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Bill· HRH.R. 2704 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Provides necessary dental care for dependents of active duty members of the uniformed services. Provides for payment by the Government of dental fees over $25 or over $10 for those under 15 years of age. Sets guidelines as to the deductible provisions of insurance plans to cover the dental expense and provides that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of HEW are to determine by joint regulation the amounts to be paid within these guidelines by the members in the various grades. Provides that such charges may not exceed 35 percent of the total charges for the types of care covered.
Bill· HRH.R. 2683 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Authorizes additional training or education for veterans who are no longer eligible for training, in order to restore employability lost due to technological changes. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1503(c))
Bill· HRH.R. 2679 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Provides that Vietnam era verterans shall have the same basic entitlement to vocational rehabilitation as that available to veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1502(a))
Bill· HRH.R. 2688 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Increases payments in specified amounts to veterans under non-service-connected disability pension plans. Increases pension payments to widows of veterans who at the time of death were receiving compensation or retirement pay for a service-connected disability. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 521(b),(c); 541(b),(c))
Bill· HRH.R. 2684 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Makes the children of veterans having a service-connected disability rated at not less than 50 percent eligible for benefits under the war orphans' educational assistance program. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1701(a)(1),1742; Add 380 U.S.C. 1732(d))
Bill· HRH.R. 2649 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Voluntary Military Special Pay Act - Sets forth special pay rates of officers of the Army or Navy in the Medical or Dental Corps, officers of the Air Force designated as medical officers or dental officers, and medical and dental officers of the Public Health Service. Authorizes a member of a uniformed service who has completed at least 21 months of active duty, who has a critical military skill, and who reenlists in the service to be paid an incentive amount, not to exceed six months of the basic pay to which he was entitled at the time of his discharge or release, multiplied by the number of years of additional obligated service, not to exceed 6 years, or $15,000, whichever is the lesser amount. Provides that a person who enlists in an armed force for a period of at least 3 years, or who extends his initial period of active duty in that armed force to a total of at least 3 years, may be paid an incentive amount of up to $3,000. Grants special incentive pay, not to exceed $12,000 annually, for officers of the uniformed services in critical health professions, who execute written agreements to remain on continuous active duty for a specified number of years. Requires an annual report on this special pay program to the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services. Authorizes special incentive pay, not to exceed $4,000 annually, for officers of armed forces who agree to serve on continuous active duty in a critical shortage specialty for a period of between one to six years. Provides for special incentive pay at specified rates for specified periods for participants in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force. Sets forth conditions participants must meet for eligibility. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 302, 308, 308a, 311, 313, 314)
Bill· HRH.R. 2659 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Provides for the payment of a pension of $125 per month to World War I veterans, subject to a $2,400 and $3,600 annual income limitation on unmarried and married veterans, respectively. Provides that retirement income shall not be counted as income for the purpose of such limitation. States that such pension shall be increased by 10 percent where the veteran served overseas during World War I.
