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Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 35 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Defense should not impose any charge for outpatient medical care provided in medical facilities of the uniformed services to retired members, their dependents, or to the dependents of members serving on active duty.
Bill· HRH.R. 1702 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1987
Amends Federal armed forces provisions relating to the provision of medical care to members of the armed forces and their dependents to allow certain medical facilities that provide treatment for heart and lung conditions to receive reimbursement under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS).
Bill· HRH.R. 1703 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1987
Amends the Military Selective Service Act to require of any contractor contracting with an agency, department, or instrumentality of the United States that such contractor must solicit certain information regarding registration with the Selective Service from each applicant for employment to any person required to register who has not done so. Requires contractors, for a period of one year after the end of the contract, to furnish, upon request of the Director of the Selective Service System, information on those persons employed with such contractor who stated that they were properly registered with the Selective Service. Authorizes the President to waive the applicability of this Act in the interest of national security. Makes this Act inapplicable to a contract or subcontract with a firm that has fewer than 300 employees.
Bill· HRH.R. 1694 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1987
Amends Federal armed forces provisions to prohibit the Secretary of a military department from contracting for the purchase of administrative motor vehicles that are manufactured in a country other than the United States or Canada unless: (1) the contract or agreement is for an amount less than $50,000; or (2) the purchase of such motor vehicles is specifically authorized by law.
Bill· HRH.R. 1659 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1987
Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to increase the per diem rates paid to States for the provision of domiciliary and nursing home care to veterans in State homes. Grants the Administrator of Veterans Affairs authority, after July 1, 1987, to award transition-year grants to States for construction of facilities furnishing domiciliary or nursing home care to veterans.
Bill· HRH.R. 1652 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1987
Directs the President to enter into negotiations with appropriate foreign governments for the purposes of disciplining direct and indirect offsets as a condition for the sale of commercial and defense-related goods and services. Specifies that in the conduct of such negotiations the President shall utilize the services of the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Defense.
Bill· HRH.R. 1657 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1987
Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to make permanent the following GI bill educational assistance programs, each of which are currently scheduled to terminate on June 30, 1988: (1) the active-duty program; (2) the active-duty and Selected Reserve program; and (3) the Selected Reserve program. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 to rename title VII of such Act the Montgomery GI Bill Act of 1984.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 79 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the one percent loan origination fee charged by the Veterans Administration (VA) to veterans obtaining a home loan guaranteed by the VA should not be increased.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 78 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1987
States that the Congress expresses: (1) its firm commitment to the Veterans Administration (VA) home loan program and to the veterans and service personnel it has served; (2) its appreciation to the thousands of VA employees serving the program; and (3) its recognition of the importance of the VA home loan program.
Bill· SS. 736 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1987
Prohibits the conversion to performance by private contractors of any functions at arsenals and manufacturing facilities of the Department of Defense that are currently performed by civilian personnel of the Department or by military personnel. Provides an exception to such prohibition for contracts and renewals entered into before the enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 1583 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1987
Defense Savings Act - Establishes the Bipartisan Commission on the Consolidation of Military Bases (the Commission) to: (1) review the military importance of all major military installations; and (2) identify which such installations can be closed or realigned without impairing the security of the United States. Outlines administrative procedures concerning membership, staff, meetings, and powers of the Commission. Directs the Commission, within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to the President, the Secretary of Defense, and each House of the Congress a final report on the findings and conclusions of the Commission. Terminates the Commission 30 days after the submission of such report. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to take certain specified action with respect to the implementation of the Commission's recommendations.
Bill· HRH.R. 1586 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1987
Defense Black Budget Oversight Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to set forth, in the defense budget for any fiscal year, the total amount requested by the Department of Defense (DOD) for programs of DOD that are included in that budget in a manner designed to conceal their existence or scope. Requires the total amount requested and appropriated for the previous five fiscal years to be included in the first defense budget submitted after the date of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the further inclusion in any future defense budget of a program in a way that conceals its existence or scope unless the Secretary, no less than 60 days before the program is included in such budget, provides notice of and justification for such programs to specified members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. Provides access to such information by other members of such Committees, and requires the Secretary to respond to any questions or concerns raised by any such Committee member within 30 days after receipt of such question. Directs the Secretary, within 60 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to the Congress a report on the criteria used for designating any DOD program as a "special access" program or in any other manner that results in the program being included in subsequent defense budgets in a way that conceals the existence or scope of the program. Requires the Secretary to notify the Congress of any changes in the criteria used for making such designations no later than 30 days before such changes are to take effect.
