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105-hres-612 105 hres 612 Expressing unequivocal support for the men and women of our Armed Forces who are currently carrying out missions in and around the Persian Gulf region. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-12-17 1998-12-17 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2] SC R S000718 0 Declares that the Congress: (1) supports the men and women of the armed forces who are carrying out their missions; and (2) reaffirms that it should be U.S. policy to support efforts to remove the regime headed by Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq and to promote the emergence of a democratic government to replace that regime. 2025-01-02T17:44:41Z  
105-s-2655 105 s 2655 A bill to limit the amounts of expenditures for the national defense budget function for fiscal years 1999 and 2000; and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-10-21 1998-10-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] IA D H000206 0 Limits for FY 1999 and 2000 the total budget authority and the total amount of outlays for such authority, respectively, for budget function 050 (National Defense) to $270.6 billion and $265.5 billion. Requires such amounts to be expended so as to not adversely affect military readiness and the quality of life of military personnel, military retirees, and their families. Prohibits amounts expended for readiness, or for peacekeeping operations that began before September 30, 1998, from being considered emergency expenditures under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), with an exception for any such operation that significantly increases in force size or tempo after such date. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
105-s-2619 105 s 2619 Veterans' Access to Emergency Care Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-10-10 1998-10-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. Senate Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] SD D D000064 0 Veterans' Access to Emergency Care Act of 1998 - Declares the annual patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be a health care plan and the veterans enrolled in such system to be participants in a health care plan. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to contract for the emergency health care of such veterans in non-Department facilities. Includes such contracted emergency care within the definition of authorized Department medical services. Authorizes the reimbursement of enrolled veterans for expenses incurred in the treatment of any medical emergency which poses a serious threat to life or health. Directs the Secretary to require in such a contract that payment by the Secretary for treatment of enrolled veterans at the non-Department facility be made only after any payment that may be made with respect to such treatment: (1) under part A or B of the Medicare program (title XVIII of the Social Security Act); and (2) by a third-party insurance provider. 2025-08-21T16:14:49Z  
105-hr-4758 105 hr 4758 Veterans' Access to Emergency Care Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-10-09 1998-10-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] IL D E000250 0 Veterans' Access to Emergency Care Act of 1998- Declares the annual patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be a health care plan and the veterans enrolled in such system to be participants in a health care plan. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to contract for the emergency health care of such veterans in non-Department facilities. Includes such contracted emergency care within the definition of authorized Department medical services. Authorizes the reimbursement of enrolled veterans for expenses incurred in the treatment of any medical emergency which poses a serious threat to life or health. Directs the Secretary to require in such a contract that payment by the Secretary for treatment of enrolled veterans at the non-Department facility be made only after any payment that may be made with respect to such treatment: (1) under part A or B of the Medicare program (title XVIII of the Social Security Act); and (2) by a third-party insurance provider. 2025-08-21T16:14:30Z  
105-s-2599 105 s 2599 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis C, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-10-09 1998-10-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. Senate Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] ME R S000663 0 Considers hepatitis C becoming manifest in a veteran to a degree of ten percent or more to be service-connected, and therefore compensable under veterans' disability provisions, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such illness during the period of such service, as long as it is shown that during such service the veteran experienced: (1) a blood transfusion before December 31, 1992; (2) blood exposure on or through skin or mucous membrane; (3) hemodialysis; (4) a tattoo, body piercing or acupuncture; (5) unexplained liver disease or abnormal liver function tests; or (6) working in a health care occupation. 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z  
105-hr-4751 105 hr 4751 Veterans' Hepatitis C Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-10-08 1998-10-08 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] AR D S000672 12 Veterans' Hepatitis C Act of 1998 - Considers hepatitis C becoming manifest in a veteran to be service-connected, and therefore compensable under veterans' disability provisions, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such illness during the period of such service, as long as it is shown that during such service the veteran experienced: (1) a blood transfusion before December 31, 1992; (2) blood exposure on or through skin or mucous membrane; (3) hemodialysis; (4) a tattoo, body piercing, or acupuncture; (5) unexplained liver disease or abnormal liver function tests; or (6) working in a health care occupation. 2025-08-21T16:11:18Z  
105-s-2584 105 s 2584 A bill to provide aviator continuation pay for military members killed in Operation Desert Shield. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-10-08 1998-10-08 Referred to the House Committee on National Security. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 1 Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1992 to authorize the payment of aviator continuation pay for military aviation officers who died as a result of flight operations on or after August 2, 1990 (currently January 17, 1991) in specified areas of the Arabian Peninsula, regardless of the date of the commencement of combatant activities there as specified by executive order. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-s-2563 105 s 2563 Military Retirement Readiness Enhancement Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-10-07 1998-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] KS R R000307 2 Military Retirement Readiness Enhancement Act of 1998 - Amends Federal armed forces provisions to repeal: (1) a reduction in retirement pay applicable to individuals who first became members after July 31, 1986, had less that 30 years of military service, and were under 62 years of age at the time of retirement; (2) a reduced annual cost-of-living adjustment in the retired pay of such individuals; and (3) a provision restoring the full retirement amount for such individuals upon reaching 62 years of age. 2025-08-21T16:11:50Z  
105-hr-4705 105 hr 4705 Department of Veterans Affairs Employment Reduction Assistance Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-10-06 1998-10-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service. House Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] AZ R S001044 1 Department of Veterans Affairs Employment Reduction Assistance Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before obligating any resources for voluntary separation incentive payments (payments), to submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget a strategic plan outlining the use of such payments and a proposed organizational chart for the Department of Veterans Affairs once such payments have been completed. Requires such plan to include: (1) the positions and functions to be reduced or eliminated; (2) their effects on meeting efficiency, budget, or staffing goals; (3) the period of time during which such incentives may be paid; and (4) a description of how the affected Department components will operate without the eliminated functions and positions. Authorizes the Secretary to make such a payment only to reduce or eliminate positions or functions identified in the plan. Requires such payments to be in a lump sum and no greater than $25,000 apiece. Requires full repayment from any individual who is subsequently reemployed with any Federal department or agency, with exceptions for certain employment in which the individual possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant available. Requires the Secretary to remit to the Office of Personnel Management for credit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 15 percent of the final basic pay of each individual receiving such payments. Reduces the total full-time equivalent employees in the Department by one for each individual receiving such a payment. Authorizes the President to waive such reductions upon a determination of the existence of: (1) a state of war or other national emergency; or (2) an extraordinary emergency which threatens life, health, safety, property, or the environment. Provides for continued temporary health insurance coverage for individuals receiving such payments. Prohibits any payment based on the separation of an employee after September 30, 2004. 2025-08-21T16:13:59Z  
105-hr-4708 105 hr 4708 Veterans Burial Benefits Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-10-06 1998-10-06 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] VT I S000033 11 Veterans Burial Benefits Act of 1998 - Increases from $300 to $600 the authorized allowance for burial and funeral expenses for deceased veterans who: (1) at the time of death were in receipt of veterans' disability compensation or veterans' pension benefits; or (2) were veterans of any war or were discharged or released from active military service for a service-connected disability and for whom there is no next of kin or sufficient resources to cover funeral and burial costs. 2025-08-21T16:11:21Z  
105-hr-4711 105 hr 4711 Oil Spill Dispersant Spraying Aircraft Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-10-06 1998-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. House Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [R-LA-3] LA R T000058 0 Oil Spill Dispersant Spraying Aircraft Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (Secretary), during FY 1998 through 2002, to sell excess Department of Defense aircraft and parts to a person or entity that contracts to deliver oil dispersants by air for the dispersing of oil spills. Provides sale conditions, including a requirement that the purchaser make certain certifications to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating as to the testing of the dispersing system and the proper use of aircraft and parts purchased. Requires the Secretary to: (1) prescribe sale regulations; and (2) report to the congressional defense committees on such sales. 2026-03-23T12:17:56Z  
105-hr-4696 105 hr 4696 Redux Retired Pay Repeal Act Armed Forces and National Security 1998-10-05 1998-10-16 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. House Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] PA D M001120 0 Redux Retired Pay Repeal Act - Amends Federal armed forces provisions to repeal: (1) a reduction in retirement pay applicable to individuals who first became members after July 31, 1986, had less that 30 years of military service, and were under 62 years of age at the time of retirement; (2) a reduced annual cost-of-living adjustment in the retired pay of such individuals; and (3) a provision restoring the full retirement amount for such individuals upon reaching 62 years of age. 2025-08-21T16:14:42Z  
105-s-2541 105 s 2541 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located at 543 Taylor Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, as the "Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic". Armed Forces and National Security 1998-10-02 1998-10-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. Senate Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] OH R D000294 1 Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located at 543 Taylor Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, as the Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic. 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z  
105-s-2547 105 s 2547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the memorialization at the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery of veterans who have donated their remains to science, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-10-02 1998-10-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. Senate Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA] VA D R000295 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to honor, by marker or other appropriate means at the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, the memory of veterans eligible for inurnment there whose organs or remains were donated to science. 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z  
