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Bill· HRH.R. 2227 (97th)open

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the payment by the Department of Defense of certain expenses incident to the death of retired members of the armed forces who were patients in a United States hospital at the time of their death.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1981

Provides that the Department of Defense shall pay funeral and transportation costs, and may pay specified additional funeral expenses at non-national cemeteries, incident to the death of certain retired military members who die in a United States hospital.

Bill· HRH.R. 2228 (97th)referred

A bill to amend section 501 of title 37, United States Code, to exempt from a maximum limitation of sixty days certain payments to members of the uniformed services for unused accrued leave.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1981

Exempts members of the uniformed services and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and officers of the Regular or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service from the 60-day limitation on payments for unused accrued leave if such personnel die after September 1, 1979.

Bill· SS. 585 (97th)open

A bill to provide a special defense to the liability of political subdivisions of States under section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983) relating to civil actions for the deprivation of rights.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1981

Amends current law creating a Federal cause of action for the violation of a person's civil rights under color of State law to exempt from liability a local government which acted in good faith with a reasonable belief that its actions were not in violation of constitutional rights or laws providing for equal rights of citizens or persons.

Bill· HRH.R. 2202 (97th)referred

A bill to authorize pay and benefits for members and survivors of members of the Philippine Scouts on the same basis as such pay and benefits are authorized for other members of the Armed Forces and their survivors.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1981

Directs the Secretary of the Army to authorize pay and benefits for members and survivors of the Philippine Scouts who served after December 6, 1941, and before December 31, 1946, on the same basis as is authorized for other members and survivors of the armed forces.

Law· HRH.R. 2156 (97th)enacted

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend by twelve months the period during which funds appropriated for grants by the Veterans' Administration for the establishment and support of new State medical schools may be expended.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1981

Extends the period during which funds appropriated for grants by the Veterans' Administration for the establishment and support of new State medical schools may be expended.

Bill· HRH.R. 2136 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code to revise the provisions of such title relating to the construction and alteration of, and acquisition of land, for national cemeteries.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1981

Revises the procedures of the Veterans' Administration for the construction, alteration, and acquisition of land for cemeteries, and requires Congressional oversight of any such project involving a total expenditure of more than $500,000.

Bill· HRH.R. 2157 (97th)open

A bill to expand the scope of a study required to be conducted by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs concerning the effect on humans of exposure to the chemical known as Agent Orange.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1981

Amends the Veterans' Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979 to permit the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to include in an epidemiological study of the long-term adverse health effects in humans in service in Vietnam from exposure to agent orange an evaluation of the adverse effects of other factors involved in such service, including exposure to other herbicides, chemicals, medications, or environmental hazards or conditions. Permits the inclusion of a review and analysis of the literature concerning the effects of such factors in the Administrators' review and analysis of the Agent Orange literature.

Bill· HRH.R. 2155 (97th)open

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for recovery by the United States of the cost of certain health care provided by the Veterans' Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1981

Grants the United States the right to recover the costs of care and services furnished by the Veterans' Administration to veterans for non-service connected disabilities to the extent that such veterans have similar insurance contracts or rights to such care. Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of such recovery. Sets forth the procedures for pursuing such recovery.

Bill· HRH.R. 2138 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title 10 of the United States Code to allow members of the armed forces of the United States to elect whether they will retire for physical disability or will retire for length of service, if they are eligible for both types of retirement.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1981

Directs the Secretary of the Military department concerned to allow members of the armed forces eligible for both types of retirement to elect whether they will retire for physical disability or length of service.

Bill· HRH.R. 2181 (97th)referred

A bill to amend chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the provision of full dental care benefits to dependents of members of the uniformed services on active duty under the civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services and in facilities of the uniformed services.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1981

Directs the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to contract for outpatient dental care for spouses and children of members of the uniformed services under the CHAMPUS program and in facilities of the uniformed services. Sets forth the amounts of payments to be made by members in accordance with such members' pay grades.

Bill· HRH.R. 2087 (97th)referred

A bill to prohibit any change in the status of any member of the uniformed services who is in a missing status under chapter 10 of title 37, United States Code, until the provisions of the Paris Peace Accord of January 27, 1973, have been fully complied with, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1981

Prohibits the Secretary of any branch of the uniformed services from changing the status of any member of the uniformed services who is in a missing status as a result of service in Southeast Asia until the provisions of the Paris Peace Accord have been fully complied with or the President has determined that all reasonable actions have been taken to account for such individuals and has reported such determination to Congress. Directs the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate to conduct a study regarding the power of the Secretaries of the various uniformed services to review and make a determination as to whether an individual should be kept in a missing status with a view toward determining whether such power should be modified or repealed.

