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| 108-sconres-152 | 108 | sconres | 152 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to exercise its statutory authority to support the activities of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the periodic national and world Boy Scout Jamborees. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-12-07 | 2004-12-07 | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11906) | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 5 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to exercise its long-standing statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts of America, particularly the periodic national and world Boy Scout Jamborees. | 2023-01-14T22:48:28Z | |
| 108-hr-5428 | 108 | hr | 5428 | To amend the Federal Charter of the Boy Scouts of America in title 36, United States Code, to ratify the authority of the Secretary of Defense and military installations and units of the Armed Forces to officially sponsor units of the Boy Scouts of America serving dependents of members of the Armed Forces and to make facilities of the Department of Defense available for Boy Scout meetings and activities, such as national and world Boy Scout Jamborees. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-12-06 | 2004-12-06 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] | MI | D | D000355 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Defense and U.S. military installations and units to support the Boy Scouts of America by: (1) officially sponsoring Boy Scout units serving dependents of members of the Armed Forces; and (2) making facilities of the Department of Defense available for Boy Scout meetings and other activities such as national and world Boy Scout Jamborees. | 2023-01-14T22:48:28Z | |
| 108-hr-5416 | 108 | hr | 5416 | Military Stalking Prevention Act of 2005 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-11-19 | 2004-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] | CA | D | S000030 | 0 | Military Stalking Prevention Act of 2005 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to define as the offense of stalking any person who knowingly engages in a course of conduct that would cause emotional distress to a reasonable person or would place a reasonable person in fear of injury to the person, property, or reputation of that person or any other person. | 2023-01-14T22:48:32Z | |
| 108-hconres-522 | 108 | hconres | 522 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to exercise its statutory authority to support the activities of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the periodic national and world Boy Scout Jamborees. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-11-18 | 2004-11-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] | CO | R | H000444 | 43 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to exercise its long-standing statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts of America, particularly the periodic national and world Boy Scout Jamborees. | 2023-01-14T22:48:33Z | |
| 108-hr-5391 | 108 | hr | 5391 | Prevention of and Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence in the Military Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-11-18 | 2004-11-18 | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] | NY | D | S000480 | 0 | Prevention of and Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence in the Military Act - Establishes in the Department of Defense (DOD) an Office of the Victims' Advocate for access to services for victims and survivors of domestic or family violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the military (hereinafter, crimes). Requires: (1) the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to establish an interdisciplinary council to coordinate and oversee DOD victims' programs; and (2) the Secretary of each military department to establish their own council for such purposes. Directs the commanding officer of a military unit who receives a complaint alleging such a crime by a member of the military or civilian DOD employee to carry out a full investigation and submit a final report on investigation results. Requires the Secretary to implement written policies regarding arrest procedures for domestic violence incidents. Establishes a Director of Special Investigations to compile and report information concerning such crimes. Provides for the protection of persons reporting incidents of sexual assault or domestic violence. Authorizes the Secretary to award contracts to support DOD crisis intervention services for victims of such crimes. Provides for medical care and treatment for victims. Authorizes the creation of military-civilian shelter programs for crime victims. Amends the Federal criminal code and Uniform Code of Military Justice to revise or establish enforcement provisions related to such crimes. Provides for military law enforcement of victims' rights, including restitution. Extends or increases Department of Veterans Affairs counseling and treatment programs with respect to such crimes. Provides for: (1) enhanced treatment services for perpetrators; and (2) DOD prevention and intervention training. Requires DOD research with respect to crime prevention, needs assessment, services, and accountability. Directs the Secretary to convene a summit and a national conference to deal with issues surrounding such crimes. | 2023-01-14T22:48:32Z | |
| 108-s-3002 | 108 | s | 3002 | Disabled Veterans Transition Assistance Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-11-18 | 2004-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] | MO | R | B000611 | 2 | Disabled Veterans Transition Assistance Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities on or after September 11, 2001, including a system of advocacy and follow-up to assist those members to transition from military service to the civilian community. Requires the Secretary to designate an executive agent to carry out the program throughout the Department of Defense and, in cooperation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, for members of the Coast Guard with severe disabilities. | 2023-01-14T22:48:30Z | |
| 108-sconres-147 | 108 | sconres | 147 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to exercise its statutory authority to support the activities of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the periodic national and world Boy Scout Jamborees. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-11-18 | 2004-11-18 | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11503) | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 0 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to exercise its long-standing statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts of America, particularly the periodic national and world Boy Scout Jamborees. | 2023-01-14T22:48:29Z | |
| 108-s-2982 | 108 | s | 2982 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make a stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-11-16 | 2004-11-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] | PA | R | S000059 | 0 | Makes a stillborn child an insurable dependent under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Program for veterans and their survivors and dependents. | 2023-01-14T22:48:30Z | |
| 108-hr-5353 | 108 | hr | 5353 | To establish limitations on the utilization and disposal of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt campus of the Department of Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley Health Care System at Montrose, New York, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-09 | 2004-10-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] | NY | R | K000078 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to retain property comprising the Franklin Delano Roosevelt campus of the Department of Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley Health Care System at Montrose, New York (FDR campus) as an element of that system. Sets forth certain limitations on the utilization and disposal of the FDR campus. Directs the Secretary to study: (1) the need for housing of low-income veterans who are served by the Hudson Valley Health Care System; and (2) a proposal of the Town of Cortlandt, New York to take title to certain facilities on the FDR campus. | 2023-01-14T22:48:38Z | |
| 108-hr-5354 | 108 | hr | 5354 | National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-09 | 2004-10-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. | House | Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] | OR | D | H000762 | 41 | National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to limit the length of assignment of reservists during U.S. Central Command deployments of not less than one year. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a report on Department of Defense policies and communications regarding the length of deployments for reservists in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom. Directs the Secretary of the Army to designate a senior level official of the Department of the Army to implement recommendations for executive action to address military pay problems. Expands reenlistment bonus eligibility and the amount of such bonuses for members of the Selected Reserve. Removes conditions on Ready Reserve members' eligibility for TRICARE enrollment. Makes such eligibility permanent. Requires the Secretary concerned to pay applicable premiums to continue qualified health benefit plan coverage for family members of eligible reservists serving on active duty for the benefits coverage continuation period. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to fund child care for members of the Armed Forces on active duty for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. Requires employers to provide notice of rights and benefits under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Office of Special Counsel to carry out a demonstration project under which certain USERRA claims against Federal agencies are referred to the Office of Special Counsel. Increases monthly educational assistance benefits for members of the Selected Reserve. Expands eligibility for such benefits to include reservists who have served on active duty for a cumulative period of 24 months during any five-year period. Reduces from 60 to 55 the age at which members of Reserve components may receive military retirement pay. Establishes the position of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (Reserve Affairs). Eliminates the posi… | 2023-01-14T22:48:38Z | |
| 108-hr-5356 | 108 | hr | 5356 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the placement in a national cemetery of memorial markers for the purpose of commemorating servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-09 | 2004-10-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] | RI | D | L000559 | 4 | Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish for placement a memorial headstone or marker in a national cemetery to commemorate veterans and their spouses whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery. | 2023-01-14T22:48:38Z | |
| 108-hr-5296 | 108 | hr | 5296 | Crosby-Puller Combat Wounds Compensation Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-11 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1924) | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 17 | Crosby-Puller Combat Wounds Compensation Act - Continues hazardous duty pay, aviation career incentive pay, career enlisted flier incentive pay, hardship duty pay, imminent danger pay, the travel or transportation per diem for duty outside the United States or in Hawaii or Alaska, and the family separation allowance for members of the Armed Forces who are wounded or injured in combat zones and removed from the area for treatment until such time as the member: (1) is found physically fit to perform the duties of the member's office, grade, rank, or rating; (2) is discharged or separated; or (3) dies. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the time limitation on the income tax exclusion for combat zone compensation resulting from hospitalization due to wounds, disease, or injury incurred in such combat zone. | 2023-01-14T22:48:40Z | |
| 108-hr-5300 | 108 | hr | 5300 | Servicemembers Anti-Predatory Lending Protection Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] | MO | R | G000546 | 0 | Servicemembers Anti-Predatory Lending Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to set forth terms for consumer credit extended to a servicemember or servicemember's dependent, including terms of interest with respect to the extension of such credit. Prohibits a creditor from imposing an annual percentage rate greater than 36 percent with respect to the consumer credit extended. Sets forth mandatory loan disclosures, including: (1) a statement of the annual percentage rate applicable to the extension of credit; and (2) a clear description of the payment obligations. Prohibits a creditor from automatically renewing, repaying, refinancing, or consolidating any consumer credit with the proceeds of other credit extended to a servicemember or a servicemember's dependent by the same creditor without: (1) executing new loan documentation signed by the servicemember; and (2) providing the mandatory loan disclosures. Preempts any State or Federal law, rule, or regulation, including any State usury law, to the extent that it is inconsistent with this Act. States that this Act does not preempt any such law, rule, or regulation that provides additional protection. Prescribes criminal penalties for violation of this Act. | 2023-01-14T22:48:40Z | |
| 108-hr-5303 | 108 | hr | 5303 | To provide for the establishment of a Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) for veterans on the grounds of the Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Burns, Max [R-GA-12] | GA | R | B001249 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) work with the Secretary of the Navy in developing a site suitable for a medical facility on the grounds of the Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia; and (2) construct on that site a joint Navy-Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic as called for in a strategic plan approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. | 2023-01-14T22:48:40Z | |
