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Bill· SS. 2205 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1973
Revises the military judicial system by establishing judicial circuits to be known as the Armed Forces judicial circuits. Makes the Judge Advocates General of the military departments responsible for providing the necessary personnel to staff each judicial circuit. Provides that each judicial circuit have: (1) a field judiciary section; (2) a trial judicial section; (3) a defense counsel section; and (4) a trial review section. Provides that each section shall be a separate office but the officer in command of each section shall be under the command of the judicial circuit officer of that judicial circuit. Provides that military judges shall be assigned to judicial circuits by the Judge Advocate General of the military department of which such military judge is a member. Provides that defense counsel detailed to represent any accused may be a member of an armed force other than the armed force of which the accused is a member unless the accused requests that defense counsel detailed to represent him be a member of the same armed force as the accused. Permits the detail or employment of reporters and interpreters. Requires that after a trial by court-martial the record be forwarded to the appropriate judicial circuit for review and action thereon by the review of such circuit.
Bill· SS. 2212 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1973
Provides that no enlisted member may be discharged from any Armed Force under conditions other than honorable except: (1) by sentence of a special or general court-martial; (2) in commutation of a sentence of a special or general court-martial; or (3) in time of war, by order of the Secretary concerned. Permits the Secretary concerned to drop from the rolls of any Armed Force any enlisted member: (1) who has been absent without authority for at least thirty days; or (2) who is sentenced to confinement in a Federal or State penitentiary or correctional institution after having been found guilty of an offense by a court other than a court-martial or other military court, and whose sentence has become final.
Bill· SS. 2208 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1973
Confers jurisdiction on United States district courts to grant relief in cases involving personnel where the relief available to such personnel under military law or regulation is inadequate for the protection of the constitutional rights of such personnel.
Bill· SS. 2204 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1973
Provides that any person charged with an offense in the Armed Forces shall, upon his or his counsel's request, be released from confinement pending trial of the charges against him unless substantial and convincing evidence is presented to the appropriate Judge Advocate General, or to a military judge designated by the appropriate Judge Advocate General, that pre-trial confinement is necessary to assure the presence of the accused for trial and the Judge Advocate General or law officer, as the case may be, issues an order authorizing the continued pretrial confinement of the accused. Provides that the provisions of this Act shall become effective on the first day of the sixth calendar month following the month in which this Act is enacted.
Bill· SS. 2211 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1973
Establishes eligibility standards for officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces for service on general and special courts-martial. Provides that not less than one-half of the total membership of a general or special court-martial shall be composed of members of the same rank and grade as the accused if the accused personally or through counsel requests in writing that the court membership be so composed. States that the name of every officer and warrant officer within the command of a convening authority who is eligible to serve as a member of a general or special court-martial shall be included on a court-martial master roll and the name of every enlisted man within such command who is eligible to serve as a member of a general or special court-martial unless exempted by Presidential directive.
Bill· SS. 2207 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1973
Eliminates summary courts-martial from the military justice system.
Bill· SS. 2203 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1973
Authorizes the judge of any general or special court-martial to suspend the execution of any sentence or any part of any sentence, except a death sentence, adjudged against any accused by any court-martial at which such military judge presided as military judge.
Bill· HRH.R. 9423 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1973
Authorizes the appropriation of such funds as may be necessary to effectuate the transfer of all naval weapons range activities from the island of Culebra to the islands of Desecheo and Monito not later than July 1, 1975.
Bill· HRH.R. 9412 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 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. 9370 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1973
Provides that nothing in the National Security Act or any other Act shall be construed as authorizing the Central Intelligence Agency to: (1) carry out, directly or indirectly, within the United States, either on its own or in cooperation or conjunction with any other department, agency, organization, or individual, any police or police-type operation or activity, any law enforcement operation or activity, or any internal security operation or activity; (2) provide assistance of any kind, directly or indirectly, to any other department or agency of the Federal Government, to any department or agency of any State or local government, or to any officer or employee of any such department or agency engaged in police or police-type operations or activities, law enforcement operations or activities, or internal security operations or activities within the United States unless such assistance is provided with the prior, specific written approval of the Central Intelligence Agency oversight subcommittees of the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (3) participate, directly or indirectly, in any illegal activity within the United States; or (4) engage in any covert action in any foreign country unless such action has been specifically approved in writing by the Central Intelligence Agency oversight subcommittees of the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (Amends 50 U.S.C. 403)
Bill· HRH.R. 9354 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1973
Provides that the spouse of any member of an Armed Force who was in a missing status during the Vietnam conflict and is declared dead as of a date before the effective date of the survivor benefits plan shall be eligible for the annuity provided by such plan if such member would have qualified with respect to years of active service (taking into account his time in missing status) for retired or retainer pay on or before such effective date.
