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| 113-s-3014 | 113 | s | 3014 | Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-12 | 2014-12-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] | NH | R | A000368 | 1 | Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to alter the reporting requirements under the pilot program to assess the effectiveness of providing assistance to eligible veterans with traumatic brain injury to enhance their rehabilitation, quality of life, and community integration. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit reports to the congressional veterans committees on the pilot program for each quarter occurring between January 1, 2015, and September 30, 2017. Requires each quarterly report to include for the preceding quarter: the number of individuals who participated in the pilot program, the number of individuals who successfully completed the program, the degree to which pilot program participants and their family members were satisfied with the program, and the interim findings and conclusions of the Secretary regarding the success of the program and recommendations for improving it. Requires the Secretary to include in the report the Secretary submits to the congressional veterans committees after the completion of the pilot program: an evaluation of the pilot program in light of the VA's independent living programs, including an assessment of whether the pilot program should be incorporated into such independent living programs; and recommendations for improving the pilot program. Replaces references to "assisted living" with the term "community-based brain injury residential rehabilitative care," including rehabilitation services within the meaning of such care. Requires this Act and its amendments to be carried out using funds already available for such purposes. | 2023-01-11T13:25:03Z | |
| 113-hr-5855 | 113 | hr | 5855 | To require a report on procurement supply chain vulnerabilities within the Department of Defense. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-11 | 2014-12-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] | FL | D | G000556 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to report to Congress regarding how sole source suppliers of components to the DOD procurement supply chain create vulnerabilities to military attack, terrorism, natural disaster, industrial shock, financial crisis, or geopolitical crisis, such as an embargo of key raw materials or industrial inputs. Requires the report to include: (1) a list of the supply chain components for which there is a supplier that controls over 50% of the global market; (2) a list of parts of the supply chain where there is inadequate information to ascertain whether there is a single source supplier of components; and (3) the Secretary's recommendations on which single source suppliers create vulnerabilities and on how to reduce those vulnerabilities. | 2023-01-11T13:25:10Z | |
| 113-s-3006 | 113 | s | 3006 | A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-11 | 2014-12-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] | KS | R | M000934 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use the Secretary's existing authority to furnish health care to veterans at non-VA facilities to provide health care at non-VA facilities to veterans who reside more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest VA medical facility providing the care they seek. | 2023-01-11T13:25:04Z | |
| 113-s-3008 | 113 | s | 3008 | Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-11 | 2014-12-18 | Became Public Law No: 113-286. | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2014 - Amends the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 to extend through calendar year 2015 the one-year period after a service member's military service during which: (1) a court may stay proceedings to enforce an obligation on real or personal property owned by the service member before such military service; and (2) any sale, foreclosure, or seizure of such property shall be invalid without a court order or waiver agreement signed by the service member. Revives, effective January 1, 2016 (currently, January 1, 2015), the old nine-month period in place of the one-year period granted by such Act. | 2023-03-22T18:49:24Z | |
| 113-hr-5832 | 113 | hr | 5832 | PROPER Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-10 | 2014-12-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] | PA | R | T000467 | 15 | Proudly Restoring Officers of Prior Enlistment Retirement Act or the PROPER Act - Reduces to four the number of years that previously enlisted commissioned officers who have performed a certain minimum number of years of military service to become eligible for retirement must have actively served in the rank of commissioned officer in order to retire in the officer rank instead of in their previous enlisted rank. (Currently, a requirement for 10 years of active service as a commissioned officer has been reduced temporarily to 8 years.) Makes the reduction to four years applicable during the period from January 1, 2014, to September 30, 2016. | 2023-01-11T13:25:12Z | |
| 113-hr-5817 | 113 | hr | 5817 | To amend section 701 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to clarify the period of eligibility during which certain spouses are entitled to assistance under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-09 | 2014-12-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] | IL | D | D000622 | 0 | Amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to deem any member of the Armed Forces who died between September 11, 2001, and December 31, 2005, to have died on January 1, 2006, for purposes of the eligibility of such member's surviving spouse for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship. (Surviving spouses of service members who die in the line of duty after September 11, 2001, are eligible for such assistance until the earlier of the date they remarry or the date that is 15 years after their military spouse's death.) | 2023-01-11T13:25:12Z | |
| 113-hr-5824 | 113 | hr | 5824 | American Anti-Torture Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-09 | 2014-12-09 | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] | NY | D | N000002 | 2 | American Anti-Torture Act of 2014 - Amends the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 to prohibit any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, persons under the custody or control of the Department of Defense [DOD] or under detention in a DOD facility) from being subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by and listed in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations. Makes such prohibition inapplicable with respect to any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, DOD) pursuant to a U.S. criminal or immigration law. | 2023-01-11T13:25:12Z | |
| 113-s-2992 | 113 | s | 2992 | Military Justice Improvement Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-09 | 2014-12-10 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 644. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Military Justice Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to direct the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Homeland Security (DHS) to require the Secretaries of the military departments to modify the process for determining whether to try by court-martial a member accused of: (1) certain UCMJ offenses for which the maximum punishment includes confinement for more than one year; (2) a conspiracy, solicitation, or attempt to commit such offenses; or (3) retaliation or obstruction of justice offenses regardless of the maximum authorized punishment. Requires courts-martial determinations for such offenses to be made by a commissioned officer available for detail as trial counsel who is outside the chain of command of the member subject to the charges. (Currently, courts-martial decisions are made by commanding officers of accused members.) Excludes from the revised procedures that require counsel outside the chain of command to make such courts-martial determinations certain UCMJ offenses relating specifically to military service, including absence without leave, insubordination, and aiding the enemy. Prohibits an outside counsel's determination not to proceed to trial by general or special court-martial from altering the authority of commanding officers to: (1) refer noncapital offenses to summary courts-martial with limits on the punishments that may be imposed; or (2) impose non-judicial admonitions, reprimands, or disciplinary punishment for minor offenses. Requires military chiefs of staff to establish offices to convene general and special courts-martial. Prohibits officers in the chain of command of an accused or a victim from detailing members to serve on a resulting trial by court-martial. Codifies as an offense under the UCMJ a person's retaliation against a person subject to his or her orders for reporting a criminal offense. Establishes an offense for obstruction of justice. | 2019-02-20T12:35:52Z | |
| 113-hres-774 | 113 | hres | 774 | Honoring the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Louis Zamperini and expressing condolences on his passing. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-08 | 2014-12-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] | NY | R | R000585 | 1 | Honors the life and accomplishments of Louis Zamperini. | 2023-01-11T13:25:07Z | |
| 113-hr-5798 | 113 | hr | 5798 | Stability for Service Members Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-04 | 2014-12-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] | TN | R | F000458 | 1 | Stability for Service Members Act - Amends the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 to extend through calendar year 2015 the one-year period after a service member's military service during which: (1) a court may stay proceedings to enforce an obligation on real or personal property owned by the service member before such military service; and (2) any sale, foreclosure, or seizure of such property shall be invalid without a court order or waiver agreement signed by the service member. (Currently, the extended one-year period is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2014, and return to a nine-month period under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.) Revives, effective January 1, 2016 (currently, January 1, 2015), the old nine-month period in place of the one-year period granted by such Act. | 2023-01-11T13:25:14Z | |
| 113-s-2978 | 113 | s | 2978 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an American World War II City, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-04 | 2014-12-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] | NC | R | B001135 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City" based on: (1) contributions to the war effort during World War II; and (2) efforts to preserve the history of such contributions, including preservation organizations or museums, restoration of World War II facilities, and recognition of World War II veterans. Designates Wilmington, North Carolina, as the first such city. | 2023-01-11T13:25:05Z | |
| 113-s-2979 | 113 | s | 2979 | A bill to extend eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home and domiciliary care for certain veterans who served in a theater of combat operations. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-04 | 2014-12-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Walsh, John E. [D-MT] | MT | D | W000818 | 1 | Extends from 5 to 10 years after discharge or release from active duty after January 28, 2003, a combat veteran's eligibility for veterans' hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for illnesses that have not been medically proven to be attributable to such veteran's service. | 2023-01-11T13:25:05Z | |
| 113-hr-5784 | 113 | hr | 5784 | GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-03 | 2014-12-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] | WV | R | M001180 | 1 | GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay up to nine months of additional Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to a veteran who has used all of the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to which he or she was entitled and who: (1) is enrolled in a postsecondary education program that requires more than the standard 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours for completion in a specified science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field; or (2) has earned a postsecondary degree in one of those fields and is enrolled in a teaching certification program. | 2023-01-11T13:25:14Z | |
| 113-hr-5788 | 113 | hr | 5788 | To designate the Junction City Community-Based Outpatient Clinic located at 715 Southwind Drive, Junction City, Kansas, as the Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-03 | 2014-12-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] | KS | R | H001057 | 0 | Designates the Junction City Community-Based Outpatient Clinic located at 715 Southwind Drive, Junction City, Kansas, as the "Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic." | 2023-01-11T13:25:14Z | |
| 113-sres-593 | 113 | sres | 593 | A resolution designating December 13, 2014, as "Wreaths Across America Day". | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-03 | 2014-12-03 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6307-6308; text as passed Senate: CR S6303) | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates December 13, 2014, as Wreaths Across America Day. Honors the Wreaths Across America project, the Patriot Guard Riders, the trucking industry, and all of the volunteers and donors involved in the tradition of placing remembrance wreaths at national cemeteries and veterans' memorials. Recognizes the service and sacrifices made by veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and their families. | 2023-01-11T13:25:03Z | |