| 108-hr-5328 | 108 | hr | 5328 | Preventing Sexual Assaults in the Military Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-11 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1922-1923) | House | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] | NY | D | M000087 | 3 | Preventing Sexual Assaults in the Military Act of 2004 - Authorizes necessary appropriations to: (1) eliminate the backlog in processing DNA evidence at military DNA laboratories, including the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory; (2) ensure that DNA testing and analysis of samples from crimes, including sexual assault and other serious violent crimes, are carried out in a timely manner; (3) distribute a sufficient amount of DNA evidence kits to each military academy, domestic military base, overseas military base, and theater of operations; and (4) ensure that at least one military medical personnel member trained as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) or Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) is on duty at all times in the health care facility of each military academy, domestic military military base, overseas military base, and theater of operations, except where a memorandum of understanding ensures that a nonmilitary SANE or SAFE is on duty at all times. | 2023-01-14T22:48:39Z | |
| 108-hr-5332 | 108 | hr | 5332 | Matthew Boisvert Help Extend Respect Owed to Every Soldier (HEROES) Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-08 | 2004-11-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. | House | Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] | MA | D | M000627 | 0 | Matthew Boisvert Help Extend Respect Owed to Every Soldier (HEROES) Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to allow certain military and veterans' service organizations access to veterans being furnished hospital care and medical services, subject to the consent of such veterans, for the purpose of providing information and counseling to such veterans. Authorizes payment or reimbursement up to $250 for civilian clothing and personal care products for members of the Armed Forces (members) who are evacuated for medical treatment. Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish minimum uniform standards for postdeployment medical examinations. Requires that such examinations include screening for mental health disorders. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) provide veterans who live more than 50 miles from a Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) medical facility with vouchers for psychiatric services at private facilities; (2) establish and maintain a health status registry for veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduing Freedom. Rescinds a DVA Memorandum dated July 18, 2002, entitled "Status of VHA Enrollment and Associated Issues." Directs the Secretary of each military department to establish a support system for members who incur severe disabilities on or after September 11, 2001, to assist in the transition to civilian life. Directs the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program of employment training for veterans. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide mortgage assistance to members who were seriously injured while on active duty. | 2023-01-14T22:48:39Z | |
| 108-hr-5349 | 108 | hr | 5349 | G.I. Bill Enhancement Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] | NE | R | T000459 | 0 | G.I. Bill Enhancement Act of 2004 - Exempts from the mandatory payroll deductions ($100 for the first 12 months of active duty pay) under the veterans' basic educational assistance program, members of the Armed Forces and Selected Reserve on active duty between November 16, 2001 and the termination date of Executive Order 13235. Provides for reimbursement of payroll deductions taken prior to the enactment of this Act. Allows such members to withdraw an election not to receive basic educational assistance. | 2023-01-14T22:48:39Z | |
| 108-s-2956 | 108 | s | 2956 | Disabled Veterans Transition Assistance Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-08 | 2004-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] | MO | R | B000611 | 2 | Disabled Veterans Transition Assistance Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities on or after September 11, 2001, including a system of advocacy and follow-up to assist those members to transition from military service to the civilian community. Requires the Secretary to designate an executive agent to carry out the program throughout the Department of Defense and, in cooperation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, for members of the Coast Guard with severe disabilities. | 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z | |
| 108-hr-5244 | 108 | hr | 5244 | Comprehensive Assistance for Veterans Exposed to Traumatic Stressors Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] | IL | D | E000250 | 32 | Comprehensive Assistance for Veterans Exposed to Traumatic Stressors Act of 2004 - Extends eligibility for readjustment counseling services for Vietnam-era veterans. Requires implementation of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-Department of Defense (DOD) Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund. Requires: (1) the DOD to assist the VA with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-related data collection; (2) routine preventative maintenance intervention for returning members of the Armed Forces; and (3) substance use disorder questions in pre- and post-deployment screens and related treatment protocols. Provides for a telemedicine program to support health care providers in combat theaters. Requires a study of factors that decrease the likelihood of developing combat-related chronic PTSD. Extends the enhanced eligibility period for VA health services for certain veterans. Provides for participation by the VA in DOD demobilization and Transitional Assistance Program activities to enhance identification of chronic PTSD risk factors. Requires PTSD educational materials. Provides for a joint demonstration project that stations VA psychologists and psychiatrists at major demobilization sites and military treatment facilities. Requires: (1) performance measures that ensure appropriate deployment of resources to implement the Iraq war clinical practice guidelines; (2) establishment of the DOD/VA Council on Post-Deployment Mental Health; (3) a plan for expanded access to specialized PTSD care; and (4) additional mental health services personnel for certain VA programs and locations. Authorizes counseling for immediate family members of disabled veterans and Armed Forces personnel killed in action. Establishes a National Steering Committee on PTSD Education. Addresses deficiencies in compensation and pension examinations with regard to PTSD. Requires development of criteria for determining which medical conditions are likely associated with PTSD and when secondary service-connection should be granted for those conditions. Prov… | 2023-01-14T22:48:42Z | |
| 108-hr-5257 | 108 | hr | 5257 | Servicemembers' Flexible Educational Assistance Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] | MD | R | B000208 | 0 | Servicemembers' Flexible Educational Assistance Act - Allows members of the Armed Forces and Selected Reserve who are entitled to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to transfer a portion of their entitlement to their dependents. States that a child's use of such transferred entitlement may not commence until the child completes secondary school or attains 18 years of age. Extends the time period for use of such transferred entitlements. Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) submit annual reports to specified congressional committees on the number of individuals transferring their entitlement to educational assistance under this Act; and (2) include such information pertaining to the Selected Reserve in biennial reports to Congress. Allows service members and their dependents to choose the program of education for which educational assistance will be used. Redefines the qualifying period of active duty service for members of the Selected Reserve to receive educational assistance as a cumulative period of at least 24 months during any six-year period. | 2023-01-14T22:48:41Z | |
| 108-hr-5260 | 108 | hr | 5260 | To extend the life of the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs until September 30, 2006. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 1 | Amends the Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999 to extend the life of the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs until September 30, 2006. | 2023-01-14T22:48:41Z | |
| 108-hr-5261 | 108 | hr | 5261 | Mailing Support to Troops Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | House | Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] | NY | R | F000440 | 4 | Mailing Support to Troops Act of 2004 - Authorizes free mailing privileges for mail matter sent by a family member from within an area served by a U.S. post office to members of the Armed Forces on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan, or hospitalized at an Armed Forces facility as a result of such service. | 2023-01-14T22:48:41Z | |
| 108-hr-5271 | 108 | hr | 5271 | To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish and award a decoration, to be known as the "Coalition of the Willing Medal", to members of the military services of nations participating with the United States in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-07 | 2004-10-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] | IL | R | S000364 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish and award a Coalition of the Willing Medal to members of the military services of nations participating in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom for their participation in either operation. | 2023-01-14T22:48:41Z | |
| 108-hr-5239 | 108 | hr | 5239 | National Guard and Reserve Education Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-06 | 2004-10-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 0 | National Guard and Reserve Education Act of 2004 - Increases the monthly rate of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve who pursue full-time studies. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe by regulation the rate of assistance for less than full-time studies. Establishes an educational assistance benefit for reservists and National Guard members who, on or after September 11, 2001, serve at least 180 days within a five-year period of active duty in a contingency operation. Authorizes such persons to use their educational assistance entitlement during a 14-year period beginning on the last day of duty. Authorizes members of the Selected Reserve who are entitled to retired pay and basic educational assistance to transfer a portion of their educational entitlement to eligible dependents. Requires the Secretary to report on such transfers in the Secretary's annual report to Congress. | 2023-01-14T22:48:42Z | |
| 108-hres-826 | 108 | hres | 826 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Pasqualine J. Gibbons of Denver, Colorado, an African American woman who valiantly served her country in the Army Air Corps during World War II, was unfairly passed over for promotion and should have held the grade of technical sergeant, rather than private first class, upon her discharge from the service on January 2, 1946. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-06 | 2004-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] | CO | D | D000197 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Pasqualine J. Gibbons, while in the Army Air Corps during World War II, was unfairly passed over for promotion and should have held the grade of technical sergeant, rather than private first class, upon her discharge on January 2, 1946. | 2023-01-14T22:48:38Z | |
| 108-hr-5210 | 108 | hr | 5210 | Troops Phone Home Free Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-05 | 2004-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] | CA | D | F000116 | 6 | Troops Phone Home Free Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide, wherever practicable, prepaid phone cards, or an equivalent telecommunications benefit which includes access to telephone service, to members of the Armed Forces deployed outside the United States who are directly supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom to enable such members to make telephone calls to family and friends in the United States without cost to the member. Limits the value of such benefit to not more than $40 per month per person. Terminates such benefit on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom have ended. | 2023-01-14T22:48:42Z | |
| 108-hr-5222 | 108 | hr | 5222 | Military Commissions Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-05 | 2004-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] | CA | D | S000030 | 0 | Military Commissions Act of 2004 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to permit a military commission to try any person, not a citizen of the United States, for one or more offenses against the law of war or in furtherance of terrorism. Permits only the President, or a person designated by the President, to appoint such a commission. Requires a commission to consist of not less than three members and not more than seven members. States that trial and defense counsel shall be detailed for a military commission on the same basis as such counsel are detailed for a general court-martial. Requires members of a military commission to deliberate and vote in closed conference. Prohibits: (1) a military commission from finding a person guilty of an offense, and determining a sentence, except by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at the time the vote is taken; and (2) from sentencing a person to suffer death except by the concurrence of all the members as to the findings and as to the sentence. Sets forth other requirements relating to a commission, including requiring the accused in a military commission to be given specified minimum rights and protections. Outlines procedures for, and courts of, appeal. | 2023-01-14T22:48:42Z | |
| 108-hr-5207 | 108 | hr | 5207 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the military death gratuity from $12,000 to $75,000. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-10-04 | 2004-10-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] | NY | R | F000440 | 1 | Increases to $75,000 the amount of death gratuity payable with respect to members of the Armed Forces. Makes this increase applicable with respect to deaths occurring on or after September 11, 2001. | 2023-01-14T22:48:43Z | |
| 108-s-2867 | 108 | s | 2867 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the military death gratuity from $12,000 to $50,000. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-30 | 2004-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10063) | Senate | Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] | NE | R | H001028 | 0 | Increases the death gratuity payable with respect to members of the Armed Forces from $12,000 to $50,000. Makes this increase applicable to deaths occurring on or after September 11, 2001. Requires the Secretary of Defense to derive funds for payments under this Act in FY 2005 from travel funds for personnel of the Office of the Secretary. | 2023-01-14T22:48:45Z | |
| 108-hr-5166 | 108 | hr | 5166 | Armed Forces Voluntary Immunization and Heath Justice Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-29 | 2004-10-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] | CT | R | S001144 | 4 | Armed Forces Voluntary Immunization and Health Justice Act of 2004 - Prohibits requiring a member of the Armed Forces to participate in either of the smallpox or anthrax vaccine immunization programs of the Department of Defense. Permits administering either vaccine to any such member without the informed consent of the member. Requires the correction of the records of servicemembers previously punished for refusing to take either vaccine. Requires the Secretary of Defense to assess the current threat of an anthrax or smallpox attack on members of the Armed Forces and report the results. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) carry out an ongoing assessment of the adverse health effects being reported by members and former members of the Armed Forces with respect to the smallpox and anthrax vaccines administered by the Department of Defense; and (2) prepare an estimate of the future cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs to treat those adverse health effects, if determined to be service-connected. Requires the President to establish a National Center for Military Deployment Health Research to coordinate and synthesize research efforts by Federal departments and agencies relating to the health effects of military deployments on members of the Armed Forces, including members of the reserve components. | 2023-01-13T22:01:45Z | |
| 108-hr-5152 | 108 | hr | 5152 | To require the Secretary of Defense to take such actions as are necessary to change the reimbursement rates and cost sharing requirements under the TRICARE program to be the same as, or as similar as possible to, the reimbursement rates and cost sharing requirements under the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Standard Plan provided under the Federal Employee Health Benefit program under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-28 | 2004-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] | GA | R | N000159 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to change the reimbursement rules and cost sharing requirements under the TRICARE program to be the same as, or as similar as possible to, the reimbursement rules and cost sharing requirements under the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Standard Plan provided under the Federal Employee Health Benefit program (FEHBP). | 2023-01-13T22:01:45Z | |
| 108-hr-5153 | 108 | hr | 5153 | Native American Veterans Home Loan Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-28 | 2004-10-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | H001037 | 5 | Native American Veterans Home Loan Act of 2004 - Extends through December 31, 2010, a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may make direct housing loans to Native American veterans. | 2023-01-13T22:01:45Z | |
| 108-s-2853 | 108 | s | 2853 | A bill to require a report on the methodologies utilized for National Intelligence Estimates. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-28 | 2004-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Requires the National Intelligence Council to submit to Congress a report that includes the following: (1) the methodologies utilized for the initiation, drafting, publication, coordination, and dissemination of the results of National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs); and (2) such recommendations as the Council considers appropriate regarding improvements of the methodologies utilized for NIEs in order to ensure the timeliness of such Estimates and ensure that such Estimates address the national security and intelligence priorities and objectives of the President and the Director of Central Intelligence. States that the report under subsection shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. | 2023-01-14T22:48:45Z | |
| 108-s-2854 | 108 | s | 2854 | A bill to facilitate alternative analyses of intelligence by the intelligence community. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-28 | 2004-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Director of Central Intelligence should consider the advisability of establishing for each element of the intelligence community an element, office, or component whose purpose is the alternative analysis (commonly referred to as a red-team analysis) of the information and conclusions in the intelligence products of such element of the intelligence community. Requires, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Central Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on the actions taken to establish for each element of the intelligence community such an element, office, or component. States that the report shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. | 2023-01-14T22:48:45Z | |
| 108-s-2849 | 108 | s | 2849 | A bill to provide certain enhancements to the Montgomery GI Bill Program for certain individuals who serve as members of the Armed Forces after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-27 | 2004-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduce: CR S9724) | Senate | Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] | NE | R | H001028 | 2 | Exempts from the mandatory payroll deductions ($100 for the first 12 months of active duty pay) under the veterans' basic educational assistance program, members of the Armed Forces and Selected Reserve on active duty between November 16, 2001, and the termination date of Executive Order 13235, who elect to receive basic educational assistance. Provides for reimbursement of payroll deductions taken prior to the enactment of this Act. Allows such members to withdraw an election not to receive basic educational assistance. | 2023-01-14T22:48:45Z | |
| 108-hr-10 | 108 | hr | 10 | 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-24 | 2004-11-16 | Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Judiciary, H. Rept. 108-724, Part VI. | House | Rep. Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14] | IL | R | H000323 | 26 | 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act - Title I: Reform of the Intelligence Community - National Security Intelligence Improvement Act of 2004 - Subtitle A: Establishment of National Intelligence Director - (Sec. 1011) Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish a National Intelligence Director (Director), to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Prohibits the Director from being located within the Executive Office of the President or simultaneously serving as head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or any other intelligence community (IC) element. Gives the Director primary responsibility for: (1) serving as head of the IC; (2) acting as principal adviser for intelligence matters related to national security; and (3) managing, overseeing, and directing the execution of the National Intelligence Program (formerly known as the National Foreign Intelligence Program). Requires the Director to ensure that timely, objective, and independent national intelligence based upon all available sources is provided to: (1) the President; (2) the heads of departments and agencies of the executive branch; (3) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and senior military commanders; and (4) the Senate and House of Representatives and congressional committees, where appropriate. Gives the Director access to all national intelligence and intelligence related to national security collected by Federal entities, to the extent approved by the President. Outlines budgetary duties of the Director, including: (1) the development of an annual budget for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States; and (2) participation in the development of annual budgets for the Joint Military Intelligence Program (JMIP) and for Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities. Requires the Director to facilitate the management and execution of funds appropriated for the National Intelligence Program. Prohibits funds made available under such program from being transferred or repro… | 2023-01-13T21:46:44Z | |
| 108-hr-5150 | 108 | hr | 5150 | National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-24 | 2004-09-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). | House | Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] | CT | R | S001144 | 40 | National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 - Establishes as an independent executive entity the National Intelligence Authority (Authority), headed by a National Intelligence Director (Director), to, among other things: (1) unify and strengthen efforts of the intelligence community (IC); (2) operate the National Counterterrorism Center and national intelligence centers; and (3) establish clear responsibility and accountability for counterterrorism and other intelligence matters relating to U.S. national security. Requires the Director to: (1) serve as the head of the IC; (2) advise the President on intelligence related to national security; and (3) direct and oversee the National Intelligence Program (formerly the National Foreign Intelligence Program). Authorizes the Director to establish and train a National Intelligence Reserve Corps for the temporary reemployment of former IC employees during periods of emergency. Establishes in the Treasury the Reserve for Contingencies of the National Intelligence Director. Establishes a National Intelligence Council (Council) to produce national intelligence estimates for the U.S. Government and evaluate the collection and production of intelligence by the IC. Establishes a National Counterterrorism Center to, among other things: (1) unify strategy for U.S. civilian and military counterterrorism efforts; and (2) integrate counterterrorism intelligence and operations across agency boundaries, both inside and outside the United States. Authorizes the Director to establish within the Authority one or more national intelligence centers to address intelligence priorities established by the Council. Requires the Director to establish the Intelligence Community Scholarship Program to award scholarships designed to recruit and prepare students for civilian careers in the IC. Requires the President to publicly disclose certain intelligence funding information for fiscal years after 2005. Merges the Homeland Security Council into the Council. Establishes a Joint Intelligence Community… | 2023-01-13T22:01:45Z | |
| 108-hr-5137 | 108 | hr | 5137 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-23 | 2004-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] | HI | D | A000014 | 2 | Includes within the definition of a "radiation-risk activity" for purposes of eligibility criteria for veterans' disability compensation the exposure to ionizing radiation due to residual contamination resulting from participation in a nuclear detonation, without regard to whether any particular level of radiation exposure was measured for that individual. | 2023-01-13T22:01:46Z | |
| 108-s-2840 | 108 | s | 2840 | National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-23 | 2004-09-27 | By Senator Collins from Committee on Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 108-359. Additional views filed. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 - Title I: National Intelligence Authority - Subtitle A: National Intelligence Authority - (Sec. 101) Establishes as an independent executive entity the National Intelligence Authority (Authority) to, among other things: (1) unify and strengthen efforts of the intelligence community (IC); (2) operate the National Counterterrorism Center and national intelligence centers; and (3) establish clear responsibility and accountability for counterterrorism and other intelligence matters relating to U.S. national security. Requires the Authority to be headed by a National Intelligence Director (Director), who shall: (1) serve as the head of the IC; (2) advise the President on intelligence related to national security; and (3) direct and oversee the National Intelligence Program (formerly the National Foreign Intelligence Program). Subtitle B: Responsibilities and Authorities of National Intelligence Director - (Sec. 111) Requires the Director to provide national intelligence to the: (1) President; (2) heads of other Federal departments and agencies; (3) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and senior military commanders; and (4) Senate and House of Representatives and committees thereof. (Sec. 112) Outlines intelligence-related duties of the Director, including determining the annual budget for U.S. intelligence and intelligence-related activities. (Sec. 113) Requires the Director to have access to all national security-related intelligence collected by any U.S. department, agency, or element. Authorizes the Director to transfer or reprogram funds and/or personnel within the National Intelligence Program (requiring notification of the congressional intelligence committees). Requires the Director to establish and implement information technology and communications standards across the IC. (Sec. 114) Requires the Director to: (1) provide incentives for s… | 2022-02-03T05:37:14Z | |
| 108-s-2845 | 108 | s | 2845 | Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-23 | 2004-12-17 | Became Public Law No: 108-458. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 227 | (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on December 7, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 - Title I: Reform of the Intelligence Community - National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 - Subtitle A: Establishment of Director of National Intelligence - (Sec. 1011) Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish a Director of National Intelligence (Director), to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires the Director to have extensive national security expertise. Prohibits the Director from being located within the Executive Office of the President or simultaneously serving as head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or any other intelligence community (IC) element. Gives the Director primary responsibility for: (1) serving as head of the IC; (2) acting as principal adviser for intelligence matters related to national security; and (3) managing, overseeing, and directing the execution of the National Intelligence Program (formerly known as the National Foreign Intelligence Program). Requires the Director to ensure that timely, objective, and independent national intelligence based upon all available sources is provided to: (1) the President; (2) the heads of departments and agencies of the executive branch; (3) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and senior military commanders; and (4) the Senate and House of Representatives and congressional committees. Gives the Director access to all national intelligence and intelligence related to national security collected by Federal entities, unless otherwise directed by the President. Outlines budgetary duties of the Director, including: (1) the development of an annual consolidated budget for the National Intelligence Program (the Program); and (2) participation in the development of annual budgets for the Joint Military Intelligence Program and for Tactical Intelligence and Related Activitie… | 2022-05-20T16:29:09Z | |
| 108-hr-5081 | 108 | hr | 5081 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a new program of educational assistance for certain reserve component members of the Armed Forces who perform active service. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-15 | 2004-09-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7] | CO | R | B001240 | 7 | Requires the Secretary of each military department, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, to establish a program as prescribed in this Act to provide educational assistance to members of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned. Makes eligible for such benefits on or after September 11, 2001, members of Reserve components who: (1) served on active duty in support of contingency operations for at least 90 consecutive days; or (2) in the case of an Army or Air National Guard member, performed full time duty for at least 90 consecutive days for the purpose of responding to a national emergency declared by the President and supported by Federal funds. Creates an exception to the 90-day requirement for members released from duty because of injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated in the line of duty. States that members remain entitled to such educational assistance if ordered to active duty while serving in the Selected Reserve or the Ready Reserve. Terminates educational assistance for disabled members 10 years from the date of entitlement. Requires educational assistance under this Act to be provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs. | 2023-01-13T22:01:47Z | |
| 108-s-2811 | 108 | s | 2811 | 9-11 Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-15 | 2004-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Intelligence Reformation Act of 2004 or 9-11 Act - Establishes as an executive department the Department of Intelligence (Department), headed by a Director of Intelligence. Requires the Director to: (1) serve as head of the Intelligence Community (IC); (2) act as principal adviser to the President for intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government; and (3) determine the annual budget for U.S. intelligence and intelligence-related activities. Establishes a National Counterterrorism Center to, among other things: (1) analyze and integrate all U.S. intelligence pertaining to terrorism or counterterrorism; (2) conduct strategic planning for counterterrorism operations; and (3) ensure that all appropriate U.S. departments, agencies, and elements have access to and receive all-source intelligence support to execute their counterterrorism plans. Requires the Director to establish one or more national intelligence centers to address intelligence priorities established by the National Security Council (established under this Act). Establishes various positions under the Director. Designates the following as elements of the Department, with specified intelligence-related duties: (1) the Central Intelligence Agency; (2) the National Security Agency; (3) the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; (4) the National Reconnaissance Office; and (5) the Intelligence, Counterterrorism, and Counterintelligence Offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Establishes within the Department an Office of Civil Liberties and Privacy. Requires the FBI Director to continue efforts to develop and maintain an FBI national security workforce. Outlines national security authorities of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, including imagery intelligence and improving the means of navigating vessels of the Navy and merchant marine. Authorizes such Agency's Director to provide foreign countries with imagery intelligence and geospatial information support, and to exchange mapping, charting, and geodetic data with foreign … | 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z | |
| 108-s-2791 | 108 | s | 2791 | National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-10 | 2004-09-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9078-9081) | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 12 | National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to limit the length of assignment of reservists during U.S. Central Command deployments of not less than one year. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a report on Department of Defense policies and communications regarding the length of deployments for reservists in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom. Directs the Secretary of the Army to designate a senior level official of the Department of the Army to implement recommendations for executive action to address military pay problems. Expands reenlistment bonus eligibility and the amount of such bonuses for members of the Selected Reserve. Removes conditions on Ready Reserve members' eligibility for TRICARE enrollment. Makes such eligibility permanent. Requires the Secretary concerned to pay applicable premiums to continue qualified health benefit plan coverage for family members of eligible reservists serving on active duty for the benefits coverage continuation period. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to fund child care for members of the Armed Forces on active duty for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. Requires employers to provide notice of rights and benefits under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Office of Special Counsel to carry out a demonstration project under which certain USERRA claims against Federal agencies are referred to the Office of Special Counsel. Increases monthly educational assistance benefits for members of the Selected Reserve. Expands eligibility for such benefits to include reservists who have served on active duty for a cumulative period of 24 months during any five-year period. Reduces from 60 to 55 the age at which members of Reserve components may receive military retirement pay. Establishes the position of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (Reserve Affairs). Eliminates the posi… | 2023-01-14T22:48:46Z | |
| 108-hr-5047 | 108 | hr | 5047 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs from $250,000 to $500,000. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-09 | 2004-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-11] | TX | D | E000063 | 1 | Increases the maximum coverage for members under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs from $250,000 to $500,000. | 2023-01-13T22:01:48Z | |
| 108-hr-5050 | 108 | hr | 5050 | Director of National Intelligence Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-09 | 2004-09-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). | House | Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] | TX | D | J000032 | 0 | Director of National Intelligence Act of 2004 - Establishes in the Executive Office of the President a Director of National Intelligence to act as the principal adviser to the President for intelligence matters related to national security, and to oversee budget, operations, and personnel of the national intelligence program and national intelligence agencies. Establishes in the National Security Council an executive committee for the resolution of differences in priorities among national intelligence agencies. Requires: (1) the Director to be a member of such committee; and (2) directors of national intelligence centers to report directly to the Director. | 2023-01-13T22:01:48Z | |
| 108-hr-5055 | 108 | hr | 5055 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the military death gratuity from $12,000 to $50,000. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-09 | 2004-09-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] | KS | D | M001140 | 219 | Increases the death gratuity payable with respect to members of the Armed Forces from $12,000 to $50,000. Makes this increase applicable to deaths occurring on or after September 11, 2001. Requires the Secretary of Defense to derive funds for payments under this Act in FY 2005 from travel funds for personnel of the Office of the Secretary. | 2023-01-13T22:01:48Z | |
| 108-hr-5057 | 108 | hr | 5057 | Disabled Veterans Transition Assistance Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-09 | 2004-09-10 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1592) | House | Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] | MD | D | R000576 | 78 | Disabled Veterans Transition Assistance Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities on or after September 11, 2001, including a system of advocacy and follow-up to assist those members to transition from military service to the civilian community. Requires the Secretary to designate an executive agent to carry out the program throughout the Department of Defense and, in cooperation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, for members of the Coast Guard with severe disabilities. | 2023-01-13T22:01:48Z | |
| 108-hr-5024 | 108 | hr | 5024 | 9/11 Commission Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-08 | 2004-11-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House | Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8] | CA | D | P000197 | 121 | 9/11 Commission Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004 - Establishes a National Intelligence Director to manage the National Intelligence Program. Empowers the Secretary of Defense with lead responsibility for directing and executing paramilitary operations, whether clandestine or covert. Establishes a National Counterterrorism Center for strategic analysis concerning transnational terrorist organizations with global reach. Requires the President to direct the head of each appropriate Federal department or agency to identify and prioritize actual or potential terrorist sanctuaries throughout the world. Requires a national strategy to destabilize identified sanctuaries. Authorizes the President to support the Government of: (1) Pakistan in its efforts against extremists; and (2) Afghanistan to extend its authority over such country. Directs the Secretary of State to establish programs to promote greater familiarity with American society and values among the general public and select audiences in Muslim countries. Directs the President to: (1) strengthen counterproliferation efforts against weapons of mass destruction; and (2) track the financing of terrorist organizations and prevent money laundering for their benefit. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) integrate U.S. border screening systems with Federal security sites within the U.S. transportation system and sites containing vital national facilities; (2) complete a biometric entry and exit screening system for persons entering and departing the United States; (3) develop a plan for the allocation of limited transportation security resources; and (4) improve aviation screening. Requires: (1) the sharing of information for purposes of protecting the national security; (2) the establishment of a board to oversee Federal adherence to civil liberties; (3) that all U.S. emergency response agencies adopt the Incident Command System and unified command procedures; (4) the promotion of private sector emergency preparedness; (5) both Houses of Congr… | 2023-01-13T21:46:41Z | |
| 108-s-2778 | 108 | s | 2778 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a unified combatant command for military intelligence, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-08 | 2004-09-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence. | Senate | Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] | GA | R | C000286 | 0 | Requires the President, through the Secretary of Defense, to establish a unified combatant command for military intelligence (military intelligence command) to: (1) coordinate all military intelligence activities; (2) develop new military intelligence collection capabilities; and (3) represent the Department of Defense (DOD) in the intelligence community under the National Intelligence Director (NID). Requires the assignment of all active and reserve military intelligence forces of the Armed Forces within specified DOD elements, and civilian personnel of such elements, to the military intelligence command unless otherwise directed by the Secretary. Sets forth the duties and authority of the commander of the military intelligence command. Requires the staff of the commander to include an inspector general. Requires the Secretary and the NID to consult on the budget of the military intelligence command before submitting that budget to the President. Requires the budget proposal to include funding requests for development and acquisition of military intelligence collection systems and acquisition of other material, supplies, or services peculiar to military intelligence activities. Directs the Secretary to consult with the NID on recommendations made by the commander regarding heads of components of the military intelligence command before transmitting such recommendations to the President. | 2023-01-14T22:48:47Z | |
| 108-hr-5023 | 108 | hr | 5023 | G.I. Advanced Education in Science and Technology Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-07 | 2004-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | S001149 | 2 | G.I. Advanced Education in Science and Technology Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly stipend to each individual who is entitled to veterans' basic educational assistance and is pursuing full-time a doctoral degree in the physical or natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, or other scientific or technology disciplines. Allows such payment in addition to any other authorized Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance. Makes such payment $1,200 a month (adjusted for inflation for fiscal years after 2005) for up to 60 months. Requires that such payments be disregarded by an institution of higher learning when determining any financial assistance that may be available to such doctoral candidate. | 2023-01-13T21:46:41Z | |