Bill· HRH.R. 2680 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Provides that eligibility requirements for Vietnam era veterans in need of vocational rehabilitation on account of a service-connected disability shall conform with those afforded World War II and Korean conflict veterans. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1502 (a))
Bill· HRH.R. 2645 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Voluntary Military Special Pay Act - Sets forth special pay rates of officers of the Army or Navy in the Medical or Dental Corps, officers of the Air Force designated as medical officers or dental officers, and medical and dental officers of the Public Health Service. Authorizes a member of a uniformed service who has completed at least 21 months of active duty, who has a critical military skill, and who reenlists in the service to be paid an incentive amount, not to exceed six months of the basic pay to which he was entitled at the time of his discharge or release, multiplied by the number of years of additional obligated service, not to exceed 6 years, or $15,000, whichever is the lesser amount. Provides that a person who enlists in an armed force for a period of at least 3 years, or who extends his initial period of active duty in that armed force to a total of at least 3 years, may be paid an incentive amount of up to $3,000. Grants special incentive pay, not to exceed $12,000 annually, for officers of the uniformed services in critical health professions, who execute written agreements to remain on continuous active duty for a specified number of years. Requires an annual report on this special pay program to the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services. Authorizes special incentive pay, not to exceed $4,000 annually, for officers of armed forces who agree to serve on continuous active duty in a critical shortage specialty for a period of between one to six years. Provides for special incentive pay at specified rates for specified periods for participants in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force. Sets forth conditions participants must meet for eligibility. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 302, 308, 308a, 311, 313, 314)
Bill· HRH.R. 2647 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Voluntary Military Special Pay Act - Sets forth special pay rates of officers of the Army or Navy in the Medical or Dental Corps, officers of the Air Force designated as medical officers or dental officers, and medical and dental officers of the Public Health Service. Authorizes a member of a uniformed service who has completed at least 21 months of active duty, who has a critical military skill, and who reenlists in the service to be paid an incentive amount, not to exceed six months of the basic pay to which he was entitled at the time of his discharge or release, multiplied by the number of years of additional obligated service, not to exceed 6 years, or $15,000, whichever is the lesser amount. Provides that a person who enlists in an armed force for a period of at least 3 years, or who extends his initial period of active duty in that armed force to a total of at least 3 years, may be paid an incentive amount of up to $3,000. Grants special incentive pay, not to exceed $12,000 annually, for officers of the uniformed services in critical health professions, who execute written agreements to remain on continuous active duty for a specified number of years. Requires an annual report on this special pay program to the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services. Authorizes special incentive pay, not to exceed $4,000 annually, for officers of armed forces who agree to serve on continuous active duty in a critical shortage specialty for a period of between one to six years. Provides for special incentive pay at specified rates for specified periods for participants in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force. Sets forth conditions participants must meet for eligibility. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 302, 308, 308a, 311, 313, 314)
Bill· HRH.R. 2648 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Voluntary Military Special Pay Act - Sets forth special pay rates of officers of the Army or Navy in the Medical or Dental Corps, officers of the Air Force designated as medical officers or dental officers, and medical and dental officers of the Public Health Service. Authorizes a member of a uniformed service who has completed at least 21 months of active duty, who has a critical military skill, and who reenlists in the service to be paid an incentive amount, not to exceed six months of the basic pay to which he was entitled at the time of his discharge or release, multiplied by the number of years of additional obligated service, not to exceed 6 years, or $15,000, whichever is the lesser amount. Provides that a person who enlists in an armed force for a period of at least 3 years, or who extends his initial period of active duty in that armed force to a total of at least 3 years, may be paid an incentive amount of up to $3,000. Grants special incentive pay, not to exceed $12,000 annually, for officers of the uniformed services in critical health professions, who execute written agreements to remain on continuous active duty for a specified number of years. Requires an annual report on this special pay program to the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services. Authorizes special incentive pay, not to exceed $4,000 annually, for officers of armed forces who agree to serve on continuous active duty in a critical shortage specialty for a period of between one to six years. Provides for special incentive pay at specified rates for specified periods for participants in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force. Sets forth conditions participants must meet for eligibility. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 302, 308, 308a, 311, 313, 314)