105-hr-4669 105 hr 4669 Military Retired Pay Restoration Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-10-01 1998-10-13 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. House Rep. Pickett, Owen B. [D-VA-2] VA D P000326 10 Military Retired Pay Restoration Act of 1998 - Amends Federal armed forces provisions to repeal: (1) a reduction in retirement pay applicable to individuals who first became members after July 31, 1986, had less than 30 years of military service, and were under 62 years of age at the time of retirement; (2) a reduced annual cost-of- living adjustment in the retired pay of such individuals; and (3) a provision restoring the full retirement amount for such individuals upon reaching 62 years of age. 2025-08-21T16:13:43Z  
105-hr-4609 105 hr 4609 Veterans Personal Security Act Armed Forces and National Security 1998-09-23 1998-09-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] NJ R F000372 5 Veterans Personal Security Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify appropriate local law enforcement agencies immediately, and also in writing within 48 hours, after receiving notice that any of the following has occurred at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility: (1) a patient is missing; (2) a patient or staff member has caused physical abuse or battery to another patient or staff member; (3) a patient or staff member has unlawfully possessed or used a controlled substance; or (4) a rape or any other felony or indictable offense has been committed. Requires the Department to provide appropriate assistance in the investigation of any such allegations. 2025-08-21T16:13:33Z  
105-hr-4602 105 hr 4602 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located at 543 Taylor Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, as the "Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic". Armed Forces and National Security 1998-09-18 1998-10-10 See H.R.4110. House Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] OH R P000555 18 Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located at 543 Taylor Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, as the Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic. 2025-01-02T17:51:32Z  
105-s-2496 105 s 2496 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, as the "H. John Heinz III Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". Armed Forces and National Security 1998-09-17 1998-09-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 0 Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, as the H. John Heinz III Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z  
105-hr-4582 105 hr 4582 To provide that in determining the income of beneficiaries for purposes of the so-called minimum-income widows program for certain surviving spouses of military retirees, the Secretary of Defense shall exclude monthly insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-09-16 1998-09-28 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. House Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] TN R D000533 0 Amends Federal law, with respect to the "minimum-income widows program" for certain surviving spouses of military retirees under the Survivor Benefit Plan, to exclude from income determination any monthly insurance benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-hr-4586 105 hr 4586 Nuclear Veterans Decoration Act Armed Forces and National Security 1998-09-16 1998-09-28 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. House Rep. Redmond, Bill [R-NM-3] NM R R000567 0 Nuclear Veterans Decoration Act - Authorizes the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to jointly present, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal to eligible persons (or their next of kin if such persons are deceased or are otherwise unable to accept the medal) who as members of the U.S. armed forces participated in a radiation-risk activity while serving on active duty or while performing active duty for training or inactive duty training. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T16:13:28Z  
105-hr-4574 105 hr 4574 Merchant Marine-Railroad Retirement Correction Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-09-15 1998-09-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. House Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3] KS R S000662 6 Merchant Marine-Railroad Retirement Correction Act of 1998 - Amends the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide that merchant marine service during World War II which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs deems to be active military duty as so determined by the Secretary of Defense is to be considered military service for purposes of computation of retirement benefits under such Act. 2025-08-21T16:11:54Z  
105-hr-4537 105 hr 4537 Veterans Education Benefits Equity Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-09-10 1998-09-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. House Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] OH R N000081 10 Veterans Education Benefits Equity Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay monthly veterans' educational assistance to eligible veterans during periods between school terms if: (1) the interval between such periods does not exceed eight weeks (currently, one month); and (2) both the terms preceding and following the period are not shorter in duration than such period. 2025-08-21T16:14:46Z  
105-s-2429 105 s 2429 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan area. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-09-01 1998-09-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. Senate Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA] GA D C001034 1 Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan area to serve veterans and their families. 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z  
105-sjres-55 105 sjres 55 A joint resolution requesting the President to advance the late Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel on the retired list of the Navy to the highest grade held as Commander in Chief, United States Fleet, during World War II, and to advance the late Major General Walter C. Short on the retired list of the Army to the highest grade held as Commanding General, Hawaiian Department, during World War II, as was done under the Officer Personnel Act of 1947 for all other senior officers who served inpositions of command during World War II, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-09-01 1998-09-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] DE R R000460 18 Requests the President to advance: (1) the late Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel to the grade of admiral on the retired list of the Navy; and (2) the late Major General Walter C. Short to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list of the Army. Prohibits any change in compensation or benefits based on the military service of such officers as a result of such advancements. Expresses the sense of the Congress that such officers performed their duties competently and professionally and that losses incurred by the United States in attacks on military targets on Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, were not a result of their dereliction of duty. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
105-hconres-324 105 hconres 324 Expressing the sense of Congress that the administrative priorities for the allocation of Department of Defense assets should be revised so that the priority established for the counter-drug mission of that Department is second only to its war-fighting mission. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-08-06 1998-09-15 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. House Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] FL R M000350 1 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff should revise the priorities for the allocation of Department of Defense assets under the Global Military Force Policy so that the priority established for the Department's counter-drug activities mission is equal to or higher than the priority (second highest) for the mission of military operations other than war that might involve contact with hostile forces. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-hr-4421 105 hr 4421 Veterans Chiropractic Care Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-08-06 1998-08-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] IL D E000250 21 Veterans Chiropractic Care Act of 1998 - Establishes the Chiropractic Service within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Authorizes the employment within the Service of chiropractors possessing certain degree and license qualifications. Includes chiropractors within the current VHA pay schedule for physicians and dentists. 2025-08-21T16:11:55Z  
105-hr-4424 105 hr 4424 To require the Secretary of Defense to obligate funds appropriated for fiscal year 1998 for the SR-71 aircraft program. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-08-06 1998-08-06 Referred to the House Committee on National Security. House Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] CA R M000508 1 Directs the Secretary of Defense to obligate the funds appropriated for the SR-71 aircraft in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1998 for operation and maintenance (O&M) and for aircraft modifications in accordance with the purposes for which such funds were appropriated. Requires such O&M funds to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1999. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-hr-4438 105 hr 4438 To authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out the National Guard civilian youth opportunities program for fiscal year 1999 in an amount not to exceed $110,000,000. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-08-06 1998-09-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. House Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] OR D D000191 3 Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to obligate up to $110 million during FY 1999 for the National Guard civilian youth opportunities program. Repeals a Federal provision which prohibits Federal expenditures under such program from exceeding $50 million for any fiscal year. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-hr-4464 105 hr 4464 Military Retiree Health Care Task Force Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-08-06 1998-09-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. House Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] MO R E000172 50 Military Retiree Health Care Task Force Act of 1998 - Establishes the Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force to study and report to the Congress on matters relating to health care coverage of retired military personnel and their families, Federal sharing agreements relating to such care, and proposals to provide a full continuum of such coverage to Medicare-eligible military retirees and their dependents. 2025-08-21T16:12:58Z  
105-hr-4402 105 hr 4402 To declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a national missile defense. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-08-05 1998-08-05 Referred to House International Relations House Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] PA R W000268 64 Declares that it is U.S. policy to deploy a national missile defense. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-hr-4391 105 hr 4391 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan area. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-08-04 1998-08-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. House Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7] GA R B000169 9 Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan area to serve veterans and their families. 2025-01-02T17:51:01Z  
105-hr-4385 105 hr 4385 To designate the national cemetary in Saratoga, New York, as the "Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetary". Armed Forces and National Security 1998-08-03 1998-08-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. House Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] NY D M000590 88 Designates the national cemetery in Saratoga, New York, as the Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery. 2025-01-02T17:51:17Z  
105-hr-4367 105 hr 4367 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide priority health care to veterans who received one or more nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments during active military, naval, or air service. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-07-31 1998-08-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] IL D E000250 11 Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish hospital care and medical services, and authorizes the Secretary to furnish nursing home care, to any veteran who received one or more nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while serving in active military service between January 1, 1940, and December 31, 1965. Authorizes the Secretary to examine, and include in the Department of Veterans Affairs Ionizing Radiation Registry Program, any such veteran. 2025-01-02T17:51:01Z  
105-hr-4368 105 hr 4368 Justice for Atomic Veterans Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-07-31 1998-08-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. House Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] IL D E000250 11 Justice for Atomic Veterans Act of 1998 - Includes in the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected, in the case of radiation-exposed veterans, and therefore compensable for purposes of veterans' disability compensation and medical care, the following: lung, bone, skin, colon, ovarian, and rectal cancer, posterior subcapsular cataracts, non-malignant thyroid nodular disease, parathyroid adenoma, and tumors of the brain and central nervous system. 2025-08-21T16:13:28Z  