Bill· HRH.R. 1589 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1987
Defense Select Consolidations Act of 1986 - Title I: Consolidation and Administration of Depot Level Maintenance - Defines "depot level maintenance facility" as a Department of Defense (DOD) facility in which certain maintenance functions are performed and for which there is an extensive capital investment for the performance of such functions. Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to designate a single manager in DOD to be responsible for the administration of depot level maintenance facilities. Requires the manager, no later than two years after the enactment of this Act, to develop and implement a plan for the consolidation of: (1) depot level maintenance facilities; and (2) the performance of management functions related to such facilities. Requires such plans to be submitted to both the Secretary of Defense and the Inspector General of DOD. Requires the Inspector General to review such plan and make appropriate comments and recommendations to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, no later than 90 days before the implementation of the plan commences, to submit the plan, together with the Inspector General's comments, to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. Outlines the functions and control to be exercised by the manager. Directs the Secretaries of the military departments to consult with and make budget requests through the manager for the performance of depot level maintenance functions. Title II: Consolidation of Wholesale Depot Facilities - Defines "wholesale depot facility" as a DOD facility that receives, stores, and issues bulk quantities of materials to the ultimate user of the material. Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to designate a single manager in DOD to be responsible for the administration and operation of wholesale depot facilities. Requires the manager, no later than two years after the enactment of this Act, to develop and implement a plan for the consolidation of: (1) wholesale depot facilities; and (2) the performance of management functions related to such facilities. Requires such plan to be submitted to both the Secretary of Defense and the Inspector General of DOD. Requires the Inspector General to review such plan and make appropriate comments and recommendations to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, no later than 90 days before the implementation of the plan commences, to submit the plan, together with the Inspector General's comments, to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. Title III: Consolidation of Base Support Operations - Defines "base support operations" as various services provided in connection with military bases and installations. Directs the military departments to participate in the Defense Retail Interservice Support Program of the Department of Defense (the Program). Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) encourage consolidation of base support operations under the Program in all geographic areas in which there are two or more military installations located within 50 miles of each other; (2) utilize the Program to develop other specified consolidation of base support operations; and (3) submit to the Congress each year, at the same time the President's budget is submitted, the cost of base support operations performed under contract and a summary of planned actions to consolidate and reduce the cost of such operations. Title IV: Unification of Traffic Management - Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than one year after the enactment of this Act, to establish a unified traffic management command to assume all traffic management functions assigned to the Military Traffic Command, the Military Sealift Command, and the Military Airlift Command. Requires the Secretary, within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to develop and transmit to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees a plan to establish the unified traffic management command. Repeals a provision of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1983 which prohibits the consolidation of the military transportation commands.
Bill· HRH.R. 1588 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1987
Authorizes the President to issue a posthumous commission of brigadier general to Lieutenant Colonel Charles E. Young, U.S. Army, a black graduate of West Point in 1889.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 75 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1987
Declares that the Congress: (1) deplores the continued violation of the sovereignty of Cambodia by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; (2) calls upon Vietnam to negotiate to restore self-determination in Cambodia; (3) calls upon Vietnam to withdraw its troops from Cambodia; (4) supports the efforts of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the United Nations Secretary General, and non-communist Cambodian people to achieve a political settlement to include free and fair elections; and (5) calls upon the international community to observe a special day of remembrance in recognition of the suffering of the Cambodian people under Pol Pot and in protest of the efforts of Vietnam to suppress basic human rights and the way of life of the Cambodian people.
