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United States · United States Congress · 8 May 2018
National Guard Promotion Accountability Act This bill permits the date of promotion of a commmissioned officer of the National Guard to be backdated, after federal recognition is granted, to the date such officer's promotion was published by the state.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 2018
National Guard Promotion Accountability Act This bill permits the date of promotion of a commmissioned officer of the National Guard to be backdated, after federal recognition is granted, to the date such officer's promotion was published by the state. The bill requires the Departments of the Army and the Air Force to report to Congress on delay in publication of scrolls indicating promotions of commissioned National Guard officers. The Departments of the Army and of the Air Force shall each undertake a comprehensive review of their policies and procedures for the federal recognition promotions of Army or Air Force National Guard commissioned officers.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 2018
Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program Oversight Improvement Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Defense to submit to the congressional armed services committees an annual report on the participation of members of the Armed Forces in the Transition Assistance Program during the preceding year.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 2018
Defense Officer Personnel Pay Reform Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Defense to submit to Congress a proposal for a pay table for commissioned officers of the Armed Forces that uses steps in grade for each pay grade based on time of service within such pay grade rather than on time of service in the Armed Forces as a whole.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 2018
Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), during the three-year period beginning on October 1, 2019, to transfer upon request a veteran for whom the VA is required to provide nursing home care to a medical foster home that meets VA standards. A veteran shall agree, as a transfer condition, to accept VA home health services.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 2018
Afghan Allies Protection Amendments Act of 2018 This bill amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to authorize, in addition to any unused visas in prior fiscal years, up to 4,000 visas in FY2019 for the Afghan special immigrant visa program. That program provides special immigrant visa status for Afghans (and certain family members) who are threatened because of their work as translators, interpreters, or support staff for the U.S. government or its Armed Forces in Afghanistan. The bill also requires that the period of employment for Afghans eligible for the special visa end by December 31, 2021, and that Afghans seeking special immigrant status must apply to the Chief of Mission in Afghanistan by that same date.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 2018
Global Engagement Center Authorities Act of 2018 This bill revises provisions relating to the Global Engagement Center and its role in countering foreign and non-state propaganda and disinformation efforts aimed at undermining the policies, security, or stability of the United States and its allies and partner states. It also modifies the center's grant program for assisting specified entities in countering such propaganda and disinformation efforts. The Department of State shall brief Congress at least annually on the activities of the center.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 2018
This bill directs the Department of Defense to include on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, the names of the 74 crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 2018
Department of Veterans Affairs Oversight Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report on its corrective measures any year health care furnished by the VA appears on the high risk list published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The high risk list is a list of programs that are vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement or that need transformation. The VA is also required to report annually on the implementation of recommendations from GAO.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 2018
Taiwan Defense Assessment Commission Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Defense to establish the Taiwan Defense Assessment Commission to assess Taiwan's defense establishment and recommend improvements to Taiwan's self-defense capability.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 2018
VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of certain forms of cannabis and cannabis delivery for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system diagnosed with conditions such as chronic pain or post-traumatic stress disorder. Collected data shall be preserved in a manner that facilitates further research.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 2018
Afghan Allies Protection Amendments Act of 2018 This bill amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to authorize, in addition to any unused visas in prior fiscal years, up to 4,000 visas in FY2019 for the Afghan special immigrant visa program. That program provides special immigrant visa status for Afghans (and certain family members) who are threatened because of their work as translators, interpreters, or support staff for the U.S. government or its Armed Forces in Afghanistan. The bill also requires that the period of employment for Afghans eligible for the special visa end by December 31, 2021, and that Afghans seeking special immigrant status must apply to the Chief of Mission in Afghanistan by that same date.
United States · United States Congress · 3 May 2018
VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 or VA MISSION Act of 2018 This bill consolidates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care programs, revises other VA health care programs and facilities provisions, and makes appropriations for veterans care. The bill establishes the Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through certain non-VA providers to veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system or otherwise entitled to VA care. The VA may enter agreements with non-VA providers to furnish veterans with care that is otherwise not feasibly available. The VA shall: (1) establish standards for VA health care quality and for non-VA care in areas of VA expertise, (2) prohibit rehiring previously-removed VA providers, (3) provide prompt payment to providers, (4) establish opioid prescribing practices for non-VA providers, and (5) carry out the modernization or realignment of Veterans Health Administration facilities. The Veterans Choice Program is terminated after one year. The bill establishes: (1) the Center for Innovation for Care and Payment, and (2) the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission. The VA may: (1) provide care for the live donor of a transplant for a veteran, and (2) carry out a Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program and other actions to recruit health care professionals. The VA family caregiver program is expanded. The Office of Management and Budget shall review each enhanced-use facility lease. The bill establishes pilot programs for medical scribes, mobile deployment teams for underserved facilities, and graduate medical education. The bill extends VA pension reductions for Medicare-covered veterans in nursing homes.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 2018
Burn Pits Accountability Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the military departments to evaluate whether each member of the Armed Forces has been (1) based or stationed where an open air burn pit was used to dispose of waste, or (2) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals. Members located where an open burn pit was used or exposed to toxic airborne chemicals must be enrolled in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, unless the member elects not to enroll. The evaluations must be included in periodic health assessments, physical exams conducted immediately prior to separation from active duty, and deployment assessments. DOD must share the results of the evaluations with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 2018
Permanently Amending Tax Cuts for our Heroes Act of 2018 or the PATCH Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent for members of the Armed Forces several tax provisions that are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. For individuals who are members of the Armed Forces at the end of the taxable year, the bill makes permanent provisions that: reduce individual tax rates, increase the standard deduction, increase and modify the child tax credit, and increase the limit for deducting certain charitable contributions.