Bill· HRH.R. 2644 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Voluntary Military Special Pay Act - Sets forth special pay rates of officers of the Army or Navy in the Medical or Dental Corps, officers of the Air Force designated as medical officers or dental officers, and medical and dental officers of the Public Health Service. Authorizes a member of a uniformed service who has completed at least 21 months of active duty, who has a critical military skill, and who reenlists in the service to be paid an incentive amount, not to exceed six months of the basic pay to which he was entitled at the time of his discharge or release, multiplied by the number of years of additional obligated service, not to exceed 6 years, or $15,000, whichever is the lesser amount. Provides that a person who enlists in an armed force for a period of at least 3 years, or who extends his initial period of active duty in that armed force to a total of at least 3 years, may be paid an incentive amount of up to $3,000. Grants special incentive pay, not to exceed $12,000 annually, for officers of the uniformed services in critical health professions, who execute written agreements to remain on continuous active duty for a specified number of years. Requires an annual report on this special pay program to the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services. Authorizes special incentive pay, not to exceed $4,000 annually, for officers of armed forces who agree to serve on continuous active duty in a critical shortage specialty for a period of between one to six years. Provides for special incentive pay at specified rates for specified periods for participants in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an armed force. Sets forth conditions participants must meet for eligibility. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 302, 308, 308a, 311, 313, 314)
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 232 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Establishes a Commission to be known as the Commission on Philippine Guerrilla Recognition. Directs the Commission to undertake a thorough investigation and study with respect to: (1) the number of natives of the Philippines who were dropped from the Revised Reconstructed Roster of Recognized Guerrillas of 1948, and estimated to have served as guerrillas during the Japanese occupation; (2) the criteria used, both immediately after World War II and at the time the roster was closed, in determining whether or not service as a Philippine guerrilla was "recognized" for purposes of entitlement to United States veterans' benefits; and (3) the availability of reliable data, from the United States Army, appropriate Philippine agencies, and elsewhere, with respect to making, at the present time, determinations of actual guerrilla service during World War II, on the basis of the criteria. Provides that the Commission be composed of three Members to be appointed by the President. Grants the Commission necessary powers and authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out this Act.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 152 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 23 January 1973
Declares that the House of Representatives has learned with profound regret and sorrow of the death of Lyndon Baines Johnson, former President of the United States of America. Provides that in recognition of the many virtues, public and private, of one who served with distinction as a Representative, Senator, Vice President, and President, the Speaker shall appoint committees of the House to join with such Members of the Senate as may be designated, to attend the funeral services of the former President. Declares that the House tenders its deep sympathy to the members of the family of the former President in their sad bereavement. Directs the Sergeant at Arms of the House to take such steps as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions, and that the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of the contingent fund of the House. Provides that the Clerk shall communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy of the same to the family of the deceased, and that as a further mark of respect to the memory of the former President, this House do now adjourn.
Bill· HRH.R. 2606 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1973
Uniformed Services Retired and Retainer Pay Equalization Act - Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member or former member of the uniformed service who is entitled to retired or retainer pay in effect after September 30, 1949, and before January 1, 1973, is entitled to have that pay recomputed under the rates of basic pay in effect on January 1, l973. Lists provisions for such recomputation.
Bill· HRH.R. 2619 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1973
Provides that the Secretary of each military department shall establish such discharge appeal board areas as he deems necessary. States that two members of the Armed Forces shall be selected and assigned to a board list for each individual in civilian life so selected and assigned. Provides that any individual, who is issued an administrative discharge and who considers such discharge to be unjustified, may within ninety days after such issuance file a notice of appeal with the appropriate appeal officer. Permits an individual aggrieved by the findings or recommendations of a discharge appeal board to obtain judicial review by filing a petition for review in the United States district court for the district in which he resides or in the United States District Court of the District of Columbia within sixty days of the decision of the discharge appeal board.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 86 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1973
Expresses the sense of Congress that no pardon, reprieve, or amnesty be enacted by the Congress or exercised by the President with respect to persons who: (1) are in violation of the Military Selective Service Act because of their refusal to register for the draft and/or their refusal to be inducted, or (2) being a member of the Armed Forces, fled to a foreign country to avoid further military service in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Bill· SS. 446 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Prohibits any funds from being obligated or expended to carry out any agreement entered into between the United States Government and the government of any foreign country providing for the establishment of a military installation in that country at which units of the Armed Forces of the United States are to be assigned to duty, or revising or extending the provisions of any such agreement, unless such agreement is submitted to the Senate and receives its advice and consent.
