reserves. Permits reserve commissioned officers to be discharged at the pleasure of the President. Authorizes a reserve who becomes a regular or ordained minister of religion to be discharged from his reserve enlistment or appointment. Prohibits a reserve officer having at least five years of service as a commissioned officer to be separated from that component without his or her consent except under specified limited conditions. Authorizes the President or the Secretary concerned to separate any reserve who is: (1) absent without authority for at least three months; or (2) sentenced to confinement after a guilty finding. Authorizes a member of the reserves to be discharged under honorable conditions unless officially discharged under other-than-honorable conditions or the member consents to a discharge under conditions other than honorable and waives proceedings under a court martial or board. Prohibits a reserve on active duty and within two years of eligibility for retirement from being involuntarily released, unless approved by the Secretary concerned. Sets forth provisions concerning retired pay for non-regular (reserve) service. Outlines age and years-of-service requirements for eligibility of reserve members for retired pay. Requires the Secretary concerned to notify each person who has completed such requirements of their eligibility. Outlines the computation for the determination of the years of service requirement. Specifies those types of service (active-duty, service while on a retired list, service in the inactive National Guard) which cannot be counted toward the computation of the years of service requirement. Provides the computation for the amount of retired pay, which is based upon the years of service performed as a reserve member. Prohibits service in an inactive status from being counted when determining the amount of retired pay. Authorizes a member who would be otherwise eligible for retired pay but for the fact that such member is under 60 years of age to be transferred, at his or her request, to such inactive status list as may be established for such purpose. Entitles the Secretary concerned to recall to an active status at any time any person on the inactive status list for such purpose. Prohibits service credited for determining retired pay benefits from being excluded in determining eligibility for other benefits, such as pension, annuity, or old-age benefits. Prohibits a member of the armed forces from being ordered to active duty solely for the purpose of qualifying such member for retired pay. Prohibits a person's entitlement to retired pay from being revoked after notice of eligibility for such pay, unless it resulted directly from the fraud or misrepresentation of the person involved. Authorizes the number of years of creditable service to be adjusted to correct any errors or miscalculations in the amount of retired pay to which a member is eligible. Revises other provisions concerning the computation of retired pay by determining the retired pay base for reserve officer retirement, disability, warrant officer, and nonregular service retirement. Provides that a reserve commissioned officer, unless entitled to a higher grade under another provision of law, when transferred to the Retired Reserve is entitled to be placed on the retired list in the highest grade in which he served satisfactorily as determined by the Secretary concerned. Provides the grade on transfer for commissioned officers who have served as attending physicians to the Congress. Requires retired lists to be maintained containing the names of the reserves under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned who are in the Retired Reserve. Reorganizes and transfers provisions relating to training for reserve components and educational assistance programs for members of the Selected Reserve, for the health professions stipend program, and the armed forces health professions scholarship program. Sets forth new provisions concerning the education loan repayment program for members of the Selected Reserve. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to repay any loans made to members of the Selected Reserve under various provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Provides for repayment of such loans on the basis of each complete year of service performed by the borrower. Authorizes the Secretary to repay such loans in the case of members of the Selected Reserve with critically-needed specialties of expertise. Outlines administrative provisions concerning such loan repayments. Reorganizes and transfers provisions relating to education loan repayments for health professions officers serving in the Selected Reserve with wartime critical medical skill shortages. Reorganizes and transfers provisions relating to facilities for Reserve components. States that the Secretary concerned is responsible for providing the personnel, equipment, facilities, and other general logistic support necessary to enable units and members of the Ready Reserve under his jurisdiction to satisfy the training and mobilization readiness requirements as recommended by the Secretary concerned and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and approved by the Secretary of Defense. Directs the Secretary concerned to make available to the reserves the supplies, services, and facilities necessary to support and develop those components, including supplies of the regular armed forces when deemed necessary. Authorizes issuance of supplies of the regular armed forces to the Army or Air National Guard when deemed necessary. Repeals certain reserve officer personnel policy provisions made inconsistent by the changes made under this Act. Outlines legislative construction and general savings provisions. Title IV: Technical and Clerical Amendments - Makes technical and clerical amendments and transfers within title 10 of the United States Code certain other provisions relating to the reserve components of the armed forces. Revises and reorganizes provisions relating to the annual authorization of personnel strengths and annual manpower requirement reports. Makes general and technical amendments, to conform with reorganizational changes made under this Act, to subtitles A through E of title 10, United States Code, and to certain other specified laws and provisions. Title V: Transition Provisions - Continues on the current reserve active-status list certain Army and Air Force colonels who either hold the reserve grade of colonel or are on the list of officers recommended for promotion to the reserve grade of colonel. Exempts certain reserve colonels from such continuation provision. Provides that reserve officers of the Army and Air Force who, on the day before the effective date of this Act, are recommended for a regular promotion or a promotion to fill a vacancy shall be considered to have been recommended for promotion in accordance with the provisions concerning such promotions as added by this Act. Provides similar transition provisions for the following: (1) officers found qualified for promotion to first lieutenant; (2) officers who have once failed of selection for promotion to the next higher grade or are considered deferred officers; (3) officers in an active status who have been removed from the promotion list or declined by the President for appointment to the next higher grade or declined because of lack of Senate consent to such appointment; (4) officers having twice failed of selection for promotion; and (5) officers who have declined promotions. Provides that the above transition provisions apply to reserve officers of the Army and Air Force who: (1) on the day before the effective date of this Act are in an active status; and (2) on the effective date of this Act are subject to placement on the reserve active status list of the Army or the Air Force. Provides identical transition provisions for reserve officers of the Navy and Marine Corps, including officers found qualified for promotion to lieutenant (junior grade) or first lieutenant, and officers whose names have been omitted from a list furnished to a selection board. Provides that delays in promotions in effect before the effective date of this Act shall continue to remain in effect as if the promotion had been delayed under the provisions of this Act. Provides similar recognition to actions taken to remove the name of an officer from a promotion list before the effective date of this Act. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Army and the Air Force, during the five-year period after enactment of this Act, to waive provisions added by this Act concerning minimum service qualifications for promotion for reserve officers. Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned, within six months after the enactment of this Act, to ensure that: (1) all officers required to be placed on the reserve active-status list are placed on such list; and (2) the relative seniority of those officers on each such list is established. Directs the Secretary concerned to prescribe regulations for the establishment of such seniority. Preserves the relative seniority so determined after the establishment of the initial reserve active-status list for those officers who were in an active status but not on the active-duty list on the date of establishment of the reserve active-status list. Outlines factors for the determination of the highest grade satisfactorily held by a reserve officer when such officer is transferred to the Retired Reserve. Prohibits discharge of an officer who was on the active status list before the enactment of this Act and who was subject to placement on the reserve active-status list on the effective date of this Act, if such officer has completed three years of continuous service as a reserve commissioned officer. Outlines savings provisions for certain officers required to be separated before the effective date of this Act for age or years of service, allowing such officers to be separated at the later date of the separation date determined before the effective date of this Act and after. Title VI: Effective Dates and General Savings Provisions - Gives the effective date for changes made under this Act and sets forth savings and transition provisions.

