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Veterans Judicial Review Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1977

Veterans Judicial Review Act - Provides that the decisions of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs on any question of law or fact under any law administered by the Veterans' Administration providing benefits for veterans and their dependents or survivors shall be subject to judicial review. Repeals the requirement that the Administrator determine and pay fees to agents or attorneys in allowed claims for monetary benefits. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 211; Repeals 38 U.S.C. 3404(c))

World War I Pension Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1977

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

Veröffentlichung des Artikels "Jeder Zivildienst ist immer noch besser als die Bundeswehr" in der Zeitschrift "der Zivildienst" des Bundesamtes für den Zivildienst (G-SIG: 00040828)

Germany · German Bundestag · 11 March 1977

A bill to authorize appropriations during fiscal year 1977 for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces and to authorize appropriations for operation and maintenance of family housing.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1977

Title I: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1977 for use by the various military departments for research, development, test, and evaluation. Title II: Military Construction - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for use by the Secretary of Defense for military family housing, operating expenses, and maintenance of real property in support of military family housing.

A bill to authorize appropriations during fiscal year 1977 for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces and to authorize appropriations for operation and maintenance of family housing.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1977

Title I: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1977 for use by the various military departments for research, development, test, and evaluation. Title II: Military Construction - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for use by the Secretary of Defense for military family housing, operating expenses, and maintenance of real property in support of military family housing.

A bill to provide that retired officers of the Armed Forces recalled to active duty and detailed to duty with the American Battle Monuments Commission shall not be charged against the authorized end strength level prescribed for the military department concerned.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1977

Stipulates that the recalling to duty and assignment on a full-time basis of any retired member of the armed forces to the American Battle Monuments Commission shall not be chargeable against the authorized end strengths of the military departments concerned.

A bill to amend section 1789(c) of title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to waive the 2-year period of operation requirements in the case of courses offered by the branches or extensions of certain educational institutions.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1977

Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to waive the two-year period of operation requirement in the case of courses offered by the branches or extensions of certain educational institutions.

Energy Transportation Security Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1977

Energy Transportation Security Act - Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to assure that 20 percent of the gross tonnage of oil transported in bulk on ocean vessels for import into the United States shall be carried on privately owned United States-flag commercial vessels, provided that the Secretary finds that such United States vessels as are available will be adequate to carry such quantity. Raises the requirement to 25 percent after June 30, 1978, and to 30 percent after June 30, 1980. Requires the Secretary to make annual reports to the Congress and the President on the implementation of this Act. Exempts from the provisions of this Act refineries whose capacity is less than 30,000 barrels per day.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal sections which impose certain restrictions on enlisted members of the Armed Forces, and on members of military bands.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 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.

Veterans and Survivors Pension Adjustment Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1977

Veterans and Survivors Pension Adjustment Act - Title I: Veterans' and Survivors' Pensions - Increases the rates of pensions for war veterans with a non-service-connected disability, their surviving spouses and children, and increases the annual income limitations governing payment of such pensions. Title II: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Parents - Increases the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the parents of veterans who died in active military service. Title III: Miscellaneous and Effective Date Provisions - Increases the monthly rate of death compensation payable to a widow or dependent parent if the payee is a patient in a nursing home or helpless or blind. States that the effective date of this Act shall be January 1, 1978.

A bill to require that the allowances available to a teacher in a Department of Defense overseas dependents' school shall be provided without regard to the location at which the teacher as recruited.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1977

Amends the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act to provide that a teacher's entitlement to any allowance or other benefit under such Act shall be made without regard to whether the teacher was recruited outside or inside the United States.

Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress in favor of eliminating the reduction in veterans' pensions which results when cost-of-living increases in social security or railroad retirement benefits occur.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1977

Declares it to be the sense of Congress that the Veterans' Affairs Committees of the House and the Senate consider and report without delay legislation eliminating the possibility of any reduction in veterans' pensions on account of increases in social security or railroad retirement benefits.

A bill to designate the Veterans' Administration Hospital in St. Albans, NY, as the "Henry Schuman Veterans' Hospital."

