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| 104-hr-4344 | 104 | hr | 4344 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Armed Forces who is diagnosed as being HIV-positive within one year of entering military service shall be considered to have entered the Armed Forces under a fraudulent enlistment or appointment. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-10-04 | 1996-10-04 | Referred to the House Committee on National Security. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] | CA | R | D000435 | 0 | Provides that a member of the armed forces who is medically determined to be positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) within one year after entering into military service shall be immediately discharged on the basis of having entered such service under a fraudulent enlistment or appointment. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-4340 | 104 | hr | 4340 | To prohibit, in connection with the termination of Army activities at the Stratford Army Engine Plant, the expenditure of Federal funds to cover the costs of relocating a Government contractor located at that installation. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-10-03 | 1996-10-03 | Referred to the House Committee on National Security. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 0 | Prohibits Department of Defense funds from being used to relocate any Government contractor from the Stratford Army Engine Plant, Connecticut, in connection with the termination of Army activities under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-4343 | 104 | hr | 4343 | To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from making American communities non-competitive by using shipping cost differentials attributable to the application of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-10-03 | 1996-10-03 | Referred to the House Committee on National Security. | House | Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large] | GU | D | U000014 | 0 | Prohibits the Secretary of Defense, when making cost or business comparisons between U.S. and foreign bases for the supply of U.S. Navy activities, from using shipping cost differentials that are attributable to the application of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 to the United States bases. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-s-2192 | 104 | s | 2192 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to award the Ranger Tab to veterans of certain service in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-10-03 | 1996-10-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to award a Ranger Tab to certain individuals assigned to specified Army units and performing active duty for specified periods in the Republic of Vietnam between 1960 and 1974. Requires written application for such award. | 2025-04-07T15:27:23Z | |
| 104-hr-4282 | 104 | hr | 4282 | To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 to make a technical correction relating to the provision of Department of Defense Assistance to local educational agencies. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-28 | 1996-09-30 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1] | VA | R | B000229 | 0 | Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 to correct a statutory reference relating to Department of Defense assistance to certain local educational agencies. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 104-s-2151 | 104 | s | 2151 | Department of Veterans Affairs Employment Reduction Assistance Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-27 | 1996-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 0 | Department of Veterans Affairs Employment Reduction Assistance Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget a plan to pay voluntary separation incentives to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Provides for the determination and payment of incentive payments to such employees. Requires repayment of the entire payment if such former employee accepts employment with the Government within five years of the date of separation, with an authorized waiver by the appropriate official. Requires an agency to contribute to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15 percent of the final basic pay of each agency employee to whom an incentive has been paid. Mandates the reduction of total full-time equivalent employees in each agency by one for each employee receiving an incentive payment, allowing a waiver of such reduction by the President in periods of war or national or extraordinary emergencies. Requires: (1) the Department to submit quarterly reports to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) concerning individuals receiving such payments; and (2) OPM to submit annual reports to specified congressional committees on such information. Authorizes the Secretary to release volunteering employees in a reduction in force within the Department (currently, only the Secretaries of Defense or a military department are so authorized). Extends all such authority through FY 2000. Provides for continued health insurance coverage for employees separated before October 1, 2001. | 2025-08-21T20:14:37Z | |
| 104-s-2152 | 104 | s | 2152 | Agent Orange Benefits Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-27 | 1996-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 0 | Agent Orange Benefits Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide needed health care to a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida, for any associated disability. Authorizes the Secretary to provide such health care directly or by contract or other arrangement with a health care provider. Includes within such care home, hospital, nursing home, outpatient, preventive, and rehabilitative care, case management, respite care, the training of family members in the provision of necessary home care, and necessary pharmaceuticals, supplies, and equipment. Authorizes the Secretary to provide vocational training to such a child if the Secretary determines that the achievement of a vocational goal by such child is reasonably feasible. Limits such training to 24 months, unless the Secretary determines that an extension is necessary (up to 24 months). Requires a child eligible for more than one assistance program through the Department of Veterans Affairs to elect one program for participation. Directs the Secretary to pay a monetary allowance to any such child for any disability resulting from spina bifida based on the degree of disability. Requires an increase in such disability benefit whenever there is an increase in benefits payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act. Provides veterans' disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation for the additional disability or death of a veteran which was: (1) not the result of the veteran's own willful misconduct; (2) incurred by care, treatment, or examination furnished to the veteran through the Department; and (3) incurred as a proximate result of such care, treatment, or examination. | 2025-08-21T20:17:02Z | |
| 104-hjres-196 | 104 | hjres | 196 | To recognize Commodore John Barry as the first flag officer of the United States Navy. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-26 | 1996-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] | NY | R | K000210 | 1 | Recognizes Commodore John Barry as the first, and therefore senior, flag officer of the U.S. Navy. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-4173 | 104 | hr | 4173 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-25 | 1996-09-26 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1711) | House | Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] | IL | D | E000250 | 1 | Includes the following diseases or illnesses in the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected, and therefore compensable for purposes of veterans' disability compensation and medical care in the case of exposure to ionizing radiation: bone cancer, colon cancer, nonmalignant thyroid nodular disease, parathyroid cancer, ovarian cancer, brain and central nervous system tumors, unexplained bone marrow failure, and meningioma. Excludes all officers or employees of the United States from membership on the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards. (Currently, up to three employees of Federal departments and agencies other than the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are permitted.) | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 104-s-2124 | 104 | s | 2124 | Arlington National Cemetery Enhancement Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-25 | 1996-09-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID] | ID | R | K000088 | 0 | Arlington National Cemetery Enhancement Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Defense, upon determining that the Department no longer requires the Navy Annex Federal Building Number 2 in Arlington, Virginia, to offer to transfer to the Secretary of the Army administrative jurisdiction over such property to be utilized as part of the Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. | 2025-08-21T20:16:36Z | |
| 104-hres-534 | 104 | hres | 534 | Recognizing and honoring the crew members of the U.S.S. Pittsburgh for their heroism in March 1945 rendering aid and assistance to the U.S.S. Franklin and its crew. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-24 | 1996-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-5] | PA | R | C000523 | 0 | Recognizes the crew members of the U.S.S. Pittsburgh for their heroism in March 1945 rendering aid and assistance to the U.S.S. Franklin and its crew. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-4131 | 104 | hr | 4131 | Commission on Chemical and Biological Warfare Agent Exposure Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-23 | 1996-09-23 | Referred to the House Committee on National Security. | House | Rep. Browder, Glen [D-AL-3] | AL | D | B000897 | 24 | Commission on Chemical and Biological Warfare Agent Exposure Act - Establishes the Commission on Chemical and Biological Warfare Agent Exposure to investigate the presence of, and U.S. military personnel exposure to, chemical and biological warfare agents in the Persian Gulf theater during the Persian Gulf War. Requires a Commission report to the President and the Congress on investigation results and appropriate recommendations for changes in the recordkeeping, reporting, preparation, and training procedures of the Department of Defense with respect to such exposure in order to improve the safety and readiness of U.S. military personnel. Terminates the Commission 60 days after such report. | 2025-08-21T20:14:56Z | |
| 104-hr-4103 | 104 | hr | 4103 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide limited authority for concurrent payment of retired pay and veterans' disability compensation for certain disabled veterans. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-18 | 1996-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] | FL | R | B000463 | 0 | States that a prohibition on the concurrent award of veterans' disability compensation and military retired pay shall not apply to a person who has a service-connected disability if: (1) the person completed at least 20 years of retirement-creditable military service; and (2) the disability was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty and is rated at not less than 70 percent. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-4104 | 104 | hr | 4104 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a sentence under the Uniform Code of Military Justice of confinement for life without eligibility for parole and to provide that a decision to deny parole for a military offender serving a sentence of confinement for life may be appealed only to the President. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-18 | 1996-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Bryant, Ed [R-TN-7] | TN | R | B000996 | 0 | Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to authorize a court-martial to adjudge a sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole. Permits only the President to grant parole on appeal where parole has been denied to an offender serving a life sentence. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-4108 | 104 | hr | 4108 | Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-18 | 1996-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 5 | Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to sell excess Department of Defense aircraft and aircraft parts, which are acceptable for commercial sale, to persons or entities that contract with the Government for the delivery of fire retardant by air in order to suppress wildfire, as long as the aircraft and parts are used only for airtanker services for wildfire suppression. Authorizes the Secretary to sell such equipment only if the Secretary of Agriculture certifies that the purchasing person or entity is capable of meeting the terms and conditions of a contract to deliver fire retardant by air. | 2025-08-21T20:15:22Z | |
| 104-hr-4080 | 104 | hr | 4080 | Veterans Entrepreneurship Promotion Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-17 | 1996-09-28 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1782) | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50] | CA | D | F000116 | 0 | Veterans Entrepreneurship Promotion Act of 1996 - Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to define as eligible veterans for programs under this Act: (1) disabled veterans; or (2) veterans who served on active duty during a period of war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized and who were discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. Makes small businesses owned and controlled by such veterans (veteran-owned small businesses) eligible for participation in the annual Government-wide goal of awarding to small businesses no less than 20 percent of all prime contracts awarded in a fiscal year. Subjects veteran-owned small businesses to provisions requiring a report from the head of each Federal agency to the Small Business Administration (SBA) concerning the extent of small business participation in that agency's procurement contracts. Requires the SBA to submit an analysis of such reports to the Congress (currently, only to the President) and to include information concerning the veteran-owned businesses. (Sec. 6) Includes veteran-owned small businesses as small businesses for purposes of subcontracting policy and goals with respect to the performance of contracts awarded by any Federal agency. (Sec. 7) Directs the SBA Administrator, for each fiscal year, to: (1) obtain information concerning the procurement practices and procedures of each Federal agency having procurement authority; and (2) make such information available to any requesting small business. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to annually engage in affirmative efforts to identify veteran-owned small businesses. (Sec. 8) Amends the Small Business and Economic Policy Act of 1980 to include information concerning veteran-owned small businesses within a required annual report on the state of small business. (Sec. 9) Authorizes the SBA to make loans to small business concerns eligible for assistance under the Act, as long as it determines that: (1) the type and amount of such assistance is oth… | 2025-08-21T20:14:47Z | |