| 113-s-2969 | 113 | s | 2969 | General of the Army Omar Bradley Property Transfer Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-02 | 2014-12-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 0 | General of the Army Omar Bradley Property Transfer Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Omar Bradley Foundation, Pennsylvania, to transfer, without consideration, to the child of General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley and his first wife, Mary Elizabeth Quayle Bradley, such items of the Omar Bradley estate under the control of the Foundation as the Secretary of the Army determines to be without historic value to the Army, provided a claim for such a transfer is submitted within 180 days after enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:25:05Z | |
| 113-s-2970 | 113 | s | 2970 | Military Justice Improvement Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-12-02 | 2014-12-03 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 611. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Military Justice Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to direct the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Homeland Security (DHS) to require the Secretaries of the military departments to modify the process for determining whether to try by court-martial a member accused of: (1) certain UCMJ offenses for which the maximum punishment includes confinement for more than one year; or (2) a conspiracy, solicitation, or attempt to commit such offenses. Requires courts-martial determinations for such offenses to be made by a commissioned officer available for detail as trial counsel who is outside the chain of command of the member subject to the charges. (Currently, courts-martial decisions are made by commanding officers of accused members.) Excludes from the revised procedures that require counsel outside the chain of command to make such courts-martial determinations certain UCMJ offenses relating specifically to military service, including absence without leave, insubordination, and aiding the enemy. Prohibits an outside counsel's determination not to proceed to trial by general or special court-martial from altering the authority of commanding officers to: (1) refer noncapital offenses to summary courts-martial with limits on the punishments that may be imposed; or (2) impose non-judicial admonitions, reprimands, or disciplinary punishment for minor offenses. Requires military chiefs of staff to establish offices to convene general and special courts-martial. Prohibits officers in the chain of command of an accused or a victim from detailing members to serve on a resulting trial by court-martial. | 2019-02-20T12:35:50Z | |
| 113-hr-5760 | 113 | hr | 5760 | Funeral Honors for World War II Veterans Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-11-20 | 2014-11-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | B001279 | 0 | Funeral Honors for World War II Veterans Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to include seven person firing parties in the funeral honors details for World War II veterans. | 2023-01-11T13:25:20Z | |
| 113-hr-5762 | 113 | hr | 5762 | Veterans Equal Access Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-11-20 | 2014-11-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] | OR | D | B000574 | 15 | Veterans Equal Access Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to authorize VA health care providers to: (1) provide veterans with recommendations and opinions regarding participation in their state's marijuana programs, and (2) complete forms reflecting such recommendations and opinions. | 2023-01-11T13:25:20Z | |
| 113-hr-5763 | 113 | hr | 5763 | To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Billings, Montana, as the "Bear Root Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic". | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-11-20 | 2014-11-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Daines, Steve [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | D000618 | 0 | Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic located at 1766 Majestic Lane in Billings, Montana, as the "Bear Root Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic." | 2023-01-11T13:25:20Z | |
| 113-s-2950 | 113 | s | 2950 | Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-11-20 | 2014-11-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] | KS | R | M000934 | 0 | Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use the Secretary's authority to employ certain personnel without regard to civil service or classification laws, rules, or regulations to employ physicians on a without compensation basis in any practice area or specialty for which: (1) the average waiting time for veterans seeking an appointment with a physician exceeds the VA's waiting time goals, or (2) the VA facility where the physician will be employed has demonstrated staffing shortages. Requires each VA medical facility to have a volunteer coordinator who: (1) seeks to establish relationships with medical associations serving the area, (2) recruits physicians for uncompensated employment at the facility, and (3) serves as the initial point of contact for physicians seeking uncompensated employment at the facility. Conditions an uncompensated physician's receipt of a credential or privilege to practice medicine in a VA facility on the physician's commitment to serve at least 40 hours in the facility during the ensuing 12-month period. Requires the Secretary to decide whether to grant an uncompensated physician's request for a credential or privilege to practice medicine in the VA facility within 60 days. Requires the director of a VA medical facility to approve, and accept the uncompensated services of, any physician who has made the requisite service commitment and receives a credential or privilege to practice medicine in such facility. | 2023-01-11T13:25:18Z | |
| 113-s-2951 | 113 | s | 2951 | Veterans Dignified Burial Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-11-20 | 2014-11-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] | NV | R | H001041 | 0 | Veterans Dignified Burial Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) upon confirming the veteran status of a deceased veteran in the custody of a local medical examiner, funeral director, county service group, or other similar entity, to request from such entity the specific date of the scheduled interment of such veteran; and (2) during each 30-day period following such request, to repeat the request until such entity confirms that such veteran has been interred. Requires the Secretary, by January 31 of each year, to submit to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees a report on deceased veterans who were interred after the 30-day period following the date on which the Secretary made such request. Requires the report to include: (1) the number of deceased veterans who were not interred in such 30-day period during the prior year, (2) the number of such deceased veterans who are not interred as of the date of the report, and (3) the entity with custody of each such deceased veteran. | 2023-01-11T13:25:18Z | |
| 113-hr-5740 | 113 | hr | 5740 | Veterans Dependents' Parity Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-11-19 | 2014-11-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] | NE | R | F000449 | 0 | Veterans Dependents' Parity Act - Extends the eligibility of a child for medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status or whether the child is pursuing a full-time course of instruction at an educational institution. | 2023-01-11T13:25:21Z | |
| 113-hr-5730 | 113 | hr | 5730 | To make nine month foreclosure and eviction protections for servicemembers permanent, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-11-18 | 2014-11-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] | FL | D | G000556 | 0 | Amends the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 with respect to the one-year period after a service member's military service during which: (1) a court may stay proceedings to enforce an obligation on real or personal property owned by the service member before such military service; and (2) any sale, foreclosure, or seizure of such property shall be invalid without a court order or waiver agreement signed by the service member. Repeals the revival, effective January 1, 2015, of the old nine-month period in place of the one-year period granted by such Act. | 2023-01-11T13:25:21Z | |
| 113-hr-5731 | 113 | hr | 5731 | Servicemembers Foreclosure Protection Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-11-18 | 2014-11-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] | FL | D | G000556 | 0 | Servicemembers Foreclosure Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 to extend through calendar 2016 the one-year period after a servicemember's military service during which: (1) a court may stay proceedings to enforce an obligation on real or personal property owned by the servicemember before such military service; and (2) any sale, foreclosure, or seizure of such property shall be invalid without a court order or a waiver agreement signed by the servicemember. Repeals the revival, effective January 1, 2015, of the old nine-month period in place of the one-year period granted by such Act. | 2023-01-11T13:25:21Z | |
| 113-s-2936 | 113 | s | 2936 | A bill to provide that in the case of leases to local education agencies and elementary and secondary schools, consideration may be at or below fair market value or for no consideration. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-11-18 | 2014-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] | SC | R | S001184 | 0 | Authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to lease non-excess military property to local educational agencies or elementary or secondary schools at or below fair market value or for no consideration. | 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z | |
| 113-sres-581 | 113 | sres | 581 | A resolution honoring the life and service of the late Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-11-18 | 2014-11-18 | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6097) | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 0 | Honors Staff Sergeant Robert Henry Anderson for his decades of service and his contributions as a paratrooper, combat medic, plumber, and family member. | 2023-01-11T13:25:18Z | |
| 113-s-2930 | 113 | s | 2930 | Clay Hunt SAV Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-11-17 | 2014-11-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 21 | Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act or the Clay Hunt SAV Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to each arrange for an independent third party evaluation of, respectively, the VA and DOD mental health care and suicide prevention programs. Directs the VA Secretary to publish an Internet website that serves as a centralized source to provide veterans with regularly updated information regarding all of the VA's mental health care services. Requires the VA Secretary and the DOD Secretary to enter into certain strategic relationships to facilitate: the mental health referrals of members of the reserve components who have a service-connected disability and are being discharged or released from the Armed Forces, timely behavioral health services for such members, communication when such members are at risk for behavioral health reasons, and the transfer of documentation for line-of-duty and fitness-for-duty determinations. Requires the VA Secretary to carry out a three-year pilot program to repay the education loans relating to psychiatric medicine that are incurred by individuals who: are eligible to practice psychiatric medicine in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) or are enrolled in the final year of a residency program leading to a specialty qualification in psychiatric medicine, demonstrate a commitment to a long-term career as a psychiatrist in the VHA, and agree to a period of obligated service with the VHA in the field of psychiatric medicine in exchange for the repayment of such loans. Requires the DOD Secretary to submit to Congress a review of the staffing requirements for individual State National Guard Commands with respect to Directors of Psychological Health. Authorizes the VA Secretary to collaborate with nonprofit mental health organizations to prevent suicide among veterans. Requires the collaborators to exchange training sessions, best practices, and other resources to enhance their suicide prevention efforts. Dire… | 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z | |
| 113-hr-5708 | 113 | hr | 5708 | Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-11-14 | 2014-11-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] | PA | D | C001090 | 6 | Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) work with federal agencies, states, and such experts as the Secretary considers appropriate to develop and implement federal and state standards that protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension for a non-service-connected disability or death or for service on the basis of need for regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices; and (2) submit such standards to specified congressional committees not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO): (1) within one year after enactment of this Act, to report standards that would be effective in protecting such individuals if the Secretary fails to submit such standards within such 180 days; and (2) not later than 540 days after enactment of this Act, to complete a study on standards implemented under this Act and report the findings to such committees. | 2023-01-11T13:25:22Z | |