Bill· HRH.R. 9353 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1973
Increases to $5,000 (effective from the beginning of the Vietnam conflict) the maximum amount of the death gratuity payment to eligible survivors of deceased members of the United States Armed Forces. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 1478(a))
Bill· HRH.R. 9347 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1973
Provides that nothing in the National Security Act or any other Act shall be construed as authorizing the Central Intelligence Agency to: (1) carry out, directly or indirectly, within the United States, either on its own or in cooperation or conjunction with any other department, agency, organization, or individual, any police or police-type operation or activity, any law enforcement operation or activity, or any internal security operation or activity; (2) provide assistance of any kind, directly or indirectly, to any other department or agency of the Federal Government, to any department or agency of any State or local government, or to any officer or employee of any such department or agency engaged in police or police-type operations or activities, law enforcement operations or activities, or internal security operations or activities within the United States unless such assistance is provided with the prior, specific written approval of the Central Intelligence Agency oversight subcommittees of the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (3) participate, directly or indirectly, in any illegal activity within the United States; or (4) engage in any covert action in any foreign country unless such action has been specifically approved in writing by the Central Intelligence Agency oversight subcommittees of the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (Amends 50 U.S.C. 403)
Law· HRH.R. 9293 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1973
Revises specified functions and powers of the Coast Guard and laws relating thereto. Declares that moneys appropriated for necessary expenses for the operation of the Coast Guard shall be available for investigative expenses of a confidential character, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Commandant and payment to be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential purposes, and his determination shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government. Permits the enlistment of Reserve members without interruption of full-time schooling in which they are engaged, by providing that the four-month initial period of active duty for training requirement may be divided into two successive annual periods of not less than two months each.
Law· HRH.R. 9286 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1973
Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act - Authorizes appropriations during the fiscal year 1974 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons, and research, development, test and evaluation for the Armed Forces. Prescribes the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and of the Selected Reserve of each reserve component of the Armed Forces.
Bill· HRH.R. 9291 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1973
Provides that in the absence of a declaration of war by the Congress or of a military attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, the Armed Forces of the United States shall not be committed to combat or introduced into a situation where combat is imminent or likely at any place outside of the United States, its territories and possessions, without prior notice to and specific prior authorization by the Congress, except in case of emergency or necessity, the existance of which emergency or necessity is to be determined by the President of the United States. Provides that whenever, in the absence of a declaration of war by the Congress or of a military attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, the President of the United States nevertheless determines that an emergency or necessity exists which justifies such action, and shall, by consequence, commit the Armed Forces of the United States to combat or shall introduce them into a situation where combat is imminent or likely at any place outside of the United States, its territories or possessions, without prior notice to and authorization by the Congress, the President shall report such action to the Congress in writing, as expeditiously as possible and, in all events, within twenty-four hours from and after the taking of such action. States that not later than ninety days after the receipt of the report of the President the Congress, by the enactment within such period of a bill or resolution appropriate to the purpose, shall either approve, ratify, confirm, and authorize the continuation of the action taken by the President and reported to the Congress, or shall disapprove and require the discontinuance of the same. Provides that in the event that the Congress fails to adopt legislation either approving or disapproving the action of the President, such failure to act on the part of the Congress shall be taken and deemed to be an approval, ratification, and confirmation of the action of the President, and an authorization of the continuation thereof; and disapproval of the President's action, shall result only from action by the Congress affirmatively disapproving and requiring the discontinuance thereof.
Bill· SS. 2154 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1973
Authorizes the payment of a pension to the veterans of the Philippine Jolo Jolo Campaign and the Cuban Pacification Campaign and to the widows and children of such veterans.
Bill· SS. 2152 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1973
Provides that the use of government production equipment by private contractors under contracts entered into by the Department of Defense, and other Federal agencies, may be arranged by such departments or agencies only upon the conditions set out in this Act. Requires government officials to promulgate regulations for control of production equipment which is the property of their respective agencies and which is presently or hereafter may be furnished by their agencies by any means to a private contractor. Requires inventory records to be kept by those contractors covered by this Act. Provides for the sale and continued maintenance of equipment by agency heads. Requires an explanatory statement of the circumstances of each sale under this Act of property having an original acquisition value in excess of $25,000. Provides for annual reports to the Congress detailing all such sales of property valued at $25,000 or more. (Adds 10 U.S.C. 2315W)
Bill· HRH.R. 9247 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1973
Revises specified functions and powers of the Coast Guard and laws relating thereto. Declares that moneys appropriated for necessary expenses for the operation of the Coast Guard shall be available for investigative expenses of a confidential character, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Commandant and payment to be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential purposes, and his determination shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government. Permits the enlistment of Reserve members without interruption of full-time schooling in which they are engaged, by providing that the four-month initial period of active duty for training requirement may be divided into two successive annual periods of not less than two months each.