| 104-s-2080 | 104 | s | 2080 | A bill to save taxpayer money by reducing the unnecessary increase in Penatgon spending in fiscal year 1997. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-17 | 1996-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 0 | Limits the total amount of appropriations authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 to the amount requested by the President in his budget submission for FY 1997 for the national security activities of the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. Directs the Secretary of Defense to allocate necessary reductions in authorizations of appropriations as a result of such limitation so as not to jeopardize the military readiness of the Armed Forces or the quality of life of Armed Forces personnel. Requires application of savings from such reductions to reduce the budget deficit for FY 1997. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 104-s-2081 | 104 | s | 2081 | A bill to limit Department of Defense payments to contractors for restructuring costs associated with business combinations. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-17 | 1996-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 0 | Directs the Comptroller General, after certain required consultation, to report to the Congress on recommendations regarding the revision of statutes or regulations necessary to: (1) assure that the amount paid by the Department of Defense (DOD) for restructuring costs associated with a business combination does not exceed the expected net Government financial benefit of such combination; (2) assure that such benefit accrues to the Government; and (3) permit the Government to recoup any net loss between the benefit received and the amount paid. Places specified limitations on the use of DOD funds for payment of any claim for a business's restructuring costs under contracts entered into on or after July 12, 1996. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 104-s-2083 | 104 | s | 2083 | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to set forth the civil jurisdiction of the United States for crimes committed by persons accompanying the Armed Forces outside of the United States, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-17 | 1996-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] | OH | R | D000294 | 0 | Revises Federal law regarding pay and allowances of the uniformed services to provide that a member of the U.S. armed forces sentenced by a court-martial to a dishonorable discharge is not entitled to pay and allowances for any period of confinement after the adjournment of the court-martial. Specifies that if such sentence is disapproved, mitigated, changed, or set aside by an authorized official, such prohibition shall cease to apply to the member on the basis of that sentence, and the member shall be entitled to receive pay and allowances retroactive to the date of the sentence. Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that whoever, while serving with, employed by, or accompanying the armed forces outside of the United States, engages in conduct that would constitute an offense punishable by imprisonment for more than one year if such conduct had occurred within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, shall be guilty of a like offense and subject to a like punishment. Sets forth provisions regarding concurrent jurisdiction, action by foreign governments, and arrests. Authorizes the delivery to authorities of foreign countries of persons alleged to have engaged in such conduct under specified circumstances. Directs the Secretary of the military department having jurisdiction of the armed force of a member, at the time such member is discharged or released, to transmit to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) a copy of records of any penal actions taken against the member under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Requires: (1) any person convicted of a crime of a sexual nature under the Code, prior to military discharge, to transmit to such Secretary a sample of blood, saliva, or other specimen collected from that person necessary to conduct DNA analysis; and (2) each sample to be transmitted in a timely manner to the Director for inclusion in the FBI's Combined DNA Identification System. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 104-s-2078 | 104 | s | 2078 | Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-16 | 1996-10-14 | Became Public Law No: 104-307. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 3 | Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (Secretary), from October 1, 1996, through September 30, 2000, to sell excess Department of Defense aircraft and aircraft parts, which are acceptable for commercial sale, to persons or entities that contract with the Government for the delivery of fire retardant by air in order to suppress wildfire, as long as the aircraft and parts are used only for airtanker services for wildfire suppression. Prohibits the aircraft or parts from being flown or otherwise removed from the United States unless dispatched by the National Interagency Fire Center in support of an international wildfire suppression agreement or for purposes jointly approved in advance by the Secretaries of Defense and Agriculture. Authorizes the Secretary to sell such equipment only if the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to the Secretary that the purchasing person or entity is capable of meeting the terms and conditions of a contract to deliver fire retardant by air. Directs the Secretary to prescribe sale regulations which: (1) ensure that any such sale is made at fair market value; and (2) require certain certifications and establish appropriate means to ensure compliance with the sale conditions of this Act. Requires a report from the Secretary to specified congressional committees on the Secretary's exercise of authority under this Act. | 2025-04-07T15:28:40Z | |
| 104-hr-4066 | 104 | hr | 4066 | To direct the Secretary of the Navy to transfer the U.S.S. Missouri (BB-63) to the U.S.S. Missouri Allied Forces Memorial, San Francisco, California. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-12 | 1996-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Procurement. | House | Rep. Baker, Bill [R-CA-10] | CA | R | B000078 | 6 | Directs the Secretary of the Navy to transfer the U.S.S. Missouri to the U.S.S. Missouri Allied Forces Memorial in San Francisco, California. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-4068 | 104 | hr | 4068 | Veterans Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-12 | 1996-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. | House | Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] | AZ | R | S001044 | 37 | Veterans Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project Act - Directs the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly establish a demonstration project to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs with reimbursement, under provisions of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, for health care services provided to certain Medicare-eligible veterans. Requires the Secretaries to conduct the project: (1) in not more than three Veterans Integrated Service Networks; and (2) during the three-year period beginning on January 1, 1997. Requires the Secretaries to include a provision for expanding the project to incorporate health care services provided to Medicare-eligible veterans under fee-for-service arrangements if the Secretaries determine that such expansion is feasible and advisable. Directs the HHS Secretary to make monthly payments to the Department from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund (HHS trust funds) representing appropriate reimbursement amounts. Provides for the determination of such amounts. Directs the Secretaries to: (1) establish a minimum and maximum enrollment level for veteran participants in the project; and (2) determine baseline costs of such care and coverage. Directs the VA Secretary to: (1) establish and operate a managed health-care plan through which Medicare-eligible veterans who participate in the project receive health care; and (2) waive any enrollment fee for such participants. Directs the Secretaries to report to the Congress concerning specified project participation, findings, and results. Directs the Comptroller General, for each year of the project, to report to the Secretaries and the Congress on the extent to which the costs of the Secretaries have increased as a result of the project. Requires the Secretaries to modify the project following such reviews to correct any discrepancies between project cost targets and actual spending. | 2025-08-21T20:15:48Z | |
| 104-hr-4060 | 104 | hr | 4060 | Commission on the Future for America's Veterans Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-11 | 1996-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] | NY | R | S000675 | 3 | Commission on the Future for America's Veterans Act - Establishes the Commission on the Future for America's Veterans (the Commission), the Panel on Veterans' Employment Opportunities (Opportunities Panel), and the Panel on Veterans' Health Benefits (Health Panel). Requires the Commission chairman to oversee the progress of each panel, review weekly progress reports, and allocate Commission resources to the panels. Requires the Opportunities Panel to: (1) review the efficacy and appropriateness of veterans' transition assistance and adjustment programs in providing assistance to members of the armed forces in making the transition and adjustment to civilian life; (2) evaluate proposals for improving such programs; and (3) make appropriate recommendations to the Congress. Requires the Health Panel: (1) to conduct a comprehensive study of health care services available to veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs; (2) to submit a legislative proposal to the Congress (demonstration project bill) which authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement temporary demonstration projects to improve Department health care services; and (3) together with the Commission chairman, to report thereon to the Congress. Provides for the expedited congressional consideration of the demonstration project bill. Provides Commission funding. | 2025-08-21T20:14:38Z | |
| 104-s-2057 | 104 | s | 2057 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs guarantee laons with adjustable rate mortgages. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-05 | 1996-09-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 4 | Makes permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to guarantee veterans' housing loans in a manner similar to that in which adjustable rate mortgages are insured by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the National Housing Act. (Currently, the authority of the Secretary to carry out a demonstration project guaranteeing such loans in such manner terminated at the end of FY 1995.) | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 104-sres-288 | 104 | sres | 288 | A resolution regarding the United States response to Iraqi aggression. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-09-05 | 1996-09-05 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 96-1. Record Vote No: 277. (consideration: CR S9934-9938, S9955-9956) | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 3 | Commends the military actions taken by, and the performance of, the U.S. armed forces, under the direction of the Commander-in-Chief, for carrying out the military mission of destroying Iraqi air defense installations on September 3, 1996, in a highly professional, efficient, and effective manner. | 2016-10-26T07:52:40Z | |