Louis A. Williams, of Wyoming, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice J. Daniel Howard, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 2 May 1989

David J. Gribbin, III, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice M. D. B. Carlisle, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 2 May 1989

A bill to exclude Agent Orange settlement payments from countable income and resources under Federal means-tested programs.

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1989

Excludes Agent Orange settlement payments from income or resources in determining eligibility for benefits under certain Federal or federally-assisted programs.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and conduct, for five years, a leave sharing program for medical emergencies of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs who are subject to section 4108 of title 38, United States Code.

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1989

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and conduct, for a five-year period, a leave-sharing program for medical emergencies of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Services and Research Administration. Requires such program to be consistent with the five-year leave-sharing program currently permitted for all Federal employees.

Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1989

Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1989 - Revises the maximum amount of a home loan to be guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the benefit of eligible veterans. Prescribes maximum amounts to be guaranteed to veterans in the case of a loan made to refinance a construction loan, an installment land sales contract, or a loan obtained by a previous owner of property which was assumed by the veteran as the lesser of the reasonable value of the dwelling or farm residence or the sum of the outstanding balance of the refinanced loan plus closing costs. Limits the maximum amount of the loan to be guaranteed in all other cases to be no more than 90 percent of the reasonable value of the dwelling or farm residence. Grants the Secretary of Veterans Affairs authority to sell vendee loans (to maintain the effective functioning of the loan guarantee program) without recourse after: (1) consulting with a professional financial advisor; (2) reviewing the experience of other Federal agencies that have conducted loan asset sales without recourse; (3) exploring such marketing strategies as overcollateralized loans or private reinsurances; and (4) accepting bids only when they appropriately reflect the prevailing interest rates and characteristics of the loans. Extends through FY 1991 the authority of the Secretary to collect loan fees from veterans being guaranteed housing or other loans through the VA. 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 manufactured home loans. Limits the maximum VA liability under such loan guarantees. Repeals provisions which prohibit the VA from guaranteeing loans for newly constructed residences in areas not served by public or community water and sewage systems. Permits the VA to collect debts arising out of the housing loan program by offsetting the debtor's Federal tax refund. Requires any veteran desiring a housing debt waiver to make such request within 180 days of the notification of such indebtedness (unless the Secretary determines that a longer period is reasonable) or by September 30, 1991, if notice of such debt was provided before October 1, 1989. Makes such waiver provisions applicable to active-duty veterans. Makes all former active-duty veterans eligible for basic entitlement to VA-guaranteed housing loans whether or not such a veteran has ever been discharged or released from active duty. Makes VA claim payment and property acquisition procedures in connection with guaranteed housing loans permanent. (Currently, such procedures terminate as of the end of FY 1989.)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend for one year the authorization of the Veterans' Administration to furnish respite care to certain chronically ill veterans and the due date for a report on the results of furnishing such care.