105-hr-4374 105 hr 4374 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that health-care benefits shall be furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with tobacco-related illnesses in accordance with the standards in effect under Department of Veterans Affairs General Counsel opinions issued before the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-07-31 1998-08-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] RI D K000113 10 Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish hospital care and medical services, and authorizes the Secretary to furnish nursing home care, to any veteran who has a tobacco-related illness if, and to the extent that, such veteran would have been eligible for such care and services under the laws and regulations in effect before the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. 2025-01-02T17:51:17Z  
105-hr-4362 105 hr 4362 Stand Down Authorization Act Armed Forces and National Security 1998-07-30 1998-08-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] MN D V000087 39 Stand Down Authorization Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs: (1) to carry out Stand Down events (events to provide veterans who are without a home, unemployed, experiencing health or social adjustment challenges, or otherwise in need with one to three days of safety and security and access to food, shelter, clothing, benefits certification, health care, or any other appropriate form of assistance); and (2) in connection with such events, to provide outreach services, use Department of Veterans Affairs personal property, and provide any other appropriate benefit or service. Directs the Secretary to establish and implement a pilot program under which the Secretary shall carry out a single Stand Down event in each State in each calendar year, beginning in 1999. Requires an annual report to the Congress on pilot program implementation and recommendations for legislation. 2025-08-21T16:13:24Z  
105-s-2358 105 s 2358 Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-07-27 1998-10-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Senate Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] WV D R000361 27 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Service Connection for Persian Gulf War Illnesses Title II: Extension and Enhancement of Persian Gulf War Health Care Authorities Title III: Miscellaneous Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998 - Title I: Service Connection for Persian Gulf War Illnesses - Presumes to be service-connected (and therefore compensable or treatable under Federal veterans' benefits provisions) any illness that: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines to warrant such a presumption based upon a positive association with exposure to a biological, chemical, or toxic agent, an environmental or wartime hazard, or preventive medicine or vaccine associated with service in the southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War; and (2) becomes manifest in a Gulf War veteran within a period to be prescribed by the Secretary. Requires such presumption even though there is no record of evidence of such illness in the veteran during the period of service. Requires the Secretary to make such determinations based on sound medical and scientific evidence and to take into account reports submitted by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) as required under this Act. Requires the Secretary to make determinations regarding presumptions of service connection for covered illnesses within 60 days after receipt of a NAS report. (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with NAS under which NAS shall identify: (1) the agents, hazards, or medicines to which Gulf War veterans may have been exposed; and (2) the illnesses that are manifest in such members. Requires NAS, in making such identification, to consider certain pesticides, nerve agents, repellents, compounds, radiation, particulates, endemic diseases, and vaccines. Requires NAS to submit to the congressional veterans and defense committees (designated committees) a report specifying all agents, hazards, or medicines considered. Directs NAS, after such identification, to determine whether a statistical… 2025-04-07T15:33:22Z  
105-hr-4327 105 hr 4327 To direct the President to commence an emergency program to build and field as quickly as possible a theater missile defense system capable of defending against the type of ballistic missile that was flight tested by Iran on July 21, 1998. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-07-24 1998-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on National Security. House Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] NJ R S000097 8 Directs the President to commence an emergency program to build and field as quickly as possible a theater missile defense system capable of defending against the type of ballistic missile that was flight tested by Iran on July 21, 1998. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-hconres-307 105 hconres 307 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the nuclear weapons stockpile. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-07-23 1998-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on National Security. House Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] MA D M000133 14 Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile can be maintained with a program that is far smaller, less expensive, and does not require facilities or experiments that are likely to be used for warhead design or development; and (2) the Secretary of Energy should direct the Department of Energy (DOE) program for custodianship of the nuclear weapons arsenal toward less costly, less provocative methods and cease the current DOE stockpile stewardship plans. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-hr-4220 105 hr 4220 Veterans Benefits Restoration Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-07-15 1998-07-15 Referred to House Budget House Rep. Smith, Linda [R-WA-3] WA R S000587 27 Veterans Benefits Restoration Act of 1998 - Repeals a Federal provision which prohibits a veteran's disability or death from being considered to have resulted from a personal injury suffered or a disease contracted in the line of duty on the basis that it resulted from the use of tobacco products during the veteran's military, naval, or air service. Provides that such repeal shall apply to any claim for compensation received by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs before or after enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Director of the Office of Management and Budget from making any estimate of changes in direct spending outlays under provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) for any fiscal year resulting from the enactment of this Act. 2025-08-21T16:13:20Z  
105-s-2273 105 s 2273 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-07-08 1998-09-30 Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 593. (consideration: CR S11196) Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 0 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 1998, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date. Requires the Secretary to publish such increases in the Federal Register at the same time that the social security increases are required to be published. 2025-04-07T15:33:22Z  
105-s-2278 105 s 2278 Veterans' Educational Benefits Protection Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-07-08 1998-07-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. Senate Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] FL D G000352 1 Veterans' Educational Benefits Protection Act of 1998 - Excludes a post-service veterans' educational assistance benefit as financial assistance in the computation of need for Federal educational aid. 2025-08-21T16:12:07Z  
105-hr-4168 105 hr 4168 Filipino Veterans Health Care Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-25 1998-07-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50] CA D F000116 0 Filipino Veterans Health Care Act of 1998 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in determining the inability of certain Filipino resident veterans to defray the necessary expenses of veterans' medical care, to apply a ratio to reflect the differences between median per capita income levels in the United States and the Commonwealth of the Philippines. 2025-08-21T16:14:11Z  
105-hr-4188 105 hr 4188 Veterans Tobacco Trust Fund Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-25 1998-07-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] FL R S000822 12 Veterans Tobacco Trust Fund Act of 1998 - Establishes in the Treasury the Veterans Tobacco Trust Fund. Provides that if a law is enacted that provides for the allocation of funds received from tobacco product manufacturers for programs to reduce the use of tobacco products by minors and for health-care research, then there shall be credited to the Fund, without further appropriation, the amount of $3 billion. Makes such amount available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for: (1) furnishing veterans' medical care and services; and (2) conducting medical, rehabilitation, and health systems research, with particular emphasis on research relating to the prevention and treatment of, and rehabilitation from, tobacco addiction and diseases associated with tobacco use. 2025-08-21T16:13:36Z  
105-hr-4110 105 hr 4110 Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-23 1998-11-11 Became Public Law No: 105-368. House Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] AZ R S001044 18 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Provisions Relating to Veterans of Persian Gulf War and Future Conflicts Title II: Education and Employment Subtitle A: Education Matters Subtitle B: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act Amendments Title III: Compensation, Pension, and Insurance Title IV: Memorial Affairs Title V: Court of Veterans Appeals Subtitle A: Administrative Provisions Relating to the Court Subtitle B: Renaming of Court Title VI: Housing Title VII: Construction and Facilities Matters Title VIII: Health Professionals Educational Assistance Title IX: Miscellaneous Medical Care and Medical Administration Provisions Title X: Other Matters Title XI: Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 - Title I: Provisions Relating to Veterans of Persian Gulf War and Future Conflicts - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) or another appropriate nonprofit scientific organization to conduct a comprehensive review and evaluation of available scientific and medical information regarding the health status of Persian Gulf War veterans and the health consequences of exposure to risk factors during service in the Persian Gulf War. Directs NAS to identify: (1) the agents, hazards, or medicines to which Gulf War veterans may have been exposed; (2) the illnesses associated with such agents, hazards, or medicines; and (3) the illnesses for which there is scientific evidence of a higher prevalence among Gulf War veterans. Requires NAS: (1) in making such identification, to consider certain pesticides, nerve agents, repellents, compounds, radiation, particulates, endemic diseases, and vaccines; (2) to submit to the congressional veterans' committees a report identifying all agents, hazards, or medicines considered; (3) after such identification,… 2025-04-07T15:33:44Z  
105-hr-4115 105 hr 4115 Veterans Life Insurance Opportunity Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-23 1998-07-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. House Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50] CA D F000116 2 Veterans Life Insurance Opportunity Act of 1998 - Amends Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) provisions to allow any person whose Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) was continued after termination of duty or discharge from military service before the date on which VGLI became effective, and whose coverage under SGLI terminated less than four years prior to such effective date, to apply for VGLI coverage within one year from the effective date of VGLI, in an amount equal to the insured's SGLI amount which was not converted to an individual policy under prior law. Provides a coverage period of five years, less the time elapsed between SGLI termination and the effective date of VGLI. Allows such insurance conversion for certain other individuals who did not convert SGLI coverage. Requires a person who cannot meet the good health requirements for VGLI coverage solely because of a service-connected disability to have such disability waived. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide due notice to eligible individuals of the opportunity for such conversion. 2025-08-21T16:13:52Z  
105-hr-4103 105 hr 4103 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-22 1998-10-17 Became Public Law No: 105-262. House Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] FL R Y000031 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, 1999 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1999 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 1999 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) the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund (including a transfer of funds); (2) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; (3) environmental restoration for the Army, Navy, and Air Force and defense-wide (including a transfer of funds in each case); (4) environmental restoration at formerly used defense sites (including a transfer of funds); (5) overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid programs; (6) former Soviet Union threat reduction; (7) Department of Defense (DOD) real property maintenance; and (8) Pentagon Reservation renovation (including a transfer of funds). Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 1999 for procurement by the armed forces and reserve components of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and 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 1999 for research, development, test, and evaluation by the armed forces and defense agencies. Appropriat… 2025-04-07T15:33:52Z  