| 113-hr-5700 | 113 | hr | 5700 | To designate the community based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 310 Home Boulevard in Galesburg, Illinois, as the "Lane A. Evans VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic". | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-11-13 | 2014-11-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] | IL | D | B001286 | 26 | Designates the community based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) located at 310 Home Boulevard in Galesburg, Illinois, as the "Lane A. Evans VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic." | 2023-01-11T13:25:22Z | |
| 113-s-2921 | 113 | s | 2921 | A bill to designate the community based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 310 Home Boulevard in Galesburg, Illinois, as the "Lane A. Evans VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic". | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-11-13 | 2014-12-16 | Became Public Law No: 113-234. | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the community based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) located at 310 Home Boulevard in Galesburg, Illinois, as the "Lane A. Evans VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic." | 2023-03-22T18:49:24Z | |
| 113-hr-5686 | 113 | hr | 5686 | Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-11-12 | 2014-11-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] | TX | R | C001048 | 8 | Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use the Secretary's authority to employ certain personnel without regard to civil service or classification laws, rules, or regulations to employ physicians on a without compensation basis in any practice area or specialty for which: (1) the average waiting time for veterans seeking an appointment with a physician exceeds the VA's waiting time goals, or (2) the VA facility where the physician will be employed has demonstrated staffing shortages. Requires each VA medical facility to have a volunteer coordinator who: (1) seeks to establish relationships with medical associations serving the area, (2) recruits physicians for uncompensated employment at the facility, and (3) serves as the initial point of contact for physicians seeking uncompensated employment at the facility. Conditions an uncompensated physician's receipt of a credential or privilege to practice medicine in a VA facility on the physician's commitment to serve at least 40 hours in the facility during the ensuing 12-month period. Requires the Secretary to decide whether to grant an uncompensated physician's request for a credential or privilege to practice medicine in the VA facility within 60 days. Requires the director of a VA medical facility to approve, and accept the uncompensated services of, any physician who has made the requisite service commitment and receives a credential or privilege to practice medicine in such facility. | 2023-01-11T13:25:22Z | |
| 113-hr-5676 | 113 | hr | 5676 | Guard and Reserve Academic Protection Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-19 | 2014-10-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | K000368 | 0 | Guard and Reserve Academic Protection Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that institutions of higher learning provide members of the National Guard or Armed Forces Reserves who are receiving educational assistance from the VA or the military with a reasonable opportunity to complete educational assignments, tests, and other requirements that occur while they are performing: (1) inactive duty training, or (2) active duty training for less than 30 days. | 2023-01-11T13:25:30Z | |
| 113-hr-5680 | 113 | hr | 5680 | Veterans' Toxic Wounds Research Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-19 | 2014-10-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] | MN | D | W000799 | 2 | Veterans' Toxic Wounds Research Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a master registry of veterans who experienced toxic exposures while serving in the Armed Forces. Includes in the master registry the registries for: Agent Orange; exposure to toxins relating to a deployment during the Persian Gulf War; exposure to toxins relating to a deployment during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Operation Enduring Freedom, or the Global War on Terror; exposure to toxins relating to a deployment to Bosnia, Somalia, or the Philippines; and exposure to toxins relating to being stationed at a military installation potentially contaminated by toxic substances. Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to review published scientific information and studies, and make recommendations for future research, on the health effects: (1) of the toxic exposures covered in those registries, and (2) on the children and grandchildren of veterans who had a toxic exposure covered in those registries. Requires those reviews to inform the Secretary's selection of research to be conducted or funded by the VA. Establishes a presumption of a service connection, for the purpose of veterans' disability and survivor benefits, for an illness that: the Secretary determines warrants such a presumption by reason of having a positive association with exposure to a toxic substance covered in the master registry; and becomes manifest, within the period the Secretary prescribes, in a veteran who experienced such exposure while serving in the Armed Forces. Requires the Secretary's service connection determinations to be based on sound medical and scientific evidence that a positive association exists between: (1) the exposure of humans or animals to a toxic substance covered in the master registry, and (2) the occurrence of a diagnosed or undiagnosed illness in humans or animals. Directs the Secretary, in implementing the VA's electronic health record system… | 2023-01-11T13:25:30Z | |
| 113-hconres-116 | 113 | hconres | 116 | Congratulating the Sailors of the United States Submarine Force upon the completion of 4,000 ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] | WA | D | K000381 | 4 | Congratulates sailors of the U.S. Submarine Force upon the completion of 4,000 ballistic missile submarine deterrent patrols. Honors and thanks the crews and their families for their dedication and sacrifice. | 2023-01-11T13:25:40Z | |
| 113-hconres-117 | 113 | hconres | 117 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Admiral Ben Moreell and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] | NJ | R | L000567 | 1 | Calls for the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Admiral Ben Moreell. | 2023-01-11T13:25:40Z | |
| 113-hr-5563 | 113 | hr | 5563 | Honoring the Hiring of Heroes Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-18 | 2014-11-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | House | Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] | CA | D | C001097 | 9 | Honoring the Hiring of Heroes Act - Directs the Secretaries of Labor and Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) jointly establish a program to award nonmonetary Employment Salute Awards to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices; and (2) establish criteria, in coordination with the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Commerce, for determining award recipients. Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) establish different categories of employers eligible for the awards based on the number of employees they have, and (2) publicize the award recipients by listing them in a separate section of the Department of Labor's website. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to assess a reasonable application fee on employers seeking such an award. Establishes an Employment Salute Award Fund into which those fees are to be deposited for use in carrying out the award program. | 2023-01-11T13:25:34Z | |
| 113-hr-5574 | 113 | hr | 5574 | To abolish the Chemical Corps of the Army and to transfer to the Ordnance Corps of the Army the functions of and members previously assigned to the Chemical Corps. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] | AR | R | C001087 | 0 | Abolishes the Army Chemical Corps and transfers its functions to the Army Ordnance Corps. Directs the Secretary of the Army to reassign to the Ordnance Corps all members and officers of the Army who were assigned to the Chemical Corps. | 2023-01-11T13:25:34Z | |
| 113-hr-5581 | 113 | hr | 5581 | Foreign Investment and Economic Security Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 0 | Foreign Investment and Economic Security Act of 2014 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to provide for: (1) national security reviews of transactions involving the construction of a new facility in the United States by any foreign person (currently, national security reviews are conducted only for certain mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with a foreign person); and (2) net benefit reviews of new construction, mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with a foreign person to determine whether the transaction is of net benefit to the United States. Makes net benefit reviews mandatory for transactions that meet specified requirements under the Clayton Act. Directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, for purposes of carrying out net benefit determinations, to consider the effect of the proposed or pending transaction on: (1) employment, resource processing, the utilization of parts and services produced in or imported into the United States, and U.S. exports; (2) industrial efficiency, technological development, technology transfers, and product innovation in the United States; (3) competition within any U.S. industry or between the United States and other countries; (4) compatibility with national industrial, economic, and cultural policies; and (5) public health, safety, and well-being of U.S. consumers. Requires the Committee, in the case of a net benefit determination concerning a foreign government-influenced transaction, to consider additional factors including: the governance and commercial orientation of the foreign person engaging in such transaction; the extent to which the foreign person is owned, controlled, or influenced by the foreign government; and adherence to U.S. law and corporate governance standards, engagement of the foreign country with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and the likelihood of operation on a commercial basis. Requires final determinations of the Committee to be certified to … | 2023-01-11T13:25:34Z | |
| 113-hr-5618 | 113 | hr | 5618 | Veterans Health Administration Management Improvement Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-18 | 2014-10-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] | WA | D | K000381 | 4 | Veterans Health Administration Management Improvement Act - Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to: (1) conduct a five-year management review of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); and (2) submit annual reports to Congress on the matters reviewed, including recommendations for improving the VHA's management. Directs the Secretary of the VA to establish a five-year pilot program to improve the VHA's management and accountability that: gives VHA employees an opportunity to learn, implement, and identify successful means of advancing the VHA's management and the delivery of care and services; and improves the management and delivery of care and services at VA medical facilities by implementing the GAO's recommendations, and any other appropriate recommendations, regarding the VHA's planning and evaluation capabilities. Requires the Secretary, during such pilot program, to: (1) establish an annual performance plan that uses logic modeling and risk assessment to coordinate the VA's operations with its goals; and (2) prepare an annual organization evaluation plan for the VHA that is informed by the GAO's recommendations. Establishes an Office of the Management and Accountability Ombudsman within the VA to: assist the Secretary in conducting the pilot program; conduct inspections of VHA medical facilities, including non-VA facilities that provide VA contract care; and work with the Secretary and VHA employees in identifying and resolving problems with the VHA's management, administration, and delivery of care. Directs the GAO to review each budget the President submits to Congress during 2015-2020 to evaluate the proposed budget for VA health care. Establishes a Veterans' Bill of Rights regarding health care, which is to be prominently displayed in each VA medical facility and about which the Secretary shall conduct outreach to veterans and ensure that VA employees receive training. | 2023-01-11T13:25:32Z | |
| 113-hres-736 | 113 | hres | 736 | Affirming the importance of the Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, to the United States Armed Forces and national security on its 60th anniversary. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | B001279 | 8 | Recognizes that members of the Armed Forces face changing battlefield threats and unique enemy challenges that call for proven equipment tested at the Electronic Proving Ground at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Supports the long term viability of Fort Huachuca and its Electronic Proving Ground. Expresses appreciation to soldiers and civilians for their 60 years of work at the Electronic Proving Ground and their service to the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:25:29Z | |