| 108-s-2776 | 108 | s | 2776 | A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program of outreach to veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict on the nature and availability of benefits for veterans, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-07 | 2004-09-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8915) | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) carry out a program to provide outreach to veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict on the nature and availability of benefits for veterans, which shall include a nationwide public service campaign; and (2) establish outreach performance measures to permit its ongoing evaluation. | 2023-01-14T22:48:47Z | |
| 108-s-2777 | 108 | s | 2777 | Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-09-07 | 2004-09-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] | UT | R | B000382 | 1 | Safety for Americans from Nuclear Weapons Testing Act - Deems each of the following actions undertaken by a Federal agency to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for which a separate environmental impact statement is required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969: (1) the resumption of underground nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site (Site); or (2) the use of any other location for such testing. Outlines information required to be included in such statement, including: (1) the possibility of radiation containment failure and the effects of such failure; (2) possible long-term effects on the water table from underground radiation leakage; and (3) information with respect to certain kiloton categories of weapons. Prohibits the United States from resuming any such testing unless authorized by a law enacted after the enactment of this Act. Requires: (1) advance (seven days) public notice of each test; (2) prompt notice of each release of radiation resulting from a test at the Site; and (3) a study by the National Academy of Sciences on the safety and health of citizens in the vicinity of the Site. Establishes a Nevada Test Site Citizens Review Board to address environmental, health, and safety issues related to nuclear testing at the Site. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to institutions of higher education to acquire and operate for ten years radiation detection equipment and sensors. Directs the Secretary of Energy, through the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency, to monitor the nature and extent of any radiation released into the atmosphere as a result of such testing. Requires: (1) DOE radiation containment assessment; and (2) public notice of monitoring data. Requires the: (1) Director of the National Institutes of Health to make a grant to establish the National Center for the Study of Radiation and Human Health; and (2) Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study of individu… | 2023-01-14T22:48:47Z | |
| 108-hr-4950 | 108 | hr | 4950 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the requirement for biennial reports from the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-07-22 | 2004-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] | SD | D | H001037 | 1 | Extends to 2009 the requirement that the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War submit biennial reports to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the programs and activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs that pertain to former prisoners of war. | 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z | |
| 108-hr-4951 | 108 | hr | 4951 | To require the videotaping of interrogations and other pertinent actions between a detainee or prisoner in the custody or under the effective control of the armed forces of the United States pursuant to an interrogation, or other pertinent interaction, for the purpose of gathering intelligence and a member of the armed forces of the United States, an intelligence operative of the United States, or a contractor of the United States. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] | NJ | D | H001032 | 0 | Requires the President to take such actions as are necessary, in accordance with specified laws and treaties, to ensure the videotaping of interrogations and other intelligence-related interactions between detainees or prisoners under the effective control of the U.S. Armed Forces, and members of the U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. intelligence operatives, or contractors of the United States. Directs the President to provide for the appropriate classification of such videotapes. Requires such videotapes to be made available, under seal if appropriate, to both the prosecution and defense if material to any military or civilian criminal proceeding. Requires the President to take necessary actions to ensure immediate and unfettered access to detainees or prisoners in the custody or effective control of the U.S. Armed Forces by the following organizations: (1) International Federation of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent; (2) United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; and (3) United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture. Directs the Judge Advocate General to develop guidelines to ensure that the videotaping required by this Act is sufficiently expansive to prevent any abuse of detainees and prisoners and violations of specified laws and treaties. | 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z | |
| 108-hr-4976 | 108 | hr | 4976 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to require emergency contraception to be included on the uniform formulary of pharmaceutical agents of the pharmacy benefits program of the Department of Defense. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] | ME | D | M001149 | 8 | Requires emergency contraception to be included on the uniform formulary of pharmaceutical agents for the pharmacy benefits program of the Department of Defense. States that no prior authorization may be required for such contraception. | 2023-01-14T22:48:21Z | |
| 108-s-2746 | 108 | s | 2746 | Los Alamos National Laboratory National Security Act for Fiscal Year 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-07-22 | 2004-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] | CO | R | A000109 | 0 | Los Alamos National Laboratory National Security Act for Fiscal Year 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) terminate the contract of the University of California to operate Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico; (2) appoint either a Federal or private sector entity as interim contractor to operate the Laboratory until appointment of a successor contractor; and (3) ensure retention of essential employees at such Laboratory both during the transition period and after commencement of Laboratory operations by the successor to the University of California. Prohibits any future contract award to University of California for operation of Los Alamos National Laboratory. | 2023-01-14T22:48:25Z | |
| 108-hr-4879 | 108 | hr | 4879 | Military Housing Improvement Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-07-21 | 2004-09-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-1] | IA | R | N000172 | 0 | Military Housing Improvement Act of 2004 - Increases the private investment cap for the acquisition or construction of military family housing . | 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z | |
| 108-hr-4870 | 108 | hr | 4870 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the effective date for payment of lump sums to persons awarded the Medal of Honor who are in receipt of special pension pursuant to section 1562 of such title, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-07-20 | 2004-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] | WI | R | G000545 | 0 | Revises the effective date for payment of lump sums to persons awarded the Medal of Honor who are in receipt of special pensions. Requires payment of such lump sums to specified family members, in order of preference, if the person eligible for the payment is deceased or was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. | 2023-01-14T22:48:17Z | |
| 108-hr-4837 | 108 | hr | 4837 | Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-07-15 | 2004-10-13 | Became Public Law No: 108-324. | House | Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9] | MI | R | K000288 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on October 9, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 - Division A: Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2005 - Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2005 - Appropriates funds for FY 2005 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 Marine Corps, Air Force, DOD, the Army and Air National Guards, and the Army, Naval, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing and operation and maintenance for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force; (4) family housing construction and operation and maintenance, defense-wide; (5) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; (6) chemical demilitarization construction, defense-wide; and (7) the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990. 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 (Secretary) 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) 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 other U.S. allies bordering the Arabian Sea to assume a greater share of the common defense burden of such nations and the United States. (Sec. 121) Prohibits this Act's funds from being obligated for Partnership for Peace programs in the new independent states of the former Soviet Union. (Sec. 122) Requires the Secretary of the … | 2023-01-14T22:48:16Z | |
| 108-s-2674 | 108 | s | 2674 | Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2005 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-07-15 | 2004-09-20 | Senate passed companion measure H.R. 4837 in lieu of this measure by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 0. Record Vote Number: 185. | Senate | Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] | TX | R | H001016 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2005 - Appropriates funds for FY 2005 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, DOD, the Army and Air National Guards, and the Army, Naval, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing and related operation and maintenance for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force; (4) family housing construction and operation and maintenance, defense-wide; (5) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; (6) chemical demilitarization construction, defense; and (7) the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990. 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) 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 other U.S. allies in the Arabian Gulf to assume a greater share of the common defense burden of such nations and the United States. (Sec. 121) Prohibits this Act's funds from being obligated for Partnership for Peace programs in the new independent states of the former Soviet Union. (Sec. 122) Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned, before issuing any solicitation for a contract with the private sector for military family housing, to notify the congressional defense committees of any guarantee (including the … | 2022-02-03T05:37:31Z | |
| 108-s-2638 | 108 | s | 2638 | Veterans Benefits Outreach Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-07-12 | 2004-07-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7939-7940) | Senate | Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] | MN | R | C001057 | 0 | Veterans Benefits Outreach Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prepare an annual plan for outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs that addresses plans for: (1) identifying veterans who are not enrolled or registered for benefits or services with the Department; and (2) informing veterans and their dependents of modifications to benefits and services, including eligibility for medical and nursing care and services. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement procedures by which veterans may appeal denied claims that could be substantiated by records destroyed in the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center. | 2023-01-14T22:48:24Z | |
| 108-hr-4798 | 108 | hr | 4798 | Enhancement of Veterans Mental Health Services Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-07-09 | 2004-07-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9] | TN | D | F000262 | 10 | Enhancement of Veterans Mental Health Services Act - Authorizes appropriations for the employment of additional psychiatrists and other mental health services specialists at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and outpatient facilities specializing in the diagnoses and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a nationwide outreach program at the community level for veterans who participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom who are or may be suffering from PTSD. Directs the Secretary of each military department to conduct a comprehensive review of the mental health care programs of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary to determine ways to improve the efficacy of such care. Requires the Secretary of each military department to take special care in providing for as seamless a transition as possible from Department of Defense health care services to Department of Veterans Affairs health care services with regard to members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to combat or are otherwise at risk for PTSD. Requires the Secretary of each military department and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) assess the adequacy of privacy and patient confidentiality standards and practices of their respective departments, particularly with regard to patients seeking treatment for PTSD; and (2) identify other factors that may deter members of the Armed Forces from seeking treatment for PTSD. | 2023-01-14T22:48:15Z | |