105-hr-4070 105 hr 4070 To restore veterans tobacco-related benefits as in effect before the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-17 1998-06-17 Referred to House Budget House Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] MA D F000339 26 Repeals a Federal provision which prohibits a veteran's disability or death from being considered to have resulted from a personal injury suffered or a disease contracted in the line of duty on the basis that it resulted from the use of tobacco products during the veteran's military, naval, or air service. Prohibits the Director of the Office of Management and Budget from making any estimate of changes in direct spending outlays under provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) for any fiscal year resulting from the enactment of this Act. 2025-04-07T15:33:40Z  
105-s-2181 105 s 2181 A bill to amend section 3702 of title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-17 1998-06-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. Senate Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D A000069 4 Extends permanently (currently ends on October 27, 1999) the eligibility of certain former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans' housing loans. 2025-04-07T13:48:00Z  
105-hr-4059 105 hr 4059 Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1999 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-16 1998-09-20 Became Public Law No: 105-237. House Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48] CA R P000005 0 Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1999 - Appropriates funds for FY 1999 for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure functions administered by the Department of Defense (DOD), namely: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (2) military construction, DOD (including a transfer of funds); (3) military construction for the Army and Air National Guards; (4) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves; (5) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (6) family housing for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force; (7) family housing, DOD; (8) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; and (9) the Base Realignment and Closure Accounts, Parts III and IV. Rescinds $5 million of the funds appropriated for the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund under the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1997. (Sec. 101) Specifies restrictions and authorizations regarding the use of funds appropriated in this Act and in other military construction appropriations Acts. (Sec. 113) Directs the Secretary of Defense to notify the appropriate congressional committees 30 days in advance of the plans and scope of any military exercise involving U.S. personnel if construction costs are anticipated to exceed $100,000. (Sec. 118) Provides for the transfer of military construction and family housing funds for which appropriations have expired into the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense account. (Sec. 119) Directs the Secretary to report annually 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. 125) Mandates that payments received by the Secretary of the Navy under prior law for the conveyance of naval family housing facilities at Paine Field, Washington, are a… 2025-04-07T15:33:52Z  
105-s-2177 105 s 2177 A bill to express the sense of the Congress that the President should award a Presidential unit citation to the final crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS, which was sunk on July 30, 1945. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-16 1998-06-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 0 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should award a Presidential Unit Citation to the final crew of the U.S.S. Indianapolis for their courage and fortitude after their ship was torpedoed and sunk on July 30, 1945. Permits such award notwithstanding time limitations otherwise applicable. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
105-hr-4035 105 hr 4035 Drugs and Informed Consent Armed Forces Protection Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-11 1998-09-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. House Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CT R S001144 180 Drugs and Informed Consent Armed Forces Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that if the Secretary of Defense submits to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) a request to waive the requirement of prior informed consent with respect to the administration of a drug to members of the armed forces for investigational use, then any determination by the Secretary of Defense that obtaining such consent is not feasible or is contrary to the best interests of the members involved shall not be effective unless the President provides to the HHS Secretary a written statement concurring in that determination. 2025-08-21T16:11:53Z  
105-hr-4036 105 hr 4036 Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-11 1998-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CT R S001144 211 Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Act of 1998 - Presumes to be service-connected (and therefore compensable or treatable under Federal veterans' benefits provisions) an illness that: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines to have a positive association with a biological, chemical, or other toxic agent or environmental or wartime hazard (agent or hazard) associated with service in the southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War; and (2) becomes manifest in a veteran who was exposed to such agent or hazard by reason of such service. Presumes such exposure unless there is conclusive evidence otherwise. Directs the Secretary to contract with an independent scientific body to establish a panel for reviewing medical and scientific literature to identify those diseases and illnesses associated with exposure of humans or animals to specified pesticides, agents, compounds, particulates, radiation, and pollutants. Requires each disease or illness identified that becomes manifest in a Gulf veteran to be presumed to be service-connected. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the updating of presumed exposures. Enumerates the pesticides, agents, compounds, particulates, radiation, and pollutants to which Gulf veterans shall be presumed to have been exposed. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress a plan for establishing a panel to review the statistical occurrence of both diagnosed and undiagnosed illnesses and symptoms among Gulf War veterans and their families. Directs the President to submit to the Congress a plan for the establishment of a permanent expert advisory group to advise the President and the congressional defense and intelligence committees on the adequacy of current U.S. chemical, biological, and radiological defense technologies, procurement practices, and doctrine for defending U.S. forces against both the immediate and chronic consequences of acute and subacute exposures to chemical, biological, radiological, or other genotoxic battlefield materials. 2025-08-21T16:14:04Z  
105-s-2160 105 s 2160 Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1999 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-11 1998-09-01 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9805) Senate Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] MT R B001126 0 Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1999 - Appropriates funds for FY 1999 for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure functions administered by the Department of Defense (DOD), namely: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (2) military construction, DOD (including a transfer of funds); (3) military construction for the Army and Air National Guards; (4) military construction for the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves; (5) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (6) family housing for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force; (7) family housing, DOD; (8) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; (9) the Homeowners Assistance Fund, Defense; and (10) the Base Realignment and Closure Accounts, Parts III and IV. (Sec. 101) Specifies restrictions and authorizations regarding the use of funds appropriated in this Act and in other military construction appropriations Acts. (Sec. 113) Directs the Secretary of Defense to notify the appropriate congressional committees 30 days in advance of the plans and scope of any military exercise involving U.S. personnel if construction costs are anticipated to exceed $100,000. (Sec. 118) Provides for the transfer of lapsed unobligated military construction and family housing funds into the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, 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. 125) Authorizes the transfer of DOD funds for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program under the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966. (Sec. 126) Mandates that payments received by the Secretary of the Navy under prior law for the conveyance of naval family housing facilities at Paine Fiel… 2025-08-21T16:12:18Z  
105-sjres-53 105 sjres 53 A joint resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the President should award a Presidential Unit Citation to the final crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS, which was sunk on July 30, 1945. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-11 1998-06-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 0 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should award a Presidential Unit Citation to the final crew of the U.S.S. Indianapolis for their courage and fortitude after their ship was torpedoed and sunk on July 30, 1945. Permits such award notwithstanding time limitations otherwise applicable. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
105-hr-4027 105 hr 4027 To amend title 38, United States Code, to lengthen the accrual period prior to the death of an individual who is owed certain veterans' benefits, for the purpose of determining the amount of payment upon such death. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-10 1998-06-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. House Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] AL D C000868 11 Authorizes unpaid veterans' benefits that have accrued to an individual for up to eight (currently, two) years prior to his or her death to be paid to survivors. 2025-01-02T17:50:26Z  
105-hr-4016 105 hr 4016 To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-09 1998-10-10 See H.R.4110. House Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] AZ R S001044 6 Extends permanently (currently ends on October 27, 1999) the eligibility of certain former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans' housing loans. 2025-01-02T17:50:44Z  
105-hr-3993 105 hr 3993 To extend the period for beneficiaries of certain deceased members of the uniformed services to apply for a death gratuity under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance policy of such members. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-04 1998-06-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. House Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] TN D G000309 2 Extends through September 30, 1996, the period during which beneficiaries of veterans who died in the line of duty on or after October 29, 1992, may apply to the Department of Veterans Affairs for a death gratuity under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance. 2025-01-02T17:50:26Z  
105-s-2132 105 s 2132 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-04 1998-07-30 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9417) 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 Title IX: Monitoring of Human Rights Abuses in China Title X: Human Rights in China Subtitle A: Forced Abortions in China Subtitle B: Freedom of Religion in China Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1999 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 1999 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; (6) nuclear threat reduction programs with respect to republics of the former Soviet Union; (7) quality of life enhancements, defense (including a transfer of funds); (8) renovation of the Pentagon (including a transfer of funds); and (9) morale, welfare, and recreation and personnel support for contingency deployments (including a transfer of funds). Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 1999 for procurement by the armed forces and its reserve components of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition,… 2026-03-09T19:30:06Z  