| 113-s-2875 | 113 | s | 2875 | National Guard Investigations Transparency and Improvement Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] | AK | D | B001265 | 0 | National Guard Investigations Transparency and Improvement Act of 2014 - Codifies the establishment of the Office of Complex Administrative Investigations (the Office) in the Office of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. Requires the Office to undertake complex administrative investigations of matters relating to members of the National Guard when in state status, including investigations of sexual assault, upon the request of: (1) the Chief; (2) an adjutant general of a state, a territory, or the District of Columbia; (3) a governor of a state or territory; or (4) the Commanding General of the National Guard of the District of Columbia. Defines "complex administrative investigation" as any investigation specified by the Chief involving factors giving rise to unusual complexity, including: (1) questions of jurisdiction between the United States and a state or territory, (2) matters requiring specialized training among investigating officers, or (3) matters raising the need for an independent investigation to ensure fairness and impartiality. Requires the Chief to treat any final report of the Office relating to such matters as if it were the report of an inspector general of the Department of Defense (DOD) or a military department. Directs the Chief to submit to Members of Congress from the state or territory concerned the final report adopted by the Office regarding such an investigation. Requires the Chief to submit to Congress an annual report regarding all investigations undertaken by the Office during the preceding year. | 2023-01-11T13:25:25Z | |
| 113-s-2904 | 113 | s | 2904 | Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] | OK | R | C000560 | 1 | Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act - Revises the authority the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to transfer excess DOD property, including small arms and ammunition, to federal and state agencies for law enforcement activities to: repeal provisions authorizing the transfer of property the Secretary determines is suitable for use in counter-drug and counter-terrorism activities; repeal provisions directing the Secretary to carry out such transfers in consultation with the Director of National Drug Control Policy; condition such a transfer on the recipient certifying that it has the personnel and technical capacity to operate the property and will return property determined to be surplus to its needs; prohibit the transfer of specified weapons, materials, and equipment, including explosive ordnance, drones, and assault vehicles; and condition continuation of such program on the Secretary certifying that, for the prior fiscal year, recipients demonstrated 100% accountability for transferred property and complied with program requirements or were suspended or terminated from the program. Requires the Secretary to: (1) report to Congress and obtain prior approval by law before transferring any DOD property not previously made available for transfer; and (2) submit an annual written certification that a recipient has accounted for, and met transfer conditions for, any such transferred property. Requires the Defense Logistics Agency to maintain an Internet website on such transfers, unaccounted-for property, and suspended or terminated recipients. Prohibits the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from permitting awards under a preparedness grant program to be used to buy, maintain, alter, deploy, or provide training in the use of specified tactical, surveillance, or explosives equipment, vehicles, or canines. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to prohibit the use of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funds for the purchase, maintenance, alteration, or operation of letha… | 2023-01-11T13:25:24Z | |
| 113-sres-572 | 113 | sres | 572 | A resolution congratulating the Sailors of the United States Submarine Force upon the completion of 4,000 ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deterrent patrols. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-18 | 2014-09-18 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5880; text as passed Senate: CR S5799) | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 11 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congratulates sailors of the U.S. Submarine Force upon the completion of 4,000 ballistic missile submarine deterrent patrols. Honors and thanks the crews and their families for their dedication and sacrifice. | 2019-02-20T12:29:04Z | |
| 113-hr-5500 | 113 | hr | 5500 | Protect Veterans Employment and Training Services Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-17 | 2014-09-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] | PA | R | F000451 | 1 | Protect Veterans Employment and Training Services Act of 2014 - Amends the disabled veterans' outreach program to authorize the Secretary of Labor to establish an order of priority for furnishing program services if state disabled veterans' outreach program specialists are unable to assist every eligible veteran seeking assistance. Requires that priority order to be consistent with the program's purposes and the existing priority order of special disabled veterans, other disabled veterans, and other eligible veterans. Allows a state disabled veterans' outreach program specialist to perform an initial intake and assessment of each veteran who seeks program services. Authorizes local veterans' employment representatives to provide employment, training, and placement services directly to eligible veterans and eligible persons. Requires those representatives to spend a majority of their time carrying out their principal duties of: (1) conducting outreach to local employers to assist veterans in gaining employment; and (2) facilitating the provision of state employment, training, and placement services to veterans. Prohibits the Secretary from imposing restrictions on the duties that a state disabled veterans' outreach program specialist or a local veterans' employment representative may perform or the individuals they may assist other than those set forth in the law providing veterans with job counseling, training, and placement services. | 2023-01-11T13:25:36Z | |
| 113-hr-5518 | 113 | hr | 5518 | Assuring Quality Care for Veterans Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-17 | 2014-09-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] | CA | D | M001166 | 0 | Assuring Quality Care for Veterans Act - Authorizes (current law requires) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reimburse any full-time board-certified health professional (under current law, physician or dentist) appointed to the VA for continuing professional education expenses incurred, up to $1,600 per year (under current law, $1,000). Directs that the expenses incurred be expenses required to maintain licensure. | 2023-01-11T13:25:35Z | |
| 113-hr-5524 | 113 | hr | 5524 | Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-17 | 2014-09-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] | CA | D | S001175 | 70 | Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014 - Expands the TRICARE health care program managed by the Department of Defense (DOD) to entitle additional female beneficiaries and dependents to care related to the prevention of pregnancy. (Currently, such care is limited to certain female members of the uniformed service or a reserve component performing active duty or certain servicewomen performing inactive-duty training.) Prohibits cost-sharing from being imposed or collected for such pregnancy prevention care, including for any method of contraception provided through a facility of the uniformed services, the TRICARE retail pharmacy program, or the national mail-order pharmacy program. Provides for such pregnancy prevention care to include all methods of contraception approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling. Directs the DOD Secretary to: (1) ensure that every military treatment facility has a sufficient stock of a broad range of FDA-approved methods of contraception to dispense to any women members of the Armed Forces and female covered beneficiaries who receive care through such facility; (2) disseminate clinical practice guidelines and decision support tools to DOD-employed health care providers; (3) ensure that women members of the Armed Forces have access to contraception counseling during health care visits; and (4) establish an education program for all members of the Armed Forces, including both men and women members, consisting of a uniform standard curriculum on family planning. Requires questions regarding family planning services and counseling to be incorporated into DOD health surveys. Requires every military treatment facility, upon request, to provide emergency contraception, or information about FDA-approved methods of emergency contraception, to any woman who: (1) states to personnel that she is a victim of sexual assault or is accompanied by another individual who states that the woman is a… | 2023-01-11T13:25:35Z | |
| 113-s-2834 | 113 | s | 2834 | Protect Veterans Employment and Training Services Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-17 | 2014-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 1 | Protect Veterans Employment and Training Services Act of 2014 - Amends the disabled veterans' outreach program to authorize the Secretary of Labor to establish an order of priority for furnishing program services if state disabled veterans' outreach program specialists are unable to assist every eligible veteran seeking assistance. Requires that priority order to be consistent with the program's purposes and the existing priority order of special disabled veterans, other disabled veterans, and other eligible veterans. Allows a state disabled veterans' outreach program specialist to perform an initial intake and assessment of each veteran who seeks program services. Authorizes local veterans' employment representatives to provide employment, training, and placement services directly to eligible veterans and eligible persons. Requires those representatives to spend a majority of their time carrying out their principal duties of: (1) conducting outreach to local employers to assist veterans in gaining employment; and (2) facilitating the provision of state employment, training, and placement services to veterans. Prohibits the Secretary from imposing restrictions on the duties that a state disabled veterans' outreach program specialist or a local veterans' employment representative may perform or the individuals they may assist other than those set forth in the law providing veterans with job counseling, training, and placement services. | 2023-01-11T13:25:27Z | |
| 113-s-2843 | 113 | s | 2843 | National Guard and Reserve Access to Counsel Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-17 | 2014-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 2 | National Guard and Reserve Access to Counsel Act - Expands eligibility for legal assistance provided by the Armed Forces special victims' counsel for eligible members and dependents who are victims of sex-related offenses to include a member of a reserve component who is a victim of an alleged sex-offense during: (1) a period in which the individual served on active duty, full-time National Guard duty, or inactive-duty training; or (2) any period, regardless of the duty status of the individual, if the circumstances of the alleged sex-related offense have a nexus to the military service of the victim, as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense (DOD). | 2023-01-11T13:25:26Z | |
| 113-hr-5475 | 113 | hr | 5475 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-16 | 2014-09-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] | GA | R | C001093 | 7 | Allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide the newborn child of a woman veteran who is receiving VA maternity care with post-delivery care services for 14 days after the child's birth if the veteran delivered the child in a VA facility or another facility with which the VA has a contract for such services. (Currently, such care may not be provided for more than 7 days.) | 2023-01-11T13:25:37Z | |
| 113-hr-5478 | 113 | hr | 5478 | Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-16 | 2014-09-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | J000288 | 49 | Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act - Amends the program under which the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer excess personal property of the Department of Defense (DOD) to federal and state agencies for law enforcement activities. Excludes counter-drug activities from the categories of law enforcement activities for which DOD property may be transferred under such program. Requires recipients of DOD property to certify that they: (1) have personnel, technical capacity, and training to operate the property; and (2) will return to the DOD any property that is surplus to the recipient's needs. Requires recipients that are not federal agencies to certify that they have notified their local community of requests for DOD property with a notice on a publicly accessible Internet website and postings at prominent locations in the jurisdiction. Requires the Secretary to submit annually to Congress a description of property to be transferred along with a certification that the transfers are not prohibited by law. Prohibits transfers of: automatic weapons that are not suitable for law enforcement purposes; weapons of .50 caliber or greater; tactical vehicles, including highly mobile multi-wheeled vehicles, armored vehicles, and mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles; armored or weaponized drones; aircraft that are combat configured or combat coded, or that have no established commercial flight application; grenades and similar explosives; silencers; and long range acoustic devices. Prohibits transfers conditioned upon the agency demonstrating the use of any small arms or ammunitions. Requires the Secretary to ensure that certain items are not transferred from one federal or state agency to another such agency. Prohibits obligations or expenditures of appropriations to carry out the DOD's property transfer program unless specified conditions have been met, including requirements to verify: (1) that in-person inventories of transferred property have been conducted at each agency, and (2) that 100% of s… | 2023-01-11T13:25:37Z | |