| 104-hr-3950 | 104 | hr | 3950 | GI Bill of Health | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-08-02 | 1996-09-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care. | House | Rep. Longley, James B., Jr. [R-ME-1] | ME | R | L000431 | 3 | GI Bill of Health - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary, when not otherwise specified) to establish a process for the enrollment into Veterans Health Plans (VHPs) of: (1) entitled and eligible veterans (as defined under this Act) and their dependents; and (2) individuals who are eligible for benefits under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services. Requires the Secretary to provide for a continuous VHP open enrollment period of 18 months following the enactment of this Act, an annual enrollment period of at least 30 days, and special enrollment periods for veterans with changed circumstances. Authorizes the Secretary to terminate VHP coverage for the nonpayment of premiums. Includes as an "entitled" veteran any veteran: (1) with a service-connected disability; (2) whose discharge or release from active duty was for a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty; (3) who is in receipt of veterans' disability compensation due to a disability received by treatment or vocational rehabilitation; (4) who is a former prisoner of war; (5) of the Mexican border period or World War I; (6) who is unable to defray the expenses of necessary care; (7) who served on active duty in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era and who the Secretary finds may have been exposed to a toxic substance during such service; (8) who the Secretary finds was exposed to ionizing radiation during certain nuclear testing during World War II; (9) who served on active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War and who the Secretary finds has an illness or disability which may be associated with exposure to a toxic substance or environmental hazard during such service; (10) who, while on active duty, was exposed to mustard gas during certain testing during World War II; (11) who suffers from a catastrophic illness or injury, payment for which would render such veteran destitute; or (12) who is proven to be uninsurable in the private health insurance market.… | 2025-08-21T20:16:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3966 | 104 | hr | 3966 | To authorize and request the President to award the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to Theodore Roosevelt for his gallant and heroic actions in the attack on San Juan Heights, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. McHale, Paul [D-PA-15] | PA | D | M000466 | 111 | Authorizes the President to award the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to Theodore Roosevelt for his actions in the attack of San Juan Heights, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War on July 1, 1898. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-3972 | 104 | hr | 3972 | Women Veterans' Health Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-08-02 | 1996-09-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care. | House | Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] | CA | D | W000187 | 1 | Women Veterans' Health Act of 1996 - Specifies the services to be included as women's health services in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Allows those services provided on an ambulatory or outpatient basis to be procured by contract when Department facilities are not capable of furnishing economical hospital care or medical services because of geographical inaccessibility or otherwise. (Sec. 3) Makes permanent (currently terminates on December 31, 1998) a Department program providing sexual trauma counseling and treatment to women veterans. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report to the veterans' committees on the provision of health care services and the conduct of research carried out by the Department relating to women veterans. Requires such report to be prepared through the Center for Women Veterans. (Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary to waive a requirement that women and other minority veterans be included as subjects in Department clinical health research. Directs the Secretary to foster and encourage research on specified gender-specific matters relating to women (breast cancer, gynecological and reproductive health, and sexual trauma), as well as non-gender-specific matters (HIV and AIDS, substance abuse, aging, and cardiac care). Requires certain Department personnel to be involved in such research. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to study and report to the veterans' committees concerning the needs of women veterans for health care services. Requires a representative sampling of all categories of women veterans in such study. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to ensure that: (1) homeless women veterans are included in homeless veterans' outreach programs and services; and (2) women veterans who receive Department psychiatric treatment, especially for sexual trauma, receive such treatment in a safe and effective manner that recognizes their privacy needs. (Sec. 9) Makes applicable to Department mammography services and facilities the mammography quality… | 2025-08-21T20:17:08Z | |
| 104-hr-4000 | 104 | hr | 4000 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to restore the provisions of chapter 76 of that title (relating to missing persons) as in effect before the amendments made by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-08-02 | 1996-09-27 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] | CA | R | D000435 | 271 | Restores Federal armed forces provisions relating to the status of missing persons as in effect before amendments made by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-4007 | 104 | hr | 4007 | Veterans Cold Weather Injury Compensation Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-08-02 | 1996-09-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension, Insurance and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 0 | Veterans Cold Weather Injury Compensation Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a registry of veterans who, while in active military service, were exposed for a significant period of time to sustained periods of extremely cold weather (15 days or more of average temperatures of 32 degrees or lower). Requires such registry to be used to determine the association, if any, between the disabilities of such veterans and the exposure to such weather. Presumes cold-weather injuries in such veterans to be service- connected and therefore compensable through veterans' disability compensation. Directs the Secretary, within 90 days, to prescribe initial regulations on injuries determined to have a positive association with sustained exposure to cold weather. | 2025-08-21T20:14:35Z | |
| 104-hr-3938 | 104 | hr | 3938 | Veterans' Training and Employment Bill of Rights Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-08-01 | 1996-09-28 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1782) | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50] | CA | D | F000116 | 18 | Veterans' Training and Employment Bill of Rights Act of 1996 - Entitles the following covered persons to priority of services under any federally-funded workforce preparation, development, or delivery program or service, as long as such person otherwise meets participation eligibility requirements: (1) veterans who have a service-connected disability or who served on active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; (2) the spouse of any person who died of a service-connected disability or who has a total permanent disability resulting from a service-connected disability; (3) the spouse of any member serving on active duty who is listed as missing in action, captured in the line of duty by a hostile force, or forcibly detained or interned by a foreign government or power; and (4) the spouse of a veteran who died while a permanent service-connected disability was in existence. Requires State and local entities performing such programs or services to inform covered individuals of the availability of such services. Directs the Secretary of Labor to report annually to the congressional veterans' committees concerning an evaluation of such priority program and its level of services. (Sec. 3) Requires Federal contracts or grants of $100,000 or more for the procurement of personal property and non-personal services to contain a provision under which the party receiving the contract or grant agrees to take affirmative action to employ and advance qualified veterans who: (1) are disabled; (2) served on active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; or (3) while serving on active duty, participated in a U.S. military operation for which an armed forces service medal was awarded. Directs the President to implement promulgating regulations which require the contractee or grantee to list employment openings with local employment agencies and to give priority to qualifying veterans. (Sec. 4) Requires veterans qualifying under this Act to be given… | 2025-08-21T20:16:36Z | |
| 104-hr-3939 | 104 | hr | 3939 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer a loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage under Chapter 37 of such title. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-08-01 | 1996-09-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education, Training, Employment and Housing. | House | Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13] | PA | R | F000332 | 42 | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to quarantee veterans loans for adjustable rate mortgages in a manner similar to the manner in which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development insures adjustable rate mortgages under provisions of the National Housing Act. | 2025-01-02T17:39:15Z | |
| 104-s-2011 | 104 | s | 2011 | A bill to ensure that appropriated funds are not used for operation of golf courses on real property controlled by the Department of Veterans Affairs. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-08-01 | 1996-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that no funds appropriated by the Congress are used to maintain and operate golf courses on real property under control of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for the maintenance and operation of such golf courses by entering into: (1) 20-year leases with Department employee associations, other non-Federal nonprofit organizations, or private entities; or (2) enhanced use leases. Requires golfing revenues generated from such property use to be retained by the Department for uses deemed appropriate by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, before leasing a Department golf course, to consider the option of excessing the golf course to the General Services Administration so that such property may be screened for redeployment by another executive agency. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 104-s-2012 | 104 | s | 2012 | A bill to redesignate the title of the National Cemetery System and the position of the Director of the National Cemetery System. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-08-01 | 1996-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 0 | Redesignates the: (1) National Cemetery System of the Department of Veterans Affairs as the National Cemetery Administration; and (2) position of Director of the System as the Assistant Secretary for Memorial Affairs. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 104-hr-3925 | 104 | hr | 3925 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to restore the regulations prohibiting service of homosexuals in the Armed Forces. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-07-31 | 1996-08-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] | CA | R | D000435 | 4 | Rescinds specified executive branch memorandums, documents, and directive revisions relating to administrative policy and guidelines concerning homosexual conduct in the armed forces. Directs the Secretaries of Defense and the military departments to reinstate regulations regarding service of homosexuals in the armed forces that were in effect on January 19, 1993. Prohibits the revision of such reinstated regulations except as specifically provided by law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Defense to issue instructions for the resumption of questioning of potential new entrants into the armed forces as to homosexuality. Repeals an inconsistent provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-3926 | 104 | hr | 3926 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the separation from military service under certain circumstances of members of the Armed Forces diagnosed with the HIV-1 virus. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-07-31 | 1996-08-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] | CA | R | D000435 | 4 | Requires a member of the armed forces who is HIV-positive to be separated under specified separation requirements. Defers such separation for members within five years of military retirement eligibility. Considers all such separations involuntary. Requires such separated members to be provided information concerning available medical care to treat such member's condition. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-3927 | 104 | hr | 3927 | Agent Orange Benefits Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-07-31 | 1996-09-26 | See H.R.3666. | House | Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] | IL | D | E000250 | 41 | Agent Orange Benefits Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide needed health care to a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida, for any associated disability. Authorizes the Secretary to provide such health care directly or by contract or other arrangement with a health care provider. Includes within such care home, hospital, nursing home, outpatient, preventive, and rehabilitative care, case management, respite care, the training of family members in the provision of necessary home care, and necessary pharmaceuticals, supplies, and equipment. Authorizes the Secretary to provide vocational training to such a child if the Secretary determines that the achievement of a vocational goal by such child is reasonably feasible. Limits such training to 24 months, unless the Secretary determines that an extension is necessary (up to 24 additional months). Requires a child eligible for more than one assistance program through the Department of Veterans Affairs to elect one program for participation. Directs the Secretary to pay a monetary allowance to any such child for any disability resulting from spina bifida based on the degree of disability. Requires an increase in such disability benefit whenever there is an increase in benefits payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act. Provides veterans' disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation for the additional disability or death of a veteran which was: (1) not the result of the veteran's own willful misconduct; (2) caused by care, treatment, or examination furnished to the veteran through the Department; and (3) incurred as a proximate result of such care, treatment, or examination. | 2025-08-21T20:14:31Z | |
| 104-s-2008 | 104 | s | 2008 | Agent Orange Benefits Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-07-31 | 1996-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 20 | Agent Orange Benefits Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide needed health care to a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida, for any associated disability. Authorizes the Secretary to provide such health care directly or by contract or other arrangement with a health care provider. Includes within such care home, hospital, nursing home, outpatient, preventive, and rehabilitative care, case management, respite care, the training of family members in the provision of necessary home care, and necessary pharmaceuticals, supplies, and equipment. Authorizes the Secretary to provide vocational training to such a child if the Secretary determines that the achievement of a vocational goal by such child is reasonably feasible. Limits such training to 24 months, unless the Secretary determines that an extension is necessary (up to 24 additional months). Requires a child eligible for more than one assistance program through the Department of Veterans Affairs to elect one program for participation. Directs the Secretary to pay a monetary allowance to any such child for any disability resulting from spina bifida based on the degree of disability. Requires an increase in such disability benefit whenever there is an increase in benefits payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act. Provides veterans' disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation for the additional disability or death of a veteran which: (1) was not the result of the veteran's own willful misconduct; (2) was caused by care, treatment, or examination furnished to the veteran through the Department; and (3) was incurred as a proximate result of such care, treatment, or examination. | 2025-08-21T20:15:42Z | |
| 104-hconres-200 | 104 | hconres | 200 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the bombing in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-07-24 | 1996-09-25 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1] | FL | R | S000106 | 34 | Honors the 19 members of the armed forces who died in the terrorist truck bombing in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on June 25, 1996, for their service and sacrifice. Extends condolences to their families. Assures all members of the armed forces that their well-being and interests will be given the highest priority. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-3882 | 104 | hr | 3882 | To require the Secretary of the Navy to transfer jurisdiction over a portion of Cecil Field Naval Air Station, Florida, to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery and for development of a long-term care or nursing home facility for veterans. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-07-23 | 1996-08-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities. | House | Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] | FL | R | S000822 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Navy to transfer to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs two parcels of real property at the Cecil Field Naval Air Station, Florida, to be used for: (1) a national cemetery; and (2) a long-term care or nursing home care facility for veterans. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-3854 | 104 | hr | 3854 | To authorize the reburial in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery of two unknown Americans who losts their lives during the Civil War, one while serving in the Union Army of the United States and the other while serving in the Army of the Confederate States of America, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-07-18 | 1996-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension, Insurance and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12] | OH | R | K000016 | 0 | Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Defense to cause to be brought from a national cemetery for reburial in the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, the remains of one unknown Union soldier and one unknown Confederate soldier who served and died during the Civil War. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-02T17:39:00Z | |
| 104-hr-3855 | 104 | hr | 3855 | To authorize the reburial in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery of an unknown American who lost his life while serving in the Union Army of the United States during the Civil War, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-07-18 | 1996-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension, Insurance and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12] | OH | R | K000016 | 0 | Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Defense to cause to be brought from a national cemetery for reburial in the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, the remains of an unknown Union soldier who served and died during the Civil War. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-02T17:39:00Z | |
| 104-hr-3843 | 104 | hr | 3843 | Sweatshop Product Ban Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-07-17 | 1996-08-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness. | House | Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large] | GU | D | U000014 | 40 | Sweatshop Product Ban Act of 1996 - Prohibits the Defense Commissary Agency (DCA) or any nonappropriated fund instrumentality (NFI) which operates a military commissary or exchange store from purchasing for resale at such store any consumer item imported into the United States if the DCA or NFI has reason to believe that such item was not procured in conformity with minimum labor standards. Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) develop the minimum labor standards to be applied; and (2) annually develop and submit to the Secretary of Defense a list of companies and manufacturers that are not in compliance with such standards. Requires the Secretary of Defense to annually certify to the Congress that the DCA and NFI have not purchased any consumer items from companies and manufacturers so listed. | 2025-08-21T20:16:17Z | |
| 104-hr-3767 | 104 | hr | 3767 | To require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to identify and demonstrate feasible alternatives to demilitarization of assembled chemical munitions under the baseline incinerator program. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-07-10 | 1996-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Procurement. | House | Rep. Baesler, Scotty [D-KY-6] | KY | D | B000028 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a pilot program to identify and demonstrate feasible alternatives to incineration for the demilitarization of assembled chemical munitions. Terminates such program no later than September 30, 2000. Requires the Secretary to: (1) report to the Congress during each year of the program on program activities; and (2) evaluate, and report to the Congress on, each identified alternative. Provides a specified limitation on the purchase of long lead materials for the construction of an incinerator at any site in Kentucky under the program. Earmarks funds for the program. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-s-1929 | 104 | s | 1929 | A bill to extend the authority for the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Projects for fiscal years 1997 through 1999, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-28 | 1996-06-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | Senate | Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] | MN | D | W000288 | 2 | Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to extend through FY 1999 the authorization of appropriations for, and termination date of, homeless veterans' reintegration projects. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 104-hr-3730 | 104 | hr | 3730 | Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-27 | 1996-07-22 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | S000749 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Domestic Preparedness Title II: Interdiction of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Related Materials Title III: Control and Disposition of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Related Materials Threatening the United States Title IV: Coordination of Policy and Countermeasures Against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Title V: Miscellaneous Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 - Title I: Domestic Preparedness - Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to carry out a civilian training program regarding emergency responses to a use or threatened use of a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) or related materials. Authorizes the President to designate another agency head to assume responsibility for such program on or after October 1, 1999. Provides funding and earmarks a specified amount of such funds to assist the U.S. Surgeon General in the establishment of metropolitan emergency medical response teams. (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy to designate a department official to coordinate assistance to Federal, State, and local officials in response to threats involving biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons or related materials or technologies. (Sec. 103) Authorizes the Secretary, upon request of the Attorney General, to provide assistance in support of Department of Justice activities during an emergency situation involving a biological or chemical WMD. Directs the President to take reasonable measures to reduce the reliance of civilian law enforcement officials on Department of Defense (DOD) resources to counter the threat posed by the use or potential use of biological and chemical WMDs within the United States. Requires reports from the President to the Congress on the policy functions and operational roles of Federal agencies in countering such a threat. (Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary to develop and carry out a program for testing and improving the respons… | 2025-08-21T20:16:02Z | |
| 104-hr-3722 | 104 | hr | 3722 | Veterans Nursing Care Availability Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-26 | 1996-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care. | House | Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] | NY | R | K000078 | 13 | Veterans Nursing Care Availability Act of 1996 - Revises the manner by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to rank applicants for grants under the State home construction grant program (a program providing grants to States for the construction of veterans' nursing homes). Prohibits any State from being awarded more than one such grant during any fiscal year. | 2025-08-21T20:15:42Z | |
| 104-hr-3729 | 104 | hr | 3729 | Defend America Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-26 | 1996-07-22 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] | CA | D | H000213 | 10 | Defend America Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 - Amends Federal law to direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a research and development program to enhance U.S. capabilities relating to the threat of an attack inside the United States by unconventional means involving weapons of mass destruction. Specifies that the activities to be carried out by the Secretary under the program shall include: (1) research, development, test, and evaluation of technologies relating to detection of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, interception of and protection against such weapons, assistance to other Federal departments and agencies and State and local agencies in responding to an attack, including casualty treatment, and decontamination of areas affected by an attack; (2) training of personnel for such activities; and (3) identification of Federal equipment and technologies that can be transferred, and training that can be provided, from one Federal agency to another or to State and local agencies consistent with the purposes of the program. Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize Federal technical assistance to the States in developing comprehensive plans and practicable programs for preparation against major disasters involving weapons of mass destruction. Sets forth reporting requirements. | 2025-08-21T20:15:50Z | |
| 104-hr-3711 | 104 | hr | 3711 | Women Veterans Health Assessment Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-25 | 1996-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care. | House | Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000911 | 0 | Women Veterans Health Assessment Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report to the congressional veterans' committees on the provision of health care services to, and the conduct of research carried out by the Secretary for, women veterans. Directs the Secretary to study and report to such committees on the needs of women veterans for health care services. | 2025-08-21T20:17:10Z | |
| 104-hr-3712 | 104 | hr | 3712 | Women Veterans Research Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-25 | 1996-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care. | House | Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000911 | 0 | Women Veterans Research Act of 1996 - Requires the inclusion of women veterans in research conducted by the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be ongoing and continuous, with monitoring strategies and evaluations to ensure a sufficient number of such veterans to establish statistical significance. Directs the Secretary to foster and encourage research in the following matters as they relate to women: (1) breast and other gender-specific cancers; (2) gynecological and reproductive health; (3) HIV and AIDS; (4) mental health; (5) diseases related to aging; (6) substance abuse and spousal abuse; (7) sexual violence and related trauma; (8) exposure to toxic chemicals and environmental hazards; (9) cardiac care and heart disease; (10) the comparative prevalence of hysterectomies and other surgeries performed on women who have served in the military; and (11) the physical and psychological causes and effects of homelessness among women veterans. Requires specified Department personnel to be engaged in such research. | 2025-08-21T20:15:12Z | |