105-hr-3980 105 hr 3980 Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-06-03 1998-10-10 See H.R.4110. House Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] FL R S000822 43 Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act of 1998 - Authorizes priority hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any illness for veterans who served on active duty: (1) in a theater of combat operations during a period of war after the Vietnam era; or (2) in combat against a hostile force after the date of enactment of this Act. Allows such priority notwithstanding that there is insufficient medical evidence to conclude that such condition is attributable to such service. Extends through December 31, 2001, the authority for the provision of such services to other Persian Gulf War veterans. Authorizes priority service for a period of five years after discharge or release. Requires a report from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Congress on the experiences under the priority care. Elevates from level six to level four the priority assigned for purposes of enrollment for health care to veterans based on Persian Gulf War service, herbicide exposure during the Vietnam era, and exposure to ionizing radiation. Directs the Secretary to establish in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs a National Center for the Study of War-Related Illnesses to promote the clinical, research, and educational activities of the VHA with respect to war-related illnesses, including medically unexplained illnesses. Directs the Secretary to contract with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for the review of a methodology which could be used by the Department to determine the efficacy of treatments furnished to, and health outcomes of, Persian Gulf War veterans who have been treated for illnesses which may be associated with their service. Requires an implementation report from the Secretary to the congressional veterans' committees. Authorizes the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Defense to contract with NAS to: (1) develop a curriculum pertaining to the care and treatment of Persian Gulf War veterans who have ill-defined or undiagnosed illnesses for use… 2025-04-07T15:33:43Z  
105-hr-3948 105 hr 3948 To maintain health care coverage for veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs for tobacco related illnesses, and to provide for additional authorization of appropriations for the Department. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-22 1998-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Klink, Ron [D-PA-4] PA D K000270 40 Entitles to veterans' disability compensation a veteran whose disease or injury is attributable in whole or part to the use of tobacco products. Authorizes an additional $1 billion for FY 1999 for the Department of Veterans Affairs. 2025-01-02T17:50:26Z  
105-hr-3970 105 hr 3970 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that persons who have been convicted of a capital crime may not be awarded the Purple Heart. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-22 1998-07-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1457) House Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] CA R M000508 1 Prohibits the award of the Purple Heart to persons convicted of a capital offense that carries a sentence of death or life imprisonment without parole. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-s-2115 105 s 2115 Department of Veterans Affairs Primary Care Providers Incentive Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-22 1998-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. Senate Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] WV D R000361 1 Department of Veterans Affairs Primary Care Providers Incentive Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as part of the Department of Veterans Affairs Educational Assistance Program (EAP), to carry out a scholarship program for Department employees enrolled in a field of education or training in the health professions. Requires participating employees to be employed for at least two years and to demonstrate financial need. Requires scholarship priority to be given to: (1) applicants pursuing a field relating to the provision of primary health care services; and (2) applicants employed at Department health-care facilities in rural areas or at which there is an inadequate supply of qualified health-care personnel. Requires an agreement between the Secretary and the participant under which the scholarship is provided in return for the agreement to serve as a full-time employee in the Department's Veterans Health Administration (VHA) for one year for each year in which the scholarship is provided, but for not less than two years. Prohibits individual scholarship payments from exceeding $10,000 in any one year and from continuing for more than three years. Allows up to a six-year period for part-time students. Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) Federal employee status of participants; (2) determination of the service commencement date; and (3) liability for breach of the service agreement. Prohibits the Secretary from furnishing such scholarships after December 31, 2001. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out as part of the EAP a program to be known as the Department of Veterans Affairs Primary Care Workers Education Debt Reduction Program under which financial assistance shall be provided to personnel serving in health-care positions in the VHA to reduce the debt incurred in completing programs of education or training for such service. Directs the Secretary to give priority preference under such Program to: (1) individuals recently appointed in fields relating to primary care health servic… 2025-08-21T16:14:42Z  
105-hr-3933 105 hr 3933 To amend titles 5 and 37 of the United States Code to allow members of the armed forces to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-21 1998-06-10 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. House Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] FL R M000689 3 Allows members of the armed forces to elect to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) by way of contributions from basic pay. Allows such election to be made only during the TSP open enrollment periods, with an exception. Prohibits such contributions from exceeding five percent of basic pay. Prohibits for such members the one percent Federal contribution to an individual's TSP. Adds to the Employees Thrift Advisory Council one member to represent such military participants. Considers as a separation from service, for purposes of entitlement to TSP benefits, a member's release from active service, transfer to inactive status, or transfer to a retired list. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-s-2108 105 s 2108 Servicemembers' and Veterans' Group Life Insurance Accelerated Death Benefits Act Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-21 1998-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 0 Servicemembers' and Veterans' Group Life Insurance Accelerated Death Benefits Act - Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations under which any terminally ill person insured under either Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance or Veterans' Group Life Insurance may elect to receive in a lump-sum payment a portion of the face value of such insurance as an accelerated death benefit, reduced by an amount necessary to ensure that there is no increase in the actuarial value of the benefit paid. Prohibits any benefit so paid from exceeding 50 percent of the face value of the person's insurance in force on the date of such election. Requires any portion unpaid to be payable upon the actual death of the individual. Defines a person as "terminally ill" if such person has a medical prognosis of a life expectancy of less than a period prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, but in no case longer than 12 months. Makes irrevocable the election to receive such early benefit. 2025-08-21T16:15:01Z  
105-hr-3906 105 hr 3906 Military Parole Limitation Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-20 1998-06-10 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. House Rep. Bryant, Ed [R-TN-7] TN R B000996 0 Military Parole Limitation Act of 1998 - Amends provisions concerning military correctional facilities to prohibit an offender serving a sentence of confinement for life from being granted parole before the completion of at least 30 years of such confinement. 2025-08-21T16:11:33Z  
105-hconres-278 105 hconres 278 Stating the sense of Congress that any national missile defense program to provide protection for the United States against the threat of ballistic missile attack should provide for the protection of Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories and commonwealths of the United States on the same basis as the contiguous States. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-19 1998-05-19 Referred to the House Committee on National Security. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 48 Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) any missile defense program to protect the United States against a ballistic missile attack should be designed to protect Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. territories and commonwealths on an equal basis with the contiguous States; and (2) any National Intelligence Estimate prepared with respect to intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities of foreign countries should include assessment of the threat to Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. territories and commonwealths. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-hr-3894 105 hr 3894 Air Force Science and Technology Reinvigoration Act Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-19 1998-06-10 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. House Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3] OH D H000074 2 Air Force Science and Technology Reinvigoration Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) not less than two and one-half percent of the funds available for obligation by the Air Force should be dedicated to science and technology; (2) management and funding for science and technology by the Air Force should be separate from management and funding for acquisition; (3) not less than 15 percent of science and technology funds available for obligation by the Air Force should be invested in new technology areas, including critical information technology programs, for the next five years; (4) the Air Force should increase the number of Air Force officers and civilian employees holding doctorate degrees in technical fields and the number and variety of technical degrees at the master's level granted to Air Force officers and civilian employees from both the Air Force Institute of Technology and civilian universities; and (5) a concentrated effort should be made to eliminate five percent of science and technology programs each year, with funds from the discontinued programs used for new science and technology programs. Makes amendments relating to science and technology functions of the Department of the Air Force, including to: (1) make research and development a separate function of the Secretary of the Air Force, (currently included as an equipping function of the Secretary); (2) make the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force solely responsible for research and development functions within the Office of the Secretary and the Air Staff; (3) establish in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science and Technology to be responsible for the overall supervision of science and technology functions of the Department of the Air Force; and (4) establish within the Air Staff a Deputy Chief of Staff for Science and Technology. Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to enter into a contract with the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to … 2025-08-21T16:14:45Z  
105-s-2081 105 s 2081 National Defense Science and Technology Investment Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-14 1998-05-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 2 National Defense Science and Technology Investment Act of 1998 - States that, for each year from FY 2000 until 2008, it shall be an objective of the Secretary of: (1) Defense to increase the Defense Science and Technology Program (DSTP) budget by not less than two percent over inflation over the year before; and (2) Energy to increase the budget for nonproliferation science and technology activities by not less than two percent over inflation over the year before. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to expend funds from Department of Defense (DOD) 6.1, 6.2, or 6.3 accounts in supporting any individual DSTP project or program. Directs the Secretary to attempt to leverage commercial research, technology, products, and processes for the benefit of DOD. Allows funds made available to the DSTP to be used only to benefit DOD. Includes as key DSTP objectives: (1) the sustainment of research capabilities in scientific and engineering disciplines critical to DOD; (2) the education and training of the next generation of scientists and engineers in disciplines relevant to future defense systems; and (3) the continued support of the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and research programs at historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions. 2025-08-21T16:14:01Z  
