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United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1981
Authorizes the disposal of a specified quantity of silver now held in the National Defense Stockpile in accordance with the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1981
Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to extend until July 1, 1982, the exemption from profit limitations of contracts for the construction or manufacture of aircraft and naval vessels.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1981
Defense Department Overseas Teachers Act of 1981 - Amends the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act regarding Department of Defense overseas dependents schools to limit the term of teaching positions and the travel and quarters allowance benefits for teachers who are recruited outside the United States. Provides exemptions from such limitations in specified teaching situations. Eliminates the limitation on the amount of leave an overseas teacher may accumulate. Permits the use of leave for paternity purposes. Entitles a Federal or District of Columbia government employee who becomes an overseas teacher to a lump-sum payment for annual leave accumulated as such an employee. Transfers leave accumulated by such a teacher as sick leave if the teacher becomes a Federal or District of Columbia government employees. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to grant a sabbatical to any teacher on the condition that the teacher agrees to serve in the civil service for three years after completing the sabbatical.
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1981
Veterans' Education and Training Program Act of 1981 - Title I: Educational Assistance for Members of the Armed Forces - Establishes a Peacetime Veterans' Educational Assistance Program for members of the armed forces who enlist or reenlist after the date of enactment of this title and are released from such service by honorable discharge. Entitles eligible members who enlist for two or more years to 18 months of educational assistance at the end of the first 24 months of active duty, one-half month of educational assistance for each month served during a third 12-month period, and one month of assistance upon the completion of two years of service and one month of such assistance for each three additional months of service. Limits educational assistance entitlements to a maximum of 36 months and authorizes educational assistance allowances for veterans and certain members pursuing a program of education under this title. Limits assistance to the date ten years beyond an eligible person's last discharge or release from active duty. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress semiannually on the operation of such program. Establishes a Career Members' Dependents Educational Assistance Program for veterans who are serving on active duty and have completed a period of more than six years. Requires eligible persons to enroll and participate in such program for at least 12 consecutive months except as specified by this Act. Requires participants to agree to a monthly deduction from their military pay as a contribution to such program for deposit in the Career Member's Dependents Education Account established in the U.S. Treasury. Provides for a refund of such contributions upon disenrollment, discharge, release, or death. Authorizes the Secretary to contribute to the fund account, in addition to matching funds, any amounts necessary to encourage persons to remain in the armed forces. Entitles each participant to 36 monthly benefit payments. Sets forth the formula for computing the amount of such payments. Permits eligible veterans to transfer any educational benefits to such veterans' spouse or children. Establishes a delimiting period of ten years after discharge or release for educational assistance benefits. Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, to submit a joint report to the Congress on their respective plans for implementation of programs provided by this Act. Prohibits dual participation in programs provided by this Act for persons who enlist in the Armed Forces after December 31, 1981. Title II: Educational Leaves of Absence for Members of the Armed Forces - Permits the Secretary to grant any eligible member a leave of absence from military duties for the pursuit of a program of education for up to 12 months. Sets forth the impact of such leave of absence upon the payment of basic pay, determining eligibility for retirement pay, and time in grade for promotion purposes. Provides a procedure for the release from active duty of certain members of the armed forces for the purpose of transfer to the Selected Reserve and Ready Reserve, at the discretion of the Secretary of the department concerned.
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1981
Supplemental Military Construction Authorization Act, l981 - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for construction at specified military installations of the Army, Marine Corps, Air Training Command, and Strategic Air Command. Authorizes the Secretaries of Defense and the Air Force to accomplish specified minor construction projects. Authorizes supplemental appropriations for the support of military family housing. Permits the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop facilities for the Air National Guard. Subjects the authorizations made by this Act to the limitations of the Military Construction Authorization Act.
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1981
Entitles to specified medical and dental benefits members of the uniformed services or the National Guard who become ill in line of duty while on active duty for a period of 30 days or less, or who become ill while on full-time training duty or inactive-duty training when such illness is incurred or aggravated as an incident of such training.