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 2018
Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William “Bill” Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 This bill extends, expands, and modifies transition assistance and educational assistance for former members of the Armed Forces and their spouses.
United States · United States Congress · 27 April 2018
Catalyst Theory Restoration Act of 2018 This bill defines the term "prevailing party" for purposes of determining an award of attorney's fees against the federal government in judicial or administrative proceedings. Specifically, a prevailing party includes a party whose claim or defense motivates (i.e., catalyzes) the opposing party to voluntarily provide a significant part of the relief sought.
United States · United States Senate · 26 April 2018
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 2018
Veterans' Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act of 2018 or the VET OPP Act of 2018 This bill establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs: (1) the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration to administer economic opportunity assistance programs for veterans and their dependents and survivors, and (2) the position of Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition to head such administration.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 2018
This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds to transfer an F-35 aircraft or related intellectual property or technical data to Turkey unless the President certifies to Congress that Turkey is not: (1) degrading North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) interoperability or member country security or exposing NATO assets to hostile actors; (2) seeking to import or purchase defense articles from a U.S.-sanctioned foreign country; or (3) wrongfully or unlawfully detaining U.S. citizens.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 2018
Veterans' Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act of 2018 or the VET OPP Act of 2018 This bill establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs: (1) the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration to administer economic opportunity assistance programs for veterans and their dependents and survivors, and (2) the position of Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition to head such administration.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 2018
Protecting Our Military Installations from Recurrent Floods Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Defense to disclose whether any proposed major or minor military construction project requiring congressional notification or approval will be sited within or partially within a 100-year floodplain, according to the most recent available Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood hazard data.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 2018
Honors Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia, on its 100th anniversary and commends the thousands of men and women who have worked and trained at Fort Benning.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 2018
Better Access to Technical Training, Learning, and Entrepreneurship for Servicemembers Act or the BATTLE for Servicemembers Act This bill directs the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to waive additional training under the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) under certain circumstances. The TAP provides information and training to service members and their spouses to assist them in the transition to civilian life by pursuing additional education, finding a job in the public or private sector, or starting their own business. Under the bill, service members must participate in TAP training programs unless they choose to opt out of such programs.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 2018
Vietnam Human Rights Act This bill urges the Department of State to prompt Vietnam to: (1) repeal laws and administrative decrees restricting freedom of expression (including the Internet), association, and peaceful assembly; and (2) release political and religious prisoners. The bill states that: (1) it is U.S. policy to prioritize religious freedom in bilateral relations with Vietnam, (2) Vietnam should be designated as a country of particular concern for religious freedom, and (3) Vietnamese officials guilty of gross violations of human rights should be investigated by the United States and sanctioned if warranted. The State Department may establish programs to: (1) monitor and halt bride and sex trafficking of girls and women in Vietnam and other Asian countries, including China; and (2) address Vietnam's growing sex-ratio disparity. The President may provide assistance to ethnic minority groups in Vietnam affected by severe human rights violations. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) military assistance to Vietnam should be conditioned upon human rights progress, and (2) trade and foreign assistance benefits will be contingent upon whether Vietnam has illegally expropriated properties of U.S. citizens.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 2018
Recognizes the significance of the 43rd anniversary of the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. Honors: the contributions of Vietnamese Americans to the United States, the service of members of the U.S. Armed Forces and of the South Vietnamese forces who fought in Vietnam, and the memory of the Vietnamese who lost their lives while attempting to flee Vietnam.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 2018
Expresses the sense that the House of Representatives: (1) reaffirms Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, (2) does not recognize the independence of the Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions currently occupied by the Russian Federation, and (3) supports efforts to provide for Georgia's defense of its people and sovereign territory.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 2018
Supports the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and inviolability of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and expresses concerns over increasingly aggressive military maneuvering by the Russian Federation near their borders and airspace. Encourages the Administration to further enhance defense cooperation efforts with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 2018
Purposefully Expanding and Reinforcing the Statutes we Insist Support our Troops Against Military Sexual Trauma Act or the PERSIST Against MST Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) designate a single official or entity within the Office of the Secretary of Defense for oversight of the registered sex offender management program of DOD, and (2) issue guidance relating to expedited transfers for members of the Armed Forces who are victims of a sexual assault or related offense.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 2018
This bill permits the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag at the World War I Memorials.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 2018
Iranian Military and Terror Financing Reporting Act This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress annually on Iranian expenditures supporting foreign military and terrorist activities outside Iran.
United States · United States Congress · 25 April 2018
Preserving Our Commitment to Homeless Veterans Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide case management support to local housing authorities under the VA-supported housing program. The program assists veterans who are homeless and their families in finding and sustaining permanent housing.
United States · United States Senate · 24 April 2018
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 2018
Survey Our Military Impacted Schools Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to study and report on the unmet capital-improvement needs of each elementary and secondary school that (1) has a total enrollment of not less than 150 students, (2) is not located within the boundaries of a federal military installation, and (3) is served by a local education agency that serves a student population consisting of a specified proportion of students who are dependents of active-duty military personnel.
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 2018
Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 This bill provides for the promotion of U.S. values and diplomatic, security, and economic interests in the Indo-Pacific region. It includes statements of policy and measures concerning security assistance and alliances; the U.S. relationship with China, India, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations; the U.S. military presence in the region, as well as the pursuit of arms control; security partnerships in southeast Asia; the commitment to Taiwan; a strategy regarding North Korea; trade agreements and facilitation; and the promotion of human rights and democracy in the region.
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 2018
Sharing Health Information to Ensure Lifesaving Drug Safety Act or the SHIELDS Act This bill directs the Department of Defense to establish and operate the Military Health System Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, which shall cover controlled substances provided as prescription drugs under the pharmacy benefits program. The monitoring program shall be comparable to state-operated prescription drug monitoring programs, including those approved by the Department of Health and Human Services.
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 2018
Commends Captain Tammie Jo Shults and the crew of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 for their courage and heroism. Praises Captain Shults not only for her commitment to the safety of the passengers on her plane, but for her determination to further the role of women in military and commercial aviation. Mourns the loss of passenger Jennifer Riordan and expresses condolences to her family.
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 2018
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer to the VA of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, to be maintained as a national shrine.
United States · United States Congress · 23 April 2018
Supports the designation of May 1, 2018, as Silver Star Service Banner Day.
United States · United States Congress · 19 April 2018
PFAS Registry Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry for current or past members of the U.S. Armed Forces who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to the environmental release of aqueous film-forming foam at a military installation or other Department of Defense location.
United States · United States House of Representatives · 18 April 2018
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 2018
Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2018 This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to carry out a pilot program to make grants to local governments to enhance the mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and the availability of such mapping data to homeowners, businesses, and localities to enable them to minimize flooding risk. The grants may only be made to local governments in urbanized areas with populations greater than 50,000 or to stormwater management authorities in those localities. FEMA shall give priority to grant applicants in areas that (1) are highly vulnerable to a sea level rise, (2) include a military installation or other national security facility, or (3) have a population highly vulnerable to urban flooding and have an uneven capacity for flood mitigation and response efforts due to socioeconomic factors.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 2018
Loya-Sears Warrior Transition Assistance Reform Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Defense to provide an action plan to Congress relating to the Transition Assistance Program (TAP), including goals to (1) require all members of the Armed Forces to begin participating in TAP one year before separation from the Armed Forces, (2) standardize the TAP curriculum across all military departments, and (3) implement various standardized performance metrics to measure participation and outcomes.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 2018
This bill allows a specified amount of Department of Defense funding for National Guard counterdrug programs for FY2019 to be used to support interagency efforts to combat opioid trafficking and abuse.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 2018
Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2018 This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to carry out a pilot program to make grants to local governments to: (1) enhance the production of maps relating to urban flooding and associated property damage; and (2) increase the availability of such maps to homeowners, businesses, and localities to enable them to minimize urban flooding risk. The grants may only be made to local governments in urbanized areas with populations greater than 50,000 or to stormwater management authorities in those localities. FEMA shall give priority to grant applicants in areas that: (1) are highly vulnerable to a sea level rise, (2) include a military installation or other national security facility, or (3) have a population highly vulnerable to urban flooding and have an uneven capacity for flood mitigation and response efforts due to socioeconomic factors.
United States · United States Congress · 18 April 2018
Commemorates the 60th anniversary of the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
United States · United States Senate · 17 April 2018
United States · United States House of Representatives · 17 April 2018
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 2018
This bill provides that veterans participating in a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) vocational rehabilitation program who are unable to complete the program because they are called to active reserve duty for a preplanned training operation in support of a combat command or in response to a natural disaster or emergency shall not have the period of the program for which they did not get credit count toward their VA assistance limit.
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 2018
Speed Warrior Outcomes, Research, Detection and Diagnosis Act of 2018 or the SWORDD Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Defense to submit to Congress a plan for the Defense Health Agency to accelerate cooperative research, development, and the fielding of breakthrough therapies for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress.