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| 100-hconres-397 | 100 | hconres | 397 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Veterans' Administration should develop and construct a full-service outpatient clinic in the area of Youngstown, Ohio. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-10-21 | 1988-10-21 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Veterans Administration should develop and construct a full-service outpatient clinic in the area of Youngstown, Ohio. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 100-hr-5573 | 100 | hr | 5573 | A bill to require the President to submit a report to Congress under the War Powers Resolution whenever members of the Armed Forces are paid hostile fire pay in an area declared a hostile fire zone by the Secretary of Defense. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-10-21 | 1988-11-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 0 | Requires the President to submit a report to the Congress under the War Powers Resolution whenever members of the armed forces are paid hostile fire pay in an area declared a hostile zone by the Secretary of Defense. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hr-5577 | 100 | hr | 5577 | A bill to authorize the issuance of prisoner-of-war medals to members of the crew of the U.S.S. Pueblo who were captured by North Korea. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-10-21 | 1988-10-21 | Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2] | KS | D | S000477 | 0 | Provides that crew members of the U.S.S. Pueblo, who were taken prisoner and held captive by North Korea in January of 1968, shall be eligible for prisoner-of-war medals, notwithstanding specified limitations regarding the awarding of such medals. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hr-5540 | 100 | hr | 5540 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that employees of the Department of Defense who are captured and held captive during military operations shall be eligible to receive the prisoner-of-war medal. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-10-19 | 1988-10-19 | Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38] | CA | R | D000435 | 0 | Provides that Department of Defense employees who are held captive during certain military operations shall be eligible to receive the prisoner-of-war medal. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-s-2899 | 100 | s | 2899 | A bill to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to construct a medical research center for the Veteran's Administration and the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-10-14 | 1988-10-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to construct a medical research center at the Veterans Administration Medical Center and the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. Provides that such construction may be carried out only if the Administrator, the President of the Medical University, and the Governor of South Carolina enter into a funding agreement to require the Administrator to pay one-half of the cost of constructing and equipping the center and the State of South Carolina and the Medical University to pay the other half of such cost. Authorizes the Administrator to accept payments from the State of South Carolina and the Medical University to defray such costs. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the President of the Medical University that provides for joint ownership, management, and use of the center. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 100-s-2900 | 100 | s | 2900 | Defense Acquisition Improvement Amendments of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-10-14 | 1988-10-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 1 | Defense Acquisition Improvement Amendments of 1988 - Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition to establish an annual program for review, revision, and implementation of regulations affecting the Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition process. Requires the first annual program to commence by February 1, 1989. Directs the Under Secretary to ensure that final regulations on the following matters are prescribed by June 1, 1989: (1) controls over advisory and assistance services acquired by contract; (2) standards and procedures to ensure that audits of DOD contractors' internal operations are complete and independently-conducted; (3) procedures that eliminate duplicative oversight actions and requirements; (4) revised Defense Acquisition Regulation Council procedures to ensure that primary council actions are assigned to employees of the Office of the Under Secretary, that completion dates are specified for such actions, and that the Under Secretary is informed of delays in actions; (5) appropriate coverage of subcontractors under suspension and debarment procedures; (6) requirements for verification of contractors' assertions of a catalog pricing exemption for contracts in excess of $1,000,000 and authority for a price adjustment in such contracts if such assertions are invalid; (7) implementation of revised work measurement standards to improve productivity and efficiency of contractor operations; (8) implementation of revised cost estimating systems; and (9) guidance to ensure that DOD obtains cost data in connection with split-source procurement contracts and that a defective pricing recovery clause is included in such contracts. Declares that the Under Secretary is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense on the resource allocation implications of all acquisition programs. Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations which require each person submitting a bid for a covered contract to certify that no information relating to such bid was obtained from a Federal employee which: (1) wa… | 2025-08-28T20:06:02Z | |
| 100-hr-5516 | 100 | hr | 5516 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the President award the Legion of Merit to any member of the Armed Forces who has received three or more Purple Hearts. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-10-12 | 1988-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] | NJ | D | T000317 | 0 | Requires the President to award the Legion of Merit to any member of the armed forces who has received three or more Purple Hearts. Directs the President, within two years of enactment of this Act, to award the Legion of Merit to any person who, between September 8, 1939, and the date of enactment of this Act, has received three or more Purple Hearts. Provides that if any such person dies before the award of the Legion of Merit, such award may be presented to the representative of such person, as designated by the President. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hr-5481 | 100 | hr | 5481 | A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to disclose all biological agents used in (or the subject of) research, development, testing, or evaluation which is conducted under the Biological Defense Research Program. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-10-06 | 1988-10-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Research and Development. | House | Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2] | UT | D | O000156 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of Defense, no later than 60 days after the end of a fiscal year, to publish a list in the Federal Register of all biological agents studied or used in, or the subject of, research under the Biological Defense Research Program during such fiscal year. Exempts from the list agents whose disclosure would involve classified information. Requires the Secretary to prepare a classified list and submit such list to the Congress no later than the publication date of the unclassified list for such fiscal year. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hconres-379 | 100 | hconres | 379 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the current fraternization policies of the Armed Forces of the United States. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-09-29 | 1988-10-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6] | MD | D | B001220 | 3 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) an outright prohibition on fraternization between members of the armed forces is not feasible; and (2) the Secretary of Defense should prepare a report which makes recommendations to the President and the Congress for changes in the fraternization policy of the armed forces that may be required to maintain a modern military force. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hr-5412 | 100 | hr | 5412 | A bill to allow the obsolete submarine United States ship Blenny to be transferred to the town of Ocean City, Maryland, before the expiration of the otherwise applicable 60-day congressional review period. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-09-28 | 1988-10-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials. | House | Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1] | MD | D | D000593 | 0 | Allows the obsolete submarine U.S.S. Blenny to be transferred by the Secretary of the Navy to Ocean City, Maryland, before the expiration of the otherwise-applicable 60-day congressional review period. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hr-5415 | 100 | hr | 5415 | A bill to allow the obsolete submarine ex-Croaker (ex-SS-246) to be transferred to the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Servicemen's Park in Buffalo, New York, before the expiration of the otherwise applicable 60-day congressional review period. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-09-28 | 1988-10-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials. | House | Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-33] | NY | D | N000163 | 2 | Allows the obsolete submarine ex-Croaker to be transferred to the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Servicemen's Park in Buffalo, New York, before the expiration of the otherwise applicable 60-day congressional review period. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hjres-659 | 100 | hjres | 659 | A joint resolution designating El Paseo de las Flores Pedestrian Promenade and Hispanic Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Los Angeles, California, as the "Hispanic Vietnam Veterans National Memorial". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-09-20 | 1988-09-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials. | House | Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] | CA | D | R000485 | 0 | Designates the site known as El Paseo de las Flores Pedestrian Promenade and Hispanic Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Los Angeles, California, as a national memorial to Hispanic Americans who served in the Vietnam conflict. Declares that the memorial shall be known as the Hispanic Vietnam Veterans National Memorial. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 100-s-2808 | 100 | s | 2808 | A bill to amend section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, to permit service-connected disabled veterans who are retired members of the Armed Forces to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay after a reduction of 80 percent in either the amount of compensation or retired pay. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-09-19 | 1988-09-23 | Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB, Defense Department. | Senate | Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] | HI | D | M000250 | 8 | Permits certain veterans with service-connected disabilities who are retired members of the uniformed services to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay, after a reduction of 80 percent in either the amount of compensation or the retired pay. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 100-hr-5288 | 100 | hr | 5288 | Veterans' Judicial Review Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-09-14 | 1988-10-03 | Other Measure S.11 Passed House in Lieu. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 28 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #378 (400-0)) Veterans' Judicial Review Act - Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to decide all questions of law and fact necessary to a decision affecting the provision of benefits to veterans and their dependents and survivors. Provides that, with limited exceptions, the decisions of the Administrator in this regard shall be final and conclusive and may not be reviewed by any other official or court. Directs the Attorney General, when requested by the Administrator, to provide the Administrator with advice or opinions with regard to any question of law arising under the Constitution or under any law other than a law providing benefits for veterans and their survivors and dependents. Directs the Administrator to ensure that VA rulemaking and judicial review comply with relevant provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Provides for judicial review of VA decisions. Revises provisions relating to the payment by the Administrator of fees to attorneys handling veterans' benefits claims. Revises provisions relating to the establishment and jurisdiction of the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Renames such body the Court of Veterans Appeals. Provides the Court with exclusive jurisdiction to consider all questions involving benefits under laws administered by the VA. Outlines procedural provisions for the Court with respect to: (1) the fee for filing a petition; (2) representation of parties and fee agreements; (3) rules of practice, procedure, and evidence; (4) the administration of oaths and procurement of testimony; (5) the filing of notice of disagreement and appeal; (6) witness fees; (7) hearings; (8) decisions; (9) availability of proceedings; and (10) the publication of reports. Outlines further administrative provisions with respect to: (1) employees and expenditures of the Court; and (2) certain fees associated with proceedings brought before the Court. Outlines provisions for the determination of the date when a decision of the Court becomes final, wit… | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 100-hr-5301 | 100 | hr | 5301 | A bill to provide for the transfer of certain real property at the Alvin C. York Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Rutherford County, Tennessee, to the State of Tennessee, for use as a State Veterans nursing care facility. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-09-14 | 1988-09-14 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] | TN | D | G000309 | 0 | Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to transfer specified lands of the Alvin C. York Veterans' Administration Medical Center to the State of Tennessee for use solely as a State veterans nursing care facility. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 100-hr-5286 | 100 | hr | 5286 | A bill to amend title 10, United State Code, to allow certain institutions that provide treatment for heart and lung conditions to receive reimbursement under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-09-13 | 1988-09-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to exempt a patient from paying his share of charges for inpatient medical and dental care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) if the hospital to which the patient is admitted does not impose a legal obligation on any of its patients to pay for inpatient care. Permits the Secretary to make payments for a charge for services submitted under a plan contracted for under CHAMPUS to a hospital that does not impose a legal obligation on any of its patients to pay for such services. States that such payments may not exceed the average amount paid for comparable services in the geographic area in which such hospital is located. Requires the Secretary to review the billing practices of hospitals receiving such payments to ensure that such practices are not increasing the Government's costs. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hr-5273 | 100 | hr | 5273 | A bill to award a congressional gold medal to the family of Brigadier General Herbert Wassom in honor of the late Brigadier General Herbert Wassom. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-09-09 | 1988-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. | House | Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5] | FL | R | M000350 | 34 | Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal to the family of Brigadier General Herbert Wassom in recognition of the dedicated public service of General Wassom. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for the sale of bronze duplicates of the medal. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-hr-5221 | 100 | hr | 5221 | Veterans' Home Loan Mortgage Indemnity Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-08-11 | 1988-09-30 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 5 | (Measure passed House, amended) Veterans' Home Loan Mortgage Indemnity Act of 1988 - Establishes a Veterans Administration Mortgage Indemnity Fund. Provides that the Indemnity Fund shall be available to the Administrator of Veterans Affairs for all operations with respect to guaranteed or insured VA housing loans for which fees are collected, other than loans for property which has been disposed of by veteran to a purchaser who will assume liability for such loan. Provides that the following sums shall be credited to the Indemnity Fund: (1) all fees collected from such housing loans, other than loans for property which has been disposed of by the veteran to a purchaser who will assume liability for such loan; (2) .25 percent of the original amount of all loans for which a fee is collected for the first three fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year in which such fee is collected; (3) all collections or principal and interest and the proceeds from property held or disposed of with respect to such loans; and (4) all income from investments of the Indemnity Fund that are required to be made by the Secretary of the Treasury in obligations of the United States. Increases the fee for a VA housing loan to 1.25 percent of the total loan amount. Provides that the following fees shall be collected: (1) one percent of the total loan amount with respect to housing loans obtained which are in default; and (2) .75 percent of the total loan amount with respect to loans for purchase or construction for which a down payment of at least five percent of the total purchase price or construction costs has been made. Provides for the waiver of such fees for veterans who are receiving compensation and whose disability is rated at least 30 percent. Provides that the provision prohibiting fee collection with respect to all loans closed after September 30, 1989, shall apply after such date only to loans which are in default or loans for property which has been disposed of to another purchaser. Provides that any veteran who pays a… | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 100-hr-5222 | 100 | hr | 5222 | A bill to amend section 324 of title 32, United States Code, to permit the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force to defer the discharge of an officer of the National Guard when such officer becomes 64 years of age. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-08-11 | 1988-08-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. McCandless, Alfred A. (Al) [R-CA-37] | CA | R | M000306 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force to defer the required discharge of an officer at 64 years of age when such deferment is in the interest of the National Guard. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hr-5235 | 100 | hr | 5235 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to remove a limitation relating to the payment of pension to veterans furnished hospital care by the Veterans' Administration on a long-term basis. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-08-11 | 1988-08-11 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] | OH | D | A000214 | 0 | Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to remove a limitation on pension payments to veterans without spouses or children who are receiving Veterans Administration hospital care for a period of over three months. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 100-s-2732 | 100 | s | 2732 | Department of Defense Acquisition Reorganization Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-08-11 | 1988-08-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 0 | Department of Defense Acquisition Reorganization Act of 1988 - Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, in planning for the acquisition of a weapon system, to: (1) consult with the Secretaries of the military departments and heads of appropriate defense agencies with regard to the need for such system; (2) have final decisionmaking authority for the research to be conducted for such system and for the system to be acquired for the Department of Defense (DOD); (3) carry out functions relating to the research and production of such system; and (4) be the sole DOD representative in negotiating with private sector representatives in the acquisition of such system. Requires the Under Secretary to determine funding priorities for the acquisition of such systems and to submit to the Secretary of Defense a proposed appropriation request reflecting such priorities. Establishes within DOD a Defense Acquisition Agency (DAA) to be headed by the Under Secretary. Specifies that the Under Secretary shall conduct weapon system acquisition through such agency. Directs the Secretary to establish by regulations a personnel system for civilian personnel within DAA. Outlines information to be included in such regulations. Allows the Secretary to exempt civilian personnel from any otherwise applicable competitive service requirements. Requires the Secretary to make appointments to DAA from the best-qualified civilian applicants. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a merit pay system for employees of DAA as the Secretary deems appropriate. Provides for the assignment of DAA employees. Provides that members of the armed forces may be detailed to DAA. Terminates the procurement authority of the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force. Directs the Secretary of each military department and the head of each defense agency to determine the procurement needs of such department or agency and report such needs to the Under Secretary. Provides that such procurement needs may n… | 2025-08-28T20:06:10Z | |
| 100-s-2734 | 100 | s | 2734 | A bill to require the construction of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor members of the Armed Forces who served in World War II and to commemorate United States participation in that conflict. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-08-11 | 1988-08-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 17 | Directs the American Battle Monuments Commission to construct a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor World War II veterans and commemorate U.S. participation in that conflict. Requires the Commission to plan, design, and oversee such construction. Establishes the World War II Memorial Advisory Board to: (1) promote and encourage donation of private funds for the construction of such memorial; and (2) recommend the site and assist the Commission in selecting the design for such memorial. Authorizes the Commission to solicit private contributions for the construction of such memorial. Authorizes assistance from specified Federal departments and agencies. Authorizes Federal property to be transferred to the Commission and authorizes the Commission to purchase suitable property within the District of Columbia for the establishment of such memorial. Absolves the United States from any liability for any expense incurred for the construction of such memorial. Provides that the maintenance of such memorial and the surrounding grounds shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior. Provides that all requirements and authority established in this Act shall lapse unless: (1) the construction of the memorial is commenced within five years after enactment of this Act; and (2) funds are certified to be available, prior to such construction, to insure completion of the memorial. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-s-2738 | 100 | s | 2738 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide grant assistance for the establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans' cemeteries owned by Indian tribes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-08-11 | 1988-08-19 | Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 1 | Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions concerning aid to States for establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans' cemeteries to extend such aid to cemeteries owned by Indian tribes. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 100-s-2749 | 100 | s | 2749 | Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-08-11 | 1988-10-24 | Became Public Law No: 100-526. | Senate | Sen. Stennis, John C. [D-MS] | MS | D | S000852 | 2 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 100-1071) Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act - Title I: Additional Fiscal Year 1989 Authorization Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the following purposes: (1) barracks modernization at Fort Bliss, Texas; (2) the construction of defense access roads at the New Cumberland Army Depot, Pennsylvania; (3) military construction projects at Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas; and (4) family housing at Helemano Military Reservation in Hawaii. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years beginning after FY 1988 for National Guard and Reserve military construction and land acquisition projects in specified amounts at specified locations. Limits the obligation of funds for the Army Air Defense system. Revises provisions relating to multiyear procurement authority to allow the President to request from the Congress relief from the requirement of a certain cost savings that must occur before such a contract is authorized to be entered into. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 to require a certain report under such Act to be submitted to the Appropriations Committees of the Congress in addition to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. Authorizes the President to extend the term of office for the officer serving as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff until June 1, 1989. Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct an independent assessment of Army and Air Force studies and analyses of close air support aircraft alternatives for meeting U.S. military requirements for the period between the assessment and the year 2000, and beyond. Outlines administrative provisions concerning: (1) an operational test plan for a competitive fly-off of aircraft for the close air support mission; (2) the transfer from the Air Force to the Army of the close air support mission; and (3) reports required from the Secretary to the Armed Services and Appropriations Committees on such close air support alterna… | 2022-12-13T14:56:44Z | |
| 100-hr-5146 | 100 | hr | 5146 | A bill to direct the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to conduct a pilot program for the provision of assistive monkeys to quadriplegic veterans. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-08-03 | 1988-08-03 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] | MA | D | K000110 | 17 | Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to conduct pilot programs during FY 1989, 1990, and 1991 under which the Administrator provides payments for, and otherwise facilitates the provision of, assistive monkeys to certain veterans who have service-connected disabilities and are quadriplegic. Provides funding for the cost of developing and training such monkeys. Requires the Administrator to: (1) evaluate the costs, benefits, and effectiveness of such pilot program; and (2) report to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees the results of such evaluation and the Administrator's estimate of financial savings (if any) to veterans with such monkeys due to reduced costs for the retaining of attendants for such veterans. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 100-hr-5153 | 100 | hr | 5153 | A bill to designate the Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Alexandria, Louisiana, as the "Gillis Long Veterans' Administration Medical Center". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-08-03 | 1988-08-03 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3] | LA | D | T000058 | 4 | Designates the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Alexandria, Louisiana, as the Gillis Long Veterans Administration Medical Center. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 100-s-2675 | 100 | s | 2675 | Veterans' Agent Orange and Vietnam Service Disabilities Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-08-01 | 1988-08-05 | Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB, Health and Human Services Department, U.S. Air Force. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 17 | Veterans' Agent Orange and Vietnam Service Disabilities Act of 1988 - Title I: Agent Orange Presumptions, Research, and Outreach Matters - Creates a presumption that, for the purposes of wartime disability compensation for Vietnam veterans, the following diseases shall be considered to have been incurred in, or aggravated by, active military, naval, or air service in Vietnam during the Vietnam era: (1) non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; (2) soft-tissue sarcoma; and (3) a disease that is determined by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to be reasonably associated with the known biological effects of dioxin or other toxic herbicides used in Vietnam and that is listed in regulations which the Administrator of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe for purposes of this Act. Provides that Vietnam veterans who have diseases that are associated with such herbicides shall be presumed to have been exposed during such service unless: (1) the results of credible laboratory tests indicate that the level of dioxin or other toxic agent in the veteran's serum is within the range of levels considered normal for veterans who served during the Vietnam era but did not serve in Vietnam; and (2) the service records of any such veteran indicate that the veteran did not participate extensively in tactical operations in Vietnam. Provides that such presumption is otherwise non-rebuttable. Authorizes the Administrator, for purposes of this Act, to require a veteran to submit to a blood test to determine the level of dioxin or other toxic agent in such veteran's serum. Directs the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) or another appropriate nonprofit private scientific organization to determine the normal range of serum dioxin or other toxic agent levels. Authorizes the Administrator to apply the presumption that diseases associated with toxic agents in veterans who were exposed to such agents in Vietnam were incurred or aggravated by such service, to veterans who served actively outside of Vietnam dur… | 2025-08-28T20:07:41Z | |
| 100-s-2670 | 100 | s | 2670 | A bill to exclude Agent Orange settlement payments from countable income and resources under Federal mean-tested programs. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-07-29 | 1988-08-03 | Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB, Health and Human Services Department, Agriculture Department. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 2 | Excludes Agent Orange settlement payments from income or resources in determining eligibility for benefits under any Federal or federally assisted program. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 100-hr-5114 | 100 | hr | 5114 | Veterans' Health-Care Programs Amendments of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-07-28 | 1988-09-26 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 9 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #333 (406-0)) Veterans' Health-Care Programs Amendments of 1988 - Title I: Personnel Provisions - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to provide special pay for nurses (as is currently provided to physicians and dentists) in a specified amount (depending on full- or part-time employment) upon the execution of a written agreement to complete a specified period of service with the Department of Medicine and Surgery (the Department) of the Veterans Administration (VA). Directs the Administrator, in addition to such special pay, to provide incentive special pay to Department nurses for: (1) tenure of service within the Department of two years or more but less than five years; (2) tenure of service within the Department of five years or more: (3) service in intensive care units, critical care units, emergency rooms, operating rooms, or in nursing specialties for which recruitment and retention of qualified nurses is difficult; (4) service in a specific geographic location in which it is especially difficult to recruit and retain qualified nurses; and (5) service in a head nurse position. Directs the Administrator to provide such incentive special pay, under the same criteria, for eligible part-time nurses employed in the Department. Provides that the agreement required for the payment of special pay may only be entered into if the nurse is a registered nurse and an employee of the Department whose duty assignments involve direct patient care. Provides specified amounts (per annum) of such special incentive pay for qualified nurses within the Department. Extends premium pay for nurses for work performed during certain hours or for overtime work to licensed practical or vocational nurses and nurse assistants of the Department. Excludes Department employees appointed and paid under general Federal provisions governing appointments in the competitive service from any Federal veterans' benefits provisions limiting employment outside of the VA. Includes nurses who are r… | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 100-hr-5091 | 100 | hr | 5091 | A bill to prohibit the procurement by the Secretary of the Army of additional trucks under the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMIT) program. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-07-26 | 1988-08-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems. | House | Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] | IN | D | J000033 | 1 | Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from procuring trucks under the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks program in excess of the number under contract by the Secretary on the date of enactment of this Act. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hr-5048 | 100 | hr | 5048 | Independent Procurement Corps Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-07-14 | 1988-07-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations. | House | Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] | CA | D | B000711 | 18 | Independent Procurement Corps Act of 1988 - Title I: Independent Procurement Corps - Establishes as an agency in the executive branch the Independent Procurement Corps, to be headed by a Director appointed by the President. Outlines provisions concerning requirements for staffing, education, training, and pay. Outlines duties of the Corps, including the following: (1) receiving information, analysis, and advice from officers of the armed forces with regard to the need and justification for major defense systems; (2) consulting with such officers about such need and justification but having the final authority over which systems are to be researched, developed, and produced; (3) carrying out functions and relevant acquisition regulations of the Department of Defense (DOD) relating to the research, development, and production of major systems; (4) operating as the sole negotiator with representatives of the private sector doing business with DOD; and (5) determining funding priorities and submitting to the President each fiscal year an appropriations request reflecting those priorities. Provides Corps personnel limitations, prohibiting a person from serving as Director if such person has been employed by a defense contractor or has served as an officer of the armed forces during the five years preceding nomination as Director. Prohibits a former Director from accepting compensation for five years after leaving office from any company under contract with DOD during the period such person served as Director. Provides similar three-year limitations for staff members of the Corps. Requires the Director to submit to the President, the Congress, and the Secretary of Defense annual reports on the activities of the Corps. Provides that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition shall be the chief liaison between DOD and the Corps for purposes of communicating the views of the Department on acquisition matters relating to major systems. Terminates certain duties of the Under Secretary that are transferred to the… | 2025-08-28T20:09:14Z | |
| 100-hr-5068 | 100 | hr | 5068 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the tolling of delimiting periods for receipt of veterans' educational benefits in the case of certain veterans with an alcohol or drug dependence or abuse condition. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-07-14 | 1988-07-14 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5] | IL | D | L000342 | 36 | Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to provide for the tolling of the ten-year delimiting period for educational and rehabilitative assistance to veterans when an alcohol or drug dependence or abuse condition exists and the veteran is under recognized treatment for such condition. Outlines limits to the extension of such delimiting period. Makes similar extensions of such tolling period for alcohol or drug dependence or abuse conditions recognized and treated in connection with the following programs: (1) rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities; (2) educational assistance for post-Vietnam era veterans; (3) educational assistance for Vietnam-era veterans; and (4) educational assistance for veterans' survivors and dependents. Outlines limits to the extension of the delimiting period in each case. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 100-hr-5089 | 100 | hr | 5089 | Coast Guard Environmental Compliance Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-07-14 | 1988-07-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 3 | Coast Guard Environmental Compliance Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a program of environmental compliance and restoration at Coast Guard facilities, including identification, investigation, and cleanup of contamination, correction of other environmental damage, and demolition and removal of unsafe buildings and structures. Directs the Secretary to take action with respect to sites formerly, as well as sites currently, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, subject to exception, to pay fees and charges imposed by State authorities for permit services for the disposal of hazardous substances to the same extent that nongovernmental entities are required to pay. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with any Federal, State, or local government agency for services regarding off-site contamination. Makes the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) relating to response action contractors apply to contractors who carry out response actions under these provisions. Establishes in the Coast Guard the Coast Guard Environmental Compliance Account, to consist of: (1) all sums appropriated to carry out the Secretary's environmental compliance under these or any other provisions of law; and (2) amounts recovered under specified provisions of CERCLA. Requires an annual report to the Congress describing the progress made in implementing this Act. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:09:06Z | |
| 100-hr-5036 | 100 | hr | 5036 | A bill to direct the Chief Medical Director of the Veterans' Administration to develop standard criteria for the treatment and diagnosis of post-traumatic-stress disorder (PTSD) and the training of those who counsel and treat the victims of PTSD, establish PTSD treatment teams at Veterans' Administration Medical Centers, and hire additional personnel to treat victims of PTSD. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-07-13 | 1988-07-13 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] | CT | D | G000120 | 20 | Directs the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Veterans Administration (VA) to develop minimum standard criteria for the treatment and diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to be applied uniformly to all VA medical centers. Directs the CMD, no later than three years after the enactment of this Act, to prescribe and publish such criteria in a mental health program guide. Outlines factors to be considered by the CMD when developing such criteria. Directs the CMD to develop criteria for the education, training, and evaluation of personnel whose duties include the counseling and treatment of veterans suffering from PTSD to be applied uniformly at all VA medical centers. Directs the CMD, no later than three years from the enactment of this Act, to prescribe and publish such criteria in a mental health program guide. Requires the CMD, in establishing such criteria, to consult with the Special Committee on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, established under the Veterans' Health Care Act of 1984. Directs the CMD to establish, at each VA medical center, a PTSD treatment team which shall be responsible for the counseling and treatment of veterans suffering from such disorder. Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to hire such additional personnel as necessary to establish such teams at each medical center. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 100-hr-5039 | 100 | hr | 5039 | Veterans' Reassurance Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-07-13 | 1988-09-08 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 2 | Veterans' Reassurance Act of 1988 - Title I: Claims Generally - Establishes new claims and adjudication procedures for veterans seeking benefits through the Veterans Administration (VA). Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, for the purpose of conducting a proceeding in connection with a claim for benefits, to administer oaths, examine witnesses, and receive evidence. Provides that any party in a proceeding before the Administrator shall be afforded the opportunity to: (1) examine and obtain copies of all documents to be used by the VA in such proceeding; (2) present witnesses and evidence; (3) present oral and written arguments; (4) submit rebuttal evidence; and (5) present medical opinion evidence and request the Administrator to seek advisory medical opinions. Provides that, when there exists in the evidence a substantial disagreement with respect to an issue material to the outcome of the proceeding, the Administrator shall determine whether there is an approximate balance of the evidence favoring and opposing a finding in favor of the claimant on such issue. Provides that if such a balance exists, the issue shall be determined in favor of the claimant. Provides that the procedures under this Act for the consideration of claims for benefits under laws administered by the VA shall be exclusive with respect to hearings, investigations, and proceedings for such claims. Requires the Administrator, in the case of a disallowance of a claim for benefits within the VA, to provide the claimant and the claimant's authorized representative, at each stage of the proceedings, written notice of the procedural rights of the claimant. Authorizes the Administrator to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses when necessary. Provides that a claim that has been disallowed shall be reopened and reconsidered by the Administrator upon the presentation of new and material evidence. Provides that communications between any claimant and any individual recognized as a representative, agent, attorney, or individ… | 2025-08-28T20:05:10Z | |
| 100-s-2621 | 100 | s | 2621 | Department of Defense Procurement Improvements Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-07-08 | 1988-07-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000366 | 0 | Department of Defense Procurement Improvements Act of 1988 - Revises the responsibilities of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition (the Under Secretary) to include the following: (1) the centralized procurement of all property and services within the Department of Defense (DOD); (2) the establishment and implementation of procurement policies for DOD; (3) all contract administration functions within DOD; and (4) the supervision, direction, and control of all competition advocates within DOD. Provides limited authority to the Under Secretary to delegate such responsibilities. Provides that the following functions shall come under the Office of the Under Secretary: (1) all DOD functions relating to the procurement of property and services; (2) all functions of the Defense Acquisition Regulation Council and the Defense Logistics Agency; and (3) all functions of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization for the Department of Defense. Directs the Secretary of Defense to appoint the Senior Acquisition Executive of each military department by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires each such Executive to report directly to the Under Secretary. Directs the Under Secretary to consult with the Inspector General of DOD when carrying out his or her contract audit responsibilities. Prohibits a contract from being entered into for the full-scale development of a major defense system or the procurement of a major system unless the Under Secretary has reviewed and approved the contract. Requires the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation to report directly to the Under Secretary. (Currently, the Director reports directly to the Secretary of Defense.) Directs each advocate for competition within a military department or a defense agency to transmit to the Under Secretary a report describing his or her activities during the preceding year. Places all DOD responsibilities regarding the cataloging and standardization of defense supplies in the hands of the Under Secretary (currently, such dutie… | 2025-08-28T20:05:28Z | |
| 100-s-2611 | 100 | s | 2611 | An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disclosure of income information to the Veterans' Administration for purposes of verifying information provided about their incomes by beneficiaries of programs under which income is relevant to eligibility; and to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect against the misuse of such information, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-07-06 | 1988-07-26 | Committee on Finance. Ordered favorably reported S. 2238 in lieu of this measure. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 0 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit disclosure to the Veterans Administration (VA) of income-related tax return information for the purpose of determining eligibility for specified veterans' pension and benefit programs. Amends Federal law to prohibit the Administrator of the VA from using this tax return information to terminate, deny, suspend, or reduce a person's benefits or services without first: (1) taking appropriate steps to verify independently the amount and accessibility of the income in question, and (2) providing the affected individual with notice and an opportunity to respond to the findings. Restricts the Administrator's right to verify or act upon information relating to disability compensation. Directs the Administrator to notify applicants for and recipients of VA benefits that income information they provide may be compared with tax return data. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 100-hr-4963 | 100 | hr | 4963 | Military Retirement Benefits Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-30 | 1988-07-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | D000586 | 40 | Military Retirement Benefits Check Delivery Assurance Act of 1988 - Requires the early mailing of benefit checks for military retired and retainer pay, Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan annuities, and military Survivor Benefit Plan annuities if the day regularly designated for the delivery of such checks falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. | 2025-08-28T20:08:50Z | |
| 100-hr-4950 | 100 | hr | 4950 | Department of Defense Acquisition Reorganization Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-29 | 1988-07-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations. | House | Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | H000547 | 64 | Department of Defense Acquisition Reorganization Act of 1988 - Establishes within the Department of Defense a Defense Acquisition Agency. Provides that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition shall be the head of such Agency. Specifies that the Agency shall be responsible for all functions of the Department of Defense (including the military departments) relating to acquisition of property and services (including construction). Terminates the procurement authority of the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force. Establishes in the Department of Defense a Defense Acquisition Corps (DAC) to be headed by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition. Requires the Secretary to make appointments to the DAC from the best-qualified civilian applicants and military personnel. Directs the Secretary to establish by regulation a personnel system for civilian personnel within the DAC. Outlines information to be included in such regulations. Allows the Secretary to exempt civilian personnel of the DAC from any otherwise applicable competitive service requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to establish by regulation a merit pay system for such members of the DAC as the Secretary deems appropriate. Provides for the assignment of members of the DAC. Requires the Secretary, not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, to: (1) review existing acquisition-related positions in the military departments to determine which positions should be included in the DAC; and (2) make appointments to such positions. Directs the Secretary of Defense to review each major defense acquisition program before such program proceeds into the stages of: (1) initial research and development; (2) full-scale development; and (3) production. Sets forth evaluations to be included in each review. Prohibits the Secretary or the Secretary of a military department from obligating or expending funds with respect to a stage of a major defense acquisition program unless the Secretary of Defens… | 2025-08-28T20:06:22Z | |
| 100-s-2583 | 100 | s | 2583 | Act to Convert Non-Physician Directors to the Senior Executive Service | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-28 | 1988-06-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 0 | Act to Convert Non-Physician Directors to the Senior Executive Service - Provides that certain non-physician directors of the Veterans Administration's Department of Medicine and Surgery shall be career appointees in the Senior Executive Service. | 2025-08-28T20:07:57Z | |
| 100-hr-4900 | 100 | hr | 4900 | Independent Defense Inspector General Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-23 | 1988-06-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] | CA | D | B000711 | 58 | Independent Defense Inspector General Act - Establishes the Office of the Defense Inspector General (Office) as an independent establishment within the executive branch. Provides that such office shall be headed by an Inspector General appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Specifies that the Inspector General shall not report to, or be subject to supervision by, the Secretary of Defense. Provides that the Inspector General shall appoint an Assistant Inspector General for Auditing and an Assistant Inspector General for Investigations. Specifies the various duties and responsibilities of the Inspector General, including: (1) providing policy direction for, and conducting and supervising audits and investigations relating to, the programs and operations of the Department of Defense; and (2) being the principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense for matters relating to the prevention and detection of fraud, waste, and abuse in the programs and operations of the Department of Defense. Requires the Inspector General, in carrying out the duties and responsibilities established under this Act, to: (1) give regard to the activities of the Comptroller General with a view toward avoiding duplication and insuring coordination and cooperation; (2) report to the Attorney General whenever reasonable grounds exist to believe there has been a violation of criminal law; and (3) carry out such duties and responsibilities in a manner that avoids compromising or endangering the national security. Requires the Inspector General to prepare semiannual reports concerning the activities of the Office and to furnish such reports to the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Sets forth administrative provisions concerning: (1) the authorities of the Inspector General to have access to records and documents of the Department of Defense; (2) the obtaining of information and assistance from other Federal agencies; and … | 2025-08-28T20:07:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4910 | 100 | hr | 4910 | Readiness Enhancement of Air Force Reserve Special Operations Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-23 | 1988-06-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Readiness. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] | FL | D | P000218 | 6 | Readiness Enhancement of Air Force Reserve Special Operations Act of 1988 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the operation and maintenance of a Special Operations Wing of the Air Force Reserve. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the operation and maintenance of the Directorate of the Department of Defense Task Force on Drug Law Enforcement. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress concerning plans to obligate and expend the funds appropriated pursuant to such authorizations. Specifies that such report shall include a description of proposed actions to: (1) consolidate, in a Special Operations Wing of the Air Force Reserve, command and control of Air Force Special Operations aircraft; and (2) provide aircraft and other resources to support activities of civilian law enforcement agencies relating to the enforcement of drug laws. | 2025-08-28T20:04:58Z | |
| 100-hres-483 | 100 | hres | 483 | A resolution honoring the 24th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-23 | 1988-10-21 | Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | H000367 | 105 | Declares that the House of Representatives honors the 24th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army for its service to the United States. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 100-hr-4891 | 100 | hr | 4891 | A bill to direct the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard to make full use of all available and qualified resources, including the Coast Guard Auxiliary and individuals licensed by the Secretary pursuant to section 8904(b) of title 46, United States Code, in rendering aid in nonemergency cases, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-22 | 1988-06-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation. | House | Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1] | FL | D | H001018 | 5 | Amends Federal law concerning the Coast Guard's powers with regard to saving life and property to direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to make full use of all available and qualified resources, including the Coast Guard Auxiliary and individuals licensed to operate towing vessels, in rendering aid in nonemergency cases. Amends the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1982 to direct the Commandant to review policies and procedures for towing and salvage of disabled vessels to minimize Coast Guard competition or interference, other than by the Coast Guard Auxiliary, with private towing activities or other commercial enterprises. (Current law contains the same provision, but without reference to the Coast Guard Auxiliary.) | 2021-06-10T21:38:46Z | |
| 100-hr-4870 | 100 | hr | 4870 | A bill to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to construct a statue at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in honor and recognition of the women of the United States who served in the Vietnam conflict. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-21 | 1988-06-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials. | House | Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] | CT | D | G000120 | 80 | Authorizes the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to construct a commemorative statue within the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to recognize and honor the women of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam war. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to select a site for the statue within the Memorial. Makes the design proposal subject to the approval of the Secretary, the National Planning Commission, and the Commission of Fine Arts. Prohibits the United States and the District of Columbia from paying any expense of constructing the statue. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) it is fitting and appropriate that such a statue be constructed at the site of the Vietnam Memorial; (2) the Secretary and each of the Commissions should give consideration to the sense of Congress that such a statue should be constructed at that site; and (3) after the addition of such statue no further commemorative works should be added to the Memorial. Requires the Secretary and Administrator of General Services to prepare, transmit to the Congress, and update periodically a list and a description of those commemorative works which have been completed and are located in the District of Columbia and its environs. Prohibits any significant modification to any commemorative work located in the District of Columbia and its environs unless specifically authorized by the Congress. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 100-hr-4881 | 100 | hr | 4881 | A bill to prohibit the establishment of parking fees at Arlington National Cemetery. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-21 | 1988-06-21 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] | NY | R | S000675 | 11 | Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from establishing or collecting any fees for parking at Arlington National Cemetery. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 100-hr-4861 | 100 | hr | 4861 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for grants for State veterans' cemeteries. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-20 | 1988-07-13 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 36 | Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989-1993 for grants to States for the establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans' cemeteries. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 100-s-2521 | 100 | s | 2521 | A bill to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to conduct a study of the prevalence and incidence of certain psychological problems among Asian-American and Polynesian-American Vietnam Veterans. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-16 | 1988-06-17 | Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] | HI | D | M000250 | 1 | Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study of the prevalence and incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological problems among Asian-American and Polynesian-American Vietnam veterans. Sets forth the methodology to be used in conducting such study. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress by October 1, 1990, concerning the results of such study. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 100-s-2511 | 100 | s | 2511 | A bill to establish a pilot program for providing assistance to certain veterans who have service-connected disabilities and are quadriplegic, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-14 | 1988-07-19 | Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 0 | Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to conduct pilot programs during FY 1989, 1990, and 1991 under which the Administrator: (1) provides assistive monkeys to certain veterans who have service-connected disabilities and are quadriplegic and facilitates the provision of such monkeys to other veterans who are quadriplegic; and (2) provides dogs specially trained to provide hearing assistance to deaf individuals to certain veterans with service-connected hearing impairments, if the Administrator determines that the Veterans Administration is not currently authorized to provide such dogs. Requires the Administrator to: (1) determine the costs, benefits, and effectiveness of such pilot program; and (2) report to the Congress the results of such evaluation and the Administrator's views on the relationship between the provision of such a monkey and the payment of an aid and attendance allowance or an annual pension based on the need for aid and attendance. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 100-hr-4781 | 100 | hr | 4781 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1989 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-10 | 1988-10-01 | Became Public Law No: 100-463. | House | Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4] | FL | D | C000321 | 0 | (Senate receded and concurred in certain House amendments with amendments) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1989 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1989 for military and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY 1989 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and the defense agencies, including their respective reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guards. Appropriates funds for the Army's National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, the Court of Military Appeals, environmental restoration (including a transfer of funds), and for humanitarian assistance. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 1989 for the procurement by the Army of aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, and ammunition, and for other procurement. Appropriates funds to the Navy for procurement of aircraft and weapons, for shipbuilding and conversion, and for other procurement. Appropriates funds for Marine Corps procurement. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Air Force of aircraft and missiles and for other procurement. Appropriates funds for: (1) National Guard and Reserve equipment; (2) procurement by the defense agencies; and (3) Defense Production Act purchases. Title IV: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1989 for research, development, test, and evaluation by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and defense agencies (including a transfer of funds for the latter). Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to specified congressional committees on funds not requested but made available under this Act to only one identified educational institution for a program, project, or activity. Prohibits the expenditure of such funds for 90 days after such committees receive such report. Appropriates funds for the expenses of the Deputy Under Secretary of … | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 100-hr-4766 | 100 | hr | 4766 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide financial assistance for the operation and maintenance of State veterans' cemeteries, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-08 | 1988-06-08 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | S000762 | 0 | Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to make grants to States to defray the expenses of operating and maintaining veterans' cemeteries. Sets a maximum yearly grant limit for each State. Makes States ineligible to receive both operation and maintenance grants and a plot allowance for the burial of certain veterans in State veterans' cemeteries. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 100-hr-4770 | 100 | hr | 4770 | A bill to provide for the availability of additional Navy airborne early warning systems to the Coast Guard for use in drug interdiction. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-08 | 1988-06-21 | For Further Action See H.R.4658. | House | Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] | NY | D | H000670 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Navy to make available to the Secretary of Transportation three naval radar surveillance aircraft for drug interdiction activities of the Coast Guard. Requires these provisions to be carried out subject to provisions of Federal law relating to military cooperation with civilian law enforcement officials, except that the Secretary of Defense may not require reimbursement for making the aircraft available. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-s-2476 | 100 | s | 2476 | A bill to designate the outpatient clinic of the Veterans' Administration to be on New Jersey State Route 70 in Brick Township, New Jersey, as the "James J. Howard Veterans' Outpatient Clinic". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-07 | 1988-06-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Designates the outpatient clinic of the Veterans Administration located in Brick Township, New Jersey, as the James J. Howard Veterans' Outpatient Clinic. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 100-hr-4741 | 100 | hr | 4741 | Veterans' Benefits and Programs Improvement Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-03 | 1988-10-20 | Provisions Included in S.11. | House | Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] | OH | D | A000214 | 39 | (Measure passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 2011) Veterans' Benefits and Programs Improvement Act of 1988 - Title I: Compensation and Related Benefits - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to increase the rates of veterans' disability compensation and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation paid to the survivors of disabled veterans by the Veterans Administration (VA). Provides that certain payments that were increased under the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustments Act of 1987 are to be further increased by the same percentage that benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act are increased as of a specified date. Requires the Administrator to publish such notice in the Federal Register at the same time that increases under title II of the Social Security Act are required to be published. Title II: Agent Orange and Related Provisions - Veterans' Agent Orange Exposure and Vietnam Service Benefits Act of 1988 - Part A: Agent Orange Presumptions, Benefits, Research, and Outreach Matters - Directs the Administrator to pay a monthly disability or death benefit to Vietnam veterans having non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or soft-tissue sarcoma. Provides exceptions to such payments and defines benefit amounts. Treats such disabilities as presumptively service-connected for purposes of eligibility for VA benefits. Provides a conditional expiration date for the provision of interim benefits. Requires the Administrator to take specified action to notify eligible veterans of such benefits. Provides a presumption of service-connection for a Vietnam veteran suffering from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or soft-tissue sarcoma for purposes of eligibility for veterans' wartime disability compensation. Provides that, for purposes of eligibility for such benefits, certain diseases incurred by Vietnam veterans exposed to dioxin and other toxic agents shall be considered service-connected. Directs the Administrator to enter into an agreement wi… | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 100-hr-4718 | 100 | hr | 4718 | Korean Veterans National Medal Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-06-01 | 1988-06-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. | House | Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] | MD | R | B000392 | 29 | Korean Veterans National Medal Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to design, coin, and sell a medal in honor of the members of the armed forces of the United States who served in the Korean conflict. Requires the Secretary to offer such medals for public sale at a price sufficient to cover their cost. | 2025-08-28T20:07:38Z | |
| 100-s-2446 | 100 | s | 2446 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend for one year the authorization of the Veterans' Administration to furnish respite care to certain chronically ill veterans and to extend the due date for a report on the results of an evaluation of furnishing such care. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-27 | 1988-06-17 | Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 2 | Amends the Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health-Care Authorization Act of 1986 to extend for one year: (1) the authorization of the Veterans Administration to furnish respite care to certain chronically-ill veterans; and (2) the due date for a report on the results of an evaluation of furnishing such care. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 100-s-2459 | 100 | s | 2459 | Veterans' Vocational Training Continuation Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-27 | 1988-06-17 | Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 2 | Veterans' Vocational Training Continuation Act of 1988 - Extends for one year (from January 31, 1989, to January 31, 1990) the temporary program of vocational training and health-care eligibility for certain new veterans' pension recipients. | 2025-08-28T20:07:12Z | |
| 100-s-2462 | 100 | s | 2462 | Veterans' Administration Health-Care Personnel and Programs Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-27 | 1988-07-05 | Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 4 | Veterans' Administration Health-Care Personnel and Programs Act of 1988 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to extend the eligibility for veterans' readjustment counseling to any veteran who served on active duty after May 7, 1975, in an area during a period in which hostilities occurred in such area. (Currently, such benefits are authorized only for any veteran who served on active duty during the Vietnam era.) Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, upon the request of any veteran who served on active duty during the Korean conflict or World War II, to furnish counseling to such veteran in overcoming any psychological problems associated with such veteran's service during such period. Details the emphasis and assessments to be included in such counseling. Defines "hostilities" as situations in which members of the armed forces were subjected to danger from armed conflict comparable to danger members have been subjected to in battle with the enemy during a period of war. Extends through FY 1992 the authority of the Veterans Administration (VA) to provide contract care for U.S. veterans in the Philippines. Authorizes the Administrator, upon the recommendation of the Chief Medical Director of the VA's Department of Medicine and Surgery (the Department), to appoint in the competitive service five individuals with a recognized degree or certification from an accredited institution in a health-care occupation or profession who were appointed to and successfully participated in a VA-affiliated clinical education program. Requires the Administrator, in appointing such individuals, to apply certain veterans' hiring preferences. Requires the Administrator to provide the President with at least 45 days' notice (currently 90 days) of the Administrator's intention to provide basic pay increases for certain VA employees. Amends Federal provisions relating to VA employees to provide that disciplinary boards shall be appointed to investigate disciplinary actions for performance or conduct during tenure… | 2025-08-28T20:07:05Z | |
| 100-s-2463 | 100 | s | 2463 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the capability of Veterans' Administration health-care facilities to provide the most effective and appropriate services possible to veterans suffering from mental illness, especially conditions which are service-related, through the designation of centers of mental illness research, education, and clinical activities at up to five of its medical centers, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-27 | 1988-06-17 | Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 5 | Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish and operate up to five Veterans Administration health-care facilities as centers of mental illness research, education, and clinical activities, taking into account appropriate geographic distribution of such facilities. Precludes the Administrator from designating any health-care facility as a center unless the facility has (or may reasonably be anticipated to develop): (1) an arrangement with an accredited medical school and graduate school of psychology which provide education and training in psychiatry and psychology through regular rotation through such center so as to provide training in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness; (2) an arrangement under which nursing, social work, or other allied health personnel receive education and training in mental health care through regular rotation through such facility; (3) the ability to attract the participation of scientists who are capable of ingenuity and creativity in research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of mental illness and into models for furnishing care and treatment to veterans suffering from mental illness; (4) a policymaking advisory committee to advise the directors of such facility and center on policy matters pertaining to the activities of such center; and (5) the capability to conduct effectively evaluations of the activities of such center. Authorizes appropriations. Declares that activities of clinical and scientific investigation at each center shall be eligible to compete for the award of funding from funds appropriated for the VA medical and prosthetics research account and shall receive priority insofar as funds are awarded to projects for mental illness. Requires the Chief Medical Director to ensure that: (1) research activities carried out through such centers include an appropriate emphasis on the psychosocial dimension of mental illness and on models for furnishing care and treatment to veterans suffering from mental illness; and (2) useful information prod… | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 100-s-2464 | 100 | s | 2464 | Veterans Administration Insurance Amendments of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-27 | 1988-06-16 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 0 | Veterans Administration Insurance Amendments of 1988 - Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to: (1) pay interest on the proceeds of a National Service Life Insurance, Veterans Special Life Insurance, Veterans Reopened Insurance, or U.S. Government Life Insurance policy from the date the policy matures until the date the proceeds are paid to the beneficiary or policy holder; and (2) adjust the discount rate for insurance premiums paid in advance, subject to certain restrictions. | 2025-08-28T20:08:39Z | |
| 100-hr-4682 | 100 | hr | 4682 | Merchant Mariners Fairness Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-25 | 1988-05-25 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] | TX | R | F000111 | 1 | Merchant Mariners Fairness Act of 1988 - Provides that certain qualified service of a member of the U.S. merchant marine during World War II constituted active military service for purposes of eligibility for various veterans' benefits under the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977. Requires the Secretary of Defense to issue an honorable discharge under such Act to each merchant marine member whose qualified service warrants such a discharge. Defines "qualified service." Prohibits the payment of any retroactive benefits under this Act. | 2025-08-28T20:05:04Z | |
| 100-hr-4665 | 100 | hr | 4665 | A bill to allow the obsolete submarine ex-Growler (ex-SSG-577) to be transferred to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York before the expiration of the otherwise applicable 60-day congressional review period. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-24 | 1988-08-09 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] | NY | D | H000670 | 0 | Allows the obsolete submarine ex-Growler to be transferred to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York before the expiration of the otherwise-applicable 60-day congressional review period. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hr-4667 | 100 | hr | 4667 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of Veterans' Administration-trained graduates in certain health-care professions or occupations by the Veterans' Administration without regard to civil service hiring procedures. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-24 | 1988-05-24 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 1 | Authorizes the appointment of Veterans Administration-trained graduates in certain health-care professions or occupations by the Veterans Administration without regard to civil service hiring procedures. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 100-hr-4668 | 100 | hr | 4668 | Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-24 | 1988-05-24 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 1 | Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1988 - Repeals the provisions relating to the setting of the interest rate on guaranteed or insured housing loans to veterans as provided by the Veterans Administration (VA), and provides that such interest rates should be negotiated between the veterans and the lender, provided that the interest rate agreed upon remains constant throughout the life of the loan. Grants the Administrator of Veterans Affairs authority to sell vendee loans (to maintain the effective functioning of the loan guarantee program) without recourse after: (1) consulting with a professional financial advisor; (2) reviewing the experience of other Federal agencies that have conducted loan asset sales without recourse; (3) exploring such marketing strategies as overcollateralized loans or private reinsurances; and (4) accepting bids only when they appropriately reflect the prevailing interest rates and characteristics of the loans. Repeals certain provisions which: (1) regulate the manner in which the VA may sell such loans; and (2) prohibit the VA from selling such loans unless they are sold at par. Repeals provisions relating to the inspection of manufactured homes purchased by veterans, and deems as meeting required standards any manufactured housing unit displaying a certificate of conformance to Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. Repeals provisions placing certain restrictions on such VA manufactured home loans. Limits the maximum VA liability under such loan guarantees. Repeals provisions which prohibit the VA from guaranteeing loans for newly constructed residences in areas not served by public or community water and sewage systems. Permits the VA to collect debts arising out of the housing loan program by offsetting the debtor's Federal tax refund. Requires any veteran wishing a housing debt waiver to make such request within 180 days of the notification of such indebtedness (unless the Administrator determines that a longer period is reasonable) or by September 30, 1990,… | 2025-08-28T20:07:42Z | |
| 100-hr-4669 | 100 | hr | 4669 | Veterans' Administration Health Care Amendments Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-24 | 1988-05-24 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 1 | Veterans' Administration Health Care Amendments Act of 1988 - Repeals current Federal veterans' law which: (1) prohibits the Administrator of Veterans Affairs from furnishing treatment and rehabilitation for alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities of veterans after September 30, 1988; and (2) directs the Administrator to monitor the performance of each contract facility performing the above care and services for veterans for quality assurance and cost-effectiveness purposes. Extends through FY 1991 the Veterans Administration's (VA) authority to provide respite care services. Provides that the VA has the authority to pay for emergency medical services for veterans participating in a vocational rehabilitation program when the veteran cannot reasonably obtain medical care through VA or other Government facilities. Extends through FY 1994 the authority of the President to authorize the Administrator to contract with the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) in the Republic of the Philippines to provide for payments for care in the VMMC for eligible U.S. veterans. Extends through FY 1994 the authority of the Administrator to make grants of up to $500,000 annually to the VMMC for education and training of health service personnel, and for equipment upgrading and replacement. Increases the per diem rates to be paid to States for the care of veterans in State homes. Deletes the specific listing of professions eligible for the VA Health Professional Scholarship program, instead making eligible for such program any person engaged in a field of training or study in direct health-care services. Defines the period of obligated service for those newly-included participants in the above scholarship program as starting after these participants have obtained the necessary licensure or credentials for VA employment. Prohibits any period of internship, residency, or advanced clinical training as being counted towards the newly-included participant's period of obligated service. Makes applicable to the newly-included … | 2025-08-28T20:05:38Z | |
| 100-hr-4670 | 100 | hr | 4670 | Veterans Administration Multiyear Contracting Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-24 | 1988-05-24 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 1 | Veterans Administration Multiyear Contracting Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, subject to certain restrictions, to enter into a multiyear contract for the acquisition of supplies or services when: (1) appropriations are available and adequate for fixed obligations required for total payments under the full term of the contract or for payment for the first fiscal year plus cancellation costs; and (2) the Administrator determines that such a contract will reduce contract costs or achieve economics in administration, performance, and operation, that during the proposed contract period there will be a continuing or recurring and constant need for supplies or services, that the specifications for the supplies or services are stable and the technical risks are not excessive, and that such a contract will not inhibit small business bids. Specifies that a multiyear contract shall include: (1) a provision that the Veterans Administration's (VA) contract obligation during the second or any subsequent fiscal year is contingent on the appropriation of funds, if appropriations are not available to cover total contract payments; and (2) provision for the payment of a cancellation charge to compensate the contractor for any nonrecurring, unrecovered costs if the contract is canceled. Allows performance under the contract to be canceled if the amount of funds appropriated is insufficient to cover programs of the VA and all multiyear contracts. Provides for the payment of cancellation costs from: (1) appropriated funds which were originally available either for contract performance or for cancellation payments; or (2) current year funds available for contracting, if funds are not available from the original account. Allows amounts appropriated to finance cancellation costs to remain available until expended for outyear cancellation or contract costs. | 2025-08-28T20:07:03Z | |
| 100-hr-4671 | 100 | hr | 4671 | A bill to amend title 38, sections 5002(d) and 5004(a)(4), United States Code, to raise the Veterans Administration's minor construction cost limitation from $2 million to $3 million and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-24 | 1988-05-24 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 1 | Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to consider the sharing of health-care resources with the Department of Defense as an alternative to a major medical facility project (currently, a project expected to cost over $2,000,000). Revises the definition of a "major medical facility project" requiring congressional approval to increase the required expenditure from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 100-hr-4672 | 100 | hr | 4672 | Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvement Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-24 | 1988-05-24 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 1 | Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvement Act of 1988 - Title I: Disability Compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Rate Increases - Requires annual cost-of-living increases in the rates of veterans' disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation, and in the clothing allowance for disabled veterans. Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to publish such new rates in the Federal Register. Authorizes the Administrator to adjust administratively the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who are not in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability or death. Title II: Enlargement of Clothing-Allowance Coverage and Income Exclusion Amendments - Expands coverage under the clothing-allowance to include veterans who use prescribed medication for a service-connected skin condition where such medication stains or otherwise damages such veteran's clothing. Expands the scope of income which may be excluded for purposes of determinations for: (1) dependency and indemnity compensation to parents; and (2) veterans' pensions. Title III: Miscellaneous Amendments - Extends benefits under the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors to survivors entitled to benefits as a result of the in-service or service-connected death of a veteran. Authorizes the Administrator to request that the Secretary of a uniformed service collect indebtedness owed to the Veterans Administration from an individual's retired or retainer pay where such indebtedness resulted from the overpayment of veterans' disability compensation or pension benefits. Authorizes the Administrator to collect overpayments of military retired pay and retainer pay by offset of any compensation or benefit payable to any veteran. Requires any person who applies for or is in receipt of any veterans' compensation or pension benefits, as a condition precedent to receipt or continued receipt of such benefits, to provide the Administrator upon request with his or her dependent's or beneficiary's social secur… | 2025-08-28T20:05:13Z | |
| 100-hr-4673 | 100 | hr | 4673 | A bill to amend title 38, section 203(b), United States Code, to delete the requirement that settlements of claims in excess of $1,000,000 on a construction contract be provided for specifically in an appropriation law, and to provide instead that the Administrator notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of construction contract claims settlements of more than $1,000,000. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-24 | 1988-05-24 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 1 | Amends Federal veterans' law relating to construction contracts to repeal the requirement that settlements of claims in excess of $1,000,000 on a construction contract be provided for specifically in an appropriation law, instead requiring that the Administrator of Veterans Affairs promptly notify the Senate and House Appropriations Committees of settlements in excess of such figure. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 100-hr-4674 | 100 | hr | 4674 | Burial Benefits Amendments Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-24 | 1988-05-24 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 1 | Burial Benefits Amendments Act of 1988 - Amends Federal law relating to burial allowances for veterans to authorize plot allowances only to veterans who are either eligible for a burial allowance or who were discharged from active duty due to a service-connected disability. (Currently, a veteran of any war, whether or not disabled, is eligible for such plot allowance.) Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to reimburse a veteran for the cost of a prepurchased headstone (in lieu of furnishing such a headstone at burial). Extends through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations for the making of grants to States for the establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans' cemeteries. Removes the maximum per-State grant limitation available for such grants. | 2025-08-28T20:06:04Z | |
| 100-hr-4654 | 100 | hr | 4654 | A bill to authorize the establishment of a National Guard in and for American Samoa. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-19 | 1988-05-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations. | House | Del. Sunia, Foto I. F. [D-AS-At Large] | AS | D | S001077 | 7 | Authorizes the establishment of a National Guard in and for American Samoa. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-s-2419 | 100 | s | 2419 | Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-19 | 1988-06-16 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 0 | Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1988 - Repeals the provisions relating to the setting of the interest rate on guaranteed or insured housing loans to veterans as provided by the Veterans Administration (VA), and provides that such interest rates should be negotiated between the veteran and the lender, provided that the interest rate agreed upon remains constant throughout the life of the loan. Grants the Administrator of Veterans Affairs authority to sell vendee loans (to maintain the effective functioning of the loan guarantee program) without recourse after: (1) consulting with a professional financial advisor; (2) reviewing the experience of other Federal agencies that have conducted loan asset sales without recourse; (3) exploring such marketing strategies as overcollateralized loans or private reinsurances; and (4) accepting bids only when they appropriately reflect the prevailing interest rates and characteristics of the loans. Repeals certain provisions which: (1) regulate the manner in which the VA may sell such loans; and (2) prohibit the VA from selling such loans unless they are sold at par. Repeals provisions relating to the inspection of manufactured homes purchased by veterans, and deems as meeting required standards any manufactured housing unit displaying a certificate of conformance to Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. Repeals provisions placing certain restrictions on such VA manufactured home loans. Limits the maximum VA liability under such loan guarantees. Repeals provisions which prohibit the VA from guaranteeing loans for newly constructed residences in areas not served by public or community water and sewage systems. Permits the VA to collect debts arising out of the housing loan program by offsetting the debtor's Federal tax refund. Requires any veteran wishing a housing debt waiver to make such request within 180 days of the notification of such indebtedness (unless the Administrator determines that a longer period is reasonable) or by September 30, 1990,… | 2025-08-28T20:06:12Z | |
| 100-hr-4632 | 100 | hr | 4632 | Missing Service Personnel Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-18 | 1988-10-04 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD. | House | Rep. Rowland, John G. [R-CT-5] | CT | R | R000482 | 21 | Missing Service Personnel Act of 1988 - Requires the responsible uniformed service commander, after receiving notice that a person under his command is missing, to conduct an informal investigation to determine such person's whereabouts and, if appropriate, to place such person in a missing status. Requires the commander, if a person has been placed in such status, to notify the officer holding general court-martial authority over such person (or, in the case of a missing civilian, the Secretary concerned), who shall convene a board of initial inquiry within 30 days. Requires such board to: (1) investigate evidence relating to the disappearance of such person; (2) recommend whether to continue such person in a missing status or make a finding that such person has deserted, is absent without leave, or is dead; and (3) report its recommendations and findings. Provides for the convening of a board of further inquiry, if a board of initial inquiry recommends that such person be continued in a missing status, within one year of such recommendation. Requires such board to analyze any information which has become available since the board of initial inquiry issued its report, to determine whether such person should be continued in a missing status or declared dead, and to report its findings. Directs the Secretary concerned, upon the written request of a member of the immediate family of a missing person who, before the date of the enactment of this Act, was determined by the Secretary to be dead, to: (1) convene a board of further inquiry to determine whether such finding of death should be upheld or such person should be placed in a missing status; and (2) report its findings. Requires the Secretary, within three years after a board of further inquiry recommends a missing status for any person, to reconvene such board to review such status. Specifies the composition of such boards. Allows the Secretary to invite each member of the immediate family of the missing person to the meetings of a board of initial inquiry… | 2025-08-28T20:08:13Z | |
| 100-hr-4611 | 100 | hr | 4611 | Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-17 | 1988-05-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Dowdy, Wayne [D-MS-4] | MS | D | D000466 | 1 | Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 1988 - Title I: Educational Assistance and Vocational Rehabilitation Program Improvements - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to make cooperative training benefits available both to veterans entitled to: (1) educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill active-duty educational assistance program; and (2) educational assistance under the post-Vietnam Era Educational Assistance program. Authorizes payment through the Veterans Administration (VA) for such training at 80 percent of the basic full-time monthly rate otherwise payable, with the member's educational assistance entitlement charged accordingly. Eliminates the reference to a high school equivalency certificate (as a requirement for eligibility for educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill), instead requiring that an individual have certain alternate school credentials accepted by the armed forces, pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Defense, which are equivalent to a secondary school diploma. Provides that a person who receives an early discharge from service for a preexisting medical condition which the Administrator of Veterans Affairs determines is not service-connected and, as a result of such discharge or release, does not meet the length-of-service requirements for entitlement to educational assistance, shall be entitled to receive military pay equal to the entire amount of his or her military pay reduction previously taken for participation in such program, less any inservice educational assistance received before such release or discharge. Authorizes an individual who is eligible for educational assistance and who is separated from service prior to the completion of his or her four-year Selected Reserve obligation due to disability, hardship, or the convenience of the Government, to elect whether he or she wants to receive entitlement based on two years of active-duty obligation or to receive such entitlement based on four years of Selected Reserve d… | 2025-08-28T20:08:43Z | |
| 100-s-2396 | 100 | s | 2396 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the period considered as the Vietnam era in the case of veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-16 | 1988-06-16 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] | ME | D | M000811 | 3 | Changes the definition of "Vietnam era," for purposes of veterans' benefits, to include, in the case of a veteran who served in Vietnam, the period from February 28, 1961, through May 7, 1975. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 100-s-2394 | 100 | s | 2394 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of Veterans' administration-trained graduates in certain health-care professions or occupations by the Veterans' Administration without regard to civil service hiring procedures. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-13 | 1988-06-16 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 0 | Authorizes the appointment of Veterans Administration-trained graduates in certain health-care professions or occupations by the Veterans Administration without regard to civil service hiring procedures. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 100-hconres-301 | 100 | hconres | 301 | A concurrent resolution recognizing the heroic acts of civilian construction workers who participated in the defense of Wake Island during its invasion by Japan during December 8 through 23, 1941. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-12 | 1988-06-15 | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43] | CA | R | P000005 | 219 | Declares that the Congress recognizes the heroic acts of civilian construction workers who participated in the defense of Wake Island during its invasion by Japan between December 8 and December 23, 1941. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 100-hr-4586 | 100 | hr | 4586 | A bill making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-12 | 1988-09-27 | Became Public Law No: 100-447. | House | Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] | NC | D | H000448 | 0 | (House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments wtih amendments) Appropriates funds for FY 1989 for military construction operations administered by the Department of Defense (DOD) in specified amounts for the following purposes: (1) military construction, Army; (2) military construction, Navy (including Coast Guard shore facilities); (3) military construction, Air Force; (4) military construction, defense agencies (including a specified transfer of funds); (5) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Infrastructure; (6) military construction, Army National Guard; (7) military construction, Air National Guard; (8) military construction, Army Reserve; (9) military construction, Naval Reserve; (10) military construction, Air Force Reserve; (11) family housing, Army; (12) family housing, Navy and Marine Corps; (13) family housing, Air Force; (14) family housing, defense agencies; and (15) homeowners assistance fund, defense. Prohibits funds appropriated in this Act from being used for payments under certain cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contracts without specific approval by the Secretary of Defense. Authorizes funds appropriated in this Act to be used for: (1) the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and (2) advances to the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for the construction of defense access roads. Prohibits funds appropriated in this Act from being used for: (1) construction of new bases inside the continental United States for which specific appropriations have not been made; (2) the purchase of certain lands or easements for amounts in excess of 100 percent of their value as determined by the Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except under specified conditions; (3) land acquisition, site preparation, or the installation of any utilities for family housing, except for housing for which funds have been made available under annual military construction appropriation Acts; (4) transferring or relocating any activity from one base or installation to ano… | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 100-s-2369 | 100 | s | 2369 | Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1989 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-12 | 1988-05-27 | Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2355 (Division A) with an amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended, (Inserted Division A of S. 2355)) Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1989 - Title I: Procurement - Part A: Funding Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 to the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, and the Air Force for procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and for other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the following: (1) procurement by the defense agencies; (2) the chemical demilitarization program; and (3) procurement by the Reserves and National Guard. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, under specified limitations and conditions, to enter into multiyear contracts for the procurement of certain weapons and defense systems. Part B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from selecting a second source for production of a certain assembled package for 155 millimeter M864 ammunition until the program enters full-rate production and the Secretary reports to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees (the defense committees) on an acquisition plan for the establishment of a second source for the program. Places certain requirements, restrictions, or limitations on the following Navy procurement programs: (1) the Trident II Missile program; (2) the DDG-51 Destroyer program; (3) the 5-Inch Semi-Active Laser Guided Projectile program; (4) AH-1W Ground Support Equipment; and (5) AN/SQR-17A Acoustic Processors. Earmarks specified funds for: (1) the procurement of one DDG-51 class destroyer; and (2) certain electronic warfare equipment. Prohibits FY 1989 Air Force funds from being obligated or expended in connection with the launch facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Part C: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than December 1, 1988, to submit to the Congress a detailed report on the current and projected requirements of the Navy for ai… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 100-s-2370 | 100 | s | 2370 | Military Construction Authorization Act, 1989 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-12 | 1988-05-27 | Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2355 (Division B) with an amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended, (Inserted Division B of S. 2355)) Military Construction Authorization Act, 1989 - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing, carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities, and improve existing military family housing in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes the Secretary to make advances to the Secretary of Transportation for the construction of defense access roads for a specified amount at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for fiscal years beginning after FY 1988 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions. Limits the total cost of all military construction projects authorized under this title. Extends authorizations for certain FY 1985 through 1987 military construction projects. Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Earmarks specified funds for a certain shipyard modernization project at the Portsmouth Naval shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing, carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities, and improve existing military family housing in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire a specified number of family housing units located on the Naval Air Station, Glenview, Illinois. States the amount of charge to be made by the Secretary for the leasing of such units after acquisition by the Secretary. Terminates the authority of the Secretary to acquire such property on October 1, 1994. Authorizes the Secretary to make advances to the Secretary of T… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 100-s-2371 | 100 | s | 2371 | Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act, 1989 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-12 | 1988-05-27 | Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2355 (Titles 31 and 32) with an amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended, (Inserted Titles XXXI and XXXII of S. 2355)) Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1989 - Title I: Department of Energy National Security Programs - Part A: National Security Programs Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY 1989 for operating expenses incurred and for plant and capital equipment necessary in carrying out national security programs involving: (1) weapons activities; (2) defense nuclear materials production; (3) environmental restoration and management of defense waste and transportation; (4) verification and control technology; (5) nuclear materials safeguards and security technology development program; (6) security investigations; and (7) naval reactors development. Limits the amount of such DOE funds that may be obligated or expended for the following: (1) programs, projects, and activities of DOE relating to SDI; and (2) the inertial confinement fusion program. Restricts the obligation of funds for: (1) the short-range attack missile II; and (2) the construction of a cooling tower at the K reactor, Savannah River Plant, South Carolina. Authorizes certain remaining unobligated balances to be transferred and made available, to the extent provided in an appropriation Act, for the Defense Waste and Environmental Restoration activities at Richland, Washington, to be used in specified amounts for operating expenses, construction, and capital equipment. Provides that funds made available for DOE for the special isotope separation project in Idaho Falls, Idaho, may not be obligated or expended for site preparation for such project before March 1, 1989. Part B: Recurring General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds authorized under this title for any program where the costs of the program exceed by five percent or by more than $10,000,000, whichever is less, the amount authorized for that program under this title. Prohibits the use of funds authorized by… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 100-s-2372 | 100 | s | 2372 | An original bill to authorize appropriations for Federal Civil Defense programs for fiscal year 1989. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-12 | 1988-06-01 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended, (Inserted Title XXXIII of S. 2355)) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for civil defense functions under the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 100-s-2373 | 100 | s | 2373 | An original bill to make supplemental authorizations for appropriations for fiscal year 1988 for the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-12 | 1988-05-27 | Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2355 (Section 903) with an amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended, (Inserted certain provisions of S. 2355)) Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of specified funds appropriated for the following programs in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988: (1) Maxicube cargo system under research, development, test, and evaluation for the Army; (2) Coastal Defense Augmentation; (3) AN/SQR-17 Acoustic Processors for the Mobile In-Shore Undersea Warfare Group; and (4) P-3C aircraft under procurement of National Guard and Reserve equipment. Prohibits Army procurement funds from being obligated or expended for a certain air defense system unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Congress that the system has met or exceeded full system requirements. Prohibits Navy aircraft procurement funds from being obligated or expended for procurement of any A-6 aircraft configured in the F-model configuration. Permits the use of specified funds appropriated for the modification of M60 tanks for procurement or modification of M1 tanks. Provides that, for purposes of certain transfer authority provided under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989, the above amounts prohibited from being obligated or expended under the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988 shall be deemed to have been authorized under such Act in equal amounts to the Army, Navy, and Air Force for operation and maintenance to prevent the furlough and separation of civilian employees, and for funding other high-priority readiness programs. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 100-s-2374 | 100 | s | 2374 | An original bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to transfer between accounts a limited amount of funds appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1989. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-12 | 1988-09-20 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 to increase the amount of Department of Defense (DOD) authorizations for FY 1988 that are subject to transfer from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000. Requires the Secretary of Defense, in determining the purposes for which such transfer authority will be used, to: (1) ensure that an appropriate portion of such authority is used to transfer to operation and maintenance accounts of DOD for FY 1988 funds for depot maintenance activities sufficient to reduce service backlogs and funds for pay of civilian personnel of DOD in an amount sufficient to ensure that no such employees are released due to insufficient funding; (2) give special consideration and priority to DOD civilian employees, defense readiness, and more efficient acquisition processes; and (3) provide funds for other high-priority readiness items. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 100-s-2375 | 100 | s | 2375 | An original bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to impose certain limitations on the obligation of authorized appropriations for the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-12 | 1988-09-20 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Prohibits the obligation of any unauthorized defense appropriation unless the obligation is specifically authorized by law after the enactment of such appropriations. Provides that, of any amount appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) in an appropriation law, the amount that may be obligated or expended is the amount appropriated reduced by any amount determined by the Secretary of Defense to be for unauthorized programs, projects, or activities. Requires the Secretary, no later than 30 days after the enactment of an appropriation or authorization law (whichever is enacted later), to report to the Congress on any unauthorized projects, programs, or activities, as well as any amounts appropriated for such projects, programs, or activities. Directs the Comptroller General to review each such report and report to the Congress if: (1) the law with respect to which the Secretary submitted a report provides appropriations for an unauthorized program, project, or activity in addition to those identified by the Secretary; or (2) a program, project, or activity identified in the report as unauthorized is not unauthorized. Defines an unauthorized program, project, or activity as one for which an amount is provided under a defense appropriation exceeding the amount authorized to be appropriated for such program, project, or activity in a law other than an appropriation law. Provides that if, as of the first day of a fiscal year no authorization of appropriations has been enacted specifically for DOD operations, then funds appropriated or otherwise made available for that fiscal year may be obligated for pay for civilian personnel, operation and maintenance activities, and research, development, test, and evaluation activities. Provides the rate at which such funds may be obligated. Terminates such general continuing authority upon subsequent enactment of a law specifically authorizing appropriations for such purposes for a fiscal year. Provides that this Act shall not apply to permanent appropriations and tru… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 100-s-2383 | 100 | s | 2383 | Veterans' Education Benefits Amendments of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-12 | 1988-06-30 | Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 3 | Veterans' Education Benefits Amendments of 1988 - Makes eligible for education benefits under the Vietnam-era GI Bill individuals who: (1) before January 1, 1977, commenced the third academic year as a cadet or midshipman at one of the service academies or the third academic year as a member of the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (SROTC); (2) served more than 180 days as a commissioned officer, were honorably discharged, and enrolled in the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program; and (3) submit to the Administrator of Veterans Affairs before January 1, 1990, an irrevocable election to be so eligible. Allows students using Veterans Administration educational assistance to make a one-time course withdrawal without the requirement of repayment of benefits. Makes Montgomery GI Bill and Post-Vietnam Era Educational Assistance Program students eligible for tutorial assistance. Increases the maximum tutorial assistance payments to be paid by the Administrator. | 2025-08-28T20:06:30Z | |
| 100-sconres-118 | 100 | sconres | 118 | A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress regarding the heroic efforts of the officers and enlisted members of the U.S.S. Bonefish. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-12 | 1988-05-12 | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] | FL | D | C000356 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that certain officers and the crew of the U.S.S. Bonefish should be recognized and commended for their efforts to save their fellow shipmates when an explosion and fire threatened their submarine. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 100-s-2366 | 100 | s | 2366 | Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-11 | 1988-08-05 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] | OK | D | B000639 | 0 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 4387 passed in lieu) Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for intelligence activities in specified departments and agencies of the Government, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Defense (DOD). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to be expended for carrying out its functions relative to the implementation of the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Declares that the authorized amounts and personnel ceilings for such intelligence activities are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared by the Select Committee on Intelligence. Authorizes the Director of Central Intelligence to employ civilian personnel in excess of the ceiling for such personnel when necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions. Title II: Intelligence Community Staff - Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Staff for FY 1989. Establishes an end strength ceiling of 244 full-time Intelligence Community Staff employees. Provides that such staff shall be administered in the same manner as the CIA. Title III: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System - Authorizes appropriations for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for FY 1989. Title IV: General Provisions - Provides that the authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or laws of the United States. Permits appropriations authorized by this Act for employee benefits to be increased to meet increases in such benefits authorized by law. Title V: Central Intelligence Agency Administrative Provisions - Allows the Director of Central Intelligence to grant appropriate relief to former CIA employees who unfairly had their CIA careers adversely affec… | 2025-08-28T20:08:39Z | |
| 100-hr-4559 | 100 | hr | 4559 | A bill to change the status of the Veterans' Administration outpatient clinic in Toledo, Ohio, to that of an independent clinic. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-10 | 1988-08-10 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 0 | Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to change the status of the Veterans Administration outpatient clinic in Toledo, Ohio, to that of an independent clinic. Provides for funding of the clinic after its change of status. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 100-hr-4564 | 100 | hr | 4564 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for assistance to foreign countries for enforcement of drug laws. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-10 | 1988-05-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations. | House | Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15] | FL | R | S000303 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of Defense, upon the request of a foreign government and the recommendation of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), to provide equipment to, or assign members of the armed forces to assist, the foreign government in the enforcement of drug laws. Specifies that any such equipment or assistance shall be provided in accordance with a plan prepared jointly by the foreign government, DEA, and the Department of Defense, and approved by both the President and the head of the foreign government. Provides that the foreign government shall pay the costs of such equipment or assistance unless the President finds that the foreign government cannot afford such costs. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hconres-294 | 100 | hconres | 294 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the home port of the battleship USS MISSOURI should be Naval Station, Long Beach. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-05 | 1988-05-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials. | House | Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] | CA | D | D000592 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that Naval Station, Long Beach, in Long Beach, California, should be the home port of the battleship U.S.S. Missouri. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hr-4524 | 100 | hr | 4524 | A bill to increase the dollar amount of defense authorizations for fiscal year 1988 that are subject to transfer for new purposes pursuant to law, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-04 | 1988-06-01 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Aspin, Les [D-WI-1] | WI | D | A000224 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended (Inserted certain provisions of S. 2355)) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 to increase the amount of Department of Defense (DOD) authorizations for FY 1988 subject to transfer from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000. Requires the Secretary of Defense, in determining the purposes for which such transfer authority will be used, to ensure that an appropriate portion of such authority is used to transfer to operation and maintenance accounts of DOD for FY 1988 funds for: (1) depot maintenance activities sufficient to reduce service backlogs; and (2) pay of civilian personnel in an amount sufficient to ensure that no such employees are released due to insufficient funding. Directs the Secretary to: (1) give special consideration and priority to DOD civilian employees, readiness, and more efficient acquisition processes; and (2) provide funds for other high-priority readiness items. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hr-4535 | 100 | hr | 4535 | A bill to designate the outpatient clinic of the Veterans' Administration to be located on New Jersey State Route 70 in Brick Township, New Jersey, as the "James J. Howard Veterans' Outpatient Clinic". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-04 | 1988-09-22 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] | NJ | D | R000374 | 19 | Designates the outpatient clinic of the Veterans Administration located in Brick Township, New Jersey, as the James J. Howard Veterans' Outpatient Clinic. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 100-s-2355 | 100 | s | 2355 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-04 | 1988-06-07 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Part A: Funding Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 to the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, and the Air Force for procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and for other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the following: (1) procurement by the defense agencies; (2) the chemical demilitarization program; and (3) procurement by the Reserves and National Guard. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, under specified limitations and conditions, to enter into multiyear contracts for the procurement of certain weapons and defense systems. Part B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from selecting a second source for production of a certain assembled package for 155 millimeter M864 ammunition until the program enters full-rate production and the Secretary reports to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees (the defense committees) on an acquisition plan for the establishment of a second source for the program. Places certain requirements, restrictions, or limitations on the following Navy procurement programs: (1) the Trident II Missile program; (2) the DDG-51 Destroyer program; (3) the 5-Inch Semi-Active Laser Guided Projectile program; (4) AH-1W Ground Support Equipment; and (5) AN/SQR-17A Acoustic Processors. Earmarks specified funds for: (1) the procurement of one DDG-51 class destroyer; and (2) certain electronic warfare equipment. Prohibits FY 1989 Air Force funds from being obligated or expended in connection with the launch facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Part C: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than December 1, 1988, to submit to the Congress a detailed report on the current and projected require… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 100-hconres-291 | 100 | hconres | 291 | A concurrent resolution to recognize the heroic efforts of the officers and crew of the USS BONEFISH. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-03 | 1988-05-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4] | FL | D | C000321 | 77 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that certain officers and the crew of the U.S.S. Bonefish should be recognized and commended for their efforts to save their fellow shipmates when an explosion and fire threatened their submarine. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-hr-4515 | 100 | hr | 4515 | Veterans' Home Loan Program Improvements Act of 1988 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-05-03 | 1988-05-03 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38] | CA | R | D000435 | 0 | Veterans' Home Loan Program Improvements Act of 1988 - Establishes an independent Commission on the Veterans' Administration Home Loan Guaranty Program to assess the Veterans Administration (VA) home loan guaranty program. Directs the Commission, within 12 months after all Commission members have been appointed, to submit to the Administrator and the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees a report on findings and recommendations with regard to: (1) ways to reduce defaults and foreclosures on VA home loans; (2) ways to reduce VA costs resulting from such foreclosures; (3) the management and disposition of loans made by the VA to finance the sale of properties acquired by the VA as a result of foreclosures; and (4) other administrative matters with regard to the operation of the VA home loan guaranty program. Directs the Administrator, no later than two months after such report is submitted, to submit an interim report to the veterans' committees containing the Administrator's views on the Commission's report and legislation or recommendations proposed by the Commission. Directs the Administrator to submit a final report to the veterans' committees, which includes any action taken up to that point, no later than six months after submission of the Commission's report, together with any recommendations. Terminates the Commission 90 days after the Administrator submits such final report. Establishes certain creditworthiness requirements which must be met before the assumption by a third party of a VA loan on foreclosed property acquired by the VA. Requires the repayment of the original VA loan prior to the disposal of the real property if such creditworthiness requirements are not met. | 2025-08-28T20:08:59Z | |
| 100-hr-4479 | 100 | hr | 4479 | A bill to protect certain pensions and other benefits of veterans and survivors of veterans who are entitled to damages in the case of In re: "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-04-28 | 1988-04-28 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] | NY | D | H000670 | 38 | Prohibits the Administrator of Veterans Affairs from taking into consideration any payment to any person pursuant to the settlement in the case of In re: "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation in determining: (1) eligibility to receive a veterans' pension; (2) the amount of any such pension; or (3) the amount of such person's attributable income for purposes of eligibility for certain medical benefits. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 100-hr-4481 | 100 | hr | 4481 | National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-04-28 | 1988-09-29 | Became Public Law No: 100-456. | House | Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26] | TX | R | A000217 | 135 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 100-989) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989 - Declares that this Act shall be deemed to have been enacted before the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1989 in applying any rule of statutory construction. Division A: Department of Defense and Other National Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Part A: Funding Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 to the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, and the Air Force for procurement of the following: (1) aircraft; (2) missiles; (3) weapons and tracked combat vehicles; (4) ammunition; (5) shipbuilding and conversion; and (6) other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the following: (1) procurement by the defense agencies; (2) the chemical demilitarization program; and (3) procurement by the Reserves and National Guard. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, under specified limitations and conditions, to enter into multiyear contracts for the procurement of certain weapons and defense systems. Part B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations - Places specified prohibitions, limitations, or conditions on the following Army, Navy, and Air Force programs: (1) the ADATS Air Defense Weapon; (2) mortars; (3) 155-Millimeter Base Burn Assembly Units; (4) AH-1W Ground Support Equipment; (5) the Trident II Missile program; (6) the DDG-51 Destroyer program; (7) Marine Corps Tactical Radios; (8) the 5-Inch Semiactive Laser-Guided Projectile program; (9) use of certain aircraft by the Air National Guard; and (10) the Air Force Launch facility. Directs the Secretary of the Army to select an interim infantry antitank weapon from certain weapons tested, with the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation conducting an independent assessment of such operational tests. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 to make the Acquisition Executive for the Department of the Navy (currently, the Under Sec… | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 100-s-2328 | 100 | s | 2328 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to toll the time limitation for eligibility for and entitlement to educational assistance and training and rehabilitation services and assistance for any period during which the applicant suffers from alcoholism. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-04-27 | 1988-04-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 1 | Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions concerning eligibility and entitlement under the All-Volunteer Educational Assistance program to provide that, for a veteran suffering from alcoholism, the ten-year delimiting period during which a veteran is entitled to such educational benefits shall not begin to run until such veteran has recovered from such alcoholism. Provides the same time limitation exception, with respect to a veteran suffering from alcoholism, in the case of a veteran's eligibility for the following benefits: (1) veterans' training and rehabilitation assistance for veterans with service-connected disabilities; (2) post-Vietnam Era veterans' educational assistance; (3) veterans' educational assistance; and (4) survivors' and dependents' educational assistance. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 100-hjres-552 | 100 | hjres | 552 | A joint resolution making emergency mandatory veterans supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1988-04-26 | 1988-04-29 | Became Public Law No: 100-304. | House | Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] | MS | D | W000428 | 0 | Appropriates funds for FY 1988 for: (1) the Veterans Administration Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund; and (2) veterans' readjustment benefits. | 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z |
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sponsor_party TEXT,
sponsor_bioguide_id TEXT,
cosponsor_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
summary_text TEXT,
update_date TEXT,
url TEXT
);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_congress ON legislation(congress);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_type ON legislation(bill_type);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_policy ON legislation(policy_area);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_date ON legislation(introduced_date);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor ON legislation(sponsor_name);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor_bioguide ON legislation(sponsor_bioguide_id);