105-hr-3856 105 hr 3856 To provide for the conveyance of the vacant Army Reserve Center in Kankakee, Illinois. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-13 1998-06-10 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. House Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15] IL R E000282 1 Directs the Secretary of the Army to convey to the City of Kankakee, Illinois, the parcel of Federal real property that contains the vacant Stefaninch Army Reserve Center, to be developed for public benefit. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-s-2077 105 s 2077 National Guard and Reserve Components Equity Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-13 1998-05-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] KY D F000268 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Strategic Planning Title II: Reserve Component Leadership Title III: Use of the Reserve Components for Emergencies Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction Title IV: Strengthened Reforms for Army National Guard Combat Readiness Title V: Pay, Allowances, Retirement, and Other Monetary Benefits Title VI: Other Benefits Title VII: Other Matters National Guard and Reserve Components Equity Act of 1998 - Title I: Strategic Planning - Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to develop and submit to the Congress: (1) a report on the Army reserve component force structure; (2) a master plan for modernization of the National Guard and other reserve components; and (3) a master plan for meeting the military construction requirements of the National Guard and reserve components. Requires the maintaining of current end strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve through the end of FY 2000. Title II: Reserve Component Leadership - Directs the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to identify for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) any matter that directly concerns the National Guard, domestic security, or public safety. Requires the Chief to meet with the JCS when such matters are considered. Includes the Chief as a member of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council of the Department of Defense (DOD). Makes the Chief the principal advisor to the President, the Secretary, and the heads of the military departments on matters of domestic security or public safety. (Sec. 202) Provides authorized grades of the Chief and the chiefs of the reserve components. Excludes such positions from active-duty general and flag officer end strength limitations. (Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary to require that, whenever a person is appointed as a State adjutant general of the National Guard, the board that is to consider the appointee for Federal recognition be convened within 60 days after suc… 2025-08-21T16:14:22Z  
105-hr-3828 105 hr 3828 Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-12 1998-10-20 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 464. House Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21] CA R T000188 92 Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program under which the former Secretary shall reimburse the latter Secretary out of the Medicare trust funds for Medicare health care services furnished to certain Medicare-eligible veterans whose closest Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center is geographically remote or inaccessible. Authorizes the Secretaries to establish a demonstration project similar to such program for Medicare-eligible veterans whose closest VA medical center is not geographically remote or inaccessible. Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to repeal the requirement for an implementation plan for veterans subvention. Prohibits payments from the Medicare trust funds for items or services furnished under the program or demonstration project established under this Act before the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines that: (1) certain legislation restricting entitlement to service-connected compensation for a tobacco-related disability has been enacted; and (2) the net amount of the reductions in expenditures achieved by reason of such legislation during the five fiscal year period beginning with FY 1999, that is available to offset the net aggregate increase in outlays (if any) under the Medicare program, is not less than the estimated net aggregate increase during such period. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on a method to phase-in the costs of military facility services furnished by VA or the Department of Defense to Medicare-eligible beneficiaries in the calculation of an area's Medicare+Choice capitation payment. 2025-04-07T15:33:22Z  
105-hr-3829 105 hr 3829 Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-12 1998-10-20 Committee on National Security discharged. House Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14] FL R G000336 10 Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to authorize an employee or contractor of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who intends to report to the Congress a complaint or information with respect to an urgent concern to report to the Inspector General (IG) of the CIA. Requires the IG to act on such complaint or information within 60 days and to forward such complaint to the CIA Director. Requires the Director to forward such information to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate within seven days after its receipt. Allows an employee to contact the intelligence committees directly concerning such complaint or information in limited circumstances. Requires IG notification of an employee within three days after taking any action on a complaint or information. Defines a matter of "urgent concern" for purposes of this Act as: (1) a serious or flagrant problem, abuse, violation of law or executive order, or deficiency relating to the administration or operation of an intelligence activity involving classified information; (2) a false statement to the Congress, or willful withholding from the Congress, on an issue of material fact relating to the administration or operation of an intelligence activity; or (3) an action constituting reprisal in response to an employee's reporting of an urgent concern. Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to authorize employees and contractors of the following agencies who intend to report to the Congress a complaint or information with respect to an urgent concern to report such to the IG of the Department of Defense: the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, and the National Security Agency. Authorizes employees and contractors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who intend to take such action to report to the IG of the Justice Department. Au… 2026-03-23T12:17:56Z  
105-hr-3838 105 hr 3838 To amend title 10, United States Code, to require, in the evaluation of bids and proposals for a contract for the procurement by the Department of Defense of property or services, the consideration of the percentage of work under the contract planned to be performed in the United States, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-12 1998-06-10 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. House Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] OH D K000009 0 Requires the head of a defense agency, in the evaluation of sealed bids and competitive proposals for a defense contract for the procurement of property or services, to: (1) include as a significant evaluation factor the percentage of work under the contract that the bidder or offeror plans to perform in the United States; and (2) assign a high importance to such factor. Requires such agency head to include in such contracts a clause that the contract will be deemed to have been breached if the contractor performs less work in the United States than originally stated in the bid or proposal. Prohibits the renewal of contracts where the percentage of work completed outside the United States exceeds that stated in the bid or proposal. Allows a waiver of such requirements on a case-by-case basis. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-hr-3845 105 hr 3845 Joint Forces Command Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-12 1998-06-10 Executive Comment Requested from DOD. House Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] TX R T000238 0 Joint Forces Command Act of 1998 - Directs the President to establish a unified combatant command for joint forces which shall: (1) integrate elements of the various service branches into joint forces, prepare such forces for their assigned mission, and provide such forces as required by combatant commanders; and (2) design, develop, and carry out joint experimentation to assist in determining the future capabilities, organization, and operational concepts of the joint military force. Provides for: (1) joint forces command assignments; (2) authorities and responsibilities of the combatant commander; (3) the establishment within such command of a joint experimentation force; (4) annual reports from the joint commander to the Secretary of Defense describing joint experimentation activities conducted (requiring such reports to be transmitted to the Congress, along with the Secretary's comments); (5) the establishment by the Secretary of a separate major force program budget category for joint experimentation activities; (6) funding determinations for joint force experimentation; and (7) joint command staffing. Requires the: (1) joint force command to be established no later than October 1, 1999; and (2) Secretary to submit an implementation plan and initial budgeting request for such command. 2025-08-21T16:12:05Z  
105-s-2064 105 s 2064 A bill to prohibit the sale of naval vessels and Maritime Administration vessels for purposes of scrapping abroad, to establish a demonstration program relating to the breaking up of such vessels in United States shipyards, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-12 1998-05-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] MD D M000702 6 Prohibits the Secretaries of the Navy and of Transportation from selling or otherwise disposing of any naval vessel or Maritime Administration vessel, respectively, for purposes of dismantling, breaking up, or scrapping such vessels outside the United States, unless: (1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency certifies to the Congress and the Secretaries that environmental standards imposed by law and enforced in the country in which the vessel is to be dismantled, broken up, or scrapped are similar to the environmental standards imposed under U.S. law; and (2) the Secretary of Labor certifies to the Congress and such Secretaries that such country recognizes internationally recognized worker rights. Directs the Secretary of the Navy, after assessing the feasibility and advisability of breaking up naval vessels and Maritime Administration vessels in U.S. shipyards, to carry out a demonstration program by competitively awarding a cost contract to each of two qualified U.S. shipyards to break up a group of vessels consisting of any stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and any under the jurisdiction of the Maritime Administration. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
105-s-2057 105 s 2057 Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-11 1998-10-21 Referred to the House Committee on National Security. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations Title I: Procurement Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Army Programs Subtitle C: Navy Programs Subtitle D: Air Force Programs Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Subtitle C: Other Matters Title III: Operation and Maintenance Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Subtitle C: Environmental Provisions Subtitle D: Counter-Drug Activities 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: Reserve Component Matters Subtitle C: Other Matters Title VI: Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits Subtitle A: Pay and Allowances Subtitle B: Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Subtitle C: Travel and Transportation Allowances Subtitle D: Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters Subtitle E: Other Matters Title VII: Health Care Title VIII: Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters Title IX: Department of Defense Organization and Management Title X: General Provisions Subtitle A: Financial Matters Subtitle B: Naval Vessels Subtitle C: Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals Subtitle D: Other Matters Title XI: Department of Defense Civilian Personnel Title XII: Joint Warfightin… 2026-03-09T19:30:13Z  
