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| 103-hr-5292 | 103 | hr | 5292 | To amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to extend the deadline for the submission of nominations for the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-11-29 | 1994-12-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9] | CA | D | D000222 | 0 | Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to extend the deadline for the submission of nominations for the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-s-2558 | 103 | s | 2558 | World War II Home Front Commemorative Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-10-08 | 1994-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 0 | World War II Home Front Commemorative Act - Authorizes the World War II Home Front Council to reissue the World War II "E" Award for Excellence in Industrial Production to individuals, firms, and businesses to which they were originally awarded in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Allied victory in World War II. Directs the Council to: (1) establish the "Excellence in Production Award Account" to receive all proceeds derived from its activities to commemorate Home Front efforts; (2) implement Home Front education and commemoration programs; (3) establish a volunteer advisory committee; and (4) submit semi-annual status reports to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:49:40Z | |
| 103-hr-5244 | 103 | hr | 5244 | Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-10-07 | 1994-11-02 | Became Public Law No: 103-446. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Persian Gulf War Veterans Title II: Board of Veterans' Appeals Administration Title III: Adjudication Improvements Title IV: Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions Title VI: Education and Training Programs Title VII: Employment Programs Title VIII: Cemeteries and Memorial Affairs Title IX: Housing Programs Title X: Homeless Veterans Programs Title XI: Reductions in Department of Veterans Affairs Personnel Title XII: Technical and Clerical Amendments Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1994 - Title I: Persian Gulf War Veterans - Persian Gulf War Veterans' Benefits Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a uniform and comprehensive medical evaluation protocol that will ensure appropriate medical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of Persian Gulf War (War) veterans who are suffering from illnesses the origin of which are unknown but may be attributable to service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the War. Requires the protocol to include an evaluation of complaints relating to illnesses involving the reproductive system. Requires a report to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees (veterans' committees) if the protocol has not been developed within 120 days after enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to ensure that information collected through the protocol is collected and maintained in a manner that permits the effective and efficient cross-reference of such information with information collected and maintained through the comprehensive clinical protocols of the Department of Defense (DOD) for War veterans. (Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to implement a comprehensive outreach program to inform War veterans and their families of the medical care and other benefits that may be provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and DOD arising from service in the War. Requires such outreach program… | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 103-hr-5283 | 103 | hr | 5283 | To request the Secretary of the Navy to name an appropriate ship of the United States Navy the U.S.S. Joseph Vittori. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-18 | Executive Comment Requested from Navy. | House | Rep. Torkildsen, Peter G. [R-MA-6] | MA | R | T000314 | 11 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name an appropriate naval ship the U.S.S. Joseph Vittori, in honor of the Marine corporal who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions against the enemy in Korea during the Korean conflict. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-hconres-312 | 103 | hconres | 312 | To honor the United States military astronauts who flew to the Moon while on duty with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-17 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] | TX | D | H000067 | 0 | Promotes seven former astronauts who flew Apollo missions to the moon while serving on active military duty to the rank of Major General in the Air Force. Promotes eight such astronauts to the rank of Rear Admiral in the Navy. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-s-2534 | 103 | s | 2534 | Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-25 | Became Public Law No: 103-421. | Senate | Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] | ME | D | M000811 | 20 | Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994 - Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Defense (Secretary), with respect to the use or transferability of any portion of a military installation closed or to be closed under such Act, to: (1) identify the buildings and property for which the Department of Defense (DOD) or another Federal department or agency has a use or will accept a transfer; (2) identify any property as surplus; (3) submit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and to the redevelopment authority for such installation information on any property identified as surplus; and (4) publish in the Federal Register and the appropriate local newspaper information on the surplus property. Requires State and local governments, representatives of the homeless, and other parties interested in the surplus property to submit to the redevelopment authority (RA) a notice of interest in such property, with certain time limits. Requires the representative of the homeless to submit with such notice specific information with respect to the proposed homeless assistance program for such property, as well as certain assessments and descriptions. Directs the RA for each installation to prepare a redevelopment plan for such installation which includes legally binding agreements concerning the use of such property to assist the homeless. Requires redevelopment plan approval by the HUD Secretary. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the HUD Secretary, in completing a review of a plan, should take into consideration and be receptive to the predominant views on the plan of the communities in the vicinity of the installation covered by the plan. Requires an RA, upon completion of a redevelopment plan, to submit to the Secretary and the HUD Secretary an application containing such plan. Requires the Secretaries to complete a review of the plan within 60 days after receipt, including a determination as to whether such plan meets … | 2021-09-25T05:35:46Z | |
| 103-hconres-305 | 103 | hconres | 305 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the total amount appropriated for fiscal year 1996 for defense programs should not exceed the amount appropriated for those programs for fiscal year 1995 reduced by 10 percent. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-10-03 | 1994-10-06 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1] | OR | D | F000434 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the total amount appropriated for FY 1996 for national defense programs should not exceed $236.43 billion (such amount representing a ten percent reduction from the FY 1995 amount). | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-hr-5140 | 103 | hr | 5140 | To provide for improved procedures for the enforcement of child support obligations of members of the Armed Forces. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-09-30 | 1994-10-17 | Executive Comment Requested from Army. | House | Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] | MO | D | S000465 | 13 | Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to establish a centralized personnel locator service that includes the addresses of each member of the armed forces. Requires addresses of members of the Coast Guard to be included upon request of the Secretary of Transportation. Requires the Secretary to update the locator service within 30 days after a listed member establishes a new address. Directs the Secretary to make such information available, upon request, to the Federal Parent Locator Service. Directs the Secretary of each military department (and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy) to prescribe regulations to facilitate the granting of leave for purposes of attending court hearings to determine either parentage or an obligation to provide child support. States that it is not necessary that the date of a certification of the authenticity or completeness of a copy of a court order for child support received by the Secretary concerned (such support to be paid through the retired pay of the member involved) be recent. Allows the Secretary concerned to make required child support payments to a State when a spouse or former spouse assigns to a State the right to receive support. Empowers the Secretary concerned to pay child support arrearages through the disposable retired pay of the responsible member. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-s-2484 | 103 | s | 2484 | A bill to authorize the award of the Purple Heart to persons who were prisoners of war on or before April 25, 1962. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-09-30 | 1994-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA] | VA | D | R000295 | 0 | Authorizes the awarding of the Purple Heart to persons serving with the armed forces who were wounded while being taken prisoner or held captive before April 25, 1962. Prohibits such award to a person convicted by a competent court of rendering assistance to any U.S. enemy. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 103-s-2491 | 103 | s | 2491 | Base Closure Community Redevelopment Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-09-30 | 1994-10-06 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14458) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 4 | Base Closure Community Redevelopment Act of 1994 - Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Defense (Secretary), with respect to the use or transferability of any portion of a military installation closed or to be closed under such Act, to: (1) identify the buildings and property for which the Department of Defense (DOD) or another Federal department or agency has a use or will accept a transfer; (2) identify any property as surplus; (3) submit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and to the redevelopment authority for such installation information on any property identified as surplus; and (4) publish in the Federal Register and the appropriate local newspaper information on the surplus property. Requires State and local governments, representatives of the homeless, and other parties interested in the surplus property to submit to the redevelopment authority (RA) a notice of interest in such property, with certain time limits. Requires the representative of the homeless to submit with such notice specific information with respect to the proposed homeless assistance program for such property, as well as certain assessments and descriptions. Directs the RA for each installation to prepare a redevelopment plan for such installation which includes legally binding agreements concerning the use of such property to assist the homeless. Requires redevelopment plan approval by the HUD Secretary. Requires an RA, upon completion of a redevelopment plan, to submit to the Secretary and the HUD Secretary an application containing such plan. Requires the Secretaries to complete a review of the plan within 60 days after receipt, including a determination as to whether such plan meets certain requirements with respect to the homeless population in the area, the availability of existing services to meet the needs of the homeless, and the suitability of the surplus property to meet such needs. Allows for the negotiation of plan deficiencies between the RA and … | 2025-08-26T13:49:13Z | |
| 103-hr-5129 | 103 | hr | 5129 | To provide for a reduction in the number of members of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed in Europe unless the European member nations of NATO assume an increased share of the nonpersonnel costs of United States military installations in those nations. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-09-29 | 1994-10-06 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Barca, Peter [D-WI-1] | WI | D | B001226 | 8 | Directs the Secretary of Defense, for each of FY 1996 through 1999, to reduce the European end strength level of U.S. armed forces in accordance with a reduction formula based on the allied contribution level achieved (the level of contributions toward nonpersonnel costs made to the United States by allied nations benefiting from the presence of such troops). Directs the Secretary to cease such reductions if the allied level achieved is equal to or above a specified goal. Urges the President to seek to have European member nations of NATO assume an increased share of nonpersonnel costs of U.S. military installations in such countries in accordance with a specified timetable. Allows the Secretary to continually maintain a European end strength level of 25,000 members. Authorizes the President or the Secretary to waive such reductions in the event of a significant threat to national security. Provides for the allocation of such force reductions among military personnel. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-hr-5117 | 103 | hr | 5117 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for improved treatment of future actuarial gains and losses to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-09-28 | 1994-10-05 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] | PA | D | M001120 | 0 | Amends provisions relating to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund to require the Secretary of Defense to pay into the Fund at the beginning of each fiscal year amounts under the most recent amortization schedule for the amortization of cumulative unfunded liabilities or gains or cumulative actuarial gains or losses to the Fund attributable to military service performed on or after October 1, 1984. Makes such provision effective for payments into the Fund for FY 1996. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-hres-548 | 103 | hres | 548 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that aviators who meet the qualification standards of the Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society should be granted recognition for meritorious service by the Department of Defense. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-09-26 | 1994-09-29 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] | FL | R | S000822 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that aviators who meet the qualification standards of the Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society should be granted recognition for meritorious service by the Department of Defense. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-hr-5047 | 103 | hr | 5047 | Military Service Academy Honor Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-09-19 | 1994-09-27 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9771) | House | Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large] | GU | D | U000014 | 0 | Military Service Academy Honor Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a commission to develop recommendations for a standardized honor code for use at the military service academies and officer candidate schools (OCS) and in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (SROTC). Directs the commission to report to the Secretary and the Congress its recommendations regarding the standardization of such honor codes and whether such code should apply to the OCS and SROTC. | 2025-08-26T13:48:58Z | |