| 113-hr-5480 | 113 | hr | 5480 | Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-16 | 2014-09-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. | House | Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] | TX | R | W000814 | 16 | Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2014 - Prohibits the appropriation of funds, or the obligation or expenditure of funds by Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), for any VA alternative energy generation project unless the funds for such project have been specifically authorized by law. Directs the Secretary to transfer all unobligated funds that were appropriated to the VA before this Act's enactment for an alternative energy generation project to the VA's account funding veterans' medical care. | 2023-01-11T13:25:37Z | |
| 113-hr-5483 | 113 | hr | 5483 | Firefighter Equipment Protection Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-16 | 2014-09-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] | AR | R | G000567 | 18 | Firefighter Equipment Protection Act of 2014 - Codifies a national security exemption from emissions regulations for excess personal property of the Department of Defense (DOD) that is transferred under specified DOD property transfer programs to a firefighting agency in a state or to another state agency. | 2023-01-11T13:25:37Z | |
| 113-hr-5484 | 113 | hr | 5484 | Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-16 | 2014-09-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] | MI | R | B001271 | 24 | Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to select a medical center in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to serve as the national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of descendants (i.e., a biological child, grandchild, or great-grandchild) of individuals exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces that are related to that exposure. Requires the national research center to employ at least one licensed clinical social worker to coordinate the access of individuals to appropriate federal, state, and local social and health care programs and to handle case management. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory board to: (1) advise the national research center, (2) determine which health conditions in the descendants of individuals who were exposed to toxic substances while serving in the Armed Forces result from such exposure for purposes of determining those descendants' eligibility for VA medical care, and (3) study and evaluate claims of service-related exposure to toxic substances by current and former members of the Armed Forces. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to declassify documents (other than documents that would materially and immediately threaten national security) related to any known incident in which not less than 100 members of the Armed Forces were exposed to a toxic substance that resulted in at least one case of disability. Directs the Secretary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the DOD Secretary to jointly conduct a national outreach and education campaign directed at members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their family members to communicate information on: (1) incidents of exposure to toxic substances, health conditions resulting form such exposure, and the potential long-term effects of such exposure; and (2) the national research center. | 2023-01-11T13:25:37Z | |
| 113-s-2822 | 113 | s | 2822 | Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-16 | 2014-12-11 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study and report to Congress on matters relating to the interring of veterans' unclaimed remains in national cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration, including: the scope of the issues relating to veterans' unclaimed remains, including the estimated number of such remains; the effectiveness of VA procedures for working with persons or entities having custody of unclaimed remains to facilitate the interment of such remains in such cemeteries; state and local laws that affect the Secretary's ability to inter unclaimed veterans' remains in such cemeteries; and recommendations for appropriate legislative or administrative action. | 2023-01-11T13:25:06Z | |
| 113-sres-549 | 113 | sres | 549 | A resolution designating October 26, 2014, as Day of the Deployed. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-16 | 2014-09-16 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5650; text as passed Senate: CR S5635) | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 4 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates October 26, 2014, as Day of the Deployed. Honors the deployed members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families. | 2019-02-20T12:29:01Z | |
| 113-hres-725 | 113 | hres | 725 | Commending the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs for their joint campaign to raise awareness during September, Suicide Prevention Month, to reduce suicide among members of the United States Armed Forces and veterans. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-15 | 2014-10-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] | CT | D | E000293 | 0 | Commends the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for raising awareness during Suicide Prevention Month of the life-saving resources available to those who have served, or are currently serving, in uniform. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, The Power of 1 campaign, and efforts to improve outreach to individuals at risk for suicide. | 2023-01-11T13:25:30Z | |
| 113-s-2805 | 113 | s | 2805 | A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Billings, Montana, as the "Bear Root Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic". | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-15 | 2014-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 1 | Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic located at 1766 Majestic Lane in Billings, Montana, as the "Bear Root Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic." | 2023-01-11T13:25:27Z | |
| 113-s-2810 | 113 | s | 2810 | Service Members Transition Improvement Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-15 | 2014-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 0 | Service Members Transition Improvement Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to develop procedures to share with state veterans agencies information, in electronic data format, on members of the Armed Forces who are separating from service in order to facilitate the transition of such members to civilian life. Identifies that information as military service and separation data and specified contact information. Requires the member's consent before that information may be shared. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the state veterans agencies only share such information with county veterans service offices for such purposes as the Secretary specifies for the administration and delivery of benefits. | 2023-01-11T13:25:27Z | |
| 113-hr-5459 | 113 | hr | 5459 | To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to Henry Johnson. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-11 | 2014-09-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] | NY | D | T000469 | 18 | Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Henry Johnson for acts of valor during World War I for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. | 2023-01-11T13:25:37Z | |
| 113-s-2793 | 113 | s | 2793 | A bill to authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to Henry Johnson. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-11 | 2014-09-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 10 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Henry Johnson for acts of valor during World War I for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. | 2023-01-11T13:25:28Z | |
| 113-hr-5432 | 113 | hr | 5432 | Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-10 | 2014-09-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] | PA | D | C001090 | 14 | Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to eligible institutions to: (1) establish a master's or doctoral degree program in orthotics and prosthetics, or (2) expand upon an existing master's degree program in such area. Requires a grant priority for institutions in partnership with a medical center administered by the VA or a facility administered by the Department of Defense (DOD). Provides grant amounts of at least $1 million and up to $1.5 million. Defines as eligible institutions those either accredited by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education or demonstrating an ability to meet such accreditation requirements if receiving a grant. Requires the Secretary to award a grant to an institution with orthotic and prosthetic research and education experience to: (1) establish the Center of Excellence in Orthotic and Prosthetic Education; and (2) improve orthotic and prosthetic outcomes for veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and civilians by conducting orthotic and prosthetic-based research. | 2023-01-11T13:25:38Z | |
| 113-hr-5441 | 113 | hr | 5441 | To amend the Federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to reflect the service of women in the Armed Forces of the United States. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-10 | 2014-12-04 | Became Public Law No: 113-199. | House | Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] | FL | R | M001144 | 82 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to describe the organization as a national association of veterans (currently, an association of men) who, as soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen, served this Nation in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign soil or in hostile waters. Expands its purpose of assisting widows to that of assisting surviving spouses. | 2023-03-22T18:49:21Z | |
| 113-s-2782 | 113 | s | 2782 | A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to improve the Federal charter for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, and for other purposes. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-09 | 2014-09-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] | VT | I | S000033 | 41 | Amends the federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to describe the organization as a national association of veterans (currently, an association of men) who, as soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen, served this Nation in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign soil or in hostile waters. Expands its purpose of assisting widows to that of assisting surviving spouses. | 2023-01-11T13:25:28Z | |
| 113-hr-5404 | 113 | hr | 5404 | Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-08 | 2014-09-26 | Became Public Law No: 113-175. | House | Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] | CA | R | D000612 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 16, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2014 - Title I: Extensions of Authority Relating to Health Care - (Sec. 101) Amends veterans' health benefit provisions to extend through 2015: the requirement that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) provide nursing home care to veterans who are in need of such care for a service-connected disability or who have a service-connected disability rated at 70% or higher; the pilot program, under the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, to evaluate the feasibility and advisability of providing reintegration and readjustment services in group retreat settings to women veterans who are recently separated from the Armed Forces after a prolonged deployment (reauthorizes appropriations); the pilot program, under the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing child care assistance to veterans who are receiving regular or intensive mental health services or other intensive health care services from the VA or who need such mental health services (reauthorizes appropriations); the requirement, under the Wounded Warrior Act, for the Director of the Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Interagency Program Office to report to the Secretary of Defense (DOD), the VA, and Congress on Office activities during the preceding calendar year; and the VA's authority, under the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003, to use physicians other than VA employees to conduct medical disability evaluations of VA benefit applicants. Extends through FY2015: the authorization of appropriations, under the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, for the grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas; the requirement that veterans make copayments of $10 for each day they receive hosp… | 2023-03-22T18:49:21Z | |