105-s-2058 105 s 2058 Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 1999 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-11 1998-10-21 Referred to the House Committee on National Security. 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: Maximum Age for New Department of Energy Nuclear Materials Couriers Title XXXII: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Title XXXIII: National Defense Stockpile Title XXXIV: Naval Petroleum Reserves Title XXXV: Panama Canal Commission Title XXXVI: Commercial Activities of People's Liberation Army Title XXXVII: Forced or Indentured Labor Title XXXVIII: Fair Trade in Automotive Parts Title XXXIX: Radio Free Asia Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 1999 - 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 1999 for operating expenses, capital equipment, and plant projects necessary in carrying out the following activities for national security programs: (1) weapons activities; (2) environmental restoration and waste management; (3) other defense activities; (4) defense nuclear waste disposal; and (5) defense environmental management privatization initiatives. 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; or (2) programs which have not been presented to, or requested of, the Congress until the Secretary of Energy transmits to the defense and appropriations committees a full statement of the action proposed and 30 days have since expired. (Sec. 3122) Places certain funding limits for general plant and construction project… 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-s-2059 105 s 2059 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-11 1998-10-21 Referred to the House Committee on National Security. 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: Real Property and Facilities Administration Subtitle C: Land Conveyances Subtitle D: Other Matters Subtitle E: Base Closures Title XXIX: Juniper Butte Range Withdrawal Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 - 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 1998 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) Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to increase the amount authorized for a military construction project at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Title XXII: Navy - Provides, with respect to the Navy, authorizations for purposes paralleling those for which authorizations are provided for the Army under the previous title. Title XXIII: Air Force - Provides, with respect to the Air Force, authorizations for purposes paralleling those for which authorizations are provided for the Army under Title XXI. Title XXIV: Defense Agencies - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to acquire real propert… 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-s-2060 105 s 2060 Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-11 1998-10-21 Referred to the House Committee on National Security. 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 Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Subtitle C: Other Matters Title III: Operation and Maintenance Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Subtitle C: Environmental Provisions Subtitle D: Counter-Drug Activities 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: Reserve Component Matters Subtitle C: Other Matters Title VI: Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits Subtitle A: Pay and Allowances Subtitle B: Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Subtitle C: Travel and Transportation Allowances Subtitle D: Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters Subtitle E: Other Matters Title VII: Health Care Title VIII: Acquisition Policy, Acquisition Management, and Related Matters Title IX: Department of Defense Organization and Management Title X: General Provisions Subtitle A: Financial Matters Subtitle B: Naval Vessels Subtitle C: Miscellaneous Report Requirements and Repeals Subtitle D: Other Matters Title XI: Department of Defense Civilian Personnel Title XII: Joint Warfighting Experimentation Department of Defense Authorization… 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-s-2054 105 s 2054 Veterans' Equality for Treatment and Services Act of 1998 (VETS) Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-08 1998-05-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT] VT R J000072 14 Veterans' Equality for Treatment and Services Act of 1998 (VETS) - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a demonstration project under which the HHS Secretary shall reimburse the VA Secretary from the Medicare trust funds for Medicare health care services furnished to certain targeted Medicare-eligible veterans. 2025-08-21T16:12:44Z  
105-hr-3818 105 hr 3818 To provide additional compensation for certain World War II veterans who survived the Bataan Death March and were held as prisoners of war by the Japanese. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-07 1998-05-07 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] FL R M000689 0 Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay certain compensation to individuals (or their survivors) who, as members of the armed forces during World War II: (1) were captured on the peninsula of Bataan or the island of Corregidor in the Philippines by Japanese forces; and (2) participated in and survived the Bataan Death March. 2025-01-02T17:50:26Z  
105-s-2045 105 s 2045 Improved Military Medical Plan Act Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-07 1998-05-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC] NC R F000437 1 Improved Military Medical Plan Act - Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to allow certain eligible beneficiaries to enroll in any health benefits plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) that offers medical care comparable to that offered under CHAMPUS. Includes as eligible beneficiaries any member or former member of the armed forces who is entitled to retired or retainer pay or its equivalent or would have been entitled to such pay except for having died before age 60, and any dependents of such individuals, who are also entitled to hospital insurance benefits under Part A of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. States that any such beneficiary shall not be required to satisfy any FEHBP eligibility criteria as a condition for enrollment. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to select the areas in which beneficiaries must reside in order to be enrolled in an FEHBP plan, including at least six regions of the TRICARE Program (a Department of Defense managed care program). Outlines enrollment procedures, including a 90-day enrollment period. Requires FEHBP reimbursement of costs for the provision of treatment at a military medical facility. Outlines provisions concerning required beneficiary copayments under the FEHBP and Federal contributions to such plans. Provides for: (1) management of plan participation by the OPM Director; (2) annual reports from the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when not operating as a service in the Navy, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the administering Secretaries), and the OPM Director concerning the provision of such care; (3) a report from the administering Secretaries on the advisability of either offering such care nationwide on a permanent basis or limiting such option to current eligible beneficiaries, the costs of such care, and their recommendations; and (4) a report from the Comptroller General, following … 2025-08-21T16:12:18Z  
105-s-2050 105 s 2050 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit members of the Armed Forces from entering into correctional facilities to present decorations to persons who commit certain crimes before being presented such decorations. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-07 1998-05-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] CA D F000062 0 Prohibits a member of the armed forces from entering into a Federal, State, or local correctional facility to present a decoration to a person who has been convicted of a serious violent felony. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
105-s-2051 105 s 2051 A bill to establish a task force to assess activities in previous base closure rounds and to recommend improvements and alternatives to additional base closure rounds. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-07 1998-05-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] VA R W000154 0 Establishes the Task Force on Base Closure Reform to review the military base closure process under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 in order to recommend improvements and potential alternatives to such process. Requires the Task Force to report to the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the House Committee on National Security on its activities. Terminates the Task Force 30 days after such report. Provides Task Force funding from funds appropriated to the Department of Defense. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
105-s-2052 105 s 2052 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-05-07 1998-06-26 Senate ordered measure printed as amended by Unanimous Consent. Senate Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] AL R S000320 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Intelligence Activities Title II: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Title III: General Provisions Title IV: Central Intelligence Agency Title V: Disclosure of Information to Congress Title VI: Foreign Intelligence and International Terrorism Investigations Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (2) Department of Defense; (3) Defense Intelligence Agency; (4) National Security Agency; (5) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (6) Departments of State, the Treasury, and Energy; (7) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (8) National Reconnaissance Office; and (9) National Imagery and Mapping Agency. (Sec. 102) Specifies that the amounts authorized to be appropriated and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 1999, for such activities are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations, which shall be made available to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and the President. (Sec. 103) Allows the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized for FY 1999 when necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions, subject to specified limitations. Requires notification of the Senate and House Intelligence Committees whenever such authority is exercised. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for the Community Management Account of the DCI for FY 1999. Authorizes full-time personnel for the Community Management Staff of the DCI as of September 30, 1999, as well as any additional amounts specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations. Provides for the reimbursement of any U.S. officer or employee, or a… 2025-08-21T16:13:22Z  
105-hr-3775 105 hr 3775 To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that military physicians possess unrestricted licenses, and to require the establishment of a system for monitoring completion by military physicians of applicable Continuing Medical Education requirements. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-04-30 1998-06-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. House Rep. Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7] OH R H000666 15 Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to require each physician under the jurisdiction of a military department to possess a current unrestricted license for his or her medical specialty before providing health care within such department. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a system for ensuring that each such physician completes applicable Continuing Medical Education requirements. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-s-2009 105 s 2009 A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out joint reviews relating to interdepartmental cooperation in the delivery of medical care by the departments. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-04-30 1998-04-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA] GA D C001034 0 Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should be commended for their cooperative efforts in the delivery of medical care; (2) DOD and VA should continue to explore new opportunities to enhance the availability and delivery of medical care to beneficiaries by further enhancing such cooperative efforts; and (3) such enhanced cooperation is encouraged for the general areas of access to quality medical care, identification and elimination of impediments to cooperation, and joint research and program development and for the specific areas in which there is significant potential to achieve progress in cooperation in a short term, including computerization of patient records systems, VA participation in TRICARE, pharmaceutical programs, and joint physical examinations. Directs the DOD and VA Secretaries to jointly conduct: (1) a survey of their respective medical care beneficiary populations to identify the expectations of, requirements for, and behavior patterns of such beneficiaries with respect to medical care; and (2) a review of impediments to cooperation in the delivery of medical care. Requires reports to the congressional defense and veterans' affairs committees (the committees). Requires the Secretary of Defense to review and report semiannually to the committees on opportunities for increased VA participation in TRICARE. Directs the Federal Pharmaceutical Steering Committee to: (1) undertake a comprehensive examination of existing pharmaceutical benefits and programs for beneficiaries of Federal medical care programs; (2) review the existing methods for contracting for and distributing medical supplies and services; and (3) report examination results to the committees. Directs the Secretaries to submit to the committees a report on the status of DOD and VA efforts to standardize physical examinations administered to determine or rate disabilities. Provides deadlines for required reports. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
105-s-2012 105 s 2012 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Gainesville, Florida, as the "Malcolm Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". Armed Forces and National Security 1998-04-30 1998-04-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. Senate Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] FL D G000352 1 Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Gainesville, Florida, as the Malcom Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. 2025-04-07T13:48:00Z  