| 108-hr-4768 | 108 | hr | 4768 | Veterans Health Programs and Facilities Enhancement Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-07-07 | 2004-09-30 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] | CT | R | S001152 | 8 | Veterans Health Programs and Facilities Enhancement Act of 2004 - Title I: Medical Facilities Management - (Sec. 101) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts for major medical facility leases at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 for the Medical Care account, to cover such leases. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a lease for real property at the Fitzsimons Campus of the University of Colorado for a period of up to 75 years. (Sec. 102) Authorizes the Secretary to transfer Department of Veterans Affairs real property to another department or agency of the United States, to a State, or to any public or private entity, including Indian tribes. Terminates such authority seven years after the enactment of this Act. Establishes in the Treasury the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund, which may be used for costs associated with: (1) current or future real property transfers under this Act; (2) the improvement of patient care facilities for veterans; and (3) the transfer, lease, or adaptive use of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Authorizes appropriations for the Fund. Terminates the nursing home revolving fund. Transfers unobligated balances to the Capital Asset Fund. (Sec. 103) Requires a report from the Secretary to the congressional veterans' committees, in each of 2005 through 2007, on historic properties administered or controlled by the Secretary. (Sec. 104) Authorizes the use of certain Department funds for the construction or relocation of surface parking lots incidental to construction or maintenance projects. (Sec. 105) Removes the congressional review requirement otherwise applicable to the obligation of funds for major medical facilities where funds have been authorized by law. (Se. 106) Specifies that the construction, alteration, repair, remodeling, or improvement of property under an enhanced-use lease is not subject to State or local land use laws unless otherwise provided by the Secretary. (Sec. 107) Am… | 2023-01-14T22:48:16Z | |
| 108-hr-4763 | 108 | hr | 4763 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for pension benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans who served during certain periods of time in specified locations. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-07-06 | 2004-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] | WV | D | R000011 | 0 | Amends the definition of "period of war" to extend eligibility for veterans' pension benefits to those veterans who served during specified time periods in the Republic of Korea, Lebanon, Granada, or Panama. | 2023-01-14T22:48:14Z | |
| 108-hr-4764 | 108 | hr | 4764 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for pension benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans who received an expeditionary medal during a period of military service other than a period of war. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-07-06 | 2004-10-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] | WV | D | R000011 | 0 | Redefines the term "period of war" for purposes of eligibility for veterans' pension benefits to include any period of active military, naval, or air service not specifically referenced for which a veteran received an expeditionary medal. | 2023-01-14T22:48:14Z | |
| 108-hr-4728 | 108 | hr | 4728 | PRISE Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-25 | 2004-08-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | C000714 | 6 | Promoting Responsible Interrogation Standards Enforcement Act of 2004 or PRISE Act of 2004 - Prohibits subjecting any person in U.S. custody to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment that is prohibited by the U.S. Constitution, laws, or treaties. Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) prescribe and submit to specified congressional committees the rules, regulations, or guidelines necessary to ensure compliance by members of the Armed Forces and by Department of Defense contractors; and (2) report to Congress at least twice each year on the circumstances surrounding any investigation of possible violations of such prohibition. Prohibits an officer or employee of the United States from: (1) providing assistance to the government of a foreign country for the purpose of obtaining information from an individual held in custody by that government if there is reason to believe that torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment will be utilized to obtain the information; and (2) encouraging or otherwise assisting such a government to transfer, render, expel, return, or extradite an individual to another country if there is reason to believe that the individual would be in danger of being subjected to torture. Modifies the definition of "United States" for purposes of the prohibition against torture to mean the several States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. commonwealths, territories, and possessions. | 2023-01-15T04:49:18Z | |
| 108-hr-4733 | 108 | hr | 4733 | To provide improved income security for members of the Individual Ready Reserve who are called to active duty. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-25 | 2004-07-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] | OR | D | H000762 | 0 | Requires the Secretary concerned to pay a monthly bonus for each month of active duty to members of the Individual Ready Reserve who are ordered to active duty for a period of more than 30 days without their consent. Preserves veterans disability compensation benefits for members of the Individual Ready Reserve who are ordered to active duty. | 2023-01-15T04:49:18Z | |
| 108-hr-4746 | 108 | hr | 4746 | Selective Service Registration Termination Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-25 | 2004-06-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] | NY | D | O000159 | 10 | Selective Service Registration Termination Act - Amends the Military Selective Service Act to terminate the selective service registration requirement except in the event of a declaration of war by Congress. Prohibits sanctions against persons previously subject to registration who failed to so register prior to enactment of this Act. Suspends appointments to and meetings of civilian local boards, civilian appeal boards, or other similar local agencies of the Selective Service System during any period in which registration requirements are terminated. | 2023-01-15T04:49:18Z | |
| 108-hr-4753 | 108 | hr | 4753 | Enhancing America's Guard and Reserve Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-25 | 2004-07-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization. | House | Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] | WA | D | S000510 | 0 | Enhancing America's Guard and Reserve Act - Entitles a Federal employee who is a member of a reserve component to receive the difference in pay between military compensation and civilian compensation during periods of active duty exceeding 30 days. Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to reimburse States or local governments for 50 percent of the civilian compensation paid by such governments to equalize military and civilian pay. Increases the reimbursement rate to 100 percent if active duty extends beyond nine months. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an active-duty reserve component employee credit for employers who provide compensation to employees on active duty. Modifies age and service requirements for receipt of retired pay for non-regular service. Permanently extends authority for certain TRICARE benefits for members of reserve components. Makes permanent the extended time period during which members of the Armed Forces separated from active duty may seek transitional health care (repealing time limits set forth in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 and the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan). Increases the amount of basic educational assistance for members of reserve components under the Montgomery GI Bill and indexes such payments to the cost of higher education. Prohibits the termination of educational assistance for a member's failure to participate satisfactorily in required training due solely to a call to active duty. Authorizes the limited use of telecommuting to satisfy inactive-duty training. Requires the Secretary of Defense to give Selected Reserve members eligibility for travel on Department of Defense aircraft on a space-available basis. | 2023-01-15T04:49:17Z | |
| 108-hr-4709 | 108 | hr | 4709 | Military Sexual Assault Crimes Revision Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-24 | 2004-06-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] | CA | D | S000030 | 0 | Military Sexual Assault Crimes Revision Act of 2004 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to define as the crime of aggravated sexual abuse engaging in a sexual act: (1) through the use of force; (2) by threatening or placing a person in fear that any person will be subjected to death, grievous bodily harm, or kidnapping; (3) by rendering another person unconscious; (4) by administering to another person an impairing drug or intoxicant; or (5) with a person under 12 years of age whether or not the accused knew the person's age. Defines as the crime of sexual abuse engaging in a sexual act: (1) by threatening or placing a person in fear (other than in a manner that would constitute aggravated sexual abuse); (2) with a person who is incapable of either appraising the nature of the conduct or physically incapable of declining; or (3) with a person who is at least 12 but under 16 who is not the spouse of the accused whether or not the accused knew the person's age. Establishes as an affirmative defense the accused's reasonable belief that the person was at least 16. Defines sexual abuse of a prisoner as knowingly engaging in a sexual act with a person who is: (1) in official detention or confinement; (2) under the custodial, supervisory, or disciplinary authority of the accused; and (3) is not the accused's spouse. Makes the above crimes punishable by court-martial and sets forth interim maximum punishments for each. | 2023-01-15T04:49:16Z | |
| 108-hr-4711 | 108 | hr | 4711 | Fairness in Veterans Education Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-24 | 2004-07-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. | House | Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] | AR | D | S000672 | 39 | Fairness in Veterans Education Act of 2004 - Eliminates reductions in basic pay applicable to eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill. | 2023-01-15T04:49:16Z | |
| 108-s-2573 | 108 | s | 2573 | Gold Star Parents Annuity Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-24 | 2004-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] | NY | D | C001041 | 0 | Gold Star Parents Annuity Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to pay a special pension to each person who has received a Gold Star lapel button as a parent of a member of the armed forces who died while serving. | 2023-01-15T04:49:23Z | |
| 108-s-2601 | 108 | s | 2601 | A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-24 | 2004-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR 6/25/2004 S7480) | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 0 | Requires the payment of special monthly pay to members of the uniformed services whose enlistment period is extended, or whose eligibility for retirement is suspended, due to a stop-loss order or similar mechanism. | 2023-01-15T04:49:23Z | |
| 108-hr-4658 | 108 | hr | 4658 | Servicemembers and Veterans Legal Protections Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-23 | 2004-10-07 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 13 | Servicemembers and Veterans Legal Protections Act of 2004 - Title I: Improvements to Servicemembers Civil Relief Act - (Sec. 101) Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (the Act) to: (1) define "judgment" for purposes of the Act; (2) require a written waiver, separate from the instrument or obligation in question, of certain rights under the Act; (3) allow plaintiffs (currently, only defendants) to request a stay of civil proceedings; (4) require that a termination of a lease by a lessee entering into, or receiving orders for, military service shall also terminate any obligation that such lessee's dependent may have under the lease; and (5) prevent a tax jurisdiction from imposing a tax on the personal property of a nonresident servicemember when taxes on such property have been paid to another tax jurisdiction. Title II: Employment and Reemployment Rights - Subtitle A: Extension of Health Care Coverage - (Sec. 201) Increases from 18 to 24 months the period following an absence from employment due to military service that an individual may elect to continue coverage under a health care plan offered in connection with such employment. (Sec. 202) Reinstates (currently terminated in 2000) required annual reports from the Secretary of Labor to Congress concerning veterans' employment and reemployment rights claims and violations. Subtitle B: Other Matters - (Sec. 211) Requires each employer to provide to persons so entitled a notice of rights and duties under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). (Sec. 212) Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Office of Special Counsel to carry out a demonstration project under which certain claims against Federal agencies under USERRA are referred to the Office for assistance. Requires such Office to receive and investigate all USERRA-related prohibited personnel action claims. Requires the Comptroller General to periodically evaluate the demonstration project and report results to Congress. Title III: Matters Relating to Fiduciaries… | 2023-01-15T04:49:15Z | |
| 108-hr-4659 | 108 | hr | 4659 | USERRA Health Care Coverage Extension Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-23 | 2004-07-21 | -Provision incorporated. See S. 2486, as amended, Title II, Sections 201 and 202. | House | Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] | SC | R | B001235 | 4 | USERRA Health Care Coverage Extension Act of 2004 - Extends from 18 to 24 months the maximum period of employer-sponsored health care coverage that a person covered by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) may elect to receive while absent from employment due to service in the uniformed services. Reinstates reporting requirements for the Secretary of Labor relative to USERRA cases. | 2023-01-15T04:49:15Z | |
| 108-hres-689 | 108 | hres | 689 | Of inquiry requesting the President and directing certain other Federal officials to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the President and those officials relating to the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-23 | 2004-07-22 | Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 217. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | C000714 | 47 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requests that the President, and directs the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Attorney General (AG) to transmit to the House of Representatives all documents in their possession (as more specifically identified in this Resolution) relating to the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay and any instructions for handling such documents, with the exception of those documents in the AG's possession that are protected by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) in proceedings in which the AG or the Department of Justice are parties. | 2023-01-15T04:49:20Z | |