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1977

Designates the Veterans' Administration hospital in Saint Albans, New York, as the "Henry Schuman Veterans' Hospital."

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to remove the time limitation within which programs of education for veterans must be completed.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1977

Removes the time limitation within which programs of education for veterans must be completed. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1662)

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to make certain that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced because of increases in monthly social security benefits.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1977

Provides that recipients of veterans' pensions and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced, or entitlement thereto discontinued, because of increases in monthly social security benefits. Applies this provision to annual income determinations made for calendar years after 1974.

A bill to amend chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, to revise the special pay structure relating to medical officers of the uniformed services.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1977

Revises the special pay structure for active duty medical officers of the uniformed services to direct the Secretaries of Defense and Health, Education, and Welfare to promulgate regulations through which variable incentive pay may be adjusted to reflect (1) amounts that the Federal Government has paid to, or (2) benefits received by, medical officers prior to the commencement of active duty.

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to revise certain administrative requirements of the veterans' educational program.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1977

Exempts courses which lead to a standard college degree from the "85-15" rule whereby the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is required to disapprove enrollment of any eligible veteran, not already enrolled, in any course offered by a proprietary profit or proprietary nonprofit educational institution where more than 85 percent of the students enrolled have their fees paid by either the Veterans' Administration or the institution itself.

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to require active duty of 180 days or more for eligibility for veterans' job counseling, training, and placement.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1977

Requires active duty of 180 days or more for eligibility for veterans' job counseling, training, and placement.

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to make certain that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced because of increases in monthly social security benefits.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1977

Provides that recipients of veterans' pensions and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced because of increases in social security benefits. Applies to annual income determinations made for calendar years after 1976.

A bill to insure that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced, or entitlement thereto discontinued, because of increases in monthly social security benefits.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1977

Provides that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced, or entitlement thereto discontinued, because of increases in monthly social security benefits. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to (1) restore the entitlement of any person who lost their entitlement by reason of certain past increases in monthly social security benefits; and (2) pay in a lump sum to any such person any such compensation or pension that would have been payable to him but to such loss of entitlement.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of service pensions to veterans of World War I.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1977

Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay a monthly pension of $150 to each veteran who served in the active military, naval or air service for 90 days or more during World War I; during World War I and was discharged or released for a service-connected disability; or who served for a period of 90 consecutive days and such period began or ended during World War I.

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to provide that the fees payable to agents or attorneys who represent veterans in allowed claims under the veterans laws shall be paid by the Administrator rather than deducted from amounts awarded under the claims.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1977

Provides that the fees payable to agents or attorneys who represent veterans in allowed claims under the veterans laws shall be paid by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs rather than deducted from amounts awarded under the claims.

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code so as to entitle veterans of the Mexican border period and of World War I to pension on the same basis as veterans of the Spanish-American War and to entitle widows of such veterans to equivalent pensions.

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1977

Entitles all veterans of the Mexican border period and of World War I, and their widows and children, to pensions on the same basis as veterans of the Spanish-American War and their widows and children, regardless of whether a veteran was disabled or receiving disability compensation, and regardless of income level.

A bill to amend title 23 of the United States Code relating to highways to provide that all sections of the officially designated National System of Interstate and Defense Highways shall become toll free for public use.

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1977

Declares it the sense of Congress that all portions of the officially designated National System of Interstate and Defense Highways shall be free from tolls. Entitles each State having any portion of a free or toll highway bridge or tunnel which is part of the Interstate System to receive additional funds from the Highway Trust Fund for the removal of such toll facilities and the completion of the Interstate System within such State. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to deliver to Congress an estimate of the September 30, 1978, depreciated value of toll and free facilities incorporated in the Interstate System. Specifies criteria for determining such depreciation value. Allows a reimbursement of 90 percent of such depreciated value which remove tolls or presently operate free highway facilities Decreases Federal-aid highway apportionments for States not electing to eliminate tolls from facilities within the Interstate System. (Adds 23 USC 156)

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on the concurrent payment of compensation for disability on account of a civilian work injury and of retired pay for a different disability incurred in service with the U.S. Armed Forces.