| 104-hr-3713 | 104 | hr | 3713 | Women Veterans Health Equity Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-25 | 1996-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care. | House | Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000911 | 12 | Women Veterans Health Equity Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each Department of Veterans Affairs health-care facility is able to provide timely and appropriate women's health services. Requires such services to be provided directly (rather than by contract or other agreement) when cost-effective. Requires the Secretary to ensure that each such facility is provided appropriate equipment, facilities, and staff for such services and that the quality of such care meets professional standards. (Sec. 4) Specifies the services to be included as women's health services in the Department. Allows such services provided on an ambulatory or outpatient basis to be procured by contract when Department facilities are not capable of furnishing economical hospital care or medical services because of geographical inaccessibility or are not capable of furnishing the care or services required. (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to ensure that Department primary care physicians are trained and prepared to appropriately question a woman patient who may have experienced sexual assault or trauma while in active military service. Requires pregnancy care to be provided to any pregnant veteran who has a service-connected disability. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to ensure that homeless women veterans are included in homeless veterans' outreach programs, and that such programs include specified counseling and outreach assistance and follow-up and after-care treatment. (Sec. 7) Requires women veterans to receive safe Department psychiatric treatment which recognizes their privacy needs. Requires strict confidentiality concerning such treatment. Requires such services to include private counseling and a comprehensive medical examination and evaluation. Directs the Secretary to establish partnerships with nonprofit entities to provide temporary housing for homeless women veterans until their mental condition is stabilized. (Sec. 8) Prohibits a mammogram from being performed at a Department facility unl… | 2025-08-21T20:16:59Z | |
| 104-hconres-191 | 104 | hconres | 191 | To recognize and honor the Filipino World War II veterans for their defense of democratic ideals and their important contribution to the outcome of World War II. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-20 | 1996-07-31 | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 24 | Recognizes and honors the Filipino World War II veterans for their defense of democratic ideals and their important contributions to the outcome of World War II. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 104-hr-3699 | 104 | hr | 3699 | To establish a demonstration project to authorize certain covered beneficiaries under the military health care system (including the dependents of active duty military personnel and retired members and their dependents) to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program and to ensure their future health security through the use of medical savings accounts. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-20 | 1996-07-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] | FL | R | S000822 | 2 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a demonstration project in at least one region of the TRICARE program (a DOD managed health care program) to provide beneficiaries covered under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) with the option to receive health care through the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, in addition to other health care options available to such covered beneficiaries. Outlines participation eligibility requirements, with a special rule for Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) participants. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to permit a project participant to take a tax credit of 25 percent of the amount paid on behalf of such participant to a medical savings account. Requires a report from the Secretary of Defense to the Congress containing a plan to implement the demonstration project and to permit participants to maintain and use medical savings accounts. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-s-1894 | 104 | s | 1894 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-20 | 1996-07-18 | Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 447. (consideration: CR S8070) | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 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 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1997 for active-duty 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 1997 for the operation and maintenance (O&M) 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: (1) overseas contingency operations (including a transfer of funds); (2) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; (3) environmental restoration for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and defense-wide (including a transfer of funds in each case); (4) environmental restoration at former defense sites (including a transfer of funds); (5) overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid; and (6) nuclear threat reduction programs with respect to republics of the former Soviet Union. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 1997 for procurement by the armed forces and its reserve components of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and for other procurement. Appropriates funds for defense-wide procurement and for National Guard and reserve equipment. Title IV: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1997 for research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) by the armed forces and defense agencies. Appropriates funds for the Directors of Test and Evaluation and Operational Test and Evaluation. Title V: Revolving a… | 2025-08-21T20:14:20Z | |
| 104-hr-3673 | 104 | hr | 3673 | Veterans' Compensation and Readjustment Benefits Amendments of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-19 | 1996-09-28 | See S.1711. | House | Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] | AZ | R | S001044 | 14 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Veterans Compensation Benefits Title II: Education and Other Readjustment Benefits Title III: Other Matters Veterans' Compensation and Readjustment Benefits Amendments of 1996 - Title I: Veterans Compensation Benefits - Adds bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma to the list of diseases that will be considered service-connected (and therefore compensable) when occurring in a radiation-exposed veteran. (Sec. 102) Considers any veteran age 65 or older and a patient in a nursing home as totally and permanently disabled for purposes of eligibility for veterans' disability compensation. (Sec. 103) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program under which veterans' medical disability evaluation examinations may be made under contract by persons other than employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (Sec. 104) Reduces the annual clothing allowance for veterans who are incarcerated and furnished clothing by the penal institution. (Sec. 105) Amends the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 1994 to extend the due date for a final report from the Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission concerning the disposition of claims for veterans' benefits. Provides funding. Title II: Education and Other Readjustment Benefits - Repeals provisions prohibiting the Secretary from approving the enrollment of an eligible veteran or other person in a course offered at an educational institution when such institution has been in operation for less than two years. Prohibits the Secretary from approving enrollment in a course not leading to a standard college degree when: (1) the institution or branch thereof offering the course has been operating for less than two years; or (2) following either a change in ownership or a move, the institution does not retain substantially the same faculty, student body, and courses. Provides for the approval or disapproval of courses offered by an institution under contract. Revises approval requirements concerning the adequacy of studen… | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 104-hr-3674 | 104 | hr | 3674 | Veterans' Education and Compensation Benefits Amendments of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-19 | 1996-09-28 | See S.1711. | House | Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] | AZ | R | S001044 | 12 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Veterans' Education Programs Title II: Veterans' Benefits Programs Veterans' Education and Compensation Benefits Amendments of 1996 - Title I: Veterans' Education Programs - Makes a veteran eligible for training and rehabilitation services and assistance due to an employment handicap caused by a service-connected disability whether or not such person is in receipt of retired pay. Excludes from the scope of such services and assistance job-readiness skills development and counseling under the Veterans' Job Training Act. Repeals a provision allowing a program of independent living services and assistance to include services and assistance as described in title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to determine whether a veteran is capable of participating in a program of independent living services and assistance when the Secretary determines that a veteran has a serious employment handicap for which the achievement of a vocational goal currently is not reasonably feasible. Authorizes the provision of a subsistence allowance to a veteran while satisfactorily pursuing a program of employment services provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs. (Currently, such allowance is only permitted after the conclusion of such program.) Provides employment assistance through the Department for certain veterans with a service-connected disability rating of ten percent or more (currently, with any disability). (Sec. 102) Increases the monthly rates of veterans' basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, effective on October 1, 1996. (Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary of Defense to allow certain individuals currently enrolled in the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance program to instead enroll in the Montgomery GI Bill program of veterans' educational assistance. Provides for deductions from pay for program participants, while allowing refunds to such individuals for any amount paid into the for… | 2025-04-07T15:30:13Z | |
| 104-hr-3668 | 104 | hr | 3668 | To require the Secretary of Defense to provide back pay to the Vietnamese commandos who were employed by the United States during the Vietnam conflict to conduct covert operations in North Vietnam so as to compensate the commandos for the years in which they were imprisoned and persecuted in Vietnam. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-18 | 1996-07-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] | CA | R | D000435 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to pay specified back pay to each Vietnamese commando living in the United States who submits a timely claim. Defines a Vietnamese commando as a Vietnamese national employed by the United States during the Vietnam conflict to conduct covert operations to infiltrate North Vietnam who was captured and imprisoned during the course of such operations. Directs the Secretary to endeavor to notify each eligible commando of the right to such back pay. States that such payment shall be in full satisfaction of any claim against the United States arising out of such service. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-3643 | 104 | hr | 3643 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 31, 1998, the period during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to provide priority health care to certain veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange or who served in the Persian Gulf War and to make such authority permanent in the case of certain veterans exposed to ionizing radiation, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-13 | 1996-09-28 | See H.R.3118. | House | Rep. Hutchinson, Tim [R-AR-3] | AR | R | H001015 | 16 | Makes herbicide-exposed veterans eligible for hospital and nursing home care for any disease among those for which the National Academy of Sciences has determined: (1) there is sufficient evidence to conclude a positive association between occurrence of the disease and exposure to a herbicide agent; (2) there is evidence which suggests such an association, though such evidence is limited in nature; or (3) available studies are insufficient to permit a conclusion about the presence or absence of such an association. Makes such veterans eligible for such care for a disease for which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines there is credible evidence suggestive of such an association. Makes radiation-exposed veterans eligible for such care for any disease currently listed among covered diseases or any other disease for which the Secretary determines there is credible evidence of a positive association between occurrence of the disease and exposure to such radiation. Extends through 1998 the authority to provide such care. Extends: (1) through 1998 the authority to provide outpatient care to herbicide-exposed veterans; and (2) permanently the authority to provide such care to radiation-exposed veterans. Authorizes priority health care for veterans who may have been exposed to a toxic substance or environmental hazard while serving on active duty in Israel or Turkey during the period between August 2, 1990, and July 31, 1991. (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary to establish in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Committee on Care of Severely Chronically Mentally Ill Veterans, which shall continually assess the capability of VHA to meet the treatment and rehabilitation needs of mentally ill veterans (including women) whose mental illnesses are severe and chronic and who are eligible for health care furnished by the Department. Requires various reports with respect to such Committee and its assessments. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to establish and operate centers fo… | 2025-04-07T15:29:44Z | |