| 108-s-2561 | 108 | s | 2561 | Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-23 | 2004-06-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR 6/24/2004 S7313) | Senate | Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] | SD | D | J000177 | 1 | Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2004 - Authorizes an individual, during the year following enactment of this Act, to make an irrevocable election for entitlement to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill if such individual: (1) first became a member of the armed forces or entered active duty before July 1, 1985; (2) has served on active duty without a break in service and continues to serve for some or all of the year before enactment of this Act; (3) has completed requirements of a secondary school diploma or the equivalent of 12 semester hours in a program leading to a standard college degree; and (4) is discharged or released from active duty honorably. Requires such individual's basic pay to be reduced, over an 18-month period, until the total reduction is $2,700, as a contribution toward such educational assistance. | 2023-01-15T04:49:21Z | |
| 108-hr-4637 | 108 | hr | 4637 | Combat Military Medically Retired Veteran's Fairness Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-22 | 2004-06-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] | IL | R | W000273 | 0 | Combat Military Medically Retired Veteran's Fairness Act of 2004 - Authorizes the payment of special compensation to members of the Armed Forces retired due to disability with less than 20 years of active service who were awarded the Purple Heart. States that such payments shall be made without regard to special rules applicable to other disability retirees which require offsetting reductions. | 2023-01-15T04:49:15Z | |
| 108-s-2559 | 108 | s | 2559 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-22 | 2004-06-24 | By Senator Stevens from Committee on Appropriations filed written report. Report No. 108-284. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 2005 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 2005 for operation and maintenance (O&M) of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, the defense agencies, the reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guards. Appropriates funds for: (1) overseas contingency operations; (2) the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; (3) environmental restoration for the Army, Navy, and Air Force and defense-wide; (4) environmental restoration at formerly used defense sites; (5) overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid; and (6) former Soviet Union threat reduction. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 2005 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: (1) defense-wide procurement; (2) National Guard and reserve equipment; and (3) certain procurements under the Defense Production Act of 1950. Title IV: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 2005 for research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) by the Armed Forces and defense agencies. Appropriates funds for the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. Title V: Revolving and Management Funds - Appropriates funds for FY 2005 for the Defense Working Capital funds and programs under the National Defense Sealift Fund. Title VI: Other Department of Defense Programs - Appropriates funds for: (1) Department of Defense (DOD) medical and health care programs; (2) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions; (3) drug interdiction … | 2022-02-03T05:37:44Z | |
| 108-hr-4630 | 108 | hr | 4630 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that an officer of the Army or Air Force on the active-duty list may not be promoted to brigadier general unless the officer has had a duty assignment of at least one year involving the administration of the National Guard or Reserves. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-21 | 2004-06-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] | OR | D | H000762 | 0 | Requires officers on the active-duty list of the Army or Air Force to complete a tour of duty of at least one year in a Guard or Reserve duty assignment (other than a Reserve Officers Training Corps unit) in order to be eligible for promotion to brigadier general. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to waive this requirement: (1) when necessary for the good of the service; (2) in cases where the proposed promotion is based primarily upon scientific and technical qualifications for which Guard or Reserve requirements do not exist; (3) in the case of specified medical, chaplaincy, or judge advocate positions; or (4) if the officer selected for appointment to brigadier general by a promotion board had completed at least 180 days of a Guard or Reserve duty assignment on the date such board was convened. Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act that specifically identify those categories of officers for whom the waiver applicable to scientific and technical qualifications is available. | 2023-01-15T04:49:16Z | |
| 108-hr-4613 | 108 | hr | 4613 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-18 | 2004-08-05 | Became Public Law No: 108-287. | House | Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41] | CA | R | L000274 | 44 | (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on July 20, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 2005 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 2005 for operation and maintenance (O&M) of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, the defense agencies, the reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guards. Appropriates funds for: (1) the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Account; (2) the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; (3) environmental restoration for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and defense-wide; (4) environmental restoration at formerly used defense sites; (5) overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid; and (6) former Soviet Union threat reduction. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 2005 for procurement by the Armed Forces and reserve components of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. Appropriates funds for: (1) defense-wide procurement; (2) National Guard and reserve equipment; and (3) certain procurements under the Defense Production Act of 1950. Title IV: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 2005 for research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) by the Armed Forces and defense agencies. Appropriates funds for the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. Title V: Revolving and Management Funds - Appropriates funds for the Defense Working Capital funds and programs under the National Defense Sealift Fund. Title VI: Other Department of Defense Programs - Appropriates funds for: (1) Department of Defense (DOD) medical and health care programs; (2) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions… | 2023-01-15T04:49:14Z | |
| 108-hr-4616 | 108 | hr | 4616 | Veterans' Adjustable Rate Home Loan Extension Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-18 | 2004-11-17 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9770) | House | Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] | CA | D | D000598 | 29 | Veterans' Adjustable Rate Home Loan Extension Act of 2004 - Extends through FY 2009 the hybrid adjustable rate mortgage guarantee demonstration program for veterans. | 2023-01-15T04:49:14Z | |
| 108-hr-4621 | 108 | hr | 4621 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that an injury or death sustained as a result of participation in a medical research program of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be treated for purpose of benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the same manner as if the injury were incurred as a result of military service, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-18 | 2004-07-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] | AZ | R | R000574 | 7 | Requires certain injuries and deaths sustained after January 1, 1980, as the result of an individual's participation in medical research programs conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to be treated in the same manner as injuries and deaths resulting from military service. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide, by contract, for an independent study of the Department's experience in adjudicating claims under the statutory provision governing benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation. Requires the results of such study and related recommendations to be reported to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs within one year of enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-15T04:49:13Z | |
| 108-hr-4584 | 108 | hr | 4584 | Directing Community Integration Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-16 | 2004-06-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). | House | Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14] | FL | R | G000336 | 11 | Directing Community Integration Act - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to serve as head of the U.S. intelligence community (IC) "acting through the Central Intelligence Agency" (CIA), while continuing to head the CIA and serve as principal adviser to the President for national security-related intelligence matters. (Currently, requires the DCI to serve as head of the IC, head of the CIA, and serve as principal adviser to the President for national security-related intelligence matters.) Eliminates the position of Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management. Creates eight associate directorships and five assistant directorships to assist the DCI with IC responsibilities and lists their duties. Gives certain directors overlapping CIA or cross-agency duties. Establishes the positions of General Counsel of the IC, Inspector General of the IC, and Executive Director of the CIA. Strikes a statutory provision that allows the National Security Council and the President to circumscribe the DCI's access to national security-related intelligence. Requires the DCI to prepare budgets of IC elements within the National Foreign Intelligence Program and to guide budget development for other IC elements. Removes time limits applicable to personnel transfers among IC elements. Makes the DCI responsible to the President for ensuring positive IC relationships with the intelligence or security services of foreign governments. Authorizes the DCI to exercise his or her CIA authority with respect to any IC element upon written request of the element head. Requires: (1) greater coordination between the Secretary of Defense and the DCI; and (2) the DCI's concurrence in additional agency appointments. Repeals the sunset provision applicable to limits on the establishment or operation of diplomatic intelligence support centers. | 2023-01-15T04:49:14Z | |
| 108-hr-4587 | 108 | hr | 4587 | Department of Defense Office of the Victim Advocate Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-16 | 2004-06-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] | MI | D | K000180 | 7 | Department of Defense Office of the Victim Advocate Act of 2004 - Establishes an Office of the Victim Advocate within the Office of the Secretary of Defense to assist victims of sexual misconduct and interpersonal violence occurring among members of the Armed Forces or between members of the Armed Forces and family members and partners. Requires the Director of the Office to carry out specified coordination, evaluation and review, policy, and education and training functions, and to submit to the Secretary an annual report assessing the current state of affairs within military departments relative to interpersonal violence and sexual misconduct. Requires the Secretary to transmit the Director's report to Congress with additional comments. | 2023-01-15T04:49:14Z | |
| 108-hr-4590 | 108 | hr | 4590 | To require that reimbursement provided to members of the Armed Forces who purchased their own protective body armor when military-issue body armor was unavailable include reimbursement for the cost to deliver the body armor to the member. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-16 | 2004-06-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] | NY | D | A000022 | 0 | States that the cost of delivering protective body armor to a member of the Armed Forces for use in connection with Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation Iraqi Freedom shall be included in any reimbursement for such body armor that is provided by the Secretary of Defense to the member or to another person on the member's behalf. | 2023-01-15T04:49:14Z | |
| 108-hr-4599 | 108 | hr | 4599 | Guard and Reserve Retirement Retainer Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-16 | 2004-06-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] | SC | R | W000795 | 0 | Guard and Reserve Retirement Retainer Act of 2004 - Provides that, in the case of a person to whom the payment of military retired pay for non-regular (reserve) service commences after the person attains 55 years of age and before the person attains 60 years of age, the amount of such pay shall be reduced by: (1) 12.5 percent for age 55; (2) 9 percent for age 56; (3) 6 percent for age 57; (4) 3.5 percents for age 58; and (5) 1.5 percent for age 59. Prohibits any such person from receiving medical and dental care through facilities of the Department of Defense until the person has attained 60 years of age. | 2023-01-15T04:49:14Z | |
| 108-s-2524 | 108 | s | 2524 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of health care, rehabilitation, and related services to veterans suffering from trauma relating to a blast injury, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-16 | 2004-06-22 | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to establish and operate at least one, but not more than three, centers for research, education, and clinical activities on blast injuries. Requires the Secretary to designate a center or centers upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health subject to specified requirements and findings. Requires the official within the central office of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) responsible for blast injury matters to establish a peer review panel to assess the scientific and clinical merits of proposals for the designation of centers. Authorizes clinical and scientific investigation activities at each center to compete on a priority basis for the award of funds from amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical and prosthetics research. Requires the Under Secretary for Health to ensure that useful information produced by the centers is disseminated throughout the VHA. Gives responsibility for supervising operation of the centers to the official within the central office of the VHA responsible for blast injury matters. Requires the Secretary to designate at least one center no later than January 1, 2005. Directs the Secretary to submit reports on center activities to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees. | 2023-01-15T04:49:20Z | |