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1981
Entitles specified members of the National Guard, or of a uniformed service on inactive duty training, to the same medical and dental benefits as a member of a uniformed service on active duty.
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1981
Entitles dependents of members of the armed forces reserves or of the National Guard who die under certain circumstances to specified medical and dental care.
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1981
Amends the Military Selective Service Act to direct the President to begin the registration and classification of persons under such Act. Permits the induction of such persons into the armed forces through September 30, 1986.
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1981
Requests the President to designate July 4, 1981, as "Honor Our Vietnam Veterans Day."
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1981
Veterans' Education and Training Program Act of 1981 - Title I: Educational Assistance for Members of the Armed Forces - Establishes a Peacetime Veterans' Educational Assistance Program for members of the armed forces who enlist or reenlist after the date of enactment of this title and are released from such service by honorable discharge. Entitles eligible members who enlist for two or more years to 18 months of educational assistance at the end of the first 24 months of active duty, one-half month of educational assistance for each month served during a third 12-month period, and one month of assistance for each month served during a fourth 12-month period. Entitles eligible members who enlist for a period of six years of reserve duty to assistance upon the completion of two years of service and one month of such assistance for each three additional months of service. Limits educational assistance entitlements to a maximum of 36 months and authorizes educational assistance allowances for veterans and certain members pursuing a program of education under this title. Limits assistance to the date ten years beyond an eligible person's last discharge or release from active duty. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress semiannually on the operation of such program. Establishes a Career Members' Dependents Educational Assistance Program for veterans who are serving on active duty and have completed a period of more than six years. Requires eligible persons to enroll and participate in such program for at least 12 consecutive months except as specified by this Act. Requires participants to agree to a monthly deduction from their military pay as a contribution to such program for deposit in the Career Member's Dependents Education Account established in the U.S. Treasury. Provides for a refund of such contributions upon disenrollment, discharge, release, or death. Authorizes the Secretary to contribute to the fund account, in addition to matching funds, any amounts necessary to encourage persons to remain in the armed forces. Entitles each participant to 36 monthly benefit payments. Sets forth the formula for computing the amount of such payments. Permits eligible veterans to transfer any educational benefits to such veterans' spouse or children. Establishes a delimiting period of ten years after discharge or release for educational assistance benefits. Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, to submit a joint report to the Congress on their respective plans for implementation of programs provided by this Act. Prohibits dual participation in programs provided by this Act for persons who enlist in the Armed Forces after December 31, 1981. Title II: Educational Leaves of Absence for Members of the Armed Forces - Permits the Secretary to grant any eligible member a leave of absence from military duties for the pursuit of a program of education for up to 12 months. Sets forth the impact of such leave of absence upon the payment of basic pay, determining eligibility for retirement pay, and time in grade for promotion purposes. Provides a procedure for the release from active duty of certain members of the armed forces for the purpose of transfer to the Selected Reserve and Ready Reserve, at the discretion of the Secretary of the department concerned.
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1981
Requests the President to designate July 17, 1981, as "National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day."
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income up to $1,000 per month of the compensation received by members of the armed forces.