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1977

Permits an individual receiving civil service disability compensation to also receive retired pay from the armed forces for a disabling injury other than the one for which civil service compensation is being paid. (Amends 5 U.S.C. 8116)

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to remove the existing limitation on the amount of educational assistance which may be received by certain persons who are entitled to both war orphans' educational assistance and veterans' educational assistance.

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1977

Removes existing limitations and permits any person entitled to war orphans educational assistance and who uses any or all of such assistance before entering upon active duty to receive veterans' educational assistance as he or she may be entitled to by reason of such duty

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, so as to provide that the Chief of the Biomedical Sciences Corps of the Air Force shall be a brigadier general.

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1977

Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to appoint a Chief of the Biomedical Sciences Corps at the rank of brigadier general.

A bill to repeal the Military Selective Service Act.

United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1977

Repeals the Military Selective Service Act.

Defense Production Act Extension Amendments

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977

Defense Production Act Extension Amendments - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950: (1) to pay the expenses of the Joint Committee on Defense Production from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives; and (2) to extend the provisions of such Act through September 30, 1979.

A bill to provide for the exclusion of industrially funded personnel in computing the total number of civilian personnel authorized by law for the Department of Defense in any fiscal year.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977

Excludes industrially funded personnel from the computation of the end strength for civilian personnel within the Department of Defense for any fiscal year.

A bill relating to the assignment of retired military personnel to the American Battle Monuments Commission.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977

Stipulates that the recalling to duty and assignment on a full-time basis of any retired member of the armed forces to the American Battle Monuments Commission shall not be chargeable against the authorized end strengths and grade limitations of the Department of Defense or the military departments concerned.

A bill to amend title 38 to provide that service in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps shall be considered active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977

Removes the requirements that a member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps must have served for at least 90 days before October 1, 1943, and been honorably discharged for a service-connected disability rendering her unfit for further service, in order for such service to be deemed active duty for the purposes of all laws administered by the Veterans' Administration.

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide civilian employees of the National Guard certain rights of members of the competitive service.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977

Makes National Guard civilian technicians members of the competitive service. Gives such individuals certain rights relating to order of retention and procedures for removal or suspension from employment.

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code relating to the recognition of representatives of the Polish Legion of American Veterans as claims agents for claims arising under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977

Provides that representatives of the Polish Legion of American Veterans are recognized as claims agents for claims arising under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 10-year delimiting period for the purpose of allowing certain eligible veterans to complete their programs of education by December 31, 1989.

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1977

Removes the ten-year delimiting period during which eligible veterans must complete their programs of educational assistance to to any eligible veteran as of December 31, 1989.

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to make certain that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced, or entitlement thereto discontinued, because of certain increases in monthly benefits under the Social Security Act and other Federal retirement programs.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1977

Provides that recipients of veterans' pensions and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced, or entitlement thereto discontinued, because of general or cost-of- living increases in social security benefits or in benefits under any other Federal retirement, annuity or endowment program.

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to provide service pension to certain veterans of World War I and pension to the widows of such veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1977

Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay a pension to each veteran who served in the active military, naval, or air service at any time during World War I and who is not eligible for a non-service connected disability pension. Directs the Administrator to pay medical services costs required outside Veterans' Administration facilities if travel to such facilities would be a burden for the veteran. Provides for survivor pensions for the widows of such veterans.

A bill to amend section 1331 (c) of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the granting of retired pay to persons otherwise qualified who were Reserves before August 16, 1945, and who served on active duty during the so-called Berlin crisis.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 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, to retired pay.

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to make certain that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced, or entitlement thereto discontinued, because of certain increases in monthly benefits under the Social Security Act and other Federal retirement programs.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1977

Provides that recipients of veterans' pensions and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced, or entitlement thereto discontinued, because of general or cost-of- living increases in social security benefits or in benefits under any other Federal retirement, annuity or endowment program.