| 108-s-2534 | 108 | s | 2534 | Montgomery GI Bill for the 21st Century Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-16 | 2004-06-22 | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 2 | Montgomery GI Bill for the 21st Century Act - Reduces, for purposes of certain student financial aid computations, the expected family contribution for individuals receiving educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) by an amount equal to the statutory reduction in basic pay or voluntary separation incentives for such individuals. Authorizes enrollment in the MGIB basic educational assistance program by certain individuals who participated in or were eligible to participate in the post-Vietnam era veteran's educational assistance program. Provides for commencement of the ten-year delimiting period for the receipt of certain training program benefits by veterans, survivors, and dependents upon commencement of such training. Makes MGIB educational benefits available for payment of fees associated with national admissions exams and national exams for credit at institutions of higher education. Increases the maximum loan guarantee amount for veterans seeking assistance under the Veterans Administration home loan guaranty program by indexing that amount to the Freddie Mac conforming loan limit, adjusted annually. | 2023-01-15T04:49:22Z | |
| 108-hr-4573 | 108 | hr | 4573 | Intelligence Community Language Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-15 | 2004-06-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 7 | Intelligence Community Language Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to create the position of Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Language and Education (ADCI for Language and Education) who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Establishes a foreign language proficiency requirement for certain senior level positions in the Central Intelligence Agency. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) and the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) jointly to establish a program for the advancement of foreign language skills in languages critical to the intelligence community's national security activities. Authorizes heads of elements of the intelligence community, in carrying out the program, to: (1) enter into education partnership agreements with U.S. educational institutions to encourage and enhance the study of critical foreign languages; and (2) accept from dedicated personnel voluntary services in support of the program. Authorizes the DCI, acting through the heads of elements of the intelligence community, to assign certain employees of such elements as foreign language students at accredited institutions of higher education. Requires the DCI to conduct a pilot project to establish a Civilian Linguist Reserve Corps of U.S. citizens with advanced foreign language proficiency. Clarifies the functions of the National Virtual Translation Center. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study and report to appropriate congressional committees on methods to improve the recruitment and retention of qualified foreign language instructors at the Foreign Language Center of the Defense Language Institute. | 2023-01-15T04:49:13Z | |
| 108-hr-4574 | 108 | hr | 4574 | National Security Education Program Enhancement Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-15 | 2004-06-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 7 | National Security Education Program Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992 to require the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to transfer specified amounts to the Secretary of Education from Intelligence Community Management (ICM) appropriations to carry out national security education scholarship, fellowship, and grant programs. Revises post-education service obligations for such programs to: (1) allow a delay in the commencement of service obligations; (2) require only a one-year obligation for scholarship recipients; and (3) allow service obligations to be served with a variety of Federal agencies. Requires the DCI to transfer ICM funds to carry out grant programs for the National Flagship Language Initiative (an Initiative for achieving advanced proficiency in languages designated as critical to national security). Amends the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to require students receiving training under the Initiative to enter into service agreements with the intelligence community element providing such training or reimburse the United States. Directs the Secretary of Defense to take steps to increase the number of qualified educational institutions receiving Initiative grants. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to award scholarships to U.S. citizens who are native speakers of languages designated as critical and not proficient at a professional level in English to enable them to pursue English studies. Requires recipients to enter into service agreements. Requires the DCI to transfer ICM funds to carry out such program. | 2023-01-15T04:49:13Z | |
| 108-s-2522 | 108 | s | 2522 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-15 | 2004-06-22 | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | C001042 | 6 | Amends Federal veterans' benefits law to revise the maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically the guaranty of any loan of more than $144,000. Replaces the current formula of the lesser of $60,000 or 25 percent of the loan with the lesser of a certain maximum guaranty amount or 25 percent of the loan. Defines maximum guaranty amount as the dollar amount equal to 25 percent of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) conforming loan limit limitation determined under the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act for a single-family residence, as adjusted for the year involved. | 2023-01-15T04:49:20Z | |
| 108-hr-4548 | 108 | hr | 4548 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-14 | 2004-12-23 | Became Public Law No: 108-487. | House | Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14] | FL | R | G000336 | 0 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 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 (NSA); (5) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (6) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy, and Justice; (7) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (8) National Reconnaissance Office; (9) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; (10) Coast Guard; and (11) Department of Homeland Security. (Sec. 102) Specifies that the amounts authorized and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2005, 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 National Intelligence (DNI), 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 2005 (by not more than two percent) when necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions. Requires notification of the congressional intelligence committees. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Management (ICM) Account of the DNI for FY 2005 as well as for full-time personnel for elements within such Account. Earmarks a specified amount of such funds for the National Drug Intelligence Center. (Sec. 105) Incorporates into this Act each requirement to submit a report to the intelligence committees that is included in the joint explanatory statement to accompany the conference report on this bill, or in the classified annex to this Act. (Sec. 106) Deems specifically authorized for such purposes, through FY 2005, any funds appropriated for an intelligence or intelligence-related activity for FY 2004 in excess of the a… | 2023-01-15T04:49:12Z | |
| 108-s-2516 | 108 | s | 2516 | SACRIFICE of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-14 | 2004-06-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000590 | 0 | Service Act for Care and Relief Initiatives for Forces Injured in Combat Engagements (SACRIFICE) of 2004 - Honors the sacrifice of members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have been killed or critically wounded in service, recognizes the heroic efforts of Armed Forces medical personnel, and supports advanced medical technologies that assist such personnel in saving lives and reducing disability rates among members of the Armed Forces. Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) prescribe Department of Defense (DOD) policy for providing timely notification to next of kin of the status of members of the Armed Forces who are seriously ill or injured in a combat zone; and (2) transmit a copy of that policy to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. Authorizes FY 2005 appropriations to fund medical equipment and combat casualty technologies for the DOD. | 2023-01-15T04:49:21Z | |
| 108-hr-4532 | 108 | hr | 4532 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow nationals of the United States to attend military service academies and receive Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) scholarships on the condition that the individual naturalize before graduation. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-09 | 2004-06-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] | AS | D | F000010 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned, as a condition to admitting a person who is a U.S. national but not a citizen into a military precommissioning program (a pre-officer program provided through a military service academy or the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program), to require such person to enter into a written agreement under which the person shall agree: (1) to apply for and complete naturalization under requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act before completion of the precommissioning program; and (2) that if failing to apply for and complete such naturalization, to be subject to the same penalties placed on individuals for failing to complete the requirements for advanced education assistance. | 2023-01-15T04:49:12Z | |
| 108-s-2515 | 108 | s | 2515 | Intelligence Community Accountability Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-09 | 2004-06-09 | Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. | Senate | Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] | ME | R | S000663 | 1 | Intelligence Community Accountability Act of 2004 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish an independent Office of Inspector General for Intelligence (Office), to be headed by an Inspector General for Intelligence (IG) appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Gives the IG responsibility for: (1) investigating, auditing, or reviewing each significant failure of the intelligence community; (2) identifying means of improving the discharge of intelligence missions; (3) keeping the Director Central Intelligence (DCI) informed about significant failures in the discharge of such missions, corrective actions, and means of improvement; and (4) identifying policies and practices of the intelligence community that may serve as a model for other components of the U.S. Government. Authorizes the IG to commence investigations. Requires the IG and other Inspector Generals in the intelligence community to mutually cooperate in the performance of their respective duties. Authorizes the IG to report to the President, DCI, or head of any element of the intelligence community on investigations conducted by the IG, as appropriate. Requires the IG to: (1) submit to the Attorney General a report on information, allegations, or complaints received by the IG regarding violations of Federal criminal law that involve intelligence community programs or operations; and (2) submit biannual reports on the activities of the IG and Office to the congressional intelligence committees. | 2023-01-15T04:49:21Z | |
| 108-hr-4524 | 108 | hr | 4524 | To expand the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program to cover transportation by members of the Armed Forces who are stationed inside or outside of the United States, but not in an area previously designated for inclusion in the program, and are granted leave in anticipation of deployment overseas in connection with a contingency operation. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-08 | 2004-06-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] | NY | R | K000078 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of Defense to expand the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program to provide or pay for transportation for a member of the Armed Forces who: (1) is assigned to duty inside or outside the United States in an area not previously designated for inclusion in the program; (2) receives orders for deployment to an area for which imminent danger pay is available; and (3) is granted leave in anticipation of such deployment. | 2023-01-15T04:49:11Z | |
| 108-hr-4510 | 108 | hr | 4510 | To require the Secretary of Defense to provide to Congress copies and descriptions of contracts and task orders in excess of $1,000,000 for work to be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-03 | 2004-06-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] | IL | D | S001145 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide, on a monthly basis for new contracts and for existing contracts entered into since October 1, 2001, to the House Committees on Armed Services, Government Reform, Appropriations, and International Relations and the Senate Committees on Armed Services, Governmental Affairs, Appropriations, and Foreign Relations copies and descriptions of contracts and task orders in excess of $1 million entered into by the Department of Defense in relation to work in Iraq and Afghanistan. | 2023-01-15T04:49:12Z | |
| 108-hr-4477 | 108 | hr | 4477 | Patriotic Employer Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-02 | 2004-06-23 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] | MA | D | M000312 | 3 | Patriotic Employer Act of 2004 - Amends the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) to require employers to post notice at the place of employment of rights, benefits, and obligations under the USERRA. | 2023-01-15T04:49:11Z | |
| 108-s-2483 | 108 | s | 2483 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2004-06-01 | 2004-10-05 | See also H.R. 4175. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2004, 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. | 2023-01-15T04:49:20Z |
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