Bill· HRH.R. 2470 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Revises the definition of "dependent" with respect to a member or former member of a uniformed service by removing the present requirement that the husband or unremarried widower be dependent on the member or former member for over one-half of his support. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 1072(2)(c,d)) (Repeals 10 U.S.C. 101(36)) (Amends 37 U.S.C. 401) Provides that a member of a uniformed service may not be paid an increased allowance on account of a dependent for any period (1) during which that dependent is entitled to basic pay or (2) the spouse of such member is being paid an increased allowance on account of that dependent. (Amends 37 U.S.C. 420)
Bill· HRH.R. 2477 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides a statutory presumption of service-connected death of any veteran who has been rated totally disabled by reason of service-connected disability for twenty or more years. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 410(a))
Bill· HRH.R. 2487 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides for the discharge of members of the Armed Forces from active military service where any such individual is determined to have a physical disability resulting from drug dependency as determined by a physician of the Armed Force concerned. Requires the Secretary of the particular Armed Force to file a petition with a United States attorney requesting that such member be admitted to a hospital of the Public Health Service for treatment of his drug dependence. Provides that the Secretaries of the Armed Forces shall grant an honorable discharge to any member of the Armed Forces who was previously dishonorably discharged because of drug dependency. (Adds 10 U.S.C. 1222)
Bill· HRH.R. 2469 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to make retroactive payments to members of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (or their survivors) who were held captive by Japan during World War II. Provides that such payments shall be in an amount equal to the difference between what an individual actually received while in prisoner of war status, and what he would have been entitled to if a promotion after repatriation had been in effect on the date of his captivity.
Bill· HRH.R. 2471 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides that, for purposes of computing the retired pay of enlisted members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, the years of service are computed by adding the years of active service in a medical unit or in medical work, and the years of service credited for special duty in specified assignments. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 3925(a), 6330, 8925(a))
Bill· HRH.R. 2484 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides that monthly social security benefit payments shall not be considered as income in determining eligibility for a veterans, non-service connected disability compensation or, pension. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 503)
Bill· HRH.R. 2480 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Allows an income tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code for individuals who retired from the Armed Forces prior to June 1, 1958, to correct losses of retired pay sustained by such individuals. Limits the amount of the credit for any taxable year to the lowest of the following: (1) an amount equal to one-sixth of the lost retired or retainer pay; (2) the amount of the tax imposed for such taxable year, reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under the Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to tax withheld at source on tax-free covenant bonds, relating to foreign tax credit, relating to partially tax exempt interest, relating to retirement income, and relating to investment in certain depreciable property; (3) an amount equal to the excess of the lost retired or retainer pay over the sum of the credits allowable for prior taxable years.
Bill· HRH.R. 2476 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Permits service-connected disabled veterans, whose disability is rated thirty percent or more in degree disabling, and who are retired members of the uniformed services to receive disability compensation concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 3104(a))
Bill· HRH.R. 2459 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish a national cemetery in Riverside County, California. Authorizes such appropriations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2468 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
States that the purpose of this Act is to aid and stabilize the gold mining industry of the United States by increasing the rate of gold production from currently operating mines, stimulating gold production through the reopening of mines, and encouraging exploration for new gold ore reserves in the United States, with the objective of establishing a strategic stockpile of gold to meet space and defense requirements. Authorizes the Office of Emergency Preparedness for a period of two years to acquire, set aside, and establish in specified quantities a strategic stockpile of newly mined domestic gold produced within the United States to provide for space and defense needs of the Nation and in the interest of national security.
Bill· HRH.R. 2447 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides that the retired or retainer pay of any member or former member of a uniformed service entitled to such pay before, on, or after the effective date of this Act shall be computed on the basis of the rate of basic pay provided by law to which such member or former member would be entitled if he were serving on active duty in his retired grade. Provides that if at any time after the effective date of this Act the rates of basic pay for members of the uniformed service shall be computed or recomputed on the basis of the changed rate applicable in his case. Prohibits the reduction in the retired or retainer pay of any member or former member of a uniformed service entitled to such pay on the effective date of this Act to an amount which is less than the amount of such pay to which he was entitled immediately before such date.