Bill· SS. 713 (100th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1987
Veterans' Administration Registered Nurse Variable Incentive Bonus Act of 1987 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to direct the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, in order to recruit highly qualified registered nurses for which there is a critical shortage in the Veterans Administration's Department of Medicine and Surgery, to pay a bonus to any registered nurses appointed by the Administrator to such Department. Outlines eligibility conditions for the payment of such bonus, including the requirement that such nurses be employed within the Department for at least three years. Requires a refund by such nurses of any portion of such paid bonus for which the agreed-upon services are not performed.
Bill· SS. 715 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1987
Prohibits any active duty, commissioned officer in the armed forces from serving as the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, or any other similar position.
Bill· HRH.R. 1543 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1987
Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to provide a presumption of service-connection (for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits) for spastic colon condition suffered by former prisoners of war. Decreases from six months to 90 days the amount of time a former prisoner of war must have been incarcerated in order to be eligible for outpatient dental services.
Bill· HRH.R. 1544 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1987
Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to establish a presumption of service-connection (for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits) for former prisoners of war suffering from the following conditions after active service: (1) peripheral neuropathy due to trauma; (2) spastic colon; and (3) peptic or duodenal ulcers. Decreases from six months to 90 days the amount of time a former prisoner of war must have been incarcerated in order to be eligible for outpatient dental services.
Bill· HRH.R. 1547 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1987
Amends Federal law relating to veterans to provide that the remarriage of a veteran's spouse after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.
Bill· SS. 691 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1987
Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Department of Defense funds to carry out a test of the Space Defense System (anti-satellite weapon) against an object in space until the President certifies to the Congress that the Soviet Union has conducted such a test after the date of enactment of this Act. Provides that such prohibition shall be effective from the date of enactment of this Act until October 1, 1988.
Bill· HRH.R. 1504 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1987
Amends the Veterans' Job Training Act to extend the time periods for initial application and commencement of training for eligible veterans under such Act. Extends: (1) the authorization of appropriations under such Act through FY 1989; and (2) the availability of amounts appropriated under such Act through FY 1991.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 69 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1987
Expresses the sense of the Congress that procurement of the new U.S. weather radar system, NEXRAD, continue on schedule and according to the established minimum requirements agreed to by the National Weather Service, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Department of Defense.
Law· HRH.R. 1430 (100th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1987
Merchant Marine Decorations and Medals Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to award decorations and medals for individual acts or service in the U.S. merchant marine. Permits the Secretary of Transportation to award: (1) a Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal for outstanding acts beyond the line of duty; (2) a Merchant Marine Meritorious Service Medal for meritorious acts, but lacking the outstanding character required for the Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal; (3) a decoration or medal for service during a war or operations outside the United States under conditions of danger to life; and (4) a decoration or medal to an individual for acts of conspicuous gallantry. Permits the Secretary of Transportation to issue a Gallant Ship Award for actions during marine disasters aimed at saving lives or property. Requires consultation with the Secretary of State before issuance of an award or citation to a foreign-flag vessel. Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from awarding more than one of any type of decoration or medal to an individual. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide at cost or authorize for manufacture and sale at reasonable prices: (1) decorations an medals for individual acts or service in the merchant marine; and (2) replacements for decorations and medals issued under a prior law. Permits the Secretary of Transportation to issue without cost a U.S. flag and a grave marker to the family of a deceased individual who served in the merchant marine in World War II or in support of the armed forces in subsequent wars or national emergencies. Establishes a civil penalty of $2,000 for unauthorized display, manufacture, possession, or sale of a decoration or medal. Repeals the Merchant Marine Medals Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 1452 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1987
Amends specified provisions of Federal law relating to the refinancing of veterans' home loans to remove the requirement that a veteran must actually occupy the home in order to qualify for such refinancing.
Bill· HRH.R. 1427 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1987
Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to direct the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to pay benefits to the survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at the time of death. Requires a surviving spouse of a veteran to have been married to such veteran for one year or more in order to receive such benefits. Provides for the offset of such payments by any amount that a surviving spouse or child receives in an award or settlement of a cause of action for damages for the death of such veteran.
Bill· HRH.R. 1429 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1987
Permits any State to withdraw without penalty from a contract entered into with the Federal Emergency Management Agency under which such State is required to participate in a simulated nuclear attack on such State.
Bill· HRH.R. 1455 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1987
Amends Federal veterans' home loan provisions to direct the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish standards and procedures for the appraisal of the Veterans Administration home loan guarantee program.
Bill· HRH.R. 1394 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1987
Military Whistleblowers Protection Act - Amends Federal armed forces provisions relating to communications with a Member of Congress to also prohibit any person from restricting a member of the armed forces in communicating with an Inspector General, except for communications that are prohibited by statute. Prohibits retaliatory personnel actions against a member for making or preparing to make such a communication. Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (or of the Department of Transportation, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy) to promptly investigate any allegation that a prohibited personnel action has taken place or been threatened with respect to any communication to a Member of Congress or Inspector General complaining or disclosing information reasonably believed to evidence a violation of law, mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety. Requires the Inspector General, within ten days after completing such an investigation, to report the results to the Secretary of Defense. Allows a member, within 30 days after receipt of a copy of such investigative report, to petition the appropriate military board for correction of his or her military record concerning the matter. Entitles members to legal assistance by a judge advocate in any such matter before a military corrections board. Provides administrative procedures for the hearing of such petitions, together with appropriate corrective and disciplinary action to be taken. Provides for judicial review of any order resulting from such hearing, if petitioned for within 60 days after notice of the hearing's result. Provides a statute of limitations for the bringing of any such action by a member of the armed forces.
Bill· HRH.R. 1392 (100th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1987
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to provide that it is the intent of the Congress that: (1) the National Defense Stockpile (NDS) be used to serve national defense purposes only; and (2) quantities of materials stockpiled should be sufficient to sustain the United States for at least three years in the event of a national emergency. Requires stockpile requirements to be established by law. Transfers certain stockpiling functions under such Act from the President to the Secretary of Defense. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress an annual report on the stockpile requirements. Outlines stockpile matters to be included in each report.
Bill· SS. 630 (100th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1987
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit U.S. defense articles from being transferred to, or used on, Cyprus by Turkey. Declares that such prohibition shall not apply to the extent that the President certifies to the Congress that: (1) there has been an armed attack on one or more parties to the North Atlantic Treaty or that such an attack is imminent; and (2) the President has approved the transfer of such defense articles. Requires the President to report periodically to the Congress: (1) specifying the number of Turkish armed forces on Cyprus; and (2) describing any U.S. defense articles on Cyprus.
Bill· HRH.R. 1352 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1987
Directs the Secretaries of the Army and the Air Force to prescribe regulations to ensure that National Guard technicians are protected from certain adverse employment actions (i.e. removal, suspension, grade reduction, or furlough) in the same manner as are Federal employees.
Bill· HRH.R. 1371 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1987
Covert Action Notification Act of 1987 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the President to make a written finding that a Central Intelligence Agency operation in a foreign country (other than an intelligence gathering operation) is important to the national security and to furnish a copy of that finding, before the start of such operation, to specified members of the Congress and to the Vice President, the Secretaries of State and Defense, and the Director of Central Intelligence. Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to delete the provision that authorizes deferral of notice to the Congress of such intelligence activity.
Bill· HRH.R. 1380 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1987
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in or near the Capital District Region, Albany, New York.
Bill· SS. 606 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Permits any State to withdraw without penalty from a contract entered into with the Federal Emergency Management Agency under which such State is required to participate in a simulated nuclear attack on such State.
Bill· SS. 581 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Amends Federal armed forces personnel provisions to increase the combat support assignments open to women in the armed forces.
Bill· HRH.R. 1302 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Prohibits the contracting out for performance by private contractor personnel of any function at an arsenal or weapons manufacturing facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense. Provides an exception to such prohibition for functions currently under contract.