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1981
Education Assistance Act of 1981 - Title I: New G.I. Education Program - Establishes a Peacetime Veterans' Educational Assistance Program for persons who enter military service after December 31, 1980, and serve on active duty for a period of two years or more, or are discharged or released from such duty for a service-connected disability. Entitles eligible veterans to 27 months of educational assistance under such program for the first 24 months of service, and one month of such assistance for each additional month of service. Provides that no person may earn more than 36 months of such assistance. Prohibits persons who enter active duty and are entitled to an initial enlistment bonus from earning entitlement under such program, unless such persons enlisted for a period of four years or more. Sets forth circumstances under which such persons may earn entitlement by not accepting certain bonuses or by re-enlisting from two to four years. Makes veterans entitled to educational assistance eligible for education loans. Provides that such veterans are eligible for educational assistance for the ten-year period following their discharge or release date. Sets forth procedures extending any applicable time period for such veterans who are prevented from initiating or completing a program of education under certain circumstances. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay tuition costs and a subsistence allowance to eligible veterans in the program. Extends such educational assistance program to members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve who enlist after December 31, 1980, for not less than six years of service under regulations prescribed by the Administrator and the Secretary of Defense. Establishes a Career Servicepersons' Education Assistance Program for members of the armed forces serving on active duty who have completed six years of service. Allows such members to enroll in such educational benefits program by contributing a monthly deduction to the Career Servicepersons' Education Account. Limits such contributions to a specified amount. Authorizes the Secretary to match such contributions at a specified rate after 24 months of participation by any member and to contribute amounts he deems necessary to encourage persons to remain in the armed forces. Provides procedures for refunds of contributions due to: (1) disenrollment from such program; (2) death of a participant; and (3) discharge or release under conditions which would bar the use of educational benefits. Sets forth the formula for determining the amount of entitlement and the methods of payments of benefits to eligible members who pursue a program of education. Makes veterans participating in such program eligible for education loans. Authorizes eligible veterans to transfer their educational benefits to their spouses or children in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Limits educational assistance under such program to the date ten years beyond an eligible veteran's discharge or release date. Requires the Administrator and the Secretary to submit a joint report to the Congressional committees on Veterans' Affairs containing their respective plans for implementation of the Career Serviceperson's Educational Assistance Program and to submit an annual report each year detailing the operations of such program. Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the Administrator each month on deductions made from the military pay of program participants. Makes persons who enter the military service after December 31, 1980, ineligible for participation in the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program. Title II: Educational Leaves of Absence for Members of the Armed Forces - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations to grant leaves of absence (not to exceed 12 consecutive months) to eligible members of the armed forces to pursue a program of education. Requires members granted such leave to agree in writing to extend their active duty service for a period of two months for each month of leave of absence. Allows payment to such members of basic allowance for quarters and subsistence while on such leave. Sets forth the circumstances under which the Secretary may cancel such leaves of absence.
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1981
Department of Defense Supplemental Authorization Act, l981 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes the appropriation of additional funds for fiscal year l981 for the use of the armed forces for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, and tracked combat vehicles. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes the appropriation of additional funds for fiscal year l981 for the use of the armed forces for research, development, test, and evaluation. Title III: Active Forces - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, l981 to increase the active duty personnel end strengths of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. Title IV: Reserve Forces - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, l981 to increase the number of reserve component members authorized to serve on fulltime active duty with the Marine Corps Reserve for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training. Title V: Civilian Personnel - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, l981 to increase the number of civilian personnel authorized for the Department of Defense.
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1981
Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator of General Services for the acquisition of silver, platinum, and nickel under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1981
Intelligence Identities Protection Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for whoever, having had authorized access to classified information, intentionally discloses information that identifies a covert agent, knowing that the information so identifies such individual and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such individual's intelligence relationship to the United States. Establishes criminal penalties for whoever, having had authorized access to classified information, learns the identity of a covert agent and intentionally discloses such information, knowing that the information so identifies such agent and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such agent's relationship to the United States. Makes it a defense to such crimes that before the commission of the offense the United States had publicly acknowledged or revealed the intelligence relationship of the individual to the United States. Provides that no person other than the person committing such offense shall be subject to prosecution, except with respect to those acting in the course of an effort to identify and expose covert agents with intent to impair U.S. intelligence activities. Stipulates that it shall not be an offense to transmit such information directly to the Congressional intelligence committees. Directs the President to establish procedures to ensure that any employee of an intelligence agency or any member of the armed forces assigned to an intelligence agency or to intelligence duties whose identity is classified information is afforded all appropriate assistance to conceal his identity.