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to make certain that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced because of increases in monthly social security benefits.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1977

Provides that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced, or entitlement thereto discontinued, because of increases in monthly social security benefits. Applies these amendments to annual income determinations made for calendar years after 1972. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 415(g), adds 38 U.S.C. 503(d))

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to provide service pension to certain veterans of World War I and pension to the widows of such veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1977

Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay a pension to each veteran who served in the active military, naval, or air service at any time during World War I and who is not eligible for a non-service connected disability pension. Directs the Administrator to pay medical services costs required outside Veterans' Administration facilities if travel to such facilities would be a burden for the veteran. Provides for survivor pensions for the widows of such veterans.

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to provide service pension to certain veterans of World War I and pension to the widows of such veterans.

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1977

Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay a pension to each veteran who served in the active military, naval, or air service at any time during World War I and who is not eligible for a non-service connected disability pension. Directs the Administrator to pay medical services costs required outside Veterans' Administration facilities if travel to such facilities would be a burden for the veteran. Provides for survivor pensions for the widows of such veterans.

Defense Production Act Extension Amendments of 1977

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1977

Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to extend the termination date of provisions of such Act relating to contract priorities and allocations for strategic materials and expansion of the national productive capacity and supply regarding such materials until September 30, 1979.

A bill to provide for the establishment and enforcement of security and accountability procedures necessary to protect weapons and munitions of the Department of Defense against theft and loss.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1977

Establishes within the Department of Defense a Weapons and Munitions Security Office to be headed by an Assistant Secretary of Defense which shall be responsible for formulating, coordinating, and supervising a continuing program of security and accountability for weapons and munitions of the Department of Defense. Requires the Assistant Secretary heading such Office to review existing accountability and security procedures, to modify such procedures or institute new ones as may be necessary, and to conduct periodic inspections to insure that such procedures are being complied with. Requires the military departments to conduct investigations whenever suffering a loss of weapons or munitions. Requires each military department to submit quarterly reports to the Office regarding security and accountability of all weapons and munitions under its jurisdiction. Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual report to Congress summarizing weapons and munitions losses and recoveries by each military department.

A joint resolution requiring that the Congressional Medal of Honor previously awarded to Dr. Mary Edwards Walker in 1865 be restored to her.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1977

Restores the Medal of Honor previously awarded to Dr. Mary Edwards Walker.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement for inspections of the mobile home manufacturing process by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1977

Eliminates the requirement for inspections of the mobile home manufacturing process by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs in connection with the granting of loans to veterans for the purchase of such homes.

Veterans Administration Administrative Procedure and Judicial Review Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1977

Veterans' Administration Administrative Procedure and Judicial Review Act - Provides that the decisions of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs on any question of law or fact under any law administered by the Veterans' Administration providing benefits for veterans and their dependents or survivors shall be subject to judicial review. Subjects all rules regulations, orders and any other determination of any kind made by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Repeals the requirement that the Administrator determine and pay fees to agents or attorneys in allowed claims for monetary benefits.

A bill to insure that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced, or entitlement thereto discontinued, because of increases in monthly social security benefits.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1977

Provides that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced, or entitlement thereto discontinued, because of increases in monthly social security benefits. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to (1) restore the entitlement of any person who lost their entitlement by reason of certain past increases in monthly social security benefits; and (2) pay in a lump sum to any such person any such compensation or pension that would have been payable to him but to such loss of entitlement.

A bill to authorize recomputation at age 60 of the retired pay of members and former members of the uniformed services whose retired pay is computed on the basis of pay scales in effect prior to January 1, 1972.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1977

Authorizes the recomputation at age 60 of the retired pay for members or former members of the uniformed services whose retired or retainer pay was computed on the basis of pay scales in effect prior to January 1, 1972 in order to reflect any retired or retainer pay increases for other members which was based on changes in the Consumer Price Index since that date.

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to revise certain administrative requirements of the veterans' educational program.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1977

Exempts courses which lead to a standard college degree from the "85-15" rule whereby the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is required to disapprove enrollment of any eligible veteran, not already enrolled, in any course offered by a proprietary profit or proprietary nonprofit educational institution where more than 85 percent of the students enrolled have their fees paid by either the Veterans' Administration or the institution itself. Revises the application of rules governing the two-year period a course must be in operation before enrollment of eligible veterans or persons can be approved.