| 104-sconres-64 | 104 | sconres | 64 | A concurrent resolution to recognize and honor the Filipino World War II veterans for their defense of democratic ideals and their important contribution to the outcome of World War II. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-13 | 1996-07-18 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 4 | Calls on the President to issue a proclamation which recognizes and honors the Filipino World War II veterans for their defense of democratic ideals and their important contribution to the outcome of World War II. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 104-hr-3610 | 104 | hr | 3610 | Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-11 | 1996-09-30 | Became Public Law No: 104-208. | House | Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] | FL | R | Y000031 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Division A Title I: Omnibus Appropriations Title I(sic): Department of Justice Title II: Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Title III: The Judiciary Title IV: Department of State and Related Agencies Title V: Related Agencies Title VI: General Provisions Title VII: Rescissions Title VIII: Fiscal Year 1996 Supplemental and Rescission Title IX: Supplemental Appropriations Title I(sic): 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 1996 Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions for Anti-Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, and Security Enhancement Activities Title I(sic): Export and Investment Assistance Title II: Bilateral Economic Assistance Title III: Military Assistance Title IV: Multilateral Economic Assistance Title V: General Provisions Title VI: NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 Title VII: Middle East Development Bank Title I(sic): Department of the Interior Title II: Related Agencies Title III: General Provisions Title IV: Emergency Appropriations Title I(sic): Department of Labor Title II: Department of Health and Human Services Title III: Department of Education Title IV: Related Agencies Title V: General Provisions Title VI: Reorganization and Privatization of Sallie Mae and Connie Lee Title VII: Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 Title I(… | 2026-01-07T12:41:36Z | |
| 104-hr-3611 | 104 | hr | 3611 | To extend the authority for the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Projects for fiscal years 1997 through 1999, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-11 | 1996-06-19 | See H.R.3673. | House | Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-5] | IN | R | B001203 | 3 | Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to: (1) extend through FY 1999 the authorization of appropriations for homeless veterans' reintegration projects; and (2) repeal a provision which extends until December 31, 1997, the authority to conduct a demonstration program of job training for the homeless, as well as the homeless veterans' reintegration projects. | 2025-04-07T15:30:05Z | |
| 104-hr-3614 | 104 | hr | 3614 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that certain individuals who would be eligible for military retired pay for nonregular service but for the fact that they did not serve on active duty during a period of conflict may be paid such retired pay if they served in the United States merchant marine during or immediately after World War II. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-11 | 1996-07-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] | CA | D | L000090 | 2 | Entitles to military retired pay certain persons who were members of the U.S. merchant marine during and immediately after World War II. Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned, within 60 days after the enactment of this Act, to make lump-sum payments of such accrued pay to such persons. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-3608 | 104 | hr | 3608 | To amend section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 to prohibit additional payments for restructuring costs under defense contracts and to revise certain reporting requirements relating to such costs. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-10 | 1996-06-17 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] | VT | I | S000033 | 10 | Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 to: (1) prohibit the Secretary of Defense from making additional payments for restructuring costs incurred under defense contracts on or after August 15, 1994, until the filing of required reports for FY 1995 and 1996 with respect to possible cost savings achieved by such restructuring; (2) eliminate a 1997 reporting requirement concerning such possible savings; (3) include new information for determining such savings; (4) require the Comptroller Generally to report quarterly (currently, periodically) on the implementation of DOD policy regarding defense industry restructuring; and (5) require the final report of the Comptroller General on December 1, 1996 (currently, 1997). | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-3594 | 104 | hr | 3594 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure compliance with veterans preference requirements at the Department of Veterans Affairs. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-06 | 1996-06-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education, Training, Employment and Housing. | House | Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-5] | IN | R | B001203 | 2 | Prohibits any Department of Veterans Affairs employee who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action from taking or failing to take any such action that would violate any law, rule, or regulation implementing, or directly concerning, veterans' preference with respect to an employee or applicant for employment. Treats a failure to comply with such provision as a prohibited personnel practice. | 2025-01-02T17:38:46Z | |
| 104-hr-3586 | 104 | hr | 3586 | Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-06-05 | 1996-07-31 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. | House | Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] | FL | R | M000689 | 5 | Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1996 - Provides that a veterans' preference eligible (PE) or an individual who has been separated from military service under honorable conditions after three or more years of active duty shall not be denied the opportunity to compete for a vacant position within a Federal agency, either in the competitive or excepted service, by reason of: (1) not having acquired competitive status; or (2) not being an employee of such agency. Requires each agency to notify the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. employment offices of each vacant position for which competition is restricted to employees or individuals having competitive service. Requires OPM, at least every two years, to submit to the Congress and the President a report detailing for the prior period the number of such vacant positions in the Federal Government and the number of PE or separated individuals hired for such positions. Directs OPM to establish and keep current a comprehensive list of all announcements of vacant positions within each agency for which competition is so restricted. Prohibits, during a Federal reduction in force (RIF), a position occupied by a PE from being placed in a single-position competitive level if the PE is qualified to perform the essential functions of any other position at the same grade in the competitive area (defined as being able to perform such functions within 150 days). Entitles a PE whose current or latest performance rating is at least fully successful to be assigned during a RIF to any position for which he or she is qualified that is within: (1) the PE's commuting area and is currently occupied by an individual placed in such position within six months before the RIF; or (2) the PE's competitive area that is not more than three grades below the position from which the PE was released (with an exception). Authorizes a PE to challenge the classification of any position to which the PE asserts assignment rights in an action before the Merit Systems Protection Boa… | 2025-04-07T15:26:24Z | |
| 104-hr-3561 | 104 | hr | 3561 | Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Expansion Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-30 | 1996-06-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 0 | Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Expansion Act of 1996 - Repeals a provision of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 which terminates the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense for the sharing of health care. Entitles the United States to recover or collect from a private health care plan charges for care or services furnished by a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility to a primary beneficiary of such plan to the extent that the beneficiary would be eligible under the plan to receive payment if the care or services had not been furnished by a U.S. department or agency. Repeals a statement of congressional purpose regarding the sharing of health care resources of the Department with certain other entities. Authorizes the Secretary to share all health care resources (currently, only specialized medical resources) with medical schools, health-care facilities and research centers (current law), as well as with any health-care provider or plan, insurer, or other entity or individual. Repeals a provision requiring reciprocal reimbursement of the cost of such shared resources, instead providing for payment to the Department under procedures which allow appropriate flexibility to negotiate a payment which is in the best interest of the Government. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an arrangement that authorizes the furnishing of services to non-veterans only if the Secretary determines that such an arrangement: (1) will not result in the denial of or delay in the provision of care to any veteran at that facility; and (2) is necessary to maintain an acceptable level and quality of service to veterans and will result in the improvement of services to eligible veterans at that facility. Excludes from limitations on the number of full-time equivalent positions permitted in the Department those positions held by persons involved in providing health care resources under sharing arrangements. | 2025-08-21T20:14:47Z | |
| 104-hr-3538 | 104 | hr | 3538 | Veterans' Job Protection Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-29 | 1996-09-28 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1782) | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50] | CA | D | F000116 | 9 | Veterans' Job Protection Act - Revises provisions relating to authorized employee actions against a State or private employer for the enforcement of certain veterans' reemployment rights. Authorizes a person who receives from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a notification that efforts to resolve a complaint were unsuccessful to request that the Secretary refer such complaint to the Attorney General (AG) for commencement of an action for relief in the appropriate U.S. district court. Allows a person, in lieu of proceedings through the AG or after being refused representation by the AG, to commence his or her own action against a State employer, requiring such action to be brought in the name of the United States. Outlines procedures with respect to such an action, allowing the United States to intervene and proceed with the action. Provides that the United States shall not be liable for expenses incurred by an individual in bringing such an action. | 2025-08-21T20:15:45Z | |
| 104-hr-3542 | 104 | hr | 3542 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow dependency and indemnity compensation to be paid under certain circumstances to former spouses of veterans dying from service-connected disabilities. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-29 | 1996-06-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension, Insurance and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] | LA | R | B000072 | 0 | Authorizes dependency and indemnity compensation to be paid to a veteran's former spouse if: (1) such spouse, but for the divorce, would qualify as a surviving spouse; and (2) the divorce was due to the misconduct of, or was procured by, the veteran without the fault of the spouse. | 2025-01-02T17:38:33Z | |
| 104-hr-3517 | 104 | hr | 3517 | Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1997 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-23 | 1996-09-16 | Became Public Law No: 104-196. | House | Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] | NV | R | V000124 | 0 | Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1997 - Appropriates funds for FY 1997 for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure functions administered by the Department of Defense (DOD) in specified amounts for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force (including rescissions); (2) military construction, DOD (including a transfer of funds and rescissions); (3) the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund (including a transfer of funds); (4)military construction for the Army and Air National Guards; (5) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves; (6) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (7) family housing for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force; (8) family housing, DOD; (9) the DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund (including a transfer of funds); (10) the Homeowners Assistance Fund, Defense; and (11) the Base Realignment and Closure Accounts, Parts II, III, and IV. (Sec. 101) Specifies restrictions and authorizations regarding the use of funds appropriated under this or other Military Construction Appropriations Acts. (Sec. 113) Directs the Secretary of Defense to notify specified congressional committees 30 days in advance of the plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving U.S. personnel if construction costs for such exercise are expected to exceed $100,000. (Sec. 118) Provides for the transfer of lapsed unobligated military construction and family housing funds into the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense account. (Sec. 119) Directs the Secretary to report to the congressional appropriations committees on actions proposed by DOD to encourage other member nations of NATO, Japan, Korea, and U.S. allies in the Arabian Gulf to assume a greater share of the common defense burden of such nations and the United States. (Sec. 121) Sets forth Buy American requirements.. (Sec. 123) Directs the National Guard Bureau to prepare a future years defense… | 2025-04-07T15:30:30Z | |