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1981
Amends the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1978, to repeal the provision requiring a reduction in the number of senior-grade civilian employees in the Department of Defense after September 30, 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1981
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs funds appropriated by this Act for the purchase of land adjacent to the Sante Fe, New Mexico, National Cemetery. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1981
Designates the Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Brockton, Massachusetts, as the "Everett E. Crosier Center."
United States · United States Senate · 17 March 1981
United States · United States Senate · 17 March 1981
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1981
Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to invest persons providing police or security services to the Department of Defense with the power of arrest on military facilities and installations.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1981
Directs the Secretary of the Army to erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor combat glider pilots during World War II. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1981
Provides for the adjustment of dependency and indemnity compensation for eligible children of deceased veterans when the entitlement of a child is established retroactively or a child reaches age 18.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1981
Prohibits the reduction of the pension of a veteran with a non-service-connected disability of blindness who is being furnished hospital care in excess of three months by the Veterans' Administration in a VA center operated exclusively for the rehabilitation of blinded veterans.
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1981
Expresses the sense of Congress that the development of the multiple protective shelter (MPS) basing mode for the MX missile should be halted until there is a negotiated limit on the number of intercontinental ballistic missile launchers and multiple independently targeted warheads the Soviet Union may have deployed at any time.
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employer a refundable income tax credit for payment of compensation to an employee for periods during which such employee participates in Armed Forces summer camp training. Limits the amount of such credit to the amount which such employee would normally be paid for employment during such period, reduced by the amount of military pay which the employee receives at summer camp. Denies any tax credit for amounts which an employer pays as vacation or holiday pay.
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1981
Reduces the age at which a member of the armed forces may retire from nonregular service from 60 to 55. Requires the Secretary of Defense to reduce by regulation the retired pay of such persons solely to ensure that there is no cost to the Government because of such retirement.
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1981
Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish as part of the national cemetery system a cemetery in Guam.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1981
Department of Defense Supplemental Authorization Act, 1981 - Title I: Procurement of Authorization and Appropriations - Authorizes the appropriation of additional funds for fiscal year 1981 for the use of the armed forces for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, and tracked combat vehicles. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes the appropriation of additional funds for fiscal year 1981 for the use of the armed forces for research, development, testing, and evaluation. Title III: Active Forces - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the active duty personnel end strengths of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. Title IV: Reserve Forces - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to increase the number of reserve component members authorized to serve on fulltime active duty with the Marine Corps Reserve for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1981
Amends the Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979 to direct the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to develop and publish regulations for resolving claims for benefits administered by the Veterans' Administration based on exposure to Agent Orange during military service in Vietnam during the Vietnam era.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1981
Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Act - Establishes a presumption of service-connected disability for veterans exposed to herbicides during service who suffer from a disease which may be caused by exposure to such herbicides, developed to a ten percent degree of disability. Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to determine what diseases and birth defects may be due to exposure to herbicides. Qualifies such birth defects disabling to a degree of ten percent as an aggravation of a preexisting injury suffered in the line of duty in the active military service during a period of war. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations within one year of enactment incorporating such determinations and setting forth the conditions of service during the Vietnam era required to establish exposure.
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1981
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to place a plaque at the United States Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Statue) honoring Joseph Rosenthal, the photographer of the scene depicted by the memorial.
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1981
Eliminates the requirement that students in Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps units be citizens or nationals of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981
Ex-Prisoners of War Benefits Improvements Act of 1981 - Makes prisoners of war (POW's) with the disease of psychosis manifest to a degree of ten percent eligible for wartime disability benefits whenever such disease occurs (presently such psychosis must have occurred within two years of separation from service). Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to develop guidelines for resolving claims for compensation of veterans who are former POW's. Requires the Administrator to consult with the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War when developing such guidelines and to report to the appropriate committees of Congress on such guidelines within a specified period. Directs the Administrator to appoint the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War to consult with him on the administration of benefits to former POW's. Requires that such committee include former POW's of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnamese conflict and individuals who are recognized authorities in specified fields of medicine. Requires the Committee to report biennially to the Administrator on the programs and activities of the Veterans' Administration pertaining to former POW's and assessing the compensation, health-care, and rehabilitation needs of such veterans. Directs the Administrator to include such reports in each annual report submitted to Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981
Department of Defense Educational Loan Forgiveness Act of 1981 - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, to extend educational loan repayment benefits to all members in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force serving on active duty before October 1, 1983 (formerly available only to members of the reserve who enlisted before October 1, 1981). Increases the portion of a loan which may be repaid by the Secretary of Defense.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981
Requests the President to designate July 18 of each year as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day."
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981
Armed Forces Educational Assistance Act of 1981 - Establishes an educational assistance program for members of the armed forces, members of the Selected Reserves, and persons who enter active duty after the effective date of this Act. Entitles such members to a monthly allowance, limited to 36 payments and based on years of service, while pursuing a program of education at an approved educational institution. Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to adjust such payments each year consistent with the cost of attendance at such institutions. Excludes active duty as cadets at service academies for purposes of such payments. Allows members who are entitled to educational benefits and who have completed ten years of active service to transfer all or any part of their entitlement to their children in accordance with provisions and limitations of this Act. Prohibits reserve members from transferring such benefits to their dependents or spouses. Provides that any persons entitled to educational assistance must use such entitlement within the ten years after their last discharge or release date. Sets forth procedures extending any applicable time period for such persons who are prevented from initiating or completing a program of education under certain circumstances.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to make contributions to local authorities for traffic controls or improvements necessary for safe ingress or egress to a national cemetery.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981
Extends to September 30, 1983, the date by which Vietnam-era veterans may initially request psychological readjustment counseling.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981
Extends educational assistance without a delimiting period for vocational training for veterans of the Vietnam era determined to be in need of such assistance.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, when requested, to provide a memorial plaque or marker for any veteran, whose remains are undetermined or buried at sea, for placement in an appropriate location designated by the next of kin.
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1981
Women's Draft Exemption Act - Eliminates Supreme Court and Federal district court jurisdiction with respect to the validity of any Act of Congress which provides for registration or induction of males, but not females, into the armed forces.
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1981
Provides that certain veterans receiving pharmaceutical supplies from the Veteran's Administration (VA) shall have the choice in determining whether: (1) such pharmaceuticals will be supplied directly by the VA; (2) such veteran will be reimbursed by the VA; or (3) the VA-approved source will be directly reimbursed.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1981
Veterans' Administration Health Care Amendments of 1981 - Entitles the United States to recover the costs of certain medical care and services furnished to a veteran for a non-service-connected disability when such disability is covered by another form of insurance or compensation. Sets forth the formula and procedure for the United States' recovery against the insurer or other entity. Subrogates the United States to the rights of such veteran. Extends for one year the period during which funds appropriated for the establishment of a new State medical school may be expended. Amends the Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979 to permit the expansion of the scope of the epidemiological study of the health effects of Agent Orange to include an evaluation of the long term adverse health effects in humans serving in the armed forces of the United States in Vietnam during the Vietnamese conflict or other factors involved in such service, including exposure to other herbicides, chemicals, medications, or environmental hazards or conditions. Permits the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to expand the scope of the literature analysis and review to include an analysis and review of the literature covering other studies relating to the effects of such factors. Directs the Administrator to prescribe regulations establishing guidelines, standards, and criteria for resolving claims for benefits based on exposure to Agent Orange and such other factors during such conflict.
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1981
Establishes a presumption of service-connected disability caused by exposure to a phenoxy herbicide (Agent Orange) for veterans who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era. Waives the one-year limitation on claims for compensation for such disabilities.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1981
Amends the Uniformed Survivors Benefits Amendments of 1980 to entitle certain individuals who were widowed on or before September 21, 1972, and who are not covered by the Survivor Benefit Plan to an annuity.
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1981
Establishes a new position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. Changes the existing position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower.
United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1981
Creates a presumption of a service-connected disability sufficient to establish eligibility for outpatient medical services for any veteran exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of the atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons.