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Bill· SS. 2384 (95th)passed

Veterans and Survivors Income Security Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Veterans' and Survivors' Income Security Act - Title I: Security Pension for Veterans and Survivors - Establishes rates for security pensions which may be elected in lieu of regular pensions by: (1) veterans of a period of war who are permanently and totally disabled from a non-service-connected disability; and (2) surviving spouses or children of veterans of a period of war of deceased veterans entitled to compensation or retirement pay for a service-connected disability. Specifies exclusions from the determination of annual income of such veterans and survivors. Requires persons applying for a security pension to report the income and estate of each spouse and child on account of whom added pension is applied for or received. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions - Requires annual adjustments of security pension rates in conjunction with cost-of-living increases in Social Security benefits. Title III: Effective Date - Sets the effective date of this Act as October 1, 1978.

Bill· HRH.R. 10398 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for veterans readjustment appointments in the Federal Government for veterans of the Vietnam era.

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Extends the authority to make veterans readjustment appointments of Vietnam era veterans to the Federal Government through September 30, 1980. Abolishes the time limitation on eligibility for such appointments of veterans eligible for them on April 9, 1970, or who were separated from the armed forces on or after such date.

Bill· HRH.R. 10399 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide educational benefits, on a prorated basis, to children and spouses of veterans having permanent service-connected disabilities rated at not less than 80 percent.

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Provides educational benefits, on a prorated basis, to spouses and children of veterans having permanent service-connected disabilities rated at not less than 80 percent but less than total. Increases the rates of special training allowances.

Bill· HRH.R. 10353 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide certain National Service Life Insurance policyholders an opportunity to double their National Service Life Insurance coverage.

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Provides any person holding a National Service Life Insurance policy, except a service disabled veteran's policy, the opportunity to double his National Service Life Insurance coverage, at premium rates which fully cover the Government's cost in providing such additional insurance.

Bill· HRH.R. 10342 (95th)referred

A bill to revise the rule for recalculation of military retired or retainer pay to reflect later active duty with respect to later active duty performed between October 1, 1963 and October 1, 1973.

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Revises the method of computing the retired or retainer pay for members of the armed forces who were called to active duty after October 1, 1963, served on such active duty for a continuous period of at least two years and who were released from such duty before October 1, 1973.

Bill· HRH.R. 10337 (95th)referred

Veterans Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Veterans' Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Act - Title I: Veterans Disability Compensation - Increases the rates of disability compensation for disabled veterans. Title II: Survivors Dependency and Indemnity Compensation - Increases the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of disabled veterans. Title III: Effective Date - Declares that the provisions of this Act shall become effective on October 1, 1978.

Bill· HRH.R. 10352 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the intent of Congress in providing for exemption from taxation of that amount of military retirement pay paid to a veteran equal to the amount of tax-free veterans' compensation or pension benefit to which the veteran is determined to be retroactively entitled but for the receipt of such military retirement pay.

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Excludes certain military retirement pay from gross income when such pay is essentially equivalent to a veterans' pension or compensation which is excludable.

Bill· HRH.R. 10354 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide certain veterans insured under the provisions of section 722 (a) of title 38, United States Code (service disabled veterans' insurance), with the opportunity to purchase an additional $10,000 of such insurance.

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Provides veterans holding service disabled veterans' insurance policies the opportunity to purchase an additional $10,000 of such insurance.

Bill· HRH.R. 10333 (95th)referred

A bill to amend section 101 of title 38, United States Code, to include within the definition of active military, naval, or air service for purposes of laws administered by the Veterans' Administration any period of inactive duty training during which the individual concerned was disabled or died from a disease.

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Provides that the definition of active military, naval, or air service for purposes of laws administered by the Veterans' Administration includes any period of inactive duty training during which the individual concerned was disabled or died from a disease incurred or aggravated in line of duty.

Bill· HRH.R. 10340 (95th)referred

A bill to amend chapter 67 of title 10, United States Code, to grant eligibility for retired pay to certain otherwise ineligible reservists who did not perform active duty during a period of war.

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Entitles members of the armed forces reserves who were on active duty after August 13, 1961, and before May 31, 1963, or after August 4, 1964, and before March 28, 1973, or who completed at least 20 years of service after August 15, 1945, to retired pay.

Bill· HRH.R. 10355 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, in order to provide mortgage protection life insurance to certain veterans unable to acquire commercial life insurance because of permanent and total service-connected disabilities.

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide mortgage protection life insurance (not to exceed $40,000) to any veteran who is entitled to compensation because of a permanent and total service-connected disability, and who is not eligible for regular mortgage protection life insurance.

Bill· HRH.R. 10334 (95th)referred

A bill to provide additional benefits to veterans injured while in treatment at a Veterans' Administration health care facility or in a program of vocational rehabilitation.

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to award other service-connected injury benefits, in addition to currently available compensation, to veterans injured while in treatment at a Veterans' Administration health care facility or in a program of vocational rehabilitation.

Bill· HRH.R. 10305 (95th)referred

Veterans Educational Equity Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Veterans' Educational Equity Act - Provides for payment of a supplemental tuition allowance to each qualified veteran upon application to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. Extends the delimiting period for completing a veteran's education program for up to two years if at the close of the ordinary ten-year delimiting period the veteran is enrolled in a program.

Bill· HRH.R. 10335 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide that the survivors of a veteran who was rated totally and permanently service-connected disabled for a period of at least one year would be automatically entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation.

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Provides that the survivors of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated total and permanent for at least one year shall be automatically entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation.

Bill· HRH.R. 10306 (95th)referred

Veterans Educational Equity Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977

Veterans' Educational Equity Act - Provides for payment of a supplemental tuition allowance to each qualified veteran upon application to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. Extends the delimiting period for completing a veteran's education program for up to two years if at the close of the ordinary ten-year delimiting period the veteran is enrolled in a program.

Bill· HRH.R. 10252 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that agricultural employment required for eligibility for educational assistance under the GI bill for a person enrolled in a farm cooperative program need not be full-time employment or the principal expected source of income of such person and may include employment in establishments engaged in the processing, distribution, or sale of agricultural products.

United States · United States Congress · 7 December 1977

Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs in regard to the eligibility for educational benefits of a veteran or other person enrolled in a farm cooperative program, to prescribe for the agricultural employment requirement standards of relevance to the courses taken which allow such veteran or person to work: (1) in establishments engaged in the processing, distribution, or sale of agricultural products; (2) less than full-time; and (3) regardless of whether such employment is expected to be the principal source of income of the veteran or person so employed.

Bill· HRH.R. 10226 (95th)referred

A bill to incorporate the American Ex-Prisoners of War, Incorporated.

United States · United States Congress · 6 December 1977

Grants a Federal charter to the American Ex-Prisoners of War, Incorporated. Stipulates that the purposes of such organization are to assist the widows and orphans of deceased ex-prisoners of war and to assist ex-prisoners of war who have been injured or handicapped as a result of their service.

Bill· HRH.R. 10214 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that agricultural employment required for eligibility for educational assistance under the GI bill for person enrolled in a farm cooperative program need not be full-time employment or the principal expected source of income of such person and may include employment in establishments engaged in the processing, distribution, or sale of agricultural products.

United States · United States Congress · 6 December 1977

Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs in regard to the eligibility for educational benefits of a veteran or other person enrolled in a farm cooperative program, to prescribe for the agricultural employment requirement standards of relevance to the courses taken which allow such veteran or person to work: (1) in establishments engaged in the processing, distribution, or sale of agricultural products; (2) less than full-time; and (3) regardless of whether such employment is expected to be the principal source of income of the veteran or person so employed.

Bill· SS. 2336 (95th)referred

A bill to repeal provisions of title 10, United States Code, which imposes certain restrictions on enlisted members of the armed forces and on members of military bands.

United States · United States Congress · 1 December 1977

Removes the present restrictions which prohibit enlisted members of the armed forces on active duty from engaging in a civilian pursuit or business or prohibit members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine bands from receiving remuneration for furnishing music outside of a military base where such activities are in competition with local civilians.

Law· HRH.R. 10173 (95th)open

Veterans' and Survivors' Pension Improvement Act of 1978

United States · United States Congress · 30 November 1977

Veterans' and Survivors' Pension Improvement Act - Title I: Amendments to Pension Program for Non-service-connected Disability or Death - Revises the list of specified catagories of payments excluded from the determination of annual income for benefit payment purposes. Requires persons applying for a non-service-connected disability pension to report the income and estate of each spouse and child on account of whom added pension is applied for or received. Sets increased flat pension and aid-and-attendance allowance rates, reduced by the amount of a veteran's annual income, and in specified instances, by the amount of a spouse's or child's income which is reasonably available to or for such veteran. Sets increased flat benefit rates, with similar reductions, for the surviving spouses and children of such veterans. Requires annual adjustments in such pension and benefit rates in conjunction with cost-of-living increases in Social Security benefits. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions and Effective Dates - Sets the effective dates for provisions of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 10174 (95th)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 · 30 November 1977

Directs the Secretary of the Army to pay to each person who served as a Philippine Scout between December 6, 1941, and December 31, 1946, or the survivors of such an individual the difference between the basic pay received by such an individual and the pay received by other members of the Army of corresponding grades and length of service. Requires that the retired pay of such individuals be computed using the rates of basic pay applicable to other members of the Army of corresponding grades and length of service.

Bill· HRH.R. 10179 (95th)referred

A bill to provide that housing benefits available to a veteran, under title 38 of the United States Code, shall not be considered in determining, under title 5 of the Housing Act of 1949, whether such veteran is able to obtain credit for housing from sources other than the Farmers Home Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 30 November 1977

Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to not consider specified housing benefits available to veterans in determining eligibility of veterans for housing financing from sources other than the Farmers Home Administration.

Bill· HRH.R. 10137 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to make war orphans, children of disabled veterans, and spouses, mothers, and children of members of the armed forces missing in action or captured, eligible for preference in civil service competitive appointments.

United States · United States Congress · 29 November 1977

Makes war orphans, children of disabled veterans, and spouses, mothers, and children of members of the armed forces missing in action or captured, eligible for preference in civil service competitive appointments.

Bill· HRH.R. 10150 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a loan program to provide educational assistance to Vietnam-era veterans and their eligible dependents who were unable to complete a program of education before the expiration of their eligibility for benefits under the GI bill.

United States · United States Congress · 29 November 1977

Establishes a loan program to provide educational assistance to Vietnam-era veterans and their eligible dependents who either did not commence or were unable to complete a program of education before the expiration of the delimiting period.

Bill· HRH.R. 10121 (95th)referred

World War I Pension Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 November 1977

World War I Pension Act - Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay a monthly pension of $150 to each veteran of World War I who meets specified service requirements, to the surviving spouse (who meets specified requirements), or, when there is no surviving spouse, to the child or children (who meet specified requirements).

Bill· HRH.R. 10103 (95th)referred

A bill to provide recognition to the Women's Air Forces Service Pilots for their service to their country during World War II by deeming such service to have been active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of laws administered by the Veterans' Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1977

Designates service as a Member of the Women's Air Forces Service Pilots as active duty for the purposes of all laws administered by the Veterans' Administration.

Bill· HRH.R. 10090 (95th)referred

A bill to prohibit exports to the Republic of South Africa under the Arms Export Control Act of defense articles or services, to prohibit exports to the Republic of South Africa under the Export Administration Act of 1969 of items which might be used for military, law enforcement, or internal security purposes, and to prohibit exports to the Republic of South Africa under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 of nuclear materials, facilities, and technology.

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1977

Prohibits the sale or licensing for export to South Africa of defense articles or services under the Arms Export Control Act. Prohibits the exportation to South Africa of articles controlled under the Export Administration Act of 1969 if such articles could be used for military, law enforcement, or internal security purposes. Prohibits the issuing of licenses for export to or distribution within South Africa of any source material, special nuclear material, by-product material, production facility, utilization facility, or restricted data, under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.

Bill· HRH.R. 10082 (95th)referred

A bill providing for the erection of a monument in the National Cemetery at Arlington, Va., to members of the Armed Forces who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era and who are missing in action.