| 113-hr-5413 | 113 | hr | 5413 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that Federal, State, and local agencies to which surplus military equipment and personal property is sold or donated demonstrate that agency personnel are certified, trained, or licensed, as appropriate, in the proper operation of the equipment prior to the sale or donation. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-09-08 | 2014-09-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Jolly, David [R-FL-13] | FL | R | J000296 | 2 | Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to require state or local law enforcement, firefighting, homeland security, or emergency management agencies that purchase surplus military equipment to demonstrate, as a condition of the sale, that agency personnel have been certified, trained, or licensed in the proper operation of such equipment. Prohibits the Secretary from transferring or donating excess DOD personal property to law enforcement or firefighting agencies unless the recipient agency demonstrates that personnel have received such certification, training, or licensing. | 2023-01-11T13:25:39Z | |
| 113-hr-5398 | 113 | hr | 5398 | Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-08-01 | 2014-09-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] | CA | D | P000608 | 3 | Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act - Revises the eligibility criteria for appointment to a marriage and family therapist position with the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require a person: (1) to hold a master's degree in marriage and family therapy, or a comparable degree in mental health, from an institution that is regionally accredited or approved by the VA Secretary (currently, approved by the Secretary); and (2) to have passed the Association of Marital and Family Therapy regulatory board examination in marital and family therapy or an examination for a marriage and family therapy license given by a state board of behavioral sciences (or its equivalent). | 2023-01-11T13:25:41Z | |
| 113-hr-5323 | 113 | hr | 5323 | Medical Leave for Veterans Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-31 | 2014-07-31 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | B001251 | 5 | Medical Leave for Veterans Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue regulations to entitle any federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more, during the 12-month period beginning on the first day of employment, to up to 104 hours of leave, without loss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used. Requires the forfeiture of any such leave that is not used during such 12-month period. Requires such employee to submit to the Secretary certification that such employee used such leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such disability by a health care provider. . | 2023-01-11T13:25:52Z | |
| 113-hr-5333 | 113 | hr | 5333 | Expanding Access for Veterans' Service Animals Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-31 | 2014-08-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Daines, Steve [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | D000618 | 0 | Expanding Access for Veterans' Service Animals Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) certified therapeutic animals should be provided the same access to facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as service animals, and (2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should implement a certification process for therapeutic animals that mitigate the effects of a medically diagnosed mental health condition. Bars the Secretary from prohibiting any service animal that is allowed to access VA medical facilities from accessing the room of a patient who is receiving inpatient care at such a facility, including with respect to staying overnight. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations to ensure the safety and health of VA employees, patients, and the public, including by requiring that a patient maintain responsibility for such animal. | 2023-01-11T13:25:52Z | |
| 113-hr-5336 | 113 | hr | 5336 | Mental Health Exposure Military Official Record Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-31 | 2014-07-31 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] | IL | D | D000622 | 9 | Mental Health Exposure Military Official Record Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish a significant event tracker (SET) system to track and report individual exposures to traumatic events for members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, to show evidence of possible trauma incurred during their service and to address mental health issues. Authorizes reportable events to be entered by: (1) unit commanders and subunit leaders when an event affects the entire unit or subunit, (2) a medical treatment facility when an event affects a member undergoing treatment for an injury identified by military medical personnel or as reported by a member to such an individual, and (3) military law enforcement when an event involves victimization or witnessing of a sexual assault. Defines "reportable event" to include: (1) kinetic combat patrol; (2) witnessed loss of life, dismemberment, or significant physical injury in a combat operation, expeditionary operation, or peacetime regular training; (3) traumatic brain injury; and (4) victimization or witnessing of a sexual assault. Requires a secure central tracking database to be established as the central repository for all reportable events. Requires a unit's commanding officer to review and determine the disposition of certain reportable events by assigning designations indicating whether an event is approved, contested, or denied. Requires all reportable events to be entered in the central database regardless of designation. Permits access to such database by: (1) medical treatment facilities consulting for diagnosis; and (2) military law enforcement and criminal investigative services for purposes of obtaining a limited summary (excluding specific information about events, evidence, or members' private personal information) to diagnose patterns and trends related to crimes committed inside their jurisdiction. Allows, with the member's consent, a member's complete SET record to be reviewed by the member's: (1) military and ci… | 2023-01-11T13:25:52Z | |
| 113-hr-5342 | 113 | hr | 5342 | VA Credentialing and Privileging Improvement Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-31 | 2014-08-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] | NV | R | H001055 | 6 | VA Credentialing and Privileging Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), within 30 days after a military health care provider requests privileges to provide hospital care or medical services in a VA medical facility, to approve such provider's credentials and grant such privileges, unless the Secretary can show cause for denying such privileges. Defines "military health care provider" as a member of the Armed Forces who is: (1) a health care provider; (2) serving on active duty in, or in the process of being separated from, the Armed Forces; and (3) privileged to work in a military treatment facility. | 2023-01-11T13:25:52Z | |
| 113-hr-5349 | 113 | hr | 5349 | VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-31 | 2014-08-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] | OH | R | L000566 | 5 | VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regional office certifies a VA Form 9, Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals, submitted by a veteran to appeal a decision relating to a claim, by not later than one year after receiving such form. | 2023-01-11T13:25:51Z | |
| 113-hr-5351 | 113 | hr | 5351 | Veterans Air Travel Streamlining Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-31 | 2014-09-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security. | House | Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] | OH | R | L000566 | 1 | Veterans Air Travel Streamlining Act of 2014 - Requires: (1) the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to waive the application fee for veterans with a service-connected disability rated at 50% or more who apply to participate in TSA's Pre-check program, and (2) the Administrator and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a system to verify such a veteran's disability rating and whether such veteran's disability is service-connected. | 2023-01-11T13:25:51Z | |
| 113-hr-5355 | 113 | hr | 5355 | To prohibit the Department of Defense from retaining any interest in real property disposed of pursuant to a base closure law when that property was originally acquired by the United States by donation for the purpose of establishing or expanding a military installation. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-31 | 2014-07-31 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. McAllister, Vance M. [R-LA-5] | LA | R | M001192 | 0 | Requires real property of military installations that are closed pursuant to specified base closure laws to be disposed of by conveying all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property if such property was originally acquired by the United States by donation for the purpose of establishing or expanding the installation. Allows the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to authorize the retention of a reversionary interest in the conveyed property to ensure that it is used for a public purpose if the property is conveyed by the United States without consideration, or for consideration equal to less than fair market value, to support the property's subsequent use for such a purpose. Makes this Act applicable retroactively to property conveyed pursuant to certain base closure laws before the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to convey to the recipient of such a previous conveyance any right, title, or interest that was retained by the United States during the original conveyance. | 2023-01-11T13:25:51Z | |
| 113-hr-5369 | 113 | hr | 5369 | Veterans Dignified Burial Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-31 | 2014-09-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | House | Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] | CA | R | R000487 | 10 | Veterans Dignified Burial Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) upon confirming the veteran status of a deceased veteran in the custody of a local medical examiner, funeral director, county service group, or other similar entity, to request from such entity the specific date of the scheduled interment of such veteran; and (2) during each 30-day period following such request, to repeat the request until such entity confirms that such veteran has been interred. Requires the Secretary, by January 31 of each year, to submit to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees a report on deceased veterans who were interred after the 30-day period following the date on which the Secretary made such request. Requires the report to include: (1) the number of deceased veterans who were not interred in such 30-day period during the prior year, (2) the number of such deceased veterans who are not interred as of the date of the report, and (3) the entity with custody of each such deceased veteran. | 2023-01-11T13:25:51Z | |
| 113-hr-5375 | 113 | hr | 5375 | Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-31 | 2014-09-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] | PA | D | S001162 | 7 | Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2014 - Waives a state's sovereign immunity with respect to the enforcement of uniformed services members' employment or reemployment rights or benefits under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Makes unenforceable agreements between an employer and employee requiring arbitration of disputes arising under USERRA. Provides exceptions. Requires the validity and enforceability of such an agreement to be determined by a court (as opposed to the arbitrator). Provides increased liquidated damages, and authorizes punitive damages, against state or private employer violations of USERRA. Provides a right to a jury trial in such cases. Requires (under current law, authorizes) the award of attorney fees in actions to enforce USERRA. Requires (under current law, authorizes) a court to use equitable relief, including injunctions and restraining orders when appropriate, for USERRA violations. Requires federal procurement contracts to include a notice that the contractor may have USERRA obligations. Requires a Comptroller General (GAO) study on the effectiveness of federal education and outreach programs on employer obligations under USERRA. | 2023-01-11T13:25:51Z | |
| 113-s-2730 | 113 | s | 2730 | Mental Health Exposure Military Official Record Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-31 | 2014-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 1 | Mental Health Exposure Military Official Record Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish a significant event tracker (SET) system to track and report individual exposures to traumatic events for members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, to show evidence of possible trauma incurred during their service and to address mental health issues. Authorizes reportable events to be entered by: (1) unit commanders and subunit leaders when an event affects the entire unit or subunit, (2) a medical treatment facility when an event affects a member undergoing treatment for an injury identified by military medical personnel or as reported by a member to such an individual, and (3) military law enforcement when an event involves victimization or witnessing of a sexual assault. Defines "reportable event" to include: (1) kinetic combat patrol; (2) witnessed loss of life, dismemberment, or significant physical injury in a combat operation, expeditionary operation, or peacetime regular training; (3) traumatic brain injury; and (4) victimization or witnessing of a sexual assault. Requires a secure central tracking database to be established as the central repository for all reportable events. Requires a unit's commanding officer to review and determine the disposition of certain reportable events by assigning designations indicating whether an event is approved, contested, or denied. Requires all reportable events to be entered in the central database regardless of designation. Permits access to such database by: (1) medical treatment facilities consulting for diagnosis; and (2) military law enforcement and criminal investigative services for purposes of obtaining a limited summary (excluding specific information about events, evidence, or members' private personal information) to diagnose patterns and trends related to crimes committed inside their jurisdiction. Allows, with the member's consent, a member's complete SET record to be reviewed by the member's: (1) military and ci… | 2023-01-11T13:25:43Z | |
| 113-s-2738 | 113 | s | 2738 | Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-31 | 2014-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 5 | Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to select a medical center in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to serve as the national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of descendants (i.e., a biological child, grandchild, or great-grandchild) of individuals exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces that are related to that exposure. Requires the national research center to employ at least one licensed clinical social worker to coordinate the access of individuals to appropriate federal, state, and local social and health care programs and to handle case management. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory board to: (1) advise the national research center, (2) determine which health conditions in the descendants of individuals who were exposed to toxic substances while serving in the Armed Forces result from such exposure for purposes of determining those descendants' eligibility for VA medical care, and (3) study and evaluate claims of service-related exposure to toxic substances by current and former members of the Armed Forces. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to declassify documents (other than documents that would materially and immediately threaten national security) related to any known incident in which not less than 100 members of the Armed Forces were exposed to a toxic substance that resulted in at least one case of disability. Directs the Secretary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the DOD Secretary to jointly conduct a national outreach and education campaign directed at members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their family members to communicate information on: (1) incidents of exposure to toxic substances, health conditions resulting form such exposure, and the potential long-term effects of such exposure; and (2) the national research center. | 2023-01-11T13:25:43Z | |
| 113-s-2740 | 113 | s | 2740 | Connect with Veterans Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-31 | 2014-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] | ND | D | H001069 | 0 | Connect with Veterans Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) establish a program to facilitate outreach to veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the primary agencies of states for the administration of veterans' benefits and services, political subdivisions of states, and Indian tribes; and (2) publicize such program and the benefits to such entities of participating. Requires the Secretary, to carry out such program, to: (1) establish a national directory of veterans, and (2) share information in the directory with any such entities from whom a participating individual has expressed interest in receiving information. Prohibits: (1) the Secretary from selling information collected under this Act, (2) the Secretary or any participating entity from sharing such information with a non-participating entity, or (3) any participating entity from using any such information for any political communication or from requiring any participating individual to purchase any product or service. Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) provide to each member of the Armed Forces separating from service a form for the collection of information to be included in the directory, (2) ensure that completion of the form is voluntary, and (3) protect the privacy of individuals who submit information and the security of information. Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Labor to jointly take appropriate steps to integrate the collection of information under this Act into the Transition Assistance Program. | 2023-01-11T13:25:43Z | |
| 113-s-2741 | 113 | s | 2741 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-31 | 2014-07-31 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2015 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) Department of Defense (DOD); (4) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); (5) National Security Agency (NSA); (6) Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (7) Coast Guard; (8) Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy (DOE), and Justice (DOJ); (9) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (10) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); (11) National Reconnaissance Office; (12) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and (13) Department of Homeland Security (DHS). (Sec. 102) Specifies that the amounts authorized and the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 2015, for such activities are those in the classified Schedule of Authorizations, which shall be made available to the congressional appropriations committees and the President. (Sec. 103) Allows the DNI to authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized for FY2015 when necessary for the performance of important intelligence functions. Requires notification to the intelligence committees on the use of such authority. Requires the DNI to establish guidelines to govern the treatment under such authorized personnel levels of employment or assignment in: (1) a student or trainee program; (2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annuitant; or (3) details, joint duty, or long term, full-time training. (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Management Account for FY2015, as well as for personnel positions for elements within such Account. Title II: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System - (Sec. 201) Authorizes appropriations for FY2015 for the Central… | 2022-03-03T21:28:34Z | |
| 113-s-2758 | 113 | s | 2758 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to modernize C-130 aircraft using alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits and to ensure that such aircraft meet applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-31 | 2014-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 8 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force, for purposes of modernizing the C-130 aircraft fleet, to install alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits in lieu of C-130 aircraft avionics modernization program kits if the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that such alternative program is appropriate and notifies Congress of such determination. Requires the Secretary to ensure that all C-130 aircraft are capable of meeting applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by January 1, 2020. Authorizes the Secretary to use amounts made available for FY2013 or FY2014 for the Air Force for the C-130 aircraft avionics modernization program that remain available for obligation to carry out this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:25:43Z | |
| 113-sres-531 | 113 | sres | 531 | A resolution honoring the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Louis Zamperini and expressing condolences on his passing. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-31 | 2014-12-08 | Star Print ordered on the resolution. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 1 | Honors the life and accomplishments of Louis Zamperini. | 2023-01-11T13:25:41Z | |
| 113-hr-5265 | 113 | hr | 5265 | To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Hamlet, North Carolina, as the "Edward 'Ed' James O'Neal Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic". | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-30 | 2014-08-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] | NC | R | H001067 | 11 | Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community-based outpatient clinic located in Hamlet, North Carolina, as the "Edward 'Ed' James O'Neal Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic." | 2023-01-11T13:25:55Z | |
| 113-hr-5273 | 113 | hr | 5273 | Post-9/11 Veterans Education Fairness Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-30 | 2014-08-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | B001279 | 0 | Post-9/11 Veterans Education Fairness Act - Allows former members of the Armed Forces and Armed Forces Reserves who are entitled to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to transfer those benefits to family members within 15 years after their discharge or release from military service. (Currently, this transfer authority is restricted to members of the Armed Forces who transfer such entitlement while serving in the Armed Forces.) | 2023-01-11T13:25:55Z | |
| 113-hr-5286 | 113 | hr | 5286 | Veterans Equitable Treatment Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-30 | 2014-08-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | L000557 | 0 | Veterans Equitable Treatment Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) establish a maximum specialist referral period (the period between the date a veteran is referred to a VA specialty clinic by the veteran's VA primary care physician and the date the veteran is scheduled for an appointment with a VA specialist), subject to such exceptions as the Secretary considers necessary and consistent with current VA treatment policies based on clinical need and with the VA's 30-30-20 performance goal for such referral period; and (2) take steps to ensure that the VA is able to provide appropriate transportation services for qualified veterans within a reasonable time period of a scheduled appointment. Requires the Secretary to: (1) promptly provide for such specialty care or transportation from a private source if the Secretary is not able to meet such standards, (2) reimburse such private provider or the reasonable value of such care or services, and (2) take steps to expedite such required reimbursement, consistent with the Veterans Health Administration policy that 90% of all non-VA contract care claims are processed within 30 days of receipt. Terminates the requirement that a veteran must have received care from the VA within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment at a non-VA facility in order to be considered an active VA health-care participant who is eligible for reimbursement for such treatment. | 2023-01-11T13:25:54Z | |
| 113-hr-5290 | 113 | hr | 5290 | COMMUTE Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-30 | 2014-07-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] | WA | D | H001064 | 2 | Creating Opportunities for Military Members to Use Transportation Efficiently Act of 2014 or the COMMUTE Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Office of Economic Adjustment, to establish a Military Community Infrastructure Program to provide grants to a state or political subdivision, a public transportation owner or operator, a local governmental authority, a metropolitan planning organization (MPO), or a regional transportation planning organization for transportation infrastructure improvement projects in military communities. Directs the Secretary to conduct a traffic impact study for any urbanized area that expects a significant increase in traffic due to a military installation within or abutting such area. | 2023-01-11T13:25:54Z | |
| 113-hr-5296 | 113 | hr | 5296 | To require a demonstration program on the accession as Air Force officers of candidates with auditory impairments. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-30 | 2014-07-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] | CA | D | T000472 | 6 | Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to carry out a demonstration program to assess the feasibility and advisability of permitting individuals with auditory impairments (including deafness) access as officers of the Air Force. Authorizes between 15 and 20 individuals who are deaf or have a range of other auditory impairments, who otherwise meet all essential qualifications for accession as an officer of the Air Force, and who have not previously served as officers to participate in such program. Requires selected participants to undergo the Basic Officer Training course or the Commissioned Officer Training course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, at the election of the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to designate a special advisor to act as a resource for participants, as well as a liaison between participants and those providing the officer training. | 2023-01-11T13:25:54Z | |