Bill· HRH.R. 2421 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides that, in determining the annual income of any individual for veterans' pension and compensation purposes, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall disregard any increase in benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) brought about by Public Law 92-336 to which a veteran might be entitled, or any subsequent cost-of-living increase in such benefits occurring pursuant to the Social Security Act. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 415(g)(4), 503(d))
Bill· HRH.R. 2427 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Entitles to retirement pay any person who: (1) before August 16, 1945, was in the Reserve of an armed force or a member of the Army without component or other category with respect to the computation of years of service in determining entitlement to retired pay; (2) did not perform active duty after September 8, 1940, and before January 1, 1947, by reason of holding a civilian occupation which was deemed to be vital to the national security, safety, and welfare; and (3) after August 16, 1945, performed at least twenty years of service. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 1331(c))
Bill· HRH.R. 2366 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides that, in determining the annual income of any individual for veterans' pension and compensation purposes, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall disregard any increase in benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) brought about by Public Law 92-336 to which a veteran might be entitled, or any subsequent cost-of-living increase in such benefits occurring pursuant to the Social Security Act. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 415(g)(4), 503(d))
Bill· HRH.R. 2346 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Restricts the authority of the Armed Forces to collect, distribute, and store information about civilian political activity and the activity of social or religious groups. Provides for criminal and civil actions for any violations of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2342 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides for payment of the educational allowance in cases where a veteran transfers from one approved educational institution to another educational institution. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1681(b))
Bill· HRH.R. 2400 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides for the payment of a pension of $125 per month to World War I veterans, subject to a $2,400 and $3,600 annual income limitation on unmarried and married veterans, respectively. Provides that retirement income shall not be counted as income for the purpose of such limitation. States that such pension shall be increased by 10 percent where the veteran served overseas during World War I.
Bill· HRH.R. 2357 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides that, in determining the annual income of any individual for veterans' pension and compensation purposes, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall disregard any increase in benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) brought about by Public Law 92-336 to which a veteran might be entitled, or any subsequent cost-of-living increase in such benefits occurring pursuant to the Social Security Act. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 415(g)(4), 503(d))
Bill· HRH.R. 2367 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides for adjustments in montly monetary benefits paid to veterans and administered by the Veterans' Administration, according to changes in the Consumer Price Index. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 3112)
Bill· HRH.R. 2368 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Extends the time period within which veterans may be entitled to educational assistance after their discharge or release from active duty, to 12 years after discharge or release. Provides that the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may extend such period up to four additional years if he determines that such extension would be equitable and that the veteran failed to begin or complete his program of education because of conditions beyond his control. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1662(a))
Bill· HRH.R. 2313 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides that in the determination of the annual income of recipients of vetetans' pensions and dependency and indemnity compensation the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall not reduce the amount of such pension or compensation because of increases in monthly social security benefits under Public law 92-336. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 415(g)(4) 503(d))
Bill· HRH.R. 2348 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Permits attendance, without loss of pay or deduction from annual leave, of United States Postal Service employees who are veterans at funerals of honorably discharged members of the United States Armed Forces.
Bill· HRH.R. 2319 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides for the recognition by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs of representatives of the Italian American War Veterans of the United States in the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims under laws administered by the VA. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 3402(a)(1))
Bill· HRH.R. 2305 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides that the retired pay of any member or former member of the Armed Forces who was on active duty or in an active status on or before May 31, 1958, shall be computed at current active duty pay rates and increased to reflect later changes in applicable pay rates.
Bill· HRH.R. 2301 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
National Cemeteries Act - Establishes within the Veterans' Administration a National Cemetery System consisting of all cemeteries of the United States in which veterans of any war or conflict or of service in the Armed Forces may be buried. Establishes an Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials to advise and consult with the Administrator with respect to the administration of the cemeteries. Specifies that the following persons are eligible for interment in any open national cemetery: (1) any veteran; (2) any reservist, whose death occurs under honorable conditions, while undergoing treatment at the expense of the United States for injury or disease contracted while acting within the scope of his reservist duties; (3) any ROTC member whose death occurs under honorable conditions during his training period; (4) any U.S. citizen, who served in the Armed Forces of an allied government and such service terminated honorably; (5) the wife, surviving spouse, minor child, and the unmarried adult child of the above-mentioned persons; and (6) such other persons as may be designated by the Administrator. Directs the Administrator to make all rules and regulations and conduct whatever business is necessary to establish and maintain such cemeteries. Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to acquire needed additional land by purchase, gift, condemnation, transfer from other Federal agencies, or otherwise as he determines to be in the best interest of the United States. Directs the Administrator to conduct a comprehensive study and to submit his recommendations to the 93d Congress within six months after such Congress convenes, concerning the criteria which should govern the development and operation of the National Cemetery System, including the concept of regional cemeteries; the relationship between that system to other Federal burial benefits provided servicement and veterans; and the steps to be taken to conform the existing System to the recommended criteria. Authorizes the Administrator to make necessary rules for the governing of property under his control, and to fix penalties for violations. Provides for the payment of burial costs (up to $250) when an eligible veteran or veteran's relative dies in a VA facility. Stipulates that if the veteran is not buried in a national cemetery or other cemetery under the jurisdiction of the United States, the Administrator, in his discretion, having due regard to the circumstances in each case, may pay a sum not exceeding $150 as a plot or interment allowance to such person as he prescribes. Transfers to the Administrator from the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force the functions and responsibilities of such Secretaries with respect to cemeteries under their jurisdiction. Repeals specified provisions of law dealing with national cemeteries and payment of veterans' burial expenses. Authorizes the burial of an unknown soldier from the Vietnam Conflict at Arlington National Cemetery after the United States has concluded its participation in hostilities in Southeast Asia.