Law· SS. 2149 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1973
Provides that members of the Coast Guard Reserve who because of earlier military service are entitled to a pension, retired or retainer pay, or disability compensation, and who perform duty for which they are entitled to compensation, may elect to receive for that duty either (1) the payments to which they are entitled because of earlier military service; or (2) if those payments are specifically waived, the pay and allowances authorized by law for the duty being performed. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 684)
Bill· HRH.R. 9214 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1973
Official Accountability Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to assure that public officials charged with the implementation of foreign, military, and national security policy will do so according to law. Title I: National Security Crimes - Describes the persons subject to this Act. Provides that no such person shall engage in the planning or preparation for, or initiation or waging in any way of aggression or a war in violation of any international treaty, agreement, or assurance to which the United States is a party. Declares that no such person shall order or engage in the planning of, preparation for, or commission of any violation of the laws and customs of war. Provides sanctions for violations of this Act and states that no person who violates this Act pursuant to an order of his government or superior shall be relieved of criminal liability for such violation unless he did not know and could not reasonably have been expected to know that the act ordered was unlawful. Title II: Administration and Enforcement - Establishes a Legal Office of National Security Affairs which shall be independent of the executive departments and shall be directed by a National Security Solicitor and an Assistant Solicitor. Directs the Solicitor to enforce the prohibitions contained in Title I of this Act by conducting appropriate investigations and any kind of legal proceedings civil or criminal, including grand jury proceedings and proceedings before committing magistrates, which United States attorneys are authorized by law to conduct. Requires the Solicitor to conduct public hearings at least twice a year for the purpose of hearing testimony and taking evidence from individuals claiming to possess information relevant to any violation of this Act. Directs the Solicitor to render advisory opinions when requested to do so by the President or the Congress
Bill· HRH.R. 9147 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 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. 9148 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 1973
Specifies the circumstances under which the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may pay for care and treatment rendered to veterans by private hospitals in emergencies. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 625(a))
Bill· HRH.R. 9122 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1973
Establishes a number of discharge review boards to be known as Vietnam Era Discharge Review Boards which shall review the discharges and dismissals of Vietnam Era servicemen. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish the number of such boards, and to determine their location and when they shall convene. Outlines the membership and responsibilities of such boards in regard to less than honorable discharges of servicemen.
Bill· HRH.R. 9085 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1973
Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to reimburse specified veterans for costs incurred by such veterans for tuition, for laboratory, library, health, infirmary, and other similar fees, and for expenses incurred for books, supplies, equipment, and other necessary expenses, exclusive of board, lodging, other living expenses, and travel as are generally required for the successful pursuit and completion of the course of education or training in which such veterans are enrolled. Provides that in no event shall payment made to an eligible veteran under this Act for any expense incurred by such veterans exceed the customary amount paid by other students in the same institution for the same service, privilege, material, or equipment; and in no event shall the total payments made to or on behalf of any veteran under this Act exceed $500 for an ordinary school year, unless the veteran elects to have such customary charges paid in excess of such limitation, in which event there shall be charged against his period of eligibility the proportion of an ordinary school year which such excess bears to $500. Provides that no payments for tuition or enrollment shall be paid to any veteran for apprentice training on the job. Provides that payments for tuition and other expenses incurred by any eligible veteran may be made by the Administrator to such veteran under this subsection on the basis of such reasonable evidence as the Administrator may require.