| 104-hr-3521 | 104 | hr | 3521 | Fairness for Disabled Veterans Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-23 | 1996-09-26 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD. | House | Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000911 | 21 | Fairness for Disabled Veterans Act of 1996 - 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. | 2025-08-21T20:15:49Z | |
| 104-hr-3524 | 104 | hr | 3524 | To amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize the National Guard of a State, as part of a drug interdiction and counter-drug activities plan, to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the transportation of aliens who have violated a Federal or State law prohibiting or regulating the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-23 | 1996-06-03 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 0 | Authorizes a State's National Guard, as part of a drug interdiction and counter-drug activities plan, to assist the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the transportation of aliens who have violated Federal or State law prohibiting or regulating the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-sconres-61 | 104 | sconres | 61 | A concurrent resolution commending the Americans who served the United States during the period known as the Cold War. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-23 | 1996-05-23 | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 0 | Acknowledges the service and sacrifices of the men and women in the armed forces, intelligence community, and foreign service community of the United States who contributed to historic victory in the Cold War. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 104-sconres-62 | 104 | sconres | 62 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name the first of the fleet of the new attack submarines of the Navy the "South Dakota." | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-23 | 1996-05-23 | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 0 | Calls on the Secretary of the Navy to name the first of the fleet of new attack submarines the South Dakota. | 2025-04-07T15:23:12Z | |
| 104-hconres-180 | 104 | hconres | 180 | Commending the Americans who served the United States during the period known as the Cold War. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-22 | 1996-09-26 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2] | NY | R | L000155 | 17 | Commends and expresses gratitude and appreciation for the service and sacrifices of the members of the armed forces and civilian Government personnel who contributed to the historic victory in the Cold War. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-3506 | 104 | hr | 3506 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of funds in order to provide financial assistance by grant or contract to legal assistance entities for representation of financially needy veterans in connection with proceedings before the United States Court of Veterans Appeals. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-22 | 1996-06-19 | For Further Action See H.R.3674. | House | Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13] | PA | R | F000332 | 22 | Authorizes the Court of Veterans Appeals to provide funds (where possible, through a nonprofit organization) for financial assistance to legal assistance entities to assist financially needy veterans in connection with proceedings before such Court. Permits legal assistance activities in connection with such proceedings to include: (1) financial assistance to defray the expenses of legal advice or representation (other than payment of attorney's fees); (2) case screening and referral services; (3) education and training of attorneys and other legal personnel who may appear before the Court; and (4) encouragement and facilitation of pro bono representation by attorneys, clinical law programs of law schools, and veterans' service organizations. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) contributions by legal assistance entities receiving financial assistance; (2) a prohibition against such entities requiring or requesting the payment of a charge or fee in connection with the program; and (3) administrative and reporting requirements. Provides funding. | 2025-04-07T15:30:11Z | |
| 104-hr-3512 | 104 | hr | 3512 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-22 | 1996-06-17 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] | VT | I | S000033 | 6 | Prohibits the head of a defense agency from obligating funds to pay a defense contractor for individual compensation costs to the extent that the total compensation paid in a fiscal year to such individual exceeds $200,000. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-s-1791 | 104 | s | 1791 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-22 | 1996-09-26 | Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 585. (consideration: CR S11461) | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 1 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, effective December 1, 1996, 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 (DIC), and supplemental DIC 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. | 2025-08-21T20:15:06Z | |
| 104-hr-3495 | 104 | hr | 3495 | To extend the time for the submission of the final report of the Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-21 | 1996-06-19 | For Further Action See H.R.3673. | House | Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] | AZ | R | S001044 | 4 | Amends the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1994 to extend the time for the submission of the final report of the Veterans' Claims Adjudication Commission until December 31, 1996. Provides funding. | 2025-04-07T15:30:05Z | |
| 104-s-1786 | 104 | s | 1786 | A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to carry out a demonstration project to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs with reimbursement from the medicare program for health care services provided to certain medicare-eligible veterans. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-21 | 1996-05-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] | MN | D | W000288 | 2 | Directs the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services to conduct and report to the Congress on a demonstration project providing for Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) reimbursement for health care services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to Medicare-eligible veterans. | 2025-04-07T15:23:20Z | |
| 104-sres-255 | 104 | sres | 255 | A resolution to honor Admiral Jeremy M. "Mike" Boorda. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-21 | 1996-05-21 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5410-5412) | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 44 | Honors Admiral Jeremy M. 'Mike' Boorda, the 25th Chief of Naval Operations. | 2016-10-26T07:52:36Z | |
| 104-hr-3493 | 104 | hr | 3493 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of funds in order to provide financial assistance by grant or contract to legal assistance entities for representation of financially needy veterans in connection with proceedings before the United States Court of Veterans Appeals. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-20 | 1996-05-22 | See H.R.3506. | House | Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13] | PA | R | F000332 | 5 | Authorizes the Court of Veterans Appeals to provide funds (where possible, through a nonprofit organization) for financial assistance to legal assistance entities to assist financially needy veterans in connection with proceedings before such Court. Permits legal assistance activities in connection with such proceedings to include: (1) financial assistance to defray the expenses of legal advice or representation (other than payment of attorney's fees); (2) case screening and referral services; (3) education and training of attorneys and other legal personnel who may appear before the Court; and (4) encouragement and facilitation of pro bono representation by attorneys, clinical law programs of law schools, and veterans' service organizations. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) contributions by legal assistance entities receiving financial assistance; (2) a prohibition against such entities requiring or requesting the payment of a charge or fee in connection with the program; and (3) administrative and reporting requirements. Provides funding. | 2025-04-07T15:30:11Z | |
| 104-s-1777 | 104 | s | 1777 | Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 1997 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-17 | 1996-05-17 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 415. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title XXXI(sic): 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 Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 1997 - 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 1997 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) other defense activities; and (4) nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B: Recurring General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this title for: (1) the cost of a program exceeding 110 percent of the program authorization or $1 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 (Secretary) transmits to the appropriate congressional committees a full statement of the action proposed and 30 days have since 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 (requiring congressional notification of any such transfer). (Sec. 3125) Directs the Secretary, before submitting a funding request for a construction project in support of a DOE national security program, to complete a conceptual design for such project. Requires a separate funding request for such designs for which the estimated costs exceed $3 million. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out construction … | 2025-08-21T20:14:02Z | |
| 104-hr-3489 | 104 | hr | 3489 | Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-16 | 1996-06-17 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | S000749 | 16 | Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1996 - Declares that it is U.S. policy to develop by the year 2000 a National Missile Defense System (System) that: (1) can be deployed in 2003; (2) shall be capable of providing a highly effective defense of the United States against limited ballistic missile attacks; and (3) shall be rigorously tested during development. Sets forth, in the following order, U.S. policy regarding the priority for the development and deployment of ballistic missile defense programs: (1) maintaining the operational readiness of the armed forces and modernization of weapon systems to ensure mission effectiveness in the future; (2) completing the development and deployment of essential theater missile defense systems; and (3) developing the System by the year 2000 for deployment in the year 2003 and developing space-based sensors. Directs the Secretary, in order to implement that policy, to initiate a National Missile Defense Program which shall include: (1) a ground-based interceptor system that provides coverage of the continental United States (including Alaska) and Hawaii; (2) fixed ground-based radars; (3) space-based sensors; and (4) battle management, command, control, and communications. Specifies Program implementing and reporting requirements. Requires the President to take specified actions to: (1) defend against weapons of mass destruction by preventing the spread of fissile materials and other components; (2) reduce the threat to the United States from such weapons delivered by intercontinental ballistic missiles (including by urging Russia to ratify the START II Treaty); and (3) carry out a program to enhance U.S. capabilities relating to the threat to the United States of a chemical or biological weapons attack inside the United States by unconventional means (establishes in the executive branch an interagency task force to assess and make recommendations concerning such capabilities). Requires the President to: (1) carry out requirements of this Act in a manner consistent with t… | 2025-08-21T20:15:24Z | |