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 1977

Directs the Secretary of the Army to have a monument erected in the National Cemetery at Arlington, Virginia, to members of the Armed Forces who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era and are missing in action.

Bill· HRH.R. 10073 (95th)referred

Veterans Health Care Amendments Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 November 1977

Veterans Health Care Amendments Act - Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to furnish initial readjustment professional counseling (including a general mental and psychological assessment) for any veteran with readjustment problems who requests such aid within four years after his discharge or release from service, or within two years after enactment of this Act, whichever is later. Requires further mental health services on an outpatient basis if a physician employed by the Veterans' Administration determines on the basis of initial counseling that such services are necessary for the veteran's successful readjustment. Directs the Chief Medical Director to provide for the training of professional, paraprofessional, and lay personnel necessary to carry out such programs. Directs the Administrator to ensure that all potentially eligible veterans are advised of such potential eligibility. Authorizes the Administrator to provide a preventive health care program to ensure the best possible health care for veterans with service-connected disabilities. Directs the Administrator to provide for a health maintenance pilot program to demonstrate the medical advantages and cost-effectiveness of furnishing comprehensive preventive health care services to veterans with varied types and degrees of service-connected disabilities. Requires a comprehensive annual report to Congress on such programs. Requires the Administrator to carry out programs providing inpatient and outpatient treatment and rehabilitation services on a nationwide basis to eligible veterans suffering from alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities. Directs the Administrator to assist the Secretary of Labor in providing veterans receiving such treatment with appropriate job and training opportunities. Requires the Administrator, when an applicant for such treatment has received a less-than-honorable discharge from the armed services, to advise such applicant of his right to apply for review and correction of such discharge. Requires the provision of such services to eligible veterans who are charged with or convicted of any criminal offense and who are not confined and not required to participate in such a treatment program; and permits provision of such services, under specified conditions, to eligible veterans similarly charged or convicted, if a court does require participation in such a program. Allows a member of the active armed services with alcohol or drug problems to transfer to any Veterans' Administration facility for treatment within the last 30 days of such member's tour of duty. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare and the Administrator to coordinate the Professional Standards Review program carried out under part B of title XI (General Provision) of the Social Security Act and the comparable programs carried out by the Department of Medicine and Surgery to assess the quality of patient care in Veterans' Administration health care facilities. Requires the Chief Medical Director, through the Administrator, to report to Congress on the effectiveness of such coordination. Requires the Chief Medical Director to report to Congress, not later than three months after the end of each fiscal year, on all activities in which he or a designee, as a representative of the Veterans' Administration, has participated in an advisory or coordinating capacity with respect to programs carried out by the executive branch.

Bill· HRH.R. 10054 (95th)referred

A bill for the relief of certain former members of the Army who participated in the dengue fever experiments in the Philippine Islands.

United States · United States Congress · 4 November 1977

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay $150.00 per month to certain former members of the United States Army, or a specified percentage of such sum to surviving unremarried widows of such members, who participated in the dengue fever experiments in the Philippine Islands.

Bill· HRH.R. 9981 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, in order to entitle veterans to 54 months of educational assistance for all educational programs under chapter 34 of such title, to eliminate the time limitation within which educational assistance must be used, and to restore on behalf of certain veterans educational assistance benefits previously terminated.

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1977

Increases the period of veterans' education assistance from 45 to 54 months, and eliminates the delimiting period. Grants eligibility for such assistance to any veteran of World War II, the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era whose previous entitlement terminated without such veteran's availing himself of all the assistance to which he was entitled.

Bill· HRH.R. 9994 (95th)referred

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide that the survivors of a veteran who was rated totally and permanently service-connected disabled for a period of at least 10 years would be entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation as though the veteran had died from a service-connected disability.

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1977

Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of any veteran who was rated totally and permanently service-connected disabled for at least ten years, as though the cause of death were service-connected.

Bill· HRH.R. 9957 (95th)referred

World War I Pension Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 1977

World War I Pension Act - Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay a monthly pension of $150 to each veteran of World War I who meets specified service requirements, to the surviving spouse (who meets specified requirements), or, when there is no surviving spouse, to the child or children (who meet specified requirements).

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