105-s-2020 105 s 2020 Military Health Care Equality Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-04-30 1998-04-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] SC D H000725 0 Military Health Care Equality Act of 1998 - Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to allow certain eligible covered beneficiaries to enroll in any health benefits plan under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHB) offering medical and dental care comparable to that offered under CHAMPUS. Includes as an eligible beneficiary any member or former member of the armed forces, and any dependent of such member, who: (1) is not guaranteed access under CHAMPUS or TRICARE Standard (a Department of Defense managed care program) to health and dental care comparable to the highest level provided under the FEHB; (2) is eligible to enroll in the TRICARE Program but is not so enrolled because of geographical inaccessibility, enrollment limitations, or any other reason; or (3) is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. States that any such beneficiary shall not be required to satisfy any FEHB eligibility criteria as a condition for enrollment. Provides for: (1) enrollment contributions; (2) participation management by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM); and (3) annual reports from the Secretary of Defense and the OPM Director concerning the provision of such care. Requires the health and dental care benefits provided under CHAMPUS and TRICARE Standard, as well as the rates prescribed for the reimbursement of providers under such programs, to be comparable to the highest level of benefits provided under the FEHB. Requires the Secretary to begin offering the health benefits option of this Act no later than November 1, 1998. 2025-08-21T16:14:07Z  
105-hconres-266 105 hconres 266 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to buy goods and services made domestically and not deviate from the domestic source and manufacturing restrictions on procurements as established by law. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-04-29 1998-04-29 Referred to the House Committee on National Security. House Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] OH D S001004 14 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense should: (1) continue to apply the domestic source restrictions established under the National Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1993; and (2) demonstrate greater fiscal responsibility in all other areas before proposing to make any exceptions to such procurement restrictions. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
105-hr-3752 105 hr 3752 To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the provision of law requiring termination of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans as of December 31, 1999. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-04-29 1998-04-29 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] IL D G000535 7 Repeals a Federal provision requiring the termination of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans as of December 31, 1999. 2025-04-07T15:30:59Z  
105-s-1988 105 s 1988 A bill to provide for the release of interests of the United States in certain real property located in Augusta, Maine. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-04-24 1998-04-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] ME R C001035 1 Directs the Secretary to release all U.S. interests to the real property formerly known as the Kennebec Arsenal in Augusta, Maine. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
105-hr-3702 105 hr 3702 Veterans' Access to Emergency Health Care Act of 1998 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-04-22 1998-07-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1449) House Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] IL D E000250 22 Veterans' Access to Emergency Health Care Act of 1998 - Authorizes the provision of emergency hospital or medical care in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for veterans who are enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment established by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Includes such emergency care within authorized Department medical services. Authorizes the Secretary to reimburse veterans for the cost of services provided for any medical emergency which poses a serious threat to the life or health of an enrolled veteran. 2025-08-21T16:12:40Z  
105-hr-3710 105 hr 3710 Charles Butler McVay and U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS Relief Act Armed Forces and National Security 1998-04-22 1998-10-16 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD. House Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1] FL R S000106 97 Charles Butler McVay and U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS Relief Act - Exonerates the late rear admiral Charles Butler McVay III, United States Navy (retired), from responsibility for the sinking of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS on July 30, 1945, while under his command. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the subsequent court-martial conviction of McVay was a grave injustice. Urges the President to grant McVay a posthumous pardon. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should award a Presidential Unit Citation to the final crew of the INDIANAPOLIS in recognition of their courage and fortitude displayed in the face of tremendous adversity after their ship was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese navy. 2025-08-21T16:13:33Z  
105-hr-3694 105 hr 3694 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-04-21 1998-10-20 Became Public Law No: 105-272. House Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14] FL R G000336 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Intelligence Activities Title II: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Title III: General Provisions Title IV: Central Intelligence Agency Title V: Department of Defense Intelligence Activities Title VI: Foreign Intelligence and International Terrorism Investigations Title VII: Whistleblower Protection for Intelligence Community Employees Reporting Urgent Concerns to Congress Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (2) Department of Defense (DOD); (3) Defense Intelligence Agency; (4) National Security Agency; (5) Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force; (6) Departments of State, the Treasury, and Energy; (7) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (8) National Reconnaissance Office; and (9) National Imagery and Mapping Agency. (Sec. 102) Specifies that the amounts authorized to be appropriated and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 1999, for such activities are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations that accompanies the conference report, which shall be made available to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and the President. (Sec. 103) Allows the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized for FY 1999 when the DCI determines that such action is necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions, subject to specified limitations. Requires notification of the Senate and House Intelligence Committees whenever such authority is exercised. (Sec. 104) Authorizes specified appropriations for the Community Management Account (Account) of the DCI for FY 1999. Authorizes spe… 2025-04-07T15:33:55Z  
105-hr-3695 105 hr 3695 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-04-21 1998-05-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities. House Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] CO R H000444 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title XXI: 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 Subtitle B: Other Matters Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 - Title XXI(sic): Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire family housing units, to carry out architectural planning and design activities, and to improve existing military family housing in specified amounts. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for fiscal years after 1998 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Army. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after 1999 for: (1) Newport Army Depot, Indiana; (2) Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; (3) Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; (4) the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York; (5) Fort Hood, Texas; and (6) Kwajalein Atoll, Kwajalein. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. (Sec. 2105) Amends the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year: (1) 1995 to increase the amounts authorized for projects at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, and the Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon; and (2) 1998 to increase the amount authorized for a project at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Title XXII: Navy - Provides, with respect to the Navy, authorizations paralleling those provided for the Army. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after 1999 for the Berthing Pier project authorized for Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Limits the total cost of cons… 2025-08-21T16:12:39Z  
105-s-1963 105 s 1963 Military Health Care Fairness Act Armed Forces and National Security 1998-04-21 1998-06-30 Referred to Subcommittee on International Security. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 3 Military Health Care Fairness Act - Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to allow certain eligible covered beneficiaries to enroll in any health benefits plan under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHB) offering medical care comparable to that offered under CHAMPUS. Includes as an eligible beneficiary a military retiree (with an exception) or dependent who is: (1) not guaranteed access under TRICARE (a Department of Defense (DOD) managed care program) to health care comparable to health care provided under the FEHB; (2) eligible to enroll in the TRICARE Program but is not so enrolled because of location, total enrollment limitations, or any other reason; or (3) entitled to hospital insurance benefits under Part A of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Limits eligible beneficiaries during the first two years of enrollment to military retirees who are: (1) 65 years of age or older; or (2) retired or separated due to physical disability. States that any eligible beneficiary shall not be required to satisfy any FEHB eligibility criteria as a condition for enrollment. Provides for: (1) an enrollment period and a three-year minimum enrollment term; (2) authorized treatment in a military medical treatment facility; (3) enrollment contributions; (4) participation management by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM); and (5) annual reports from the Secretary of Defense and the OPM Director concerning the provision of such care. Directs the Secretary, within four years after the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, to report to the Congress on whether such health care option should be made permanent and on the estimated costs of such option. Directs the Secretary to: (1) begin to offer such option no later than six months after enactment of this Act; and (2) continue to offer such option through 2003, and to provide care to eligible beneficiaries through 2005. Provides program f… 2025-08-21T16:15:01Z  
105-s-1912 105 s 1912 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to exclude additional reserve component general and flag officers from the limitation on the number of general or flag officers who may serve on active duty. Armed Forces and National Security 1998-04-02 1998-04-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] KY D F000268 1 Excludes from current limitations on the number of general or flag officers who may serve on active duty a general or flag officer who is on active duty under a call or order specifying a period of more than 179 days. Limits the total number of such officers to three percent of the total of all officers on active duty. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
105-hr-3616 105 hr 3616 Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 Armed Forces and National Security 1998-04-01 1998-10-17 Became Public Law No: 105-261. House Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2] SC R S000718 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations Title I: Procurement Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Army Programs Subtitle C: Navy Programs Subtitle D: Air Force Programs Subtitle E: Other Matters Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Subtitle C: Ballistic Missile Defense Subtitle D: Other Matters Title III: Operation and Maintenance Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations Subtitle C: Environmental Provisions Subtitle D: Information Technology Issues Subtitle E: Defense Infrastructure Support Improvement Subtitle F: Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Subtitle G: 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: Reserve Component Matters Subtitle C: Military Education and Training Subtitle D: Decorations, Awards, and Commendations Subtitle E: Administration of Agencies Responsible for Review and Correction of Military Records Subtitle F: Reports Subtitle G: Other Matters Title VI: Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits Subtitle A: Pay and Allowances Subtitle B: Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays Subtitle C: Travel and Transportation Allowances Subtitle D: Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters S… 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  

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