Bill· HRH.R. 2141 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to allow persons receiving retired pay for the length of their service in the armed forces of the United States to concurrently receive any pension or compensation under the laws administered by the Veterans' Administration which they are entitled to.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1981

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· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 76 (97th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Army should place a plaque in Arlington National Cemetery honoring members of the United States armed forces who died during an attempt to rescue American hostages held in Iran.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1981

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Army should construct and place in Arlington National Cemetery a plaque honoring members of the United States Armed Forces who died attempting to rescue the American hostages in Iran.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 83 (97th)passed

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that the intervention by the Office of Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in the purge of Rikizo Hirano, was without basis or justification, improper and in violation of its own rules.

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1981

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the intervention of the Office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers resulting in the purge of Rikizo Hirano in 1947 was improper. States that all Federal records should be corrected to clear Rikizo Hirano of wrongdoing.

Bill· HRH.R. 2073 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the personal safety of persons engaged in furthering the foreign intelligence operations of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1981

Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for anyone having authorized possession of information identifying an individual as associated with a U. S. agency engaged in foreign intelligence operations, who discloses such information to anyone not authorized to receive it. Establishes criminal penalties for anyone who willfully communicates to any person or makes public information identifying an individual as engaged in furthering foreign intelligence operations on behalf of the United States, with intent to disclose a relationship of such individual with such operations, knowing that the disclosure may prejudice such individual's safety.

Bill· HRH.R. 2029 (97th)open

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the Secretary of Defense shall be responsible for ensuring that the Secretaries of the military departments properly carry out their functions required by such title to collect, account for, and transfer to the Veterans' Administration amounts necessary to cover the costs of insuring each member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps participating in the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance program.

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1981

Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations for the administration by the Secretaries of the military departments of the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance program.

Bill· HRH.R. 2027 (97th)open

Veterans Disability Compensation and Survivors Benefits Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1981

Veterans' Disability Compensation and Survivors' Benefits Amendments of 1981 - Title I: Veterans' Disability Compensation Benefits - Increases the rates of veterans' compensation for: (1) wartime disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for dependents; and (3) clothing allowances paid to certain disabled veterans. Title II: Survivors' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Benefits - Increases the rates of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation for: (1) a surviving spouse; (2) surviving children; and (3) supplemental children's benefits. Title III: Effective Date - States that the provisions of this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1981.

Bill· HRH.R. 2031 (97th)open

Former Prisoner-of-War Omnibus Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1981

Former Prisoner-of-War Omnibus Act of 1981 - Establishes a presumption of dietary deficiency, deprivation, and dehumanization in violation of the Geneva Conventions for any veteran held captive as a prisoner of war during active military service in World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era. Expands disability entitlement to captivity-induced or aggravated disabilities for any former prisoner of war suffering from any disease associated with nutritional deficiencies, any chronic disease with a gradual onset, and psychiatric disorders, including psychosis, which have become manifest to a ratable degree. Entitles all veterans who have been POW's to: (1) psychological readjustment counseling and rehabilitation services; (2) hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care; (3) outpatient dental services; (4) medical services for any disability on an outpatient or ambulatory basis; and (5) vocational rehabilitation. Directs the Administrator to establish an advisory committee to assess new medical and other information on former POW's and to advise the Administrator on procedures affecting such veterans. Requires the committee to consist of former prisoners of war and representatives of specified medical fields. Requires the committee to report biennially to the Administrator on its activities.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 74 (97th)open

A concurrent resolution requesting the President to call on pertinent member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and on Japan to meet their respective commitments to increase defense spending in 1981.

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1981

Requests the President to call on the pertinent members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and on Japan to meet or exceed their pledges for at least a three percent real increase in defense spending in 1981.

Bill· SS. 514 (97th)open

A bill to provide hospital care facilities operated by the Veterans' Administration within a reasonable distance of veterans with service-connected disabilities who live in the area of Las Vegas, Nevada.

United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1981

Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to contract for the use of publicly or privately owned facilities in Las Vegas, Nevada to provide hospital care to veterans with service-connected disabilities. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose.

Bill· HRH.R. 1969 (97th)open

Military Casualty Medical Treatment Planning Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1981

Military Casualty Medical Treatment Planning Act of 1981 - Permits the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, upon authorization by the President, to give a higher priority to the furnishing of medical care and services to members of the armed forces on active duty during a period of war or national emergency than to all veterans but those with service-connected disabilities. Permits the Administrator to contract with private facilities for the provision of priority care. Requires the Department of Defense to reimburse the Veterans' Administration for the provision of such care. Directs the Administrator, whenever priority care is authorized, to submit to the Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs a report of the plan for the allocation of facilities and personnel to provide such care. Directs the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense to pursue planning activities and establish procedures and guidelines for the sharing of Veterans' Administration and armed forces facilities.

Bill· HRH.R. 1955 (97th)referred

A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for the Navy for research, development, test, and evaluation of a shallow underwater missile (SUM) submarine system.

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1981

Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for the Navy to research, develop, test, and evaluate a shallow underwater missile (SUM) submarine system capable of launching intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM's), including MX missiles.

Bill· HRH.R. 1962 (97th)referred

Independent Agent Orange Study Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1981

Independent Agent Orange Study Act - Amends the Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979 to direct the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy will conduct the epidemiological study of veterans exposed to Agent Orange.

Bill· HRH.R. 1922 (97th)open

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to authorize the establishment of a prisoners of war advisory committee and provide certain services and benefits to former prisoners of war and to authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to certain former prisoners of war.

United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1981

Permits the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish an advisory committee to advise the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs on policies and to assess information with respect to former prisoners of war (POW's). Requires that such committee include former POW's and individuals representing certain medical fields. Expands disability entitlement to captivity-induced or aggravated disabilities for any former POW's held in violation of the Geneva Conventions and suffering from any disease associated with nutritional deficiencies, any chronic disease having a gradual onset, and psychiatric disorders, including psychosis. Entitles all veterans who have been POW's during World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era to: (1) hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care; (2) medical treatment; (3) outpatient dental services; (4) medical services on an outpatient or ambulatory basis; (5) readjustment counseling and related mental health services; and (6) vocational rehabilitation. Directs the President to authorize the award of the Purple Heart to former POW's who were tortured or suffered brutality or deprivation while being held captive.

Bill· HRH.R. 1918 (97th)open

World War I Veterans Service Pension Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1981

World War I Veterans Service Pension Act of 1981 - Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay (in addition to any pension already paid) a monthly pension of $150: (1) to each veteran of World War I who meets specified service requirements; (2) to the surviving spouse of each such veteran; or (3) when there is no surviving spouse, to the child or children of each such veteran.

Bill· HRH.R. 1887 (97th)open

Department of Defense Veterans Administration Health Care Planning and Improvements Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1981

Department of Defense-Veterans' Administration Health Care Planning and Improvements Act - Title I: Use of Veterans' Administration Medical Resources in Treating Members of the Armed Forces Injured During a Period of War or Other Armed Conflict - Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to furnish hospital care to any member of the Armed Forces for a service-connected disability incurred or aggravated during a period of war or other armed conflict. Requires the Secretary of Defense to certify to the Administrator that the Armed Forces lack the capacity to furnish such care because of the number of casualties sustained during such conflict. Directs the Administrator to prescribe regulations, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, to ensure that such members are given priority for hospital care over all other persons except veterans in need of such care for service-connected disabilities. Title II: Interagency Sharing of Medical Resources - Establishes the Federal Interagency Health Resources Committee to be composed of the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. Directs the Committee to: (1) evaluate the opportunities for the interagency sharing of health resources between the Department of Defense and the Veterans' Administration; (2) prescribe policies and procedures for such interagency sharing; and (3) within 180 days after enactment of this Act, prescribe guidelines for such interagency sharing to the directors of health care facilities of the Department and the Administration. Requires such guidelines to provide that: (1) the director of each facility shall enter into cooperative arrangements for providing health care to beneficiaries of other facilities; (2) the availability of medical care to beneficiaries of an agency other than the providing agency shall be on a referral basis; (3) an agency shall be reimbursed for a medical service provided to a beneficiary of another agency; and (4) sharing agreements shall be operative upon agreement by medical facility directors unless disapproved by an agency involved. Directs the Administration and the Department to submit to specified Congressional committees an annual report regarding interagency medical resource sharing activities.

Bill· HRH.R. 1903 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to terminate the authority for the pursuit of flight training programs by veterans and for the pursuit of correspondence training by veterans, spouses, and surviving spouses, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1981

Amends the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program to terminate the entitlement of such veterans to pursue flight-training or exclusively correspondence training under such program. Terminates the entitlement of spouses and surviving spouses to pursue exclusively correspondence training under such program.

Bill· HRH.R. 1895 (97th)referred

Veterans Administration Judicial Review Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1981

Veterans Administration Judicial Review Act - Provides for judicial review of decisions of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs concerning a claim for benefits or payments under any law administered by the Veterans' Administration. Limits the amount of attorney's fees payable in such actions. Establishes criminal penalties for violations of such limit.

Bill· HRH.R. 1856 (97th)passed

A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to donate to State and local governments certain Federal personal property loaned to them for civil defense use, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1981

Declares Federal personal property which was loaned to a State or local government by the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (DCPA) and transferred with the other property of DCPA to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to be surplus property. Directs the Administrator of General Services to donate such property to such government if the Director of FEMA certifies that the government is using the property for civil defense purposes.

Bill· HRH.R. 1870 (97th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat individuals who were serving as cadets or midshipmen at one of the service academies on December 31, 1976, as veterans of the Vietnam era for purposes of entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 34 of such title.

United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1981

Makes eligible for veterans' educational benefits those individuals who were cadets or midshipmen at one of the service academies on December 31, 1976, and who: (1) graduated; (2) served on active duty more than 180 days; and (3) received other than dishonorable discharges. States that such individuals who enrolled in the post-Vietnam-era educational assistance program prior to enactment of this Act shall be deemed disenrolled, and any amounts contributed by any such individual and the Secretary of Defense shall be refunded.

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