Bill· HRH.R. 2299 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Veterans Health Care Expansion Act - Title I: Hospital, Domicilliary, and Medical Care Benefits - Extends the definition of "private facilities" for which the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs contracts in order to provide hospital care to include facilities for the wife or child of a veteran who has a total disability, permanent in nature, resulting from a service connected disability, and the widow or child of a veteran who died from such a disability. Includes in the term "hospital care" mental health services, consultation, professional counseling, and training of a veteran or dependent, or survivor if the veteran has no dependents, as may be necessary or appropriate to the effective treatment and rehabilitation of such individual. Adds home health services which the Administrator deems appropriate for the effective and economical treatment of a disability of a veteran, or dependent, or survivor, to the definition of the term "medical services." Extends to all veterans hospital or nursing home care if such veteran is unable to defray the expenses of the necessary care. Allows the Administrator to furnish hospital or nursing home care to the wife or child of a veteran who has a total disability, permanent in nature from a service connected disability, and the widow or child of a veteran who died from such a disability. Permits the Administrator to furnish medical services for any disability on an outpatient or ambulatory basis to persons already described in this act and to any veteran who has a service connected disability rated at eighty percent or more. Authorizes the Administrator, under such regulations as he might prescribe, to reimburse veterans entitled to hospital care as medical services for the reasonable value of such care or services for which such veterans have made payment from sources other than the Veterans' Administration. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 628) Authorizes the President to assist the Republic of the Philippines in providing medical care and treatment for Commonwealth Army veterans and new Philippine Scouts under certain conditions. (Amend 38 U.S.C. 631) Provides that the President may authorize the Administrator to enter into a contract with the Veterans Memorial Hospital, with the approval of the appropriate department of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines under which the United States: (1) will pay for hospital care in the Republic of the Philippines, or for medical services which shall be provided either in Veterans' Administration facilities, or by contract, or otherwise, by the Administrator in accordance with the conditions and limitations applicable generally to beneficiaries under this title, for Commonwealth Army veterans determined by the Administrator to be in need of such hospital care or medical services for service-connected disabilities; (2) will pay for hospital care at the Veterans Memorial Hospital for Commonwealth Army veterans determined by the Administrator to need such care for non-service-connected disabilities if they are unable to defray the expenses of necessary hospital care; and (3) will pay for hospital care, determined by the Administrator to be necessary, at the Veterans Memorial Hospital for new Philippine Scouts for service-connected disabilities and for non-service-connected disabilities, if they are unable to defray the expenses of necessary hospital care. Provides that the total of the payments authorized shall not exceed $2,000,000 for any one fiscal year ending before 1978. Authorizes to be appropriated for each fiscal year ending with fiscal year 1978, $100,000 to be used for the education and training of health service personnel at the hospital, and for the upgrading of equipment and in rehabilitating the physical plant and facilities of such hospital. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 632) Authorizes the Administrator to carry out a comprehensive program providing sickle cell anemia screening, counseling, and treatment and to carry out research and research training in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of sickle cell anemia based upon such screening examinations and treatment. Requires the Administrator to include such information in his annual report to Congress. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 651-654) Title II: Amendments to Chapter 73 of Title 38, United States Code Relating to the Department of Medicine and Surgery - Authorizes the Administrator to carry out a major program of recruitment training, and employment of veterans with various medical military occupation specialties in order to provide a complete medical and hospital service for the medical care and treatment of veterans and to assist in providing an adequate supply of health manpower to the nation. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 4101(b)) Establishes pay schedules for Assistant Chief Medical Directors, physicians and dentists, and nurses. Provides criteria on which nurses are to receive additional compensation. Enumerates restrictions on physicians, dentists, and nurses, including requirements that no such person may: (1) assume responsibility for the medical care of any patient other than a patient admitted for treatment at a Veterans' Administration facility, except in those cases where the individual, upon request and with the approval of the Chief Medical Director, assumes such responsibilities to assist communities or medical practice groups to meet medical needs which would not otherwise be available for a period not to exceed one hundred and eighty calendar days, which may be extended by the Chief Medical Director for additional periods not to exceed one hundred and eighty calendar days each; (2) teach or provide consultative services at any affiliated institution if such teaching or consultation will, because of its nature or duration, conflict with his responsibilities under this title; and (3) perform, in the course carrying out his responsibilities under this title, professional services for the purpose of generating money for any fund or account which is maintained by an affiliated institution for the benefit of such institution, or for his personal benefit, or both. Provides that temporary full-time appointments of personnel, other than physicians, dentists, and nurses, shall not exceed one year. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 4114(a)(3)(A)) Provides that the Administrator may contract with one or more hospitals, medical schools, or medical installations having hospital facilities and participating with the Veterans' Administration in the training of interns or residents to provide for the central administration of stipend payments, provision of fringe benefits, and maintenance of records for such interns and residents by the designation of one such institution to serve as a central administrative agency for this purpose. Permits the Administrator to pay to such designated agency, without regard to any other law or regulation governing the expenditure of Government moneys either in advance or in arrears, all amount to cover the costs for the period such intern or resident serves in a Veterans' Administration hospital. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 4114(b) (2)) Title III: Amendments to Chapter 81 of Title 38, United States Code _ Acquisition and Operation of Hospital and Domicilliary Facilities; Procurement and Supply - Requires the Administrator to provide for no less than an average of 98,500 operating beds in Veterans' Administration Hospitals and to maintain an average daily patient census in such beds of no less than 85,500 in any fiscal year. Authorizes the Administrator to establish and operate not less than eight thousand beds for the furnishing of nursing home care to eligible veterans over which the Administrator has direct and exclusive jurisdiction. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 5001(a)) Requires the Administrator to appoint an Advisory Committee on Structural Safety of Veterans' Administration Facilities to advise him on all matters of structural safety in the construction and remodeling of Veterans' Administration facilities. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 5001(b)) Title IV: Miscellaneous Amendments to Title 38 United States Code - Specifies certain miscellaneous amendments to title 38 of the United States Code. Title V: Effective Dates - Specifies the dates on which the provisions of this Act shall become effective.