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1989

Amends the Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health-Care Authorization Act of 1986 to extend for one year: (1) the authorization of the Veterans Administration (effective March 1989, Department of Veterans Affairs) to furnish respite care to certain chronically-ill veterans; and (2) the due date for a report on the results of an evaluation of furnishing such care.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the disease of transverse myelitis occurring in a veteran within seven years from the date of the veteran's discharge or release from active duty shall be considered to be service-connected.

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1989

Provides that the disease of transverse myelitis occurring in a veteran within seven years from the date of the veteran's discharge or release from active duty shall be considered to be service-connected.

To amend chapter 34 of title 38, United States Code, with respect to the time period during which benefits under such chapter may be utilized by certain eligible veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1989

Precludes veterans entitled to benefits under the All Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program from receiving other veterans' educational assistance. Terminates other veterans' educational assistance as of June 30, 1993.

A joint resolution prohibiting the export of technology, defense articles, and defense services to codevelop or coproduce the FSX aircraft with Japan.

United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1989

Prohibits the proposed export of technology and defense articles and services to codevelop the FSX aircraft with Japan.

A joint resolution designating May 29, 1989, as the "National Day of Remembrance for the victims of the USS Iowa".

United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1989

Designates May 29, 1989, as the National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the U.S.S. Iowa.

Overseas Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1989

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1989

Overseas Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1989 - Establishes the Commission on Realignment and Closure of Bases Outside the United States. Requires the Commission to make recommendations with respect to the realignment or closure of U.S. military installations outside the United States and report to the Secretary and specified congressional committees the results of such recommendations. Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) close all military installations located outside the United States and recommended for closure by the Commission on Realignment and Closure of Bases Outside the United States; (2) realign all military installations located outside the United States and recommended for realignment by the Commission; and (3) initiate such closure or realignment no later than the earliest date on which the United States may, pursuant to treaty or other agreement with the foreign country concerned, close or realign the military installation concerned. Prohibits the Secretary from carrying out any closure or realignment under this Act unless: (1) no later than March 15, 1990, the Secretary has reported to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees that the Secretary has approved and will implement all closures and realignments recommended by the Commission; and (2) the Commission has recommended such closures or realignments and has reported such recommendations to the Committees. Prohibits the Secretary from carrying out any such closure or realignment if a joint resolution is enacted disapproving the recommendations of the Commission within a specified time. Directs the Secretary, in closing or realigning a military installation under this Act, to carry out any actions necessary to implement such closure or realignment. Waives, for purposes of this Act, any provision of law restricting the use of funds for closing or realigning military installations included in any appropriation or authorization Act. Establishes in the Treasury the Department of Defense Overseas Base Closure Account. Provides that, when a decision is made to use funds in the Account to carry out a construction project and the cost of such project will exceed the maximum amount authorized by law for a minor construction project, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the nature of, and justification for, such project and the amount of expenditures for the project. Directs the Secretary, as part of each annual budget request for the Department of Defense, to transmit to the appropriate committees of the Congress: (1) a schedule of the closures and realignments to be carried out under this Act and the cost savings to be achieved; and (2) a description of the military installations to which functions are to be transferred as a result of such closures and realignments. Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees the amount and nature of deposits into, and expenditures from, the Account during the prior fiscal year. Outlines the legislative process for the consideration of Commission recommendations by way of a joint resolution in the Congress.

To require that not less than 25 percent of amounts spent by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 1990 for advertising for military recruiting purposes be spent for advertising in newspapers.

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1989

Requires that not less than 25 percent of the amount spent by the Department of Defense during FY 1990 for advertising for military recruitment purposes be spent for advertising in newspapers.