| 104-s-1762 | 104 | s | 1762 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-16 | 1996-07-12 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 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: Reserve Components Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Subtitle C: Ballistic Missile Defense Subtitle D: Other Matters Subtitle E: National Oceanographic Partnership Title III: Operation and Maintenance Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Subtitle C: Depot-Level Activities Subtitle D: Environmental Provisions Subtitle E: Other Matters Title IV: Military Personnel Authorizations Subtitle A: Active Forces Subtitle B: Reserve Forces Subtitle C: Authorization of Appropriations Title V: Military Personnel Policy Subtitle A: Officer Personnel Policy Subtitle B: Matters Relating to Reserve Components Subtitle C: Officer Education Programs Subtitle D: Other Matters Subtitle E: Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service Subtitle F: Defense Economic Adjustment, Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization Subtitle G: Armed Forces Retirement Home 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, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters Subtitle E: Other Matters Title VII: Health Care Provisions Subtitle A: General Subtitle B: Uniforme… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 104-s-1763 | 104 | s | 1763 | Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 1997 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-16 | 1996-07-12 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title XXXI (sic): 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 Subtitle E: Environmental Restoration at Defense Nuclear Facilities Subtitle F: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act Amendments Title XXXII: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Title XXXIII: National Defense Stockpile Title XXXIV: Naval Petroleum Reserves Title XXXV: Panama Canal Commission Title XXXVI: Miscellaneous Provision Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 1997 - 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 1997 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) other defense activities; and (4) nuclear waste disposal. Subtitle B: Recurring General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds appropriated pursuant to this title for: (1) the cost of a program exceeding 110 percent of the program authorization or $1 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 (Secretary) transmits to the appropriate congressional committees a full statement of the action proposed and 30 days have since expired. (Sec. 3122) Places certain funding limits (requiring congressional reports when amounts exceed such limits) for general plant and construction projects of DOE. Requires the Secretary to report to the appropriat… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 104-s-1764 | 104 | s | 1764 | Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-16 | 1996-07-12 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 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 Security Investment Program Title XXVI: Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities Title XXVII: Expiration and Extension of Authorizations Title XXVIII: General Provisions Subtitle A: Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing Changes Subtitle B: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Subtitle C: Land Conveyances Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 - 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 such 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 1996 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Army. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. (Sec. 2105) Directs the Secretary of the Army to submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive plan for basic repairs and stabilization measures throughout the historic district at the Forest Glen Annex of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Maryland. Title XXII: Navy - Provides, with respect to the Navy, authorizations paralleling those provided for the Army under the previous title. (Sec. 2204) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to make advances to the Secretary of Transportation for the construction of defense access roads. 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 (Secretary) to acquire real p… | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 104-sconres-59 | 104 | sconres | 59 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should award a medal of honor to Wayne T. Alderson in recognition of acts performed at the risk of his life and beyond the call of duty while serving in the United States Army during World War II. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-16 | 1996-05-16 | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] | PA | R | S000059 | 5 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should award a Medal of Honor to Wayne T. Alderson in recognition of acts performed while serving in the U.S. Army in Germany during World War II. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 104-hr-3458 | 104 | hr | 3458 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-15 | 1996-10-09 | Became Public Law No: 104-263. | House | Rep. Everett, Terry [R-AL-2] | AL | R | E000268 | 16 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, effective December 1, 1996, 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 (DIC), and supplemental DIC 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. | 2025-04-07T15:28:22Z | |
| 104-hr-3459 | 104 | hr | 3459 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the enhanced loan asset sale authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-15 | 1996-06-19 | For Further Action See H.R.3673. | House | Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-5] | IN | R | B001203 | 1 | Extends through December 31, 1997, the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell certificates or other securities evidencing an interest in a pool of mortgage loans made to veterans under the veterans' housing loan guarantee program. | 2025-04-07T15:30:05Z | |
| 104-hr-3466 | 104 | hr | 3466 | Self Financing Civilian Marksmanship Program Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-15 | 1996-05-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness. | House | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] | NY | D | M000087 | 12 | Self Financing Civilian Marksmanship Program Act of 1996 - Repeals the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety Act (thus abolishing the Corporation), except for a provision repealing authority for the conduct of a civil marksmanship program by the Army. | 2025-08-21T20:14:38Z | |
| 104-s-1761 | 104 | s | 1761 | Self Financing Civilian Marksmanship Program Act of 1996 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-15 | 1996-05-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Self Financing Civilian Marksmanship Program Act of 1996 - Repeals the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety Act (thus abolishing the Corporation), except for a provision repealing authority for the conduct of a civil marksmanship program by the Army. | 2025-08-21T20:16:16Z | |
| 104-s-1745 | 104 | s | 1745 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-13 | 1996-07-12 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 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: Reserve Components Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Subtitle C: Ballistic Missile Defense Subtitle D: Other Matters Subtitle E: National Oceanographic Partnership Title III: Operation and Maintenance Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Subtitle C: Depot-Level Activities Subtitle D: Environmental Provisions Subtitle E: Other Matters Title IV: Military Personnel Authorizations Subtitle A: Active Forces Subtitle B: Reserve Forces Subtitle C: Authorization of Appropriations Title V: Military Personnel Policy Subtitle A: Officer Personnel Policy Subtitle B: Matters Relating to Reserve Components Subtitle C: Officer Education Programs Subtitle D: Other Matters Subtitle E: Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service Subtitle F: Defense Economic Adjustment, Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization Subtitle G: Armed Forces Retirement Home 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, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters Subtitle E: Other Matters Title VII: Health Care Provisions Subtitle A: General Subtitle B: Uniforme… | 2025-04-07T15:30:44Z | |
| 104-s-1748 | 104 | s | 1748 | A bill to permit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reorganize the Veterans Health Administration notwithstanding the notice and wait requirements of section 510 of title 38, United States Code, and to amend title 38, United States Code, to facilitate the reorganization of the headquarters of the Veterans Health Administration. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-13 | 1996-05-23 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, notwithstanding the requirement for congressional notification and a waiting period, to proceed with a reorganization of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs as described in the Secretary's letter and plan submitted to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees on March 17, 1995. Removes: (1) certain offices, services, and Director positions from the VHA as part of the reorganization; and (2) the requirement that the Associate Deputy Chief Medical Director be a qualified doctor of medicine. Allows only two of the Assistant Under Secretaries for Health to be persons qualified in the administration of health services who are not doctors of medicine, dental surgery, or dental medicines. | 2025-04-07T15:23:12Z | |
| 104-s-1749 | 104 | s | 1749 | A bill to amend title 38, sections 8101(2) and 8109(h)(3)(B), United States Code, to delete the references therein to "working drawings" and substitute therefor the words "construction documents," and to further delete the references therein to "preliminary plans" and to substitute therefor the words "design developement." | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-13 | 1996-05-23 | Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 0 | Amends Federal provisions concerning the acquisition and operation of Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities and the construction or alteration of parking facilities therefor to replace the term: (1) "working drawings" with "construction documents"; and (2) "preliminary plans" with "design development." | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | |
| 104-s-1750 | 104 | s | 1750 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify disbursement agreement authority to include residents and interns serving in any Department facility providing hospital care or medical services. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-13 | 1996-07-24 | Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1359 ordered to be reported. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 0 | Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into disbursement agreements with participating medical institutions for the centralized administration of pay and other employee benefits provided to medical residents and interns training at any Department facility (currently, only at a Department hospital) providing hospital care or medical services. | 2025-04-07T15:26:45Z | |
| 104-s-1751 | 104 | s | 1751 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the procedures for providing claimants and their representatives with copies of Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions and to protect the right of claimants to appoint veterans' service organizations as their representatives in claims before the Department of Veterans Affairs. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-13 | 1996-07-24 | Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1711 ordered to be reported. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 0 | Authorizes the Board of Veterans' Appeals to send a copy of its written decision to a claimant by any means (currently, only by mail) reasonably calculated to provide notice within the same time that a copy of such decision sent by first-class mail would be expected to reach such claimant. Authorizes a claimant to give a power of attorney naming a veterans' organization as the claimant's representative in a claim before the Board. | 2025-04-07T15:30:13Z | |
| 104-s-1752 | 104 | s | 1752 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt full-time registered nurses, physician assistants, and expanded-function dental auxiliaries from restrictions on remunerated outside professional activities. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-13 | 1996-07-24 | Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1359 ordered to be reported. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 1 | Authorizes medical personnel of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs other than physicians, dentists, podiatrists, or optometrists to assume responsibility for the medical care of any patient other than a patient admitted for treatment at a Department facility. | 2025-04-07T15:26:45Z | |
| 104-s-1753 | 104 | s | 1753 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to suspend a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists who enter residency training programs. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-13 | 1996-07-24 | Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1359 ordered to be reported. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to suspend a special pay agreement (an agreement providing special pay for physicians and dentists entering into a period of service with the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs) in the case of a physician or dentist who enters into a residency training program. Reinstates the agreement when such physician or dentist completes, withdraws from, or is no longer a participant in the program. | 2025-04-07T15:26:45Z | |
| 104-hr-3433 | 104 | hr | 3433 | To prohibit the Secretary of Defense from authorizing payment under defense contracts for restructuring costs of a merger or acquisition. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-10 | 1996-06-13 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 8 | Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from authorizing the payment of any restructuring costs associated with a merger or acquisition that are incurred by a defense contractor. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 104-hr-3444 | 104 | hr | 3444 | To amend section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 to repeal certain provisions and revise certain reporting requirements relating to payment of restructuring costs under defense contracts. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1996-05-10 | 1996-06-13 | Favorable Executive Comment Received from DOD. | House | Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] | VT | I | S000033 | 1 | Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 to: (1) repeal a requirement prohibiting the Secretary of Defense from paying restructuring costs associated with a business combination (merger or acquisition) undertaken by a defense contractor until a review or certification with respect to possible cost savings achieved by such business combination is completed by the Department of Defense (DOD); (2) eliminate a 1997 reporting requirement concerning such possible savings; (3) include new information for determining such savings; (4) require the Comptroller Generally to report quarterly (currently, periodically) on the implementation of DOD policy regarding defense industry restructuring; and (5) require the final report of the Comptroller General on December 1, 1996 (currently, 1997). | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z |
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