| 103-hr-5043 | 103 | hr | 5043 | Missing Service Personnel Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-09-13 | 1994-09-19 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20] | PA | D | M001088 | 32 | Missing Service Personnel Act of 1994 - Requires the military commander of the unit, facility, or area to which the following persons are assigned to conduct an investigation as to their whereabouts after receiving factual information that their status is uncertain: (1) military personnel who disappear during a period of war, national emergency, or hostilities; and (2) any civilian Federal employee (including an employee of a Federal contractor) who serves with or accompanies an armed force in the field during such a period. Requires such persons to be placed in a missing status and requires notification of such status to either the officer having general court-martial authority over the person (for military personnel) or the Secretary of the military department employing such person (for civilian and contractor employees). Requires such officials to be kept informed (specifies deadlines) as to all information and inquiries concerning efforts to locate such missing personnel. Requires such officials to appoint a board to conduct an inquiry into the whereabouts and status of such persons. Provides for: (1) board composition, activities, and access to information; (2) inquiry proceedings (requiring the appointment of counsel, with specified duties, to represent the missing person); (3) a board recommendation as to the official status of a person following such an inquiry; (4) board reports to the officials involved as to board conclusions (prohibiting public availability of such reports for a one-year period); (5) report review by the official; (6) a report from such official to interested persons; and (7) an additional investigation and inquiry by an additional board upon receipt of new information within one year after the date of the first official notice of a person's disappearance. Allows interested persons (family members, dependents, next of kin) to participate at the proceedings of the board during such additional inquiry. Provides for the availability of appropriate information to board personnel co… | 2025-08-26T13:50:39Z | |
| 103-hr-5022 | 103 | hr | 5022 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a permanent, confidential database and toll-free telephone line for the collection of medical information concerning members of the Armed Forces and veterans. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-09-12 | 1994-09-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care. | House | Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] | CT | D | G000120 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in order to provide information for the detection of patterns of illnesses among military personnel and veterans, to maintain a database of the medical histories, service histories, and relevant personal information of military personnel deployed for any operational mission (beginning with the one in Somalia in 1992-1993) and their spouses and children. Requires permission of the individual before inclusion of information concerning such individual in the database. Requires confidentiality of individual identities represented in the database. Directs the Secretary to maintain a toll-free telephone number to allow military personnel and veterans to report information for inclusion in the database. Allows the Secretary to make database information available to accredited institutions of higher education and other appropriate institutions for medical studies and related research. Directs the Secretary to report annually to appropriate congressional committees on the operation of the database and the toll-free telephone number. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 103-s-2429 | 103 | s | 2429 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office for Women Veterans and an Office for Minority Veterans, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-08-25 | 1994-08-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 0 | Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office for Minority Veterans, headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Outlines Director duties with respect to advising, making recommendations, promoting, and disseminating information with respect to the implementation of policies and programs affecting veterans who are minority group members (Asian American, Black, Hispanic, Native American, or Pacific-Islander American). Requires the Secretary to include in budget documents submitted to the Congress each year information with respect to the Office's budget. Directs the Secretary to establish the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans. Requires the Committee to report biennially to the Secretary, who shall report to the Congress, on Department programs and activities that pertain to minority veterans. Directs the Secretary to designate an appropriate official at each Department regional and medical facility to serve as minority affairs officer. Establishes in the Department an Office for Women Veterans, headed by a Director appointed by the Secretary. Outlines Director duties with respect to advising, making recommendations, promoting, and disseminating information with respect to the adoption of policies and programs affecting women veterans. Requires the Secretary to include in budget documents submitted to the Congress each year information with respect to the Office's budget. Requires the inclusion on the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans of members representing women veterans who do and who do not have experience in a military theater of operations. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-hr-5012 | 103 | hr | 5012 | Displaced Defense Worker Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-08-21 | 1994-09-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations. | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50] | CA | D | F000116 | 0 | Displaced Defense Worker Act of 1994 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to deposit in the Displaced Defense Worker Trust Fund established under this Act the Secretary's portion of any cost savings achieved and returned by a Department of Defense contractor is such savings are a result of the consideration of operations in a manner that causes the elimination of jobs in the community in which the contract is being carried out. Directs the Secretary of Labor to use amounts appropriated from the Fund for: (1) job retraining assistance under the Job Training Partnership Act; and (2) job creation activities under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965. Appropriates to the Fund all cost savings realized by the Secretary under this Act. Provides for Fund management. Requires an annual report from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Congress on the financial condition and operations of the Fund during the preceding fiscal year and as expected for the next five fiscal years. | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 103-s-2411 | 103 | s | 2411 | Missing Service Personnel Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-08-19 | 1994-08-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 25 | Missing Service Personnel Act of 1994 - Requires the military commander of the unit, facility, or area to which the following persons are assigned to conduct an investigation as to their whereabouts after receiving factual information that their status is uncertain: (1) military personnel who disappear during a period of war, national emergency, or hostilities; and (2) any civilian Federal employee (including an employee of a Federal contractor) who serves with or accompanies an armed force in the field during such a period. Requires such persons to be placed in a missing status and requires notification of such status to either the officer having general court-martial authority over the person (for military personnel) or the Secretary of the military department employing such person (for civilian and contractor employees). Requires such officials to be kept informed (specifies deadlines) as to all information and inquiries concerning efforts to locate such missing personnel. Requires such officials to appoint a board to conduct an inquiry into the whereabouts and status of such persons. Provides for: (1) board composition, activities, and access to information; (2) inquiry proceedings (requiring the appointment of counsel, with specified duties, to represent the missing person); (3) a board recommendation as to the official status of a person following such an inquiry; (4) board reports to the officials involved as to board conclusions (prohibiting public availability of such reports for a one-year period); (5) report review by the official; (6) a report from such official to interested persons; and (7) an additional investigation and inquiry by an additional board upon receipt of new information within one year after the date of the first official notice of a person's disappearance. Allows interested persons (family members, dependents, next of kin) to participate at the proceedings of the board during such additional inquiry. Provides for the availability of appropriate information to board personnel con… | 2025-08-26T13:52:34Z | |
| 103-hr-4990 | 103 | hr | 4990 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to establish a commission to collect and investigate reports by members of the Armed Forces of illnesses incurred during or shortly following their service in combat zones during a war or contingency operation. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-08-18 | 1994-08-25 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] | MI | R | C000071 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish advisory commissions to collect and investigate reports regarding illnesses military personnel believe they incurred as a result of service in a combat zone during a war or contingency operation. Requires cooperation with such a commission by the Secretary, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Requires each commission to prepare a registry of all illnesses reported in connection with the war or operation for submission to the Secretaries and the Congress. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-s-2387 | 103 | s | 2387 | A bill to amend the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992 to permit a period of training under the Act of more than 18 months, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-08-12 | 1994-09-14 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 8 | Amends the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992 to eliminate the 18-month limit on the period of training (but not the limit on the amount of subsidy). Provides that certain standards for wages and benefits refer to other employees and training programs in the same community during the entire program period of the eligible person. Provides that the amount of the wage subsidy payment to the employer on behalf of the eligible person may not exceed the number of hours equivalent to 18 months of training. Revises provisions relating to entry into the program of job training and the time period for disapproval of assistance. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-hr-4938 | 103 | hr | 4938 | To provide that members of the Armed Forces held as hostages in Iran after the seizure of the United States embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979, shall be treated as having been prisoners of war during the period that they were in a captive status. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-08-11 | 1994-08-16 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3] | NE | R | B000179 | 5 | Accords prisoner of war status, for purposes of eligibility for applicable compensation and benefits, to members of the armed forces who were hostages in Iran after the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-hr-4940 | 103 | hr | 4940 | To require the specific identification of intelligence construction projects in annual budget submissions and the authorization by law of such projects. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-08-11 | 1994-08-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent). | House | Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] | KS | D | G000240 | 1 | Prohibits any intelligence community construction project in excess of $250,000 from being undertaken in a fiscal year unless such project is specifically: (1) identified as a separate item in the President's annual budget submission to the Congress; and (2) authorized by the Congress. | 2024-02-07T11:40:31Z | |
| 103-s-2370 | 103 | s | 2370 | International Peace Operations Support Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-08-08 | 1994-08-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 5 | International Peace Operations Support Act of 1994 - Directs the President to submit a report to the Congress setting forth a plan and procedures for recruiting, training, and organizing into units of the armed forces a contingency force of up to 3,000 personnel, comprised of current active-duty military personnel, who volunteer additionally and specifically to serve in international peace operations and who receive added compensation for such service. Authorizes the President: (1) upon approval by the United Nations Security Council of an international peace operation and after appropriate congressional consultation, to make those units available for such operations; and (2) to terminate U.S. participation in international peace operations at any time and take actions necessary to protect U.S. forces. Requires termination of any use of the armed forces with respect to which a report was submitted or required to be submitted under the War Powers Resolution within 180 days, unless the Congress has extended by law such period. Authorizes the use of funds available to the Department of Defense to carry out this Act. | 2025-08-26T13:49:54Z | |
| 103-s-2365 | 103 | s | 2365 | A bill to provide for a study of the health consequences for the spouses and descendants of atomic veterans of the exposure of such veterans to ionizing radiation. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-08-05 | 1994-09-14 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] | MN | D | W000288 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the Medical Follow-up Agency of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences under which the Agency shall carry out a study to determine the relationship between the exposure of veterans to ionizing radiation and: (1) genetic defects and illnesses in the children and grandchildren of such veterans; and (2) untoward pregnancy outcomes experienced by the spouses of such veterans, including stillbirths, miscarriages, and neonatal deaths. Requires reports in FY 1995 through 1997 from the Secretary to specified congressional committees on the study's results. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-hres-503 | 103 | hres | 503 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress, in providing funds for any fiscal year for programs to assist the homeless, should ensure that these funds are fairly apportioned for homeless veterans to help return homeless veterans to self-sufficient and productive lives. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-08-01 | 1994-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] | AZ | R | S001044 | 11 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) a more proportionate share of funds appropriated for homeless programs should be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for homeless veterans programs; and (2) funds appropriated for any fiscal year for homeless programs should be administered by all agencies in a proportional manner to aid homeless veterans. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 103-s-2343 | 103 | s | 2343 | An original bill to state the sense of the Senate on the TRICARE program of the Department of Defense and to facilitate the full implementation of the program by authorizing the reimbursement of the program for the cost of care provided under the program to certain medicare-eligible individuals. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-08-01 | 1994-08-01 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 536. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the health care program of the Department of Defense (DOD) known as TRICARE reflects a commitment to cooperation between the military departments and integrates the provision of health care by mlitary medical facilities; (2) full implementation of the TRICARE program will enhance DOD readiness to provide health care in support of military operations, as well as routine military health care, and will result in improved access to health care and enhancement of DOD medical facilities; and (3) Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) reimbursement is essential if the TRICARE program is to compete effectively among nationwide providers of health care services. Provides that, in the case of a person who is a Medicare-eligible individual who receives services in a certified military medical facility, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall be responsible for making reimbursement payments to the certified facility providing such care. Requires the Secretary of Defense to certify to the HHS Secretary a list of all military facilities that meet or exceed Medicare requirements that apply to a public facility, as well as all DOD health plans that meet or exceed Medicare HMO requirements. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 103-hr-4851 | 103 | hr | 4851 | To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the congressional medal of honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-28 | 1994-08-02 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] | TX | D | J000126 | 64 | Waives certain time limitations with respect to the posthumous award of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for acts of heroism while serving in the Navy during World War II. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-s-2331 | 103 | s | 2331 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend or make permanent certain authorities and requirements under that title. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-28 | 1994-09-14 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Makes permanent: (1) the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide an exception from retirement in the case of registered nurses during a severe shortage in such positions; and (2) the required review by the Secretary of proposed agreements for special pay for physicians and dentists employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs when such special pay exceeds a certain amount. Extends through December 31, 1996, the authority of the Secretary to enter into enhanced-use leases of real property. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-s-2330 | 103 | s | 2330 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that undiagnosed illnesses constitute diseases for purposes of entitlement of veterans to disability compensation for service-connected diseases, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-27 | 1994-09-28 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 691. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 39 | Defines the term "disease," for purposes of determining the relationship between undiagnosed illness and disease for purposes of entitlement to veterans' disability compensation, as any deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of any part, organ, or system of the body that is manifested by a characteristic set of symptoms and signs and whose etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown. Requires due consideration to be given to a veteran's service and medical records as well as the common or shared experiences, medical symptoms, or signs of other veterans who were engaged in similar service and who exhibit similar medical symptoms or signs. (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to investigate assertions that a group of veterans suffer from the same or similar health conditions related to similar military service and, if appropriate, to propose the establishment of a presumption of service connection. Requires a report from the Secretary to the appropriate congressional committees on whether such a presumption should be established between military service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War (War) and any health condition. States that if any such presumption is found, regulations should be published concerning the payment of appropriate disability compensation. Provides for the treatment of claims and compensation in such cases. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop and implement a uniform and comprehensive clinical evaluation protocol to provide extensive medical examinations to War veterans suffering from illnesses the origins of which are unknown and which may be attributable to service during such War; (2) report to specified congressional committees if such protocol has not been developed within 120 days after enactment of this Act; (3) make the evaluation under the protocol available to all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers that have the capability of providing the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment required; (4) e… | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-hr-4831 | 103 | hr | 4831 | To establish a national commission to review the regular military compensation of members of the Armed Forces and develop recommendations to end the dependence of some members and their families on Federal and local assistance programs. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-26 | 1994-07-29 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-23] | CA | R | G000021 | 42 | Establishes the National Commission on Fairness in Military Compensation to: (1) determine the extent to which military personnel or their dependents rely on food stamps, the special supplemental food program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, and other Federal or local assistance programs as a necessary supplement to their regular military compensation, and the circumstances that lead to such dependence; and (2) submit to the President and the Congress a report on its findings and its recommendations on possible changes in the military pay structure so that military personnel will receive adequate compensation and no longer rely on such other forms of assistance. Limits to $750,000 the total authorized expenses of the Commission. Requires the Comptroller General to audit Commission books and records in order to ensure compliance with such expense limit. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of its report. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-s-2320 | 103 | s | 2320 | Philippine Veterans Currency Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-26 | 1994-09-14 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Philippine Veterans Currency Act of 1994 - Eliminates the requirement that veterans of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and their survivors and dependents be paid veterans' benefits (including disability compensation and survivors' and dependents' educational assistance) in Philippine pesos. | 2025-08-26T13:49:47Z | |
| 103-s-2321 | 103 | s | 2321 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make eligible for burial in the national cemeteries the spouses of veterans who predecease the veterans. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-26 | 1994-09-14 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Makes eligible for burial in national cemeteries spouses who predecease veterans. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-s-2322 | 103 | s | 2322 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the cost that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may incur to pay for a contract burial of a nonservice-connected disabled veteran who dies in a Department of Veterans Affairs facility, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-26 | 1994-09-14 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay the actual cost, not to exceed $600, for the contract burial of a nonservice-connected disabled veteran who dies in a Department of Veterans Affairs facility. Changes from December 1 to April 1 the annual submission date for a report from the Secretary concerning Department medical facility admission policies. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-s-2323 | 103 | s | 2323 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the coverage and protection provided to medical quality assurance records by section 5705 of that title. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-26 | 1994-09-14 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Prohibits Department of Veterans Affairs medical quality assurance records from being subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding. Prohibits an individual who participates in the production of such records from being required to testify at such a proceeding. Allows testimony concerning such records (currently, only the records or documents themselves) to be disclosed to Federal agencies for certain limited purposes (licensing, accreditation). Specifies additional uses for which such information may be disclosed. Includes information and testimony related to such records within certain disclosure limitation provisions. Prohibits the disclosure of such records by the Department as public information to the extent that such disclosure would reveal the identities of the participants in the quality assurance process which generated the records or documents. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-s-2324 | 103 | s | 2324 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that employees appointed under chapters 73 and 74 of that title have protection against certain prohibited personnel practices. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-26 | 1994-09-14 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Applies specified Federal provisions concerning protection of Federal employees from certain prohibited personnel practices (whistleblower provisions) to Department of Veterans Affairs medical personnel. Authorizes the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Office of Special Counsel to review and investigate such prohibited personnel actions. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-s-2325 | 103 | s | 2325 | Veterans Programs Improvement Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-26 | 1994-09-27 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 663. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 4 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Department of Veterans Affairs Homelessness and Substance Abuse Programs Title II: Minority Veterans Title III: Board of Veterans' Appeals Title IV: Miscellaneous Veterans Programs Improvement Act of 1994 - Title I: Department of Veterans Affairs Homelessness and Substance Abuse Programs - Extends through FY 1996 the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a compensated work therapy and therapeutic transitional housing demonstration program. (Sec. 102) Extends permanently a Department of Veterans Affairs program for the treatment and rehabilitation of veterans for alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities. (Sec. 103) Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to reauthorize for FY 1995 through 1997 the homeless veterans' reintegration projects established under such Act. (Sec. 104) Authorizes the Secretary to provide care and treatment and rehabilitative services in halfway houses, therapeutic communities, psychiatric residential treatment centers, and other community-based treatment facilities to homeless veterans suffering from chronic mental illness disabilities who are eligible for veterans' medical care. Requires prior approval by the Secretary of the facility providing such care. (Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to report annually to specified congressional committees on Department activities in assisting homeless veterans during the preceding year. (Sec. 106) Amends the Veterans' Medical Programs Amendments of 1992 to: (1) require the directors of regional Department medical centers or benefits offices to update for each of FY 1995 through 1997 an assessment of the needs of homeless veterans in their region; and (2) require the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees in each of such fiscal years describing such updates. (Sec. 107) Directs the Secretary to carry out a demonstration program at no more than five designated locations under which the Secretary enters into partnerships with co… | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-s-2305 | 103 | s | 2305 | Veterans Law Judge Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-21 | 1994-09-14 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 4 | Veterans Law Judge Act of 1994 - Redesignates the Chairman and other members of the Board of Veterans Appeals (other than temporary members) as veterans law judges. Classifies the pay rate for veterans law judges as that of administrative law judges. Authorizes the Chairman of the Board or other Board members to continue to serve in such positions, upon approval of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, after the expiration of their terms. Requires the Secretary to notify Board members at least 120 days in advance of a decision not to recommend such member for appointment to an additional term. Allows the opportunity for a hearing on such decision. Allows the President to disapprove the appointment of a Board member to an additional term. Provides for reversion to the civil grades and series held by Board members prior to their appointment upon the expiration of their terms of appointment. Directs the Secretary to prescribe criteria for Board member reappointment. Allows current Board members in the Senior Executive Service to continue to be paid at that rate. | 2025-08-26T13:49:38Z | |
| 103-s-2309 | 103 | s | 2309 | Veterans Health Care Reform Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-21 | 1994-07-21 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 530. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Veterans Health Care Reform Act of 1994 - Allows each veteran who is an eligible individual under provisions of the Health Security Act (the Act), individuals currently enrolled in a health plan under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), and their family members to be enrolled in a Department of Veterans Affairs health plan (VA plan). Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each VA plan provides to enrolled individuals the items and services in the comprehensive benefit package under the Act. Allows such plans to offer supplemental health benefits and cost-sharing policies consistent with the Act. Provides a limitation with regard to veterans enrolled with health plans outside the VA. Prohibits the imposition of any plan enrollment charges upon service-connected disabled veterans, veterans receiving disability compensation from the VA, former prisoners of war veterans of the Mexican border period or World War I, and veterans unable to defray the costs of such care. Allows the Secretary to establish plan charges for other veterans. Deems a VA facility to be a Medicare provider, and a VA health plan to be a Medicare HMO, for purposes of any program administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act). Allows for the recovery of certain care and services provided under a VA plan in the case of an individual who has coverage under another plan. Establishes in the Treasury the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Plan Fund to be used for VA health plan payments and services. Preserves existing benefits for VA facilities not operating within a health plan certified under the Act. Directs the Secretary to organize health plans and operate VA facilities as, or within, health plans under the Act. Preempts conflicting State health plan standards or requirements. Directs the Secretary to designate a health plan director for each VA health plan organized and operated under this Act. Authorizes suc… | 2025-08-26T13:50:28Z | |
| 103-hr-4788 | 103 | hr | 4788 | Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-19 | 1994-08-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care. | House | Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] | AZ | R | S001044 | 16 | Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1994 - Defines "continuum of health care" and "noninstitutional long-term care" under veterans' health care provisions. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a continuum of health care to veterans eligible for veterans' benefits. (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary to provide institutional nursing home care to certain disabled veterans or those in receipt of a veterans' pension. Allows for recovery of nursing home care costs by the Secretary if the veteran is also eligible for such care through a State plan under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. Designates a Department of Veterans Affairs facility as a Medicare provider for purposes of any program administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Declares a Department medical center as a Medicare HMO. Directs the HHS Secretary to reimburse a Department facility or medical center for providing services as a Medicare provider in the case of care for a non-service-connected disability of a veteran eligible for Medicare benefits. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to develop a plan to implement the provision of institutional long-term care for veterans who: (1) have a service-connected disability of less than 50 percent; (2) have an annual income below a formulated amount; (3) have a catastrophic nonservice-connected disability; or (4) require such care as a follow-up to inpatient care. Outlines, with respect to such care, provisions concerning: (1) premiums and copayments for covered veterans; (2) the issuance of a long-term care insurance contract; and (3) a report from the Secretary to the Congress on the costs of the plan and the insurance contract and legislation required for plan implementation. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to administer a program of health insurance known as the VA Group Health Plan as a managed-care plan meeting specified requirements. Allows any eligible veteran and his or her spouse or child… | 2025-08-26T13:50:13Z | |
| 103-hr-4776 | 103 | hr | 4776 | Veterans' Employment Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-18 | 1994-10-07 | See H.R.5244. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 8 | Veterans' Employment Act of 1994 - Establishes within the Department of Labor a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training. Requires such Deputy Assistant to be a veteran. Requires the pay rates for disabled veterans' outreach specialists to be comparable to those paid other professionals in State government. Adds veterans who served on active duty after the Vietnam era and certain other veterans to a study by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs concerning unemployment among veterans. Adds to a veterans' employment emphasis under Federal contracts of $10,000 or more for the procurement of personal property and non-personal services veterans who served on active duty during a war in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized. Requires veterans employed under the preference to be included in certain contractor reporting requirements. Disregards amounts received by eligible veterans under the all-volunteer force basic educational assistance program and the educational assistance program for enlisted members of the Selected and Ready Reserves in determining eligibility of veterans under Federal employment and training programs. | 2025-08-26T13:49:23Z | |
| 103-hr-4761 | 103 | hr | 4761 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize educational assistance for alternative teacher certification programs, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-14 | 1994-08-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment. | House | Rep. Tejeda, Frank [D-TX-28] | TX | D | T000113 | 0 | Includes within the definition of "educational institution" for purposes of the provision of educational assistance to veterans, until September 30, 1996, entities that provide training required for the completion of any State-approved alternative teacher certification program. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 103-hr-4768 | 103 | hr | 4768 | Veterans' Education and Training Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-14 | 1994-10-07 | See H.R.5244. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 8 | Veterans' Education and Training Act of 1994 - Provides for the continued use (currently terminates at the end of FY 1994) of veterans' basic educational assistance for approved flight training for regular veterans, post-Vietnam era veterans, and members of the reserves. (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use the facilities of any federally recognized Indian tribe in providing training or work experience for veterans with service-connected disabilities. Allows for the payment of a subsistence allowance to veterans performing training or work on the facilities of such an Indian tribe. (Sec. 4) Includes within the definition of "educational institution" for purposes of the provision of educational assistance to veterans, until September 31, 1996, entities that provide training required for the completion of any State-approved alternative teacher certification program. (Sec. 5) Prohibits a veteran eligible for educational assistance from enrolling in any course at an institution outside the United States unless the institution is an approved institution of higher learning and the course is approved by the Secretary. (Sec. 6) Provides for the conditional approval of correspondence courses as courses for which veterans' educational assistance may be provided. (Sec. 7) Increases from $12 million to $13 million the annual limit on the amount authorized to be provided to State and local educational agencies for furnishing courses of education to veterans under the educational assistance program. Removes an educational agency reporting requirement with respect to the provision of such services. (Sec. 9) Continues the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education through December 31, 2003. (Sec. 10) Increases from $5 million to $6 million the annual funding ceiling for veterans' educational and vocational counseling services obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs. (Sec. 11) Amends the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992 to: (1) repeal the 18-month limit on training … | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-s-2279 | 103 | s | 2279 | Veterans' Benefits Income Verification Amendments of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-13 | 1994-07-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Veterans' Benefits Income Verification Amendments of 1994 - Authorizes (current law directs) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require, from persons receiving veterans' pension or parents' dependency and indemnity compensation through the Department of Veterans Affairs, a calendar year report containing certain personal income information. | 2025-08-26T13:50:45Z | |
| 103-hr-4724 | 103 | hr | 4724 | To amend title 38, United States Code, relating to veterans housing programs, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-12 | 1994-10-07 | See H.R.5244. | House | Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-11] | IL | D | S000056 | 6 | Makes eligible for the veterans' housing loan program: (1) members of the Selected Reserve discharged or released before completion of six years of service because of a service-connected disability; and (2) surviving spouses of reservists who die while on active duty. Repeals a Federal provision prohibiting guaranteed housing loans to veterans for property not served by a public or adequate community water and sewage system. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to guarantee to refinance loans of veterans making energy efficiency improvements. Allows for the charging of a guaranteed housing loan fee for such loan. Provides for the guaranteeing of refinance loans made to change a mortgage from an adjustable to a fixed rate. Provides authority for guaranteeing loans made to purchase a manufactured home if the home displays a certification of conformity with Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. Repeals certain inspection requirements with respect to such manufactured homes, as well as a reporting requirement concerning such inspections. Revises certain default procedures with respect to guaranteed housing loans. Excludes from certain minimum active-duty service requirements, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' guaranteed housing loans, those veterans whose discharge or release from active duty was the result of a reduction in force. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-s-2277 | 103 | s | 2277 | An original bill to authorize major medical facility construction projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1995, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-07-12 | 1994-08-23 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the major medical facility projects and leases for which funds are requested in the FY 1995 budget of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Authorizes additional major medical facility projects, in specified amounts, as well as projects for which funds were appropriated under the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1995 for such projects and leases, with specified limitations. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake an administrative reorganization at the Department Medical Center in Sepulveda, California, as necessitated by the January 1994 earthquake there, without regard to a congressional waiting period requirement. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-hr-4701 | 103 | hr | 4701 | Filipino Veterans Equality Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-30 | 1994-07-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50] | CA | D | F000116 | 9 | Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 1994 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to include certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and service as Philippine Scouts within the definition of active U.S. military service for purposes of eligibility for various veterans' benefits for former active-duty military personnel. | 2025-08-26T13:51:26Z | |
| 103-s-2258 | 103 | s | 2258 | A bill to create a Commission on the Roles and Capabilities of the U.S. Intelligence Community, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-30 | 1994-06-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence. | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 12 | Establishes a commission on the roles and capabilities of the United States intelligence community. Requires the Commission to: (1) review the efficacy and appropriateness of U.S. intelligence activities in the post-Cold War global environment; and (2) issue a report containing recommendations with respect to U.S. intelligence roles and capabilities for the foreseeable future. | 2025-01-14T19:06:24Z | |
| 103-hr-4670 | 103 | hr | 4670 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide an increase in the specially adapted housing grant. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-28 | 1994-07-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-11] | IL | D | S000056 | 0 | Increases from $38,000 to $45,000 the authorized grant amount provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to physically disabled veterans for obtaining specially adapted housing. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 103-hr-4671 | 103 | hr | 4671 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide direct loans and set asides for disabled veterans. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-28 | 1994-07-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Sangmeister, George E. [D-IL-11] | IL | D | S000056 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to provide direct loans to qualified disabled veterans to aid such veterans in establishing their own businesses. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 103-hr-4650 | 103 | hr | 4650 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1995 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-27 | 1994-09-30 | Became Public Law No: 103-335. | House | Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] | PA | D | M001120 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Military Personnel Title II: Operation and Maintenance Title III: Procurement Title IV: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Title V: Revolving and Management Funds Title VI: Other Department of Defense Programs Title VII: Related Agencies Title VIII: General Provisions Title IX: Fiscal Year 1994 Supplemental Appropriation Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1995 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1995 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 1995 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, Navy, and Air Force (including a transfer of funds in each case), the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, the 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), logistic support and personnel services for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games and the 1995 Special Olympics World Games, transportation for humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, the Kurdish population and other minorities of northern Iraq, and the people of sub-Saharan Africa, and for assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union for the elimination and safe transportation and storage of nuclear, chemical, and other weapons. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 1995 for procurement by the armed forces and reserve components of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion (including a transfer of funds and including the carrier replacement program and the DDG-51 destroyer program), National Guard and reserve equipment and defense-wide procurement. Title IV: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1995 for r… | 2026-01-07T12:41:36Z | |
| 103-sjres-201 | 103 | sjres | 201 | An original bill commemorating June 22, 1994, as the 50th anniversary of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-22 | 1994-06-22 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7477) | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Commemorates June 22, 1994, as the 50th anniversary of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-sjres-202 | 103 | sjres | 202 | A joint resolution commemorating June 22, 1994, as the 50th anniversary of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-22 | 1994-06-23 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 11 | S.J. Res. 201 | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-s-2217 | 103 | s | 2217 | A bill to restrict accompanied tours for the Armed Forces personnel assigned to Europe. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-21 | 1994-06-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 1 | Prohibits, in the case of dependents accompanying military personnel assigned to permanent duty ashore in Europe: (1) the payment of travel and transportation expenses; and (2) the expenditure of funds for support. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to waive such prohibition if determined necessary to ensure the effective conduct of necessary activities of military personnel in Europe, or if determined necessary for national security purposes. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the duty period for such military personnel should not exceed one year. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 103-s-2223 | 103 | s | 2223 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide assistance to promote public participation in defense environmental restoration activities. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-21 | 1994-06-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish a restoration advisory board in connection with any military installation at which environmental restoration activities are planned. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to facilitate the participation of private individuals on technical review committees and restoration advisory boards in order to ensure public input into the planning and implementation of environmental restoration activities at installations where such committees and boards are in operation. Limits total grant amounts. Requires the Secretary to consult with, and seek the advice of, such committees and boards on specified issues related to such restoration activities. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 103-s-2208 | 103 | s | 2208 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-20 | 1994-07-20 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Procurement Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Army Programs Subtitle C: Navy Programs Subtitle D: Air Force Programs Subtitle E: Other Matters Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Programs Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Subtitle C: Missile Defense Programs Subtitle D: Defense Conversion, Reinvestment, and Transition Assistance Matters Subtitle E: Other Matters Title III: Operation and Maintenance Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Defense Business Operations Fund Subtitle C: Environmental Matters Subtitle D: Matters Relating to Department of Defense Civilian Employees Subtitle E: Other Matters Title IV: Military Personnel Authorizations Subtitle A: Active Forces Subtitle B: Reserve Forces Subtitle C: Military Training Student Loads Subtitle D: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle E: Other Matters Title V: Military Personnel Policy| Subtitle A: Officer Personnel Policy Subtitle B: Reserve Component Matters Subtitle C: Other Matters Title VI: Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits Subtitle A: Pay and Allowances Subtitle B: Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Subtitle C: Travel and Transportation Allowances Subtitle D: Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits Subtitle E: Defense Conversion, Reinvestment, and Transition Assistance Matters Subtitle F: Other Matters Title VII: Health Care Provisions Title VIII: Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters Subtitle A: Use of Merit Based Selection P… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 103-s-2209 | 103 | s | 2209 | Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-20 | 1994-07-14 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title XXI (sic): Army Title XXII: Navy Title XXIII: Air Force Title XXIV: Defense Agencies Title XXV: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure Title XXVI: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities Title XXVII: Expiration of Authorizations Title XXVIII: General Provisions Subtitle A: Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes Subtitle B: Base Closure Matters Subtitle C: Land Transactions Generally Subtitle D: Changes to Existing Land Transaction Authority Subtitle E: Other Matters Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 - Title XXI (sic:) 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, using specified amounts, to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural planning and design activities, and to improve existing military family housing units. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for fiscal years after 1994 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Army. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized in this title. Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992 to: (1) reduce the amount authorized for military construction projects at Fort Hunter Liggett, California; and (2) increase by a corresponding amount the sum authorized for such projects at Fort Stewart, Georgia. (Sec. 2016) Directs the Secretary of the Army to carry out a study of traffic safety on the highway at the Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant, Nevada. Title XXII: Navy - Provides, with respect to the Navy, authorizations paralleling those provided for the Army under title XXI. Allows certain prior-year funds to be expended for a construction project at the Naval Supply Center, Pensa… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 103-s-2210 | 103 | s | 2210 | Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 1995 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-20 | 1994-07-14 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title XXXI: Department of Energy National Security Programs Subtitle A: National Security Programs Authorizations Subtitle B: Recurring General Provisions Subtitle C: Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations Subtitle D: Other Matters Title XXXII: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Authorization Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 1995 - 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 1995 for operating expenses, plant projects, and capital equipment necessary in carrying out the following activities for national security programs: (1) weapons activities; (2) environmental restoration and waste management; (3) nuclear materials support and other defense programs; and (4) defense nuclear waste disposal. Reduces the total amount authorized to be appropriated in this Subtitle by a specified amount for use of FY 1994 balances. Subtitle B: Recurring General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this title for: (1) the cost of a program exceeding 105 percent of the program authorization or $10 million more than the amount authorized, whichever is the lesser; or (2) programs which have not been presented to, or requested of, the Congress, unless the Secretary of Energy transmits to specified congressional committees a full statement of the action proposed and 30 days have expired. (Sec. 3122) Places certain funding limits (requiring congressional reports when amounts exceed such limits) for general plant and construction projects of DOE. Provides fund transfer authority. (Sec. 3125) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out advance planning and construction design services in connection with proposed construction projects not exceeding $3 million, requiring certain congressional notification for projects exceedin… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 103-s-2211 | 103 | s | 2211 | Omnibus National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-20 | 1994-07-14 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations Title I: Procurement Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Army Programs Subtitle C: Navy Programs Subtitle D: Air Force Programs Subtitle E: Other Matters Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Subtitle C: Missile Defense Programs Subtitle D: Defense Conversion, Reinvestment, and Transition Assistance Matters Subtitle E: Other Matters Title III: Operation and Maintenance Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Defense Business Operations Fund Subtitle C: Environmental Matters Subtitle D: Matters Relating to Department of Defense Civilian Employees Subtitle E: Other Matters Title IV: Military Personnel Authorizations Subtitle A: Active Forces Subtitle B: Reserve Forces Subtitle C: Military Training Student Loads Subtitle D: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle E: Other Matters Title V: Military Personnel Policy Subtitle A: Officer Personnel Policy Subtitle B: Reserve Component Matters Subtitle C: Other Matters Title VI: Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits Subtitle A: Pay and Allowances Subtitle B: Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Subtitle C: Travel and Transportation Allowances Subtitle D: Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits Subtitle E: Defense Conversion, Reinvestment, and Transition Assis… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 103-hjres-378 | 103 | hjres | 378 | Commemorating June 22, 1994, as the 50th anniversary of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-17 | 1994-06-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 63 | Commemorates June 22, 1994, as the 50th anniversary of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 103-s-2182 | 103 | s | 2182 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-14 | 1994-10-05 | Became Public Law No: 103-337. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations Title I: Procurement Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Army Programs Subtitle C: Navy Programs Subtitle D: Air Force Programs Subtitle E: Other Matters Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Subtitle C: Missile Defense Programs Subtitle D: Women's Health Research Subtitle E: Other Matters Title III: Operation and Maintenance Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Defense Business Operations Fund Subtitle C: Environmental Provisions Subtitle D: Depot-Level Activities Subtitle E: Civilian Employees Subtitle F: Department of Defense Domestic and Overseas Dependents' Schools Subtitle G: Reviews, Studies, and Reports Subtitle H: Other Matters Title IV: Military Personnel Authorizations Subtitle A: Active Forces Subtitle B: Reserve Forces Subtitle C: Military Training Student Loads Subtitle D: Authorization of Appropriations Title V: Military Personnel Policy Subtitle A: Officer Personnel Policy Subtitle B: Reserve Component Matters Subtitle C: Victims' Rights, Family Advocacy, and Nondiscrimination Provisions Subtitle D: Matters Relating to the Coast Guard Subtitle E: Other Matters Title VI: Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits Subtitle A: Pay and Allowances Subtitle B: Bonuses and Special and Incentive… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 103-s-2184 | 103 | s | 2184 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the employment of social workers in the Veterans Health Administration on a fee basis. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-14 | 1994-06-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to employ social workers within the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, without regard to civil service or classification rules and regulations. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-hjres-375 | 103 | hjres | 375 | Designating September 21, 1994, as "National Wartime Nurses Recognition Day". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-13 | 1994-06-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Designates September 21, 1994, as National Wartime Nurses Recognition Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 103-hjres-376 | 103 | hjres | 376 | Designating the third Friday of September of each year as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day". | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-13 | 1994-06-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 1 | Designates the third Friday of September of each year as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 103-hr-4572 | 103 | hr | 4572 | To amend the definition of disabled veteran in chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, for purposes of employment and training benefits. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-13 | 1994-07-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education, Training and Employment. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 0 | Amends Federal provisions relating to employment and training programs for Vietnam era veterans to redefine the term "disabled veteran" to mean any veteran who has a compensable service-connected disability under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, or a veteran whose discharge or release from active-duty was for a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 103-s-2178 | 103 | s | 2178 | Persian Gulf War Veterans' Compensation Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-10 | 1994-09-14 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 11 | Persian Gulf War Veterans' Compensation Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) develop and implement a uniform case assessment protocol to ensure thorough assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of all Persian Gulf War (War) veterans suffering from illnesses the origins of which are currently unkown but which may be attributable to service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during such War; (2) develop case definitions or diagnoses for such illnesses; and (3) implement a comprehensive outreach program, including a newsletter and a toll-free telephone number, to inform War veterans and their families of the medical care and other benefits that may be provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs as a result of service in such War. Directs the Secretary to pay compensation to a War veteran suffering from a disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness if such disability becomes manifest to a degree of ten percent or more within three years of separation from active military service. Provides exceptions to the payment of such compensation (i.e., when there is a preponderance of evidence to show that the disability was not incurred during such service or occurred after such service). Allows the Secretary to cease such payments after providing specified congressional committees with a scientific report showing that such disabilities are not connected to service in the War. Directs the Secretary to enter into: (1) an agreement with the Secretary of Defense for access to all clinical data on War veterans who remain on active duty, and to continually compile such data (with a required annual report); and (2) a contract for the conduct of an epidemiological study designed to assess the short- and long-term health consequences of service in such War (with appropriate oversight, a status report, and annual and final reports). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1995 through 2000 for such study. Authorizes appropriations to the Department for FY 1995 through 1998 for the conduct of resear… | 2025-08-26T13:50:25Z | |
| 103-s-2177 | 103 | s | 2177 | A bill to ensure effective Congressional oversight of overseas military base support carried out by NATO host countries for the United Sates as payments-in-kind for release of United States overseas military facilities to such countries and to reduce the deficit. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-09 | 1994-06-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should intensify his efforts to recover from governments of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries the value of improvements (buildings, roads, etc.) made to U.S. military installations in such countries which are closed and turned over to such countries due to U.S. defense spending reductions. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992 to require the President, before entering into negotiations with such countries for payments-in-kind for the value of such improvements, to provide written notice of such intentions to the defense subcommittees of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees. (Currently, only notice to the congressional defense committees is required.) Increases the required contents of such notice. Directs the President, prior to such an agreement being entered into by the Secretary of Defense, to: (1) submit to the Congress a request for rescission of appropriations for overseas base support with respect to such installation; (2) recommend to the Congress a reduction in the request for overseas base support in the amount of the value of the improvements; or (3) a combination of the above actions. Requires the total amount of reductions to be no less than the fair market value of the improvements to be released to the host country. Provides limitations to the Secretary in accepting payments-in-kind under this Act. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 103-hr-4540 | 103 | hr | 4540 | Persian Gulf War Veterans' Compensation Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-08 | 1994-06-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] | IL | D | E000250 | 87 | Persian Gulf War Veterans' Compensation Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) develop and implement a uniform case assessment protocol to ensure thorough assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of all Persian Gulf War (War) veterans suffering from illnesses the origins of which are currently unkown but which may be attributable to service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during such War; (2) develop case definitions or diagnoses for such illnesses; and (3) implement a comprehensive outreach program, including a newsletter and a toll-free telephone number, to inform War veterans and their families of the medical care and other benefits that may be provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs as a result of service in such War. Directs the Secretary to pay compensation to a War veteran suffering from a disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness if such disability becomes manifest to a degree of ten percent or more within three years of separation from active military service. Provides exceptions to the payment of such compensation (i.e., when there is a preponderance of evidence to show that the disability was not incurred during such service or occurred after such service). Allows the Secretary to cease such payments after providing specified congressional committees with a scientific report showing that such disabilities are not connected to service in the War. Directs the Secretary to enter into: (1) an agreement with the Secretary of Defense for access to all clinical data on War veterans who remain on active duty, and to continually compile such data (with a required annual report); and (2) a contract for the conduct of an epidemiological study designed to assess the short- and long-term health consequences of service in such War (with appropriate oversight, a status report, and annual and final reports). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1995 through 2000 for such study. Authorizes appropriations to the Department for FY 1995 through 1998 for the conduct of resear… | 2025-08-26T13:49:50Z | |
| 103-hr-4542 | 103 | hr | 4542 | Persian Gulf War Veterans Health and Services Enhancement Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-08 | 1994-06-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] | MA | D | K000110 | 6 | Persian Gulf War Veterans Health and Services Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain an information system involving the use of a toll-free telephone number to provide Persian Gulf War veterans and their families (and members of the public at the Secretary's discretion) with information regarding: (1) the Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Registry; (2) access to Department of Veterans Affairs health services and benefits; (3) compensation and benefits relating to disabilities resulting from service in the Persian Gulf War (War); and (4) significant developments in research related to health consequences from such service. Amends the Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health Status Act to direct the Secretary to notify such veterans, or, if deceased, the veteran's surviving spouse, children, or parents at least quarterly concerning research findings, compensation and benefits, and other appropriate matters relating to service by veterans in the War. Extends through December 31, 1998, the authority of the Department to provide hospital, nursing home, and outpatient care to veterans of the War. Amends the Veterans' Medical Program Amendments of 1992 to extend through December 31, 1998, the authority of the Secretary to furnish marriage and family counseling to such veterans. Extends through FY 1999 the authorization of appropriations for such counseling. | 2025-08-26T13:50:50Z | |
| 103-s-2166 | 103 | s | 2166 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to transfer certain excess equipment to educational institutions and training schools. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-08 | 1994-06-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 1 | Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Defense to transfer on a nonreimbursable basis any excess industrial property to any nonprofit educational institution or training school when such entity's proposed use of such property will contribute materially to the national defense. Deems property loaned to such entities before September 30, 1993, to be surplus property, unless the Secretary determines such property is needed by the Department of Defense. Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to convey the property to such entities upon certification that such property use is consistent with the purpose for which it was loaned. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 103-s-2167 | 103 | s | 2167 | Veterans' Benefits Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-06-08 | 1994-06-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Veterans' Benefits Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1994 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, effective December 1, 1994, the rates of and limitations on veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents of certain disabled veterans, the clothing allowance for certain service-disabled veterans, dependency and indemnity compensation, and supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for children. Increases each such rate by the same percentage as the increase in benefit amounts under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act. Authorizes the Secretary to adjust administratively the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who are not in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability or death. Requires the Secretary to publish such increases in the Federal Register at the same time that percentage increases under title II of the Social Security Act are required to be published. | 2025-08-26T13:50:12Z | |
| 103-hr-4513 | 103 | hr | 4513 | To provide eligibility for space-available transportation on military aircraft for former prisoners of war who are totally disabled as a result of a service-connected disability. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-26 | 1994-06-07 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 0 | Provides eligibility to former prisoners of war for space-available transportation on military aircraft to the same extent as retired military personnel. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-hr-4531 | 103 | hr | 4531 | 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 | 1994-05-26 | 1994-06-07 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21] | CA | R | T000188 | 5 | 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 | |
| 103-s-2148 | 103 | s | 2148 | CVN-76 Procurement Termination and Deficit Reduction Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-25 | 1994-06-20 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7104) | Senate | Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] | WI | D | F000061 | 4 | CVN-76 Procurement Termination and Deficit Reduction Act of 1994 - Prohibits entering into any contract for the procurement of a CVN-76 aircraft carrier before October 1, 1999. Terminates all such contracts entered into before the date of enactment of this Act. | 2025-08-26T13:50:16Z | |
| 103-s-2154 | 103 | s | 2154 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement that amounts paid to a member of the Armed Forces under the Special Separation Benefits program of the Department of Defense, or under the Voluntary Separation Incentive program of that Department, be offset from amounts subsequently paid to that member by the Department of Veterans Affairs as disability compensation. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-25 | 1994-05-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT] | VT | R | J000072 | 0 | Allows payments to members of the armed forces under the Special Separation Benefits program or the Voluntary Separation Incentive program of the Department of Defense without a concurrent pro rata reduction of veterans' disability compensation paid to such members through the Department of Veterans Affairs. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-s-2157 | 103 | s | 2157 | Defense Counterproliferation Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-25 | 1994-05-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | Defense Counterproliferation Act of 1994 - Directs the United States to establish an integrated program in the Department of Defense (DOD) to counter potential threats to U.S. interests that arise from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, as well as their associated components, facilities, and delivery systems). Directs the Secretary of Defense to designate the Deputy Secretary of Defense as program manager. Authorizes funds from DOD's FY 1995 appropriations for the program. Establishes a Counterproliferation Program Review Committee to: (1) optimize funding for, and ensure the development and deployment of, highly effective technologies and capabilities for the counterproliferation of such weapons; and (2) identify and eliminate undesirable redundancies or uncoordinated efforts in the development and deployment of such technologies and capabilities. Provides for Committee access to all appropriate information. | 2025-08-26T13:51:19Z | |
| 103-sjres-196 | 103 | sjres | 196 | A joint resolution designating September 16, 1994, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day" and authorizing display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-25 | 1994-08-26 | Became Public Law No: 103-320. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] | NH | R | S000606 | 24 | Designates September 16, 1994, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Requires the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag at: (1) all national cemeteries and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on May 30, 1994 (Memorial Day), September 16, 1994 (National POW/MIA Recognition Day), and November 11, 1994 (Veterans Day); and (2) the White House, the Capitol Building, and the buildings containing the primary offices of the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs and the Director of the Selective Service System on September 16, 1994 (National POW/MIA Recognition Day). | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 103-hjres-369 | 103 | hjres | 369 | Designating September 16, 1994, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day" and authorizing display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-24 | 1994-05-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 230 | Designates September 16, 1994, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Requires the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag at: (1) all national cemeteries and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on May 30, 1994 (Memorial Day), September 16, 1994 (National POW/MIA Recognition Day), and November 11, 1994 (Veterans Day); and (2) the White House and the buildings containing the primary offices of the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs and the Director of the Selective Service System on September 16, 1994 (National POW/MIA Recognition Day). | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 103-hr-4453 | 103 | hr | 4453 | Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1995 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-19 | 1994-08-23 | Became Public Law No: 103-307. | House | Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] | NC | D | H000448 | 0 | Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1995 - Appropriates funds for FY 1995 for military construction functions administered by the Department of Defense (DOD) in specified amounts for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (2) military construction, DOD (including a transfer of funds); (3) military construction for the Army and Air National Guards; (4) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves (with a transfer of funds for the Army Reserve); (5) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Infrastructure; (6) family housing for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force; (7) family housing, DOD; and (8) the Base Realignment and Closure Accounts, Parts I through III (including a transfer of funds). (Sec. 101) Specifies authorized uses and prohibited uses of funds appropriated by this Act, including a prohibition on the use of funds for military construction in the U.S. territories and possessions to award a contract exceeding $1 million to a foreign contractor. (Sec. 113) Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide certain congressional advance notification of the plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving U.S. personnel if construction amounts for such exercise are expected to exceed $100,000. (Sec. 114) Provides for the transfer of certain funds from the Military Family Housing Management Account to the appropriations for family housing. (Sec. 119) Provides for the transfer of lapsed unobligated military construction and family housing funds into the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense account. (Sec. 120) Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on actions proposed by DOD to encourage other member nations of NATO, Japan, and Korea to assume a greater share of the common defense burden of such nations and the United States. (Sec. 121) Authorizes a specified transfer of funds from the DOD Base Closure Account. (Sec. 122) Includes damage from the 1993 Guam earthquake within authorized uses of FY 1993 appropriations for family… | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 103-hr-4456 | 103 | hr | 4456 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to give a priority to the States for the transfer of nonlethal excess supplies of the Department of Defense. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-19 | 1994-06-01 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] | LA | D | J000070 | 10 | Requires nonlethal excess supplies of the Department of Defense to be made available to States before being made available for humanitarian relief purposes. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-hr-4459 | 103 | hr | 4459 | To provide for retroactive award of the Navy Combat Action Ribbon based upon participation in ground or surface combat as a member of the Navy or Marine Corps during the period between July 4, 1943, and March 1, 1961. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-19 | 1994-06-01 | Executive Comment Requested from Navy. | House | Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] | NY | D | M000590 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Navy to provide for the retroactive award of the Navy Combat Ribbon with respect to participation in ground or surface combat during any period after July 4, 1943, and before March 1, 1961. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-s-2135 | 103 | s | 2135 | VA State Health-Care Reform Pilot Programs Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-19 | 1994-05-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | VA State Health-Care Reform Pilot Programs Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct pilot programs in up to five States that have reformed health-care systems (a statutorily established system to assure residents access to health-care services) under which the Department of Veterans Affairs may provide, directly or by contract, health-care services on the same or a similar basis as the State plan mandates for residents. Makes eligible for such services veterans, survivors and dependents of disabled veterans or veterans who died in active service, and members of the family of any veteran participating in the pilot program. Outlines pilot program conditions, including a 30-day waiting period after notifying specified congressional committees of the intention to establish the program. Requires the payment of all applicable premiums, copayments, deductibles, and coinsurance payments by program participants. Terminates the authority to conduct the pilot programs as of December 31, 1990. Establishes a revolving fund and authorizes appropriations to the fund for FY 1995 through 1997 for pilot program purposes. Provides for the collection of funds from program participants. Allows any required administrative reorganization necessary to carry out a pilot program without the required congressional notification and waiting period. Provides for: (1) marketing activities to promote the pilot programs; and (2) required reports. | 2025-08-26T13:50:44Z | |
| 103-s-2131 | 103 | s | 2131 | A bill to authorize additional major medical facility construction projects for fiscal year 1994, at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Sepulveda, California, and to waive the notice and wait requirement for an administrative reorganization at that facility. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-18 | 1994-05-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out two medical facility construction projects at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Sepulveda, California, in specified amounts. Authorizes appropriations. Provides limitations. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out an administrative reorganization at the Sepulveda site, as necessitated by a January 1994 earthquake, without regard to a congressional notification requirement. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-s-2119 | 103 | s | 2119 | A bill to prohibit the imposition of additional fees for attendance by United States citizens at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-17 | 1994-05-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] | LA | D | B000780 | 8 | Prohibits imposing any charge or fee, except those already in effect at the time of enactment of this Act, for tuition, room, or board for U.S. citizens attending the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 103-hr-4425 | 103 | hr | 4425 | To authorize major medical facility construction projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1995, to revise and improve veterans' health programs, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-16 | 1994-05-25 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | House | Rep. Rowland, J. Roy [D-GA-8] | GA | D | R000481 | 8 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Construction Authorization Title II: Health Care Planning and Programs Title III: Medical Facilities Acquisition Title IV: State Home Program Title V: Miscellaneous Title I: Construction Authorization - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the major medical facility (MMF) projects and leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for which funds are requested in the President's budget for FY 1995, with the exception of the construction of research additions at Huntington, West Virginia, and Portland, Oregon. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out additional MMF projects, in specified amounts, and additional MMF projects for which funds were appropriated in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994. Authorizes FY 1995 appropriations for such purposes. Title II: Health Care Planning and Programs - Directs the Secretary to: (1) prescribe a specific, detailed statement of the mission of, and the clinical programs to be operated at, each Department health care facility; (2) review current Department health care missions; and (3) report on mission implementation timetables. (Sec. 202) Extends through FY 1997 (currently FY 1994) the pilot program for determining noninstitutional alternatives to nursing home care. Extends eligibility for such pilot program to all veterans eligible for nursing home care. (Currently, there are further requirements of being treated for, or having a certain degree of, a service-connected disability.) Extends certain report deadlines under the Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Pay Act of 1990. Title III: Medical Facilities Acquisition - Specifies additional information to be included within a prospectus of a proposed medical facility to be acquired by the Department for use in providing veterans' medical care. (Sec. 302) Directs the Secretary to review the Department methodology for establishing the priority for major construction projects under consideration. Requires such methodology to be r… | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-hr-4428 | 103 | hr | 4428 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain the existing capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide specialized services to disabled veterans. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-16 | 1994-06-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs maintains its current capacity to provide for the specialized treatment and rehabilitative needs of disabled veterans in a manner that affords those veterans reasonable access to such care and services. Requires the Secretary to ensure that the current Department capacity to provide such services is not reduced. Allows the Secretary to expand such facilities beyond their current level. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 103-s-2112 | 103 | s | 2112 | A bill to amend the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to postpone until 1997 the base closure process otherwise scheduled to commence in 1995. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-12 | 1994-05-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 5 | Amends the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 to: (1) postpone until 1997 (currently 1995) scheduled military base closures and realignments announced by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission; and (2) postpone certain reports required in connection with such closures and realignments. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 103-s-2114 | 103 | s | 2114 | A bill to provide for the payment to States of plot allowances for certain veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-12 | 1994-05-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] | DE | D | B000444 | 7 | Directs the Secretary to pay to the appropriate State or local political entity a $150 burial plot or interment allowance for the burial of any veteran who is: (1) eligible for burial in a national cemetery; and (2) buried in a cemetery that is used solely for the interment of persons so eligible and that is owned by such State or political entity. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-hr-4386 | 103 | hr | 4386 | An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and improve veterans' benefits programs, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-11 | 1994-11-29 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] | MS | D | M000865 | 169 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Persian Gulf War Veterans Title II: Board of Veterans' Appeals Administration Title III: Adjudication Improvements Title IV: Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions Title VI: Education and Training Programs Title VII: Employment Programs Title VIII: Cemeteries and Memorial Affairs Title IX: Housing Programs Title X: Homeless Veterans Programs Title XI: Reductions in Department of Veterans Affairs Personnel Title XII: Technical and Clerical Amendments Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1994 - Title I: Persian Gulf War Veterans - Persian Gulf War Veterans' Benefits Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a uniform and comprehensive medical evaluation protocol that will ensure appropriate medical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of Persian Gulf War (War) veterans who are suffering from illnesses the origin of which are unknown but may be attributable to service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the War. Requires the protocol to include an evaluation of complaints relating to illnesses involving the reproductive system. Requires a report to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees (veterans' committees) if the protocol has not been developed within 120 days after enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to ensure that information collected through the protocol is collected and maintained in a manner that permits the effective and efficient cross-reference of such information with information collected and maintained through the comprehensive clinical protocols of the Department of Defense (DOD) for War veterans. (Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to implement a comprehensive outreach program to inform War veterans and their families of the medical care and other benefits that may be provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and DOD arising from service in the War. Requires such outreach progra… | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-s-2094 | 103 | s | 2094 | A bill to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve basic educational assistance for flight training. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-10 | 1994-09-27 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 5 | Repeals a Federal provision which terminates the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve the use of veterans' basic educational assistance for a course of flight training that commences on or after October 1, 1994. Amends the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992 to eliminate the 18-month limit on the period of training permitted to assist eligible persons in obtaining employment through participation in programs of significant training for employment in stable and permanent positions. Allows assistance to be paid to an employer on behalf of an eligible person under two or more job training programs as long as the aggregate amount received on such person's behalf is not in excess of the per-person limit. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 103-hr-4359 | 103 | hr | 4359 | To require a study and report on environmental restoration at the Nevada Test Site, Nevada. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-05 | 1994-05-10 | Executive Comment Requested from DOE. | House | Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5] | OR | D | K000312 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct, and report to the Congress on, a study to determine the total cost of environmental restoration activities needed at the Nevada Test Site as a result of nuclear weapons testing. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-s-2082 | 103 | s | 2082 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-05 | 1994-08-12 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Intelligence Activities Title II: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Title III: General Provisions Title IV: Central Intelligence Agency Title V: Department of Defense Title VI: Federal Bureau of Investigation Title VII: Counterintelligence and Security Title VIII: Commission on the Roles and Capabilities of the United States Intelligence Community Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1995 for the conduct of the intelligence activities of the: (1) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (2) Department of Defense (DOD); (3) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (4) National Security Agency (NSA); (5) National Reconnaissance Office (NRO); (6) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) Department of State; (8) Department of the Treasury; (9) Department of Energy; (10) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and (11) Central Imagery Office (established under this Act). (Sec. 102) Specifies that the amounts authorized to be appropriated and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 1995, for such conduct are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared by the conference committee to accompany S. 2082 of the 103rd Congress. (Sec. 103) Permits the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to authorize the employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized for FY 1995 if such action is necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions, subject to specified limitations. Directs the DCI to promptly notify the House and Senate intelligence committees whenever the DCI exercises such authority. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for the Community Management Account of the DCI for FY 1995, with funds for the Advanced Research and Development Committee and the Environmental Task Force remaining available until September 30, 1996. Authorizes 221 full-time per… | 2025-01-14T19:06:24Z | |
| 103-hr-4346 | 103 | hr | 4346 | To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from transporting across State lines chemical munitions in the chemical weapons stockpile, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-04 | 1994-05-10 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Shepherd, Karen [D-UT-2] | UT | D | S000332 | 1 | Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from transporting across State lines any chemical munition that is part of the chemical weapons stockpile. Directs the Secretary to transport to the nearest chemical munitions stockpile facility any chemical munitions discovered or that otherwise come under the Secretary's control and that do not constitute part of the stockpile. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-hr-4349 | 103 | hr | 4349 | Theater Missile Defense Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-04 | 1994-05-10 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Shepherd, Karen [D-UT-2] | UT | D | S000332 | 12 | Theater Missile Defense Act of 1994 - Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from conducting flight testing of theater missile defense interceptors and sensors if the anticipated result of a missile launch under such testing would be the release of debris in a U.S. land area outside of a designated Department of Defense test range. | 2025-08-26T13:51:49Z | |
| 103-hr-4331 | 103 | hr | 4331 | To terminate the C-17 aircraft program after fiscal year 1995 and provide for a program to meet the remaining strategic airlift requirements of the Department of Defense with nondevelopmental aircraft. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-03 | 1994-05-06 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1] | OR | D | F000434 | 9 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to terminate the C-17 aircraft acquisition program with those aircraft for which funds are appropriated for FY 1995. Prohibits the obligation of funds appropriated: (1) for FY 1995 for procurement of long-lead items for such aircraft; or (2) after FY 1995 for procurement of such items or such aircraft. Requires the Secretary to develop, and report to the Congress on, a program to meet the remaining strategic airlift requirements of the Air Force through the acquisition of nondevelopmental airlift aircraft. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-hr-4334 | 103 | hr | 4334 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide assistance to promote public participation in defense environmental restoration activities. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-03 | 1994-05-06 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large] | GU | D | U000014 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to establish a restoration advisory board in connection with any military installation at which environmental remediation activities are planned. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to facilitate the participation of private individuals on technical review committees and restoration advisory boards in order to ensure public input into the planning and implementation of environmental remediation activities at installations where such committees and boards are in operation. Limits total grant amounts. Requires the Secretary to consult with, and seek the advice of, such committees and boards on specified issues related to such remediation activities. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 103-s-2058 | 103 | s | 2058 | Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-03 | 1994-05-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title XXI (sic): Army Title XXII: Navy Title XXIII: Air Force Title XXIV: Defense Agencies Title XXV: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure Title XXVI: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities Title XXVII: Expiration and Extension of Authorizations Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 - Title XXI (sic): 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 family housing units, to carry out architectural planning and design activities, and to improve existing military family housing in specified amounts. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for fiscal years after 1994 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Army. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title XXII: Navy - Provides, with respect to the Navy, authorizations paralleling those provided for the Army under the previous title. Title XXIII: Air Force - Provides, with respect to the Air Force, authorizations paralleling those provided for the Army. Title XXIV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense 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 family housing units, and to improve existing military family housing in specified amounts. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out certain energy conservation projects. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal years after 1994 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of DOD. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title XXV: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense … | 2025-08-26T13:49:45Z | |
| 103-s-2059 | 103 | s | 2059 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-03 | 1994-05-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] | GA | D | N000171 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Procurement Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Other Matters Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Title III: Operation and Maintenance Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Other Matters Title IV: Military Personnel Authorizations Subtitle A: Active Forces Subtitle B: Reserve Forces Subtitle C: Military Training Student Loads Title V: Military Personnel Policy Subtitle A: Officer Personnel Policy Subtitle B: Reserve Component Matters Subtitle C: Other Matters Title VI: Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits Subtitle A: Pay and Allowances Subtitle B: Retired Pay and Survivor Benefits Title VII: Health Care Provisions Subtitle A: Health Care Management Subtitle B: Personnel Matters Subtitle C: Other Matters Title VIII: Department of Defense Organization and Management Subtitle A: Department of Defense Subtitle B: Professional Military Education Subtitle C: Education Matters Subtitle D: Other Matters Title IX: General Provisions Subtitle A: Financial Matters Subtitle B: Civilian Employee Pay Matters Subtitle C: Other Matters Title X: Matters Relating to Allies, Other Nations, and International Organizations Title XI: Peacekeeping and Related Matters Title XII: Counterproliferation Title XIII: Acquisition Reform National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1995 to the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and for other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1995 for: (1) defense-wi… | 2025-08-26T13:49:39Z | |
| 103-s-2063 | 103 | s | 2063 | National Counterintelligence Reform Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-03 | 1994-05-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 0 | National Counterintelligence Reform Act - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish the National Counterintelligence Center comprised of staff from the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Defense. Requires the Center to: (1) administer a national program to analyze and counteract foreign intelligence efforts against the United States; (2) develop a Government-wide foreign counterintelligence policy; (3) prepare and maintain a listing of counterintelligence threats directed against the United States; and (4) provide staff and support services to the National Counterintelligence Review Board established to approve U.S. counterintelligence policies and programs. | 2025-08-26T13:49:58Z | |
| 103-s-2056 | 103 | s | 2056 | Counterintelligence and Security Enhancements Act of 1994 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1994-05-02 | 1994-08-12 | See also H.R. 4299. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 10 | Counterintelligence and Security Enhancements Act of 1994 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to add a new title VIII concerning access to classified defense information. Directs the President to establish procedures governing access to such information which shall be binding on all executive departments, agencies, and offices. Prohibits providing any executive employee access to such information unless, based upon an appropriate background investigation, such access is determined to be consistent with national security interests. Requires such procedures to: (1) establish uniform minimum requirements for the scope and frequency of background investigations for all employees who require access to such information in the performance of their duties; (2) require employee consent to agency access to relevant financial, consumer, and travel information; and (3) establish standards for advising employees of the reasons for denial of access to classified information. Allows any authorized investigative agency to request from any financial institution or credit reporting agency such financial information as necessary to conduct law enforcement investigations, counterintelligence inquiries, or security determinations. Allows such investigative agencies to request travel records with respect to travel outside the United States. Outlines request conditions and limitations. Provides for the confidentiality of information received. States that the provisions of title VIII shall not apply to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, Supreme Court Justices, and Federal judges appointed by the President. (Sec. 3) Establishes within the executive branch a National Counterintelligence Policy Board to: (1) develop policies and procedures for the approval of the President to govern the conduct of counterintelligence activities; and (2) resolve conflicts which may arise between governmental elements which carry out such activities. Requires the coordination of such counterintelligence matters with the Fede… | 2025-01-14T19:06:24Z |
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