| 113-s-2687 | 113 | s | 2687 | Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-30 | 2014-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] | NH | D | S001181 | 26 | Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2014 - Expands the TRICARE health care program managed by the Department of Defense (DOD) to entitle additional female beneficiaries and dependents to care related to the prevention of pregnancy. (Currently, such care is limited to certain female members of the uniformed service or a reserve component performing active duty or certain servicewomen performing inactive-duty training.) Prohibits cost-sharing from being imposed or collected for such pregnancy prevention care, including for any method of contraception provided through a facility of the uniformed services, the TRICARE retail pharmacy program, or the national mail-order pharmacy program. Provides for such pregnancy prevention care to include all methods of contraception approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling. Directs the DOD Secretary to: (1) ensure that every military treatment facility has a sufficient stock of a broad range of FDA-approved methods of contraception to dispense to any women members of the Armed Forces and female covered beneficiaries who receive care through such facility; (2) disseminate clinical practice guidelines and decision support tools to DOD-employed health care providers; (3) ensure that women members of the Armed Forces have access to contraception counseling during health care visits; and (4) establish an education program for all members of the Armed Forces, including both men and women members, consisting of a uniform standard curriculum on family planning. Requires questions regarding family planning services and counseling to be incorporated into DOD health surveys. Requires every military treatment facility, upon request, to provide emergency contraception, or information about FDA-approved methods of emergency contraception, to any woman who: (1) states to personnel that she is a victim of sexual assault or is accompanied by another individual who states that the woman is a… | 2023-01-11T13:25:45Z | |
| 113-s-2700 | 113 | s | 2700 | Honor Those Who Served Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-30 | 2014-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | OH | R | P000449 | 1 | Honor Those Who Served Act of 2014 - Authorizes the following persons to request a headstone or marker to be furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to commemorate an eligible decedent: the decedent's next of kin; a person authorized in writing by the decedent's next of kin to make such request; a personal representative authorized in writing by the decedent to make such request; in the case of a decedent for which no such person may be identified, a state veterans service agency, a military researcher, a local historian, or a genealogist or other person familiar with the research sources and methods necessary to prove the identity of the decedent; or in the case of a decedent who is a veteran who served on active duty in the Armed Forces at least 75 years before the date on which the headstone or marker is requested, any person (subject to a request by the decedent's next of kin to change the placement of, or to remove, such headstone or marker). Permits the last two categories of persons to request emblems of belief for such a headstone or marker only when such a person can provide sufficient evidence regarding the decedent's religious beliefs. | 2023-01-11T13:25:44Z | |
| 113-s-2703 | 113 | s | 2703 | Military SAFE Standards Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-30 | 2014-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 2 | Military SAFE Standards Act - Requires sexual assault forensic examiners (SAFEs) for the Armed Forces to be members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense (DOD) or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) who are physicians, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, physician assistants, or registered nurses. Permits an independent duty corpsman or equivalent to be assigned as a SAFE if the assignment of such a physician, assistant, or nurse is impracticable. Directs the DOD and DHS Secretaries to: (1) assign at least one SAFE at each military medical treatment facility in the United States and overseas; or (2) enter into agreements with facilities with appropriate resources for the provision of sexual assault forensic examinations for the Armed Forces. Requires at least one SAFE to be assigned to each naval vessel. Requires the Secretary concerned to establish a SAFE certification program that includes training in sexual assault forensic examinations. | 2023-01-11T13:25:44Z | |
| 113-s-2707 | 113 | s | 2707 | Veterans TRICARE Choice Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-30 | 2014-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] | KS | R | M000934 | 1 | Veterans TRICARE Choice Act - Allows an individual who is eligible to participate in the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) to: (1) elect to be ineligible to enroll in such program, (2) make tax deductible contributions to a health savings account during the period such individual elects to be ineligible for TRICARE coverage, and (3) enroll in the TRICARE program at a later date during a special enrollment period. | 2023-01-11T13:25:44Z | |
| 113-sres-529 | 113 | sres | 529 | A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and commending its members for their courage and sacrifice in service to the United States. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-30 | 2014-09-18 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congratulates the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) on its 100th anniversary. Commends VFW members for their courage and sacrifice in service to the United States. Encourages individuals to express their appreciation for the honor, courage, and bravery of our veterans and for the service of the VFW. | 2023-01-11T13:25:41Z | |
| 113-hr-5224 | 113 | hr | 5224 | RDOCS-VA Act of 2014 | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-28 | 2014-08-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] | WA | D | M000404 | 0 | Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Veterans Affairs Act of 2014 or the RDOCS-VA Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, to carry out a scholarship program to provide for the increased availability of physicians who provide primary health care services at VA medical facilities, which shall be known as the Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships-Veterans Affairs (RDOCS-VA) program. Directs the Secretary, under such program, to award not less than 400 scholarships covering all tuition and costs for an undergraduate medical education for a period of study not exceeding 48 consecutive months, and a cost-of-living stipend, to selected individuals who agree to: be admitted into and maintain enrollment in a participating undergraduate medical program in the scholar's state of residence, maintain a minimum level of academic standing, complete an accredited residency training program in a primary care specialty, become licensed to practice medicine in the scholar's state of residence, receive and maintain board certification in a primary care specialty, and complete a five-year post-graduate period of employment by the VA performing primary care services. Directs the Secretary to give preference to applicants who: (1) are enrolled in an accelerated track family-medicine program, or (2) elect to complete the five-year period of employment at a VA facility that the Secretary designates as having an urgent need for primary care physicians. Sets forth provisions regarding such scholar's liability for breach of agreement. | 2023-01-11T13:25:56Z | |
| 113-s-2671 | 113 | s | 2671 | Honor Flight Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-28 | 2014-07-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] | PA | R | T000461 | 0 | Honor Flight Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to establish a process for providing expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling on an Honor Flight Network charter flight or that of another organization to visit war memorials built and dedicated to honor their service. | 2023-01-11T13:25:45Z | |
| 113-hr-5193 | 113 | hr | 5193 | Veterans' Credit Protection Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-24 | 2014-08-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] | LA | R | B001255 | 5 | Veterans' Credit Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) conduct outreach to inform veterans of how to resolve credit issues caused by a delayed payment (i.e., a proper invoice that is not paid by the Secretary until after the required payment date); and (2) establish a toll-free telephone number for veterans to report such issues to the Veterans Integrated Service Networks. Requires the Secretary to report annually on the effectiveness of each Network in providing timely payment of proper invoices during both the preceding five-year period and the preceding one-year period. Requires such report to include: the number of veterans who contacted the Secretary regarding delayed payments that could negatively affect their credit; the total amount of interest penalties paid by the Secretary by reason of delayed payments; the number of proper invoices submitted, the amount owed for and the payment status of such invoices, and the periods that elapsed before such invoices were paid; any comments regarding delayed payments made by medical providers; identification of the Networks with the least and most delayed payments; and a description of the best practices to provide timely payment of a proper invoice, including a plan for under-performing Networks to improve. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to conduct a study that compares the effectiveness of Networks in providing timely payment of proper invoices. | 2023-01-11T13:25:57Z | |
| 113-hres-685 | 113 | hres | 685 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-24 | 2014-07-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House | Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] | IL | D | F000454 | 20 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense (DOD) should review exceptions to citizenship, residency, and disqualification standards for enlistment in the Armed Forces to make a determination regarding the enlistment of aliens who possess an employment authorization document issued under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) established pursuant to the DHS Secretary's memorandum dated June 15, 2012. | 2023-01-11T13:25:49Z | |
| 113-s-2654 | 113 | s | 2654 | Veterans' Credit Protection Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-24 | 2014-07-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 0 | Veterans' Credit Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) conduct outreach to inform veterans of how to resolve credit issues caused by a delayed payment (i.e., a proper invoice that is not paid by the Secretary until after the required payment date); and (2) establish a toll-free telephone number for veterans to report such issues to the Veterans Integrated Service Networks. Requires the Secretary to report annually on the effectiveness of each Network in providing timely payment of proper invoices during both the preceding five-year period and the preceding one-year period. Requires such report to include: the number of veterans who contacted the Secretary regarding delayed payments that could negatively affect their credit; the total amount of interest penalties paid by the Secretary by reason of delayed payments; the number of proper invoices submitted, the amount owed for and the payment status of such invoices, and the periods that elapsed before such invoices were paid; relevant comments received from medical providers regarding delayed payments; identification of the Networks with the least and most delayed payments; and a description of the best practices to provide timely payment of a proper invoice, including a plan for under-performing Networks to improve. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to conduct a study that assesses the effectiveness of each Network in providing timely payment of proper invoices. | 2023-01-11T13:25:46Z | |
| 113-s-2659 | 113 | s | 2659 | Honor Flight Act | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-24 | 2014-07-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] | CT | D | M001169 | 2 | Honor Flight Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to establish a process for providing expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling on an Honor Flight Network charter flight or that of another organization to visit war memorials built and dedicated to honor their service. | 2023-01-11T13:25:45Z | |
| 113-sres-519 | 113 | sres | 519 | A resolution designating August 16, 2014, as "National Airborne Day". | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-24 | 2014-07-24 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4973-4974; text as passed Senate: CR S4908-4909) | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 19 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates August 16, 2014, as National Airborne Day. | 2019-02-20T12:28:58Z | |
| 113-sres-521 | 113 | sres | 521 | A resolution designating July 26, 2014, as "United States Intelligence Professionals Day". | Armed Forces and National Security | 2014-07-24 | 2014-07-29 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5070) | Senate | Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] | VA | D | W000805 | 10 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates July 26, 2014, as United States Intelligence Professionals Day. Acknowledges the courage, fidelity, sacrifice, and professionalism of the men and women of the U.S. intelligence community. | 2023-01-11T13:25:42Z |
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