Bill· HRH.R. 2254 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides that educational assistance afforded to eligible veterans under the Veterans' Educational Assistance Chapter shall remain available until used (presently available until 8 years after discharge). (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1662)
Bill· HRH.R. 2320 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides that any person who served in the active service in the armed forces of any ally of the United States during World War I and II and who has been a resident of the United States for at least 10 years and who during such period served in armed conflict with an enemy of the United States shall be entitled to hospital and domicilary care, medical services, vocation,al rehabilitation and home, farm, and business loans to the same extent as if he had served in the armed forces of the United States. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 109(c))
Bill· HRH.R. 2312 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Provides that in the determination of the annual income of recipients of vetetans' pensions and dependency and indemnity compensation the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall not reduce the amount of such pension or compensation because of increases in monthly social security benefits under Public law 92-336. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 415(g)(4) 503(d))
Bill· HRH.R. 2300 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 January 1973
Veterans Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Rehabilitation Act - Defines "disability" for purposes of hospital, domicilary and medical care for veterans so as to include alcoholism and drug dependence. Makes veterans with undesirable or bad conduct discharges generally eligible for veterans assistance care and makes such care available to those discharged as conscientious objectors, for refusing to obey a lawful order, for desertion, or on resignation from officer status, which discharge the Administrator determines is a product of any disability incurred during services. Defines the term "rehabilitative services" so as to include such services as professional counseling, educational and vocational guidance, education, training and job referral and placement and such other intensive, skilled services applied, on an inpatient or out-patient basis, over a protracted period as may be necessary to assist the individual disabled veteran to achieve maximum utilization of his potential and to return, as soon and as completely as practicable, to his or her family and community as a productive, self-respecting, and self-sustaining member of society. Extends the presumption of service-connected active psychoses to three years and provides that this section shall cover "neuroses" and "personality of character disorders." Provides for special medical treatments and rehabilitation services for alcoholism, drug dependence, and alcohol and drug abuse disabilities for any veteran regardless of the nature of his discharge. Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to furnish the most comprehensive treatment and rehabilitative services for such disabilities of a new veteran, regardless of the nature of his discharge or of any determination of service-connected. Provides that the treatment and rehabilitation shall be provided in VA facilities or other Government facilities (Public Health Service or Department of Defense). Provides that when Federal facilities are not available, the Administrator is required to contract with community facilities with special priority, wherever feasible, for community-based multiple modality treatment programs utilizing former addict counselors and stressing outreach efforts to identify and counsel veterans eligible for treatment and rehabilitation under the Act. Directs the Administrator to use all available resources in an outreach effort aimed at attracting into treatment addicted veterans eligible for treatment and rehabilitation under the Act. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into personal services contracts or employ directly former addict veterans to work as counselors in treatment and rehabilitation programs. Authorizes the Administrator to do so without regard to the classification laws and regulations of the Civil Service. Establishes an entitlement to the full benefits of the vocational rehabilitation program under chapter 31 of title 38 of the U.S. Code for veterans accepting treatment and rehabilitation under the Act but only for so long as the veteran countinues to receive such treatment and rehabilitation and for up to one year after he is discharged from the rehabilitation program as recovered. Authorizes the Administrator to arrange for training facilities for vocational rehabilitation trainees in all the following ways: by utilizing and extending VA facilities and those of any other Federal or joint Federal-State agency; by contracting with public or private institutions or establishments for additional suitable facilities; and by cooperating with and utilizing other governmental and State employment agencies for job referral and placement. Provides that each such veteran receive for a maximum of 36 months all necessary counseling, training, and education and a subsistence allowance during the period of treatment and rehabilitation and for up to one year after he is discharged from the rehabilitation program as recovered. Provides that participation in this program will not affect any other rights and interests of a veteran. Directs that a veteran with less than an honorable discharge who has received treatment and rehabilitation under the Act and who the Administrator finds has been successfully recovered for at least one year after his discharge from the rehabilitation program will be deemed as a matter of law to have been discharged from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions for the purpose of establishing eligibility for all title 38 Veterans Administration benefits. Requires the Administrator to offer alternative modalities of treatment under this Act to each veteran depending upon his individual needs. Requires that funds for the VA treatment and rehabilitation program for alcoholism, drug dependence, or alcohol or drug abuse disabilities be set forth in a line item in the VA budget estimate. Provides for the transfer, subject to reimbursement to the VA, to VA hospitals of active military, naval or air servicemen during their tours of duty for treatment pursuant to the Act under terms agreed upon between the Administrator and the Service Secretaries. Requires the Administrator to make periodic progress reports to the appropriate "Service" Secretary on treatment of servicemen transferred to the VA under this Act and to return such servicemen to the appropriate Secretary when the servicemen refuse to cooperate or treatment would otherwise be of not further benefit.
Bill· SS. 383 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1973
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Navy to allow a member of the National Guard who is not on active duty to make allotments from his military pay for the payment of premiums under a group life insurance program sponsored by the military department of the State in which such member holds his National Guard membership or by the National Guard association of such State. (Adds 37 U.S.C. 707)
Bill· SS. 377 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1973
Provides for the establishment by the Secretary of the Army of a national cemetery within the Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia. Authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act.
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