Veterans Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1981

Summary

Extends from December 31, 1981, to September 30, 1982, the authority of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to contract for hospital care or medical services in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands without reference to patient loads or incidence of provision of medical services for veterans treated by the Veterans' Administration in the contiguous 48 states.

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Timeline

1. 8 April 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 April 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 30 April 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

4. 4 May 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from OMB.

   Source: Committee

5. 5 May 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from OMB.

   Source: Committee

6. 13 May 1981

   Reported

   Committee on Veterans. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

   Source: Committee

7. 15 May 1981

   Calendars

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 113.

   Source: Calendars

8. 15 May 1981

   Reported

   Committee on Veterans. Reported to Senate by Senator Simpson under the authority of the order of May 13, 81 favorably with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 97-89.

   Source: Committee

9. 15 May 1981

   Reported

   Committee on Veterans. Reported to Senate by Senator Simpson under the authority of the order of May 13, 81 favorably with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 97-89.

   Source: Committee

10. 15 June 1981

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

11. 16 June 1981

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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Documents

3 official files

• Indefinitely postponed in Senate

  summary · EN · 16 June 1981

  Open at official source

• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 15 May 1981

  Open at official source

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Sponsors

• Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Veterans' Health Care, Training, and Small Business Loan Act of 1981
• related to → Comprehensive Vietnam and Post-Vietnam-Era Veterans Readjustment, Recruitment, and Retention Assistance Act of 1981
• related to → Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Amendments of 1981
• related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of Vietnam era veterans' eligibility for readjustment counseling and related mental health services.
• related to → A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend authority to provide contract hospital care and medical services in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
• amends ← To provide medical care for veterans exposed to Agent Orange.
• amends ← To provide for comprehensive studies and literature reviews of health hazards and reproductive abnormalities potentially affecting Vietnam veterans and their children.
• amends ← Increasing the maximum amount of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance from $20,000 to $35,000.
• amends ← SAMDT 59
• amends ← To extend for three years the period in which Vietnam era veterans may request readjustment counseling and related mental health services.
• amends ← To limit to toxic substances found in herbicides, defoliants, and malaria preventatives the toxic substances to which exposure may provide a Vietnam veteran with eligibility for care for a disability linked to such exposure, and to provide a termination date for the care authorized to be provided.
• amends ← Providing that an alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disability from which the eligible person has recovered shall not be considered to be the result of willful misconduct.
• amends ← To authorize expressly further expansion of the scope of an epidemiological study regarding veterans exposed to Agent Orange.