Bill· HRH.R. 9086 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1973
Establishes a Veterans' Administration Task Force to advise and assist in, and to coordinate, all programs pertaining to veterans of the Vietnam era. Provides that such Task Force shall: (1) promote efforts to publicize the skills of veterans and help them obtain employment; (2) encourage government departments in incorporating relevant military experience into apprenticeship programs; (3) help augment military learning with civilian job training; (4) develop programs in business to use the skills of veterans; (5) develop educational programs for veterans; (6) assist in the leasing of the "Guide to the Evaluation of Education Experience in the Armed Forces"; (7) encourage employer-employee programs which give recognition to the experience of military training; (8) promote medical training for veterans; (9) give assistance to programs for the disabled veteran; (10) disseminate information on programs to all Vietnam era veterans; and (11) perform such other duties as the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may assign to the Task Force that are consistent with this Act. Establishes an Advisory Committee appointed by the Administrator who shall consult with the Task Force concerning its functions under this Act. Authorizes for each fiscal year sums not to exceed $3,000,000 to carry out this Act. (Adds 10 U.S.C. 4301-05)
Bill· HRH.R. 9081 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 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. 9123 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1973
Provides that the Secretary of Defense shall take such action as may be necessary and appropriate to insure that discharge certificates issued to members of the Armed Forces shall not bear any letter or number or other indicator of any kind whatsoever which discloses any reason why such member was discharged or separated from service; and no information indicating or relating to any reason why any former member of the Armed Forces was discharged or separated from service may be made available to any private person or entity by any officer or employee of any military department or agency. (Adds 10 U.S.C. 975)
Bill· HRH.R. 9070 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1973
Authorizes the appropriation of such funds as may be necessary to effectuate the transfer of all naval weapons range activities from the island of Culebra to the islands of Desecheo and Monito not later than July 1, 1975.
Bill· HRH.R. 9128 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1973
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to contract for hospital care and medical services for veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Bill· HRH.R. 9048 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1973
Veterans Health Care Expansion Act - Title I: Hospital, Domiciliary, and Medical Care Benefits - Extends the definition of "private facilities" for which the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs contract in order to provide hospital care to include facilities for the wife or child of a veteran who has a total disability, pemanent 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 for persons already described in this Act and to any veteran who has a service-connected disability rated at eighty percent or more. Provides that any veteran entitled to a prosthetic appliance shall be furnished such fitting and training in its use as necessary. Authorizes the Administrator, under such regulations as he might prescribe, to reimburse veterans entitled to hospital care or 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 commwealth Army veterans determined by the Administrator in accordance with the conditions and limitations applicable generally to beneficiaries under this title, 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) may provide for payments for nursing home care for any Commonwealth Army veteran or new Philippine Scout and for payments for hospital care and for medical services consisting of medical supplies and equipment. Provides that the total of the payments authorized under this section for Philippine veterans shall not exceed $2,000,000 for any one fiscal year ending before 1978. Authorizes to be appropriated for each fiscal year ending with 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 the Veterans Memorial 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 for holiday and overtime work. 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 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 amounts 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 sufficient operating beds in Veterans' Administration Hospitals to accomodate eligible applying veterans and to report annually to the House and Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs. 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. 9041 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1973
Establishes uniform original enlistment qualifications for male and female enlistees in the Armed Forces. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 505)
Bill· SS. 2087 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1973
Provides that interest rates under the loan guaranty program for veterans may exceed the interest rates specified under the National Housing Act. (Amends 18 U.S.C. 1803(c)(1))
Bill· HRH.R. 9005 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1973
Military Construction Authorization Act - Authorizes the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to establish or develop military installations and facilities by acquiring, constructing, converting, rehabilitating or installing permanent or temporary public works, appurtenances, utilities, and equipment at designated projects to the extent of the dollar amounts designated by this Act. Authorizes these Secretaries to establish and develop additional installation and facilities which: (1) the Secretary of Defense determines to be vital to the security of the United States; and (2) are made necessary by changes in the Services missions and responsibilities. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to construct family housing units and trailer court facilities, after consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in the locations designated by this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of funds needed to carry out the provisions of this Act. Reserve Forces Facilities Authorization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish or develop additional facilities for the Reserve Forces of the Navy, Marine Corps, Air National Guard, and the Air Force Reserve.
Bill· HRH.R. 8983 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 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)
Law· HRH.R. 8949 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1973
Removes the limitation on the loan guarantee program for veterans that the interest on such loans shall not exceed 6 percent per annum.
Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 127 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1973
Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Navy to transfer the United States ship Constitution from the Boston Naval Shipyard to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
Bill· HRH.R. 8901 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1973
Provides for the settlement by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the Treasury, under international agreements, of claims incident to the noncombat activities of the Armed Forces. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 2734a(a), 2734b(a))
Bill· HRH.R. 8898 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1973
Provides that in the absence of a declaration of war by the Congress or of a military attack upon the United States, the Armed Forces of the United States shall not be committed to combat or introduced into a situation where combat is imminent or likely at any place outside of the United States, its territories and possessions, without prior notice to and specific prior authorizations by the Congress, except in case of emergency or necessity, the existence of which emergency or necessity is to be determined by the President of the United States. States that when the President determines that any emergency exists and commits the Armed Forces, without prior notice to and authorization by the Congress, he shall report such action to the Congress in writing within twenty-four hours. Requires Congress, within 90 days, to either approve, ratify, confirm, and authorize the continuation of the action taken by the President and reported to the Congress, or disapprove and require the discontinuation of the same. Provides that if the Congress approves the continuation of the President's action, the President shall thereafter report to the Congress at intervals of not more than six months as to the progress of any hostilities involved and as to the status of the situation. Requires the Congress, within thirty days after the receipt of each such six-month report, to again take action to either approve the continuation of the action or to disapprove and require its discontinuance. Provides that if the Congress fails to adopt legislation either approving or disapproving the action of the President, such failure shall be taken to be an approval, ratification, and confirmation of the action of the President. Sets forth the procedure to be followed by Congress on any bill or resolution introduced pursuant to this Act. individuals in their own homes.