Bill· HRH.R. 1303 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987
Economic Conversion Act - Title I: Prenotification of Base Closures and Defense-Related Contract Cancellations - Directs the Secretary of Defense, through the Economic Adjustment Committee, to notify State and local governments and regional organizations within a specified period of time of a proposed realignment or closure of a military installation or of the cancellation or termination of a defense contract or failure to proceed with an approved major weapon system program. Title II: Economic Conversion Pilot Program - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for job retraining programs and planning for alternative production required by cancellation of defense contracts during FY 1988 through 1992. Permits one grant for each defense contract cancellation or reduction. Requires the administration of such grants at the local level by a capable unit of general local government or, through default, by the collective bargaining agents of affected employees. Directs the Secretary to make weekly economic adjustment assistance payments to such employees affected by a cancellation or reduction of a contract valued at $10,000,000 or more during FY 1988 through 1992. Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of such assistance, making allowances for unemployment compensation or public assistance received and health insurance coverage needed. Sets forth assistance application procedures and notification requirements. Makes available for such grants the amount of previously appropriated funds which the United States will save as a result of the cancellation or reduction of a defense contract.
Bill· HRH.R. 1269 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1987
Amends Federal armed forces provisions to permit military members to wear items of religious apparel while wearing the uniform of the member's armed force. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to prohibit the wearing of such an item: (1) if it is found to interfere with the performance of duty; or (2) if it is not neat and conservative. Directs the Secretary concerned, within 120 days after the enactment of this Act, to prescribe regulations concerning the wearing of such apparel.
Bill· HRH.R. 1235 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1987
Merchant Seamen's Benefit Act - Provides for creditable active duty service for veterans' benefits purposes for certain individuals who served in the merchant marine during World War II, who were prisoners of war or civilian internees as the result of enemy action against merchant shipping, and who were in an accredited wartime maritime training program. Prohibits payment of benefits for periods before the date of enactment of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 1258 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1987
Amends Federal law relating to military retired pay to entitle certain persons who were members of the U.S. merchant marine during World War II to such pay. Directs the Secretary of Transportation, within 60 days after the enactment of this Act, to make lump-sum payments of such accrued pay to such persons.
Bill· HRH.R. 1251 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1987
Permits certain veterans with service-connected disabilities who are retired members of the uniformed services to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 102 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1987
Resolves that the U.S. Navy should concentrate deployment of nuclear weapons on submarines and aircraft, and deploy conventional weapons and warheads on its surface ships rather than nuclear weapons.
Bill· HRH.R. 1208 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1987
Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide military commissary and post exchange privileges to dependents of veterans who have died from a service-connected disability on the same basis as dependents of veterans who at the time of death were receiving disability compensation based upon a permanent and total service-connected disability.
Bill· HRH.R. 1219 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1987
Amends Federal armed forces provisions to permit military members to wear items of religious apparel while wearing the uniform of the member's armed force. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to prohibit the wearing of such an item: (1) if it is found to significantly interfere with the performance of duty; or (2) if it is not neat and conservative. Directs the Secretary concerned, within 120 days after the enactment of this Act, to prescribe regulations concerning the wearing of such apparel.
Bill· HRH.R. 1229 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1987
Directs the President to include anthracite coal as a strategic and critical material under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act and to acquire a three-year supply of U.S. produced anthracite coal for the National Defense Stockpile. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 1210 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1987
Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to require that, of amounts appropriated to the Veterans Administration, a specified minimum level of funding ($1,500,000) shall be available only for residents of Puerto Rico for purposes of travel expenses of persons to or from a VA facility or other place for vocational rehabilitation, counseling, or medical care.
Bill· SS. 553 (100th)open
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Veterans' Job Training Act Extension of 1987 - Amends the Veterans' Job Training Act to define "homeless individuals" for purposes of such Act. Makes such homeless individuals who are veterans of the Korean Conflict or the Vietnam era eligible for job training benefits under such Act. Extends through FY 1988 the authorization of appropriations under such Act. Extends the application deadline and the job training program commencement deadline under such Act.
Bill· SS. 540 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Requires the President to direct the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress, no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, a joint report addressing the question of Government responsibility for providing benefits and services to individuals who served with volunteer organizations in support of U.S. armed forces stationed in Vietnam during the Vietnam era.
Bill· HRH.R. 1183 (100th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987
Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to provide a presumption of service connection (for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits) for spastic colon condition suffered by former prisoners of war.