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| 102-s-3360 | 102 | s | 3360 | A bill to provide for a program for the diversification of the activities of certain Federal laboratories. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] | CT | D | L000304 | 1 | Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish the Federal Defense Laboratory Diversification Program. Specifies that: (1) the laboratories covered by the Program shall include all Department of Defense (DOD) owned or operated laboratories and DOD federally funded research and development (R&D) centers that undertake more than $5 million in research (Defense laboratories); and (2) the Program shall be managed by Director of Defense Research and Engineering. Directs the Program to undertake cooperation between Defense laboratories and private industry to promote: (1) the development and application of dual-use manufacturing technologies to improve quality and efficiency in the manufacture of both civilian and defense-oriented products; (2) the development and commercialization of dual-use product technologies; (3) the transfer of defense or dual-use technologies from laboratories to the private sector for the purpose of commercialization through patent, royalty, and license agreements, cooperative R&D agreements, and other cooperative agreements and through symposia, meetings, and other mechanisms; and (4) the efficient adoption and adaptation of civilian manufacturing product and process technologies to defense needs in sectors critical to maintaining defense preparedness. Requires the Director of Research and Engineering to develop, for each category of diversification activity for each Defense laboratory covered by this Act, benchmarks which cover FY 1993-95 and include for each such fiscal year: (1) the budget resources, manpower, and facilities to be utilized by each laboratory; and (2) the dollar value of patents, royalties, and licenses broken down by product or SIC code to be sought and pursued by each laboratory, in implementing the Program. Requires the Director, with respect to the budget resources, manpower, and facilities to be utilized by each Defense laboratory covered by the Program to establish benchmarks concerning the number and value of cooperative R&D and other cooperative agreements to be… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-hr-6144 | 102 | hr | 6144 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to assist members of the Armed Forces who are separated from active duty and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who are terminated to obtain new employment with certain community health centers, hospitals, and nursing homes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1] | PA | D | F000235 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a program to assist eligible members of the armed forces after their separation from active duty to: (1) obtain certification in the occupations of the allied health professions, nursing, and social work; and (2) fill employment vacancies in such occupations existing in community health centers that serve medically underserved populations, other nonprofit community health centers, and nursing homes that participate in State Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) programs (underprivileged and Medicaid health services). Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a survey to identify those States with alternative certification requirements for allied health professionals, nursing professionals, or social workers; and (2) periodically request information from such States to identify underprivileged and Medicaid health services that are experiencing a shortage of allied health professionals, nursing professionals, or social workers. Makes eligible for the program members of the armed forces who: (1) during the five-year period beginning on October 1, 1992, are discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions after two or more years of continuous active-duty service immediately before such discharge; (2) have received a minimum of a high school diploma or its equivalent; and (3) are certified as allied health professionals, nursing professionals, or social workers or are determined by the Secretary as likely to obtain such certification within a reasonable time after discharge or release. Authorizes the Secretary to accept program applications from members discharged or released during the period between October 1, 1990, and October 1, 1992, if other eligibility conditions are met. Outlines application requirements. Requires the Secretary to give priority to members who have educational or military experience related to health care or social work or in another subject area identified by the Secretary as important for national health care objectives… | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-hr-6145 | 102 | hr | 6145 | To require at least 5 percent of the total amount of funds obligated for contracts by the Department of Defense to be used for contracts entered into with small disadvantaged business concerns, historically Black colleges and universities, and certain minority institutions. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1] | PA | D | F000235 | 0 | Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1987 to require at least five percent of the total funds obligated for Department of Defense procurement contracts to be used for contracts entered into with small disadvantaged business concerns, historically Black colleges and universities, and certain minority institutions. (Currently, such percentage is a goal under such Act as opposed to a requirement.) | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-hr-6152 | 102 | hr | 6152 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish within the Office of the Secretary of Defense the position of Director of Special Investigations; and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] | CO | D | S000142 | 0 | Establishes the position of Director of Criminal Investigations to be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among civilians who have significant experience in criminal investigations. Requires the Director to report directly to the Secretary. Requires the Director to obtain, compile, store, monitor, and report information on each allegation of sexual misconduct of a member of the armed forces (or a dependent) against another member of the armed forces or a dependent of such member. Requires such Director to: (1) make such information available to the Secretary, the Secretaries of the military departments, the Congress, and any law enforcement agency or court concerned; (2) investigate each allegation made directly, or referred, to the Director; and (3) monitor the conduct of such investigations by units, offices, agencies, and other organizations within the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding allegations of sexual misconduct. Authorizes the Director to inspect and report to the Secretary on any other investigation being conducted within DOD. Authorizes the Director to refer for prosecution any case of sexual misconduct. Requires the Director to report each such referral to the Secretary. Requires each member of the armed forces and employee of DOD who receives an allegation of sexual misconduct to notify the Director. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress annually on the number and disposition of cases of sexual misconduct by members of the armed forces and employees of DOD. Amends the Federal criminal code to provide criminal penalties for each member of the armed forces or DOD employee who fails to undertake an investigation (if so required) or who receives an allegation of sexual misconduct and fails to notify the Director. Provides lesser penalties for the failure of such members or employees to act on an allegation of civil sexual misconduct. Directs the Secretary to require that the commitment of an employee of DOD or a member of the armed forces to the elimination of sexual harassment in… | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-s-3346 | 102 | s | 3346 | Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health Status Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-10-05 | 1992-11-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 16 | Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health Status Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a special record to be known as the Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Registry containing health status information with respect to individuals who served as members of the armed forces in the Persian Gulf theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. Requires claims for compensation due to ill health to be included within such Registry. Requires the Registry's information to be collected and maintained so as to enable easy cross-reference with a Registry for the Department of Defense established under this Act. Directs the Secretary to notify individuals in the Registry from time to time on significant developments in research on the health consequences of such military service during such War. Directs the Secretary to provide a health examination, consultation, and counseling to any veterans eligible for listing or inclusion in the Registry. Authorizes the Secretary to provide such examination, consultation, and counseling to any veteran eligible for listing or inclusion in any other similar health-related registry administered by the Secretary. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a special record for members of the armed forces who served in Operation Desert Storm during the Persian Gulf War or who were exposed to the fumes of burning oil there. Requires such Secretary to establish such record with the advice of an independent scientific organization. Requires the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment to undertake a study making certain assessments with respect to the Registry and its utility and effectiveness in serving the needs of members serving in the Persian Gulf War. Directs each Secretary to provide the Director with access to required information in carying out such study. Requires reports to the Congress by the Director. Directs each Secretary to jointly seek to enter into an agre… | 2025-08-26T15:16:00Z | |
| 102-hr-6115 | 102 | hr | 6115 | To name the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier designated as CVN-76 the U.S.S. Harry S Truman. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-10-03 | 1992-10-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] | MO | D | S000465 | 0 | Names the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier designated as CVN-76 the U.S.S. Harry S Truman. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-hjres-559 | 102 | hjres | 559 | Honoring the Coast Guard Women's Reserve. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-10-02 | 1992-10-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation. | House | Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3] | LA | D | T000058 | 4 | Recognizes the dedication, honor, and sacrifice that women have brought to serving our Nation in every phase of Coast Guard history. | 2021-06-02T14:04:05Z | |
| 102-hr-6097 | 102 | hr | 6097 | Native American Veterans' Home Loan Equity Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-10-02 | 1992-10-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3] | CO | D | C000077 | 20 | Native American Veterans' Home Loan Equity Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and implement a pilot program under which the Secretary may make direct housing loans to aid Native American (Indian, Alaska or Hawaii native, or Pacific Islander) veterans in purchasing, constructing, or improving dwellings on trust land. Requires such loans to be made in a variety of geographic areas and in areas experiencing a variety of economic circumstances. Prohibits any such loans from being made after the end of FY 1997. Authorizes the Secretary to make such a direct housing loan to a Native American if: (1) the Secretary has entered into a memorandum of understanding with respect to such loans with the tribal organization having jurisdiction over such veteran; and (2) the memorandum is in effect when the loan is made. Outlines provisions to be included in each such memorandum. Prohibits entering into any such memorandum unless the Secretary determines that it provides standards and procedures necessary for the reasonable protection of the financial interests of the United States. Limits to $80,000 the principal amount of any such loan, but authorizes the Secretary to exceed such amount in a geographic area in which housing costs are significantly higher than average housing costs nationwide. Sets forth provisions concerning loan interest rates and credit underwriting standards. Directs the Secretary to determine the reasonable value of the interest in property that will serve as security for a loan made under this Act and to establish procedures for appraisals upon which to base such determinations. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish minimum requirements for planning, construction or improvement, and general acceptability relating to any direct loan; and (2) establish credit underwriting standards to be used in evaluating such loans. Requires loans to be repaid in monthly installments. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) make advances to provide for repairs, alterations, and impr… | 2025-08-26T15:16:25Z | |
| 102-hr-6078 | 102 | hr | 6078 | To require any private shipyard competing for a contract with the Department of Defense for repair, alteration, overhaul, or conversion of a naval vessel to undergo a cost realism analysis of its bid to ensure that the work can be accomplished at the estimated cost in the bid. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-10-01 | 1992-10-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1] | PA | D | F000235 | 0 | Requires bids made by public and private shipyards for defense contracts for the overhaul of naval vessels to include a cost realism analysis (an analysis of whether the work can be accomplished at the estimated cost). | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-s-3295 | 102 | s | 3295 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish within the Office of the Secretary of Defense the position of Director of Criminal Investigations, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-10-01 | 1992-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 3 | Establishes the position of Director of Criminal Investigations to be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among civilians who have significant experience in criminal investigations. Requires the Director to report directly to the Secretary. Requires the Director to obtain, compile, store, monitor, and report information on each allegation of sexual misconduct of a member of the armed forces (or a dependent) against another member of the armed forces or a dependent of such member. Requires such Director to: (1) make such information available to the Secretary, the Secretaries of the military departments, the Congress, and any law enforcement agency or court concerned; (2) investigate each allegation made directly, or referred, to the Director; and (3) monitor the conduct of such investigations by units, offices, agencies, and other organizations within the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding allegations of sexual misconduct. Authorizes the Director to inspect and report to the Secretary on any other investigation being conducted within DOD. Authorizes the Director to refer for prosecution any case of sexual misconduct. Requires the Director to report each such referral to the Secretary. Requires each member of the armed forces and employee of DOD who receives an allegation of sexual misconduct to notify the Director. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress annually on the number and disposition of cases of sexual misconduct by members of the armed forces and employees of DOD. Amends the Federal criminal code to provide criminal penalties for each member of the armed forces or DOD employee who fails to undertake an investigation (if so required) or who receives an allegation of sexual misconduct and fails to notify the Director. Provides lesser penalties for the failure of such members or employees to act on an allegation of civil sexual misconduct. Directs the Secretary to require that the commitment of an employee of DOD or a member of the armed forces to the elimination of sexual harassment i… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-hr-6059 | 102 | hr | 6059 | To authorize the construction of Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities in Brevard County and Orange County, Florida, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-09-30 | 1992-09-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Bacchus, Jim [D-FL-11] | FL | D | B000008 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct or acquire facilities for the following new Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities: (1) a hospital and a new nursing in Viera in Brevard County, Florida; and (2) a full-service outpatient clinic and a nursing home in Orange County, Florida. Allows members of the armed forces assigned to Patrici Air Force Base and their dependents to use the Brevard County facilities. Permits the Secretary to enter into a sharing agreement with the Secretary of the Navy to provide for the treatment of veterans at the Orlando Naval Hospital in Orlando, Florida. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 102-hr-6021 | 102 | hr | 6021 | To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Augusta, Georgia, as the "Doug Barnard, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-09-24 | 1992-09-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Jenkins, Edgar L. [D-GA-9] | GA | D | J000083 | 9 | Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the Doug Barnard, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 102-hr-6029 | 102 | hr | 6029 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to restore the CHAMPUS eligibility of certain members and former members of the uniformed services, and their dependents, who are currently excluded from benefits under CHAMPUS because of their entitlement to hospital insurance benefits under medicare. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-09-24 | 1992-09-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7] | TN | R | S001075 | 0 | Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to include under such coverage otherwise eligible persons who are also entitled to Medicare benefits. Prohibits a benefit from being paid under CHAMPUS to the extent that it is also a covered benefit for such individual under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-hr-5981 | 102 | hr | 5981 | To direct the President to award the Navy Expeditionary Medal to officers and enlisted men of the United States Navy and Marine Corps who served on the ships of Task Forces 16.1 and 16.2, including the U.S.S. Hornet, that participated in the raid led by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle on Tokyo in April 1942. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-09-22 | 1992-09-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Swett, Dick [D-NH-2] | NH | D | S001113 | 3 | Directs the President to award the Navy Expeditionary Medal to the officers and enlisted men of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps who served on the ships of Task Force 16.1 and 16.2, including the U.S.S. Hornet, that participated in the raid led by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle on Tokyo in April 1942. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-s-3263 | 102 | s | 3263 | A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide evacuation and transition assistance to dependents of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Federal Government who are affected by Hurricane Andrew, to provide homeowners assistance to such members and employees, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-09-22 | 1992-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] | FL | R | M000019 | 0 | Declares that regulations authorizing the following, if prescribed after August 23, 1992, shall take effect as of August 23, 1992: (1) the payment of departure allowances to military dependents in connection with departures from the vicinity of Homestead Air Force Base, Florida, that were ordered as a result of Hurricane Andrew; or (2) the payment of a similar allowance to officers and employees of the United States in connection with such departures. Amends Federal provisions concerning armed forces allowances to authorize allowances to dependents who reside under Federal Government orders in the vicinity of a station from which a departure is ordered and who move to an authorized safe haven. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to reimburse Federal civilian employees or members of the uniformed services who were employed in connection with, or assigned to, Homestead Air Force Base for losses of real property resulting from the damage of Hurricane Andrew. Sets forth reimbursement amounts. Requires owners receiving reimbursement to transfer all right, title, and interest in such property to the Secretary for disposal. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-hr-5980 | 102 | hr | 5980 | Veterans' Job Training Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-09-18 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Perkins, Carl C. [D-KY-7] | KY | D | P000229 | 0 | Veterans' Job Training Act of 1992 - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a veterans' job training program to assist eligible veterans in obtaining employment through employer job training programs. Makes eligible for such program qualified veterans who: (1) are unemployed at the time of application to the program; and (2) have been unemployed for at least ten of the 15 weeks preceding the date of application for participation in the program. Defines a "qualified veteran" as: (1) a veteran who has served in the active military, naval, or air service for a period of more than 180 days, any part of which was after June 27, 1950; or (2) a disabled veteran who served after such date. Sets forth application requirements. Directs the Secretary to issue eligible veterans certificates of eligibility for presentation to employers offering job training programs. Authorizes employers to establish job training programs to provide training and retraining to veterans with approved applications. Requires such programs to be for periods of at least six months for occupations in growth industries, requiring new technological skills, or for which demand for labor exceeds supply. Sets forth application requirements for employers, including certifications concerning: (1) maximum periods of job training to be provided; (2) equivalent wages and benefits; (3) prohibitions on displacement of workers in order to employ a veteran; (4) prohibitions on training veterans who are already qualified for the job for which the training is to be provided; (5) full-time employment for veterans; (6) appropriate length of training programs; (7) records on participating veterans; and (8) permanent employment for veterans after completion of training. Bars approval of employer applications if they contain a program: (1) for employment of seasonal or temporary jobs; (2) for employment under which commissions are a primary source of income; (3) for employment which involves political or religious act… | 2025-08-26T15:13:37Z | |
| 102-s-3234 | 102 | s | 3234 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide an additional opportunity to enroll for educational assistance to certain individuals who receive voluntary separation from active duty in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-09-15 | 1992-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 0 | Amends provisions concerning the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program to entitle to such assistance an individual who: (1) between September 30, 1991, and October 1, 1995, is separated from the armed forces with an honorable discharge and receives voluntary separation incentives; (2) before applying for such benefits, has completed the requirements of a secondary school diploma or has completed 12 semester hours in a program of education leading to a standard college degree; (3) has elected not to receive such assistance if he withdraws such election before the separation; (4) is enrolled in the post-Vietnam era veterans' educational assistance program and makes an irrevocable election before such separation to receive benefits under this Act in lieu of such program; and (5) elects to receive assistance before such separation pursuant to procedures under this Act. Affords individuals discharged prior to or within 180 days after this Act's enactment date without having received notice an opportunity to elect to receive such assistance. Reduces the basic pay or separation incentives of individuals who elect to receive such assistance by $1,200. Refunds contributions made to the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Education Account to individuals who withdraw from such program in order to receive assistance under this Act. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 102-sjres-336 | 102 | sjres | 336 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning November 8, 1992, as "Hire a Veteran Week". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-09-10 | 1992-10-09 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 54 | Designates the week beginning November 8, 1992, as Hire a Veteran Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5918 | 102 | hr | 5918 | Desert Storm Servicepersons' Readjustment Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-09-09 | 1992-09-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] | OH | R | M000432 | 0 | Desert Storm Servicepersons' Readjustment Act of 1992 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to add a new chapter which implements the Persian Gulf War Educational Assistance Program. Makes eligible for full educational assistance under the Program each veteran of the Persian Gulf War (War) who either: (1) served on active duty for 90 days or more during the War, and was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable; (2) was in a reserve or National Guard component before August 2, 1990, and served during the War on active duty on or after such date, and was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable; or (3) was discharged or released from active duty any part of which was performed during the War, or following entrance into active service after enlistment or assignment in the reserve or National Guard, because of a service-connected disability. Outlines educational assistance entitlement provisions. Prohibits such educational assistance to be continued beyond ten years after the veteran's last discharge or release from active duty after August 2, 1990, with an exception for delays caused by a physical or mental disability which is not the result of the veteran's own willful misconduct. Allows a veteran who does not complete the education within the ten-year delimiting period to receive the remainder of his or her entitlement in the form of an educational loan if such veteran was pursuing an approved program of education on a full-time basis at the time of the expiration of such veteran's eligibility. Outlines provisions concerning the extension of the educational assistance entitlement for a veteran whose delimiting period is extended due to mental or physical disability reasons. Allows an active-duty veteran of the War to use any unused educational entitlement for pursuing: (1) a program of apprenticeship or other on-job training; (2) a course with an approved vocational objective; or (3) a program of secondary education, if the veteran does not have a secon… | 2025-08-26T15:14:24Z | |
| 102-hconres-359 | 102 | hconres | 359 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the elimination of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the Armed Forces. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] | CO | D | S000142 | 21 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretaries of the military departments should: (1) collect data on the number and disposition of sexual harassment and assault cases involving members of the armed forces; (2) ensure that crisis intervention and long-term counseling are available to the victims; (3) develop ongoing programs to educate members of the armed forces regarding the unacceptability and illegality of sexual harassment and assault and the sanctions imposed on violators; (4) implement an educational program for all members dealing with the prevention and risk reduction of sexual harassment and assault; (5) publicize their commitment against sexual harassment and assault by posting appropriate signs with phone numbers for victims to report incidents and obtain assistance; (6) reevaluate their existing methods of investigating and processing sexual harassment and assault complaints and consider alternative methods to provide effective enforcement; (7) reevaluate their existing sanctions to determine whether the sanctions serve as an effective deterrent; (8) determine whether adequate protections exist to ensure that members who report sexual harassment or assault do not experience retaliation and, if not, develop effective protections; and (9) protect members who report sexual harassment or assault against retaliation once a complaint is made and ensure that a subsequent investigation into the complainant's sexual orientation is not performed. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-hjres-542 | 102 | hjres | 542 | Designating the week beginning November 8, 1992, as "Hire a Veteran Week". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-12 | 1992-10-14 | Became Public Law No: 102-413. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 237 | Designates the week beginning November 8, 1992, as Hire a Veteran Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5832 | 102 | hr | 5832 | Persian Gulf War Health Registry Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] | IL | D | E000250 | 32 | Persian Gulf War Health Registry Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to maintain a Persian Gulf War Health Registry for purposes of compiling information on Persian Gulf War veterans to assist in identifying possible disabilities which may result from service in the U.S. armed forces in southwest Asia during such war. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) information to be included in the Registry, including a description of activities in which the veteran participated during the war that may have long-term health effects, locations in which the veteran served, and any investigation drugs administered to such veterans by the Department of Defense (DOD); and (2) steps that the Secretary may (and Secretary of Defense, upon request, shall) take, including a comprehensive mental and physical examination and follow-up consultation, to determine the current health status of such veterans. Directs the Secretary and Secretary of Defense to: (1) inform Gulf War veterans who are no longer members of the armed forces of the provisions of this Act and encourage such veterans to participate in the Registry; and (2) annually furnish to such veterans updated information on health risks of service in southwest Asia during the war. Requires DOD to reimburse the Department of Veterans Affairs each fiscal year, from funds appropriated for health care, for the cost of administering the Registry for Gulf War veterans who are members of the armed forces. Specifies that: (1) nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to provide Gulf War veterans in the Registry with hospital care, nursing home care, or outpatient medical services for the treatment of diseases or disabilities identified in an examination authorized pursuant to this Act; and (2) application for an examination shall not be construed as an application for any other benefit. Directs the Secretary to conduct a longitudinal study, over a 50-year period, to assess the short- and long-term health consequences of service in sou… | 2025-08-26T15:17:33Z | |
| 102-hr-5864 | 102 | hr | 5864 | Persian Gulf War Veterans Registry Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-12 | 1992-09-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 33 | Persian Gulf War Veterans Registry Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a Persian Gulf War Veterans Registry for maintaining information concerning the health status of veterans who served in the Persian Gulf area during the Persian Gulf War (War). Describes information to be included in the Registry, including the circumstances of each veteran's service during the War. Directs the Secretary, in establishing such Registry, to: (1) provide each War veteran with a complete mental and physical examination, as well as a follow-up consultation to explain examination results; and (2) obtain from the Secretary of Defense any information relevant to such service. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake outreach efforts to further Registry purposes. | 2025-08-26T15:17:12Z | |
| 102-hr-5879 | 102 | hr | 5879 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize accelerated payments for short-term, high-cost courses taken by veterans pursuing post secondary education, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] | WV | D | R000011 | 0 | Authorizes accelerated payments for short-term, high-cost courses taken by veterans pursuing post-secondary education, subject to specified requirements. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 102-hr-5885 | 102 | hr | 5885 | Women Veterans Health Programs Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] | CO | D | S000142 | 18 | Women Veterans Health Programs Act of 1992 - Title I: Sexual Trauma Services - Requires that a veteran who is diagnosed by a Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) health professional designated by the Chief Medical Director (following an examination of the veteran by such professional) to be in need of counseling or treatment for sexual trauma resulting from events that occurred during the period of the veteran's service on active duty be furnished such care and services, even though such trauma has not been determined to be service-connected. Authorizes the Secretary of the DVA to enter into contracts with appropriate non-DVA facilities to furnish veterans with such care and services. Sets forth reporting requirements. Directs the Secretary to provide information and referrals concerning care and services related to sexual trauma that are available to veterans in the communities in which such veterans reside, including care and services available under programs of the DVA and from non-DVA agencies or organizations, by means of a telephone information system using a toll-free number. Requires the Secretary to ensure that such system: (1) is operated by DVA personnel who are trained in the provision of information and referrals to persons who have experienced sexual trauma; (2) is operated in a manner that protects the confidentiality of persons who place telephone calls to the system; (3) operates at all times; and (4) is visibly posted in DVA medical facilities and advertised through public service announcements, pamphlets, and other means. Directs the Secretary to commence a study of the needs of veterans for counseling, medical care, and other services for sexual trauma, including: (1) the extent to which women service members have experienced rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or other acts of sexual violence while on active military, naval, or air service; (2) the extent of any under-reporting of incidents of sexual violence among women members of the armed forces and the extent to which the rate of … | 2025-08-26T15:17:49Z | |
| 102-hr-5802 | 102 | hr | 5802 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit class actions in proceedings before the United States Court of Veterans Appeals. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-10 | 1992-08-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] | CA | D | E000064 | 2 | Permits class actions in proceedings before the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 102-hr-5803 | 102 | hr | 5803 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to make the Equal Access to Justice Act applicable to the United States Court of Veterans Appeals. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-10 | 1992-08-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] | CA | D | E000064 | 2 | Makes the Equal Access to Justice Act applicable to proceedings before the Court of Veterans Appeals. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 102-hr-5808 | 102 | hr | 5808 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for jurisdiction, apprehension, and detention of certain civilians accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-10 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-20] | CA | R | T000188 | 0 | Provides that persons serving with, employed by, or accompanying the armed forces outside the United States who engage in conduct which would constitute a criminal offense within the maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States shall be guilty of a like offense against the United States and shall be subject to prosecution and punishment under the Federal criminal code. Prohibits persons employed by the armed forces outside the United States from being so tried if such persons are not nationals of the United States. Prohibits prosecution for such an offense in the United States if a foreign government has prosecuted such person for the conduct constituting such offense. Authorizes specified Federal officials to approve a prosecution which is otherwise prohibited under the grounds of prosecution by the foreign government in certain instances. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to designate a person to apprehend and detain outside the United States any person reasonably believed to have engaged in such an offense in the United States. Provides for release of such person to civilian law enforcement authorities of the United States for judicial proceedings. Authorizes a properly-designated member of the armed forces to deliver to the appropriate authorities of a foreign country an individual alleged to have engaged in such an offense if: (1) the appropriate authorities of such country request such delivery for trial; and (2) such delivery is authorized by a treaty or an agreement to which the United States is a party. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-hconres-354 | 102 | hconres | 354 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that a United States guided missile cruiser should be named the "USS Pearl Harbor". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-06 | 1992-08-13 | Executive Comment Requested from Navy. | House | Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-45] | CA | R | H000981 | 60 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that a U.S. guided missile cruiser should be named the USS Pearl Harbor. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-hr-5789 | 102 | hr | 5789 | To authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct a child care facility for Federal employees at Fort Point, Galveston, Texas, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-06 | 1992-08-12 | Executive Comment Requested from Army. | House | Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] | TX | D | B000880 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to construct, establish, equip, maintain, and operate (or assist in constructing, equipping, maintaining, and operating) an interagency child care facility at Fort Point, Galveston, Texas, on Federal property under the management and control of the Galveston District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide child care services for Federal employees. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-s-3136 | 102 | s | 3136 | National Defense Multiyear Authorization Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-06 | 1992-09-25 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | National Defense Multiyear Authorization Act of 1992 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Funding Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations to the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force for FY 1993 for: (1) aircraft; (2) missiles; (3) weapons and tracked combat vehicles; (4) ammunition; (5) shipbuilding and conversion; and (6) other procurement. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to transfer certain prior-year unobligated shipbuilding and conversion balances to the FY 1993 shipbuilding and conversion funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1993 for: (1) the defense agencies; (2) the Defense Inspector General; (3) the reserves and National Guard; and (4) the chemical demilitarization program. Subtitle B: Army Programs - Repeals a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 which authorized appropriations for the development of the Apache helicopter program. Authorizes the use of funds received from the sales of tanks, infantry vehicles, or armored personnel carriers by the United States under the Arms Export Control Act during FY 1990 and 1991 to upgrade such armored vehicles for fielding to the Army. Prohibits the Improved Chemical Agent Monitor from being procured for the armed forces until the Secretary of the Army completes certain testing and congressional notification with respect to such program. Subtitle C: Navy Programs - Earmarks funds from this Act for shipbuilding and conversion for specified replacement, overhaul, and conversion programs within the Navy, with a limitation with respect to advanced procurement for the aircraft carrier replacement program. Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act or otherwise for FY 1993 for: (1) a certain electronic warfare system and the Airborne Self Protection Jammer, until their operational suitability has been determined; and (2) the AV-8B radar upgrade program. Allows for the modification of F-14 aircraft, with limitations as provided in appropriati… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-s-3137 | 102 | s | 3137 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-06 | 1992-09-25 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Funding Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations to the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force for FY 1993 for: (1) aircraft; (2) missiles; (3) weapons and tracked combat vehicles; (4) ammunition; (5) shipbuilding and conversion; and (6) other procurement. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to transfer certain prior-year unobligated shipbuilding and conversion balances to the FY 1993 shipbuilding and conversion funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1993 for: (1) the defense agencies; (2) the Defense Inspector General; (3) the reserves and National Guard; and (4) the chemical demilitarization program. Subtitle B: Army Programs - Repeals a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 which authorized appropriations for the development of the Apache helicopter program. Authorizes the use of funds received from the sales of tanks, infantry vehicles, or armored personnel carriers by the United States under the Arms Export Control Act during FY 1990 and 1991 to upgrade such armored vehicles for fielding to the Army. Prohibits the Improved Chemical Agent Monitor from being procured for the armed forces until the Secretary of the Army completes certain testing and congressional notification with respect to such program. Subtitle C: Navy Programs - Earmarks funds from this Act for shipbuilding and conversion for specified replacement, overhaul, and conversion programs within the Navy, with a limitation with respect to advanced procurement for the aircraft carrier replacement program. Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act or otherwise for FY 1993 for: (1) a certain electronic warfare system and the Airborne Self Protection Jammer, until their operational suitability has been determined; and (2) the AV-8B radar upgrade program. Allows for the modification of F-14 aircraft, with limitations as provided in appropr… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-s-3138 | 102 | s | 3138 | Military Personnel Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-06 | 1992-09-25 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Military Personnel Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 - Title IV (SIC): Military Personnel Authorizations - Subtitle A: Active Forces - Authorizes end strengths for active-duty forces for FY 1993. Authorizes the Secretary to waive an end strength when considered necessary to prevent personnel imbalances that would impair long-term combat readiness. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer certain amounts appropriated to DOD under this Act in order to prevent involuntary separations that would otherwise be necessary to reduce the size of an armed force to within the authorized end strength. Requires the Secretary to promptly notify the Congress of any such transfers. Authorizes the Secretary to adjust end strengths in the national interest, with limitations to such adjustments for both active-duty and reserve forces. Repeals specified provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 which limit reductions in the number of DOD medical personnel. Authorizes the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) to designate up to eight general and flag officer positions within joint duty requirements for exclusion from limitations on the end strengths for general and flag officers on active duty. Subtitle B: Reserve Forces - Authorizes end strengths for reserve components of the armed forces for FY 1993. Allows such end strengths to be reduced in proportion to the total amount of reserve members on active duty, with a proportionate increase when such personnel return to reserve duty. Prohibits, with specified exceptions, any unit of the Selected Reserve from being inactivated during FY 1993. Requires the Secretary to provide the defense committees with the rationale for any unit inactivation sought. Authorizes end strengths for FY 1993 for reserve personnel serving on active duty in support of the reserves. Subtitle C: Military Training Student Loads - Authorizes the average military training student loads for FY 1… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-s-3139 | 102 | s | 3139 | Defense Conversion and Transition Assistance Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-06 | 1992-09-25 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Defense Conversion and Transition Assistance Act of 1992 - Title III (SIC): Operation and Maintenance - Subtitle C: Defense Economic Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization - Amends the Defense Economic Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization Act of 1990 to require the Secretary of Defense to be chairman of the Economic Adjustment Committee. (Currently, such chairmanship rotates between the Secretaries of Defense, Commerce, and Labor on a yearly basis.) Directs the Chairman to establish an Executive Council of such Committee to develop policies and procedures to ensure that communities, businesses, and workers substantially and seriously affected by reductions in defense expenditures are advised of the assistance available to them under programs administered by the Departments of Defense, Commerce, and Labor and the Small Business Administration (SBA). Requires notification to be provided to affected communities, businesses, and workers with respect to the lack of any follow-on contracts or other defense-related contract activity. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 to extend through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations for certain defense stabilization activities outlined under such Act. Provides an identical extension under such Act with respect to defense conversion adjustment. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to provide financial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) if, without such assistance, such LEA will be unable to provide students in schools of such LEA with a level of education that is equivalent to the minimum level of education available in the schools of the other LEAs in the same State. Outlines additional eligibility requirements. Directs the Secretary, in assisting communities in making adjustments resulting from reductions in the size of the armed forces, to transfer to the Secretary of Education funds to make payments to LEAs that are entitled to receive educational benefits for children of… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-s-3140 | 102 | s | 3140 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-06 | 1992-09-25 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year of 1993 - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Funding Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations to the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force for FY 1993 for: (1) aircraft; (2) missiles; (3) weapons and tracked combat vehicles; (4) ammunition; (5) shipbuilding and conversion; and (6) other procurement. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to transfer certain prior-year unobligated shipbuilding and conversion balances to the FY 1993 shipbuilding and conversion funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1993 for: (1) the defense agencies; (2) the Defense Inspector General; (3) the reserves and National Guard; and (4) the chemical demilitarization program. Subtitle B: Army Programs - Repeals a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 which authorized appropriations for the development of the Apache helicopter program. Authorizes the use of funds received from the sales of tanks, infantry vehicles, or armored personnel carriers by the United States under the Arms Export Control Act during FY 1990 and 1991 to upgrade such armored vehicles for fielding to the Army. Prohibits the Improved Chemical Agent Monitor from being procured for the armed forces until the Secretary of the Army completes certain testing and congressional notification with respect to such program. Subtitle C: Navy Programs - Earmarks funds from this Act for shipbuilding and conversion for specified replacement, overhaul, and conversion programs within the Navy, with a limitation with respect to advanced procurement for the aircraft carrier replacement program. Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act or otherwise for FY 1993 for: (1) a certain electronic warfare system and the Airborne Self Protection Jammer, until their operational suitability has been determined; and (2) the AV-8B radar upgrade program. Allows for the modification of F-14 aircraft, with limitations as provided in appropriation Acts. Directs the Secretary of Defens… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-s-3141 | 102 | s | 3141 | Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-06 | 1992-09-25 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 - Title XX (SIC): Military Construction Authorizations - Restates the title of this Act. Title XXI: 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 units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design, and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes the Secretary to make advances to the Secretary of Transportation for the design and construction of defense access roads. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for fiscal years beginning after 1992 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, defense access roads, architectural and engineering design services, military family housing functions within the Department, and the homeowners assistance program. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 to increase by a specified amount the funding permitted to the Army for the worldwide leasing of military family housing. Title XXII: 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. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design, and to improve existing military family housing units in specified amounts at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations to the Navy for fiscal years beginning after 1992 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction, architectural and engineering design services, and military family housing functions within the Department. Limits the total cost of co… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-s-3142 | 102 | s | 3142 | Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 1993 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-06 | 1992-09-25 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 1993 - Title XXXI (SIC): Department of Energy National Security Programs - Subtitle A: National Security Programs Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY 1993 for operating expenses and for plant and capital equipment necessary in carrying out national security programs in the following areas: (1) weapons activities; (2) new production reactors; (3) environmental restoration and waste management; and (4) defense materials production and other defense programs. Earmarks specified FY 1993 funding for the defense inertial confinement fusion program. Prohibits the obligation of FY 1993 DOE funds for: (1) the design, purchase, or installation of any fire protection, cooling, or refrigeration system that utilizes class I chlorofluorocarbons unless the Secretary of Energy determines that an alternate system is not commercially available; or (2) the implementation of the reconfiguration of any nonnuclear DOE activities until the Secretary reports the results of certain analyses and certifications to the defense committees. Prohibits the use of FY 1993 new production reactor funding to close out the new production reactor program until 30 days after the Secretary has submitted to the defense committees a plan with respect to the completion of certain work in connection with such program. Subtitle B: Recurring General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this title for the costs of a program exceeding 105 percent of the program authorization or $10,000,000 more than the amount authorized, whichever is less, or for programs which have not been presented to, or requested of, the Congress, unless the Secretary transmits to the defense committees a full and complete statement of the action proposed and 30 days have elapsed. Prohibits the total funds obligated pursuant to this title from exceeding the total amount authorized to be appropriated by this title. Authorizes the Secretary to carry ou… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-s-3143 | 102 | s | 3143 | Military Personnel Transition Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-06 | 1992-09-22 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Military Personnel Transition Act of 1992 - Title V (SIC): Military Personnel Policy - Subtitle D: Active Forces Transaction Enhancements - Directs the Secretary to implement a program to encourage members and former members of the armed forces to enter into public and community service jobs after discharge or release from active duty. Directs the Secretary to maintain a registry of discharged or released former members who request assistance in pursuing such careers, as well as a registry of public and community service organizations. Directs the Secretary to match former personnel registered with jobs coming available through the service organizations. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop proposed uniform standards and procedures for the granting of appropriate credit for service in the armed forces under State teacher certification or licensing procedures; and (2) coordinate with appropriate State agencies the incorporation of such standards and procedures into such State's certification or licensing requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to delegate his responsibilities to the Secretary of Education. Authorizes the Secretary concerned to grant to an eligible member of the armed forces a leave of absence of up to one year to pursue a program of education or training for the development of skills relevant to the performance of public and community service. Outlines provisions concerning eligibility requirements and excludes any member granted such a leave of absence for such purposes from any required military personnel end strength limitations. Terminates the authority to grant such leaves on September 30, 1995. Authorizes the Secretary concerned, upon the member's request, to grant an early retirement to regular or reserve commissioned officers in their respective military departments who have served between 15 and 20 years, as long as such members agree to register on the public or community service registry maintained under this Act by the Secretary and to receive counseling regarding such job opport… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-s-3144 | 102 | s | 3144 | Military Health Care Initiatives Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-06 | 1992-10-31 | Pocket Vetoed by President. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Military Health Care Initiatives Act of 1992 - Title VII (SIC): Health Care Provisions - Entitles a member of the armed forces who is on duty at a station outside the United States (and any accompanying dependent) to the provision of any reproductive health service in a military medical facility outside the United States serving that duty station in the same manner as any other type of medical care. Requires the member or dependent to pay the full cost of receiving such care if appropriated funds may not be used for such service. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-s-3145 | 102 | s | 3145 | National Defense Technology and Industrial Base Conversion and Assistance Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-06 | 1992-09-25 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | National Defense Technology and Industrial Base Conversion and Assistance Act of 1992 - Title VIII (SIC): Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters - Subtitle A: Defense Conversion Policy for the National Defense Technology and Industrial Base - Sets forth provisions concerning the National Defense Technology and Industrial Base (NDTIB). Outlines NDTIB policy objectives and how they relate to defense conversion and civil-military integration objectives. Establishes the National Defense Technology and Industrial Base Council (Council) to provide overall policy guidance and direction to the military departments and defense agencies concerning: (1) the capabilities of the NDTIB to meet U.S. national security objectives; (2) programs for achieving the defense conversion objectives set forth; and (3) changes in acquisition policy that would strengthen the NDTIB. Directs the Council to prepare a comprehensive annual assessment of the NDTIB to achieve its stated objectives. Requires each assessment to include a sector (technology or industry) capability analysis containing specified information with respect to its ability to achieve the stated objectives. Outlines factors concerning foreign dependency on raw materials, systems, equipment, and facilities to be addressed in each assessment. Requires each such assessment to also include: (1) an analysis of the present and projected financial condition of each sector for specified periods; (2) an analysis of the impact of the terminations and significant reductions of major R&D and procurement programs of DOD on the capability of each sector to achieve its objectives; (3) a critical technology analysis that identifies the product and process technologies that are most critical for attaining the technology and industrial base objectives; and (4) an analysis of each sector's viability in light of defense and nondefense expenditures, integration with the commercial marketplace, and production. Directs the Council to prepare an annual plan for ens… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-hjres-536 | 102 | hjres | 536 | Designating December 6, 1992, through December 12, 1992, as "National Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Week". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-05 | 1992-08-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-33] | NY | D | N000163 | 2 | Designates December 6 through 12, 1992, as National Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5777 | 102 | hr | 5777 | Native American Veterans' Home Loan Equity Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-05 | 1992-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] | IL | D | E000250 | 20 | Native American Veterans' Home Loan Equity Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and implement a pilot program under which the Secretary may make direct housing loans to aid Native American (Indian, Alaska or Hawaii native, or Pacific Islander) veterans in purchasing, constructing, or improving dwellings on trust land. Requires such loans to be made in a variety of geographic areas and in areas experiencing a variety of economic circumstances. Prohibits any such loans from being made after the end of FY 1997. Authorizes the Secretary to make such a direct housing loan to a Native American if: (1) the Secretary has entered into a memorandum of understanding with respect to such loans with the tribal organization having jurisdiction over such veteran; and (2) the memorandum is in effect when the loan is made. Outlines provisions to be included in each such memorandum. Prohibits entering into any such memorandum unless the Secretary determines that it provides standards and procedures necessary for the reasonable protection of the financial interests of the United States. Limits to $80,000 the principal amount of any such loan. Sets forth provisions governing loan interest rates. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish minimum requirements for planning, construction or improvement, and general acceptability relating to any direct loan; and (2) establish credit underwriting standards to be used in evaluating such loans. Requires loans to be repaid in monthly installments. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) make advances to provide for repairs, alterations, and improvements and to meet incidental expenses of the loan transaction; and (2) take any other actions and make any necessary determinations with respect to expenses, rules and regulations, and the use of persons, organizations, or departments or agencies to carry out his functions. Establishes in the Treasury a revolving fund to be known as the Native American Veterans Housing Loan Fund to carry out financial activities rel… | 2025-08-26T15:15:56Z | |
| 102-s-3132 | 102 | s | 3132 | Calverton Pine Barrens Preservation Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-08-05 | 1992-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 1 | Calverton Pine Barrens Preservation Act - Requires the Secretary of the Navy to designate as a protected tract any part of the Calverton Pine Barrens, New York, declared to be excess to the needs of his department. Prohibits the protected tract or any part from being disposed of in any way that would allow commercial development to take place on it. Reverts ownership of such tract to the United States if it or any part is ever conveyed to an entity which uses it for commercial development. | 2025-08-26T15:13:49Z | |
| 102-hr-5737 | 102 | hr | 5737 | To provide that certain service in the American Field Service ambulance corps shall be considered active duty for the purposes of all laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-31 | 1992-07-31 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8] | TN | D | T000038 | 7 | Provides that service rendered before August 15, 1945, by any person who was part of the enlisted wartime personnel of the American Field Service ambulance corps and who reported for duty overseas during World War II shall be considered active duty for purposes of all laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 102-s-3114 | 102 | s | 3114 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-31 | 1992-09-19 | Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 5006 as an amendment. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Funding Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations to the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force for FY 1993 for: (1) aircraft; (2) missiles; (3) weapons and tracked combat vehicles; (4) ammunition; (5) shipbuilding and conversion; and (6) other procurement. Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to transfer certain prior-year unobligated shipbuilding and conversion balances to the FY 1993 shipbuilding and conversion funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1993 for: (1) the defense agencies; (2) the Defense Inspector General; (3) the reserves and National Guard; and (4) the chemical demilitarization program. Subtitle B: Army Programs - Repeals a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 which authorized appropriations for the development of the Apache helicopter program. Authorizes the use of funds received from the sales of tanks, infantry vehicles, or armored personnel carriers by the United States under the Arms Export Control Act during FY 1990 and 1991 to upgrade such armored vehicles for fielding to the Army. Prohibits the Improved Chemical Agent Monitor from being procured for the armed forces until the Secretary of the Army completes certain testing and congressional notification with respect to such program. Subtitle C: Navy Programs - Earmarks funds from this Act for shipbuilding and conversion for specified replacement, overhaul, and conversion programs within the Navy, with a limitation with respect to advanced procurement for the aircraft carrier replacement program. Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act or otherwise for FY 1993 for: (1) a certain electronic warfare system and the Airborne Self Protection Jammer, until their operational suitability has been determined; and (2) the AV-8B radar upgrade program. Allows for the modification of F-14 aircraft, with limitations as provided in appropr… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-hres-534 | 102 | hres | 534 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, should posthumously advance Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel to the grade of admiral on the retired list. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-30 | 1992-08-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] | MD | R | B000392 | 8 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, should posthumously advance Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, U.S. Navy, to the grade of admiral on the retired list. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-s-3108 | 102 | s | 3108 | Veterans Home Loan Program Revitalization Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-30 | 1992-10-01 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 1 | Veterans Home Loan Program Revitalization Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program during FY 1993 through 1997 to demonstrate the feasibility of guaranteeing mortgages that provide for periodic adjustments by the mortgagee in the effective rate of interest charged. Permits a mortgage to be guaranteed under such program only if it meets specified requirements. Provides that interest rate adjustments on a mortgage guaranteed under such program shall: (1) correspond to a specified national interest rate index approved in regulations by the Secretary, information on which is readily accessible to mortgagors from generally available published sources; (2) be made by adjusting the monthly payment on an annual basis on the anniversary of the date on which the loan was closed; and (3) be limited, with respect to any single annual interest rate adjustment, to a maximum increase or decrease of one percentage point, and over the term of the mortgage, to a maximum increase of five percentage points above the initial contract interest rate. Directs the Secretary to promulgate underwriting standards for such loans, taking into account: (1) the status of the interest rate index available at the time an underwriting decision is made, regardless of the actual initial rate offered by the lender; (2) the maximum and likely amounts of increases in mortgage payments that the loans would require; and (3) the underwriting standards applicable to adjustable rate mortgages insured under the National Housing Act. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations requiring that the mortgagee make available to the mortgagor, at the time of loan application, a written explanation of the features of the adjustable rate mortgage, including a hypothetical payment schedule that displays the maximum potential increases in monthly payments to the mortgagor over the first five years. Limits the aggregate number of mortgages and loans guaranteed under such program. Sets forth reporting requirements. Directs t… | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 102-s-3109 | 102 | s | 3109 | Persian Gulf Registry Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-30 | 1992-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 0 | Persian Gulf Registry Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to examine and determine the current health status of veterans who served in the armed forces in southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf war and to identify possible disabilities which may result from such service. Specifies that individuals eligible to participate in the program are veterans who served on active duty in the armed forces in the Persian Gulf area during the period beginning on August 2, 1990, and ending on the date that the President proclaims as the end of such war. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide a comprehensive mental and physical examination of eligible individuals and subsequent mental and physical examinations if determined necessary by a physician or other health care official of the Department of Veterans Affairs; (2) provide follow-up consultation with any individual who received an examination under the program to explain the results of the examination; and (3) undertake outreach efforts to further the purposes of the program. Specifies that: (1) nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to provide individuals participating in the registry with hospital or nursing home care or outpatient medical services for the treatment of diseases or disabilities identified in such an examination; and (2) application for such an examination shall not be construed as an application for any other benefit. | 2025-08-26T15:17:09Z | |
| 102-s-3084 | 102 | s | 3084 | A bill to prohibit discrimination by the Armed Forces on the basis of sexual orientation. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-28 | 1992-07-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 8 | Prohibits a member of the armed forces or person seeking to become a member from being discriminated against by the armed forces on the basis of sexual orientation. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-sjres-328 | 102 | sjres | 328 | A joint resolution to acknowledge the sacrifices that military families have made on behalf of the Nation and to designate November 23, 1992, as "National Military Families Recognition Day". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-27 | 1992-10-08 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 57 | Declares that the Congress acknowledges and appreciates the commitment, devotion, and sacrifices of present and former military families. Designates November 23, 1992, as National Military Families Recognition Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-s-3012 | 102 | s | 3012 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to limit the amount expended by the Department of Defense for the recruitment of persons for accession into the Armed Forces of the United States. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-23 | 1992-07-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000556 | 0 | Limits the maximum amount that may be expended by the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for the recruitment of individuals into the armed forces to a multiplier of $4,700 times the number of individuals successfully recruited. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to adjust such multiplier annually for each fiscal year after 1993 by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index. Outlines recruitment expenses covered under such limitation, including salaries, allowances, office space, and expenses of recruitment personnel, advertising, and recruit processing costs. Makes such limitation inapplicable to the recruitment of cadets and midshipmen into the military service academies. Requires documents submitted annually to the Congress in support of the defense budget to include items of programs, projects, and activities conducted for recruitment purposes, the amount provided for each such item in the budget, and the estimated cost of recruiting each individual into the armed forces. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-hr-5651 | 102 | hr | 5651 | To provide for the payment of retirement and survivor annuities to certain ex-spouses of employees of the Central Intelligence Agency and to provide for the tax treatment of certain disability benefits. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-22 | 1992-10-05 | See H.R.11. | House | Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | K000118 | 0 | Title I: Annuity Benefits for Certain Ex-Spouses of Central Intelligence Agency Employees - Entitles to a survivor annuity a former spouse who was divorced on or before December 4, 1991, from a participant in the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System (CIARDS) and who was married to that participant for not less than ten years during such participant's creditable service, at least five years of which were spent by the participant as an employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) outside of the United States or otherwise in a position designated by the Director of the CIA as a hazardous position or one clearly distinguished from normal government service. Prescribes the annuity amount and requires it to be reduced by any survivor annuity paid to such former spouse under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability System (CSRS). Entitles the same former spouses of CIARDS participants to a retirement annuity of: (1) 50 percent of the participant's retirement annuity, if the former spouse was married to the participant throughout the period of the participant's creditable service; or (2) the pro rata share of the participant's retirement annuity equal to the number of years of marriage compared to the number of years of the participant's creditable service. Reduces the retirement annuity by any amounts payable to a former spouse pursuant to a court order incident to a dissolution of marriage or property settlement. Prohibits the payment of any survivor or retirement annuity if the former spouse: (1) remarries before age 55; (2) is less than 50 years of age; or (3) meets the definition of "former spouse" in effect under CIARDS before December 4, 1991. Provides annuity commencement and termination dates. Requires written application to the CIA Director for such an annuity, with benefits paid retroactively. Provides for application of such annuity eligibility for the former spouses of CIARDS participants who transferred from CSRS to the Federal Employees' Retirement System. Requires an… | 2025-01-03T20:55:56Z | |
| 102-s-3009 | 102 | s | 3009 | Abused Military Dependents Protection Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-22 | 1992-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 14 | Abused Military Dependents Protection Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of a military department, upon application, to pay an annuity to an eligible spouse or former spouse of a member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary (spouse). Provides that a spouse is eligible to receive an annuity if: (1) after the member becomes eligible to be retired on the basis of years of service, the member's eligibility to receive retired or retainer pay is terminated as a result of misconduct of the member or former member involving abuse of a dependent; and (2) the spouse was the victim of the abuse and was married to the member at the time of that abuse or is a natural or adopted parent of a dependent child of the member who was the victim of the abuse. Makes such provisions applicable with respect to terminations of eligibility to receive retired or retainer pay as a result of a conviction by a court-martial or an administrative separation from the armed forces. Sets forth: (1) a formula for determining the amount of the annuity payable to such spouse, based on the number of years of marriage to such member; and (2) provisions with respect to termination of entitlement to such annuity. Directs the Secretary of a military department concerned to pay indemnity compensation to an eligible dependent of a member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary who, before becoming eligible to be retired from the armed forces on the basis of years of service, is: (1) convicted by a court-martial for an offense involving abuse of a dependent if the court-martial convening authority or a higher competent authority approves a dishonorable discharge, bad-conduct discharge, or dismissal of the member as a result of that conviction; or (2) separated from the armed forces under adverse conditions, as a result of misconduct involving abuse of a dependent. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) eligibility determinations; (2) amount of compensation; (3) period of payment; (4) commencement of payment; (5)… | 2025-08-26T15:14:33Z | |
| 102-hr-5619 | 102 | hr | 5619 | Administration of Veterans Education Benefits Technical Reorganization Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-21 | 1992-08-06 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | House | Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] | MN | D | P000215 | 11 | Administration of Veterans Education Benefits Technical Reorganization Act - Reorganizes and recodifies Federal provisions relating to veterans' educational benefits as currently provided under the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program. Repeals Federal provisions made unnecessary by such recodification. Makes technical and conforming amendments. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 102-s-2991 | 102 | s | 2991 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-21 | 1992-09-23 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] | OK | D | B000639 | 0 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1993 for the conduct of intelligence activities of the following elements of the U.S. Government: (1) the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (2) the Department of Defense (DOD); (3) the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (4) the National Security Agency (NSA); (5) the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (6) the Department of State; (7) the Department of the Treasury; (8) the Department of Energy; and (9) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Specifies that the amounts authorized to be appropriated and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 1993, for the conduct of such activities are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations. Authorizes the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the numbers authorized for FY 1993 when necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions, subject to specified limitations. Requires the DCI to promptly notify the House and Senate intelligence committees whenever the DCI exercises the authority granted under this title. Authorizes: (1) appropriations for the Community Management Staff (CMS) of the DCI; and (2) 68 full-time CMS personnel as of September 30, 1993. Title II: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System - Authorizes appropriations for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for FY 1993. Title III: Department of Defense Intelligence Activities - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to assist employees who have occupied sensitive positions in DIA and who are found to be ineligible for continued access to sensitive compartmented information and employment with DIA, or whose employment with DIA has been terminated, in finding and qualifying for subsequent employment, receiving treatment of medical or psychological disabilities, and receiving necessary financial support during periods of unemployme… | 2025-01-14T19:06:24Z | |
| 102-hjres-528 | 102 | hjres | 528 | Designating August 7, 1992, as "Battle of Guadalcanal Remembrance Day". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-09 | 1992-07-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 0 | Designates August 7, 1992, as Battle of Guadalcanal Remembrance Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5592 | 102 | hr | 5592 | Veterans' Health Care Financing Reform Demonstration Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-09 | 1992-07-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] | CT | R | J000163 | 20 | Veterans' Health Care Financing Reform Demonstration Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a demonstration program to test the feasibility and desirability of requiring that, whenever the Department of Veteran Affairs provides hospital care or medical services for a non-service-connected disability to an individual who is also entitled to such care or services from another Federal department or agency, such department or agency shall reimburse the Department for the provision of such care or services. Requires the demonstration project to be conducted at three Department medical centers selected by the Secretary. Outlines health care programs of the Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs as covered programs under which such reimbursement shall take place. Allows the Department to recover the cost of care or services provided to an individual for a non-service-connected disability, reduced by any appropriate unpaid deductible, to the extent that the individual would be eligible to receive such care or services from another department or agency. Directs the Secretary to establish a central electronic billing system for such amounts. Subrogates the Secretary to any right or claim that the veteran may have against another department or agency. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations to determine the amount to be recovered for such care or services, taking into account the geographic area involved. Directs the Secretary to establish mechanisms to evaluate the impact and cost-effectiveness of the demonstration project and the satisfaction of the patients served. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress after one year of the project, describing the findings of the evaluation. | 2025-08-26T15:15:57Z | |
| 102-hr-5593 | 102 | hr | 5593 | Military Retirees Benefits Protection Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-09 | 1992-07-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5] | IN | D | J000265 | 3 | Military Retirees Benefits Protection Act - Prohibits the Secretary of a military department from closing a military hospital or clinic at a military installation or facility (or former installation or facility) in the United States, except where the Secretary concerned determines that the continued operation of a military hospital or clinic located at a military installation that has been closed is not cost effective. Requires the determination of cost effectiveness to be made by comparing the cost of continued operation of the hospital or clinic at the closed facility with the cost of providing alternate equivalent medical and dental benefits to persons (other than active-duty personnel) who would have received such care at the former hospital or clinic. Requires the Secretary concerned who closes a former hospital or clinic to implement the alternate benefits program. Requires equivalent benefits to be provided in the new benefits program, with no charges other than those required under the former medical and dental program. Requires reasonable access to care to be a major criterion in the design of the alternate benefits program. Allows such a program of equivalent benefits to be carried out through any existing Federal health program (such as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) or title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with any appropriate modifications. Makes eligible for such benefits program persons who would have received medical or dental care at the military hospital or clinic. Requires the Secretary concerned, in any case in which such Secretary is considering closing a hospital or clinic at a former military installation or facility, to promptly notify the local redevelopment authority for the community that would be affected. Requires such redevelopment authority to assemble an advisory panel of retired and reserve members of the armed forces to advise the Secretary with respect to the effects of such closure. Directs the Secretary to consult … | 2025-08-26T15:14:09Z | |
| 102-hconres-344 | 102 | hconres | 344 | Calling on the Secretary of Defense to complete a full investigation into alleged sexual harassment of women at the symposium of the Tailhook Association in September 1991. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | K000319 | 100 | Denounces the sexual misconduct that occurred at the annual Navy Tailhook Association symposium in September 1991. Calls on the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the ongoing Department of Defense investigation of such misconduct is full and uncompromising. Urges the Secretary of the Navy to recommend and initiate full disciplinary procedures against any culpable individuals. Recognizes the importance of equality of opportunity for women and men in the armed forces to achieving mutual respect between the sexes. Urges the Secretary of Defense to make available to female military personnel the same opportunities available to male personnel, to the extent consistent with the protection and security of the United States. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-hconres-345 | 102 | hconres | 345 | Concerning declassification and release of information relating to United States military personnel held involuntarily in Indochina. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8] | IN | D | M000342 | 27 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Administration should expedite immediate declassification and release of all documents pertaining to reports or intelligence on U.S. military personnel and Americans involved in intelligence operations held against their will or listed as missing in action after the Vietnam War, Korean War, or World War II, unless such declassification would endanger national security or violate a commitment made to a missing individual or his or her family concerning the release of such information. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 102-hr-5543 | 102 | hr | 5543 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that future increases in the monthly amount paid by the State of New York to blind disabled veterans shall be excluded from the determination of annual income for purposes of the payment of pension by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29] | NY | R | H000797 | 33 | Excludes from the determination of income, for purposes of the payment of pension by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, any future increases made by the State of New York in the monthly amount paid to blind and totally disabled veterans. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 102-s-2940 | 102 | s | 2940 | A bill to reduce to 100,000 the number of members of the Armed Forces of the United States assigned to permanent duty ashore in NATO countries of Europe by the end of fiscal year 1995. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 1 | Amends the National Defense Authorization Act, 1985 to reduce to 100,000 by the end of FY 1995 the number of U.S. military personnel assigned to permanent duty ashore in North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries of Europe. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-s-2947 | 102 | s | 2947 | A bill to authorize the transfer of certain funds from the Defense Environmental Restoration Account to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 2 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer specified funds from the Defense Environmental Restoration Account to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990. | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 102-s-2958 | 102 | s | 2958 | A bill to amend chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, to expand the housing loan program for veterans. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-22 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-1008. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 4 | Makes eligible for the veterans' housing loan program an individual not otherwise eligible for such loan who has completed at least six years of service in the Selected Reserve and who, after completion of such service, was: (1) discharged honorably; (2) placed on the retired list; or (3) transferred to an element of the Ready Reserve other than the Selected Reserve after honorable service. Requires such individuals to pay a housing loan origination fee of: (1) two percent of the total loan amount if no down payment is made; (2) 1.5 percent if a down payment of at least five percent of the total loan amount is made; and (3) 1.25 percent if a down payment of ten percent or more is made. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 102-s-2961 | 102 | s | 2961 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the burial in ceremonies of the National Cemetery System of certain deceased Reservists, to furnish a burial flag for such members, to furnish headstones and markers, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-22 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-1008. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 5 | Extends eligibility for burial in a national cemetery and receipt of a burial flag to any member of the armed forces who has performed at least 20 years of service under honorable conditions and who is eligible for retired pay. (Current law provides such eligibility only to active duty members who perform at least 24 months of continuous active-duty service.) | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 102-s-2963 | 102 | s | 2963 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that future increases in the monthly amount paid by the State of New York to blind disabled veterans shall be excluded from the determination of annual income for purposes of payment of pension by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 1 | Excludes from the determination of income, for purposes of the payment of pension by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, any future increases made by the State of New York in the monthly amount paid to blind and totally disabled veterans. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 102-s-2973 | 102 | s | 2973 | Women Veterans Health Programs Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-02 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 15 | Women Veterans Health Programs Act of 1992 - Title I: Sexual Trauma Services - Requires a woman veteran who is diagnosed by a Department of Veterans Affairs health professional to be in need of counseling or treatment for sexual trauma to be furnished such care and services by the Department. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with appropriate non-Department facilities in order to furnish such care and services. Directs the Secretary to report to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees (veterans' committees) on the use of such contracting authority. Prohibits any such contracts after September 30, 1994. Directs the Secretary to commence the provision of information and referrals by means of a toll-free telephone number of such available care and services in both Department and non-Department facilities. Requires the telephone information system to be confidential and to be operated 24 hours a day by Department personnel trained in providing information and referrals to sexual trauma victims. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the Congress on the needs of men and women veterans for counseling, medical care, and other services for sexual trauma. Directs the Secretary, during FY 1993 through 1997, to report to the veterans' committees on the care and services provided by the Department to all veterans who have experienced sexual trauma. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to ensure that women who are being separated from active duty are provided information on the counseling, medical care, and other services and assistance relating to sexual trauma that are available under programs carried out by the Department. Directs the Secretary to report to the veterans' committees the Secretary's: (1) assessment of the difficulties women veterans encounter in obtaining Department determinations that medical conditions relating to sexual trauma are service-connected, as well as the extent to which Department personnel fail to make … | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 102-s-2974 | 102 | s | 2974 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise certain administrative provisions relating to the United States Court of Veterans Appeals, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-02 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 0 | Requires the chief judge of the Court of Veterans Appeals to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides that a notice of appeal to the Court by an appellant of an adverse decision of the Board of Veterans Appeals shall be considered timely if such notice is postmarked or received by the Court within 120 days after the date on which the notice of decision of the Board is mailed to the appellant. Authorizes review and action by the Judicial Conference of the United States or judicial conduct or disability actions taken by the Court with respect to judges of the Court. (Currently, the Court is not subject to the administrative authority of the Judicial Conference.) Amends the Veterans' Judicial Review Act (VJRA) to provide that the Court's jurisdiction shall include all cases in which a notice of disagreement was filed before November 18, 1988, and the Board issued a final decision after such date. (Currently, the Court's jurisdiction extends only to cases in which such a notice was filed on or after the date of enactment of the VJRA, November 18, 1988.) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify each person eligible to file a notice of appeal with the Court due to such jurisdictional change. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 102-sres-324 | 102 | sres | 324 | A resolution relating to declassification of Documents, Files, and other materials pertaining to POWs and MIAs. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-02 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 96-0. Record Vote No: 144. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 14 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should expeditiously issue an executive order requiring all executive departments and agencies to declassify and release to the public (without compromising U.S. national security) all documents, files, and other materials pertaining to prisoners of war and missing in action. | 2021-06-02T15:41:02Z | |
| 102-s-2932 | 102 | s | 2932 | Deficit Reduction and Trident II Termination Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-01 | 1992-07-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] | AR | D | B001057 | 1 | Deficit Reduction and Trident II Termination Act of 1992 - Title I: Reductions in Expenditures - Prohibits funds appropriated to or for the use of the Department of Defense for procurement of the Trident II ballistic missile system from being expended for such purpose unless such funds were appropriated and made available before the date of enactment of this Act, with the exception of a specified sum to be used solely for program termination activities. | 2025-08-26T15:14:31Z | |
| 102-s-2933 | 102 | s | 2933 | Deficit Reduction Through Reduction of Strategic Defense Initiative Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-01 | 1992-07-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] | AR | D | B001057 | 1 | Deficit Reduction Through Reduction of Strategic Defense Initiative Act of 1992 - Title I: Reductions in Expenditures - Prohibits funds authorized to be appropriated for FY 1993 to the defense agencies for activities of the Strategic Defense Initiative from exceeding $2,000,000,000. | 2025-08-26T15:17:42Z | |
| 102-s-2934 | 102 | s | 2934 | Deficit Reduction Through Intelligence Programs Reduction Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-07-01 | 1992-07-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence. | Senate | Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] | AR | D | B001057 | 1 | Deficit Reduction Through Intelligence Programs Reduction Act of 1992 - Requires a specified amount of funds appropriated for programs in support of the intelligence community to be available only for deficit reduction. | 2025-08-26T15:13:57Z | |
| 102-s-2911 | 102 | s | 2911 | A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish an Office of Technology Transition to facilitate the transition of technological advancements resulting from national security research and development activities to nondefense commercial applications in the private sector of the United States. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-30 | 1992-06-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 4 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish within his Office an Office of Technology Transition to ensure that technology developed for national security purposes is integrated into the private sector in order to enhance the U.S. technology base. Requires the Office to: (1) monitor research and development (R&D) activities of the military departments and defense agencies with respect to advanced and nuclear weapons and programs; (2) identify all such R&D activities that use technologies having potential nondefense commercial applications; (3) serve as a clearinghouse for the transition of such technologies from the Departments of Defense or Energy to the private sector; and (4) provide private firms with assistance to resolve problems associated with security clearances, proprietary rights, and other legal considerations associated with the transition of such technology. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Senate and House Armed Services and Appropriations Committees on the establishment of the Office and on Office activities. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-s-2916 | 102 | s | 2916 | A bill to amend chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, to provide that veterans who are former prisoners of war shall be deemed to have a service-connected disability rated as total for the purposes of determining the benefits due to such veterans. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-30 | 1992-06-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | Provides that a veteran who is a former prisoner of war shall be deemed to have a total service-connected disability rating for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 102-hr-5504 | 102 | hr | 5504 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-29 | 1992-10-06 | Became Public Law No: 102-396. | House | Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] | PA | D | M001120 | 0 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1993 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 1993 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (including a transfer of funds for each branch), the defense agencies, the 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), humanitarian assistance, support and services for the World University Games, the 1996 Summer Olympics, and the 1994 World Cup USA, and real property maintenance, defense (including a transfer of funds). Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 1993 for the procurement by the Army of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, and ammunition and for other procurement. Appropriates funds to the Navy for the procurement of aircraft, weapons, and 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; and (2) procurement by the defense agencies. Title IV: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1993 for research, development, test, and evaluation by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and defense agencies. Appropriates funds for the Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engineering (Test and Evaluation) and the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation. Title V: Revolving and Management Funds - Appropriates funds for the: (1) Defense Business Operations Fund; and (2) National Defense Sealift Fund (including a transfer of funds). Title VI: Oth… | 2026-01-07T12:41:36Z | |
| 102-s-2906 | 102 | s | 2906 | Defense Industrial Diversification and Adjustment Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-29 | 1992-06-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] | RI | D | P000193 | 0 | Defense Industrial Diversification and Adjustment Act of 1992 - Title I: Office of Defense Industrial Diversification and Adjustment - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Defense Industrial Diversification and Adjustment (Office). Abolishes the Economic Adjustment Committee established under a specified executive order and transfers the duties of the Committee to the Office. Title II: Contractor Diversification - Directs each defense contractor with gross annual revenues exceeding $15 million in any fiscal year to set aside at least one tenth of one percent (but no more than $500,000) of such revenues to establish and maintain a corporate office of contractor diversification. Requires such offices to: (1) make continuing analyses of possible nondefense uses to which the contractors' defense industrial facilities could be devoted; and (2) submit an annual report to the Office Director which shall include a diversification plan, a schedule for plan implementation, and an estimate of the impact the plan will have on the labor force in the areas in which the defense facilities are located. Makes defense contractors who set aside funds for offices, submit diversification plans, and deposit funds in the Defense Economic Adjustment Trust Fund eligible for: (1) grants for training employees to engage in the production of nondefense goods and services; (2) exemptions from paying nonrecurring costs of research and development under the Arms Export Control Act if such research and development is subsequently used by a contractor for commercial and nondefense purposes; and (3) preferred standing in any procurement through competitive procedure undertaken by a Federal agency (other than the Department of Defense). Title III: Continuation of Health Insurance for Employees - Requires defense contractors that deposit amounts into the Defense Economic Adjustment Trust Fund to report to the Office Director the name and social security number of each contractor employee: (1) whose employment is… | 2025-08-26T15:16:28Z | |
| 102-hr-5491 | 102 | hr | 5491 | To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Marlin, Texas, as the "Thomas T. Connally Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-25 | 1992-10-23 | Became Public Law No: 102-449. | House | Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-11] | TX | D | E000063 | 35 | Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Marlin, Texas, as the Thomas T. Connally Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 102-hr-5493 | 102 | hr | 5493 | Enlisted Members Retirement Equity Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-25 | 1992-07-01 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Enlisted Members Retirement Equity Act - Repeals Federal armed forces provisions which provide a different crediting system of the years of service of enlisted personnel as compared to officer personnel for purposes of the computation of retired and retainer pay. Provides that time required to be made up by an enlisted member of the Army or Air Force may not be counted in determining such years of service for retired or retainer pay purposes. | 2025-08-26T15:18:06Z | |
| 102-s-2889 | 102 | s | 2889 | A bill to repeal section 5505 of title 38, United States Code. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-24 | 1992-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] | OK | D | B000639 | 17 | Repeals a Federal prohibition on the payment of compensation to a veteran who has neither spouse, child, nor dependent parent, who is rated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as being incompetent, and whose estate exceeds $25,000, until the estate's value is reduced to less than $10,000. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 102-hr-5428 | 102 | hr | 5428 | Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1993 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-18 | 1992-10-05 | Became Public Law No: 102-380. | House | Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] | NC | D | H000448 | 0 | Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1993 - Appropriates funds for FY 1993 for military construction functions administered by the Department of Defense (DOD) in specified amounts for: (1) military construction, Army; (2) military construction, Navy; (3) military construction, Air Force; (4) military construction, defense agencies (including a 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; (15) homeowners assistance fund, defense; and (16) the Department of Defense Base Closure Accounts. Prohibits funds appropriated in military construction appropriation Acts from being expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for work in excess of $25,000 to be performed within the United States, except Alaska, without the specific approval of the Secretary of Defense. Allows DOD construction funds to be available for: (1) the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and (2) advances to the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration for the construction of defense access roads when certified by the Secretary as important to the national defense. Prohibits funds appropriated in this Act from being used to begin construction of new bases inside the continental United States for which specific appropriations have not been made. Prohibits military construction appropriation Act funds from being used: (1) to purchase land or easements for an amount in excess of 100 percent of their appraised value, with exceptions; (2) to acquire land, prepare sites, or install utilities for military family housing, except housing for which funds have been made available in military construction appropriation Acts; (… | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 102-s-2874 | 102 | s | 2874 | Chemical Demilitarization Program Revisions Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-18 | 1992-06-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] | KY | D | F000268 | 2 | Chemical Demilitarization Program Revisions Act of 1992 - Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 to direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out the destruction of the stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with a schedule prescribed by the Secretary, which shall be consistent with U.S. diplomatic and treaty obligations. (Current law sets a stockpile elimination deadline of July 31, 1999.) Establishes the Chemical Demilitarization Advisory Commission to determine, and report to the President and the Congress on, alternative technologies appropriate for use in the disposal of such agents and munitions. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a revised stockpile elimination plan, taking into account the determinations of the Commission and other specified considerations, including: (1) a revised stockpile disposal schedule; (2) revised life-cycle cost estimates and schedules; and (3) a detailed description of the facilities, technology, and operating procedures to be used in carrying out such plan. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) develop and implement a program with any of the affected independent states of the former Soviet Union or any country that is a signatory of a treaty banning the possession of chemical weapons for the exchange of technical knowledge on the disposal of chemical weapons, to explore and develop safer, more cost-effective methods of such disposal; and (2) make grants to individuals in the private sector with expertise in the disposal of chemical agents to cover the costs incurred in exchange activities under such program. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:02Z | |
| 102-sjres-318 | 102 | sjres | 318 | A joint resolution designating November 13, 1992, as "Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10th Anniversary Day". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-18 | 1992-10-24 | Became Public Law No: 102-518. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 57 | Designates November 13, 1992, as Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10th Anniversary Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5417 | 102 | hr | 5417 | To facilitate the employment of separated members of the Armed Forces by law enforcement agencies. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-17 | 1992-06-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. McMillen, Thomas [D-MD-4] | MD | D | M000573 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) establish a program to facilitate the employment of eligible members of the armed forces by State and local law enforcement agencies (LEAs) upon their separation from active duty; and (2) periodically request information from States and local governments to identify areas in which there is a shortage of law enforcement officers. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) eligibility of members; and (2) selection of participants. Requires the Secretary to enter into agreements with State and local LEAs in shortage areas to arrange for placements. Specifies that under the agreement: (1) the LEA shall agree to employ a participant selected for the program on a full-time basis for at least a two-year period; and (2) the Secretary shall agree to pay to such LEA an amount equal to the basic salary to be paid to the participant during the required two-year employment period, and the cost of health and life insurance benefits provided to the participant during that period that are ordinarily provided to officers of the LEA. Permits such payments in installments. Directs the LEA to reimburse the Secretary on a prorated basis if a participant leaves its employment before the end of the two years. Prohibits the Secretary from making a grant under this Act to an LEA at terminates an employee in order to fill the vacancy with a participant. Directs the Secretary to give priority to those LEAs that offer to employ a participant as a full-time employee for longer than the required two-year period. Specifies that the two-year period of service shall be considered in the computation of years of service of a member of the armed forces under statutory provisions regarding eligibility for, and computation of, retired pay. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-hr-5400 | 102 | hr | 5400 | Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-16 | 1992-11-10 | Became Public Law No: 102-590. | House | Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2] | WV | D | S000779 | 16 | Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and operate through September 30, 1995, a pilot program to expand and improve the provision by the Department of Veterans Affairs of benefits and services to homeless veterans. Includes within such program: (1) the establishment of up to four additional demonstration programs to be centers for the provision of such services; and (2) the placement of veterans benefits counselors at a specified number of sites at which the Secretary furnishes services to homeless mentally ill veterans and domiciliary care to homeless veterans and at centers which provide readjustment counseling. Directs the Secretary, during FY 1993 through 1995, to make grants to eligible entities for establishing new programs to furnish outreach, rehabilitative services, vocational counseling and training, and transitional housing assistance to homeless veterans. Directs the Secretary to establish criteria for the awarding of such grants. Prohibits grant funds from being used to support operational costs. Prohibits the Secretary from making a grant unless the grant applicant: (1) is a public or private nonprofit entity capable of administering such a grant; (2) has demonstrated adequate available financial support to carry out the grant project; and (3) has agreed to meet all applicable grant criteria and requirements. Prohibits the making of a grant unless the applicant agrees to: (1) provide services for which the grant is furnished at locations accessible to homeless veterans; (2) maintain referral networks for, and aid such veterans in, establishing eligibility for assistance and obtaining services under available entitlement and assistance programs; (3) ensure the confidentiality of records maintained on homeless veterans receiving services under the grants; (4) establish procedures for accounting with respect to the grant; (5) with respect to service centers, meet specified requirements concerning service hours, space for… | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 102-s-2839 | 102 | s | 2839 | A bill to prohibit the transfer under foreign assistance or military sales programs of construction or fire equipment from Department of Defense stocks. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-11 | 1992-06-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] | AL | D | S000320 | 10 | Prohibits the transfer of construction or fire equipment from Department of Defense stocks to any foreign country or international organization under foreign assistance or military sales programs. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-s-2840 | 102 | s | 2840 | A bill to amend chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, to provide that a veteran who is a former prisoner of war detained or interned for not less than 90 days shall be deemed to have a service-connected disability rated at not less than 50 percent for the purposes of determining the benefits due to such veteran. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-11 | 1992-06-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] | AL | D | S000320 | 0 | Provides that a veteran who is a former prisoner of war (POW) who was detained or interned for at least 90 days while such a POW shall be deemed to have a service-connected disability rated at the greater of the actual disability rating of the veteran or 50 percent for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 102-s-2829 | 102 | s | 2829 | A bill to require the Secretary of the Air Force to indemnify and hold harmless the recipients of the real property at Loring Air Force Base, Maine, for releases and threatened releases of hazardous substances or pollutants of contaminants resulting from Department of Defense activities at that base before the closure of that base. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-10 | 1992-06-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] | ME | R | C000598 | 1 | Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to hold harmless, defend, and indemnify specified parties, including the State of Maine, subdivisions thereof, and the recipients of the real property at Loring Air Force Base, against actions and judgments based on releases and threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants resulting from Department of Defense activities at that base. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-hjres-503 | 102 | hjres | 503 | Acknowledging the sacrifices that military families have made on behalf of the Nation and designating November 23, 1992, as "National Military Families Recognition Day". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-09 | 1992-10-27 | Became Public Law No: 102-540. | House | Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2] | MS | D | E000218 | 222 | Declares that the Congress acknowledges and appreciates the commitment, devotion, and sacrifices of present and former military families. Designates November 23, 1992, as National Military Families Recognition Day. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-sres-305 | 102 | sres | 305 | A resolution to commend the First Infantry Division (MECH) on its 75th anniversary. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-04 | 1992-06-04 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 1 | Commends the First Infantry Division (MECH), also known as the "Big Red One," on its 75th anniversary. | 2021-06-02T15:14:49Z | |
| 102-hr-5307 | 102 | hr | 5307 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the limitations on the number of units of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps that may be established and maintained at secondary educational institutions that apply for such units. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-06-02 | 1992-06-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation. | House | Rep. Peterson, Douglas (Pete) [D-FL-2] | FL | D | P000259 | 40 | Removes the annual and total limits on the number of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) units that may be maintained at public and private secondary educational institutions. Includes, as a condition to establishing a JROTC unit at such institution, that the institution agrees to such establishment and maintenance for no less than five academic years. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-hjres-495 | 102 | hjres | 495 | Designating the week beginning November 8, 1992, as "National Women Veterans Recognition Week". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-05-28 | 1992-06-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] | FL | R | B000463 | 225 | Designates the week beginning November 8, 1992, as National Women Veterans Recognition Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5287 | 102 | hr | 5287 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the grade of major general for the Chief of the Dental Service of the Air Force. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-05-28 | 1992-06-05 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Geren, Pete [D-TX-12] | TX | D | G000134 | 0 | Establishes a Chief of Dental Services in the Air Force to be selected from Air Force dental officers. Provides the grade of major general for such Chief. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 102-hr-5290 | 102 | hr | 5290 | To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to demonstrate the feasibility of installing telephones in patient rooms in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-05-28 | 1992-05-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | K000319 | 10 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program at the Philadelphia Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Tucson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona, to demonstrate the feasibility of installing telephones for use by patients in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on an evaluation of such pilot program. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 102-hr-5263 | 102 | hr | 5263 | To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a demonstration project to determine the cost-effectiveness of certain health-care authorities. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-05-26 | 1992-08-11 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 17 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, through September 30, 1995, to carry out at three to seven health-care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs a demonstration project to test the capability of the Department to provide cost-effective health care to persons who: (1) are eligible for health care under both title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and a health-care program of either the Department or the Department of Defense (DOD); and (2) are generally not able to gain access for needed Department or DOD health care due to the relatively low priority of treatment of non-service connected diseases or disabilities. Requires as part of the criteria in the selection of participating facilities that each facility be in the same geographic region as a DOD medical facility scheduled for closure pursuant to the base closure laws. Directs the Secretary, in carrying out the project, to consult with veterans' organizations and the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees (veterans' committees). Deems any medical facility chosen for participation under this Act to be a Medicare participating provider entitled to reimbursement under Medicare for covered hospital care or medical services provided. States that: (1) a person receiving care under the project shall not be liable for the payment of any coinsurance or deductible under Medicare with respect to the care and services provided; and (2) the Secretary may waive in whole or in part any financial liability a veteran would otherwise incur for participation in the project. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to establish mechanisms to evaluate the impact and cost-effectiveness of the project and the satisfaction of the patients served. Directs: (1) the Secretary to report to the veterans' committees; and (2) both Secretaries to report jointly to the Congress the findings of the evaluation. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 102-hr-5254 | 102 | hr | 5254 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide job training readjustment assistance to certain veterans, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-05-21 | 1992-05-28 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] | MN | D | P000215 | 23 | Adds a new chapter to Federal veterans' benefits provisions entitled "Veterans' Job Training." Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) and, to the extent specifically provided, the Secretary of Labor to carry out a program to assist eligible veterans in obtaining employment through participation in programs of significant training for employment in stable and permanent positions. Requires the program to be carried out through payments to employers who employ and train eligible veterans in such positions. Uses such payments to assist such employers in defraying the costs of necessary training. Authorizes the Secretary to contract or make agreements with State approving agencies (SAAs) to carry out the duties of the Secretary under this chapter, and to pay appropriate expenses. Directs each SAA to report to the Secretary a certification as to the expenses incurred. Requires the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training to assist the Secretary of Labor in carrying out this chapter. Makes eligible for such job training programs veterans who: (1) are unemployed at the time of application; (2) have been so unemployed for at least ten of the 15 weeks prior to such application; (3) submit an application for such program within four years after discharge or release or four years after enactment of this Act, whichever is later; (4) were discharged on or after August 2, 1990; (5) served on active duty for more than 90 days; (6) are entitled to disability compensation (or who, but for the receipt of military retired pay, would be so entitled) for a disability rated at 30 percent or more; and (7) were discharged or released from active duty due to a service-connected disability. Outlines application requirements for a veteran who wishes to participate in such a program. Authorizes the Secretary to withhold approval of such applications when determined necessary due to limited funds available for the program. Directs the Secretary to furnish to veterans approved for the program a c… | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 102-s-2779 | 102 | s | 2779 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that enlisted members of the Armed Forces who have completed 18, but less than 20, years of active duty shall be treated in the same manner as officers with respect to retention on active duty until becoming eligible for retired pay. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-05-21 | 1992-05-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 2 | Requires a regular enlisted member of the armed forces who is selected for involuntary separation, or whose enlistment expires with denial of reenlistment, and who on the date of discharge is within two years of qualifying for retirement from the armed forces or transfer to the Reserve, to be retained on active duty until qualified for such retirement or transfer. Provides similar provisions requiring retention of enlisted members serving on active duty who have been credited with at least 18 but less than 20 years of service computed for retirement purposes, providing alternate periods of retention for such members in order for them to qualify for retirement under applicable Federal provisions. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 102-sjres-309 | 102 | sjres | 309 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning November 8, 1992, as "National Women Veterans Recognition Week". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-05-21 | 1992-10-24 | Became Public Law No: 102-517. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 55 | Designates the week beginning November 8, 1992, as National Women Veterans Recognition Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5219 | 102 | hr | 5219 | Defense Industrial Innovation Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-05-20 | 1992-08-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] | NY | D | D000471 | 13 | Defense Industrial Innovation Act of 1992 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1993 through 1995 for grants by the Secretary of Defense to States to provide technical and financial assistance to defense-dependent contractors. Prescribes: (1) grant application procedures; and (2) State certification requirements regarding State and contractor matching funds, maintenance of expenditures by State assistance programs, and grant use. Requires each State to reserve 40 percent of grant funds for assistance to contractors for quality and productivity improvements and market expansion and 60 percent for assistance for human resource development initiatives essential for industrial modernization and for the fulfillment of improved competitiveness strategies. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 102-s-2755 | 102 | s | 2755 | Industrial Defense Innovation Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-05-20 | 1992-05-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 2 | Industrial Defense Innovation Act of 1992 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1993 through 1995 for grants by the Secretary of Defense to States to provide technical and financial assistance to defense-dependent contractors. Prescribes: (1) grant application procedures; and (2) State certification requirements regarding State and contractor matching funds, maintenance of expenditures by State assistance programs, and grant use. Requires each State to reserve 40 percent of grant funds for assistance to contractors for quality and productivity improvements and market expansion and 60 percent for assistance for human resource development initiatives essential for industrial modernization and for the fulfillment of improved competitiveness strategies. | 2025-08-26T15:18:06Z | |
| 102-hr-5199 | 102 | hr | 5199 | Military Retiree and Veteran Health Care Act of 1992 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1992-05-19 | 1992-06-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-44] | CA | R | C000994 | 2 | Military Retiree and Veteran Health Care Act of 1992 - Entitles members and former members of the armed forces and their dependents who are eligible for medical or dental care in any military facility and who are also entitled to health insurance under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to receive medical or dental care in any military facility. Directs the facility providing such services to recover the costs of such care from Medicare Subvention funding. Provides for the deposit of funds received by a military medical treatment or Department of Veterans Affairs facility from Medicare Subvention funding for the provision of such care. Allows a covered beneficiary of a member or former member of the armed forces who is also entitled to hospital insurance benefits under Medicare to receive care in a military treatment facility and to have the Medicare hospital insurance benefits paid to such military treatment facility for the care so provided. Provides that, in the case of health care services incurred on behalf of covered beneficiaries, collection may be made from any third party payer, including the appropriate program under Medicare or title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. (Currently, collection from a plan administered by Medicare or Medicaid is prohibited.) Prohibits medical or dental care from being provided to an otherwise eligible person at a military treatment facility only if the senior or commanding officer of such facility determines that such facility cannot provide the particular care required because of lack of space or facilities or because such type of care is not provided at such facility. Requires the administering Secretary to be advised immediately when a determination to deny treatment is made, with a verifiable date as to when the restriction will be removed. Amends Medicare provisions to make Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs treatment facilities eligible for Medicare payments as long as they meet requirements applicable to hospitals … | 2025-08-26T15:18:16Z |
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congress INTEGER,
bill_type TEXT,
bill_number INTEGER,
title TEXT,
policy_area TEXT,
introduced_date TEXT,
latest_action_date TEXT,
latest_action_text TEXT,
origin_chamber TEXT,
sponsor_name TEXT,
sponsor_state TEXT,
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);