Bill· HRH.R. 8900 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1973
Increases the amount payable on burial and funeral expenses of veterans from $250 to $400. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 902-03)
Bill· SS. 2039 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1973
Revises the rule for recomputation of retired or retainer pay for members of the Armed Forces to reflect later active duty. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 1402 (a))
Bill· SS. 2027 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1973
Defines the term "veteran", for purposes of determining eligibility for benefits from the Veterans' Administration, to mean: a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom other than by a discharge imposed by a court-martial. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide to any claimant for any benefit under laws administered by the Veterans' Administrator a list of such documentary information and other evidence which the claimant will likely need to support his claim. Provides that the Administrator shall recognize any individual admitted to practice law before the highest court in any State or the District of Columbia to act as an agent or attorney in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of any claim under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration. Describes the procedure for review of a case by the Board of Veterans' Appeals and for appeals from the decision of such Board.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 34 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1973
Declares it to be the sense of the Congress that (1) the Department of Defense should implement a 10 percent reduction of its comsumption of petroleum products except where such reductions would be directly related to the national security including essential training programs; and (2) the Secretary of Defense should within 30 days after the passage of this resolution notify in writing the Armed Services Committee of the Senate and the Armed Forces Committee of the House of Representatives of his plan for implementation of such resolution.
Bill· HRH.R. 8865 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1973
Central Security Review Office Act - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President a Central Security Review Office. Provides that the Director of such office shall conduct continuing surveys and inspections of the administration of underlying laws, orders, and regulations, and the practices and procedures employed by executive agencies, to carry into effect loyalty and security programs. States that such surveys shall include specified studies. Requires the Director to compile and maintain appropriate statistical records with respect to the results of each loyalty and security program administered or supervised by executive agencies. States that the Director shall receive, investigate, and evaluate complaints made on behalf of Federal employees by recognized labor or employee organizations with respect to the administration of loyalty and security programs by executive agencies, and shall receive, investigate, and evaluate complaints made by Government contractors and labor organizations with respect to the requirements imposed under relevant security programs. States that the Director shall promulgate such rules and regulations as he may determine to be necessary to provide for the uniform, effective, and economical administration of the loyalty and security programs. Requires the Director to submit an annual report to the President and to the Congress concerning the operations of the Office.
Bill· HRH.R. 8862 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1973
Makes rules governing the use of the Armed Forces of the United States in the absence of a declaration of war by the Congress of the United States or of a military attack upon the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 8846 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1973
Defines the term "veteran", for purposes of determining eligibility for benefits under the Veterans Administration, to mean: a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom other than by a discharge imposed by a court-martial. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide to any claimant for any benefit under law administered by the Veterans' Administrator a list of such documentary information and other evidence which the claimant will likely need to support his claim. Provides that the Administrator shall recognize any individual admitted to practice law before the highest court in any State or the District of Columbia to act as an agent or attorney in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of any claim under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration. Describes the procedure for review of a case by the Board of Veterans' Appeals and for appeals from the decision of such Board.
Bill· HRH.R. 8830 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1973
Provides, for the purposes of veteran's educational assistance payments, that vocational school attendance certification requirements shall be treated the same as college attendance certification requirements. (Amends 38 U.S.C. 1708(a))
Bill· SS. 2023 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1973
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to make loans to veterans for the acquisition of lots on which to place mobile homes owned by such veterans.
Bill· HRH.R. 8819 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1973
Provides that interest accrued on or after September 1, 1966 on specified special savings deposits of prisoners of war and other missing members of the armed forces shall be exempt from Federal taxation under the laws of the United States. (Adds 10 U.S.C. 1035(f)(1),(2))
Bill· HRH.R. 8799 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1973
Specifies the circumstances under which the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may pay for care and treatment rendered to veterans by private hospitals in emergencies. (Adds 38 U.S.C. 625(a))